Cape Ann Museum Green
with Susan Erony Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 3:30PM Janet & William Ellery James Center CAM Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA Free for members, $10 for non-members, pay upon arrival Parking Reservation Required Umberto Romano was commissioned to create works by the Federal Arts Program, a New Deal program. Romano and his work were...
Join us for a lecture at the Crane Estate with KD Montgomery, Executive Director of the Essex Shipbuilding Museum. In this talk, KD will explore the unique intersection of traditional craftsmanship and environmental stewardship that defines the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum. By examining the role of shipbuilding in the area since the 1600s,...
Twisted Fate Brewing
Beginner workshops are perfect for you to grab your friends, grab a drink and come make tiny trees! We’re bringing the awesome art of bonsai out of the hedged in gardens and into the streets! Or at least into your favorite bars/breweries/pubs. Bonsai Bar is a night of fun you don’t want to miss. Learn...
Cape Ann Museum Green
The photographer Michael Lafferty will give a gallery talk in the exhibit hall. Lafferty will talk about his friendship with Hancock and time spent in the sculptor’s studio. Photo Credit: Michael Lafferty, Walker Hancock and Michael Lafferty outside the Artist’s Studio, Lanesville, May 1996, digital print from 35 mm film. Gift of the artist, 2022...
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Written and performed by (Caren Lyn Manuel) Tackett (of Broadway’s Hair, Rent, High Fidelity, The Times They Are A Changing, & Brooklyn), Slides artfully and open-mindedly explores a subject that is often not a part of the cultural conversation; the misdiagnosis, mistreatment, and misplacement of those diagnosed with mental illness in our society. Slides is...
Long HIll
Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with “Quietly Hidden: A Story of Architectural Salvage and Discovered Craftsmanship,” a lecture that honors and educates the achievements, resilience and creativity of Black artisans. Senior Curator, Christie Jackson will present her research on Long Hill, with a story of early preservation, the untold story of enslaved...
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate
As our environment changes, it is imperative to creatively leverage expertise from all sectors of society to collectively move towards a sustainable future. In this talk, we’ll dive deep into the world of climate fiction, futurism, and collective visioning. We’ll explore how these disciplines can help us envision a more sustainable and equitable future. Tory...
Museum of Printing
Title: Wood Type Use, History, and Identification lecture and workshop, 1 pm Event leader: James Grieshaber Cost: Free with Museum admission Date: Saturday March 15 Start time: 1 pm This lecture will cover aspects of wood type history, as seen through the lens of the historic Wood Type Pattern Library of Virgin Wood Type. James...
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate
Have you noticed earlier blooms, or later fall foliage in recent years? As our environment changes, the seasonal timing of natural events is changing also. Join us for a lecture with Brandies Professor of Ecology Colleen Hitchcock, to learn about this seasonal timing, known as phenology, and how scientists study these shifts in timing to...
The Cabot
Ancient Aliens LIVE is an experiential extension of Ancient Aliens that explores the theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for thousands of years. The ninety-minute live experience celebrates the long-running program Ancient Aliens on The HISTORY Channel and features leading Ancient Astronaut theorist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, investigative mythologist William Henry, UK government UFO investigator Nick...
North Andover Historical Society
NAHS is honored to possess the handwritten diary of James Stevens. This treasure chronicles his time fighting for our country’s independence from the day he took up arms until the end of the war. Linguist and NAHS facilities manager, Antoine Trombino-Ponte, has poured over this diary and reconstructed the 1775 voice of James Stevens. His...
North Andover Historical Society
Based on shared research about their families, cousins Rich Pitra and Kathleen Osgood will bring their research to North Andover on the eve of the 250th anniversary of our town’s involvement in the early days of the American Revolution. From the “shot heard round the world” on April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783 with...
