Slavery in Massachusetts and the Celebration of “August 1”
Walden Pond Visitor Center 915 Walden Street, ConcordThe “Me” Decade – A Cultural Review of 1970s Through Music
Harvey Wheeler Community Center 1276 Main St, ConcordNashoba Brooks School Summer Concert Series
Nashoba Brooks School 200 Strawberry Hill Rd, ConcordWeek of Events
Back-to-School Backpack Drive
Back-to-School Backpack Drive
This summer marks the 10th year that Concord’s Community Services will be running a Backpack Drive to distribute backpacks and school supplies to low-income Concord families struggling to pay rent and feed their children. Donations of NEW backpacks and school supplies for students of any age would be greatly appreciated! Donation boxes are located at […]
Last Week of Accepting Submissions: Photography on the Farm
Last Week of Accepting Submissions: Photography on the Farm
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 […]
Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood Exhibit
Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood Exhibit
June 28 - September 2, 2024 Jasmine Chen, Artist in Residence, Fall 2023 Catherine LeComte Lecce, Artist in Residence, Winter/Spring 2024 This year's artists-in-residence exhibition, entitled “Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood,” highlights the work of Fall Artist-in-Resident Jasmine Chen and Winter/Spring Artist in Resident Catherine LeComte Lecce. From paintings to photography to installation art, the diverse practices of the artists lend […]
SHOP LOCAL! It’s Tax-free weekend in Massachusetts
Slow & Safe Community Ride
Slow & Safe Community Ride
Enjoy a leisurely community bike ride with Mothers Out Front along the scenic Bruce Freeman Rail Trail! Together, we’ll bike from West Concord to the Trader Joe’s shopping plaza for coffee and the opportunity to pick up a few groceries. We will meet up in the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail parking lot in West Concord, […]
Slavery in Massachusetts and the Celebration of “August 1”
Slavery in Massachusetts and the Celebration of “August 1”
Join Park Interpreter Jacqui Kluft abd Historian Richard Smith for a program expanding on Thoreau's antislavery actions.
Meet the Beekeeper at Thoreau Farm
Meet the Beekeeper at Thoreau Farm
Join us at Thoreau Farm in Concord to get a closer look at some of our most iconic pollinators! Meet beekeeper Mel Gadd and learn why honeybees and other pollinators are important to our ecosystems, see live bees in an active hive, and learn some of the basics about keeping honeybees.
The “Me” Decade – A Cultural Review of 1970s Through Music
The “Me” Decade – A Cultural Review of 1970s Through Music
🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 🎸 🎹 Join us for some 1970s nostalgia. Fran Hart presented a great Beatles program here in 2021, and this show with musical highlights of the 1970s will not disappoint. It features live acoustic music and audience sing-alongs, coupled with audio and video clips showing […]
Make a 250th Lantern at Main Library, all ages
Make a 250th Lantern at Main Library, all ages
Make a 250th Lanterns at Main Library and bring with you August 11 as we start the 250 Day Countdown to Concord250! Join artists from Art for All to make soda-bottle lanterns for the 250th! All participants will keep their lanterns, but they will bring them when they attend evening events in the lead up […]
Nashoba Brooks School Summer Concert Series
Nashoba Brooks School Summer Concert Series
Join in on the Summer Concert Series at Nashoba Brooks School on Wednesdays from July 17 through August 7. The events starts with the Summer Wonders activities for children from 4:30-5:00 p.m. Plan to stay for the concerts from 5:00-6:00 p.m.by packing a blanket or chairs and a picnic. Each week is a different musical […]
EMERSON READING GROUP
EMERSON READING GROUP
Come read together, discuss and enjoy Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays. No homework required! Simply come with a copy of the essay assigned. This monthly, come-when-you-can reading group is open to all. Charles Phillips, longtime fan of RWE, will guide us and answer questions. Charles will also provide a copy of the essays by email, and […]
Concord Rec Summer Concert Series
Concord Rec Summer Concert Series
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
Saturday Tasting – Tuscany Old & New
Saturday Tasting – Tuscany Old & New
There’s no doubt that Tuscany as a whole has had a significant hand in painting Italy's global influence. From Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, to the unmatched simplicity and elegance of a Tuscan kitchen, to the cellars of Chianti...Tuscany offers sights, sounds, and tastes that have become representative of both the region and the […]
India Day Celebration
India Day Celebration
Celebrate India Day this Saturday in Concord! What is India Day? India day, also known as “Indian Independence Day,” commemorates the nation’s independence from the British in 1947. When is India Day? India Day is observed every year on August 15. Why do we celebrate India Day? To celebrate India’s birthday and honor its rich […]