Concord Museum welcomes summer
Here comes summer, the season New Englanders — even skiers and skaters — look forward to all winter long. It’s time to enjoy all that the region has to offer, no coats or boots necessary.
Concord Museum has planned an array of summer programming, several walks and two movies under the stars.
This Saturday’s Antislavery Walking Tour is full, but others take place soon.
If you’re stressed, consider the Mindfulness in Nature event, 8-9:30 a.m. June 24, at Brewster’s Woods. Attendees will come away with tools to reduce stress, anxiety, anger and depression using natural and artistic sources available in Concord.
There’s a Walk in Thoreau’s Concord, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 16, that will take walkers to homes where he lived in Concord and share stories about him from family and friends.
A Grave Detectives Walking Tour, 11 a.m.noon July 23, takes attendees to the first burial ground in Concord, dating to 1636, to learn about early Concordians with a museum educator.
On Aug. 6, enjoy A Walk with Louisa and Ellen, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., a tour highlighting the homes and objects of remarkable Concord women, including Louisa May Alcott and Ellen Emerson. Rounding out the summer’s walks, take an Early Bird Walking Tour of Brewster’s Woods, 8-9:30 a.m. Aug.
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Walks are free to members and $15 for non-members. Some include sameday admission to the museum.
The museum has two free outdoor film screenings slated this summer. On July 21, it’s the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock horror
classic “The Birds” and on Aug.16, it’s the 2018 Marvel release “Black Panther.” Screenings are weather permitting. Bring a blanket, lawn chairs and snacks. Free but let them know you are coming at concordmuseum.org/ events.
For a full list of Concord Museum’s busy summer schedule, check the calendar at concordmuseum.org.
Gallery notes
CALLING ALL ARTISTS » June 30 at 4 p.m. is the deadline for artists to submit completed canvases for Lowell’s Brush Art Gallery and Studio’s Four by
Four for Education fundraising exhibit. Participants at the event — being held online on July 22 or in-person on July 23 depending on CO
VID levels — buy a $25 ticket and win a work of art. It’s like a raffle except everyone who buys a ticket wins a canvas. Proceeds benefit Brush Scholarship and Special Perspectives programs. For info about creating a canvas, visit https://thebrush. org/4x4fored2022.html.
JUNE AT THE MFA » The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — the MFA — hosts a free open house Monday to celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally recognized commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S. Drop-in activities include portrait making on the Huntington Lawn, spotlight talks, outdoor performances and more. The event is free to Massachusetts residents. Tickets are available in person on a first- come, first-served basis. … The MFA also hosts the Roxbury International Film Festival, June 23-July 2, the largest festival in
New England celebrating people of color around the world. Highlights include the opening night screening of “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story,” a biopic about one of the most gifted gospel singers of the 20th century, and the world premiere of “Ubunfu,” a documentary about a group of heroic women in Cape Town. For info on these and other
programs, visit mfa.com.
‘JEWELS OF THE NILE’ »
Worcester Art Museum opens its latest exhibit “Jewels of the Nile,” featuring ancient Egyptian treasures from the WAM collection, this weekend. It runs June 18-Jan. 29, with pre- opening party Friday evening. Visit worcesterart.org/exhibitions for info and tickets.