• Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States
    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States

    Cape Ann Museum  

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester

    Friday, September 19, 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 As a seaport town jutting into the Atlantic, Gloucester was of strategic importance during the American Revolution and always under threat of attack. The people...

    $10 – $20

    Newburyport’s Revolution: Through a Howling Wilderness: 1775 March to Quebec

    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport 166 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States
    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport 166 High Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport  

    St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport 166 High Street, Newburyport, MA

    Newburyport's Road to Revolution Presents: Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775 📅 Friday, September 19, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.📍 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport, MA Exactly...

    Free – $10

    Beyond Salem: The History and Legacy of the European Witch Trials

    101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott, MA 01907 101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott, M, United States
    101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott, MA 01907 101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott, M, United States

    101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott, MA 01907  

    101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott, MA 01907 101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott, M

    Most New Englanders are very familiar with the outbreak of the witch craze in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts depicted in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, but many have never heard...

    Free

    Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses

    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

    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...

    $10 – $20

    Walking Tour: Historic Dogtown, A Walk Back in Time

    Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
    Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Babson Boulder Parking  

    Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA

    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 name “Dogtown” conjures up many things — vast woodlands and trails; stone walls and cellar holes; tales of witches and widows; an ill-fated bullfighter; pastures,...

    $10 – $20

    The 1775 Quebec Expedition from Newburyport: Following Their Footsteps

    Central Congregational Church Newburyport MA 14 Titcomb St, Newburyport, MA, United States
    Central Congregational Church Newburyport MA 14 Titcomb St, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Central Congregational Church Newburyport MA  

    Central Congregational Church Newburyport MA 14 Titcomb St, 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...

    Free – $10

    Harbor Views: The Paintings of Fitz Henry Lane Walking Tour

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States
    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States

    Cape Ann Museum  

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester

    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...

    $10 – $20

    Walking Tour: Ed & Jo Hopper’s Houses, Views from Portuguese Hill

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States
    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, United States

    Cape Ann Museum  

    Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester

    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...

    $10 – $20

    CAM Talk – Gloucester & Essex Shipbuilding Connections, with KD Montgomery

    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Cape Ann Museum Green  

    Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA

    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...

    $10.
  • ARTIST TALK: Does Art Have to be an Object? | Deborah Read, Goetemann Artist-in-Residence

    Cove Gallery 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA
    Cove Gallery 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    Cove Gallery  

    Cove Gallery 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester

    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...

    Free

    Historic Burial Grounds of Marblehead

    Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, United States
    Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, United States

    Marblehead Museum  

    Marblehead Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead

    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...

    $10 – $15

    Architectural Walking Tours: Newburyport’s Fashionable Old Houses

    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

    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...

    $10 – $20