Feel good to walk in the woods? Join us to enhance our wellBeing with socially-distant Mindful Wellness Walks in Concord this summer. Be Well Be Here’s Wellness Walks are based on the principles of Forest Bathing, or shinrin yoku, a Japanese practice of intentionally taking in the natural environment with all our senses. Three Concord […]
Missing storytime at the Library? Join us on Zoom for some short stories, songs, & rhymes. This is a great way to build early literacy skills. Children of all ages are welcome to join. Register to receive Zoom link.
Wellness coach Julie Manning will lead tweens and teens in a microwave cooking class and teach you to make macaroni and cheese in a mug! The virtual cooking program will be held on Zoom. Ingredient list will be shared with all participants before the program. Program runs weekly through the month of July. Sign up for any or […]
The Concord Free Public Library will host weekly cooking workshops for kids age 12 and up, every Tuesday in July at 4 pm. Wellness coach Julie Manning will lead students in a microwave cooking class and teach them to make meals in a mug. The virtual cooking program will be held on Zoom. Kids may […]
THE MAIN GALLERY BLACK LIVES . . . KEITH MORRIS WASHINGTON July 9—August 9, 2020 A HYBRID PHYSICAL/VIRTUAL EXHIBITION This summer, Concord Art had planned to mount an exhibition called (un)seen curated by artist Keith Morris Washington. Because of the pandemic, we rescheduled the show for next year. At the time of planning, we knew this exhibition […]
Drive in Movie nights sponsored by the Town of Concord Gates open at 7pm, Movie will start at 8pm Reservations are Required- no walk ups or drive ups Admission is FREE To reserve your space ddTogetherd All Donations will benefit Concord Together - http://www.concordtogether.com https://www.cccommunitychest.org/how-you-can-help/targeted-giving/ Please practice social distancing by: Remaining in your vehicle Sitting in […]
Five Concord-area Organizations Offer 36 Activities to Connect Families with Arts and Nature this Summer Concord, MA – July 30, 2020 - Concord and Metrowest organizations have collaborated to launch Summer Quest, a new, free summer program of outdoor and socially-safe activities to complete for fun rewards. The Umbrella Arts Center's Arts & Environment Program, […]
Have we, as parents, teachers, caregivers, and caring adults ever faced so many challenges to maintaining our happiness? With COVID and a myriad of socio-political stressors surrounding us, can we actually boost our happiness? Positive psychology says it IS possible, that there are ways to lean into our experiences of challenge, hardship, and stress to […]
Open Table Food Pantry is hosting a virtual town hall on Thursday July 30th at 11am. Tune in to hear how they reimagined their business model and get a look into the future of hunger relief. Link to the event
The Concord Free Public invites teens to share their experiences about living through this pandemic. There are many ways that teens can participate in this project: ● Interview others in the community to document their experience ● Write stories, reflections, poems ● Create expressions of art, posters or lawn signs ● Create videos that chronicle […]
