Arts & Entertainment

This weekend, enjoy live music, outdoor poetry, theater in the park, and much more. Plus, don’t forget to check out local farmers markets!

What is it we once did for fun before the pandemic? It’s hard to remember. I think it had something to do with beer.

Fireworks! Concerts! Festivals! This Independence Day weekend, we’ve found tons of local activities that will entertain the whole family.

The Switchboard in Haverhill been precisely what local artists have needed to get inspired and create, even during the pandemic.

Tuscan Village opens Phase 2 of its development with a Grand Opening Celebration on Memorial Day Weekend 2021.

In light of racial tensions, Christa Brown created The Free Soil Arts Collective to amplify and strengthen the voices of people of color.

My relationship with language remains constant. It can be rocky, but anything you care about requires tending, and fertilization. 

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

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

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.

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.