Submissions are now open for Photography on the Farm at Gaining Ground! This special outdoor gallery opens September 7 at our Concord-based farm to showcase the creative talents of our community while providing visitors with the latest information on food security. In the meantime, we seek original, digital images of farming, gardening, cultural foodways, environmental […]
Join local author John Hanson Mitchell for a reading from his new novel, The Sweet Revenge of Marcus Aurelius: Based on the True Story of a Slave Who Sold his Master. John Hanson Mitchell is best known for a series of books known as the Scratch Flat Chronicles in which he uses a single square […]
Join us for an informational session to learn about volunteering as a Silver Lining Mentor for our Learn and Earn program! Leearn and Earn consists of a 13 week program that matches youth in the foster care system with adult volunteer mentors for 1-1 mentoring. During this info session we’ll cover what mentoring is and […]
7/11 The Reminisants 7/18 Beantown Swing Orchestra 7/25 Elastic Five Band 8/1 Stacey Peasley-Family & Kid's Show 8/8 The Band Brandy
Blueberry Day- Saturday, July 13th Join us on Saturday, July 13th for our first ever Blueberry Day- celebrating July's favorite berry! Blueberry Morning from 9am-12pm will feature blueberry everything in the farm stand! Blueberry baked goods, samples, food & drink specials, Shaw Farm Ice Cream Sundaes and more! True West Presents a Blueberry Beer Garden from […]
North Bridge Visitor Center & Minute Man Visitor Center July 13, 2024 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Archeology is a big deal in Minute Man National Historical Park! In light of the musket balls recently discovered by archeologist at the North Bridge, we are excited to announce a special event to show them off! Join […]
When we think of Henry David Thoreau, we picture him during the two years he spent living at Walden Pond. But did you know that he lived in other homes in Concord throughout his life? Take a unique tour of the domestic side of Thoreau’s life, visiting the homes where he lived and hearing the […]
Happy Birthday, Henry! Meet Thoreau on his birthday! Saturday, July 13, 12-2 pm Come and celebrate Henry’s birthday (a day late)! Local historian Richard Smith will portray Henry David Thoreau in the year 1847, age 30. He will receive guests at his house near the main parking lot at Walden Pond. This is an informal […]
Join us for a special in-person screening in the Goodwin Forum of the entertaining and informative 2012 documentary "Mona Lisa Is Missing." This award-winning film describes the theft in 1911 of Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Mona Lisa" from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The theft and subsequent frantic search for the painting caused a scandal […]
As part of Riverfest, join us for a colorful talk on what birds Henry David Thoreau saw versus the birds we see today. Some are still here in strong numbers. Our grassland birds have become rare. A number of forest and marsh birds that used to nest here but have vanished as breeders. Many southern […]
