The Concord Local Cultural Council had a busy year as the arts community emerged from the COVID pandemic.
The council received 47 applications for grants, up significantly from previous years.
The Massachusetts Cultural Council awarded Concord $7,000, the same as in previous years, and the Town of Concord, through the town manager’s office, added $2,000.
The 47 grant applications sought $29,705 in funds. Concord applicants, who have preference, requested $16,605.
This year, because of the pandemic, some organizations were not able to present their programs and so did not apply for reimbursement, so the seven-member Council gave out $14,329, including funds to sponsor the LCC’s second annual reception for grant recipients.
Here are the organizations to which the Council awarded funding and the groups’ performance dates where the date is finalized For more details, visit each organization’s website. Groups with no dates listed have already presented their program or have yet to schedule it. Check websites for updates.
Acton Community Chorus
Sing Out: June 1
Art for All, Inc.
Arts and Crafts Club: ongoing, weekly
Be Well Be Here, Inc.
Young Writers Project: seasonal throughout the year
Carlisle Chamber Orchestra
Clear Path for Veterans NE, Inc.
Woodworking Art Therapy: ongoing.
Concord Art Association
Annual CCHS Art Exhibition: May 16-June 2
Contemporary Arts International, Inc.
Stone Carving Symposium: August 4-25
Discovery Museum, Inc.
Open Door Connections: ongoing.
Fitchburg Art Museum, Inc.
Regional Arts and Crafts Exhibition: June 21-September 8.
Nicole Galland
March: A Play
December
Groton Hill Music, Inc.
Bach’s Lunch Series, Spring
Francis Hart, Cultural Review of 1970s music.
Kaye Kelly
Positive Change: April 24
Margot Kimball
Public Art Making: February-April
Minute Man Arc
Arc in the Park, May-October.
Minute Man National Park Association, Inc.,
Winter Lecture Series: February 25, March 24
Minuteman Regional High School
Robotics: April
Music Dance.edu, Hip Hop Dance for Seniors.
Music Dance.edu
Autistic and Fantastic
April
Nashoba Valley Chorale.
New England Brass Band.
Open Door Theatre of Acton
Wizard of Oz: March 15-24
Senior Smilez, Inc.
Theater at Concord Park.
Kelly Shepherd, Harmony Across Generations.
Michael Sprague, Signs of Wellbeing
Spring
The Concord Chorus, Inc.
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms: May 11-12
The Concord Conservatory of Music
April
The Concord Orchestra
The Concord Women’s Chorus, Inc.
The Robbins House, Inc. Journey Through Civil Rights Movement.
The Rotary Club of Concord
Music Fest: May 25
Town of Acton
Untold Stories of Region: Spring/Summer
Virginia Thurston, Healing Garden Movement to Heal.
West Concord Junction Cultural District
Welcome Spring with Trees: May 24.
Westford Chamber Players, Inc.,
Mother’s Day Diversity Concert: May 12, 19 and 26.
Sarah Whitney, Beyond the Notes.
Yorick Ensemble
Trail to Oregon: January 20.
Nick Zaino, 100 Years of Boston Comedy.
Members of the LCC are Betsy Levinson, chair; Anita Tekle, treasurer; Arthur Rogers, clerk; Ha Richmond; Amy Beamer, Robert Gross and Hilary Taylor.
