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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T193000
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SUMMARY:Music & Folklore
DESCRIPTION:Concord Museum and Concord Conservatory of Music partner to present Music & Folklore\, musical evocations of the tales and characters of oral folk traditions from around the globe. The ancient art form of storytelling is a common thread of all people\, one which connects humanity\, enchants us\, and communicates knowledge\, experience\, and characters. This chamber music concert will feature CCM faculty artists soprano Rose Hegele\, violinist Angel Valchinov\, and pianist Yoko Hagino\, joined by guest speaker\, Frank Korom Professor of Religion and Anthropology of Boston University and Associate of Folklore and Mythology at Harvard College. \nPlease purchase tickets via EventBrite. \nCo-sponsored by the Concord Conservatory of Music.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/music-folklore-2/
LOCATION:The Purse and the Person: A Century of Women’s Purses
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231028T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T200550Z
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SUMMARY:Emerson’s Circle Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:In the 1800s\, Concord was the center for American authors and thinkers\, including Ralph Waldo Emerson\, Henry David Thoreau\, and Louisa May Alcott. They gathered together with other Concordians to discuss issues of the day such as slavery\, war\, the natural world\, and many other topics. Led by a Museum educator\, explore 1800s Concord and discover the impact of the anti-slavery movement and the Civil War\, the lives and homes of the famous authors who lived here. 1 mile walk\, mostly flat sidewalk or pavement\, rain or shine \n  \n$10 Member | $20 Non-Member
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/emersons-circle-walking-tour-4/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20230830T014410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T223532Z
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SUMMARY:Sleepy Hollow-een Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through stories passed down through the generations. 1 mile walk\, mostly flat sidewalk or pavement; rain or shine. \n  \n$10 Member | $20 Non-Member \nIn-Person Walking Tour
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/sleepy-hollow-een-tour-8/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231029T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20230830T014452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T223344Z
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SUMMARY:Sleepy Hollow-een Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through stories passed down through the generations. 1 mile walk\, mostly flat sidewalk or pavement; rain or shine. \n  \n$10 Member | $20 Non-Member \nIn-Person Walking Tour
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/sleepy-hallow-een-tour-2/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20230830T020805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T220532Z
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SUMMARY:Black Girls and Their Needlework in Early America
DESCRIPTION:11th Annual Sally Lanagan Lecture\n \nDr. Kelli Racine Barnes joins us to discuss the lives and experiences of Black girls during the late 1700s and early 1800s in the northeastern United States by examining the needlework they created.  By using material culture as primary evidence\, the needlework provides valuable clues about the lives of these Black girls in northern cities during the antebellum period.  Dr. Barnes highlights the importance of centering Black girls as historical subjects to better understand American history\, the history of education in the United States\, the history of sampler-making\, and the world history of embroidery. \nThis forum is supported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund. \nFree Member | $10 Non-Member | Free Virtual \nPlease register using the form below.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/black-girls-and-their-needlework/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231107T200000
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CREATED:20230830T015733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T170350Z
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SUMMARY:Full! Flower Arranging Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This program is full. Please consider joining us at another event. Thank you!\nJoin us for an evening of fun and flowers! Under the direction of floral designers Ellen Whitney and Jeanne Hamilton\, learn the basics of floral designs.  Create your own centerpiece flower arrangement to take home at the end of the evening. \n \n$70 Members | $80 Non-Members \nTicket price includes flowers and a vase for your arrangement to take home.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/flower-arranging-workshop/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231108T200000
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CREATED:20230830T020015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T230659Z
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SUMMARY:The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Conversation with David Waldstreicher
DESCRIPTION:“A radical new vision of the life and work of colonial America’s brilliant Black female poet” says the New York Times of David Waldstreicher’s new biography of Phillis Wheatley.  Marking the 250th anniversary of the publication of Wheatley’s collection of poetry\, Professor Waldstreicher offers a fresh and full account of the poet’s life and works\, correcting myths\, reconstructing intimate friendships\, and deepening our understanding of her verse and the revolutionary era. \nChurchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum and Livestreamed \nFree Member | $10 Non-Member | Free Virtual \nPlease register using the form below.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/the-odyssey-of-phillis-wheatley/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231115T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20230830T020255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231115T214646Z
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SUMMARY:The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Conversation with John Sweet
DESCRIPTION:Winner of the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History\, John Sweet joins us to discuss his new book The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America.  On a moonless night in the summer of 1793\, a crime was committed in the back room of a New York brothel\, and seventeen-year-old seamstress Lanah Sawyer did what virtually no one in US history had done before: she charged a gentleman with rape. Based on rigorous historical detective work\, Professor Sweet shows how our laws and our culture were changed by a persistent young woman and the power of words 200 years ago. \nFree Member | $10 Non-Member | Free Virtual \nChurchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum and Livestreamed \nPlease register using the form below.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/the-sewing-girls-tale/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20231019T190544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T151842Z
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SUMMARY:The Fête - Sold out!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, December 1st from 6:30-8:30 p.m. as the Concord Museum transforms into a dazzling holiday wonderland! \nThe Fête is a chance to celebrate the season with fellow friends and supporters and features plenty of festive drinks and hors d’oeuvres to re-awaken your merry spirit. Enjoy sparkling lights\, elegant displays and the magic of our 28th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature. \nOrganized by the Guild of Volunteers\, The Fête also supports the thousands of children we serve through our educational initiatives. \nWe can’t wait to see you at this joyous celebration! \nSold out! 
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/the-fete-4/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Events,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240213T164518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240215T151824Z
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SUMMARY:Fan Making Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Try your hand at fan making with an experienced teaching artist from the Umbrella Arts Center.  Visit the special exhibition What Makes History to see an exquisite sample of the Concord Museum’s vast collection of fans from around the world. Then\, learn common fan making techniques and create your own fan to take home. \nThe ticket price includes a material fee for fan making equipment that will be provided at the workshop. \nIn partnership with the Umbrella Arts Center. \nPlease register using the form below \n$35 Members | $45 Non-Members
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/fan-making-workshop/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Register,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240213T172328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T192429Z
UID:10000642-1715778000-1715796000@concordmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Appraisal Day with Bonhams Skinner
DESCRIPTION: \nDo you have a family heirloom passed down through generations?  Maybe a great yard sale item or flea market find that might be a treasure? Would you like to know what it is worth?  Bring your special items to Bonhams Skinner appraisers Vice President and Director of Historic Arms & Militaria Christopher Fox\, Senior Appraiser Kerry Shrives\, and Director of Jewelry Kaitlin Shinnick at the Concord Museum for a verbal appraisal. \nTickets are $20/item or $50/three items for Members and $25/item or $65/three items for Non-Members. \nPlease reserve tickets for the number of items you plan to have appraised during the one-hour time slots listed in the form below.  Attendees will be seen by appraisers during the one-hour time slot that they reserved and in the order in which they arrive at the Museum.  Items may not be left unattended.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/appraisal-day-with-bonhams-skinner-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240525T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240525T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240213T174513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240524T133415Z
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SUMMARY:Full! Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:This program is full. Please consider joining us for another program!\nCelebrate Emerson’s birthday and follow the footsteps of writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau! Enjoy the spring weather and learn about the friendship of two notable observers of nature from a museum interpreter. 1-mile walk\, mostly flat terrain\, unpaved and muddy trail\, rain or shine. Meet at the Concord Museum.  \nIn partnership with the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association. \n$10 Members | $20 Non-members. Includes Same-day admission to the Concord Museum
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/emerson-thoreau-amble-walking-tour-5/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240416T141246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T213254Z
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SUMMARY:American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty that Shaped a Nation
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the discovery of a mysterious manuscript in an old farmhouse just north of Concord\, historian John Kaag takes us on a multi-generational exploration of one of America’s first and most expansive pioneer families. The Bloods explored and laid claim to the frontiers—geographic\, political\, intellectual\, and spiritual—that would become the very core of the United States. \nFree for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nRegister using the form below. \nSupported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/american-bloods-the-untamed-dynasty-that-shaped-a-nation/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240514T123132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T164528Z
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SUMMARY:Butch Heroes: A Conversation with Ria Brodell
DESCRIPTION:This forum is postponed. Please keep an eye out for a new date.\nRia Brodell is a non-binary trans artist\, educator\, and author with a current solo exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Ria joins us at the Museum for a conversation on their ongoing series entitled Butch Heroes. Through this revelatory project of historic excavation and Queer reclamation\, they create real or imagined portraits of their subjects that recover and celebrate previously lost moments in LGBTQIA history. \nFree for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nRegister using the form below. \nSupported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund. \nImage: \nJohnny Williams c. 1956 South Africa gouache on paper11 x 7 inches2022
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/butch-heroes-a-conversation-with-ria-brodell/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240619T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240619T093000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240416T141917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T131228Z
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SUMMARY:Antislavery Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:NEW TIME! Beat the heat with our 8:00 am walking tour. Sign up fast; only a couple of spaces are remaining.\nCoinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth\, join us for a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. This tour includes a significant amount (over 1.5 miles) of walking on hilly\, unpaved terrain. \nCo-sponsored by The Robbins House \n$10 Members | $20 Non-members. Includes Same-day admission to the Concord Museum
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/antislavery-walking-tour-6/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240619T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240619T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240416T142050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T190252Z
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SUMMARY:FULL! Juneteenth Family Program
DESCRIPTION:This program is full. Please consider attending another program with us this summer!\nJoin us for a celebratory Juneteenth performance with Benkadi Drum and Dance Company. With vivid costumes and uplifting energy\, the multicultural company performs traditional West African rhythm and movements with singing\, drumming\, and dancing. Participate in the dancing and learn West African traditions. \nThis program is free and open to the public. We kindly request that you register in advance with the form below\, as participation is limited. \nCo-sponsored by The Robbins House. \nThis program was made possible with the support of Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/juneteenth-family-program-2/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Event Registration,Family Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240622T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240514T124311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240622T170738Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Tiya Miles on Harriet Tubman
DESCRIPTION:National Book Award–winning author Tiya Miles\, joins 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner Jacqueline Jones for a revelatory conversation on the myth and the truth behind Harriet Tubman\, one of the most famous Americans ever born who few really understand. A figure more out of myth than history\, Harriet Tubman becomes an even clearer and sharper signal from the past\, thanks to Tiya Miles’s characteristic tenderness and imaginative genius. \nTiya Miles is the Michael Garvey Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She is a public historian\, academic historian\, and creative writer whose work explores the intersections of African American\, Native American and women’s histories. \nFree for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nRegister using the form below. \nSupported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/tiya-miles-on-harriet-tubman/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T123000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240514T140113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240713T021716Z
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SUMMARY:Full! A Walk in Thoreau’s Concord
DESCRIPTION:A Walk in Thoreau’s Concord \n\n\n\n\nThis program is full. Please join us for another program this summer.\nWhen 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 personal stories told about him by his family and friends. \nThis tour includes over one mile of walking on paved terrain. Walking tours run rain or shine. \n$10 Members | $20 Non-members. Includes Same-day admission to the Concord Museum
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/a-walk-in-thoreaus-concord-3/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240718T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240718T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240514T133337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240718T203302Z
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SUMMARY:We Were Friends
DESCRIPTION:Episode One: Two Years In: Birthdays \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdvanced ticket sales are now closed. Please purchase tickets at the door. \nAward-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents We Were Friends\, a playful reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s profound friendship set in today’s world. In this 12-part series (two episodes of which are being performed at the Concord Museum this summer)\, Firelight explores the intimate and private moments of this deep\, platonic friendship. The series moves non-chronologically: each episode stands alone\, and yet each is a puzzle piece in the larger portrait of their friendship. \nIn this first installment\, Two Years In: Birthdays\, we invite you to join Margaret and Waldo as they celebrate their birthdays on two distant picnic blankets. Margaret is suffering from a cold and indecision. Waldo\, a rising writer and speaker\, wonders about Beauty: is it always there\, or is there never enough of it? \nBring your own picnic blanket and join Margaret and Waldo on the Museum’s front lawn for this outdoor performance. \nFollowing the performance\, writers and performers Nora Fifer and Jason Lambert and co-writerHenry Walters will participate in a talk-back with the audience. \n$10 Member | $12 Non-Member (Receive a $2 discount if you purchase tickets to both performances in advance of the first performance) \nRegister using the form below.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/we-were-friends/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240803T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240803T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240530T164644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T141835Z
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SUMMARY:FULL! Grave Detectives Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:This program is full. Please join us for another program this summer! \nTour the first burial ground in Concord dating to c. 1636 learning about past Concordians with a Museum educator. Explore the classic iconography of New England headstones that feature winged skulls or “death’s head”\, urns\, willows\, and others. This tour includes about 1 mile of walking on hilly\, unpaved terrain. Walking tours run rain or shine. \n$10 Members | $20 Non-members. Includes Same-day admission to the Concord Museum \nRegister using the form below.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/grave-detectives-walking-tour-3/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240530T184126Z
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SUMMARY:We Were Friends Play
DESCRIPTION:Episode: And Then: Late Night \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis program is full. At-the-door registration is closed\, and there will be no tickets for sale at the door. \nBecause of inclement weather\, this program is now being held inside the Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum at the Concord Museum.\nAward-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents We Were Friends\, a playful reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s profound friendship set in today’s world. In this 12-part series (two of which are being shown at the Concord Museum this summer)\, Firelight explores the intimate and private moments of this deep\, platonic friendship. The series moves non-chronologically: each episode stands alone\, and yet each is a puzzle piece in the larger portrait of their friendship. \nIn this episode And Then: Late Night\, we invite you to spy on Margaret and Waldo early in their friendship\, on a restless night in Waldo’s garage. \n$10 Member | $12 Non-Member  \nRegister using the form below.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/we-were-friends-2/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240725T184055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T205622Z
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SUMMARY:1774 and All That
DESCRIPTION:1774 and All That: Reflections on a Long Year of Revolution\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne of the most acclaimed and original colonial historians of our time\, Mary Beth Norton\, shares her landmark text 1774: The Long Year of Revolution chronicling the revolutionary changes that occurred from December 1773 to April 1775—from the Boston Tea Party to the Battles of Lexington and Concord. In those 16 months\, colonists loyal to King George III began discordant “discussions” that led to their acceptance of the inevitability of war. Professor Norton will be joined in conversation to bring to life this foundational moment in American history.  \n1774: The Long Year of Revolution by Mary Beth Norton is the winner of the George Washington Prize (sponsored by Mt. Vernon\, Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History\, and Washington College) as the best book on the revolutionary era published in 2020 and was named a best book of the year by The Wall Street Journal.   \nMary Beth Norton is the Mary Donlan Alger Professor of American History Emerita & Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University. \nCo-sponsored by the Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts \nThis forum is being held both in-person at the Concord Museum and livestreamed to a virtual audience. \nIn-person registration is full. Please sign-up for a free ticket to watch virtually with the form below.\nThere is no waitlist. No tickets will be released on-site on the day of the program.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/1774-and-all-that/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240819T201653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T215620Z
UID:10000679-1727204400-1727208000@concordmuseum.org
SUMMARY:How to Become Famous with Cass Sunstein
DESCRIPTION:How to Become Famous with Cass Sunstein\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat makes someone who becomes famous\, famous? Harvard law professor\, public intellectual\, and bestselling author Cass Sunstein offers clear and surprising answers in his new book How To Become Famous: Lost Einsteins\, Forgotten Superstars\, and How the Beatles Came to Be. Using modern data analysis techniques to show the role of accident and serendipity in producing the enduring fame we associate with names like Taylor Swift\, Bob Dylan\, Leonardo da Vinci\, Jane Austen\, and Oprah Winfrey\, Professor Sunstein shares why some people rise to the top\, and others land with a thud. \nFree for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nRegister using the form below. \nSupported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund. \n 
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/how-to-become-famous-with-cass-sunstein/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241002T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240819T202214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T215242Z
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SUMMARY:Making the Presidency
DESCRIPTION:John Adams and the Precedents that Forged the Republic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRenowned presidential historian and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon\, Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky\, joins us for a conversation on John Adams’ five year-battle to defend the presidency. 1797 wasn’t too different from 2024\, with pandemics\, battles over immigration and citizenship\, legislation to limit free speech\, foreign interference in national elections\, and contested election results. Dr. Chervinsky’s new book Making the Presidency is the authoritative account of the second president that shows how John Adams’ leadership and legacy defined the office and ensured the survival of the American republic.  The ideas and legacy of John Adams’ presidency are ever resonant amid this pivotal election year. \nFree for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nRegister using the form below. \nSupported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/making-the-presidency-john-adams-and-the-precedents-that-forged-the-republic-2/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240910T204607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T124438Z
UID:10000691-1728324000-1728327600@concordmuseum.org
SUMMARY:FULL! Nummeehquantamūmun: Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:This program is full. Please join us for another program this fall!\nJoin artist nia holley\, Nipmuc\, for a talk about her installation that reintroduced corn in the Museum’s courtyard. Learn about the artist’s inspiration and process while seeing the installation in its final days before harvest.  \nLearn more about Nummeehquantamūmun and the collaboration between nia holley and the Concord Museum. \n 
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/nummeehquantamumun-artist-talk/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240819T202753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T212129Z
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SUMMARY:The Artists and the Orchard
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening exploring the beauty and wisdom of apple trees through words and images with artists Ellen Harasimowicz and Linda Hoffman. Linda Hoffman will share from her writings of conversations with an apple tree that they held over a year on her orchard Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard\, MA. Throughout the same period\, Ellen Harasimowicz\, well-regarded documentary photographer\, has captured the orchard and this tree throughout the seasons. The writings and photographs mingle together\, evoking the wisdom of the tree and the long relationship of humans and apples. \nFree for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nRegister using the form below. \nSupported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/the-artist-and-the-orchard/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241027T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240820T194354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T142638Z
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SUMMARY:FULL! Sleepy Hollow-een Tour
DESCRIPTION:This tour is full. Please join us for another program this fall. \nJoin us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through stories passed down through the generations. 1 mile walk\, mostly flat sidewalk or pavement; rain or shine.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/sleepy-hollow-een-tour-9/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240820T195734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241028T172547Z
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SUMMARY:A Dialogue with The Veda: Hindu Scripture and the Transcendentalists
DESCRIPTION:When we think of the connections between the Transcendentalists and Eastern culture\, we often think about Henry David Thoreau’s seminal essay Civil Disobedience and its influence on leaders of non-violent protest movements throughout the world\, including Mahatma Gandhi. However\, the exchange of ideas went both ways\, and the thoughts and writings of Thoreau and Raph Waldo Emerson were influenced by Hindu Philosophy. Join us for a unique symposium on this rich exchange of ideas and on how we can continue to learn from Vedic teaching to improve our everyday lives through mindfulness practices. \nSponsored by the Ms. Saluni Fadia and Prashant H. Fadia Foundation in celebration of the Foundation’s 25 years of giving back in the fields of education\, health\, technology\, and the arts in New England and India. \n5:00 – 6:00 pm: Bringing Vedic Teaching to Everyday Life: A Conversation and Guided Practice with Lara Wilson and Ruchika Sikri  \nRuchika Sikri\, co-creator and former executive leader of Google’s original Well-Being and Mindfulness Learning Program\, has a goal of bringing secular and science-based mindfulness and compassion learning to many organizations and communities globally. With her colleague Lara Wilson founder and executive director of the Concord-based non-profit Be Well Be Here\, Ruchika will lead participants through simple mindfulness techniques that help regulate emotions and start your journey to be more mindful in the moment. \n6:00 – 6:30 pm: Spotlight Talk on the Concord Museum’s Vedic Texts \nAn English traveler and writer\, Thomas Cholmondeley\, gifted Henry David Thoreau 44 volumes of sacred texts of India’s Vedic literary tradition. On his death\, Thoreau bequeathed half of the volumes to Ralph Waldo Emerson and half to Bronson Alcott. Concord Museum Educator Punita Arora presents a spotlight talk taking a closer look at three volumes displayed in the Concord Museum and the influence of Hindu Philosophy on Emerson and Thoreau’s thought and writing.  \n6:30 – 7:00 pm: Reception. The reception will not be livestreamed. \n7:00 – 8:00 pm: Keynote Address: Thoreau and the Bhagavad Gita with Laura Dassow Walls \nLaura Dassow Walls\, Professor Emerita University of Notre Dame and author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life\, presents on the influence that Vedic literature had on the Transcendentalists.  Professor Walls reveals how ancient literature of India transcended boundaries – both geographic and temporal – to imbue itself in Thoreau’s life to the point that Walden reads\, at times\, like a successor in the tradition of Hindu philosophy.  \nFree for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nRegister using the form below.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/a-dialogue-with-the-veda/
LOCATION:53 Cambridge Tpke\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240820T200156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T182334Z
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SUMMARY:Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHenry David Thoreau accumulated a variety of tools\, art\, and natural specimens throughout his life as a homebuilder\, surveyor\, and collector.  Ivan Gaskell\, professor of cultural history and museum studies at Bard Graduate Center and author of Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material World\, will be joined by Concord Museum Curator David Wood for a conversation on Thoreau’s interactions with everyday objects and how they shaped his thought. \nFree for Concord Museum and Thoreau Society Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nRegister using the form below. \nIn partnership with the Thoreau Society. \nSupported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/mindprints-thoreaus-material-worlds/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T081048
CREATED:20240820T200637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T215352Z
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SUMMARY:FULL! Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
DESCRIPTION:Registration is full. Please sign up to watch virtually or consider joining us at another program.\nLegal scholar and analyst for MSNBC and NBC News and professor at the University of Michigan Law School\, Barbara McQuade\, joins us for a conversation on how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it.  In her New York Times bestselling book Attack from Within\, Barbara McQuade unpacks the history of disinformation starting with Mussolini and Hitler\, the tactics of disinformation and why Americans are so vulnerable to it\, and real solutions for how to counter disinformation. \nPlease register to watch virtually below.  \nFree for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual \nSupported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund.
URL:https://concordmuseum.org/event/attack-from-within-how-disinformation-is-sabotaging-america/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Adult Program,Event Registration,Forum
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