ON EXHIBIT at the Firehouse until September 8th, 2019, the work of Raymond Paradiso. Using abstraction, intense color, and active surfaces to create dynamic expressionistic compositions Raymond Paradiso invites the viewer’s imagination to run free. Artist Statement: “As a painter, my Read More
Great Films This Year at the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival
Learn something new; feel something new. Save the dates for the documentary film festival; September 13-15 in photogenic and curious Newburyport. The Newburyport Documentary Film Festival (NDF) is a well attended regional even held every September. The nonprofit also runs programs during the Read More
Newburyport Delivers Movies on the Waterfront in August
Happy feet - happy in Newburyport. Join the community for family friendly movies in front of the Firehouse theater. What's better than watching an outdoor movie in Waterfront Park on a warm, summer night? Grab a blanket, family, friends, pizza, popcorn, and join in on the fun! Feel free to Read More
Enjoy Yankee Homecoming in Newburyport
Yankee Homecoming 2019 will run from July 27-August 4. Everyone has their favorite events along the way from Art on the Bartlett Mall, the Greek Food Festival, Parade and the 5k YH run. For many of us the highlights are the concerts every night for a week and the glorious fireworks over the Read More
Summer Day-Tripping In and Around Newburyport
You’ve asked for it, and it’s finally arrived. Summer has come to Newburyport! As such, here’s a quick cheat sheet for how to make the best of summer in and around town. It simply does not get much better than.... Summer In Newburyport: EATS: Go to David's Fish or Tendercrop, then to Read More
Book an Exciting Tour of the National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport
We have taken this tour a few times and it is always informative and great fun. Bring your camera and sense of humor! Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will beconducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the Read More
Art Shanties To Start June 15 through Summer in Newburyport
The Newburyport Arts & Culture Shanty Program starts Saturday, June 15. This unique cultural experience will run through early October, housing rotating crews of artists and craftspeople in five saltboxes, said John Moynihan, executive director of the Firehouse Center for the Read More
Visit Newburyport for Memorial Day Weekend
Nao Santa Maria is a replica of the historic vessel that carried Columbus and his crew to the New World in 1492. She is scheduled to sail into Newburyport Harbor at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 31. Built in Spain in 2017, the Nao crossed the Atlantic, basically mimicking Columbus' voyage, coming Read More
Puppy Love and Rebooting the Senses in Newburyport
It’s easy to walk around with our heads down, shut off from the world. We shelter ourselves with earbuds and cell phones. We believe we participate in everyday reality but let’s face it – the majority of us immerse ourselves in manmade media that is the source of incredible angst. When was the Read More
Firehouse Gallery Shows Sanders Bold Telescopic Prints
Be sure to see this Firehouse exhibit that will run during January 30-February 24. Judith Ellen Sanders is an artist whose love of color, form, and nature has led her to the fusion of the three. The worlds of biology and biochemistry and the power and pull of the inner emotional realms are the Read More