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The American Revolution: A story of the War in 28 Paintings
2025-12-11 12:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Holiday Wreath Making Class
2025-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Beauport Hotel Gloucester, 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Create your own festive wreath at Beauport Hotel’s annual Wreath-Making Workshop with Meredith McCarthy on Thursday, December 11th from 7:00PM-9:00PM. Enjoy lush winter greenery, a custom bow, ocean views, and a cash bar while you craft. Tickets are $85 and non-refundable—space is limited, so reserve your spot today!

Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents One Act Wonders
2025-12-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-16 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-17 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.

THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams
2025-12-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-12-17 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
2025-12-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-13 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-14 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-18 10:00 - 17:00 | 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).

Sawyer Free Library Launches Monthly Artist Program with Volume One Exhibition
2025-12-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-13 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-15 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-16 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-18 10:00 - 17:00 | MA

Newburyport Art presents Hometown Stories Exhibition
2025-12-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-14 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-16 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-17 11:00 - 17:00 | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Newburyport Art (NAA) concludes its year of exhibitions with Members’ Hometown Stories and Great Marsh Meditations, a featured artist show by C. Max Schenk. Both exhibits run concurrently from December 5th to December 21st.
Hometown Stories asked artists to submit work inspired by their hometown, whether a place where they grew up or currently reside. Hometown Stories features work inspired by houses, landscapes, businesses, objects, abstractions, bodies of water, people, and more! The exhibition is on view in the first-floor Sargent Gallery.
Nationally recognized for his work in environmental conservation, education and advocacy,
C. Max Schenk’s worldview and photography are imbued with an appreciation of nature’s cyclical resonance in all things. His Great Marsh Meditations show is the expansion of two portfolios created in 2024, each image is exactly that – a meditation – and features scenes familiar to all who have wandered and marveled at the beauty of our coastal home – its broad gestures of landscape and the ephemeral tableaus created by wind, tide, and time. Great Marsh Meditations is possible through the generous support of the Dr. Kathleen Van Demark Fund for Great Marsh Artists. His show can be viewed in the first floor Hills Gallery.
Opening reception for both shows will be Saturday, December 6th from 4-6pm. The public is welcome to attend, meet some of the exhibiting artists, and enjoy light refreshments.
Additionally, NAA will be hosting free invitation night events! Join us on December 5th for Voices of Newburyport, December 12th for an indoor arts market and December 19th for canvas and ornament decorating! Thank you to the Institution for Savings for sponsoring the Voices of Newburyport.
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, Sunday from 1:00pm–5:00pm and is handicap accessible. All works are for sale. More information, as well as an online gallery is available at newburyportart.org.

Invitation Nights at Newburyport Art
2025-12-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Newburyport Art (NAA) welcomes visitors to enjoy free Invitation Night festivities at Newburyport Art.
December 5th – Voices of Newburyport from 6:30-8:30pm with local voices Paul Wann, Bonnie Jean Wilbur, Jared Stromski and Currie Joya Huntington reading aloud fiction written by and about people from Newburyport.
December 12th – Indoor Winter Arts Market from 6-8pm offers shopping for the holiday season with participating artists Lynn Andrews, Michele Champion, Patrick Cleary, Amna Greaves, Lynda Hartwell, Milestone 35 Tools & Woodworking, Kathleen Miller, Lisa Pilorz, Johanna Finnegan Topitzer, AJ Simmons and Susan Stranc. Artists will be selling small gifts, original paintings, ceramics, jewelry, stationary, handmade textiles, seasonal items, ornaments and more.
December 19th – Craft Night from 6:30-8:30pm invites visitors to get creative with ornament and canvas decorating. All materials will be provided.
The events are open to the public and will include light refreshments and live music. Exhibitions on display at the gallery will be Hometown Stories, and Featured Artist Max Schenk.
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, Sunday from 1:00pm–5:00pm and is handicap accessible. All works are for sale. More information, as well as an online gallery is available at newburyportart.org.

Rocky Neck Holiday Art Trek
2025-12-13 12:00 - 17:00 | Rocky Neck
The Rocky Neck Art Colony, in partnership with the Rocky Neck Cultural District, is pleased to announce the third annual Rocky Neck Holiday Art Trek on Saturday, December 13, from 12–5 pm. This festive community event invites visitors to explore the galleries, studios, shops, and restaurants of Gloucester’s historic Rocky Neck Cultural District while discovering unique, locally crafted holiday gifts.
Guests will find a broad selection of original artwork and artisan-made items, including paintings, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, and other one-of-a-kind treasures perfect for holiday giving.
Participants may start their journey at any of the ten participating businesses, where they can pick up a Holiday Art Trek Passport—or download it in advance at www.rockyneckartcolony.org. Visitors who collect stamps from all ten locations are invited to stop by The Salted Cod to enjoy a complimentary cup of hot chocolate and receive a free gift.
Highlights of this year’s Art Trek include:
– Artisans Makers Market at Gloucester Stage Company
– A behind-the-scenes look at tools and techniques at David Calvo Wood Carving Studio
– Artist demonstrations and live music at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center
– Local Artisan Market, mulled wine, cider, and pub fare at 51 Rocky Neck Restaurant
– Holiday gifts and refreshments at East Gloucester Provisions and Moxie Gallery
– And many more festive stops throughout the district.
For details and to download your Holiday Art Trek Passport, visit www.rockyneckartcolony.org.
Join us on Saturday, December 13, and experience the creative spirit and holiday warmth of Rocky Neck.

You are Invited to our Third Baptist Church 12th Annual Christmas Concert
2025-12-14 17:30 - 19:00 | Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Broadway 192, Methuen, M, 01844, United States
🎄 Third Baptist Church – 12th Annual Christmas Concert 🎶
Sunday, December 14, 2025 | 5:30–7:00 PM EST
📍 Methuen Memorial Music Hall
192 Broadway, Methuen, MA 01844
Celebrate the season with an evening of inspiring holiday music featuring:
The New England Tenors • TBC Community Chorale with Myran Parker Brass • Bagpipist Brian Quirk • The Higher Praise Gospel Choir • Reginald Hunt & Aaron Jensen • Dan Alan Levine • Gospel Singer DD Martin Simonelli • The Choral Majority • Organist Shawn McCann
🎟️ Get tickets at Eventbrite.com — search “Third Baptist Church”
Come enjoy the joy, beauty, and spirit of Christmas in song!
