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In today's newsletter:

• How will Linklater turn 1840s Concord into a ‘hippie’ hangout?
• How a Concord player helped clinch a New Year’s hockey title

Also on today's calendar: Sacred Boundaries with First Parish of Sudbury and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain, temps: high: 44, low: 36.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ethan Hawke Hypes Richard Linklater's Upcoming 1840s 'Hippie' Hangout Film: 'I Believe It Will Be Among The Greatest Films Ever Made' (theplaylist.net) — A new Richard Linklater film planned for 2027 will spotlight 1830s–40s Concord and Cambridge residents, portraying Transcendentalist figures as early “hippies.” Ethan Hawke, set to play Emerson, is loudly touting the long-gestating project, saying years of research and a starry cast could make it one of Linklater’s most ambitious films yet.
   

• 13 standout defenders from 2026 New Year's Prep Puck Drop (hockeyjournal.com) — A Concord player, Zola Piekarski, helped Williston Northampton cap an undefeated run at the New Year’s Prep Puck Drop tournament with a championship win over Cushing. The article highlights how Williston and several other New England prep teams performed and spotlights 13 standout defenders and goalies from the event.
   

📸 Around Concord

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Concord

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 11

• Sacred Boundaries with First Parish of Sudbury
  First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Rd, Sudbury
  10:00 am
• Sarasa Ensemble Presents 'Patron Lobkowitz'
  Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington
  3:30 pm
• Calm and Storm with Beethoven, Rossini, Saint-Saens -- Lincoln Sudbury Civic Orchstera
  Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, 390 Lincoln Rd, Sudbury
  4:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Wine 101 with Boston Wine School at Sanctuary
  Sanctuary, 82 Main St, Maynard
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• Alexander Children’s Theatre School presents Disney’s “Newsies”
  The Umbrella Arts Center , 40 Stow St , Concord
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Tot Shabbat & Brunch
  Kerem Shalom , 659 Elm St , Concord
  10:30 am
• Meet Our 3D Printers!
  The Workshop Main Library , 129 Main Street , Concord
  11:00 am

Tuesday January 13

• KEEP IT MOVING Dance Class
  HARVEY WHEELER COMMUNITY CENTER , 1276 Main St , Concord
  1:00 pm
• Bonsai Bar Workshop at Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. - Waltham
  Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. - Waltham, 411 Waverley Oaks Rd, Waltham, MA 02452
  7:00 pm
• The Umbrella Film Series presents Force Majeure
  The Umbrella Arts Center , 40 Stow St , Concord
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Channeling Your Creativity: An Introduction to Composition Free Workshop (age 10-18)
  Concord Conservatory of Music , 1317 Main St , Concord
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 22

• The Modern Middle East: Parts 1 and 2 Presented by John Gardella
  1276 Main St , Concord
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Lincoln

• My Turn: Ravi Simon running for reelection to L-S School Committee (lincolnsquirrel.com)
• Kentucky officials confirm ‘unexpected' case of ‘zombie-like' disease among wild deer population (fox56news.com)
• The MetroWest Women's Fund awards 22 grants totaling $204K in 2025 (massnonprofit.org)

Acton

• Hunneman Closes 2025 with Over a Quarter of a Billion Dollars in Real Estate Sales (bostonrealestatetimes.com)
• 2025 Eagle-Tribune Field Hockey Player of the Year (cnhi.com)
• 2 weeks after sudden closure, few answers in furniture chain's shutdown (wcvb.com)

Sudbury

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-- The Patch AM Team

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