MUSIC

Concord Band
51 Walden | concordband.org

HOLIDAY POPS

Holiday Pops has been a Concord tradition since 1976! Bring the family and kick off the holiday season. December 9

Concord Conservatory of Music
1317 Main Street | ConcordConservatory.org PIANO INSPIRATIONS

Don’t miss award-winning pianist Yelena Beriyeva as she performs Brahms’ introspective Klavierstücke, followed by Debussy’s Estampes, inspired by sounds of the middle and far east. The program will conclude with Mussorgsky’s iconic Pictures at an Exhibition. October 25

Jupiter String Quartet

| Courtesy of Concord Chamber Music Society

Concord Orchestra
51 Walden | ConcordOrchestra.com

THE CONCORD SONATA Join Canadian pianist Louise Bessette as she performs The Concord Sonata by Charles Ives Piano Sonata No. 2, “Concord, Mass., 1840-1860”. September 8

RESOLVE Immerse yourself in music as the Concord Orchestra presents “Resolve,” a program of Johannes Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, Samuel Barber’s Music for a Scene from Shelley, Claude Debussy’s Petite Suite, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2. October 19 - 20 

THE UNKNOWABLE Join the Concord Orchestra for “The Unknowable,” a program of Lili Boulager’s D’un Matin de Printemps, Gerald Finzi’s The Fall of the Leaf, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, Piotr Tchaikovsky’s March Slave, and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7. December 6 - 7

Natasha Dikareva. You are in My Heart

| Courtesy of Three Stones Gallery

VISUAL ARTS

Three Stones Gallery
32 Main Street | threestonesgallery.com

EDGE OF DREAMS

Welcome fall with works by Patti Ganek whose exuberant painting style redefines still lives. Guest artist Natasha Dikareva exhibits surreal sculptures that seem like conduits to another universe where meditative contemplation resides. Inspired by the Japanese tradition of kintsugi (mending with gold), artist Lyca Blume presents abstract acrylic paintings with gold leaf evoking healing of the psyche through dream fragments. September 11 - October 20 (Reception: September 21)

BELLE TERRE

Beautiful Lands or “Belle Terre” focuses around three artists whose work draws directly from the Earth. Jonathan MacAdam captures the memory of a place and the tranquility of standing in a mesmerizing New England landscape, where the splendor of the sky is palpable. Jennifer Johnston presents her photographic series of light infused flowing water and hardened rock, and Colleen Pearce exhibits joyful and fluid interpretations of geological formations and plantlife, using oil on yupo. October 23 - November 24 (Reception: November 2)

Jennifer Johnston. Catskills II

| Courtesy of Three Stones Gallery

BENEFIT FOR OARS

Three Stones Gallery will host a benefit for OARS, a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect, improve, and preserve the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers, their tributaries and watersheds, for public recreation, water supply, and wildlife habitat. Learn more at Oars3Rivers.org. October 26

Courtesy of Artisans Way

Artisans Way
18 Walden Street | artisansway.net 

Native American Jewelry and Craft Show

Don’t miss the 9th anniversary of this cherished showcase of exceptional work from Native American artists, including animal fetishes, jewelry, and pottery. October 19 - 20

THEATRE

Concord Players 
51 Walden Street | concordplayers.org

HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this darkly humorous play tells the tale of a woman’s complicated relationship with her charismatic uncle as she discovers family secrets, navigates growing pains, and develops her own sense of right and wrong. November 8 - 23

Courtesy of Concord Players

The Umbrella Arts Center
40 Stow Street | TheUmbrellaArts.org

NETWORK

Don’t miss this provocative new multimedia stage adaptation of a cinematic masterpiece. The 1976 film dominated the Academy Awards and was a prophetic masterpiece. Nearly 50 years later, the story remains relevant as the world grapples with truth, authenticity, and the search for meaning in a digital age. September 20 – November 3

NOW. HERE. THIS. A musical jaunt full of humor, heart, and self-discovery that reminds us of the importance of life’s simple moments and the power of human connection. October 4 - November 10