Events
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BE THOREAU: Worker
Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul
From award-winning filmmaker Huey comes a portrait of Henry David Thoreau and how his work has impacted generations of thinkers, activists, and environmentalists. Join producer, director, and editor Huey for a post-screening discussion of Thoreau as “worker.” -
BE THOREAU This Ever New Self Symposium
Presenting a day-long symposium at the Fenn School in Concord, bringing together eight scholars to discuss what they discovered in Thoreau’s Journal, and what Thoreau’s writings mean for us today.
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Sleepy Hollow-een Tour
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.
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BE THOREAU: Observer
Gallery Talk Series
Join each day’s presenter in the Wallace Kane Gallery at the Concord Museum for a gallery talk in This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal and her perspective on Thoreau as observer. -
Sally Lanagan Lecture 2017
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 7:00 p.m. Location: Fenn School, 516 Monument Street, Concord MA Ward Hall Reception to follow at the Fenn School Click here for driving directions to the […]
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Silhouette Portrait Taking
Silhouette artist Jean Comerford cuts delightful heirloom-quality portraits that make a wonderful gift. Each sitting is ten minutes. Children six months and up and adults of all ages are welcome.
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Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature 2017
Now in its 22nd year, gives Concord’s renowned literary tradition a creative twist. From November 22, 2017 - January 1, 2018, the Museum’s galleries are filled with over 30 fanciful […]
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The Fête 2017
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
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Holiday House Tour 2017
Seven of Concord’s most beautiful private homes will be professionally decorated in the holiday spirit by local and Boston-based interior designers. Guests will be welcomed inside the front doors of […]
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BE THOREAU: Reader
Gallery Talk and Discussion Join Concord Museum Curator David Wood, Concord Free Public Library’s Curator of Special Collections Leslie Wilson, and local historian Jayne Gordon for a look at Thoreau’s reading life and our own; in This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal at the Concord Museum. General admission $10; Museum Members and Friends […]
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Clothing & Shoe Drive
From March 1 through July 8, during Museum open hours, bring by new or clean and gently used clothing to donate to The Wish Project based in Lowell and Catie’s Closet for the run […]
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Fresh Goods: Shopping for Clothing in Concord, 1750-1900
How do you shop for clothes? Do you go to a department store at the mall, buy online or through mail order catalogues, shop locally at specialty shops, or frequent […]