MUSIC 

Live music abounds in Concord.  Check these venues for regular performances of live music from a variety of talented groups:

Concord Conservatory of Music 
1317 Main Street  |  concordconservatory.org
CCM Jazz: Friday, April 17 at 7:30 pm
Bluegrass Band Scramble: Saturday, May 2 at 4:00 pm

Jazz Fest

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Concord’s Colonial Inn (the forge tavern) 
48 Monument Square  |  www.concordscolonialinn.com
Live music Wednesday through Saturday nights 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Jazz, pop, rock, or country – whatever your choice you can find it at the Forge Tavern this spring. Check their website to see who’s playing tonight.

Concord Orchestra
51 Walden Street  |  www.concordorchestra.com

Into The Woods: March 27-28
Fall under the spell of Tapiola, Sibelius’ atmospheric tone poem about forest spirits. Listen to Carlisle native, Alex Kinmonth, play a rarely heard classical oboe concerto.

Pops! Journey to New Lands: May 15-17
It’s festive. It’s fun. It’s Pops! Immerse yourself in Gershwin’s 1920’s Paris soundscape, and be entertained by Bernie Hoffer’s wonderful American Songbook arrangements and Sarasate’s violin showpiece, Zigeunerweisen, interpreted by Concord residents, Jeff Korn and Siri Smedvig.

Middlesex Jazz Fest at Concord Center
58 Main Street  |  www.middlesexjazzfest.org
June 6 from 1:00 – 6:30 (rain date Sunday, June 7) Bring your friends and enjoy this free outdoor jazz festival led by the Concord Recreation Center, featuring a mix of 20-piece big bands, Latin jazz, jump blues, and smaller ensembles.

The Umbrella Arts Center
40 Stow Street  |  theumbrellaarts.org
Indigo Girls in Concert: June 19 The Indigo Girls have spent thirty-five years performing together, produced fifteen albums (seven gold, four platinum, and one double platinum), earned a Grammy and seven Grammy nominations, and have toured arenas, festivals, and clubs the world over. It is rare to find musicians together so long, rarer still with such profound successes. The Umbrella is thrilled to host this global legend and showcase their hauntingly beautiful music in Concord’s newest, state-of-the-art theatre. All proceeds from this special fundraising concert will support the renovation and expansion of The Umbrella Arts Center, and help to expand their programming across the arts.

Trail’s End Café 
77 Lowell Road  |  www.thetrailsendcafe.com 
From swing, to jazz, or American standards, Trail’s End brings a wide variety of artists to town. Live music is available regularly. Check the website to see who’s playing.

VISUAL ARTS

Art Week 2020 is May 1-10
See www.artweekma.org for exciting activities around town.

Concord Art  |  www.concordart.org
Concord Art is bringing us three exciting exhibitions this spring. Don’t miss the chance to meet these artists and discover their latest work.

Members’ Exhibition: Feb 20-Mar 20
Tracy Spadafora and Claudia Ruiz Gustafson
Members’ Exhibition: Mar 26-Apr 26
Marcia Crumley and Jane Henry Parsons
Nature Redux: Apr 30-May 31
Brenda Steinberg, Sirapi Walzer and Gretchen Warsen

The Umbrella Arts Center
40 Stow Street  |  theumbrellaarts.org
Spring brings two of The Umbrella’s most popular events, the Annual Group Show and the Annual Artrageous Art Auction. You won’t want to miss any of these events! Aperture: Studio Artist Annual Group Show: Feb 27 - April 5 Open Studios: April 4-5 Earth Month Exhibition: Water Theme: April 15-May 20 Annual Artrageous Art Auction: May 29

Brenda Cirioni, Barn Series, White Hill, mixed media, 36x36. 

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Three Stones Gallery
www.threestonesgallery.com
Abstract Queries. Tim Dunnbier and Brenda Cirioni: Feb 25 – April 11
Tim Dunnbier and Brenda Cirioni climb into their beings scouting for and receiving glimmers and visions that they paint onto canvas and paper. They inhabit the realm of the abstract, with ‘reality’ shining through, in their own unique way. Works by Ghetta Hirsch and Lynne Klemmer: April 14 – June 6 Visit the website for show information.

THEATRE

Concord Players 
51 Walden Street  |  concordplayers.org 
Steel Magnolias: April 24 - May 9 Alternatively hilarious and touching, Steel Magnolias is a beloved comedy-drama by Robert Harling which portrays the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. It reveals, over time, the depth of the strength and purposefulness of its unforgettable characters — ladies who are “as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel.” 

© Umbrella Arts Center. Used with permission.

The Umbrella Arts Center 
40 Stow Street  |  theumbrellaarts.org 

Bent: March 13 – 29 Profound and provocative, BENT is the story of courage and survival in the face of extreme hate and circumstance. Set in 1930’s Berlin where homosexuality is viewed as worse than being Jewish, Max and Rudy attempt to flee before being caught by Nazi soldiers. 

© Umbrella Arts Center. Used with permission.

War Paint: April 24 – May 16 Hailed as “thoroughly compelling and masterfully entertaining” WAR PAINT is the true-to-life story of Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein, masters of self-invention and titans of the cosmetics industry who became the country’s first major female entrepreneurs in a time when only men were thought to be capable of building international empires.