Essex County, Massachusetts
Now in its 24th year, Trails & Sails is your ticket to adventure across Essex County, Massachusetts – a region recognized as a National Heritage Area for its rich history, cultural treasures, and natural landscapes. Each September, this vibrant event series provides access to hundreds of unique experiences such as guided hikes and paddles to...
Museum of Old Newbury
Architectural styles, like clothing, come into fashion for functional, aesthetic, economic and social reasons. Over time homeowners renovate, enhance, and adapt to reflect changing times and fashions. Join us for...
Babson Boulder Parking
Sunday, September 21, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required On Cape Ann, the...
Central Congregational Church Newburyport MA
On September 19, 1775, over 1,100 men departed Newburyport on a secret mission to capture Quebec—led by Benedict Arnold and planned with George Washington. Join Jack Santos as he recounts the stories of Newburyport’s patriots on this daring expedition through the wilderness as we celebrate its 250th anniversary. 250 years ago this year, on the...
Cape Ann Museum
Friday, September 26, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required...
Cape Ann Museum
Saturday, September 27, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required Explore the specific sites in the area of Gloucester known as Portuguese Hill depicted by renowned American realist painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). Hopper is known...
Cape Ann Museum Green
Saturday, September 27, 2025 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Janet & William Ellery James Center CAM Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 CAM Members Free, Non-Members $10 Registration is required as space is limited. Six vessels captured in photographs on view in Down to the Sea, the Photographs of Ernest L. Blatchford were built...
Cove Gallery
Join Gloucester-based artist Deborah Read at her Artist Talk for an engaging conversation about her art, process, and experience as this year’s Goetemann Artist-in-Residence at Rocky Neck Art Colony. Read poses the question: "does art have to be an object?" Read’s interdisciplinary practice—spanning installation, performance, writing, and collaborative projects—challenges the notion that art must be...
Marblehead Museum
Join the Marblehead Historical Commission's Pam Peterson for a talk on her new book, A Guide to Historic Burial Grounds of Marblehead. Peterson profiles Marblehead's 13 cemeteries and the famous...
Museum of Old Newbury
Architectural styles, like clothing, come into fashion for functional, aesthetic, economic and social reasons. Over time homeowners renovate, enhance, and adapt to reflect changing times and fashions. Join us for a walking tour of Newburyport’s architectural styles from the 18th and 19th centuries as found along High Street and the neighborhood near the Museum of...
Old Town Hall
This presentation explores how ordinary men and women expressed their resistance to slavery through the boycott of goods such as sugar, molasses, cocoa, coffee, and spices. Throughout the evening, guests will enjoy desserts that bring the history to life and learn about the cooking process, including apple pie, chocolate tart, spice cake, gingerbread, and raisin...
Museum of Old Newbury
Memento Mori: Oddities from Old Newbury on All Hallows Day On All Hallows Day—a time set aside for remembering the dead—the Museum of Old Newbury invites you to a rare,...
