A Reading of I Love You Because I Love You at PEM

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem

Join us for a reading of the book I Love You Because I Love You by Muợn Thị Văn, illustrated by Jessica Love. Designed for children (5 and under) and their caregivers, PEM Pals aims to engage and excite all of the senses through books, movement, music, art and hands-on activities. Held on the first...

$25.00

Queens at the Castle

Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester

Get ready for a night of glitz, glam, and fierce performances in a setting like no other! Join us for Queens at the Castle, a high-energy, laugh-out-loud evening hosted by one of Boston’s most iconic Queens and featuring three of the region's top drag performers. Meet Your Host: Kris Knievil A beloved fixture of Boston's...

$50 – $450

Sunset Sessions at the Birdseye Rooftop

Sunset Sessions at the Birdseye Rooftop
Beauport Hotel Gloucester 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester

Enjoy the weekend in style at Sunset Sessions. An evening of vibrant energy, coastal glamour, and unforgettable harbor front views at Beauport Hotel’s Birdseye Rooftop. Join us during our 10th year by the sea, every Friday and Saturday evening for a lively celebration featuring DJ entertainment from The 617 Event Group. Dance as the sun...

$30

EVENT RESCHEDULED: Sunset Sessions: Pride Edition

Beauport Hotel Gloucester 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester

EVENT RESCHEDULED to Friday, June 5th | 7:00PM–10:00PM (previously May 29th) Rain date? More like a rainbow date! Nature gave us a rain check, but we’re back and brighter than ever. Turn Pride all the way up to the rooftop. This is Pride at Birdseye—music turned up, harbor lights glowing, and vibes elevated. Join us...

$30

Gloucester Stage presents BAD BOOKS by Sharyn Rothstein

Gloucester Stage Company East Main Street 267, Gloucester

When a concerned mother finds her son with an “inappropriate” book, an attempt to reason with the local librarian erupts into an explosive, town-wide confrontation. As tensions rise and consequences escalate, we learn that these women have more that connects them than what meets the eye. Bad Books explores the first impressions and raucous debates...

$18 – $74

Count Basie Orchestra

Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport

In the history of Jazz music, there is only one band leader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for over 40 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is an American...

$68.00

The New York Neo-Futurists: The Infinite Wrench

Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem

This show may include the use of flashing/strobing lights. It may also include adult themes, humor, language and content, including alcohol use and partial nudity. PEM Presents is made possible by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation. Join the New York Neo-Futurists for an off-the-wall theater experience at PEM! Watch this experimental ensemble attempt...

Free