Grave Detectives Walking Tour
Concord MuseumTour the first burial ground in Concord dating to c. 1636 learning about past Concordians with a Museum educator. Explore the classic iconography of New England headstones that feature winged skulls or “death’s head”, urns, willows, and others. This tour includes about 1 mile of walking on hilly, unpaved terrain. Walking tours run rain or […]
Saturday Tasting – America the Beautiful
Vintages Adventures in Wine 53 Commonwealth Avenue, Concord, MA, United StatesThis Saturday we'll be opening wines from some of America's most compelling projects. Although our domestic wine program at Vintages will always be somewhat "Old World" in nature, I think you'll see these growers are all united in a uniquely American spirit of optimism, creativity, and tradition of adventure.
Drawing Jam: Zentangle Patterns
Art for All Studio 152 Commonwealth Avenue, Concord, MA, United StatesAugust 3rd, 4-6pm Take time to let your mind slow down, relax and take a meditative breath as we explore Zentangle. It is considered by some to be "yoga for the brain." Using repeating shapes and patterns as well as conscious focus you can create beautiful, whimsical designs. Practicing Zentangle has been shown to improve […]
CYT: The Laramie Project
Concord Youth Theatre 53 Church St., Concord, MA, United StatesThe Laramie Project explores community reactions to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man living in Laramie, Wyoming. The Tectonic Theater Project spent a year and a half interviewing the residents of Laramie, weaving together poignant reflections to create a theatrical portrait of the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of […]
Slow & Safe Community Ride
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Chelmsford, MA, United StatesEnjoy a leisurely community bike ride with Mothers Out Front along the scenic Bruce Freeman Rail Trail! Together, we’ll bike from West Concord to the Trader Joe’s shopping plaza for coffee and the opportunity to pick up a few groceries. We will meet up in the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail parking lot in West Concord, […]
Meet the Beekeeper at Thoreau Farm
Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United StatesJoin us at Thoreau Farm in Concord to get a closer look at some of our most iconic pollinators! Meet beekeeper Mel Gadd and learn why honeybees and other pollinators are important to our ecosystems, see live bees in an active hive, and learn some of the basics about keeping honeybees.
Slavery in Massachusetts and the Celebration of “August 1”
Walden Pond Visitor Center 915 Walden Street, Concord, MA, United StatesJoin Park Interpreter Jacqui Kluft abd Historian Richard Smith for a program expanding on Thoreau's antislavery actions.
The “Me” Decade – A Cultural Review of 1970s Through Music
Harvey Wheeler Community Center 1276 Main St, Concord, MA, United States🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 Join us for some 1970s nostalgia. Fran Hart presented a great Beatles program here in 2021, and this show with musical highlights of the 1970s will not disappoint. It features live acoustic music and audience sing-alongs, coupled with audio and video clips showing […]
Make a 250th Lantern at Main Library, all ages
Concord Main Library Concord, MA, United StatesMake a 250th Lanterns at Main Library and bring with you August 11 as we start the 250 Day Countdown to Concord250! Join artists from Art for All to make soda-bottle lanterns for the 250th! All participants will keep their lanterns, but they will bring them when they attend evening events in the lead up […]