Performance

Ye Olde Rockport Firehouse

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Waterfront Concert: Entrain

Entrain brings rock funk jam music to the Newburyport Waterfront Park

The Yankee Homecoming Waterfront Concert Series invites you to enjoy Funk Jam music by the sea with Entrain! Epic in sound and kaleidoscopic in vision, the eclectic Martha's Vineyard-based six piece band Entrain has been thrilling audiences since its inception.

Entrain - "C Drum Blues" & "All That Good"

When:

Friday, August 1, 2014 7:30-9 pm

Location:

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Debbie & Friends at Summert Arts Weekend

Debbie & Friends tell stories that children know and love with music and song!

Debbie & Friends will perform a FREE show at the Boston Summer Arts Weekend main stage in Copley Square on Saturday, July 26! Debbie and Friends' performances include a variety of styles, from straight-ahead pop, to country, to rock, to reggae. The group's songs are engaging, interactive, fun, and educational! Come catch this free performance and stick around for the other acts including Steve Songs, and the Gizmo Guys!

When:

Saturday, July 26, 2014 1:30pm

Location:

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Maeve 1850

Join a living historian presentation in Rockport Massachsuetts

Join living historian Maeve, an Irish immigrant who fled Ireland during the potato famine and settled in America for an afternoon of tales, history and myth! At the 1:00 p.m. performance Maeve will be entertaining the children with stories of life in Ireland and her immigration experience. She will be reading an Immigrants Tale- a storybook- for the younger members of her audience.

When:

Saturday, July 19, 2014 1pm & 3pm

Location:

Rockport

Live Performance

History

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Ipswich Teen Saturdays: Gnarly Charlie

Teens are invited to the Ipswich River Walk for a FREE Gnarly Charlie Concert!

Teens are invited to a free Gnarly Charlie concert on the Ipswich River Walk! The Ipswich Recreation and Culture Department will kick off IT’S (Ipswich Teen Saturdays) July 19 with a concert featuring Gnarly Charlie with special guest appearance by Truancy. Come join the fun at the Riverwalk on Saturday night at 8! The Cranks will follow with an August 2 show on the Riverwalk Patio. The series will end with an outdoor movie at the Town Hall Athletic Fields on August 16. All ages invited, but parent should know this is an unsupervised event!

When:

Saturday, July 19, 2014 8pm

Location:

Ipswich Riverwalk

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

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Family Fun in the Open at Maudslay

Theater in the Open presents story telling, dance, and fairy tale theater in a p

Theater in the Open invites you to bring the family to Maudslay State Park! Bring the kids, the dog, and the picnic blanket out to beautiful Maudslay State Park! The third Saturday of every month, we will be joined by many of our good friends in the community to present storytelling, song, dance, fairytale-theater and a fun group activity, all right here in the park and all entirely free! Come make a friend, sing a song, take in some sun and get to know your park better.

When:

Third Saturday of every warm month: May 17, June 21, July 19, and August 16 at 11 am

Location:

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Crane Estate Picnic Concert - Digney Fignus

Digney Fignus performs at a Thursday night picnic concert at Castle Hill

Part of the Thursday Night Picnic Concerts at Castle Hill at the Crane Estate in Ipswich, this is a great way to get together and have fun with the whole family in an exclusive setting. You can pack a picnic dinner, bring the kids, and get ready to dance the night away under the stars on the Grand Allée. Explore the landscaped grounds and the family "Eye Spy."

When:

Thursday, July 17, 2014 7-9 pm

Location:

Trustees of Reservations

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Swimmy & Swimmer at SFL

Come see a performance by the PuppeTree Theater at Sawyer Free Library!

PuppeTree brings to the stage a stunning new production of Leo Leonni'e classic children's book [amazon B006N56YL0 inline] to Sawyer Free Library. This fully authorized mulimedia production blends shadow puppets, animation and projections performed by PuppeTree founder Ann Legunn.

When:

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 2:30 p.m.

Location:

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Crane Estate Picnic Concert - The Fools

The Fools bring rock music to Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in this Thursday e

When:

Thursday, July 24, 2014 7:00-9:00 pm

Location:

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

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Crane Estate Picnic Concert - Orange Crush

Orange Crush brings 80's tribut music to Castle Hill at the Crane Estate Ipswich

Part of the Thursday Night Picnic Concerts at Castle Hill at the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Orange Crush brings a great mix of 8-0's cover tunes to liven up the party! You can pack a picnic dinner, bring the kids, and get ready to dance the night away under the stars on the Grand Allée. Explore the landscaped grounds and join in on the family "Eye Spy."

When:

Thursday, July 10, 2014 7:00-9:00 pm

Location:

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saugus Iron Works Park Grounds & Estuary Walk

Learn about the natural world in Saugus while ecploring the park ground ast the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site in Massachusetts.

Where: Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Maudslay in Bloom Self-Guided Walk

Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, Massachusetts, offers a delightful self-guided walk that is perfect for families with children. The park's 480-acre expanse, once the Moseley Estate, is rich with historical charm and natural beauty. Families can embark on a self-guided tour through lush...

Where: Maudslay State Park

7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Saugus Iron Works House Tours

Join National Park staff at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site for a 30-minute tour of The Iron Works House.

Where: Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

11:00 am

Saugus Iron Works Tours

Join the National Park staff at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site for a tour of the colonial industrial site. On select days, you may be able to stick around and witness pop-up molten iron pour, blacksmithing, waterwheel demonstrations, and take part in hands-on river stewardship activities.

Where: Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

2:00 pm

Thursday, September 18

Maudslay in Bloom Self-Guided Walk

Where: Maudslay State Park

7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saugus Iron Works House Tours

Join National Park staff at Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site for a 30-minute tour of The Iron Works House.

Where: Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

11:00 am

Saugus Iron Works Tours

Where: Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

2:00 pm

Salem Farmers' Market

The Salem Farmers' Market brings fresh local produce and other foods from North Shore farms and other local resources to downtown Salem every Thursday at Bentley Academy Charter School!

Where: Derby Square

3:00 pm to 7:00 pm