This Weekend's Concord Area Events

Concord MA

20 May, 2021

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CONCORD, MA — Happy weekend, Concord! Your Concord Patch community calendar is a great way to keep tabs on what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. Want to see your event 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. 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 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, 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 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 Shavuot Tot Shabbat at Kerem Shalom When: Friday, May 21st at 5:45 p.m. Where: Kerem Shalom What: Join Kerem Shalom of Concord family educator Nancy Kaplan and director of congregational learning Rabbi Sam Pollak for an online Tot Shabbat! We'll light our Shabbat candles, share Shabbat blessings and songs, and a special story for Shavuot, our celebration of the giving of t... Learn More Shabbat Around the Table with Kerem Shalom When: Friday, May 21st at 6:30 p.m. Where: Kerem Shalom What: Join Kerem Shalom's Cantor Rosalie Gerut for a Shabbat Around the Table! Let's enjoy our meals together (online) with candle-lighting, singing, prayers, discussing the Torah parsha and remembering our loved ones with the Kaddish prayer.Please see the homepage at keremshalom.or... 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) Featured Event: ReStore ReCycling Rally - North Billerica When: Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: ReStore Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell What: Event will include 50%OFF STOREWIDE discounts (some exclusions apply) for shoppers, as well as multiple ways to recycle your old/sensitive paper documents for secure shredding, responsibly donate your unwanted shoes, clothing and household textiles/linens, and donate your silv... Learn More Featured Event: ReStore ReCycling Rally - North Billerica (Heidi Tierney) Featured Event: Archery Saturday! When: Saturday, May 22nd at 11:00 a.m. Where: Gore Place What: Experience something unique this weekend at Waltham's historic Gore Place Estate with your family and friends learning the sport of TRADITIONAL recurve archery! This Zen-like martial art requires only patience, focus and determination to succeed, but don't let that fool you in... Learn More Featured Event: Archery Saturday!(On the Mark Archery) Featured Event: Outdated MA will or Living Trust? Free 5 lesson email course When: Saturday, May 22nd at 12:30 p.m. Where: Lexington, MA - on web What: Click here to Register 5 Day Email Course for MA Residents.  After you register, you'll receive a clear set of emails over 5 days to inform you.  Unlike national webinars not dealing with the special Massachusetts rules, this email course is written by Lexington attorney Joel... Learn More Featured Event: Outdated MA will or Living Trust? Free 5 lesson email course (Joel Bernstein) Featured Event: Outdated MA will or Living Trust? Free 5 lesson email course When: Saturday, May 22nd at 12:30 p.m. Where: Lexington, MA - on web What: Click here to Register 5 Day Email Course for MA Residents.  After you register, you'll receive a clear set of emails over 5 days to inform you.  Unlike national webinars not dealing with the special Massachusetts rules, this email course is written by Lexington attorney Joel... Learn More Featured Event: Outdated MA will or Living Trust? Free 5 lesson email course (Joel Bernstein) 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 Featured Event: Free Introductory Class! Get started on your fitness routine. When: Sunday, May 23rd at 12:00 p.m. Where: 9 Cornerstone Square, Westford, MA, USA What: Pure Barre is the fastest, most effective full-body workout.  You'll be guided through a series of low-impact, high intensity movements that are designed to strengthen and tone your body in ways that no other technique can.  Give us 50 mins and we will give you the best of bar... Learn More Featured Event: Free Introductory Class! Get started on your fitness routine. (kimberley rose) 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 Featured Event: Youth Volleyball: Grades K-8 When: Monday, May 24th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Fields at Oak Hill Middle School, Wheeler Road, Newton, MA, USA What: Mini Club Youth Volleyball Looking to get your kids active and learning volleyball? Mini Club Youth Volleyball is a grassroots program for young girl & boy athletes from grades K-8. This program is perfect for total beginners looking to try out the game, to players with mo... Learn More Featured Event: Youth Volleyball: Grades K-8 (Lucas Coffeen) Monday Night Meditation When: Monday, May 24th 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, integrati... Learn More Divorce Boot Camp – Lexington/Winchester, MA Hub ~No-Cost Webinar When: Tuesday, May 25th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Zoom Meeting What: Are you contemplating divorce, going through a divorce, or post-divorce? Join our ONLINE Divorce Boot Camp, and we'll help you get you prepared — emotionally, financially, and legally for what lies ahead. You will hear from industry experts in law, finance, real estate, mortga... Learn More Hospitality and Tourism Job Fair (In-Person) When: Tuesday, May 25th at 2:00 p.m. Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown What: NH's hospitality and tourism industry is gearing up for an exciting and historic summer! Meet dozens of employers in the Southern NH region and find your next position at this free event. *Please note: This event will be socially distanced. Registration is not required but enc... Learn More Restorative Yoga & Pranayama When: Tuesday, May 25th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Be Well Be Here 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 Emerson and Concord: America Discovers Idealism When: Tuesday, May 25th at 7:00 p.m. Where: 53 Cambridge Tpke What: Join the Concord Museum and the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association for the first annual Robert D. Richardson III Lecture to mark Emerson's birthday featuring author and philosopher, Richard Geldard. Dr. Geldard, the author of a number of studies of Emerson, will provide... Learn More Voter Rights & Voter Suppression with Nancy Brumbeck When: Tuesday, May 25th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Kerem Shalom What: Join Kerem Shalom of Concord's Racial Justice Task Force for Voter Rights and Voter Suppression with Nancy Brumbeck, Voting Rights Specialist of the Massachusetts League of Women Voters. Following the tumultuous election of last year, we have seen a feverish effort to pass le... Learn More Interested in Girl Scouts? You're invited to learn more! When: Tuesday, May 25th at 8:00 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 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, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. 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.