The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
Join Manchester-based artist, Fiona Sinéad Brehony at her Artist Talk to learn about her process and technique in her residency in collaboration with Ocean Alliance, made possible through the Goetemann Artist Residency program. The residency offers Brehony an opportunity to explore Gloucester Harbor through Richard White's concept of the organic machine, simultaneously a natural system...
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
Discover the timeless practice of seed saving and learn how gardeners have preserved plant diversity for generations. This workshop explores techniques for collecting, storing, and sharing seeds, with practical guidance for selecting healthy plants, harvesting seeds, and maintaining resilient gardens. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced grower, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence...
virtual program
Each year we meet hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals who can trace their family line back to the Salem witch trials. We often tell visitors that the English colonists of 1692 were the founding fathers and mothers of our country. They were themselves descended from the earliest settlers, who were establishing a new country...
Off Cabot Comedy & Events
Reaching #2 on Amazon's Political Humor bestseller list, The Duke: Weekly Conversations with the Last Honest Politician An unforgettable evening of laughter, storytelling, history, and the remarkable friendship that inspired one of Massachusetts’ most talked-about books. For four years, comedian, columnist, and author Scott Kerman visited former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis every Wednesday, recording hundreds...
Wenham Museum
Women, Spinning, and Resistance: Stacey Fraser In the years leading up to the American Revolution, New England women played an important role in resisting British policies through their everyday lives and work. On August 31, 1769, forty-five women in Lexington, Massachusetts, gathered for a spinning protest—one of more than sixty such demonstrations held throughout New...
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
Step beyond the formal rooms and into the working heart of the home for a guided house tour focused on servant life at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens. Once transformed from...
Off Cabot Comedy & Events
AFTERLIFE MEDIUM EVENT Enjoy an intimate evening of mediumship messages with Endorsed Afterlife Medium Lauren Robbins, featured on The List TV, Married at First Sight TV Show (Boston), The Lady of the Dunes Documentary, and more. Lauren will walk around the room to deliver messages from those who wish to come through with evidential information...
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate
In honor of America’s 250th and the Frederic Church 200, The Trustees will present a series of two lectures to honor the American landscape. Each lecture will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. The series, Celebrating the American Landscape: In Art and In Nature, includes: Sept. 24th - Olana: Frederic Church’s Vision of...
Hammond Castle Museum
1926: A Year in the Life of Hammond and His Castle Wednesday, September 30th 5:30 pm–7:30 pm Evening program: 5:30 pm–6:00 pm Networking 6:00 pm–7:30 pm Presentation & Discussion Light refreshments will be served. One hundred years ago, John Hays Hammond Jr. embarked on one of the most ambitious projects of his life: building Hammond...
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate
In honor of America’s 250th and the Frederic Church 200, The Trustees will present a series of two lectures to honor the American landscape. Each lecture will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. The series, Celebrating the American Landscape: In Art and In Nature, includes: Oct. 1st – Preserving Scenic Beauty in Charles...
Manship Artists Residency
Join us for a conversation with private art dealer, Hockney muse, and longtime friend of David Hockney, Doug Roberts; interviewed by 1623 Producer Heather Atwood at Manship Artists Residency. Hockney Reproduction(s), on view through October 18, 2026, is a major exhibition exploring the artist’s six-decade engagement with reproductive technologies through more than seventy posters, rare...
Sawyer Free Library
Join us for a screening of the 2001 BBC documentary, “Secret Knowledge,” a film based on a thought-provoking art history book by David Hockney that argues great Old Masters used optical devices like concave mirrors and lenses to achieve hyperrealistic detail and perspective centuries before photography. Followed by a Q&A with Manship Artist and close...
