By Michael Dempsey Special to The Town Common ––––––––––––––––– GROVELAND – Patrons of Groveland’s Langley-Adams Library are enjoying new furniture! There are now modern square tables with dark blue laminate tops and new matching dark blue comfortable chairs making...
Arts & Culture
DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship Accepting Applications, Apply by Jan. 31
WASHINGTON – Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through January 31, 2025. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the scholarship provides a one-time $5,000...
SUNDAY Feb 2nd and THURSDAY Feb 6th Byfield: TTS Players Open Auditions
TTS Players will be holding open auditions for their upcoming spring production of Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (School Edition) at the Byfield Community Arts Center 7 Central St. Byfield. The Auditions are open to all area youth ages 11-18 and will...
SATURDAY Feb 15th Haverhill: Reverand Robert B. Jones, Sr.
A pastor, a songwriter, a storyteller, a multi-instrumentalist, an award-winning educator with an encyclopedic knowledge of the history of African American folk music; that is the Reverend Robert B. Jones, Sr. He performs at the New Moon Coffeehouse on Saturday...
SOLD OUT!! YWCA Greater Newburyport Hosts 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast ‘Protecting Freedom, Justice and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence’
NEWBURYPORT – The YWCA Greater Newburyport is excited to host its Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast on Monday, January 20, 2025. The event will feature Keynote Speaker: Katrina “Kat” Hobbs Everett. “Kat” is an anti-racist, activist, educator whose...
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st Newburyport Choral Society Seeks Members
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays, January 21, at 7:15 pm. Please arrive prompty. More details are available from their website: www.NewburyportChoralSociety.org....
LOOKING AHEAD SALISBURY Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack
The Civil War Rountable of the Merrimack promotes the education of the historic era known as the American Civil War. They host meetings to discuss and learn about all aspects of this time including battles, technology, personalities, and other similar themes. The...
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15 IPSWICH This is Not Your Parent’s Solar System
Speaker Scott Jewell, educator, will talk about the golden years of space exploration. Our understanding of the solar system has changed so much in the last 20 years. Come spend an evening learning about our current understanding of the inner and outer planets, the...
TUESDAYS: JANUARY 14th and 21st NEWBURYPORT Newburyport Choral Society Seeks Members
The Newburyport Choral Society enthusiastically welcomes new singers to their music family. Open rehearsals are being held on Tuesdays: January 14 and January 21, at 7:15 pm. Please arrive prompty. More details are available from their website:...
SATURDAY JANUARY 11 ROWLEY All-Scout Bottles/Cans/Paper Drive and More!
The All-Scout Paper Drive will be held on Saturday January 11, 2025 from 9:00am to 12 noon behind the First Congregational Church of Rowley on Main Street. The Scouts will be collecting newspapers, books, cardboard, and magazines. Scouting Troop 15 will be collecting...
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