A Dialogue with The Veda
Concord MuseumExplore the rich exchange of ideas between Hindu philosophy and Transcendentalist thought, and how Vedic teachings can improve our lives today. The evening will include a guided mindfulness practice, an exploration of the Museum’s Vedic Texts, and a keynote address from Thoreau biographer Laura Dassow Walls. Sponsored by the Prashant H. Fadia Foundation. Free for […]
Concord Festival of Authors: Mystery Night 2024
Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United StatesThe Friends of the Concord Free Public Library present CFA Mystery Night 2024, moderated by Kate Flora! This year's event features authors Gary Braver, Joanna Schaffhausen, and James W. Ziskin. Kate Flora's fascination with people's criminal tendencies began in the Maine attorney general's office. Deadbeat dads, child abusers, and employment discrimination aroused her curiosity about […]
Tactile Tuesday Playgroup at Nashoba Brooks School
Nashoba Brooks School 200 Strawberry Hill Rd, Concord, MA, United StatesJoin 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 […]
Concord Festival of Authors: An illustrated talk on Chasing Beauty, by Author Natalie Dykstra
Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United StatesJoin us for an illustrated talk on Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Author Natalie Dykstra. Isabella Stewart Gardner’s museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston’s Fens at the turn of the twentieth century. Its treasures encompassed not only masterwork paintings but tapestries, rare books, […]
Halloween Ukelele Show
Harvey Wheeler Community Center 1276 Main St, Concord, MA, United States🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 🎃 Before Wednesday Lunch! For those that have attended the A&W Ukulele Group’s shows here at the COA, you know how much fun they are! Join us on Wednesday, October 30th to hear the group play and sing spooky and funny Halloween songs while dressed in […]
Concord Festival of Authors: “The scrolls of the past burn my fingers”: Reviving Margaret Fuller
Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United StatesPlease join us for this year's Joel Myerson Annual Lecture: "The scrolls of the past burn my fingers": Reviving Margaret Fuller in the Library of America and Edinburgh Editions, presented by Professors Brigitte Bailey (University of New Hampshire), Leslie Eckel (Suffolk University), and Megan Marshall (Emerson College). Two prize-winning biographies and a recent documentary film […]
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 […]
The Faculty Triennial
Concord ArtJoin 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 […]
Enchanted: Deborah Baskin, Lawrence Elbroch, Victoria Elbroch + Jean Smith
Concord ArtOn view October 24th through November 24th, this exhibition brings together the artwork of four Concord Art Members and includes both two dimensional and three dimensional pieces.