Concord: See This Week's Upcoming Events In The Area

Concord MA

17 May, 2021

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CONCORD, MA — Looking for things to do this week? As more local businesses and venues reopen and it becomes safer to gather in small groups, don't miss what's new on your Concord Patch community calendar. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this week. If you're hosting an event and want to see it in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Interested in Girl Scouts? Experience a sample troop meeting! When: Monday, May 17th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Virtual Girl Scout Meetups via Zoom What: Looking for bit of normalcy in our crazy world? Count on Girl Scouts to step up and bring the fun—virtually or in person. We provides girls with social experiences, challenges, and fun all around! Think of the Girl Scouts Daisy program as your one-stop shop when it comes to bu... Learn More Interested in Girl Scouts? You're invited to learn more!When: Monday, May 17th at 6:45 p.m. Where: Virtual Girl Scout Meetups via Zoom What: Adults & Caregivers are invited to join GSEMA staff for this free virtual event and ask questions, learn more, and & see the many ways girls & adults can participate with Girl Scouts. Additional dates & times are available! RSVP Today: https://gsema_adultinfo.even... Learn More Monday Night Meditation When: Monday, May 17th at 8:30 p.m. What: Our popular Monday Night Meditation continues! Join us for soothing practice that quiets the mind, relaxes the body and calms the nervous system. Regular evidence-based guided meditation helps boost our immune system and encourages a good night's sleep. These simple, and integrati... Learn More Featured Event: The Gray Divorce – Lexington/Winchester, MA Hub ~No-Cost Webinar When: Tuesday, May 18th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Zoom Webinar What: Join our team of vetted Professionals from our Lexington/Winchester, MA Hub to learn how to navigate the divorce process while preparing for your next stage of life. We will have experts in legal, finance, mortgages, real estate, parenting, and coaching to assist in preparing ... Learn More Featured Event: The Gray Divorce – Lexington/Winchester, MA Hub ~No-Cost Webinar (Deanna Coyle) Town Hall Meeting with Congresswoman Lori Trahan When: Tuesday, May 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: 53 Cambridge Tpke What: Join Congresswoman Lori Trahan in a virtual town hall as she takes questions from area high school students about the pressing issues of our times. This program coincides with the special exhibition Every Path Laid Open: Women of Concord and the Quest for Equality. Book your ... Learn More Restorative Yoga & Pranayama When: Tuesday, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. What: Join this evening exploration of ritual breath and restorative movement which invites us to process the day's energies, and promotes rest and regeneration. Yoga therapist Nicole Grant, MS, C-IAYT, offers therapeutic variations that are adaptable and accessible to all levels of... Learn More Julie Morgenlender to Give Author Talk at Concord Library When: Tuesday, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Concord Free Public Library (via Zoom) What: Join author Julie Morgenlender for a discussion of her book The Things We Don't Say: an anthology of chronic illness truths. The talk will take place on Zoom on Tuesday, May 18 at 7pm. Chronically ill people don't always talk about it. Until now. Spanning different ages, ethni... Learn More Featured Event: 28th MetroWest Economic Research Center Conference When: Wednesday, May 19th at 7:00 p.m. What: See the flier for details Learn More The Institutions of U.S. Government When: Thursday, May 20th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Zoom What: Join John Gardella Thursday, May 20th to discuss the national government of the United States in the second of this four-part series that began in April. This month's lecture will focus on the Congress: how it is different from Parliament; the powers granted to Congress under ... Learn More You're Invited to Party Like a Girl Scout - It's Free! When: Thursday, May 20th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Virtual Girl Scout Meetups via Zoom What: Bring a friend, make some new ones, and get WILD on the dance floor with Girl Scouts! Looking for bit of normalcy in our crazy world? Count on Girl Scouts to step up and bring the fun—virtually or in person. We provide girls with social experiences, challenges, and fun all aro... Learn More Interested in Girl Scouts? You're invited to learn more! When: Thursday, May 20th at 6:45 p.m. Where: Virtual Girl Scout Meetups via Zoom What: Adults & Caregivers are invited to join GSEMA staff for this free virtual event and ask questions, learn more, & see the many ways girls & adults can participate with Girl Scouts. Additional dates & times are available! RSVP Today: https://gsema_adultinfo.even... Learn More The Quest for Equality: Progress or Retreat? When: Thursday, May 20th at 7:00 p.m. Where: 53 Cambridge Tpke What: As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment – how far has our nation and our world come in creating an equitable world? Join Margaret Marshall, former (and first female) Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the author of... Learn More Forest Bathing in Concord When: Friday, May 21st at 9:00 a.m. Where: White Pond What: Feel good to walk in the woods? Join us to enhance our wellBeing with socially-distant Mindful Wellness Walks in Concord this spring. Be Well Be Here's Wellness Walks are based on the principles of Forest Bathing, or shinrin yoku, a Japanese practice of intentionally taking... Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Plant Sale in Sudbury Center When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m. Where: First Parish of Sudbury What: Shop early and stock up for your summer garden at an Outdoor Plant Sale, on Saturday, May 22, 2021, from 9-noon at 327 Concord Road, in Sudbury's historic town center. On sale: perennials of all sizes and varieties, wildflowers, ground covers, vines, herbs, vegetables, annuals... Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Plant Sale in Sudbury Center (Jody Weinberg Kotkin) Women in Our Future: Drop-In Family Program When: Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: 53 Cambridge Tpke What: Every Saturday in May, stop by the Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum to participate in an activity that celebrates women's fight for civil rights and equity throughout history, and all that is to come for women's achievement. The future is female, and we want to hear your ho... Learn More Telling Women's Stories: StoryCorp DIY When: Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: 53 Cambridge Tpke What: Tell a story about a woman in your life; tell a story with a woman in your life. Participate in the Museum's oral history program recording stories about the important women in our lives. The recordings will become part of the StoryCorps Archive through the American Folklife... Learn More Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour When: Saturday, May 22nd at 11:00 a.m. Where: 53 Cambridge Tpke What: 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 shine. ... Learn More Girl Scouts Exploradoras: Serie Virtual Bilingüe/Bilingual Series When: Saturday, May 22nd at 1:00 p.m. Where: Virtual Girl Scout Meetups via Zoom What: ¡Estás invitada a la Serie Exploradora de Girl Scouts!/ You are invited to the Girl Scouts Exploradora Series! Acerca de este evento: Las reuniones serán en español e inglés ¡Los invitamos a formar parte de las Girl Scouts Exploradoras! Su niña participará junto a otras chicas... Learn More Learn about the Sunrise Movement When: Saturday, May 22nd at 4:00 p.m. Where: On Zoom - register at https://bit.ly/3xRKpYm What: On Saturday, May 22, from 4-5pm ConcordCAN and the Concord Academy Sunrise hub will co-host a Zoom event designed to connect interested young people with the Sunrise Movement. Sunrise is a remarkably effective climate advocacy group run by young people in their teens and twent... Learn More Natural Light Photography Workshop When: Saturday, May 22nd at 5:30 p.m. Where: The Umbrella Arts Center What: Saturday, May 22, 5:30 - 8:30pm and Sunday, May 23, 2:00 - 4:00pmWe will cover how to shoot natural light portraits. The first day will focus on how to pose models and shoot portraits in favorable lighting - late afternoon and golden-hour light. The second day will focus on ho... Learn More Shtetl to Ellis – The Untold Story When: Sunday, May 23rd at 10:30 a.m. Where: Kerem Shalom What: Join Kerem Shalom online as we relive a journey like no other: the arduous travel of many of our ancestors from towns and villages throughout Eastern and Western Europe to the U.S. Many of us had family who took this journey—fleeing poverty, religious persecution, pogroms, and... Learn More Check out all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Concord Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.