GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Join us for a talk with the curator of this year's Art Ramble, our Visual Arts Manager Stephanie Marlin-Curiel! Learn how Stephanie created "In The Balance" from start to finish and what goes into curating an art exhibit - in nature!
Thomas Elmore, of the GeoNAV Group, and Eva Gibavic, of Ceremonial Landscapes Research, share their experience using 3D LiDAR scanning, photogrammetry, and mapping utilizing ArcGIS’s capabilities to bring extremely accurate digital documentation to research of archaeological and ceremonial sites. Zoom only—All programs are free but require registration here. — The Friends of Pine Hawk 2022 […]
As part of the Concord Festival of Authors, The Umbrella is pleased to host a reading, book-signing and writing workshop with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, the New York Times-bestselling poet and author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments (Barnes and Noble’s Book of the Year). Free and open to the public with RSVP, the book reading and signing […]
October 18-19, 2022 As part of the Concord Festival of Authors, The Umbrella is pleased to host a reading, book-signing and writing workshop with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, the New York Times-bestselling poet and author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments (Barnes and Noble’s Book of the Year). Free and open to the public, the book reading […]
Henry David Thoreau was a masterful, creative writer. We can follow his example by interacting with nature, by paying close attention to its nuances, and by using all of our senses, as encouragement to write. This session will allow us to study nature in the late afternoon, approaching sunset. We’ll practice inside and then will go outside as the weather […]
Join us for a three-part series of free informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance on research techniques as well as practical examples on how to create interpretive and educational experiences to share stories about the people, places, and events during the American Revolutionary War Period. The first webinar in the series, "Getting Started" will […]
Bettina Abe of Acton’s Natural Resources Division will lead a brisk hike along the Nashoba Brook trail, with stops at the stone chamber and Native American ceremonial sites. Trail conditions can be rocky, uneven, and often wet, and thus participation is limited. Registrants will receive a detailed email several days before the walk. This brisk […]
The Groton Center, 163 West Main Street, West Groton Co-sponsored with the Groton Public Library Program immediately follows brief business meeting Registration required These two seemingly contrasting women writers—the 19th century activist and scintillating conversationalist Margaret Fuller, and the shy 20th century poet Elizabeth Bishop, whose eloquence was confined to the printed page—actually have a great deal […]
Come learn about the origins and development of South Acton at "Mill Corner", as the Iron Work Farm hosts its last open-houses of the year at the town's oldest house and only remaining Revolutionary-era local tavern. At the 1707 Jones-Faulkner Homestead, members of the Nashoba Valley Weavers' Guild will be on hand to showcase their […]
Archaeologist Robert Goodby discusses his field work at a site, undisturbed since the end of the Ice Age, in Keene, New Hampshire, that revealed information about the economy, gender roles, and household organization of the region’s first inhabitants, and evidence of social networks that extended for hundreds of miles across northern New England. Archaeological fieldwork […]
Join us for a three-part series of free informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance on research techniques as well as practical examples on how to create interpretive and educational experiences to share stories about the people, places, and events during the American Revolutionary War Period. The second webinar in the series, "Researching the Stories […]
Join Us for the Go Out Doors Walking Tour and Celebration! Celebrate the Autumn and the 2022 Go Out Doors public art exhibition in beautiful, historic Concord Center Saturday, October 29, 10:30AM-Noon! Meet at The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, and join a walking tour of the artist-painted doors in the Go Out Doors public art […]
