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Newburyport Art offers Documentary Sketching with Yetti Frenkel
2025-07-22 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Documentary Sketching with Yetti Frenkel
Four Tuesdays, July 8, – 29 10:00am–1:00pm | Meet at NAA
$225 for NAA members / $275 non-members
This class will sketch as a group, picking a new location each week. Possible locations include the Tannery, the courthouse, the waterfront, a local coffeehouse, pub, or park. The idea is to increase our powers of observation and quickly capture the essence of a scene. People who want to improve their drawing or be “in the moment” intensely will enjoy this class. Students will be encouraged to find a topic that excites them and to create a documentary series. This class will be held on July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29.

Step Aboard History: FREE Deck Tours of the Schooner Adventure
2025-07-22 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-26 10:00 - 16:00 | The Schooner Adventure, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Climb aboard the Schooner Adventure and step back in time! Our guided deck tours offer a unique opportunity to explore one of Gloucester’s most treasured maritime landmarks. Originally launched in 1926 as a working fishing schooner, Adventure has been lovingly restored and is now a floating museum dedicated to preserving the rich legacy of New England’s fishing heritage.
On your tour, you’ll walk the very decks where dorymen once hauled in their catch, learn about life at sea in the 1920s, and hear the incredible story of how this National Historic Landmark was saved from decay. Knowledgeable and passionate docents—many of whom have sailed Adventure themselves—will bring her stories to life, from the golden age of sail to her current role as an ambassador for maritime history and education.
Whether you’re a maritime buff, a curious traveler, or a family looking for a fun and educational outing, a deck tour of the Schooner Adventure is a hands-on experience you won’t forget. Come feel the salt air, ring the ship’s bell, take a picture at the helm, and discover how this proud vessel continues to inspire new generations.
Tours start at the end of the Harriet Webster Pier.

Kids' Paper Making - Summer Session
2025-07-22 10:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
Paper Making Summer Sessions
$5 child ticket
Tuesdays at 10am
July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2025
at the Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA
For children from preschool through highschool interested in creating with their hands, learning how to make paper and reuse scrap paper instead of throwing it away.
Learn a simplified method for making new paper sheets from scrap using a blender, water, and various molds and deckles. Ticket includes take-home paper making kit, optional for repeat participants.
Funding provided by the Haverhill Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council.

Boundless: The Art of the Book
2025-07-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-23 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-24 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-25 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-26 10:00 - 17:00 | The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Exhibit Dates: July 17-August 24
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 20, 5pm-7pm
This dynamic exhibition explores the rich and ever-evolving world of the book as an art form. Featuring artist books, altered books, and book illustration, “Boundless” showcases imaginative approaches to storytelling, visual poetry, personal narratives, and inventive book structures. Visitors will encounter works that range from the traditional to the avant-garde—books that hang, twist, stand, open like advent calendars, or defy conventional forms altogether.
The exhibition presents a wide array of techniques, including letterpress, etching, monoprint, painting, photography, and mixed media. Through these varied practices, artists explore themes of memory, imagination, identity, and the contemporary moment.
“Boundless” features contributions from a distinguished group of 29 artists, including local creatives, university faculty, and artists affiliated with book arts communities throughout New England and beyond—Boston, Philadelphia, New York, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Exhibiting Artists:
Ren Barnes, Stevens Brosnihan, Rachel Church, Pamela Courtleigh, Haig Demarjian, Mary Dewey, Madge Evers, Lynda Fatalo, Cristina Hajosy, Hannah Jacoby-Brooks, Linda Kauss, Giles Laroche, Kelle Louaillier, Leslie Lyman, Fred Lynch, Claire B. Marcus, Cynthia Marsh, R. Ellis Orrall, Sarah Parella, Rhoda Rosenberg, Lynne Sausele, Mary Beth Smith, Lorna Stevens, Juni Van Dyke, Anna Vojtech, Larry Volk, Karen Watson, Antoinette Winters, Kyung Eun You
An Opening Reception will be held on Sunday, July 20, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The public is warmly invited to view the work, meet the artists, and enjoy refreshments and lively conversation.
Featured image: Sarah Parella, News Cycle

Newburyport Art presents the 10 x 10 Small Works Show
2025-07-22 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-23 11:00 - 17:00 | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Newburyport Art (NAA) announces its next exhibition, 10 x 10 Small Works, on view Friday, July 11th through Wednesday, July 23rd. This show features over 80 art pieces that are all 10” x 10” in size. The artworks may be small, yet are big on creativity using various mediums, all featured in the first floor Sargent Gallery.
This exhibition coincides with Newburyport Art’s Watercolor Featured Interest Group Show, on view in the first floor Hills Gallery. The Watercolor Featured Interest Group Show will share an opening reception with Small Works on Saturday, July 12th, from 4-6pm. The public is welcome to attend, meet some of the exhibiting artists, and enjoy light refreshments.
Founded in 1948, Newburyport Art is dedicated to promoting and exhibiting members’ work and to providing art education and access to the visual arts for the entire community.
The galleries are free and open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00am–5:00pm and Sunday from 1:00pm–5:00pm. Newburyport Art is closed on Mondays. The ground-floor Hills Gallery has an accessible entrance. More information, as well as an online gallery is available at newburyportart.org.
Founded in 1948, Newburyport Art is dedicated to promoting and exhibiting members’ work and to providing art education and access to the visual arts for the entire community.

Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents One Act Wonders
2025-07-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-07-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-07-24 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-07-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents “One-Act Wonders”, a program of four modern one-act plays exploring boundaries, loyalties, and the absurdities of life. The program will run for four performances only, at Gloucester Stage Theater, April 17th (7:30pm) 18th (7:30pm), and 19th (3pm + 7:30pm). Tickets are $28.

Story-Time & Craft Wednesday
2025-07-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
NEW PROGRAM ALERT!! Summer is the PERFECT time for outdoor story time and craft making! This BRAND NEW family event is an extension of our Newburyport Arts and Culture Shanties Program and will take place each Wednesday in the Pop Up Park on Merrimac Street – where the Shanties are currently located. Come join the fun this Wednesday and see what it’s all about!
Running each Wednesday until August 21st from 10 AM-12 PM
Free of charge, but donations are welcome

Art & Sensory
2025-07-23 10:30 - 11:30 | Cape Ann Museum Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m.
Carlson Education Center, CAM Green
13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Recommended ages 3 -11. Adult Supervision Required.
Free and open to the public. Registration Required
Children of preschool to upper elementary age and their caregivers are invited to explore their creativity through the fun of using many different materials with art educator Sarah Brown. Projects are always step-by-step and hands-on to encourage sensory guidance and fine motor skills, and to help create individual masterpieces! This program is free but registration is required due to limited materials. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Program may take place outside the Carlson Education Center if weather permits.
Image Credit: Photo by Sarah Brown

THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams
2025-07-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-07-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Gloucester Stage Company, East Main Street 267, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Through Tom’s cinematic eyes, his family’s life isn’t the dream he imagined. In a rundown St. Louis apartment the matriarch, Amanda Wingfield, is desperately clinging to a past of parties and endless callers. Her adult children, Tom and Laura, become victims of her delusions as she pushes for Tom to provide for the struggling family and Laura to find a husband. The two seek solace in ways of escaping their mother and their own misery until a visit from a gentleman caller presents the possibility of new opportunities.
Renowned playwright Tennessee Williams opens the 2025 Season with this classic drama, directed by Doug Lockwood. Running from June 5 to 28, all performances are at Gloucester Stage’s Theater 267 East Main Street, Gloucester. Showtimes are Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm, and matinees Saturdays & Sunday at 3:00pm.

Coffee & Conversations at the Carlson Education Center: Nell Blaine
2025-07-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Cape Ann Museum Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Thursday, July 24, 2025
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Carlson Education Center, CAM Green
13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA
CAM Members Free, Non-Members $5
Registration Required as space is limited.
Join us for a presentation about artist Nell Blaine (1922-1996), who worked out of a studio on Rocky Neck in the 1940s and 1950s. Wharf Studio, Gloucester reflects one such visit in 1958. Blaine was educated in representational, realist, and abstract methods of painting, and was heavily influenced by the instruction of Abstract Expressionist Hans Hofmann (1880-1966).
You are invited to join us on Thursdays for a unique experience. Led by a CAM docent, these deep dives into a single artwork or object from the Collection will begin with conversation, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Education Center, followed by a special trip to the James Center to view the object being discussed. No special knowledge needed! Just a curiosity to learn more in a small group setting and enjoy a unique experience.
Image Credit: Nell Blaine (1922-1996), Wharf Studio, Gloucester, 1958. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA. Gift of Arthur W. Cohen, 1989 [2670].

Museum of Old Newbury Guided Tours - July, 2025
2025-07-24 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Our friendly, knowledgeable tour guides share fascinating stories in each of the museum’s period rooms and galleries.
You will walk through this Federal-period house, from its 1808 beginning as a ship captain’s home to its ownership by multiple generations of the Cushing family. See parts of the home as it was lived in, as well as galleries featuring maritime trade, the churches of Old Newbury, and art works by Newburyport native Laura Coombs Hills.
Tours are on the hour, 11-4pm, Thursday – Sunday. Pre-order of tickets is encouraged as space cannot be guaranteed without tickets. Please arrive 10 minutes before your tour starts.
Tours are $10, $8 for seniors, $5 for those under 18. Free for members and residents of “Old Newbury ” but tickets should still be reserved here. See membership levels at : https://www.newburyhistory.org/membership.
We look forward to seeing you!

Six Ways of Seeing the World
2025-07-24 12:00 - 19:00 | Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930
Curated by Gabrielle Rossmer
Exhibit Dates: July 10 – August 3
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10, 5-7pm
Closing Event & Artist Talks: Thursday, July 31, 5-7pm
The Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck, Gloucester
Exhibit Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12-7pm; Sunday-Monday, 12-5pm
Featuring: Kathy Archer, Paul Cary Goldberg, Donald Gropman, Sonya Gropman, Gabrielle Rossmer, and Constance Vallis
In a time marked by uncertainty and transformation, six artists come together to explore how art can serve as both personal expression and cultural reflection. Six Ways of Seeing the World, curated by Gabrielle Rossmer, offers a compelling look at how visual art helps us process, respond to, and shape our understanding of the contemporary world.
Through diverse media—painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, and collage—these six artists examine the intersections of inner life and external forces. While their approaches and mediums vary, they share a commitment to introspection, craft, and a meaningful engagement with today’s fractured landscape.
Together, these artists demonstrate six unique but interconnected ways of seeing. Their works push the boundaries of their chosen media, reflecting on today’s world with vulnerability, insight, and artistic rigor.

Newburyport Art offers How to Get into Art Galleries and Price Your Artwork with Todd Bonita
2025-07-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
How to Get into Art Galleries and Price Your Artwork with Todd Bonita
Thursday, July 24th, 6:00pm–8:00pm | Upstairs Hartson Gallery
FREE for NAA members / $10 non-members
Are you an artist eager to take the next step in your career by getting your work into galleries? Do you struggle with how to price your art to reflect its value while staying competitive in the market? This two-hour lecture will provide you with practical advice, insider tips, and proven strategies to help you navigate the complex world of art galleries.

Newburyport's Yankee Homecoming Week-long Festival
2025-07-26 - 2025-08-03 | MA
In 1958, Newburyport joined twenty-nine other New England communities in launching a celebration aimed at bringing people together. This week-long festival, which has been held annually ever since, strengthens the bonds of our community. Newburyport’s Yankee Homecoming is the longest continuously running festival that remains.
This year’s theme, Tides of Time: Preserving the Past, Charting the Future, was inspired by the origins of Yankee Homecoming, which began 66 years ago, and the rich heritage of Newburyport that we celebrate each year. It also reflects the ongoing spirit of growth and change that this community has embraced. Events include a brewfest, olde fashioned sunday, waterfront concerts, family day, waterfront workouts, heritage tours, craft and art shows, U.S. Coast Guard open house, a parade and fireworks. For detailed event information, click here.

Children's Witch Hat Decorating at The Hawthorne Hotel
2025-07-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Hawthorne Hotel, 18 Washington Sq. West, Salem, 01970, United States
Children’s Witch Hat Decorating at The Hawthorne Hotel
Activity Length: 30 minutes
Location: The Hawthorne Hotel 18 Washington Square West, Salem MA 01970 Second Floor, Pickman Room
Hosted By: This is a self-guided activity overseen by Good Witch Apprentices
Decorate a magical witch hat in the color of your choice with craft gems, stickers, ribbon, tulle and a charm.
Under age 4 may participate with the help of a supervising adult.
Ticket purchase only admits one (1) participating child.
Please note: Event ticket purchases are non-refundable at this time.

Walking Tour: Public Sculpture of Gloucester
2025-07-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, 01930, United States
Saturday, July 26, 2025
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Meet outside the CAM Downtown Campus
27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930
$10 for Members, $20 for Non-Members
Registration Required
Gloucester has been home to a number of prominent American sculptors. Take a tour of public works by these important artists found around the city’s downtown area. The tour is approximately 1 hour in length and is weather permitting.
Image Credit: CAM docent leading a walking tour, CAM Staff photo.

Opening Celebration: Knowing Nature at PEM
2025-07-26 11:00 - 15:00 | Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
Know before you go
In-person event
Location: Main Atrium, Create Space Studios
Included with admission
The exhibition gallery will be open for self-guided exploration from 10 am–5 pm.
ABOVE IMAGE: Wolf © Tom Walker. All Rights Reserved.
Join us in celebrating the opening of Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest, on view in The Dotty Brown Art & Nature Center! Meet one of the featured artists as she creates new quillwork art, explore a boreal forest discovery cart and take part in forest-related hands-on activities!
Tree Trek
11 am–Noon | Meet in front of the museum
Preregistration required.
Join PEM’s Garden and Grounds team to discover the incredible trees that are part of our campus, a newly accredited Level II Arboretum.
The Caterpillar Lab
11 am–3 pm | Create Space 1
Join The Caterpillar Lab in an open exploration of the incredible world of New England caterpillars, some of which are also found in the boreal forest — including monarch butterfly caterpillars! This drop-in will feature a variety of live caterpillars in various stages of development. Educators from The Caterpillar Lab will share incredible but true stories about these creatures’ strange and surprising adaptations, and there will be plenty to see and touch. Check out some little-known native critters munching on their food plants right in front of you. You’re sure to see something new!
Woven Quillwork Demonstration by Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag)
11 am–3 pm | Main Atrium
Join Aquinnah Wampanoag artist Elizabeth James-Perry for a demonstration of quillwork: a Native American art form that uses porcupine quills to decorate clothing, jewelry and other objects. James-Perry is also a restoration ecologist, and she will discuss how she sustainably harvests and prepares natural materials (including plant dyes) for her artworks in Knowing Nature and beyond.
Drop-in Art Making: Air Plant Wire Sculptures
11 am–3 pm | Create Space 2
Using a rock, wire and air plants, create a unique nature sculpture to enjoy indoors!
Boreal Short Film Showings
2 pm-4 pm | Morse Auditorium

Outdoor Hard Cider Bar & Free Live Music Series at Cider Hill Farm
2025-07-26 11:00 - 16:00 | Cider Hill Farm, 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M, 01913, United States
Every weekend at Cider Hill Farm farm brings FREE family-friendly live music on the main lawn from 12-3 pm and extended music on festival dates 11 am – 4 pm. Grab a drink from the Outdoor Hard Cider Bar 11 am – 4 pm on Saturdays and 12-4 pm on Sundays.
Food – Grab lunch at the food truck 11 am – 4 pm and snacks in the farm store 8 am – 6 pm. Guest food trucks and vendors pop-ups regularly.
Play – Parking, play areas and barnyard are always free and open 8 am – 6 pm daily. Bee observatory, chickens and goats arrive mid-May.
Weather – Music, food truck and hard cider bar are weather dependent. We make decisions 8 am on the day of in case weather shifts overnight. Check website at 8:30 am.
