An historic venue located at 51 Walden Street in Concord, Massachusetts
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2021-22 Season
The resident groups are performing concerts and plays as permitted. Take a look at our scheduled events and mark your calendars now! The Town of Concord has rescinded the mask mandate but the performing arts groups all require proof of vaccination of themselves as well as audiences. Individual groups may ask that audiences wear masks.
Air Disinfection at 51 Walden
We are making progress in the design and installation of our new ventilation system. In the meantime, in order to help cleanse and disinfect the air at 51 Walden, we have installed UltraVation BioGardUV™ Upper-Room Convection Germicidal UV Units in the main hall and lobby areas. We have also installed three AIRDoctor™ HEPA Professional Air Purifiers in the lobby area. For details, refer to our Airborne-Virus-Mitigation-Notice-Spring-2021 document.
Annual Appeal FY '22
The 51 Walden annual appeal is underway–our fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30, which aligns with our season. Click here to read the appeal letter and to donate on-line. We are very grateful for the support of our contributors, which helps to ensure the continued operation of 51 Walden.
Up Next
On Wednesday, June 22, The Concord Band will begin a four week summer concert series at the Fruitlands in Harvard, MA. Pack a picnic, enjoy the view of the hills, and listen to favorites from classical to pop, jazz to Dixieland. Concerts begin at 7:15 p.m.
The World’s a Stage Players will present Pericles, Prince of Tyre on the lawn in front of Concord’s main library at 5 p.m. on July 23, 24, 30, and 31 (rain venue is 51 Walden). The Friday July 29 performance will be at 51 Walden at 7 p.m. More information available here.
The Concord Band
The Concord Band performs regularly at its permanent home, the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden Street in Concord, at its summer home at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts, and has also performed summer concerts at several towns in the Greater Boston and MetroWest regions. The sixty-five volunteer members of the Band represent many area communities and a wide variety of professions. Visit the Band’s blog for more information.
The Concord Players
The Concord Players mount three major productions a year with multiple performances of each play. Recent seasons have included Barefoot in the Park, Funny Girl, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, and The Sound of Music. The Players’ staging of Little Women is regarded by many as Concord’s Passion Play.
The Concord Orchestra
The Concord Orchestra plays a dozen concerts each season including a Family Concert and two Pops weekends. Each year one of our concerts features a performer from one of the Boston area schools who has won our Young Artist Competition. The winner also receives a cash prize from the Ehlers Memorial Scholarship Fund, which was founded in memory of Charles and Arlene Ehlers.
Opera51
Opera51 raises funds to support 51 Walden through opera performances, associated corporate sponsorships, program ads, individual donations, and through special events like Gala Gatherings and Opera Favorites. Proceeds contribute valuable funds to the maintenance and operation of the facility, a community resource supporting hundreds of local residents each week throughout the year.