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    The Fall Issue is Here!

    It’s Fall - time to venture out and explore the places, people, and stories that make this region so special. Begin by planning a day out with our special insert, “An Apple Picking Road Trip.” Our second special guide invites you to spend a day exploring West Concord. Discover the fascinating lives Henry David Thoreau lived after leaving Walden Pond and encounter a possible Hawthorne family curse, a forgotten Yankee hero, and Ruth Robinson Wheeler. And of course, concerts, exhibitions, festivals, walks, talks, and family activities await you throughout the season. Turn to “Things to See & Do this Fall” and “Arts Around Town” for all the details. Happy fall.

Topograph: An Evening with Ben Cosgrove

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    Topograph: An Evening with Ben Cosgrove

    Concord Museum

    Ben Cosgrove is a composer-performer whose music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment. Described as “a sonic plein-air painter… [using] his piano as a paintbrush,” Ben has collaborated with groups ranging from rock bands to research scientists, contributed music …

American Revolution

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    The Enduring Legacy of Community

    Over the past two years, I have collaborated with communities, museums, historical organizations, and heritage sites to plan commemorative events that illuminate...
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    A Referendum on Independence

    The road to American independence took time to complete, and Massachusetts, despite its reputation as a vanguard state, was not always in the lead. In 1775, even...

Featured Events

  • November 10 2026

    A Walking Life: Reflections on Sauntering, Memory, and Grace with Jay Vogt

    Author Jay Vogt will share stories from his book, A Walking Life: A Memoir in Seventeen Walks, covering local walks, the Camino, and alpine trails. He will explore the European tradition of "walking holidays" and how to bring that spirit home. Then it’s your turn: bring a walking story to join the conversation. Jay will close with The Walking Life Challenge, encouraging you to walk with a friend and trade stories. Register at concordlibrary.org

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  • November 13 2026

    Mark Dion Symposium: Calling All Eccentrics

    What motivates collecting, and who decides what is worth preserving? Explore multiple, creative perspectives on the work of museum collecting, past and present, with emerging scholars and keynote speaker Mark Dion.

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  • November 14 2026

    Concord Liberty Flag Contest Winners Celebration

    Celebrate Concord’s young artists and see how local students reimagined Concord’s lost Liberty Flag. Winning designs from the Elementary, Middle School, and High School divisions will be recognized, along with the Overall Concord Liberty Flag Winner whose design will be recreated as a full-size historical flag. Join us at Concord Scout House for the celebration and view the student exhibition.

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  • November 17 2026

    Umbrella Arts Film Series presents Rebuilding

    Rebuilding tells the story of a cowboy named Dusty who loses his family ranch to a wildfire and ends up in a small FEMA-run camp in the American West. The last in a long line of ranchers, Dusty is stuck between a rock and a hard place--the history of his land and the changes to it. He reconnects with his young daughter and his ex wife, and creates community with the new neighborhood around him, a world of people who also lost their homes.

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  • November 18 2026

    Indie Press Prose Reading Series

    Next in the Indie Press Prose Reading Series, David Haynes and Devon Halliday, authors from McSweeney's, will read from their novels, followed by a Q&A with book sales and signing and sales thanks to the Concord Bookshop. The authors will be introduced by McSweeney's humor editor, Chris Monks. Free and open to the public.

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Concord History

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    West Concord: A Village in Motion

    West Concord has never been a place that stood still. Its identity has been shaped and reshaped by the Assabet River, mills and factories, railroads, a prison,...

  • Ruth Robinson Wheeler: In Love with Concord

    Like Ruth Robinson Wheeler, I moved to Concord from Watertown, Massachusetts, and became devoted to learning and sharing the history of my adopted town. Unlike Ruth...

  • The Iron String: A Thought on America250

    Many years ago, I studied the ancient bardic tradition in Scotland with one of the last living bards. To be a true bard would have meant a lifetime of study, and my...
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    The Legend of the Baldwin Apple

    So revered is the Baldwin apple that Massachusetts has not one but two monuments to the bright-red winter fruit.For many years, the Baldwin apple was the most...
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    America at 250: I Celebrate Bygones

    The abolitionists of the 19th century valued, revered, and lived by the words of the Declaration of Independence. The proclamation “We hold these truths to be...

Arts & Culture

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    Art for All: Creativity Without Boundaries

    Art for All is dedicated to inspiring the human spirit through art! We design and pilot collaborative public art projects with contributions from hundreds of...

  • Artist Spotlight Fall 2026

    In this series, we highlight the many gifted artists who contribute to the deep creative culture of Concord and recognize the organizations dedicated to supporting...

  • Arts Around Town

    The arts are flourishing in Concord this summer! Whether you're passionate about music, visual arts, or theatre, you're sure to find your summer inspiration here.
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    Whimsy to Take Root in West Concord

    Something whimsical is coming to West Concord—and soon visitors to Junction Park will be greeted by a fanciful new sculpture designed to spark curiosity,...
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    A Season of Sound in West Concord

    This spring, visitors wandering through the West Concord Cultural District may have stumbled upon something unexpected: the sound of jazz drifting from a pop-up...

Concord Writers

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    A Hawthorne Homecoming

    Two white horses pulled the hearse into Concord’s Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, a top-hatted driver at the reins. A band of mourners followed on foot as they made their...

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Things to See & Do

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    Discover West Concord

    Discover West Concord and find surprises on every corner. From great food to eclectic shops, activities for kids, the arts, and more. West Concord has so much to...

Parks & Nature

  • Signs of Spring Everywhere

    As spring approaches, we, along with much of the wildlife, look forward to its changes: fresh green leaves, blooming flowers, fruit tree blossoms, and more. The...

  • Nature’s Gifts

    No matter the season, nature has something to offer—but fall, with its vibrant colors and crisp air, is especially stunning. Nature is full of things to see, smell,...
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    Painted Leaves

    “October is the month for painted leaves,” Henry Thoreau wrote in 1860. “Their rich glow now flashes round the world.” And while it’s true that other parts of the...
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