Saturday, May 17, 2025, 3:00 PM: Join us for the screening of three locally shot short films about impactful women in Concord history. Presented by The Umbrella Arts Center with Five Sisters Productions and the Tufts University Half the History Film Project.

The featured films will be:

• Margaret Lothrop and the Wayside (Premiere screening with new score)
• Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life (Return engagement)
• Women of the Old Manse (Sneak peek)

Related family activities include optional childcare with teacher-led thematically related crafts during the screening, and a table display of Rise Up!, a new children’s book by Barefoot Books on revolutions and protest in U.S. history.

Partners: The Umbrella Arts Center, Tufts University Half the History Film Project, Five Sisters Productions , The Old Manse, The Robbins House, Barefoot Books, Concord 250.