You may have signed a health care proxy years ago. Since then, your priorities for medical care may have changed. In this workshop we will discuss how to revise your directives and protect your rights in the years ahead. This talk is brought to you by Philip Arcidiacono, one of the COA’s participants for “Ask […]
Are you looking to improve your reading? Join Emma, a Bernese Mountain Dog, for a 10-15 minute reading session. No advance registration required. When you arrive, sign up and choose a book to read, and we will do our best to accommodate all interested participants! This program is designed for developing readers of all ages. […]
Juried by Ayumi Horie, Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation is a regional show celebrating the depth of history, tradition, and cultural expression in contemporary ceramics, and the ways in which artists continue to expand the field through innovation and reinterpretation. As part of The Umbrella Arts Center’s continued commitment to the ceramic medium, we intend for […]
🧑⚕️👨⚕️ 👩⚕️ 👨⚕️ 👩⚕️ 🧑⚕️👩⚕️ 🧑⚕️👩⚕️ 👨⚕️🧑⚕️👩⚕️ Commissioner, Kimberly Roy, and Director of Constituent Services, Kathy Oliver-Jones, of the Cannabis Control Commission, will speak at the Concord COA on Tuesday, June 18th at 1:00 PM for a presentation “Medical Marijuana Facts vs Fiction.” It will include an overview of cannabis legalization in Massachusetts, the Medical […]
A Celebration of Freedom! Food, music, family fun, walking tours and celebration! Free event and family friendly
Join us for a celebratory Juneteenth performance with the Boston-based Benkadi Drum and Dance Company. With vivid costumes and uplifting energy, the multicultural company performs traditional West African rhythm and movements with singing, drumming, and dancing. Participate in the dancing and learn West African traditions. Co-sponsored by The Robbins House. Free. Advanced Registration Required.
Coinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth, join us for a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. This tour includes a significant amount (over 1.5 miles) of walking on hilly, unpaved terrain. $10 Members […]
Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms between 1775 and 1783. By the end of the conflict, […]
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. […]
