THE NATURE OF STORIES: KALA AND THE BEES

The Old Manse Monument Street, Concord, MA, United States

The typically brave Kaia has one fear: bees. When her father gets beehives to go on the roof of their apartment, Kaia must face her fear and learn about these important insects. After the storytime, make bee hotels to create habitat for bees in our own neighborhoods. Event begins at 10:30 am. For more Riverfest […]

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African Americans of Concord Walking Tour

Concord, MA, United States

Learn about Concord’s African-American residents on this 90-minute walking tour. The tour will visit sites highlighting Concord’s history around enslavement, the first generation of self-emancipated African-Americans, and the growth of Abolitionism. We see how these families strived to support themselves on the land and in the town and worked to shape their own destinies as […]

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Concord’s Twilight : Monuments, Memories and Mortality

Concord, MA, United States

We appreciate the silent stones, memorials, and buildings of the village. The tour will also trek up to the Hill Burying Ground home of both Puritan and Revolutionary dead, and then amble its way through scenic, wooded Sleepy Hollow, a classic example of the Garden Cemetary Movement of the 19th century which romanticized death. There […]

Indigenous People of Concord Walking Tour

Concord, MA, United States

For over 10,000 years the indigenous people of the land knew this area as Musketaquid. The land between the grassy rivers. This tour explores the history of the first people and how they lived in a land of abundance seeking to keep and foster balance with the natural world, their mother, who sustained them always. […]

Steve’s Stories: A Century on the Farm, Verrill Farm

Verrill Farm 11 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA, United States

After nearly a century living and farming in Concord, Steve Verrill will share history, answer questions and bring together community members of all ages to learn about life on the farm, Concord Then and Now, changes in farming and more. This series is FREE for the public and will take place the following dates under […]

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Donut Domingo at Concord Market

Concord Market 77 Lowell Road, Concord, MA, United States

Hot, Fresh Donuts Every Sunday at the Market, Starting at 10am!

$3 – $4

Emerson – Thoreau Amble

Concord, MA, United States

Emerson – Thoreau Amble Our certified town guide leads an interactive hike that follows a meandering natural path similar to the one Emerson and Thoreau strolled as they walked from the town center to Walden Pond and Henry’s cabin site. Reflect on the power of the natural world and how it influenced both Henry David […]

Watercolor Intensive Workshop with Marjorie Glick

concord art 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

Color, as it is used in watercolor and as a tool for expression, will be the focus of this workshop. Through individual mentoring, you will clarify your vision and intent by exploring how you see, interpret, think about, and layer color. Re-imagine your chosen subject in fresh new ways and/or hone your skillset as it […]

Call for Submissions: Photography on the Farm!

Gaining Ground 341 Virginia Rd, Concord, United States

Calling all photographers! Gaining Ground, a nonprofit farm in Concord that grows food exclusively for hunger relief, is accepting submissions for its Photography on the Farm event! The exhibit will run from Sept. 9 to Oct. 20, with photographs printed and displayed along a self-guided path on the farm (341 Virginia Rd). The installation will […]

Free

Author Talk with Jean Duffy and Bev Boisseau Stohl at the Concord Library

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

Join us as authors Jean Duffy and Bev Boisseau Stohl discuss their books Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World and Chomsky and Me: A Memoir. Jean and Bev, debut authors aged over 60, will share insights into being writing workshop pals and what it's like to have a first book out […]

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