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5 Things: 'Tastes of Concord' is Tonight

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on May 2 in Concord.

1. Tastes of Concord: At 6:30 p.m. tonight at 300 Baker Ave, there will be nearly 100 wines, spirits and beers from West Concord Wine and Spirits, along with the best food Concord has to offer from Verrill Farm, 80 Thoreau, Concord Cheese Shop, Debra's Natural Gourmet, Vincenzo's, The Colonial Inn, AKA Bistro, and the soon-to-be-opened Bondir restaurant. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include the Concord Housing Authority at 8 a.m., the MAGIC Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination at 3 p.m., the Town Governance Study Committee at 7 p.m., the Fields Renovation Project--Public Meeting at 7:30 p.m. and the Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS) at 7:30 p.m. 3. Julie Wu …

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5 Things: 'The God Arugment' at the Concord Bookshop

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on April 4 in Concord.

1. AC Grayling presents "The God Argument" At 7 p.m. tonight at the Concord Bookshop, author AC Grayling will discuss his latest book, "The God Argument: The Case against Religion and for Humanism." 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include a Conservation Coffee at 7:30 a.m., the Concord Housing Authority at 8 a.m. and the Historic Districts Commission at 7 p.m. 3. Emerson Umbrella Presents...Jesus Christ Superstar! At 8 p.m. tonight at the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts. Tickets are $25 at the door. 4. Do You Get Daily, Weekly and Breaking News in Your Inbox? If the answer to that question was "No," then you're missing out and need to click here to sign up for the Patch …

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Five Things: A Couple of Art Openings, a Book Signing and More

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Feb. 7 in Concord.

1. East Meets West Opening Reception: A cross-town collaboration between Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts and ArtScape/Bradford Mill, East Meets West is an event in which the artists from one community will display their work at the other. Opening reception is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Emerson Umbrella; ArtScape will host the closing ceremony in early March. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include the Concord Housing Authority at 8 a.m., the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Advisory Committee at 8 a.m., the Middle School Advisory Council at 7 p.m., the Board of Assessors at 7 p.m., the Historic Districts Commission at 7 p.m. and the Finance Committee at 7:30 p.m.  3. …

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Five Things: An Author on Her 'News from Heaven,' a Photog on His 'Favorite Destinations'

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Jan. 31 in Concord.

1. Jennifer Haigh presents "News from Heaven": At 7 p.m. tonight at The Concord Bookshop, Jennifer Haigh will read from her collection of short stories, News From Heaven. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, there are no public meetings posted for today. 3. Ron Rosenstock: Favorite Destinations: Renowned photographer and world traveler Ron Rosenstock has traversed the world with camera in hand for over 40 years. At 7 p.m. tonight at the Concord Art Association, Ron will share his favorite images from locations as remote as Bhutan to familiar as Maine. 4. Attention Concord Business Owners: Follow these easy steps laid out in this video to claim your business listing on Patch, and you'll be able to check stats on …

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Five Things: Cookbook Book Signing & Tasting at Farfalle

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know Dec. 4 in Concord.

1. Book Club Cookbook Book Signing & Tasting: At 7 p.m. tonight, Farfalle and The Concord Bookshop present Food for Thought, an evening of conversation, food and wine with Judy Gelman and Vicki Krupp, the authors of The Book Club Cookbook. They'll be at Farfalle to discuss their "cookbook," which features recipes in the theme of some of the best loved titles of book groups around the country, including "The Grapes of Wrath," "The Secret Life of Bees," "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and more. The food's free, but wine tasting costs $20. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include a Historic Districts Commission site visit at 8 a.m., the Minuteman HS School Council at 4:30 p.m., the …

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Five Things: Runway for Recovery's Today

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know today in Concord.

1. Runway for Recovery is Tonight: A Concord-originated fashion show fundraiser, Runway for Recovery features models who are cancer survivors or who are walking in support of loved ones lost to the disease and raises money to support the MGH and Tufts Cancer Centers, specifically being used to provide support and counseling to kids who lose their mothers to breast cancer. It goes down at 7 p.m. tonight at The Westin Hotel in Waltham. Check the website for ticket information. 2. William Kuhn presents "Mrs. Queen Takes the Train": At 7 p.m. tonight at The Concord Bookshop, William Kuhn reads from, takes questions, and signs Mrs. Queen Takes the Train. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. 3. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, …

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Poetry Open Mic at Concord Bookshop Sunday, April 22

Local author Jim Leahy will be hosting the second annual National Poetry Month Open Mic at the Concord Bookshop this Sunday, April 22 starting at 3 p.m.

  In celebration of Earthday, local author Jim Leahy will be hopsting the second annual National Poetry Month Open Mic at the Concord Bookshop at 65 Main St Concord. Jim Leahy is the author of the book “Living in Concord,” a collection of essays, reflections, a poem and a recipe. Leahy also produces the weekly Poetry Moment program on local CCTV channel 8, and is the host of a monthly poetry circle at Debra’s Natural Gourmet where he is employed as manager. “I really came to love poetry only in the last 10 years or so, and particularly came to realize that poems, when read aloud, just come to life in all kinds of ways. The power, the rhythm, the music of sound adds an evocative layer that is simply not there when I read silently. Even when…

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Object of the Week

Historical Object of the Week: 1880 Silk Quilt

A weekly look at some of Concord’s most historical items.

  Welcome to Concord Patch’s newest feature, Object of the Week. Each week we will present an artifact from the Concord Museum collection that speaks to Concord’s storied history. We welcome comments, memories and suggestions for future items. Whether it is a small cradle quilt passed down in the family of a patriot of the American Revolution, a large quilt commemorating the 1975 Bicentennial of that war, or a complex geometric pattern crafted in silk like this one, each quilt in the Concord Museum collection has a story to tell about the makers, the communities they lived in, and the era in which the quilt was made. During the Victorian era, the log cabin style quilt became popular and women on the forefront of fashion often chose to make…

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Thoughts & Afterthoughts

Thoughts on Finding Solitude

Janet Beyer looks at ways to clear one's head in Concord and beyond.

  A month ago I wrote in the column Thoughts on the Neighborhood Pub about the need for a third place, a place that is not home or work, a place where we can retreat without the obligations of family, dishes, dinner, phone, or expectations.  The closing of my favorite third place, Walden Grille, prompted that column. Ray Oldenburg’s book The Great Good Place articulates these opinions in convincing detail.   We need an escape place.  Other countries accommodate this need in their town squares, cafes, parks, coffee shops and pubs.  We in the U.S. are spread out and have to look for and establish our Other Place.   In that column I stressed my personal Third Place standard: a neighborhood pub.   But there is another type of third place. It …

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5 Things to Do This Weekend: Feb. 3-5

Here are some suggestions on great weekend activities in and around Concord.

  1. First Friday Food and Flicks for Teens When/Where: Friday, Feb. 3, 3 p.m. at the Main Library. Why Go: Why not head down to the library after school to have a snack and watch a movie? Pricing: Free 2. Verrill Farm Winter Saturday Pancake Breakfast When/Where: Saturday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m. at Verrill Farm on Wheeler Road. Why Go: Enjoy a hearty breakfast in Verrill's greenhouse setting. Pricing: $7.50 for adults, $4.50 for kids under 10. 3. Concord Solar Fair 2012 When/Where: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2 p.m. at the Willard School. Why Go: Decide if solar power is the right investment for your home with help from the experts. Pricing: Free 4. Pippin — ABRHS Musical When/Where: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at Acton Boxborough Regional High School. …

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