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SUMMARY:Concord250 Essay Awards Ceremony at Wright Tavern
DESCRIPTION:“Concord in Fifty Years” \nThrough the words of today’s high school students  \nHigh school students participated in an essay contest\, asked to consider Concord’s role in history while imagining the changes they anticipate over the next fifty years. Many essay entries were uplifting\, while also noting the challenges that face Concord\, the nation\, and the world today. \nLucy Butler\, Madeleine Clancy\, Aurora Hao\, Noah Jina\, and Sanjeev Sridhar will be recognized and awarded for their winning essays at the Wright Tavern on Saturday\, December 21 at 4 PM. \nOpen to the public but very limited seating \nCo-sponsored by Concord250 Executive Committee\, Concord250 Corporation and Wright Tavern Legacy Trust \n       
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/concord250-essay-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:wright tavern
CATEGORIES:Children,Concord250,Friends & Family of Residents
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SUMMARY:Wright Tavern Pub Choir
DESCRIPTION:Wright Tavern Pub Choir\nDate: Sunday\, October 20\nTime: 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM\nLocation: Monument Square\, Concord MA \nLift your voice to sing! Accomplished choir director and musician Tim Bongiovanni will lead the events by the sculpture.  Here\, participants will learn and perform in three-part harmony. Enjoy refreshments and a beer garden at the Wright Tavern as part of this unique musical event. \n 
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/wright-tavern-pub-choir/
LOCATION:wright tavern
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Concord250,Friends & Family of Residents,Historical Visitor
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SUMMARY:The 250th Anniversary of the First Massachusetts Provincial Congress
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Massachusetts Provincial Congress\n“Exploring Democracy – Our Rights and Our Responsibilities”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOctober 11\, 2024\n9:30am – 4:30pm\nFirst Parish in Concord and The Wright Tavern\n*Register here to attend* \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn October 1774\, the political conflict between Great Britain and Massachusetts reached a crisis. Parliament enacted the “Intolerable Acts” to punish the province for the Tea Party\, and they revoked the charter of 1691 by which the popularly elected House of Representatives joined with the Council and Crown-appointed Governor to rule the Bay Colony. In the ensuing furor\, county conventions protested the changes; crowds closed courts\, Patriots took over county militias\, and encouraged towns to resist the new regime of the General Court. Royal Governor Thomas Gage called the Court to meet in Salem\, but the Assembly never convened. \nAlthough Gage canceled the session\, the representatives decided to meet behind closed and locked doors and reorganize as the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. Its first session opened a week later\, on October 11th\, in Concord\, safe from the control of British authorities. The gathering was a landmark in the history of self-government.  The Congress set the colony on a collision course with Britain and an eventual road to independence.  Even as it proclaimed loyalty to the Crown\, the Congress mobilized the province in a struggle to reclaim the rights and liberties Massachusetts had enjoyed. Without declaring independence\, the popularly elected body seized the reins of power\, charted a new future for Massachusetts\, and set a model of self-government. \nOctober 11\, 2024\, marks the 250th Anniversary of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. To commemorate this occasion and honor our forebearers\, the Wright Tavern Legacy Trust is sponsoring a gathering in Concord’s First Parish Meetinghouse and the Wright Tavern next door\, where the delegates to the Congress met. This will be a day-long\, engaging program. With noted historians to guide us\, we will return to this crucial moment in the history of the American Revolution and ask what we can learn from the past. With state legislators joining us\, we will examine the state of democratic governance in Massachusetts and the United States today. And\, with students and teachers from Massachusetts schools\, we will collaboratively explore the future of democracy.  Come join us for this remarkable day. \nREGISTER for this historic event!
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/save-the-date-provincial-congress-event-at-wright-tavern/
LOCATION:First Parish Church (Parish Hall)\, 20 Lexington Rd\, Concord\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concord250,Historical Visitor
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SUMMARY:Look for the Concord250 Table at AG Day
DESCRIPTION:  Why are there sheep at Ag Day in Concord?  They are part of The Concord 250th plan\, which celebrates this momentous year by adding “history” to every event.\nJoin spinners and sheep on the grounds of the Wright Tavern on Saturday\, September 7\, from 10 to 2.  We will honor the vital role of women leading up to the American Revolution.  Following the Sugar Act\, the Stamp Act\, and the Townsend  Act\,  women in the American colonies formed the Daughters of Liberty to support a boycott of goods arriving from England.  The Daughters opposed drinking British-imported tea and purchasing imported fabrics.  They wove and wore homespun clothes and held public events\, “Spinning Bees” to teach other women how to spin thread from flax and wool.  They melted metal for bullets and sewed uniforms for the American militia. \n \nDuring Ag Day\, spinners will demonstrate their craft near Main Street beside the Wright Tavern. Kids may feed the sheep from Lucky Lane Farm in Lincoln. *These sheep are the smallest breed in America (Ouessant) and are sweet to see no matter what your age!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOriginal Concord 250 ceramic mugs and plates by Newbury Court Potters will be for sale to benefit the Concord Carlisle Community Chest.\n 
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SUMMARY:Lafayette is Coming to Concord!
DESCRIPTION:Lafayette is Coming to Concord  \nOn September 2\, 2024\, Concord\, Lexington\, Boston\, and other towns will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America. Here is a description of the purpose and plans for this opportunity to recognize this major event as an integral part of the 250th celebrations of the start of the American War for Independence. \nWhy This Is Important  \nIn 1824\, President James Monroe invited General Lafayette of France to come to America and honor those who fought for and supported the War for Independence. France’s role was critical to George Washington and the American forces in the defeat of the British. Without their aid\, it is unlikely we would have prevailed. Like now\, those times were full of serious political polarization\, and President Monroe wanted Lafayette to bring unity through our recognition and appreciation of the French’s contributions. \nThis will also be an opportunity to broaden historical perceptions of the Revolution to be more inclusive of the contributions of African Americans\, women\, immigrants\, and indigenous peoples. This commemorative event gives us the impetus for reflection and discussion of Concord’s legacy and future. According to historian David Hackett Fischer\, “With much encouragement from his friend the Marquis de Lafayette\, Washington’s thinking on race and slavery changed.” Lafayette had a profound impact on the early development of the United States. \nOverview of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour in 2024 – September 2 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. The American Friends of Lafayette (AFL) is planning and organizing this twenty-five-day (August 16 – September 9) tour\, including reenactors and events in over 40 towns. Each town\, including Concord\, will create its own ceremonies and coordinate the entry and exit of Lafayette’s entourage. \nConcord’s visit will be on Monday\, September 2\, 2024\, (Labor Day Holiday) from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Lafayette will be arriving from Lexington. Our program for this day will include: \n\nConcord’s militia will greet him and march with him to First Parish/Wright Tavern.\nTents and a welcoming party will greet Lafayette with a welcome statement from Samuel Hoar\, descendent of the original greeter of Lafayette to Concord.\nWe will have a wreath-laying ceremony by the Daughters of the American Revolution\nPresentations in First Parish will reflect Lafayette vision and values for America:\n\nRobert A. Gross\, historian and author\,\nJen Turner\, Executive Director of the Robbins House\, and\nSam Williams\, Executive Director of the Prison Outreach Project.\n\n\nMusic will be provided by Anderson Manual of First Parish in Concord\nA reception will follow in the Wright Tavern\n\n*For those looking to join us virtually through zoom\, please register here to get the zoom link. \nCome and Join Us  \nFor more information\, contact Shelley Hawks or the Wright Tavern Legacy Trust at info@wrighttavern.org. \n\n\nFor more information\, go to wrighttavern.org or email:  info@wrighttavern.org or call First Parish office at (978) 369-9602. \n[The Wright Tavern has secured permission to use the image of Lafayette in publicity materials. The image cannot be cropped and must be accompanied by the following credit line: Lafayette Sulphide Paperweight\, about 1820-1840. Concord Museum Collection\, Gift of Mrs. Louis A. Sohier; G299.] \n  \n \n  \nThe public is invited to this free event for all ages celebrating the 200th Anniversary of General Lafayette’s Farewell Tour and his visit to Concord. Meet the Lafayette reenactor on the lawn of First Parish in Concord this Labor Day afternoon on the very site and day he came to Concord in 1824. Hear the fife and drum of the Concord militia as “Lafayette” arrives in a carriage and is greeted at the tent before moving inside for a program in the First Parish sanctuary with remarks by historians and town leaders. Organized by the Wright Tavern and the Racial Justice Affinity Group of First Parish\, the program will feature historian Robert Gross\, Robbins House Executive Director Jen Turner\, Concord Prison Outreach Director Sam Williams\, and Gospel Choir Director at First Parish Anderson Manuel.  A French-themed reception will follow at the Wright Tavern.
URL:https://visitconcord.org/event/lafayette-is-coming-to-concord/
LOCATION:wright tavern
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Concord250,Food,Historical Visitor
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SUMMARY:Wright Tavern Event
DESCRIPTION:Beer tasting \nLunch\, snacks \, meet the Minutemen \nPub sing
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