Adult Program
Events
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Goodwin Band: Then Rain, Then Wind
FeaturedGoodwin will be performing their third studio release: “Then Rain, Then Wind.” Collaborating with poets across time and space, this album brings aged yet ever salient words to a new generation. Setting the poetry of Emily […]
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Revolutionary Legacies | History Happy Hour
FeaturedCelebrate the Museum’s special exhibition, Revolutionary Legacies, with a special guided tour following a festive happy hour of wine, beer, and light refreshments in the Museum’s courtyard. Reflect on the nation’s founding principles, their continuous reinterpretation over the past 250 […]
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FULL! Walt Whitman’s American Dream
FeaturedAs the country celebrates its 250th Anniversary, enjoy a staged reading and discussion of the new play Walt Whitman’s American Dream by Sarah Vander Schaaff, directed by Brendon Fox, Artistic Director of […]
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Liberty for Whom? Untold Stories of Revolutionary Massachusetts
FeaturedAs Massachusetts and America mark 250 years since the Revolution, join us for a panel that explores historically and presently the meaning of liberty. Featuring Joe McGill, Jr. (Slave Dwelling Project), artist Jennifer […]
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Concord’s Literary Lineage | History Happy Hour
FeaturedJoin us for an evening of society to celebrate the illustrious literary and transcendentalist history of Concord with wine, beer, and other beverages in the courtyard, followed by a tour […]
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We Were Friends: To Bed/Eggs
FeaturedAward-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents We Were Friends: To Bed/Eggs, an episodic project of Firelight’s playful reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s profound friendship set in today’s world. A late-night […]
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Staff Picks from the Collection | History Happy Hour
FeaturedBeat the heat with wine, ice-cold beer, and other beverages — plus a raw bar from Svenfish — in our courtyard, followed by a specially curated tour of staff favorites […]
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The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier
FeaturedJoin us for an evening with Megan Kate Nelson as she explores the captivating lives of women and men moving through the American West—Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Canadian and […]
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Thoreau & Philosophy
FeaturedJoin the editors and essayists of Thoreau & Philosophy for a conversation exploring Thoreau as one of America's most profound philosophical thinkers. Beyond his literary and naturalist legacy, Thoreau’s work […]
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An Evening with Mark Dion
FeaturedOn the opening day of Mark Dion: Eccentric Collectors Like Us, join us for a unique Forum with renown artist Dion in conversation with Ruth Erikson, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, […]
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Contested Continent
FeaturedIn his new book, Contested Continent, historian Peter Mancall offers a sweeping history of North America from 1000 to 1680, chronicling crucial developments to the eventual founding of the United […]
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An Evening with Nathaniel Philbrick
FeaturedNathaniel Philbrick will discuss his new book The Rush, in which he transforms the Gold Rush from a tale of sudden riches into the origin story of America’s modern contradictions: […]