Arts & Entertainment

Our lineup for great things to do this weekend includes Mars missions, piano concerts, Grammy-winner performances, bestselling authors and much more.

Enjoy the arts this weekend, from the Addison Gallery of American Art’s Mel Kendrick exhibit, to the Chelmsford Center for the Arts’ virtual bloom party. Plus, plays, symphony concerts, and much more.

Check out outdoor art and farmers markets, poetry nights, virtual plays, and more ideas for either date nights or family outings this weekend in the Merrimack Valley.

At first glance, the poems and sketches in Chath pierSath’s “On Earth Beneath Sky,” betray an old-fashioned reverence for literary figures.

This weekend, ring in the spring by creating bee houses and floral arrangements, or heading outside for a farmers market run. All this and more fun things to do this weekend.

Making a difference has been a lifelong wish of Newburyport art gallery owner and community activist Paula Estey. 

Looking to make time for self-care? This weekend, try narrative medicine, a free meditation night, the spring equinox hike or more ways to relax and have fun.

We’re letting our Irish flag fly this St. Patrick’s Day. From potatoes to green smoothies to healthy, cultural meal ideas, get ready to embrace your inner Irish.

In “Cummiskey Alley” the poems echo the thoughts of a solitary wanderer searching for moments in which the present dissolves into a past.

Mark your calendars for the Emmaus Sip, Sample & Support benefit, and kick off St. Patrick’s Day early with these weekend events around the MV.

Chelsea Frei may be on the West Coast, but her heart is in the Merrimack Valley. We talk about comedy, the arts and her Valley roots.

From film festivals to live music, art galleries and game nights, we’ve found plenty of opportunities to have fun in the MV this weekend.