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Saturday May 18 All Day
Object Spotlight Talk: Emerson’s Writing Desk
Object Spotlight Talk: Emerson’s Writing DeskF403 Emerson Chair, Concord MuseumThis talk will take place at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm in the At the Center of the Revolution Gallery. Concord’s famous writer, philosopher, and lecturer, Ralph Waldo Emerson, wrote the first dra......More
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Tuesday May 21 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Half American: A Memorial Day Forum
Join Dartmouth College Historian Matthew F. Delmont for a forum on his award-winning new book Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. More than one million Black soldiers served in World War II in segregated units ......More
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Saturday May 25 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour
Celebrate Emerson’s birthday and follow the footsteps of writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau! Enjoy the spring weather and learn about the friendship of two notable observers of nature from a museum interpreter. 1-mile walk, mostly flat terrain, rain or ......More
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Tuesday June 4 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty that Shaped a Nation
Inspired by the discovery of a mysterious manuscript in an old farmhouse just north of Concord, historian John Kaag takes us on a multi-generational exploration of one of America’s first and most expansive pioneer families. The Bloods explored and laid claim to the fron......More
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Friday June 7 through June 9
The 35th Annual Garden Tour - June 7 and June 8, 2024
The 35th Annual Garden Tour June 7 – 8 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pmTickets are now on sale! Use the below form to purchase your tickets. Join us for a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you visit private gardens throughout Concord. All proceeds support the Concord Museum’s ......More
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Thursday June 13 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Butch Heroes: A Conversation with Ria Brodell
Ria Brodell is a non-binary trans artist, educator, and author with a current solo exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Ria joins us at the Museum for a conversation on their ongoing series entitled Butch Heroes. Through this revelatory project of historic excavation......More
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Wednesday June 19 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Juneteenth Family Program
Join us for a celebratory Juneteenth performance with Benkadi Drum and Dance Company. With vivid costumes and uplifting energy, the multicultural company performs traditional West African rhythm and movements with singing, drumming, and dancing. Participate in the danci......More
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Wednesday June 19 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Antislavery Walking Tour
Coinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth, join us fr a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. This tour includes a significant amount (over ......More
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Saturday June 22 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
An Evening with Tiya Miles on Harriet Tubman
National Book Award–winning author Tiya Miles, joins 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner Jacqueline Jones for a revelatory conversation on the myth and the truth behind Harriet Tubman, one of the most famous Americans ever born who few really understand. A figure more out of myt......More