Arts & Culture

Beautiful Lands or “Belle Terre” focuses on three artists whose work is drawn directly from the Earth. Jonathan MacAdam captures the memory of a place and the tranquility of standing in a mesmerizing New England landscape, where the splendor of the sky is palpable. Jennifer Johnston presents her photographic series of light-infused flowing water and hardened rock, and Colleen Pearce exhibits enjoyable and fluid interpretations of geological formations and plant life using oil on yupo.

Selected Works by the late prolific Ipswich-based painter Thorpe Feidt on view October 1 – December 16, 2024 Thorpe Feidt (1940-2024) was a prolific painter based out of Ipswich, MA, and was a beloved professor of art and art history at Montserrat College, where he began teaching in 1973. At The Umbrella Arts Center.

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this darkly humorous play tells the tale of a woman's complicated relationship with her charismatic uncle as she discovers family secrets, navigates growing pains, and develops her own sense of right and wrong. Nov 8 - 23

Three Stones Gallery is your destination for beautiful art and unique handmade items from outstanding artists: abstract and figurative art by Tim Dunnbier and Cécile Ganne, delicate florals by Alice Rosa, scratchboard animals by Karen Gaudette, works on paper, photographic encaustics, and petite paintings.

Holiday Smalls opens December 5th and continues through December 19th! We invite you and your family and friends to join us at the opening reception Thursday, December 5th, at 5:30 pm. Enjoy some shopping, treats, and holiday cheer!

The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA.

Join the Concord Orchestra for“The Unknowable,”a program of Lili Boulager’s D'un Matin de Printemps, Gerald Finzi’sThe Fall of the Leaf, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, Piotr Tchaikovsky’s March Slave, and Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7.

Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” scored for women’s voices and harp, sits at the heart of Concord Women’s Chorus’ December program of inspired, seasonal works. Marked by innocence, joy, and optimism, this magical sequence of carols is one of the composer’s most beloved works.

Holiday Pops has been a Concord tradition since 1976! Bring the family and kick off the holiday season.

The British army and New England colonists met in the Battles of Lexington and Concord 250 years ago, and they will meet again on much friendlier terms in this December's concerts by the Concord Chorus.  Two concerts will be presented on December 14 at 2 pm and 5 pm.