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Museum of Old Newbury Announces, "Music Mavens at the Museum: Garden Party with Meg Groff and Ella Suchecki”
Newburyport, MA: The Museum of Old Newbury is proud to present "Music Mavens at the Museum featuring Meg Groff, Ella Suchecki, and the Chuck Walker Trio” scheduled for Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 4:00-7:00 pm.
Reading Frederick Douglass Together on the Fourth of July
The Museum of Old Newbury and First Religious Society Unitarian Universalist will host an in-person community reading of Frederick Douglass's impassioned 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Lend your voice to this powerful participatory event.
Newburyport Art presents: The Summer Arts Market
Newburyport, MA - Newburyport Art (NAA) is pleased to announce the return of the annual Summer Arts Market, a lively outdoor pop-event featuring the work of our member artists as well as NAA Featured Interest Groups. All summer long, Friday through Sunday, art lovers and makers can enjoy a rotating slate of vendors during our open hours. Add a splash of color to your weekend by dropping in to support local artists and take home some one-of-a-kind handcrafted treasures for your home, friends, or family.
Women Helping Women
Taunya Wolfe Finn has been leading the charge as a tour operator on the North Shore for more than 20 years. Nothing has stopped Wolfe's continued growth. Perhaps it is her amazing customer service, perhaps it's her big heart.
Museum of Old Newbury Announces Garden Dreams, the 45th Annual Garden Tour
Newburyport, MA: The Museum of Old Newbury is proud to present the 45th Annual Garden Tour, scheduled for Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, 2024. Ten beautiful private gardens and one stunning park garden will be open for ticket holders only from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tickets are valid for both days.
The Museum of Old Newbury celebrates and shares the history of Old Newbury, and this year, the garden tour showcases gardens from the Parker River to the Artichoke. This year’s gardens range from formal estate gardens to exuberant backyard retreats, and offer shady retreats and modern touches in unexpected places. Walk through a labyrinth, learn about how gardens can become more resilient in the face of climate change, and enjoy a weekend of community fun. There is something for everyone, from the casual visitor to the most accomplished gardener. The 1808 Cushing House Museum at 98 High Street, Newburyport, will be open for walk-through tours, and heirloom plants will be on sale in the garden.
Museum of Old Newbury Announces Garden Dreams, the 45th Annual Garden Tour
Newburyport, MA: The Museum of Old Newbury is proud to present the 45th Annual Garden Tour, scheduled for Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, 2024. Ten beautiful private gardens and one stunning park garden will be open for ticket holders only from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tickets are valid for both days.
The Museum of Old Newbury celebrates and shares the history of Old Newbury, and this year, the garden tour showcases gardens from the Parker River to the Artichoke. This year’s gardens range from formal estate gardens to exuberant backyard retreats, and offer shady retreats and modern touches in unexpected places. Walk through a labyrinth, learn about how gardens can become more resilient in the face of climate change, and enjoy a weekend of community fun. There is something for everyone, from the casual visitor to the most accomplished gardener. The 1808 Cushing House Museum at 98 High Street, Newburyport, will be open for walk-through tours, and heirloom plants will be on sale in the garden.
Public Invited to Take Part in Newburyport Anti-Racism Series
Newburyport, MA, May 6, 2024 – The PEG Center for Art & Activism, the YWCA of Greater Newburyport, and Professor Eddie Carson invite the community to attend the final session of an anti-racism series on Thursday, May 16 from 6:30-7:45 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Francis T. Bresnahan School at 32 N. Atkinson Street in Newburyport (adjacent to the Senior Center).
New Exhibit by 3 Watercolor Interest Group Friends of the Newburyport Art at the Grog Restaurant.
Exhibition and Sale of Watercolors - “Friends!”
Three accomplished watercolorists will exhibit work that will be on view to the public and available for sale from April 1 through to June 1, 2024, at the Grog Restaurant, 13 Middle Street, Newburyport.
Karen Fitzgerald, Mary Ann McCarthy McArdle, and Peggy Poppe, are good friends that have been painting together plein air for several years and are early members of the Newburyport Watercolor Interest Group, started by Peggy.
Come down to the Grog and see their latest watercolor paintings. Free and Handicap Accessible.
Greater Newburyport Chamber Hires New Vice President
Newburyport, MA - April 22, 2024 - The Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce and Industry is proud to announce the appointment of Tom Rosa as its new Vice President, effective April 22nd. Tom Rosa will be working closely alongside President Nate Allard to further the Chamber's mission and support the local business community.
Anna Jaques Hospital Earns 2023 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Anna Jaques Hospital was named a Top General Hospital by The Leapfrog Group in recognition of its achievements in patient safety and quality. Announced today, the Leapfrog Top Hospital Award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive.
Belleville Roots Music to open fall series
Nathan Williams is a zydeco legend and Southwest Louisiana’s most beloved Creole music pioneer, so put your dancing shoes on and join us on the Belleville Stage Room floor. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to see 2023 Grammy-nominee and Zydeco legend Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m.
Wine, Women & Song
Thursday, October 19, 2023
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Blue Ocean Music Hall
4 Ocean Front North
Salisbury, MA
Featuring Music by Home Again: A Tribute to Carole King
- Silent and live auction
- Wine pull featuring bottles of wine valued at $20-$100+
- Light dinner & complimentary beverage
- Brief program, followed by music by Home Again, a tribute to the multi-award winning music of Carole King!
All proceeds raised go to the Breast Care Services at Anna Jaques Hospital
For more information about sponsorships, learn more here or contact Nicole Caiazzo at Nicole.Caiazzo@bilh.org.
This event is being presented in partnership by AJH and the Institution for Savings.
Any Color So Long As It Is Not Black
Celebrate Juneteenth with bluesman Corey Harris on the Belleville stage
Celebrate Juneteenth and join us for a special show with an accomplished bluesman Corey Harris in collaboration with the Newburyport DEI Alliance and the North Shore Juneteenth Association. Guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Corey Harris brings his finger‐style acoustic blues to the Belleville Stage on Saturday, June 17 at 8 p.m. His latest album “Insurrection Blues” continues a blues journey that began with his debut album “Between Midnight and Day” in 1995. The songs are full of topical relevance, yet steeped in tradition and informed by his musical explorations over the decades.
Tourism Efforts Boosted this Spring with North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau Mini Grant Awards
Salisbury, MA, May 9, 2023 –The North of Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau (NBCVB) recently announced the local organizations that will be receiving $58,000 in mini grant funding as part of its mission to encourage the 34 cities and towns of Essex County as a tourism destination. Members, local chambers of commerce, destination marketing organizations, supporters of tourism, and legislators gathered Friday, May 5 at the Maria Miles Visitor Center located on I-95 South (exit 90) to celebrate the tourism and hospitality industries that drive the local economy.
Northshore Launches Hospitality Job Listing Tool to Connect Businesses and Job-seekers
Calling all North Shore restaurants! Northshore Magazine has launched a FREE recruitment tool to help connect businesses with job seekers in the hospitality industry. Share this link and help us get these jobs filled!
SteelDrivers sell out at Belleville Roots Music Series
The award-winning SteelDrivers will play to a sell-out audience at the Belleville Roots Music Series on Saturday, April 29. They have been nominated for four Grammys, the Americana Music Association’s New Artist of the Year and was IBMA’s 2009 Emerging Artist of the Year. In 2015, “The Muscle Shoals Recordings” won the Grammy award for Best Bluegrass Recording.
Museum of Old Newbury Announces The Heirloom Gardener
The Heirloom Gardener – Traditional Plants and Skills with John Forti / Newburyport, MA: The Museum of Old Newbury proudly presents The Heirloom Gardener – Traditional Plants and Skills with John Forti, scheduled for Thursday, May 18, 2023, at 6:30pm.
Golf Fore Homes Golf Tournament 2023
We hope you will join us for a great day on the course and to help local families in need of decent, safe and affordable homes. With a 1:30pm shotgun start and scramble format this tournament is fun for all. Lunch, cocktail reception and awards ceremony add to the excitement at the private Ferncroft Country Club.
SPRING POP-UP MARKET
FRIDAY, APRIL 14 - 4 PM - 7 PM | SATURDAY, APRIL 15 - 10 AM - 4 PM
BEAUTIFUL GOODS HANDCRAFTED. 100% OF ALL SALES GO DIRECTLY TO THE WOMEN! YOUR SUPPORT IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED.
Top 100 firm Baker Newman Noyes joins HLB International Global Network
HLB is pleased to announce the addition of Baker Newman Noyes (BNN) to their global network. BNN has a wide client base that they serve locally, regionally, and globally from five full-service offices in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
Susannah Abbott Joins Link House, Inc. as Director of Development
Susannah Abbott has joined Link House, Inc. as the director of development. She brings more than 20 years of development experience to her new post.
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