Name: Cape Ann Plein Air Quickdraw 9 AM Early Opening at The MBTS Museum
Start: 2026-10-10T09:00:00-04:00

The Museum will be opening early at 9 AM for the 2026 Cape Ann Plein Air Quick Draw! 

The Cape Ann Plein Air Quick Draw invites over 100 artists to complete a painting in two hours, before their work will be displayed on easels for visitors and buyers to peruse or take home. 
Painting Time: 9:00-11:00
Judging: 11:30-12:00
Artwork Sales: 12:00-2:00

 Make sure to stop by the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum while you enjoy CAPA!

Local Event: Cape Ann Plein Air Quickdraw 9 AM Early Opening at The MBTS Museum

Essex County

Essex

Manchester-by-the-Sea

Massachusetts

Cape Ann Plein Air Quickdraw 9 AM Early Opening...

The Museum will be opening early at 9 AM for the 2026 Cape Ann Plein Air Quick Draw! 

The Cape Ann Plein Air Quick Draw...

Cape Ann Plein Air Quickdraw 9 AM Early Opening at The MBTS Museum

About one hundred years ago, "Manchester Cricket" leader Isaac May Marshall wrote "Zig Zag Journeys in Classic Lands Abroad" compiling accounts of his July 1926 Atlantic crossing on the ship Rotterdam, time in England, and European tour. Coincidentally, in July 2026, Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum director Matthew Swindell made his trip to the UK. He traveled across the pond by plane, crisscrossed southern England by train, and returned on the Queen Mary 2 to the States. With photos to show, director Swindell will regale you his experiences from Brighton to London to Bath to Salisbury and following an orchestra back home on the world's only true ocean liner still in service.

Location: First Parish Community Hall, 1 Chapel Lane, MBTS
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Reception at 6 pm, Speaker at 6:30 pm$15 for non-members, Free for Members&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mbtsmuseum.org/event-details/fall-speaker-series-zig-zag-journeys-in-england-and-the-qm2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Register Here!</a>

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Rooted in soul and steeped in rock ‘n’ roll, Reckoners is a Boston-based band built from some of the region’s most respected and road-tested musicians.
Fronted by singer and guitarist Tim Gearan, the group features guitarist and band leader Johnny Trama (Bettye LaVette, The Silks, Dub Apocalypse), drummer Tom Arey (Peter Wolf, The J. Geils Band, G. Love, Vapors of Morphine) bassist Marc Hickox (Bettye LaVette, Charlie Musselwhite), and keyboardist Darby Wolf (Bettye LaVette, Rubblebucket). Together, they channel the grit and groove of classic soul and rock into something timeless and deeply personal.
Their self-produced debut album — now streaming on all major platforms — has drawn more than 43,000 monthly listeners and features the standout single “Looking for a Reason” with guest vocals by Susan Tedeschi.
Reckoners have been building momentum across New England with sold-out headline shows and support slots alongside artists including Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Wallflowers, and Bonnie Raitt. Their music and live performances were recently spotlighted in Relix Magazine.

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At Pingree, you choose your path. You shape your experience. You decide what happens next.Come by on Saturday, October 17, between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to meet teachers, students, and co-curricular and program leaders. Learn more about how joy, academic rigor, and possibility collide in an environment built for fearless exploration. The Pingree Experience Panel will be offered at 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., where you'll hear from Dr. Timothy Johnson, Head of School, current students, and alumni.Registration is not required.

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Chelsea Berry is a Maine-based indie singer songwriter known for her powerhouse vocals, heartfelt songwriting, and commanding stage presence. Acclaimed artist Susan Werner once dubbed her “the Pink of folk music”—a nod to Berry’s genre-blending style, emotional depth, and vibrant live energy.
Over a 25-year career that includes thirteen original albums, Berry has built a loyal following all over the country. This October, she returns to her former home on Cape Ann to celebrate the release of her newest album, Peace Soldier. Recorded with engineer and co-producer Rich Lamb in Queens NYC, with overdubs by engineer Warren Babson at Bang-A-Song Studios in Gloucester, Peace Soldier is a collaborative, cinematic, rock-meets-musical-theater production built on empathy, connection, compassion, and community, while showcasing Berry’s powerful and dynamic vocals, innovative spirit, and penchant for bringing people together.
The songs of Peace Soldier and the message they carry will resonate with listeners in a vastly deep and meaningful way. In this release performance, the audience can expect to be confronted with questions, ideas, and collaborative insights centered on humanity, common ground, war, death, love, and the desire for peace. These themes are set within a story arc of songs supported by far more dynamic and complex arrangements than any in Berry's past works. This special release performance will feature her full band plus a cast of guest vocalists. Berry has appeared in Boston publications such as The Noise and Northshore Magazine, and is regularly featured on Sirius XM as well as local radio stations across the country. Known for drawing audiences in “like moths to a flame,” Berry continues to be a favorite among listening rooms nationwide.
A veteran of the road, Berry has toured coast to coast and recorded albums in Boston, New York, Nashville, and Denver. She has shared the stage with legendary artists such as Livingston Taylor, Chris Smither, Mavis Staples, Chris Isaak, Shawn Colvin, and many more.
Originally from Alaska, Chelsea now makes her home just north of Acadia National Park in coastal Maine.

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Get ready—New York City comedy is coming to the Larcom Theatre for one unforgettable night! Three hilarious comics are bringing the sharp wit, fast laughs, and unmistakable energy of the Big Apple to the North Shore.
​Headliner Mark Riccadonna is a contributing writer for “Weekend Update” on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and the star of the Dry Bar Comedy special Domestic Nomad. His credits also include Live at Gotham on AXS TV and comedy tours around the world with the USO and Armed Forces Entertainment.

​Featured comic Chris Larry has appeared in the Kenan Thompson Presents series and at the Savannah Comedy Review and Good Karma Comedy Festival. He is also a host and writer for PLUMP, a New York City multimedia entertainment company.

Hosting the evening is Frank Vignola, whose credits include Comedy Central, SiriusXM, Montreal’s prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, and Amazon Prime.
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This isn’t a show you just sit and watch — MAGIC HUNKS® is a fully interactive experience that THUNDERS with excitement. So come get a little rambunctious and wild in an empowering, fun-filled atmosphere designed just for YOU!

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You'll be transported back to 1977 where you will hear all the classic Skynyrd favorites such as Sweet Home Alabama, Saturday Night Special, Gimme Three Steps, and of course you can yell "FREEBIRD" all you like because you will in fact get it!
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