Join The Walden Woods Project and RESTORE: The North Woods for a presentation from Michael Kellett about the campaign for new national parks, why it is important, and how we can build grassroots support to make this vision a reality. Henry David Thoreau had the far-sighted vision to declare, “Each town should have a park.” […]
This annual family-focused event celebrates children’s books and a love of reading through dozens of decorated story trees. Crafted by talented local volunteers and organizations, each tree features hand-made decorations inspired by a picture book. Visitors can explore the artistic trees and families can sit and read together or do a festive scavenger hunt. Experience […]
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 […]
Holiday Smalls opens December 5th and continues through December 19th! We invite you and your family and friends to join us at the opening reception Thursday, December 5th, at 5:30pm. Enjoy some shopping, treats, and holiday cheer!
Give to your Community! - Donate to the Holiday Gift Card Program Concord’s Community Services, in collaboration with the Concord-Carlisle Foundation, invites you to donate a gift card to a local family in need this holiday season. Last year’s program provided financial support to over 100 children. Gift card donations from any vendor are welcome! […]
Past, Present, Encore! We are delighted to embark on our second season with Music Director Zeke Fetrow and invite you to join us for a fascinating 2024-2025 season showcasing beloved masterpieces from the classical repertoire, rediscovered gems, and exciting contemporary works. We explore music from the era of Mozart and Beethoven to that of living composers Beal, Kurth, Marquez, […]
The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA. It features dozens of Umbrella Studio Artists, regional Guest Artists, an annual "Off-the-Wall" show with small works, Ceramics Program holiday sale, Arts Education Free Drop-In Family Day info table, prizes drawing, and more. Plus, view […]
The 2024 Holiday Book Sale will take place in the Goodwin Forum of the Main Library on December 6 & 7, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and December 8, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Book Sale will be full of nearly-new or gently used books, movies, and music CDs for adults and children. Come for […]
The orchestra, conducted by Music Director Zeke Fetrow, performs Lili Boulanger’s D’un Matin de Printemps, Gerald Finzi’s The Fall of the Leaf, Ralph Vaughan William’s The Lark Ascending, Piotr Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave, and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7. Concertmaster Siri Smedvig is violin soloist for The Lark Ascending. Violinist Siri Smedvig grew up in a […]
Join the Guild of Volunteers for the 14th Annual Holiday House Tour on Saturday, December 7th! A beloved annual tradition, the Holiday House Tour invites ticket-holders to visit six festively-decorated homes throughout Concord, each with their own unique charm and character. In 2024, the Tour will highlight historical homes in honor of the approaching 250th […]
