Featured Events

• September 18 - December 20 2026

  On Being Human: Mosaic Meditations by Cynthia Fisher

  Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 6, 6 - 8 PM (RSVP appreciated)

  Mosaic Activity: during Free Family Day, Saturday, October 10, 2 - 4 PM (registration appreciated)

  Artist Talk: Wednesday, November 7, 3 - 4 PM (RSVP appreciated)

  Driven by curiosity and a background in Wildlife Biology, Cynthia Fisher has created varied and philosophical works that seek to elevate mosaics beyond the world of craft and into fine art. 

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• September 23 - February 26 2027

  Whorl: Vertical Gallery Activation by Debra Fleury

  The inaugural Vertical Gallery Activation features a multi-media installation from Massachusetts artist Debra Fleury. Influenced by the human experience, Fleury’s work seeks to encourage exploration and evoke a sense of joy and wonder. Translucent fabric has been painted in a watercolor effect and sewn together, creating channels and undulating patterns that are then filled with wire. Through this process, “a hidden internal world is made visible, giving shape to what is deeply felt but not easily named.”

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• September 25 - November 8 2026

  Bat Boy: The Musical

  Half-bat, half-boy, ripped from the tabloid headlines, and thrust into the spotlight! In this camp horror comedy, a misunderstood monster seeks a place to belong. Taken in by a veterinarian, endeared to his adopted sister Shelly, and reviled by the locals, mild-mannered “Edgar” searches fiercely for a place he can truly be himself. Set to an eclectic pop-rock score by Laurence O'Keefe (Legally Blonde, Heathers the Musical), Edgar’s wild journey is a hilarious satire and an offbeat fable for the outsider in all of us.

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• October 1 2026

  Nature’s Circular Economy: From Bees to Rivers

  Join OARS, Concord Free Public Library, and award-winning author and systems educator Dr. Linda Booth Sweeney for a lively book club conversation about how nature avoids waste and prevents pollution, free and open to all as part of OARS’ Egg Rock Readers book club. Drawing on renowned ecologist Thomas Crowther’s Nature’s Echo and Sweeney’s new children’s book, Do Bees Pee?, we’ll explore nature’s brilliant closed-loop designs, how living systems heal and regenerate, and how to share these ideas with the next generation.

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• October 1 2026

  Thoreau & Philosophy

  Join the editors and essayists of Thoreau & Philosophy for a conversation exploring Thoreau as one of America's most profound philosophical thinkers. Beyond his literary and naturalist legacy, Thoreau’s work engages philosophical questions that remain deeply relevant today, shaping conversations about ethics, freedom, society, and the environment. Together, the panelists share how situating Thoreau in a philosophical context allows one to more fully appreciate the depth of his thought.   Co-sponsored by the Thoreau Alliance.

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