North of Boston

Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents One Act Wonders
2025-12-31 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-02 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-04 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-05 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-07 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates | 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.

THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams
2025-12-31 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-07 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-01-08 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.

Hammers on Stone: The Granite Industry on Cape Ann
2026-01-01 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-02 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-04 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-08 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-09 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-10 10:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Cape Ann Museum Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
For over a century, the granite industry played a vital role in Cape Ann’s economy, providing work for men from across New England and around the world, generating profits for those fortunate enough to share in ownership of the region’s many quarries, and contributing to the unique and authentic sense of place that characterizes Cape Ann today. On a broader scale, the industry contributed significantly to building and transportation projects across our nation during a sustained period of growth and expansion.
Drawing on the Cape Ann Museum’s extensive holdings of objects and archival materials related to the industry, most of which were gifted to the Cape Ann Museum by historian Barbara Erkkila (1918-2013), Hammers on Stone will explore the history of the granite trade and its impact on the community. The exhibition will examine methods of harvesting, cutting, and finishing stone, as well as how granite was transported from quarry to wharf and further afield. The exhibit will also explore the lives of those involved in quarrying and consider how the industry helped shape Cape Ann’s artistic landscape, inspiring generations of artists to the present day.
Image: Samuel Lewis Pullman (1900-1961), Quarryman Joe Boston, 1930, oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA. Gift of Abner and Miriam (Pullman) Diamond, 1994. (1994.036.001).

The American Revolution: A story of the War in 28 Paintings
2026-01-01 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-08 12:00 - 20:00 | Cabot House, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
1776 was more than a turning point; it marked the birth of a new world order. A bold line was drawn as ordinary people made extraordinary decisions, declaring independence from the most powerful empire on earth. Driven by youthful fire, they believed in the promise of liberty more than they feared the cost of pursuing it.
Historic Beverly proudly presents The American Revolution: A story of the War in 28 Paintings, a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of artworks commissioned to illustrate Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Sr.’s landmark book.
These paintings are featured in Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary The American Revolution. The exhibit will be on display at the Cabot House from September 6, 2025 to July 4, 2026. Tickets are free and open to the public

What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?
2026-01-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? returns to Gloucester Stage for a “speakeasy night” of songs, secrets, and stories of the forbidden. Feel free to dress for the theme!
Named after a Victorian children’s game, the band is known for genre-bending original songs that explore themes of love, longing, and identity.
What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? features 3rian King on lead vocals, guitar, and keys; Renee Dupuis on lead vocals, keys, and melodica; Nathan Cohen on fiddle and trumpet; Joe Cardoza on upright bass; and Dennis Monagle on drums and percussion.
Fans say they sound as if Eurythmics went acoustic, Fleetwood Mac traded electric guitar for a fiddle, or Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse joined together in a secret French cafe.
Their original song “Cold Rain” was covered by New Orleans Soul Queen, Irma Thomas, on her Grammy-nominated album “Simply Grand,” earning high praise in Rolling Stone & USA Today.
In summer 2019, the What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? premiered their multimedia animated musical “Medusa” in a sold-out run at the Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science, Boston, followed by another sold-out weekend at Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA, in 2022.
Their latest album “Live At The Cut” is available on Bandcamp, Spotify, AppleMusic, & AmazonMusic. www.whattimeisitmrfox.com
