North of Boston

Walking Tour: Bones of Homes
2025-09-12 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, 01930, United States
Friday, September 12, 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
This walking tour provides participants with an architectural overview of Gloucester building styles from the mid-18th to the mid-20th century. On this tour of the area immediately surrounding the Cape Ann Museum’s Downtown Campus, participants will learn about architectural elements and styles that arose out of specific socioeconomic and cultural circumstances during this critical 200-year period in the City’s development.
Stroll with a CAM Docent for about 1 1/2 hours as you loop around downtown Gloucester.
Where to Meet?
Though the Downtown Campus is currently closed for renovations until the spring of 2026, the tour will gather at the courtyard attached to the Museum on 27 Pleasant Street. Tours are light rain or shine.
Photo Credit: CAM docent leading walking tour, CAM staff photo.

Step Aboard History: FREE Deck Tours of the Schooner Adventure
2025-09-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-08 10:00 - 16:00 | The Schooner Adventure, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Climb aboard the Schooner Adventure and step back in time! Our guided deck tours offer a unique opportunity to explore one of Gloucester’s most treasured maritime landmarks. Originally launched in 1926 as a working fishing schooner, Adventure has been lovingly restored and is now a floating museum dedicated to preserving the rich legacy of New England’s fishing heritage.
On your tour, you’ll walk the very decks where dorymen once hauled in their catch, learn about life at sea in the 1920s, and hear the incredible story of how this National Historic Landmark was saved from decay. Knowledgeable and passionate docents—many of whom have sailed Adventure themselves—will bring her stories to life, from the golden age of sail to her current role as an ambassador for maritime history and education.
Whether you’re a maritime buff, a curious traveler, or a family looking for a fun and educational outing, a deck tour of the Schooner Adventure is a hands-on experience you won’t forget. Come feel the salt air, ring the ship’s bell, take a picture at the helm, and discover how this proud vessel continues to inspire new generations.
Tours start at the end of the Harriet Webster Pier.

Step Aboard History: FREE Deck Tours of the Schooner Adventure
2025-09-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Schooner Adventure, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M, 01931, United States

Public Sail!
2025-09-12 08:00 - 17:00 | The Schooner Adventure, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Sail into history aboard a National Historic Landmark, and an enduring icon of the American fisheries, the Schooner Adventure!
Join us as we honor tradition, celebrate heritage and have fun!
Enjoy a two-and-a-half-hour sail on historic Gloucester Harbor, America’s oldest fishing port.
Help the crew raise the sails, take a turn at the helm, learn about Adventure’s legacy and restoration, or sit back and enjoy the iconic sites of Gloucester Harbor. Passengers are invited to bring their own food and beverages to enjoy during the sail.
Whether you are a local looking for an escape or a visitor wanting to take in the view, this trip will leave you with memories of an authentic Gloucester sailing experience that you’ll want to enjoy year after year.
Members: $45
Adult Tickets: $60
Children under 18 Sail Free with a ticketed adult!
For more information or assistance in planning your visit, please contact us at: info@schooner-adventure.org or call 978.281.8079.

Aidan Gittings Blues Band & Christian Smith with Special Guest Walshy
2025-09-11 20:00 - 23:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Reserved Seats $20 + $6.95 service fee
GA Standing $15 + $6.95 service fee
7:00pm Doors / 8:00pm Show
This is an ALL AGES show. Under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Aidan Gittings
As a blues pianist and bandleader, Aidan brings a dynamic, piano-driven blues experience designed to captivate audiences and keep the energy alive all night. Leading a tight, professional band, he delivers soulful, groove-packed performances that resonate with crowds and create memorable nights.
Christian Smith is a 21-year-old pop artist from Massachusetts. He’s had the gift of songwriting since he was 5 years old, constantly writing and going through songbooks. Drawing inspiration from personal experiences and other artists such as Justin Bieber and The Kid Laroi; Christian’s music resonates with themes of love, self-discovery, and resilience.
Walshy is a 23-year-old musician, singer, and rapper from Gloucester, MA, making waves with his unique sound and style. Despite his small stature, his talent looms large, capturing listeners with a mix of catchy hooks and clever lyrics. His songs, like “Same Thing as You” and “Speed Dial,” showcase his ability to blend relatable themes with a smooth flow, resonating with fans who appreciate both his authenticity and creativity. Walshy’s music reflects the experiences of a young artist on the rise, balancing laid-back vibes with a confident edge that hints at even bigger things to come.

Crime of the Truest Kind: North Shore Unsolved
2025-09-11 19:30 - 22:00 | Off Cabot Comedy & Events, 9 Wallis Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
Anngelle Wood returns to Off Cabot with North Shore Unsolved, another gripping live show and recording of Crime of the Truest Kind, her acclaimed New England true crime podcast.
This immersive evening explores unsolved missing and murdered cases from across the North Shore, spanning decades of local history and haunting mystery. Through powerful narrative and investigative insight, Wood centers the victims, the communities impacted, and the questions that have gone unanswered.
Where true crime meets hometown history, this is a must-see for true crime fans and North Shore locals. This unforgettable evening fuses storytelling with empathy, history, and the search for justice.
Planned cases include: developments in the Elliot Chambers Fire of Beverly (1984), Essex County John Doe, Newburyport (1992), Michael O’Gorman, Gloucester (1974), Leigh Savoie, Revere (1974), Theresa A. Coen, Rockport (2018), Mark Doughty, Gloucester (2001), Gail Knowlton, Salem (1992), Mary “Abbie” Flynn, Gloucester (2020), followed by an open Q+A.
About Crime of the Truest Kind: Centered on Massachusetts & New England crime stories, regional history, & advocacy – the things that happen here. Created & hosted by Anngelle Wood – Boston radio personality from WFNX, WBCN, WZLX – each episode walks listeners through a local crime story, the people & the places involved.
Listen to the show on your favorite podcast platforms.
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Email :: crimeofthetruestkind@gmail.com

THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams
2025-09-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Gloucester Stage Company, East Main Street 267, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Through Tom’s cinematic eyes, his family’s life isn’t the dream he imagined. In a rundown St. Louis apartment the matriarch, Amanda Wingfield, is desperately clinging to a past of parties and endless callers. Her adult children, Tom and Laura, become victims of her delusions as she pushes for Tom to provide for the struggling family and Laura to find a husband. The two seek solace in ways of escaping their mother and their own misery until a visit from a gentleman caller presents the possibility of new opportunities.
Renowned playwright Tennessee Williams opens the 2025 Season with this classic drama, directed by Doug Lockwood. Running from June 5 to 28, all performances are at Gloucester Stage’s Theater 267 East Main Street, Gloucester. Showtimes are Wednesdays & Thursdays at 7:30pm, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm, and matinees Saturdays & Sunday at 3:00pm.

Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents One Act Wonders
2025-09-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-10 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-09 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-09-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents “One-Act Wonders”, a program of four modern one-act plays exploring boundaries, loyalties, and the absurdities of life. The program will run for four performances only, at Gloucester Stage Theater, April 17th (7:30pm) 18th (7:30pm), and 19th (3pm + 7:30pm). Tickets are $28.

Open the Door for Three
2025-09-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
This performance will be held on the third floor of the Shalin Liu Performance Center.
An incredibly dynamic trio based between Chicago and Maine and representing the very finest of Irish Music in America. Fiddler Liz Knowles and piper Kieran O’Hare are two of the most sought-after traditional musicians on both sides of the Atlantic and, for a long time now, have paired their formidable instrumental skills with the timeless voice and guitar playing of Dublin-born Pat Brauders. The result is a dynamic, momentous sound paired with laugh-out-loud repartee between three old friends.

The American Revolution: A story of the War in 28 Paintings
2025-09-11 12:00 - 20:00 | Cabot House, 117 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
1776 was more than a turning point; it marked the birth of a new world order. A bold line was drawn as ordinary people made extraordinary decisions, declaring independence from the most powerful empire on earth. Driven by youthful fire, they believed in the promise of liberty more than they feared the cost of pursuing it.
Historic Beverly proudly presents The American Revolution: A story of the War in 28 Paintings, a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of artworks commissioned to illustrate Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Sr.’s landmark book.
These paintings are featured in Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary The American Revolution. The exhibit will be on display at the Cabot House from September 6, 2025 to July 4, 2026. Tickets are free and open to the public

Navigating Art & Science | Exhibit at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
2025-09-11 12:00 - 17:00 | The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Navigating Art & Science
Curated by Cynthia Roth, Marge Rack, and Ronda Faloon
August 28 – October 13
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 14, 4-6pm
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 12-5pm
Exhibiting Artists: Resa Blatman, Daisy Braun, Georgie Friedman, Perri Lynch Howard, Michelle Lougee, Michelle Samour, Jessica Straus, and Christopher Volpe
Navigating Art & Science featuring eight artists who are deeply involved in scientific inquiry and activism. While local scientists search for ways to help ocean species be more resilient to survive the rapidly changing marine environment, these artists, alert to the predicament, are creating art with urgent messages for stewardship and action.
The exhibit coincides with a city-wide initiative STAND UP for Art & Science, coordinated by Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute volunteers.
While all the work in the exhibition has been created in response to human impact on the environment, in addition, several of the artists have been inspired by expeditions to the Arctic Circle and Greenland and residencies in marine laboratories on Cape Ann and beyond. The seven-week exhibit shows how art can transform the impact and implications of science into something concrete, visible and personal.
Related Events
The public is invited to celebrate Navigating Art & Science at the Opening Reception on Sunday September 14, 4–6pm.
Mark your calendars for exhibition-related programming at the Cultural Center:
September 7, 7pm: A sneak preview of Ken Riaf’s new play, Copy and Acknowledge read by Lanes Coven actors
Sunday, September 28 at 4:00pm: Ocean of Uncertainty: an artists’ panel discussion on moderated by artist and writer, Chris Volpe

Rephrasing | Exhibit at Cove Gallery
2025-09-11 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-08 12:00 - 17:00 | Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930
Curated by Janice Brand
Exhibit Dates: August 21 – September 14
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 21, 4-7 pm
Closing Reception: Sunday, September 14, 2-5pm
Gallery Hours: Sunday & Monday, 12-5pm; Thursday – Saturday, 12-7pm
Rephrasing, an exhibition curated by Janice Brand, encompasses the mixed-media work of Shira Karman, Tobi Klein, Helen Tory, and Patricia Wellenkamp, who utilize the concepts of adaptation and revision. This show, the fifth for the 2025 season at Cove Gallery, takes into consideration memory, family, story-telling, and definitely redefinition, or rephrasing.
Shira Karman focuses on fragments that relate to some other time or place, whether known or unknown. She is interested in how these fragments tell a story that she may know or hope to uncover.
Tobi Klein explores mono-printing, collage, and other mixed-media techniques, taking inspiration from the continual shifting of light, color, and pattern of the granite quarries and the sea. She builds a story, inviting viewers to peel back the layers and look below the surface.
Helen Tory uses diverse media to express her connection with birds described in her father’s 1930s nature diaries. A variety of paint, mark-making, torn papers, and string elicit each bird’s particular characteristics.
Patricia Wellenkamp uses a series of carved linoleum blocks to print on cotton and other fabrics. She incorporates embroidery, paper, and other elements to add ornamentation and complexity to images that might come from an ancestor’s dress, dahlias in her garden or imagined landscapes.

Newburyport Art presents September at 65 Water Street: The Art of Giving
2025-09-11 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-10 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-09 11:00 - 17:00 | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Newburyport Art (NAA) is thrilled to announce a month-long fundraiser and special events during the month of September!
Art of Giving is a month-long fundraiser that includes an online auction (bidding open now until September 20th), membership drive, and a ticketed Art Block Party on September 20th from 4:00-7:00pm. The Block Party will feature The Cookie Monstah food truck, Metzy’s food truck, live music, lawn games, giveaways, and more! Tickets to the event can be purchased here: https://givebutter.com/c/art-of-giving (discounted rates for Newburyport Art members!)
A free, open to the public reception for the Art of Giving will be held on Friday, September 5th from 5:00-7:00pm. Light refreshments will be served. The online auction can be viewed here: https://givebutter.com/c/art-of-giving/auction
In addition to the fundraiser, Newburyport Art will be hosting a free Sketchbook pop-up event on Saturday, September 6th from 2:00-5:00pm. Artists Grodon Przybyla, Susan Spellman, James Tinguely and Peter Erickson will be in the gallery with their sketchbooks and invite visitors to flip through their sketchbooks and chat with them.
On Friday, September 12th, Newburyport Art is partnering with the Museum of Old Newbury to host a lecture by freelance writer and historical researcher Kathleen Lagone, titled The Miniature Painter Revealed: Amalia Kussner’s Gilded Age Pursuit of Fame and Fortune. This lecture will be held at Newburyport Art, from 6:30 to 8:00pm. This lecture is free to Museum of Old Newbury and Newburyport Art members and $10 for non-members. Registration is required.
The galleries are free and open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00am–5:00pm and Sunday from 1:00pm–5:00pm. Newburyport Art is closed on Mondays. The ground-floor Hills Gallery has an accessible entrance. More information, as well as an online gallery is available at newburyportart.org.
Founded in 1948, Newburyport Art is dedicated to promoting and exhibiting members’ work and to providing art education and access to the visual arts for the entire community.

Museum of Old Newbury Guided Tours - August, September, October, 2025
2025-09-11 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Old Newbury, 98 High Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Our friendly, knowledgeable tour guides share fascinating stories in each of the museum’s period rooms and galleries.
You will walk through this Federal-period house, from its 1808 beginning as a ship captain’s home to its ownership by multiple generations of the Cushing family. See parts of the home as it was lived in, as well as galleries featuring maritime trade, the churches of Old Newbury, and art works by Newburyport native Laura Coombs Hills.
Tours are on the hour, 11-4pm, Thursday – Sunday. Pre-order of tickets is encouraged as space cannot be guaranteed without tickets. Please arrive 10 minutes before your tour starts.
Tours are $10, $8 for seniors, $5 for those under 18. Free for members and residents of “Old Newbury ” but tickets should still be reserved here. See membership levels at : https://www.newburyhistory.org/membership.
We look forward to seeing you!

Hammond In Italy Temporary Exhibit: Opening Reception & Presentation
2025-09-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Hammond Castle Museum, 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Wednesday, September 10
5:30 pm–7:30 pm
Evening program:
5:30 pm–6:15 pm Networking
6:15 pm–6:45 pm Presentation
6:50 pm–7:30 pm Tours of the Exhibit
Light refreshments will be served.
General Public admission: $15, Museum members: Free.
Join us for a celebration of our new, temporary exhibit, Hammond in Italy
Curatorial Director John Leysath explores the enduring influence of John Hays Hammond Jr.’s Italian travels during the 1920s on both his life and the Museum he built to house his eclectic collection. This chronological exhibition offers a unique glimpse into the Hammond-Italy connection through a curated blend of our founder’s experiences, their wider historical context, and selected examples of artifacts he obtained in the country.

Free Story Time at Cider Hill Farm
2025-09-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Cider Hill Farm, 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M, 01913, United States
Children and their grown-ups to join our friends from the Amesbury Public Library on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for stories inspired by farming and the season’s harvest! This program is held under Cider Hill Farm’s picnic tent near the goats. Event is rain or shine. RSVP to just stay informed if anything changes.

Newburyport Art offers Beginner Mosaic with Yetti Frenkel
2025-09-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Beginning Mosaic with Yetti Frenkel
Four Tuesdays, September 9th – 30th, 10:00am–1:00pm | Upstairs Hartson Gallery
$225 for NAA members / $275 non-members
In this workshop participants will create a glass mosaic that can be included in a practical application such as a mirror or stepping stone, or displayed as a decorative object. Participants will learn how to design for mosaic, how to cut and construct with glass tile, what type of substrates to use, and how to cement and grout.

DVinci Soul - Boston's finest Soul and Motown band
2025-09-07 18:00 - 20:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
9/7/25
Reserved Seating $25.00
GA Standing $15.00
5:00pm Doors / 6:00pm Show
All Ages / Proper ID Required / minors must be acoompanied by legal guardian
DVinci Soul
Come out and DANCE to one of Boston’s best Motown and Soul bands, DVINCI SOUL
We are excited to bring back Boston-based DVinci Soul, whose funky rhythm section, lively horns and soulful harmonies filled our dance floor last September. DVinci Soul inspires people of all ages to get up and dance to their brand of Motown and R&B classics.Tunes by Stevie Wonder, Aretha, Marvin Gaye, EWF, Tower of Power and Chaka Khan as well as LakeStreet Dive, Amy Winehouse and the California Honeydrops.
DVinci Soul’mates include Lanesville resident Debra Vinci on vocals, Chris Leadbetter on guitar and vocals, David Fuller on drums and vocals , Jeff Garmel on saxophone, Bob Pilkington on trombone, and Richard Hale Shaw on bass.
