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SUMMARY:Thoreau Documentary: Talk with the Experts
DESCRIPTION:Join leading Thoreau scholars featured in the new documentary for a free public webinar exploring the documentary. \nIn this lively conversation\, the experts who helped shape the film will reflect on the themes introduced in the film\, the historical context surrounding Henry David Thoreau\, and additional insights from the making of the documentary. This is an opportunity to hear directly from the scholars who appear in the film as they unpack the ideas\, landscapes\, and questions that frame the series. \nThe conversation will include time for audience questions. \nFree and open to the public. Registration required. \nKen Burns presents Henry David Thoreau\, a film by Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers premieres on PBS on March 30 (Episodes 1 and 2) and March 31\, 2026\, at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings). \n  \nThis event was recorded on April 12\, 2026. Watch the recording on our YouTube channel. \n 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/doc-talk-april12/
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SUMMARY:Thoreau Farm Reading Group: "Night and Moonlight"
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together \nOne Thursday per month. One essay per meeting.  \nApril 16: Night and Moonlight\n\nThe essay is available HERE\n\n Register\n\nOther Reading Group sessions:\nMarch 19: A Natural History of Massachusetts\nMay 28: A Walk to Wachusett\nJune 18: Slavery in Massachusetts\n  \nAt Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\n6:00 pm – light refreshments\, socializing (and reading the essay\, if you haven’t yet)\n7:00 pm – lively discussion\n \nFREE (suggested donation: $5/session) \nRegistration encouraged\, drop-ins welcome. Essays will be provided digitally to registered participants and some printed copies will be available on-site during the events. \nJoin us at Thoreau Farm for a new monthly reading group exploring the essays of Henry David Thoreau—works originally delivered as public lectures and still deeply relevant today. Each session will center on a selected essay\, inviting lively conversation around Thoreau’s views on nature\, society\, and moral responsibility.  \nThis informal\, community-focused series welcomes readers of all backgrounds—no prior experience with Thoreau necessary. Come each month or drop in as you’re able. Readings will be drawn from The Essays of Henry David Thoreau\, edited by Lewis Hyde\, who may join us for select sessions. \nDiscussions will be led by Richard Smith and Amity Wilczek.  \nDr. Amity Wilczek is an evolutionary ecologist whose role as an educator and researcher has been shaped by attention to place\, history\, and student experience. Her teaching career started at Harvard and Brown before transitioning to Deep Springs College\, where over 10 years she served as Herbert Reich Chair of Natural Sciences\, Academic Dean\, and Vice President. Many of the courses she has offered feature Thoreau’s writings. Her research on plant responses to changing environments has appeared in Science\, Ecology\, and many other journals. Amity currently lives in Concord\, Massachusetts and saunters in Thoreau country at every opportunity. \nRichard Smith is a Public Historian in Concord\, Massachusetts and has been portraying Henry Thoreau for over 20 years. While he spends most of his time (as Thoreau) at Walden Pond\, he also travels a great deal\, and has performed as Thoreau across the country and in Canada. In addition\, Richard has written eleven books (including two about Thoreau) for Applewood Books. \nLet’s walk together through Thoreau’s words and ideas—deliberately and in good company. \n 
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/reading-group-april2026/
LOCATION:Thoreau Farm\, 341 Virginia Road\, Concord\, MA\, 01742\, United States
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SUMMARY:Concord Block Party 2026
DESCRIPTION:Find us on Main Street!\n\n  \n\nThe parade ends. And the party begins in Concord Center!\nMonday\, April 20th – end of the parade (11:30 ish) to 3 pm\nFree & open to all! Live music. Food trucks. Community booths. Pop-up activities for all ages. \n\nWhat’s happening:\n\nMain Stage – Live performances by the Concord Women’s Chorus\, local bands\, and Town Crier Josh Telepman\nFood Truck Courtyard – Tandoor & Curry\, Bird’s Nest Italian Street Food\, and Whoopie Wagon\, located behind Vanderhoof Hardware\nWright Tavern Beer Garden\nTheatrical & Musical Performances at 51 Walden including the Concord Traveling Players with “A Flurry of Birds”\nCommunity Booths & Pop-Up Activities – Local organizations\, crafts\, games\, and hands-on fun for all ages\nArt for All\, Thoreau Society\, and more bringing Concord’s arts and culture to life\nConcord Museum – Free admission\, colonial encampment and food trucks on-site\nLouisa May Alcott’s Orchard House has special happenings\nBarrow Bookstore Boston Tea Tasting\nand lots more!
URL:https://www.thoreaualliance.org/event/concord-block-party-2026/
LOCATION:Downtown Concord
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SUMMARY:Walden For Hire: A Conversation with Ken Lizotte
DESCRIPTION:Register on Zoom\nJoin us for an inspiring evening exploring the entrepreneurial spirit of one of America’s most original minds: Henry David Thoreau.** \nBest known for his reflections on simple living and principled resistance\, Thoreau is rarely recognized for something equally compelling—his sharp business instincts and inventive professional life. In this dynamic author talk\, bestselling author Ken Lizotte reveals the surprising lessons hidden within Thoreau’s career and philosophy\, drawn from his groundbreaking book Walden for Hire. \nWhile many associate Thoreau with Transcendentalism and his iconic work Walden\, or his influential essay Civil Disobedience\, this talk uncovers a different dimension: Thoreau as an innovative professional\, creative problem-solver\, and quietly successful entrepreneur. \nDiscover how Thoreau: \n\nTurned curiosity into opportunity\nApproached farming\, manufacturing\, surveying\, and writing with bold experimentation\nBuilt multiple income streams on his own terms\nModeled independence long before the modern gig economy\n\nLizotte brings to life Thoreau’s unconventional methods—revealing a man who didn’t just reject the status quo\, but redesigned it. \nThe book also features a special conversation with Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers\, Codirectors of Henry David Thoreau\, a three-part PBS documentary that reexamines Thoreau’s life and enduring influence. \nWhether you’re a business leader\, solopreneur\, student of history\, or simply someone seeking a more intentional professional path\, this event offers fresh insight into how one 19th-century thinker continues to shape modern innovation. \nCome prepared to rethink everything you thought you knew about Thoreau—and to leave with practical\, timeless strategies for carving your own unconventional path. \nThis event is part of The Write Connection at Thoreau Farm\, our literary series of programs.
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