• Writers Series: January O’Neil & Kevin Carey

    Salem State Recital Hall 71 Loring Avenue, Salem, Massachusetts, United States
    Salem State Recital Hall 71 Loring Avenue, Salem, Massachusetts, United States

    Salem State Recital Hall  

    Salem State Recital Hall 71 Loring Avenue, Salem, Massachusetts

    Salem State’s own writing stars, Kevin Carey and January Gill O’Neil, take the stage to celebrate their new books. Join us for a reception of students and alumni from the creative writing program before the reading. Kevin Carey’s books include: three books of poetry: The One Fifteen to Penn Station (2012), Jesus Was a Homeboy...

    admission-to-this-concert-is-free

    Lecture: Privateers of the Caribbean: Bermuda and the Bahamas After the American Revolution

    Virtual MA, United States
    Virtual MA, United States

    Virtual  

    Virtual MA

    Join us to hear Ross Nedervelt, the 2023 Frances E. Malamy Fellow at PEM’s Phillips Library, present the findings of his research project: “Loyalism, Privateering, and American Sovereignty in the Atlantic Border-sea, 1783-1815.” Between 1783 and 1819, the newly independent United States fought a series of skirmishes with Britain over control of the islands of...

    History of Old Newbury in 3 Drinks: Part II: RUM 1700-1800

    Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States
    Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Museum of Old Newbury  

    Museum of Old Newbury 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA

    Did you know that Caldwell’s Newburyport Rum was produced along the waterfront for 171 years (with a short break during Prohibition)? The rum business boomed in Newbury(port) in the 18th century, with ships arriving from the West Indies with cargoes of molasses to be distilled into potent, inexpensive New England rum. And we drank almost...

    $10 – $20
  • Hidden Child of the Holocaust – An Historic Evening with Survivor Janet Applefield on Cape Ann

    Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, United States
    Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, United States

    Shalin Liu Performance Center  

    Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

    On April 7th, the Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Ann will have the honor to host Mrs. Janet Applefield as she shares her story of survival, hope, and resilience at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, MA. The lecture will be accompanied by a musical performance featuring the New England Klezmer, which includes Yaeko...

  • 140 Years of Television Technology – At Hammond Castle Museum

    hammond castle musuem 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States
    hammond castle musuem 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    hammond castle musuem  

    hammond castle musuem 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    Monday, May 6: Presented by: John Leysath, Curatorial Director at Hammond Castle Museum Television is one of the most ubiquitous technologies in human history, so much so that we tend to take it for granted. However, the story of TV is a winding tale of decades of painstaking research, false starts, technological dead ends and...

    $15 – $50

    The Great Debate: Birthplace of the American Navy

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Salem Regional Visitor Center  

    Salem Regional Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

    Are you Team Beverly or Team Marblehead? Where is the birthplace of the American Navy? Two local towns that have argued with each other for centuries over this question. Help...

    $15.00
  • The Die is Now Cast: Essex County’s Response to the Intolerable Acts

    Meredith Farm 41 Cross Street, Topsfield, MA, United States
    Meredith Farm 41 Cross Street, Topsfield, MA, United States

    Meredith Farm  

    Meredith Farm 41 Cross Street, Topsfield, MA

    Nicknamed the “Intolerable Acts” by New Englanders, the passage of these punitive laws pushed Massachusetts, to the brink of war. In December 1773, a mob of Boston residents stormed three merchant ships moored at Griffin’s Wharf and quickly destroyed the chests of East India Company tea located onboard. Three months later, in response to the...

    $15.00
  • Life with General Hospital’s Steve Burton

    Off Cabot Comedy & Events 9 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA, United States
    Off Cabot Comedy & Events 9 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA, United States

    Off Cabot Comedy & Events  

    Off Cabot Comedy & Events 9 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA

    DOORS OPEN 1 HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME. Join General Hospital's Steve Burton for a Special Event, Life with Steve Burton. Steve is engaging his fans in a special "Solo" Tour discussing his history in daytime television, including his return to the very popular role he originated, Jason Morgan at General Hospital. Steve will share his stories...

    $125

    Book Launch Party: “The Curious Secrets of Yesterday” by Namrata Patel

    Gulu Gulu Cafe 247 Essex St, Salem, MA
    Gulu Gulu Cafe 247 Essex St, Salem, MA

    Gulu Gulu Cafe  

    Gulu Gulu Cafe 247 Essex St, Salem

    The Gulu Gulu Cafe welcomes Author Namrata Patel on Friday, July 26, at 6 p.m., to discuss her new release, The Curious Secrets of Yesterday, a captivating novel about generational secrets and self-discovery. The Gulu Gulu Cafe is the perfect venue to celebrate the launch party for Boston-based Patel as it is featured in the...

    Free

    Artist Demonstration: John Caggiano

    The Emerson Inn 1 Cathedral Avenue, Rockport, MA, United States
    The Emerson Inn 1 Cathedral Avenue, Rockport, MA, United States

    The Emerson Inn  

    The Emerson Inn 1 Cathedral Avenue, Rockport, MA

    Come see one of our local artists in his element as he paints and educates the public about his process. Bring a friend and your appetite, as the Parlor Bar...

    Free
  • Gloucester Speaks film screening

    The Cut 177 Main Street
, Gloucester, MA, United States
    The Cut 177 Main Street
, Gloucester, MA, United States

    The Cut  

    The Cut 177 Main Street
, Gloucester, MA

    8/11/24 All Ages (Under 18 must be accompanied by a parent. 18 & over must have Positive. I.D). 7:00pm doors / 7:45pm start General Admission Seating, $15 The filmmaker, Shep Abbott will be in attendance for a Q & A following the film. In 2015, we began production on "Gloucester Speaks” in advance of our...

    $15

    Artist Demonstration: Loren Doucette

    The Emerson Inn 1 Cathedral Avenue, Rockport, MA, United States
    The Emerson Inn 1 Cathedral Avenue, Rockport, MA, United States

    The Emerson Inn  

    The Emerson Inn 1 Cathedral Avenue, Rockport, MA

    Come see our Artist in Residence in her element as she paints and educates the public about her process. Bring a friend and your appetite, as the Parlor Bar will be open to the public. Reservations can be made on RESY. Loren Doucette lives in Gloucester and is a full-time painter. Her work can be...

    Free