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MERRIMAC – Purple Sage Pottery will hold its annual Spring Open House and Sale on Saturday, May 3rd from 10am–5pm at 3 Mechanic Street, Merrimac, MA. Thirteen local potters will be selling their unique wares. The Studio is showcasing three new artists, Dana Anzalone,...
NEWBURYPORT – Vote for your favorite butterfly species until May 18 when it will be painted as a mural outside at the Senior Center. Candidate species are the fritillary, swallowtail, sulphur or mourning cloak butterfly. In celebration of butterfly season, the city...
GREATER NEWBURYPORT – For the last 20 years, spring here has been a time to celebrate books and readers. From Friday, April 25 through Sunday April 27, this year will be no different as the Newburyport Literary Festival celebrates “The Importance of Being a Reader.”...
TOPSFIELD – Slow River Studio invites area printmaking artists to submit up to three pieces of art for inclusion in its May 2025 show, “A Lasting Impression.” The deadline is Friday, April 25, and artists can submit their works at slowriverstudio.com/gallery. The show...
Saturday, May 3, 2025 9AM to 3PM St. James Episcopal Church 120 Main Street, Amesbury, MA Just before Mother’s Day, see amazing works of art with quilts, weaving, rug hooking, knitting, crocheting and hand-sewn items. Some for sale, and some for display only. We...
Come to the Grog on Thursday April 10 from 5:00pm until closing for a “Grograiser” night to benefit the Newburyport Choral Society. 20% of the proceeds for dine-in or take-out will go to NCS. Be sure that your server takes note that you came in support of the...
NEWBURYPORT – Lizbeth Heyer will be the featured speaker at the YWCA Greater Newburyport annual Engaging Communities Luncheon on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm at Mission Oak Grill, 26 Green Street in Newburyport. Lizbeth Heyer, President 2Life...
NEWBURYPORT – Gertrude “Trudy” Woodard, the mother of a family that included folksinger James Taylor, sang from the stage before joining the line of students to accept her diploma in the 1941 graduation ceremony at Newburyport High School. During the ceremony, she...
NEWBURYPORT – If you are a fan of Bob Dylan, you need to make plans Saturday to see Bill Kirchen and his all-star Texas band perform Dylan’s songs from his performances at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964 and 1965. Kirchen will perform at the Belleville Roots Concert...
Let’s talk about Reynoutria japonica, also known as Japanese knotweed the alien plant invader. My friend and resident of Maine, Ike Johnson, has an eradication formula: “Getting rid of it is not that difficult. First, cut it back every hour for two years. Second,...
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