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  • Saturday, December 5, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Concord Museum Holiday House Tour

    On Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., a selection of Concord’s most beautiful private homes will be professionally decorated in the holiday spirit by local and Boston-based interior designers. Guests will be welcomed inside the front doors of these gracious private residences to visit the charming ground floor rooms. From Colonial to Victorian to Shingle Style and more, each house will be decorated in a different holiday theme. The Concord Museum welcomes you to spend the day in Concord, a small town with a big history, and enjoy the elegant streets, charming cafés and shops, as well as the many historic homes.

    The Guild of Volunteers is organizing this event as a benefit for the education initiatives of the Museum. The House Tour Co-Chairs are Kelly Benkert, Karla Slade, and Aura Bruce. Tickets may be purchased online, at the Museum, or by phone. Tickets and maps must be picked up at the Museum the day of the tour.

    Complimentary morning coffee and donuts will be provided by Dunkin’ Donuts of Concord. Complimentary hot beverages and cookies will be provided by the Colonial Inn. Boxed lunches are available for purchase only when pre-ordering tickets online. Box lunches will not be available for purchase day of the event.

    Advanced discount tickets through December 3: $40 Concord Museum Members, $45 Non-Members. After December 3 or day of: $50. Purchase tickets online at http://www.concordmuseum.org/holiday-house-tour-2015.php

  • Sunday, October 18, 1:00 – 5:00 pm – Understanding Fungi: Mushrooms in the Wild

    Author-mycologist Lawrence Millman will lead a mushroom walk in Concord or Lincoln (exact location to be determined before the event based on conditions). However dry or unpromising the conditions, he guarantees that participants will find a minimum of 30 different species. You will learn to identify mushrooms both with and without a guidebook, and you’ll also unlearn everything you were ever told about how to distinguish a poisonous from a non-poisonous species. Be aware, however, that the focus of this event is scientific, not culinary. Bring a basket, wax paper, a pocket knife, a hand lens (if you have one), and – most important of all – a spirit of adventure. Please join us come rain or shine! Dress appropriately for weather.  Limited to 16. If students have questions for Larry Millman about the walk, call (617) 492-5861. Directions to Estabrook Woods from Concord Center, MA: Get to Concord Center and the Colonial Inn, in the heart of Concord Center. If you’re facing the Colonial Inn, take a right onto Monument Street and head toward the Old North Bridge. Take a left on Liberty Street, then right on Estabrook Road. After less than half a mile, take another right on Estabrook Road when it bends to the right. Go to the end of the road and park (space for cars on the left-hand side of road).  Cost – $76.

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