Arts & Culture

The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord Center will commemorate the semiquincentennial of the American Revolution and “the shot heard round the world” with an ambitious outdoor/indoor public and gallery art exhibition, Weaving an Address, curated by artist Marla McLeod. For the first time, Weaving an Address combines The Umbrella’s popular Art Ramble public art installation, on view April 15 through October 7 at Brister’s Hill in nearby Walden Woods, with an indoor exhibition on view April 14 through June 14 in The Umbrella’s Allie Kussin Gallery.

Exhibition: April 14 - June 14, 2025 Opening Reception  April 14, 6PM

While his mother struggles to earn money in New York City and his father waits alone in Manila for their daily phone calls, six-year-old Eddie learns English from his imaginary friend. Between the War on Drugs in the Philippines and the anti-immigrant movement in the United States threatening their humanity, will this undocumented family be able to pursue their dreams and address unspoken truths? A musical and multilingual journey of childlike wonder, Gaven D. Trinidad’s “Learning How to Read by Moonlight” is equal parts playful, poignant, and hella Pinoy.

Opera51 presents “A Musical Thriller!"

Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 1979 and in the West End of London in 1980. It has been awarded eight Tony Awards, including one for best musical, and inspired the film adaptation by director Tim Burton in 2007.

June 7 at 8:00 pm

June 8 at 2:00 pm

Object Lessons, curated by Nancy Gruskin, is on view June 12th through August 10th at Concord Art. The Opening Reception will be Thursday June 12th, 5:30pm - 7pm. Image: Becky Street, Vessel Quilt, 2024, monoprint, 25.5 x 22 inches, courtesy of the artist

Written by Jason Robert Brown, "Songs for a New World" is somewhere between a musical and song cycle - a series of songs all connected by a theme: the moment of decision. Characters range from the mother of a Revolutionary soldier awaiting the end of the brutal war to a young man in the Bronx dreaming of becoming a famous basketball player to a forlorn and neglected Mrs. Claus lamenting as Christmas approaches. A diverse cast and rousing score blends pop, gospel, and jazz with tight harmonies and darling vocals that transports its audience from the deck of a Spanish sailing ship bound for a new land to the ledge of a New York penthouse.

 June 20 at 7:30 pm

June 21 at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

June 22 at 2:00 pm

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