Arts & Culture

Beautiful Lands or “Belle Terre” focuses on three artists whose work is drawn 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 enjoyable and fluid interpretations of geological formations and plant life using oil on yupo.

Selected Works by the late prolific Ipswich-based painter Thorpe Feidt on view October 1 – December 16, 2024 Thorpe Feidt (1940-2024) was a prolific painter based out of Ipswich, MA, and was a beloved professor of art and art history at Montserrat College, where he began teaching in 1973. At The Umbrella Arts Center.

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. Nov 8 - 23

Concord Conservatory asks: 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 in our own listening experience.

The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, MA welcomes 3 future-favorite emerging music acts up-and-coming through the Salt Lick Incubator program: Tonina, Chance Emerson, and Micah Edwards.

Three Stones Gallery 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, works on paper, photographic encaustics, and petite paintings.

Holiday Smalls opens December 5th and continues through December 19th! We invite you and your family and friends to join us at the opening reception Thursday, December 5th, at 5:30 pm. Enjoy some shopping, treats, and holiday cheer!

The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA.

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

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.