North of Boston

Public Sail!
2025-07-31 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

Pastries on the Porch
2025-07-31 08:00 - 17:00 | Long HIll, 576 Essex Street, Beverly, 01915, United States
Indulge in a morning of timeless elegance as you sip fragrant tea and savor an assortment of locally crafted, fresh-baked pastries on the porch overlooking the enchanting Sedgwick Gardens. Each party will be presented with a beautifully curated box of delicate pastries and confections and a steaming pot of tea, all set against the backdrop of the lush garden views once cherished by the Sedgwick Family. Bask in the serenity, relish each moment, and let the beauty of the gardens transport you to a more genteel time.
Important Information:
• Pre-Registration is required. We have limited seating to 6 tables per seating. 4 maximum per table.
• Please specify any allergies when making a reservation.
• This is not a full Afternoon Tea. If you are interested in Afternoon Tea, please check our Afternoon Tea Event.
• This is a drop-in event. Parties can come anytime between 10:30 am – 12:30 noon.
• Children over the age of 3 require an event ticket.
Pre-registration is required. Refunds for this event must be requested 7 days prior to scheduled date. In the event of cancellation, you will be notified via the email address you used to register and refunded in full within 14 business days. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.
Cost
Member Adult: $15;
Member Child: $9;
Nonmember Adult: $25;
Nonmember Child: $15;

Girls on Adventure!
2025-07-31 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-30 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-29 08:00 - 13:00 | The Schooner Adventure, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Girls on Adventure offers a unique opportunity for young women entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade to immerse themselves in the world of the maritime sector, meet inspiring professionals whose work focuses on the sea, and learn the art of sailing aboard an authentic Tall Ship, the 1926 Schooner Adventure.
From July 15 – Friday, Aug. 1, participants will meet for a total of twelve, five-hour sessions. In these sessions, students will meet women working in marine and marine-related fields during visits to sites in Gloucester and Essex as well as during guest visits aboard Adventure. Field trips to the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, GMGI, and Applied Materials, will provide hands-on learning and insights into the diverse career paths available in the maritime industry.
Central to the program is the hands-on experience aboard the iconic Schooner Adventure, a 122’ traditionally-rigged fishing sailboat. Under the guidance of our experienced crew, participants will learn the ropes of sailing through three dockside training days and six training sails, mastering essential skills while forging lasting friendships. As the culmination of their journey, Girls on Adventure participants will have the opportunity to showcase their newfound expertise by inviting friends and family for an evening sail in Gloucester Harbor.

THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams
2025-07-30 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
2025-07-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-07-29 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-07-28 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.

Summer in the City Concert Series
2025-07-30 18:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-29 18:00 - 22:00 | MA
Boston Harbor Hotel’s Summer in the City is back at Rowes Wharf, ready to create another season filled with music, waterfront ambiance, and unforgettable evenings beneath the stars.
This year’s revamped music lineup promises an exciting mix of Pop, Soul, Country, R&B, DJs, and more, making a splash like never before. Our new specialty Friday nights will showcase emerging local student musicians from the Boston area.
From Tuesday to Friday nights, gather your friends, sip on cool cocktails and enjoy fresh seafood and summer delights at Rowes Wharf Sea Grille and HarborWalk Terrace—where every seat offers a prime view of the enchanting live music by the waterfront.

Birdseye Rooftop Evening Access at Beauport Hotel
2025-07-30 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-07-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Beauport Hotel Gloucester, 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Start your summer here and elevate your evenings at the Birdseye Rooftop!
Join us seven nights a week, here at Beauport Hotel, for coastal vibes, refreshing cocktails and unbeatable rooftop views.
Elevate your week night plans with Live Acoustic Music Sunday – Thursday, from 6:00PM – 9:00PM, featuring your favorite local artists, every week this summer. Passes starting at $20.
Experience Sunset Sessions, Friday – Saturday evenings, from 7:00PM – 10:00PM! You won’t want to miss the ultimate sunset viewing party with live DJ Entertainment. Passes starting at $30.
On Friday and Saturday evenings only, we will be offering VIP Premium Lounge Seating, including a bottle of Veuve Clicquot and reserved harborside lounge tables with access for up to four people for $300 (tax and gratuity is included).
Sea and be seen at the Birdseye Rooftop this summer!
*Our rooftop is available to 21+ adults only. General Admission does not include food and beverage. All tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled due to inclement weather as decided by Beauport Management.

Michael’s Harborside in Newburyport Hosts FREE Trivia Nights
2025-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Michael’s Harborside, Tournament Wharf 1, Newburyport, M, 01950, United States
Visit Michael’s Harborside in Newburyport for FREE Trivia every Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and test your knowledge of pop culture, sports and more. Get your team signed up at 6:00 p.m. and start playing at 6:30 p.m. Come early to get an appetizer, dinner or drinks! Restaurant hours are Sunday through Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Thursdays through Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. For more information, visit MichaelsHarborside.com.

Newburyport Art presents "Coming Home"
2025-07-30 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-29 11:00 - 17:00 | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Newburyport Art (NAA) presents Coming Home, a multi-disciplinary exhibit curated by Artist and NAA Executive Director Belle Carver Struck.
Coming Home invites Newburyport creatives who grew up in the community and now make their home elsewhere — to “come home” and share how it formed their practice. Their work is juxtaposed with creatives who carved out their adult creative practice in Newburyport. The exhibit features visual art, film, music and writing.
This exhibit will include a free opening reception on Sunday, July 27th from 4-6pm, as well as a ticketed panel discussion moderated by local storyteller, actor, and educator Paul Wann on Monday, July 28th from 6-8pm. The panel will include; Michael Angelis, Kate Bolick, Nikole Beckwith, Paul-Emile Cendron, Carmela Murphy, Sam Szabo, Gordon Przybyla, and Edward Speck.
Tickets to the panel discussion can be purchased online at newburyportart.org – space is limited!
On view alongside Coming Home will be 30 Under 30, featuring 30 artworks by artists under the age of 30. A reception for 30 Under 30 will be held on August 9th from 4-6pm.
The galleries are free and open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00am–5:00pm and Sunday (Summer 2025 Hours) from 10:00am–2:00pm. 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.

Art & Sensory
2025-07-30 10:30 - 11:30 | Cape Ann Museum Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m.
Carlson Education Center, CAM Green
13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Recommended ages 3 – 11. Adult Supervision Required.
Free and open to the public. Registration Required
Children of preschool to upper elementary age and their caregivers are invited to explore their creativity through the fun of using many different materials with art educator Sarah Brown. Projects are always step-by-step and hands-on to encourage sensory guidance and fine motor skills, and to help create individual masterpieces! This program is free but registration is required due to limited materials. Children must be accompanied by at least one adult.
Program may take place outside the Carlson Education Center if weather permits.
Image Credit: Photo by Sarah Brown

Boundless: The Art of the Book
2025-07-30 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-29 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-28 10:00 - 17:00 | The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, M, 01930, United States
Exhibit Dates: July 17-August 24
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 20, 5pm-7pm
This dynamic exhibition explores the rich and ever-evolving world of the book as an art form. Featuring artist books, altered books, and book illustration, “Boundless” showcases imaginative approaches to storytelling, visual poetry, personal narratives, and inventive book structures. Visitors will encounter works that range from the traditional to the avant-garde—books that hang, twist, stand, open like advent calendars, or defy conventional forms altogether.
The exhibition presents a wide array of techniques, including letterpress, etching, monoprint, painting, photography, and mixed media. Through these varied practices, artists explore themes of memory, imagination, identity, and the contemporary moment.
“Boundless” features contributions from a distinguished group of 29 artists, including local creatives, university faculty, and artists affiliated with book arts communities throughout New England and beyond—Boston, Philadelphia, New York, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Exhibiting Artists:
Ren Barnes, Stevens Brosnihan, Rachel Church, Pamela Courtleigh, Haig Demarjian, Mary Dewey, Madge Evers, Lynda Fatalo, Cristina Hajosy, Hannah Jacoby-Brooks, Linda Kauss, Giles Laroche, Kelle Louaillier, Leslie Lyman, Fred Lynch, Claire B. Marcus, Cynthia Marsh, R. Ellis Orrall, Sarah Parella, Rhoda Rosenberg, Lynne Sausele, Mary Beth Smith, Lorna Stevens, Juni Van Dyke, Anna Vojtech, Larry Volk, Karen Watson, Antoinette Winters, Kyung Eun You
An Opening Reception will be held on Sunday, July 20, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The public is warmly invited to view the work, meet the artists, and enjoy refreshments and lively conversation.
Featured image: Sarah Parella, News Cycle

Story-Time & Craft Wednesday
2025-07-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
NEW PROGRAM ALERT!! Summer is the PERFECT time for outdoor story time and craft making! This BRAND NEW family event is an extension of our Newburyport Arts and Culture Shanties Program and will take place each Wednesday in the Pop Up Park on Merrimac Street – where the Shanties are currently located. Come join the fun this Wednesday and see what it’s all about!
Running each Wednesday until August 21st from 10 AM-12 PM
Free of charge, but donations are welcome

Mornings at the Museum
2025-07-30 10:00 - 10:30 | Wenham Museum, 132 Main St., Route 1A, Wenham, MA, 01984, United States
🎉 Join us for Mornings at the Museum 🎉
Start your day with joy, discovery, and creativity—just for little ones and their grown-ups!
🗓 Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 10:00 AM
🎟 Free with Admission | Ages 0–5 | No Registration Needed
Experience drop-in fun for little learners like:
🧵 Hands-On History & Play: Step into the past with interactive play inspired by real museum objects.
🎨 Arts & Making: Hands-on crafts, open-ended projects, and sensory art activities.
🎵 Movement & Music: Sing, dance, and play your way through rhythm and motion.
📚 Literacy & Language: Build early literacy through stories, rhymes, and interactive reading fun.
🔬 STEM & Discovery: Explore science, nature, and problem-solving through playful experiments.
Discover something new every week—and make memories that last a lifetime!
Drop in with your little one to play, learn, and grow through joyful, play-based museum fun!
Learn more at: www.wenhammuseum.org/events

Kids' Paper Making - Summer Session
2025-07-29 10:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, 01832, United States
Paper Making Summer Sessions
$5 child ticket
Tuesdays at 10am
July 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2025
at the Museum of Printing, 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA
For children from preschool through highschool interested in creating with their hands, learning how to make paper and reuse scrap paper instead of throwing it away.
Learn a simplified method for making new paper sheets from scrap using a blender, water, and various molds and deckles. Ticket includes take-home paper making kit, optional for repeat participants.
Funding provided by the Haverhill Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council.

Step Aboard History: FREE Deck Tours of the Schooner Adventure
2025-07-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-28 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
2025-07-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Schooner Adventure, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, M, 01931, United States

Little Sprouts in the Garden: Butterfly Detectives
2025-07-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, 01845, United States
Engage your curious budding gardener or adventurer in our new Little Sprouts in the Garden series, a monthly themed program to connect your child with the natural world around us.
Calling all junior nature explorers! Become a Butterfly Detective and help us solve the mysteries of the butterfly world at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens!
In this fun, hands-on outdoor nature program, kids will:
-Read a butterfly-themed story
-Search for butterflies and caterpillars in their natural habitat
-Discover what butterflies eat and how they grow
-Participate in a butterfly themed activity or craft
Kids will use real tools like magnifying glasses, field guides, and observation cards as they explore, observe, and learn about the magical life of butterflies. A perfect mix of science, art, and outdoor adventure!
Held at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens on Tuesday mornings, join one or all of the sessions and explore the hidden worlds beneath our feet and above our heads.
Recommended for ages 2-5. Dress for the weather!
Recommended for children ages 4-10. An adult must attend and register for this program but there is no additional charge. Limit to 2 adults per child. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Refunds must be requested 7 days prior to the event. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Newburyport Art offers Documentary Sketching with Yetti Frenkel
2025-07-29 08:00 - 17:00 | Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Documentary Sketching with Yetti Frenkel
Four Tuesdays, July 8, – 29 10:00am–1:00pm | Meet at NAA
$225 for NAA members / $275 non-members
This class will sketch as a group, picking a new location each week. Possible locations include the Tannery, the courthouse, the waterfront, a local coffeehouse, pub, or park. The idea is to increase our powers of observation and quickly capture the essence of a scene. People who want to improve their drawing or be “in the moment” intensely will enjoy this class. Students will be encouraged to find a topic that excites them and to create a documentary series. This class will be held on July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29.

Six Ways of Seeing the World
2025-07-28 12:00 - 17:00 | Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930
Curated by Gabrielle Rossmer
Exhibit Dates: July 10 – August 3
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 10, 5-7pm
Closing Event & Artist Talks: Thursday, July 31, 5-7pm
The Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck, Gloucester
Exhibit Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12-7pm; Sunday-Monday, 12-5pm
Featuring: Kathy Archer, Paul Cary Goldberg, Donald Gropman, Sonya Gropman, Gabrielle Rossmer, and Constance Vallis
In a time marked by uncertainty and transformation, six artists come together to explore how art can serve as both personal expression and cultural reflection. Six Ways of Seeing the World, curated by Gabrielle Rossmer, offers a compelling look at how visual art helps us process, respond to, and shape our understanding of the contemporary world.
Through diverse media—painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, and collage—these six artists examine the intersections of inner life and external forces. While their approaches and mediums vary, they share a commitment to introspection, craft, and a meaningful engagement with today’s fractured landscape.
Together, these artists demonstrate six unique but interconnected ways of seeing. Their works push the boundaries of their chosen media, reflecting on today’s world with vulnerability, insight, and artistic rigor.
