Essex County Greenbelt Association will hold its annual Birds, Bees & Butterflies event on Saturday, May 16, at Cox Reservation.
The Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras presents An Afternoon of Spring Concerts on Sunday, May 17, at the Dolan Performing Arts Center, 130 High Street, in Ipswich.
The Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum will open for the 2026 season on May 20 with expanded public programming, new events and broader educational initiatives tied to the Essex River waterfront.
The Manchester Essex Conservation Trust (MECT), a nonprofit dedicated to preserving ecologically important land and wildlife habitat on Massachusetts’s North Shore, is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 Hike Series.
If you happen to be traveling through Monroe, Georgia, you will see a statue of Monia Belle Michael, a Georgian lady of Huguenot ancestry, a Daughter of the American Revolution, and so much more.
The Cape Ann Museum will install a monumental bronze sculpture by noted animal Manchester sculptor Katharine Lane Weems in its renovated downtown courtyard on Friday, May 15, as part of the …
The Cape Ann Symphony will conclude its 74th season with an anticipated program of works by Rossini, Grieg, and Tchaikovsky on Sunday, May 10 at 2 p.m. at the Manchester-Essex Regional High School Auditorium.
Kites fly at Essex’ Cogswell Grant on Saturday. Oldsters, youngsters and those in between enjoyed the brisk winds at the farm on the hill.
Members of the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum gathered on the Town Common Saturday morning for the raising of a replica “Forster” flag, believed to be the oldest known American flag with 13 stripes representing the original colonies.
Barbara Lynch’s talent as a great culinary talent is unchallenged. She built storied Boston establishments (Menton, B&G Oyster House, No 9 Park, Sportello, to name a few) and a rack of awards for her cooking.
Sometime around 1811, the story goes, Essex contractor Moses Andrews, digging a cellar hole, unearthed something unusual. It wasn’t just another fieldstone or fragment of ledge. It was a stone, carved into the distinct shape of a human head.
The Open Door will hold its annual Empty Bowl fundraiser on Thursday, May 7, at the Cruiseport Gloucester, as demand for food assistance continues to rise across Cape Ann. The event, themed …
This week’s Home of the Week brings us, again, to Manchester’s downtown village area, which buyers love for its charm, walkability, and ease of getting everywhere you want to be in Manchester (think beaches, shops, restaurants, the harbor, or the train.)
Manchester Essex High School presented its Spring Concert on April 9th. The event featured the chorus, concert and jazz bands and the Sound Waves.
The iconic River House overlooking Manchester Harbor provides a lovely background as boats lay at anchor on a still August morning.
Rocky Neck Art Colony is proud to announce a special Pop-Up Art Show featuring talented young junior and senior artists from Gloucester High School’s chapter of the National Art Honor Society.
The annual Easter Egg Hunt at Masconomo Park was hosted by the Manchester Parks and Recreation and the Manchester Mothers’ Club.
If you look up Lisl Steiner on You Tube, you will find a video entitled “No Bullsh*t at 88 - Society is Kaput & Other Truths From an Ageless Spirit: Lisl Steiner.” This is Lisl …
Beach Street Studios & Gallery kicks off its second year with Awaken, a show focused on fresh starts and new beginnings. The show runs March 27 to May 10.
After a whirlwind nine months of quiet fundraising, the Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum this week purchased a prominent downtown property at 44 Main St. in a move that will preserve the site for public use and expand the museum’s footprint in Essex.