Firehouse Center for the Arts
Join experts from around the world for a one-day symposium on Revolutionary War privateers and Newburyport’s Atlantic impact! From Newburyport wharves, privateers surged into the Atlantic with a single mission: take the fight to British commerce. Armed with letters of marque, these privately owned vessels disrupted enemy supply lines, seized valuable cargo, and brought home...
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport
American Rebels: The Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution...in Newburyport and Beyond. Newburyport's Offin Boardman carried secret letters for John Adams, who argued court cases in Newburyport. The USS Hancock was built in Newburyport in 1776, and all three families were linked by ties of blood and friendship to this community....
The Bookstore of Gloucester
We’ll welcome authors Emily Carpenter & Shannon Kirk back to the store on Sunday April 12th at 5:30pm for a conversation about Emily’s new book A SPELL FOR SAINTS AND SINNERS. The Bookstore will have copies of both Emily & Shannon’s books for sale. No registration required.
Cape Ann Museum Green
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 CAM Members $5, Non-Members $10. Registration Required. Parking is first come, first served and carpooling is encouraged. This talk by Martha Oaks, the Museum’s Chief Curator and contributing author to the upcoming...
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
Join multidisciplinary artist Linda Kauss for an evening celebrating "Just Looking: A Collection of Drawings and Musings", a deeply personal work rooted in creative exploration and intuition. "Just Looking" began in 2005 as an exercise in creative play. With no set outcome in mind, Kauss explored the movement of graphite and the subtle power of...
Gloucester Stage Company
Join Gloucester Stage on April 30th for an evening of storytelling with NY Times Bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Sebastian Junger. Mirrored against his own close brushes with death, Junger...
Hammond Castle Museum
Join us for a special Presentation and Exhibition Preview celebrating the opening of our two new Spring and Summer temporary exhibitions: Inside the Faraday Cage: The Science of Things That...
Cape Ann Museum Green
The public is warmly invited to a special program on Saturday May 2, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., celebrating 36 seasons of The Writer’s Block, hosted by John Ronan,...
From the tangled forest to the garden gate, join folklorist, rotten botanist, and author Varla Ventura for an exploration of some of the world’s most enchanted plants. We’ll start in...
The Bookstore of Gloucester
The Bookstore is thrilled to host photographer Alex Knudsen on Thursday June 4th from 6:30pm-8pm to celebrate his new photo book MOURNING DOVE - published by Dust Collective. Please save...
Temple Ahavat Achim
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 • 8 Tammuz 5786 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Social Hall We look forward to an evening with author Shelly Jay Shore, whose debut novel, Rules...
Rocky Hill Meeting House
Each year, we come together to read and talk about Frederick Douglass’ influential address, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Join us at the Historic Rocky Hill Meeting House for an evening of community and reflection.
