Hammond Castle Museum
From stick figure doodlers to first-rate talents, join us for a seaside, En Plein Air sketch class with Sue Wheeler of Arts Abound in Magnolia. All skill levels are welcome! This two-hour session includes a 30-minute beginner sketch lesson. All you need to bring is a sketchbook, pencils, a ruler, and an eraser. Please note:...
Date and Time Saturday Aug 1, 2026 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT *This event takes place Rain or Shine 8 AM Artisan/ Vendor Check-in 10 AM Vendors Open, Live Music, Artisans & Food available 4 PM Event Ends Location Masconomo Park Reed Park Town Hall Park Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 60 Beach Street Manchester MA 01944...
DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel Boston North Shore
In honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) will host a celebration of the history of U.S. political campaigns at its national convention in Danvers, Mass., from July 30 through August 1. The highlight will be more than 200 tables full of political pinback buttons, ribbons, posters, paper and much...
Salem Maritime National Historic Park
After more than thirty years the beloved Salem Heritage Days Parade is making its triumphant return, brought to life through a collaborative effort between the City of Salem, National Park Service, Salem State University, the Salem Police Department, Salem Trolley, the Salem Chamber of Commerce, and the North Shore CDC. This diverse planning committee is...
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Kayvon Gordon, drums | Tyrone Allen, bass For more than a decade, GRAMMY Award-winning artist Sullivan Fortner has garnered international praise as a leader and a fierce collaborator. Recipient of the 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award, he earned the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance on Samara Joy’s “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me”...
The Cut
Doors 4:30pm Show 5:00pm ALL AGES Premium Seating with cocktail service: $38 + $6.95 service fee Standard Seating with cocktail service: $34 + $6.95 service fee GA Standing: $28 + $6.95 service fee + $5 Day of Show NO SITTER NECESSARY: FAMILY DANCE PARTY - SUMMER POP DANCE BATTLE IS COMING TO THE CUT LIVE!...
Story Shipyard
Learn something you can't learn on the internet. This season, the Essex Shipbuilding Museum is offering a full lineup of hands on workshops for adults, from traditional maritime crafts and woodworking to citizen science and folk art. Stitch a ditty bag. Carve a bird. Explore the marsh during Crab Lab. Make something with your hands...
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Wicked: For Good continues the untold story of Elphaba and Glinda, exploring how their friendship is tested as they fully embrace their destinies as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. Set in the land of Oz, the film delves into the cost of choices, loyalty, and what it truly means to...
Hammond Castle Museum
From stick figure doodlers to first-rate talents, join us for a seaside, En Plein Air sketch class with Sue Wheeler of Arts Abound in Magnolia. All skill levels are welcome! This two-hour session includes a 30-minute beginner sketch lesson. All you need to bring is a sketchbook, pencils, a ruler, and an eraser. Please note:...
Shalin Liu Performance Center
The latest album from Neal Francis, Return To Zero, emerged from the kind of visionary fever dream that only the most masterful and inventive artists are capable of bringing to life. Amid a grueling tour schedule that found him playing nearly 400 shows from 2021 to 2024, the Chicago-based singer/songwriter/pianist immersed himself in creating a...
Hammond Castle Museum
Wingmasters’ Birds of Prey returns to the Hammond Castle Museum! Falconry is the sport of hunting with a trained bird of prey. It is also the demanding art of training a predatory bird that is by nature wary of people to hunt cooperatively with a human partner. While the sport has a 4,000-year history, its...
Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Friday, August 7, 2026 5 PM Streets closed off to traffic & parking 6 PM: Balloon Artist at Center & Main 6 PM Music Stages Open (x3) 6:15 PM ALAKAZAM at Hancock & Main 7:00 PM Cape Ann Dancers at Hancock & Main 8:00 PM ALAKAZAM at Hancock & Main Main Street, Downtown Gloucester comes...
