• Our Favorite Day at Peabody Essex Museum

    Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States
    Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

    Peabody Essex Museum  

    Peabody Essex Museum East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA

    Join us for a reading of the book Our Favorite Day by Joowon Oh. Follow Papa as he goes about his favorite day of the week: Thursday, when he gets to eat dumplings, fly kites and go on other everyday adventures with his grandchild. Korean writer-illustrator Joowon Oh brings this family story to life through...

    $25.00

    Spring BloomFest: Garden & Bulb Tour

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States
    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens  

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M

    Celebrate the beauty of spring at Spring BloomFest: Garden & Bulb Tour at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens. This guided experience invites guests to explore the vibrant seasonal displays while uncovering the rich history of this early 20th-century estate. Stroll through formal garden rooms awash in waves of tulips, daffodils, blooming trees, and specialty bulbs thoughtfully...

    $12 – $20

    Curators’ Insights & Exhibit Previews: Inside the Faraday Cage & A Tale of Two Pianos

    Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States
    Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United States

    Hammond Castle Museum  

    Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Avenue, Gloucester, MA

    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...

    $15

    Newburyport Art participates in the city’s annual Artwalk

    Newburyport Art Association 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, United States
    Newburyport Art Association 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Newburyport Art Association  

    Newburyport Art Association 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA

    The Newburyport ArtWalk on Saturday, May 2nd, from 10am-5pm, is a FREE, self-guided tour that enables art enthusiasts to easily discover and explore Newburyport’s many wonderful art galleries. This art...

    From the Deep: A Downtown Gloucester Arts Party

    The Harbortown Cultural District is excited to present From the Deep: A Downtown Gloucester Arts Party on Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. Explore the depths...

    Honoring 36 Years of The Writer’s Block with John Ronan

    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

    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,...

    $5 – $10

    6th Annual Kentucky Derby Party

    Reserve now for the Emerson Inn’s opening Derby Party by the Sea. May 2 | 4:30–9 PM Live music, cocktails, dinner, contests and raffles! Dress in your Derby best and...

    $28.75

    The Great American Songbook – with a Modern Spin

    Manchester-Essex Regional High School 36 Lincoln St., Manchester, MA, United States
    Manchester-Essex Regional High School 36 Lincoln St., Manchester, MA, United States

    Manchester-Essex Regional High School  

    Manchester-Essex Regional High School 36 Lincoln St., Manchester, MA

    Cantemus Chamber Chorus, with 41 members from across the North Shore, will present two concerts in May titled “The Great American Songbook – with a Modern Spin.”  To salute the...

    Spring BloomFest: Growing a Pesticide Free Garden Workshop

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States
    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens  

    Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M

    Learn to cultivate a thriving, chemical free sanctuary in this Spring BloomFest offering! Participants will dive into the fundamentals of companion planting and soil health to naturally boost plant resilience....

    $24 – $30

    Rockport Music Presents Bre Kennedy

    Bre Kennedy

    Shalin Liu Performance Center  

    Bre Kennedy is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter acclaimed for her introspective storytelling and evocative performances. Her work has been praised by Billboard, Paste, American Songwriter, and featured on key Spotify playlists including New Music Friday and Today’s Singer-Songwriters. Known for her powerful live shows, she has headlined sold-out performances at Nashville staples like Exit/In, The Basement...

    $10.00

    Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone Exhibition Catalogue

    Virtual MA, United States
    Virtual MA, United States

    Virtual  

    Virtual MA

    Why do museums publish exhibition catalogues? In this special edition of PEM Reads, two curators will break down what goes into a book such as Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone...

    Free

    Enchanted Plants: An Exploration of Common and Uncommon Plants in Folklore and Magic

    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 Queen’s Garden of cultivars, then amble over to the Cottage Garden where ordinary plants offer extraordinary stories. Carefully we’ll slip through the iron gates...

    Free