Poets Tanya Larkin and Katie Peterson to Read at Concord Library

Larkin and Peterson read their poetry at 3 p.m. this Sunday, February 10, over at the Concord Free Public Library.

CA Slam Poets Collaborative To Perform At Munroe Saturday Nights

Theater and poetry to be featured in upcoming Munroe Saturday Nights performance.

The following announcement was provided on behalf of the Munroe Center for the Arts. The written and spoken word, as explored through plays and poetry, will be featured in the next Munroe Saturday Nights event, to be held at 7:30 p.m. this Sataurday, Dec. 8.  Munroe’s acclaimed practice of offering staged readings of new plays will continue with the first of this season’s play reading series, which will encompass the first half of the Dec. 8 program. Works by Massachusetts playwrights Don Cohen, Melinda Lopez and Maxine Lopez-Keough, and Michael Towers will be presented. Cohen, a Lexington resident who will also direct the evening’s plays, offers two compelling monologues, “Anne at Sixteen” and “Samson.” The Lopez duo offers us “Bad Santa…

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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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About Town

Poetry at the Library, Tea at the Museum, and more Little Women

Come hear Mark Leidner recite his poetry and check out other events.

  Good morning and welcome to Thursday! We’re now two full days into spring, and I’m a happy girl! This mild weather makes me think this is what March should always be like – and what it’s like every year further south. Good news is if the fantastic weather has inspired you to spruce up the yard, you’re in luck because the composting site is now open on Saturdays from 9 to 3. I’m always surprised that, with all the raking I did last fall, it still needs to be done all over again come spring. So this weekend, once you’ve done your raking and you’re looking for a little respite, head over to the library for this month’s poetry reading. Mark Leidner’s poems are contemporary and accessible; he likes to inject a little humor into his poetry, so…

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The Holiday Season Officially Begins This Weekend

The Purchasing Power of PJs

  Good morning and welcome to Friday. Today is not just any Friday, but for many of us, today is the beginning of an extended vacation that lasts through to the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Alas, the holiday season officially begins. The purchasing power of PJs Good news for those of us who want to ease into the frenzy and maybe spend as much time in our pjs as possible. The fine retailing folks in West Concord are not only making that possible, but will pay us for it as well... sort of. Beginning at 5 a.m., tomorrow, Nov. 19, you can roll out of bed, grab your wallet and head on over to Debra’s Natural Gourmet on Commonwealth Avenue and begin saving 20 percent off of everything in the store, even sale items. The special goes on until 9 a.m…

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Five Things to Do This Weekend: May 14 & 15

Galileo, plants and poetry are a few of the offerings in Concord this weekend.

It’s Thursday, the weekend is right around the corner. Patch has your back with a few fun things to do. Check our picks for the activities to hit and some places to explore. Here's what's happening in and around your town. Plant Sale--Garden Club of Concord Fowler Library's Grand Opening Event Weekend Poetry Reading with Tony Hoagland The Starry Messenger - Galileo Visits Dabblers Youth pro Musica in Concord Concert

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