Where to Celebrate Juneteenth North of Boston 2021

For the very first year, Juneteenth is now an official state holiday in Massachusetts. While Juneteenth started out a century and a half ago as a Tex...

Salem Arts Festival Returns This Year June 4-6

Celebrate the arts, culture, creativity, and community at the 13th annual Salem Arts Festival June 4 through 6. This free and popular family-fri...

Cultural Exhibit by Salem United Opens May 28 at Hamilton Hall

A new cultural exhibition by Salem United, Inc. opens May 28 at Hamilton Hall in Salem. The exhibition will showcase over 20 paintings, displays, and...

Rockport’s Windhover Holds Outdoor Performance Series This Summer

Windhover’s outdoor space is where the performing arts will thrive this summer. Live performance is back! Windhover has purchased a large, brand ...

Artisans at Essex’s Bubble Factory Turn Sand Into Glass

Glass is a fickle medium, as anyone who has watched the hit Netflix reality show Blown Away can attest. In an instant, even an expert artisan can...

How Local Theatres and Museums Have Weathered the Pandemic

The fiscal damage created by the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt across the globe. Arguably, one of the hardest hit industries is the arts and entert...

Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Names New Executive Director

The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy last week announced the selection of Chris Cook as its next executive director. “Chris’s deep local experien...

House of the Seven Gables Resumes Tours April 2

The House of the Seven Gables—the historic seaside mansion built by entrepreneurial sea captain John Turner—has stood proud for 353 years. And 2021 i...

5 Reopened Museums to Visit This February Break

The North Shore and the Boston area have always been cultural hubs, home to some of the finest art museums in the Northeast. Some of our local museum...

Newburyport Chamber Music Festival Winter Baroque Concert Streams Dec. 20

Newburyport Chamber Music Festival brings back “Winter Baroque” to celebrate the holidays as part of its “Season 2020 Reimagined.” This year, the pre...