THROUGH October 31 ~ Renee Zellweger portrays the legendary singer/actress Judy Garland at a pivotal point in her career. It is 1969 and Garland is in London to play sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. There she meets musician Mickey Deans and begins a torrid romance. Also stars Read More
Firehouse Theater in Newburyport Presents Joseph in June
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a reimagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. It is considered one of the most enduring shows of all time. Told entirely through song with the help of a main character, the musical 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
14th Annual Newburyport Literary Festival will run April 26 and 27
The 2019 Literary Festival honoree is award winning journalist and writer Elaine Weiss. Her writing has been featured in The Atlantic, Harper’s, New York Times, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Christian Science Monitor. She has also written reports and documentaries for National Read More
Newburyport Actors Studio Presents Elephant in the Garden
Visitors to the Tannery in Newburyport are in for a special treat February 14-17 and February 22-24. In Simon Reade's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel, (he also the author of War Horse), a teenage German girl, Elizabeth, is forced to leave Dresden with her mother when the RAF bomb their city. Read More
Firehouse Theater Presents “In the Woods” Exhibit through December
Running Dec 5-30, with artist reception Dec 8; 2-4pm at the Firehouse Theater. "In the Woods", is a deeply personal art exhibit that puts an imaginative spin on the traditional landscape painting. Here the artist seeks to put the viewer in the landscape and not observing from afar. Donna Savastio Read More
Summertime Flirting on the Newburyport Boardwalk
You NEVER KNOW who you will run into on the Newburyport Boardwalk ! Read More
Firehouse in Newburyport Presents the Graceful Work of Lawrence Young
Lawrence Young graces the Firehouse Art Gallery May 23 - June 17! Prior to Laurence Young’s 28-year career as a painter He grew up in Newton Massachusetts. Young graduated with honors from the University of Hartford with a BFA in art education in 74’ After 3 year as an art teacher in Bloomfield, Read More
Plum Island Lighthouse Offers Summer Tours
Friends of PI Light are offering tours of the small but sturdy lighthouse at the north end of Plum Island this summer. They will be held monthly will guides. Learn all about the history of Plum Island lighthouses which have guarded the Merrimack River entrance to the sea since 1788. Tours and Read More