The Concordians Behind the Art Walking Tour

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

Many of the works of art in the Concord Free Public Library’s collection and displayed at the Concord Museum were made by, of, and for Concordians. Join a Concord Museum Guide on a walking tour that delves into the lives of the artists and into subjects featured in the special exhibition "A Perpetual Invitation: 150 […]

Kentucky Derby at The Chateau

Chateau Merrimack 160 Pawtucket Boulevard, Tyngsborough, MA, United States

Chateau Merrimack proudly presents our first annual Kentucky Derby Party!!

$25

Nature Explorers

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Join our outdoor educator for a series of outdoor explorations. Each week we will venture onto the conservation land next to the Museum and practice our science and naturalism skills together. Identify trees, search for bugs and slugs, and slow down to notice the rhythm of forest life. Our learning and exploration will build across […]

$3 – $30

Sewn Circuits

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Join us for an exciting new program for kids and their caregivers to explore hand sewing and simple circuitry to engineer unique wearable creations with working lights! In this 90-minute session we’ll investigate how circuits work using wires, small LED lights, and batteries. Then, we’ll experiment with ways to make fabric creations – like felt […]

$10

A Family Revealed: From Slavery to Hope

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Discovery Museum Speaker Series Speaker: Wallis Wickham Raemer, educator, and Reggie Harris, folk singer and social activist Location: This event will be live and in-person at Nashoba Brooks School 200 Strawberry Hill Road, Concord, MA Cost: Free with pre-registration; $5 suggested donation appreciated In an evening of engaging music and conversation with the audience, two […]

$5

An Evening with Robert Pinsky, Former US Poet Laureate

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

Robert, Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States from 1997 to 2000 joins us for a reading and conversation on writing, teaching, and poetry’s place in the world. It was said of Robert Pinsky in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, “No other living American poet—no other living American, probably—has done so much to […]

Art Workshops by Lowell National Historical Park

Lowell National Historical Park – Boott Cotton Mills Gallery 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

See here for updated events. https://www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/calendar.htm Art In the Park 2023

Fun Family Outdoor Yoga

Discovery Museum Discovery Museum, 177 Main St, Acton, MA, United States

Join us with your family to move your body in healthy ways and connect with nature while doing outdoor yoga! Yoga improves physical and mental strength and can also improve self-awareness and mental focus. Kelly Western, professional yoga instructor, will lead this caregiver & child yoga class that incorporates balance, strength, stretching, and mindfulness in […]

Free with admission

Watercolor Landscape Workshop

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 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 […]

Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, 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 […]