• Music From Warm Places

    51 walden

    The Concord Band presents Music From Warm Places on Saturday, March 8, 2025, 7:00 PM at the 51 Walden Performing Arts Center in Concord MA. Under the baton of Music Director James O’Dell, the program includes captivating works by Lewis Buckley, Nubia Jaime-Donjuan, Shelly Hanson, Terry White and Óscar Navarro. A highlight of the program is the Concerto for Clarinet ...

    Free
  • Concord250 Event: Concord Free Public Library Concert

    Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA

    Concord Free Public Library Concert, Rotunda Peter Sykes is one of the most distinguished and versatile keyboard artists performing today. He will be performing a harpsichord concert reflecting music in homes in the American colonial era. Concerts are free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Reservations open at 9 a.m. on the Saturday two weeks before the ...

  • Concord Gets Ready: Decorate 250 workshops!

    Art for All Concord 152 Commonwealth Ave. Suite 16, Concord

    As April 19 gets closer, we’re excited to announce Concord Gets Ready – an initiative to decorate the town! Submit a photo of your decorated porch, door, or mailbox & be entered in a raffle to win a pack of gorgeous goodies donated by local merchants. We’ll be posting ideas, hosting workshops, and making DIY kits available over the next several ...

  • Concord Conservatory of Music Presents “Around Hear” – A Multi-Sensory Family Concert

    Concord Conservatory of Music 1317 Main Street (within the West Concord Union Church), Concord, MA

    Around Hear is renowned for their innovative performances, and this event will feature works by J.S. Bach, Dvořák, and local composers Mike Kelley and Dan Sedgwick. From cosmic themes to the everyday pigeon, the music will be both captivating and thought-provoking. Attendees will not only enjoy beautiful chamber music but also interact with visual elements and even create their own ...

    $10
  • Quilts 250 Keynote Speakers Gerald Roy and Jennifer Swope: “American Quilts: The Art and Story of a Nation”

    Concord Academy Main Street, Concord, United States

    Gerald Roy of the Pilgrim/Roy Collection and Jennifer Swope, David and Roberta Logie Curator of Textiles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will discuss the history of quilting in America. A beloved art form that has touched many lives since the founding of our nation, quilts continue to reflect the diversity, resourcefulness, and vision of their makers. The talk will be ...

    $10
  • QUILTS250 “Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy”

    Concord Academy Main Street, Concord, United States

    Quilts 250: Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy is a free, public quilt show organized in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary events of April 19, 1775 along Battle Road in Lincoln, Concord, Lexington, and Arlington, Massachusetts. Showcasing the creative energy of quilters near and far, Quilts 250 will have 200+ quilts that visually express through fabric and thread themes ...

  • Concord250 Event: Women’s Chorus: “Songs of the Revolution”

    First Parish Church (Parish Hall) 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, United States

    Parish Hall, First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord Description:  To mark 250 years since the start of the American Revolution, CWC member Diane Taraz traces the road to rebellion with songs enjoyed by ordinary people, especially those often overlooked, such as women and people of color. She presents lively ballads, serene hymns, bold marches, passionate laments, and songs ...

  • South Asian Nation

    Discovery Museum 177 Main St., Acton

    Discovery Museum is excited to welcome the South Asian Nation Bollywood dance groups!  South Asian Nation is a non-profit organization that helps to promote cultural awareness in the New England area, with focus on engaging youth in cultural activities. The teams that will perform today were founded to help kids find love for Bollywood and Bhangra tunes, build friendships, and ...

    free-with-admission
  • Louisa May Alcott and the Journey to Universal Enfranchisement

    Town House 22 Monument Square, Concord, MA, United States

      Meet at the Concord Town House to celebrate an auspicious moment in our history:  March 29th marks 145 years to the day that Louisa May Alcott, famed authoress of Little Women and hundreds of other literary works, became the first woman of Concord to cast a vote in a Town election! Join in the excitement within the very room in ...

    Free
  • Concord250 Concord Orchestra: “American Heritage”

    51 walden

    MARCH 29 @ 8:00PM and March 30 @ 2:30PM The Concord Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Zeke Fetrow, is thrilled to perform “American Heritage” concerts as part of the Concord250 celebration.  Performances are on Saturday, March 29 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden.  We are excited to present a world premiere of A ...

  • “Weaving an Address” – Opening Spring 2025

    Brister Hill Loop Concord, MA, United States

    Spring 2025 – Fall 2025 “Weaving an Address” The exhibition is planned for The Brister Hill Loop, part of the forest named for Brister Freeman, an enslaved man who won his freedom by serving in the Revolutionary War and then bought property in Walden Woods and lived there along with other formerly enslaved. This area holds the untold stories of ...

  • Happy Birthday Leonardo da Vinci! at Discovery Museum

    Discovery Museum 177 Main St., Acton

    Join Discovery Museum as we celebrate Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday. Born on April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was an inventor, artist, engineer, and mathematician who spent his lifetime following his curiosity and exploring a wide variety of interests. Be inspired by da Vinci’s passion for flight as you build paper helicopters at our Wind Table, try a bridge building ...

    free-with-admission