Last week the American Legion Riders of Amaral Bailey Post 113 proudly hosted our yearly Bingo Event at the Soldiers Home (formerly called the Chelsea Veterans Home) in Chelsea. Along with lots …
The Paul Madore Chorale, now in its 59th season of bringing challenging and engaging music to Boston’s North Shore, has announced its concerts for the spring. On Sunday, March 16, 2025, a …
Local students enrolled in college are well into their spring semester of the academic year, and now is the time that colleges and universities across the country announce last semester’s …
A unique writing workshop series kicks off this weekend at Gloucester’s Sawyer Free Library aimed at getting people to step away from everyday demands, get outside, and reconnect with the …
Fans of the Schylling Toy Company know they live in an age of computer algorithms and LED-screen entertainment, but it’s their love of nostalgia that draws them to colorful mechanical …
“Life back then” in Manchester, or anywhere one might suppose, looked a whole lot different in the 1960s and 70s. The archive of the Manchester Cricket’s newspaper has been …
I remember being a kid no more than six or seven years old, digging up sea worms and clams at low tide in the flats behind our house at 4 Ashland Avenue, overlooking the inner harbor. Rubber …
Yes, it’s time to think about summer camps. Believe it. Or not. It’s time. The good news is, camps on Cape Ann have long been a cherished tradition and the …
There is something about Matthew Swindell that suggests he has just walked off the set of a period film, so perfect is each detail of his person. Surely many of you have noticed him about …
The Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) is set to perform a chamber music concert later this month at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport. This concert will feature all of …
The Infiniti QX80 was freshened up in 2024 in an effort to strengthen Infiniti’s presence in the luxury full-size SUV segment. Good thing, because the previous QX80 needed significant …
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC), one of the Cape Ann’s historic art colonies, will open the 2025 public exhibition season with its popular annual members art show. This …
For three successive years, singer Miranda Russell has performed tribute musical programs at the Gloucester Stage Co. celebrating George and Ira Gershwin, Paul Simon, and Carole King. Next …
The Essex County Beekeepers’ Association (ECBA) Bee School is a nine-week course for beginner beekeepers and those interested in honeybees. Classes are held weekly in Topsfield from 7 - …
BMW's venerable 5-Series sedan has long been a paragon of luxury, performance, and innovation. Now in its eighth generation, it is still all that, but the automotive world has seemingly passed …
Art surrounds Bob Orrall, literally. Stepping into his home, your eyes are sort of frantically undecided as to which delightful painting/sculpture/cuckoo clock to study. It’s everywhere. …
A program of much-loved Broadway hits performed by four talented singers, all members of the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus, accompanied by trumpet, flugelhorn, and piano at the next …
For many, the chance to see inside the studio of an artist of international acclaim is unimaginable. Portrait of a Sculptor: Walker Hancock & Michael Lafferty features photographs inside the …
Karl Zerbe (1903-1972) was a German-American painter renowned for his distinctive contributions to the world of visual arts. Born in Berlin, Zerbe initially studied architecture but eventually …
For the first time in a generation, Magnolia's Hammond Castle Museum will be open during the winter months and has organized a robust slate of new programs and events. The expanded schedule may be a …