• CraneExplorer: Mother’s Day Coastal Crafts

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States
    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate  

    Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M

    This Mother’s Day, give a gift from the sea! From seaweed pressings to shell collages, beach treasures make beautiful greetings and keepsakes. Join this workshop to make a gift for Mom, OR bring Mom along for a fun coastal art-making outing! This program will start with a beach walk to collect coastal treasures, and then...

    $12 – $35

    Walking Tour: Ed & Jo Hoppers’ Houses

    Walking Tour: Ed & Jo Hoppers’ Houses
    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

    Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required Explore the specific sites in the area of Gloucester known as Portuguese Hill depicted by renowned American realist painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967). Hopper is known to have painted in Gloucester on five separate occasions...

    $10 – $20

    Children’s Maple in the Barnyard at Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA

    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States
    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States

    Appleton Farms  

    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA

    Sessions @ 10:45-11:30; 12-12:45; 1-1:45; 2:15-3:00 Trustees Member Adult: $9; Trustees Member Child: $9; Nonmember Adult: $15; Nonmember Child: $15; Children under 2 are free Maple Season is here! This special program for ages 3-11 & their families will focus on the magic of maple from start to finish. We will discover this tradition by...

    $9 – $15

    Concours Tour d’Elegance Classic Cars

    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, May 10, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CAM Green, 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and Open to the Public. Parking is first come, first served. Join us on May 10th at CAM Green as the Misselwood Concours d’Elegance Spring Tour brings classic cars to the campus! CAM Green is the featured...

    Free and Open to the Public

    Maple Strolls at Appleton Farms

    Maple Strolls at Appleton Farms
    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States
    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States

    Appleton Farms  

    Appleton Farms 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA

    Sessions start at: 11, 12:15 & 1:30 Trustees Members $12/Nonmembers $20 Visit the historic maple stand and sugar shack at Appleton Farms and learn all about maple sugaring, its history at the farm and in New England, and how you can try your hand at it at home! Experience a leisurely stroll along our country farm...

    $12 – $20

    Outdoor Hard Cider Bar & Free Live Music Series at Cider Hill Farm

    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M, United States
    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M, United States

    Cider Hill Farm  

    Cider Hill Farm 45 Fern Avenue, Amesbury, M

    Every weekend at Cider Hill Farm farm brings FREE family-friendly live music on the main lawn from 12-3 pm and extended music on festival dates 11 am - 4 pm. Grab a drink from the Outdoor Hard Cider Bar 11 am - 4 pm on Saturdays and 12-4 pm on Sundays. Food - Grab lunch...

    Free admission

    Newburyport Art presents “May Exhibits”

    Newburyport Art presents “May Exhibits”
    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

    Newburyport Art (NAA) presents three new exhibits on view at Newburyport Art. On view in the Sargent and Hartson Galleries is Paper Stories, featuring works by 84 artists. In the Hills Gallery is Light, Color… Action!, a featured artist exhibition by Adrienne Circelli-Silversmith. Lastly, in the Mural Gallery is Artist Spotlight Bill Balsam. Paper Stories...

    Free

    White-Ellery House Tour

    White-Ellery House Tour
    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

    White-Ellery House, CAM Green 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and open to the public. Registration Required due to limited space. The White-Ellery House, built in 1710 for the Reverend John White, Gloucester’s first settled minister in First Parish, was situated in Gloucester’s Town Green, the center of the community at that time. The...

    Free and Open to the Public

    The Shark is Broken

    The Shark is Broken
    North Shore Music Theatre Dunham Road 54, Beverly, MA, United States
    North Shore Music Theatre Dunham Road 54, Beverly, MA, United States

    North Shore Music Theatre  

    North Shore Music Theatre Dunham Road 54, Beverly, MA

    A captivating 95 minute play that delves into the behind-the-scenes tensions during the filming of the iconic 1975 blockbuster movie "Jaws." Set aboard the cramped Orca boat, the story focuses on the interactions between Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, & Richard Dreyfuss as they grapple with the challenges of film-making, the looming presence of the malfunctioning...

    “Col. J. Lee & His Covert Revolutionary Acts”

    A 1.5-hour walking Tour with Judy Anderson Colonel Lee did far more than anyone realizes “Col. J. Lee & His Covert Revolutionary Acts” incl. period quotes by & about Lee & his risk-filled role in 1774 & ‘75 Tour meets in front of the Lee Mansion, 161 Washington Street. $10 Marblehead Museum members; $15 General...

    $15

    Cantemus Presents “I Hear America Singing”

    Cantemus Presents “I Hear America Singing”
    St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Beverly 4 Ocean St., Beverly, MA, United States
    St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Beverly 4 Ocean St., Beverly, MA, United States

    St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Beverly  

    St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Beverly 4 Ocean St., Beverly, MA

    Cantemus Chamber Chorus, with 40 members from across the North Shore, will present two May concerts in Beverly and Newburyport titled “I Hear America Singing.” Featuring African-American Spirituals and music by Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Rosephanye Powell, Charlene Archibeque, Cecil Effinger, Bob Dylan, and more, texts are by American poets Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Langston...

    EJ Ouellette and Crazy Maggy

    Firehouse Center for the Arts 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States
    Firehouse Center for the Arts 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Firehouse Center for the Arts  

    Firehouse Center for the Arts 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA

    Front man, string wizard and song smith EJ Ouellette takes listeners on a wild ride every time he performs with his band EJ Ouellette & Crazy Maggy, the Nor’east’s Premiere Regional Roots Band. Ouellette, a recently Grammy® Nominated Song Producer/Featured Artist/Engineer in the 2022 Grammy® Awards, easily jumps genres, merging American Roots, Celtic/Acadian/Upper Appalachian fiddle...

    $35