A local musician this week will give locals a new way to appreciate his creativity when "Willie Alexander | Goya’s head found on Half Moon Beach" opens Friday, Oct. 11 at the Jane Deering Gallery …
This weekend's "Stacy Boulevard Dahlia Bouquet Sale" will give the public a chance to purchase many of the beautiful flowers that line Gloucester's waterfront. It is also a familiar annual event that …
Magnolia’s community beer garden (“biergarten”) festival, Magtoberfest, is set to return for its fourth year on Sunday, October 13th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. After a busy summer, Magtoberfest …
Just in time for Halloween, the critically acclaimed play, “Simon Says,” will open at the historic Larcom Theater in Beverly on Oct. 16. Described by the New York Times as “exciting,” the …
This month the Annisquam Village Church (AVC) will kick off it's 2024-2025 music performance series on Oct. 19 with "Devil's Box and Glory of God The Soul of the Violin from Paganini to Bach, Bluegrass, and Beyond," featuring AVC Artist in Residence and violinist Scott Moore.
Boston-based Blues singer and guitarist Barrett Anderson will host an evening of story and song in Manchester later this month with a program of telling the story of early Blues music, the …
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) is proud to present ELEMENTAL: Abstractions for Unsettled Times, a new exhibition curated by Meredith Anderson and Ginger Myhaver at the Cultural Center at Rocky …
Maybe it’s the $20,000 in prize money for the winners. Maybe it’s the packed week of public events, the opportunity to see a future master artist at work, or maybe it’s the …
It’s time for the annual Blackburn Brewfest. The second annual event is back and, organizers say, it’s better than ever and scheduled to take place from 1 - 5 p.m. Saturday, September 21 at …
Salt Marsh Dory Building is Back at the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum. Once again comes the opportunity to experience the timeless art of boatbuilding. The Essex Historical …
This past weekend, Essex Heritage will kick off Trails & Sails , its annual event that opens more than 200 spectacular local heritage attractions to the public, including historic, cultural, and …
What better way to raise money to build a “masterpiece” public library than hosting a fine art auction. That’s exactly what the Sawyer Free Library will do from 6 - 8 p.m. on …
The first time I saw Michael’s images I found myself holding my breath. Stunning photo after stunning photo of kids launching themselves off of the Magnolia Pier into the air captured in all manner of ways, always with a little bit of risky surprise. The images are gorgeous, crisp, and artful.
On Sunday afternoon, I attended the opening performance of Wish You Were Here , a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sanaz Toossi, currently running at Gloucester Stage as the third play in …
The Gloucester Stage Company will close out its 45th milestone season with the regional premiere of "The Hombres” by Tony Meneses and directed by Armando Rivera. The …
Next week, the Jane Deering Gallery will launch "Intimate Infinities," an exhibition that features the works of Boston area artists Deborah Barlow and Mary Bucci McCoy. Opening on …
Local artist Cheryl Dyment will be featured in a monthlong exhibit at BankGloucester on Main Street starting on Tuesday, September 3. The show runs through Friday, November 1. This public showing …
This week the popular television show Chronicle on Boston WCVB’s Channel 5 reprised a profile segment on Manchester-by-the-Sea for viewers that it featured several years ago, but it was …
Ceramic artist Anna Kasabian's newest public installation, a triptych titled Jardin Du Trille Neiges, made of hand-formed porcelain flowers on 2' x 2' panels have been installed in the penthouse …
The Mercury Gallery in Rockport Joseph Solman (1909-2008) was a seminal figure in the modernist art movement that flourished in 20th century Manhattan. A little known but remarkable part of …