Arts - Concord Bridge

Concord artist’s exhibit explores ‘Finding Home’

February 7, 2024

Umbrella artist Lois Andersen’s paintings of her ancestral home in southern Norway tell a story about discovering the places left behind when her forbears immigrated to New York in early 20th century.

IRS grants Concord250 tax-exempt status for donations

February 6, 2024

Organizers of Concord’s all-out 2025 commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War are preparing for potentially tens of thousands of visitors flooding into town.

At the Umbrella, Ukrainian artists respond to war

February 3, 2024

“Please don’t forget what’s happening here,” implored Ukrainian-American artist Hanna Melnyczuk’s cousin, who lives in western Ukraine, as the two spoke by phone last year. The plea prompted Melnyczuk to think about

Jeremy Jordan headlines two nights at The Umbrella Arts Center

January 28, 2024

Hot on the heels of his announced return to Broadway in the spring 2024 premiere of The Great Gatsby, The Umbrella Arts Center presents stage and screen star Jeremy Jordan in a

Concord Players offer ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’ in February

January 26, 2024

The Concord Players will present Neil Simon’s Brighton Beach Memoirs, February 9 through 24 at The Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street. The coming-of-age comedy focuses on Eugene Morris Jerome, a Jewish

Library Friends sponsor ‘Glitter Road’ program for Black History Month

January 19, 2024

Continuing the Poetry at the Library Series, noted poet January Gill O’Neil will read from her latest work, Glitter Road, on Sunday, February 4 from 3 to 4:15 p.m. in the Goodwin

‘Spanish Passions & Nordic Vistas’ with the Concord Orchestra

January 19, 2024

The Concord Orchestra presents “Spanish Passions & Nordic Vistas” at 8 p.m. on Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27 at the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden. The orchestra, directed by

Concord Cultural Council awards annual arts grants

January 19, 2024

The Concord Local Cultural Council had a busy year as the arts community emerged from the COVID pandemic. The council received 47 applications for grants, up significantly from previous years. The Massachusetts

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