Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library
2023-05-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-11 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 13 more dates | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as sculptures depicting noted Concord authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott.
The exhibition will also highlight Concord’s artist communities, local art collectors, the history of institutions promoting public access to works of art, and the stories of specific artists who lived and worked in Concord.
Curator tours will be offered Friday, March 24, at 11:00 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Friday, March 31, at 11:00 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.
Become a Concord Museum member today to visit this new exhibition for free!

Tours of Thoreau Farm, the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau
2023-05-13 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-20 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-27 11:00 - 16:00 | 97 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided tour only. Come learn about the birthplace of Henry David Thoreau and consider lessons about living deliberately that we can learn from his legacy.

Art in the Park with Mary Hart: Wise Owls
2023-05-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Boott Cotton Mills Museum Counting House, 115 John Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month join us and create majestic owls based on a kite design from Thailand. Participants will trace, cut out, color and decorate this owl using heavy paper, markers and oil pastels, colorful streamers will be attached with help from the instructor.

Watercolor Landscape Workshop
2023-05-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Unleash your inner artist in a watercolor paint night at the Museum! This special evening begins with a visit to the exhibition A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library, where the instructor will introduce a selection of paintings that exemplify artistic inspiration from the New England landscape. In the second part of the workshop, observe a watercolor demonstration and experiment with brushes, washes, and mark-making as you create a landscape of your own. Bring a friend or make a few as you discover the fun of watercolor.
In partnership with the Umbrella Arts Center.
Register online in advance at https://concordmuseum.org/events/watercolor-landscape-workshop-2/

Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour
2023-05-20 11:00 - 12:30 | Concord Museum, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
Celebrate Emerson’s birthday (May 25) 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, rain or shine. Meet at the Concord Museum.
Includes same-day admission to the Concord Museum.
In partnership with the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association.
Register online in advance at https://concordmuseum.org/events/emerson-thoreau-amble-walking-tour-2023/

“My vicinity affords many good walks”; A Saunter Exploring Thoreau Farm’s Biology & History
2023-05-21 11:00 - 12:00 | 97 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
Although Henry Thoreau spent only the first 8 months if his life living in his grandmother’s farmhouse, he would return to Virginia Road time and again throughout his life to visit the scenes of his early childhood.
Join Biologist Amity Wilczek and Historian Richard Smith for a walk around the Thoreau Farm property as they explore the biological and historical importance of the Virginia Road landscape. How has the area changed since the pre-Colonial era? What plants and animals did Thoreau see in the 19th Century and how have invasive plants and climate change altered the world that Thoreau knew?
Amity Wilczek is an evolutionary ecologist and educator who taught at Harvard and Brown before transitioning to Deep Springs College, where over 10 years she served as Herbert Reich Chair of Natural Sciences, Academic Dean, and Vice President. Her work on plant responses to changing environments has appeared in Science, PNAS, Ecology, American Naturalist, and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society among others. Nearly all of her research involves substantial collaboration with undergraduate and pre-PhD co-authors. Amity currently lives in Concord, Massachusetts and serves as a trail steward of the Emerson-Thoreau Amble for the town.
Richard Smith has lectured on and written about antebellum United States history and 19th-century American literature since 1995. He has worked in Concord as a public historian and Living History Interpreter since 1999 and has portrayed Henry Thoreau at Walden Pond and around the country. Richard has written six books for Applewood Books and is a regular contributor to Discover Concord Magazine.

Valley native returns to Andover Bookstore with Ivy League book May 21 at 2
2023-05-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Andover Bookstore, 74 Main Street, Andover, MA, 01810
On Sunday, May 21 at 2 PM, join Ivy League author (and Andover native) Matt Robinson at Andover Book Store (http://andoverbookstore.com) as he discusses his book on the Ivy League (www.lionstigersbulldogs.com) and the lessons he learned from writing and publishing it.
In addition to the talk, Matt will also offer Tr-IVY-a© questions and the chance to WIN a copy of the book. There will also be delicious snacks from the likes of Red Chocolate (https://www.red-chocolate.com).
For those who enjoy discussing books, history, sports, and those who have (or want to have) ties to the Ivy League, the event is sure to be fun and informative, so please join us!

Art in the Park with Raksha Soni: Sunflower in Watercolors
2023-05-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
Participants will work to create a sunflower in watercolor with tips and help from the instructor.
Suggested Audience
Ages 10 and Up
About the Artist
After 20 years of diligent work as a software Engineer, Raksha Soni began an epic second act: to follow her true calling for Art. She founded Brush & Paisley in 2017, to bring her art to new audiences. As an artist she is prolific and has had over a dozen exhibitions where she has showcased her signature style; from intricate Mahbubani/Mandala drawings to lush, opulent landscapes that capture the nostalgia and emotion of different places. Along with furthering her own journey as an artist, she teaches young kids and helps them express and harness their creativity and find their artistic voice.
Please call 978-970-5000 to reserve a spot.
