Featured Events

• October 21 2026

  Wildlife in Focus: Matt Patterson’s Journey in Art and Conservation

  Join us at The Walden Woods Project, as part of The Concord Festival of Authors, for a presentation from Matt Patterson! About Matt Patterson.

  About the presentation: At a young age, Matt was fascinated with nature and art, and he has traveled all over to research his subjects. An important part of his illustration process is seeing and learning about his subjects in the wild. In his presentation, he will discuss his experiences working in the field, conservation, his art, and researching the three most recent books he worked on with the award-winning author Sy Montgomery.

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• October 23 2026

  Yap and Yarn: An Artist Chat with Shelly “Lola” Freund

  Join Boston-based artist Shelly “Lola” Freund in an informal conversation as she explores her art practice in real time. While showcasing her yarn technique, Lola hopes to engage in an open conversation about art practice, culture, and our identities. Born and raised in El Salvador in a Jewish household, Lola’s art is a personal pathway, a map to her home and cross-continental community.

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• October 28 2026

  Liberty Flag Design Contest Workshop

  Join the Old Concord Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, for a hands-on Liberty Flag Design Workshop at Fowler Branch Library. Students will learn about Revolutionary-era liberty flags and the story of Concord’s lost Liberty Flag, then use provided art supplies to create their own design. No art experience is needed. This workshop is designed to help students develop ideas for the Concord Liberty Flag Student Design Contest.

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• October 29 2026

  An Evening with Nathaniel Philbrick

  Nathaniel Philbrick will discuss his new book The Rush, in which he transforms the Gold Rush from a tale of sudden riches into the origin story of America’s modern contradictions: capital consolidated at dizzying speed, democracy in thrall to private power, xenophobia weaponized in the name of liberty—and a stubborn belief in the American experiment that refuses to die.

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• October 30 2026

  Sleepy Hollow-een Walking Tour

  Join us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through stories passed down through the generations. This tour includes a 1-mile walk on muddy, uneven terrain; rain or shine.

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