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SUMMARY:Concord250 Block Party
DESCRIPTION:250th Block Party Timeline \nALL DAY EVENTS \n9:00 AM – 7:45 PM \nConcord Museum\, 53 Cambridge Turnpike \nCommunity Day at the Concord Museum\, see the original lantern from Paul Revere’s midnight ride\, free access to the new special exhibition Whose Revolution\, a family-friendly encampment of living history\, an outdoor concert\, food and beverage trucks\, and a view of the town-wide Drone show. Free \n  \n11:00 AM – 7:45 PM \nBarrow Bookstore\, 79 Main St. \nPhoto Op: Throne Chair. Flourish your camera and capture your inner loyalist spirit as you sit in the throne chair outside Barrow Bookstore. \nOutdoor Display: Concord Authors’ Revolutionary War Ancestors. Free \n  \nWright Tavern\, 2 Lexington Rd. \nOpen House of this historic tavern where Militia Patriots and British Redcoats met (at different times). Tours\, Beer Garden\, and printmaking exhibition. $ \n  \n11:00 AM – 6:00 PM \nLandVest\, 24 Main St. \nPhoto Booth. Pose in front of the iconic Old North Bridge and receive a historical figure trading card souvenirs while supplies last. Free \n  \n1:00 PM – 7:45 PM \nConcord Scout House\, 74 Walden St. \nFamily-friendly open house featuring 1700s social media: stories\, dance\, song\, letterpress printing\, historic broadsides\, activities and exhibits\, including the Daughters of the American Revolution. $ \n  \n1:00 PM – 5:00 PM \nLouisa May Alcott’s Orchard House\, 399 Lexington Rd. \nCelebrate at “The Home of Little Women” – also a Revolutionary War “Witness House” – with costumed interpreters\, games\, music\, presentations\, “Revolutionary Selfies\,” Concord Minutemen\, Nashobah Sagamore Strong Bear Medicine\, and Louisa May Alcott herself reminiscing about the 1875 Centennial festivities. Free \n  \nBY THE HOUR TIMELINE \n  \n1:00 PM – 1:30 PM \nThe Bandstand\, Monument Sq. \nNational Anthem by Alan Swartz. Speeches by dignitaries to kick off the Block Party. \n  \n1:30 PM – 2:00 PM \nConcord Scout House\, 74 Walden St. \nWayside Inn Steppers. Dancing and reenacting 18th-century dance. $ \n  \n2:00 PM – 2:45 PM \nConcord Scout House\, 74 Walden St. \nNative American Performance. Indigenous drumming with Dr. Claudia Fox Tree. $ \n  \n2:00 PM – 3:00 PM \n51 Walden Performing Arts Center\, 51 Walden St. \nPerformance by local middle schoolers. “Scenes from the Revolution – A Quarter Millennial Musical.” A series of musical numbers and historical scenes from the Boston Tea Party to the Battles of Lexington and Concord to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Free \n  \n2:00 PM – 4:00 PM \nMasonic Lodge\, 58 Monument Sq. \nWright Tavern Sing presents One-Day Choir with Kenter Davies. A joyful celebration of singing in harmony for everyone\, regardless of musical experience or ability. $ \n  \nColdwell Banker\, 11 Main St. \nConcord250 Sounds. Come and listen to live music! Fabulous musicians playing music for the times. In partnership with New England Musicians Resource Fund. Free \n  \n2:45 PM – 3:00 PM \nConcord Scout House\, 74 Walden St. \nWayside Inn Steppers. Dancing and reenacting 18th-century dance. $ \n  \n3:00 PM – 3:30 PM \nConcord Scout House \nChildren’s Book Reading of “Rise Up: Powerful Protests in American History” by Barefoot Books. $ \n  \n3:30 PM – 4:00 PM \nConcord Scout House \nDaughters of the American Revolution\, Liberty Flag Contest Launch. Free \n  \n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM \nConcord Scout House\, 74 Walden St. \nBroadside Ballads and Sea Shanties with David Coffin of Revels and Mara Bonde. $ \n  \n51 Walden Performing Arts Center \nPerformance by local middle schoolers. “Scenes from the Revolution – A Quarter Millennial Musical.” See description for 2 PM show. Free \n  \n6:00 PM – 7:30 PM \n51 Walden Performing Arts Center \n“Bridging Cultures” – 90-minute production featuring Chinese\, Irish and Indian dance troupes\, Indian-Concord historical sketch\, ShinDaiko Ensemble featuring Japanese drums\, and Shivani Dave\, comedian. Free \n  \nConcord Scout House\, 74 Walden St. \nColonial dancing (participatory). $ \n  \nConcord Museum\, 53 Cambridge Turnpike \nForum with Doris Kearns Goodwin on the American Revolution and Its legacy. Limited attendance via a stand-by line and livestreamed. Free \n  \n7:30 PM – 8:30 PM \nConcord Museum \nOutdoor concert with the Goodwin Band\, finishing with a view of a town-wide drone show. Free \n  \n8:15 PM – 8:45 PM \nDrone Show at Concord Carlisle High School \n20-minute show in the night sky of a choreographed light show using drones. Free. \n \n   \n  \n 
URL:https://concordscolonialinn.com/event/concord250-block-party/
LOCATION:Concord Center
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Children,Concord250,Food,Friends & Family of Residents,Historical Visitor,Holiday
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