Though the days may be cold and the nights long, Concord remains a vibrant town with events and activities to brighten the darkest of days.
ART IS THE PERFECT ESCAPE
Together We Shine
Three Stones Gallery
Nov 27 – Dec 31
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This is your destination for beautiful art and unique handmade items from outstanding artists: abstract and figurative art by Tim Dunnbier and Cécile Ganne, delicate florals by Alice Rosa, scratchboard animals by Karen Gaudette, as well as works on paper, photographic encaustics, jewelry, and petite paintings.
Courtesy of Three Stones GalleryMUSIC WARMS THE COLDEST DAY
Concert
Concord Chamber Music Society
ConcordChamberMusic.org
Nov 17 | 3 pm
Join musicians Lucia Li, Wendy Putnam, Kim Kashkashian, Christine Lee, and Marc-André Hamelin for an inspiring program of music.
Music & Identity: Your Listener Profile
Concord Conservatory
ConcordConservatory.org
Nov 22 | 7:30 pm
Why do you love the music that you do? Join guest speaker Susan Rogers, record producer for Prince and Barenaked Ladies, Berklee College of Music professor, and author of the book This is What it Sounds Like, as she guides us through what it means to be an active participant of our own listening experience.
Umbrella Concert Series
TheUmbrellaArts.org
Nov 22
The Umbrella presents a new line-up of intimate concerts with up-and-coming young artists. In partnership with Salt Lick Sessions.
The Unknowable
Concord Orchestra
ConcordOrchestra.com
Dec 6 | 8 pm
Dec 7 | 8 pm
Brighten a winter evening with music by Lili Boulanger “D’un Matin de Printemps,” Gerald Finzi “The Fall of the Leaf,” Ralph Vaughan Williams “The Lark Ascending,” Piotr Tchaikovsky “March Slave,” and Jean Sibelius “Symphony No. 7.”
The Harper’s Song: A Ceremony of Carols
Concord Women’s Chorus
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Dec 7 | 4 pm
Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” scored for women’s voices and harp, sits at the heart of Concord Women’s Chorus’ December program of inspired, seasonal works. Marked by innocence, joy, and optimism, this magical sequence of carols is one of the composer’s most beloved works.
Concord Chorus Winter Concert
Concord Chorus
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Dec 14 | 2 and 5 pm
The British army and New England colonists met in the Battles of Lexington and Concord 250 years ago, and they will meet again on much friendlier terms in this December’s concerts by the Concord Chorus.
Courtesy of Opera51Don Giovanni
Opera51
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Dec 21 | 7:30 pm
Dec 22 | 2 pm
This is one of Mozart’s most popular and enduring operas, presented in Opera51’s continuing tradition of offering non-holiday fare during the holidays to enrich your season. Performed in concert version with full orchestra, sung in Italian with projected English subtitles.
Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
| Courtesy of the Concord Conservatory of MusicPo’ Ramblin’ Boys
Concord Conservatory
ConcordConservatory.org
Jan 25 | 7 pm
With authenticity, the music of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys cuts right through the noise of the world and speaks plainly to the soul. Formed in 2014 in the Smoky Mountains, they are ambassadors of their genre, bringing their music from rural bluegrass festival stages to the rock clubs of Europe, and now to Concord Conservatory.
Courtesy of Concord PlayersTHEATER IS ALWAYS MAGICAL
How I Learned to Drive
Concord Players
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Nov 8 – 23
Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, How I Learned to Drive is a darkly humorous and moving tale about a woman’s complicated relationship with her charismatic uncle. The story follows Li’l Bit’s path from adolescence to adulthood as she discovers family secrets, navigates growing pains, and develops her own sense of right and wrong.
FASCINATING LECTURES OPEN NEW WORLDS
Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material Worlds
Concord Museum
ConcordMuseum.org
Nov 14 | 7 pm
Henry David Thoreau accumulated a variety of tools, art, and natural specimens throughout his life as a homebuilder, surveyor, and collector. Ivan Gaskell, professor of cultural history and museum studies at Bard Graduate Center and author of Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material World, will be joined by Concord Museum Curator David Wood for a conversation on Thoreau’s interactions with everyday objects and how they shaped his thought.
Marwin Begaye
| Courtesy of Mass AudubonYa’at’eeh: “Everything is Good”
(Navajo Greeting)
Mass Audubon
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Dec 4 | 6:00 pm
Known for his intricate woodblock prints that draw on a variety of Native and pop cultural elements, Marwin Begaye will discuss how his work examines the issues of cultural identity through the intersection of American Indian and popular cultures. He will talk about his ongoing research which investigates the technical processes related to printmaking and construction of mixed-media art.