Tactile Tuesday Playgroup at Nashoba Brooks School

Nashoba Brooks School 200 Strawberry Hill Rd, Concord, MA, United States

Join the Tactile Tuesday Playgroup at Nashoba Brooks School on Tuesdays (9:15-10:00 a.m.) this fall. The group is meeting on the following Tuesdays: October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 12, 19 and 26. Each week is a new theme and to explore for toddlers and a caretaker; all are welcome as we […]

Free

Party! Party! at Lounge 250!

Harvey Wheeler Community Center 1276 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

The Rotary Club of Concord is bringing a midtown Manhattan vibe to West Concord! On October 22nd at 2:50pm (get it?), the Council on Aging will be transformed into a chic "day" club. We'll have live music, mocktails, and passed appetizers that will fill your soul with good food, friendship, and music! Dress up! Be […]

A House Restored: A Conversation on Saving a New England Colonial

Concord Museum

Architectural Conservator and author, Lee McColgan, joins us for a conversation on his journey saving the ramshackle Loring House in Pembroke, Massachusetts, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee dives into the unexpected challenges of restoring a New England Colonial using […]

Sugar Skull Decorating

Fowler Library 1322 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Celebrate the Mexican Day of the Dead by decorating Sugar Skulls! This traditional art form is practiced in parts of Mexico for Dia de Los Muertos on November 1st and 2nd. They are placed on alters with photos, flowers and other welcoming objects in commemoration of ancestors and beloveds who have passed on. Workshop participants […]

Free

Concord Festival of Authors: Richard Higgins, author of Thoreau’s God

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Join local author Richard Higgins for a discussion of his new book Thoreau’s God. Henry David Thoreau's spiritual life is a riddle. Thoreau's passionate critique of formal religion is matched only by his rapturous descriptions of encounters with the divine in nature. He fled the church only to pursue a deeper communion with a presence […]

Free

BOO! Challenge by the Auxiliary of Emerson Health

The 2024 BOO Challenge, sponsored by the Auxiliary of Emerson Health, takes simple neighborhood "booing" to a community FUNdraiser. BOO your friends, family, and neighbors by secretly leaving a lawn sign (and maybe some treats) in their yards. All proceeds benefit Pediatric and Adolescent Care at Emerson Health. Signs are available online at EmersonHealth.org/BOO for […]

$20

The Faculty Triennial Exhibition Opens

Concord Art

Join us in celebrating our beloved Concord Art faculty this Fall! Exhibition on view October 24th through December 19th. As part of our programming for the triennial, on Thursday, October 24th at 4pm, we will be holding a panel discussion with six of our Concord Art faculty members to hear their insights on teaching and […]

Free

Trick or Treat on Thoreau St.

Kids, dress up in your Halloween costume, grab your parents, and come on down to the Thoreau St business district on Thursday, October 24th from 4-6pm. 20+ businesses participating handing out Halloween candy. It will be a great time!