PHOTOS: TEDxWaldenPond Delights Crowd at Concord’s Emerson Umbrella

A community-based version of the popular TED talks hit the Emerson Umbrella Saturday, Oct. 13 with a focus on “urban inspiration.”

  Despite the intentionally restricted attendance during its test phase, dozens of quizzical locals dropped $100 to attend the TEDxWaldenPond2.0 on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts. It was a TEDx Talk, a localized version of the popular TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Talks, planned in four weeks with collaboration from TED as part of the City 2.0 campaign. Local organizer Marie “Twinkle” Manning was able to bring more than a dozen local speakers to talk about what the event’s marketing director, Cynthia Ellis, described as, “envisioning the future of the community … a day of urban inspiration” exploring the question of, “What does a community need to move into the future?” The Talk – Part 1 A total…

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TEDxWalden Pond and Poetry at Munroe Saturday Nights

Here's a roundup of five things to do this weekend in Concord, Bedford and Lexington.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities you won't want to miss this weekend around town. 1. TEDxWaldenPond Where/When: Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts, 40 Stow St, Concord; 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13, Why Go: TEDx Walden Pond's inaugural event kicks off with featured speakers and entertainers David Ropeik, Polly Peterson, Siri Smedvig, Jonathan and Katharine Glass, Prema Bhakti Band, Adele Fleet Bacow, Dr. Deborah Diamond, Jackie Woodside, Jillian Vorce, Drew Scott Pearlman and Anna Huckabee Tull. Pricing: $99 2. Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography Where/When: National…

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