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.

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.

This week on The 495! We’re joined by photographer Karen Jerzyk, whose work was profiled in the January issue of MVM. You can find Jerzyk prints at Hive & Forge in Lowell.

There’s something strange about feminism. After all, it’s impossible to think of any 20th century social movement that was as successful or influential.

Many people have more bad memories of Valentine’s Day than good ones. Does forcing the issue of romance on a particular day doom it to fail?

Photographer Karen Jerzyk’s portraits are distant, colorful and otherworldly. Gigi Torres profiles this Manchester artist and her unconventional approach.