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Nancy Schultz to Speak about the Glover Farmhouse at the Goldthwait Reservation August 23 at Historical Talk Beer Garden Music Series with DECADES of ROCK! at Glen Magna Farms The Meditations at The Cut - Stage β’ Studio β’ Restaurant β’ Bar ... and check out 12 more events on the calendar!
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Sunday August 23 Nancy Schultz to Speak about the Glover Farmhouse at the Goldthwait Reservation August 23 β Historical Talk, 4:00 pm Tuesday August 25 Beer Garden Music Series with DECADES of ROCK! β Glen Magna Farms, 29 Ingersoll St, Danvers 5:00 pm Wednesday August 26 The Meditations β The Cut - Stage β’ Studio β’ Restaurant β’ Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester 8:00 pm Thursday August 27 Thurston Howell β A Premier Yacht Rock Spectacular! 2026 β The Cut - Stage β’ Studio β’ Restaurant β’ Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester 8:00 pm Friday August 28 Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood β The Cut - Stage β’ Studio β’ Restaurant β’ Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester 8:00 pm Saturday August 29 Duke Robillard β The Cut - Stage β’ Studio β’ Restaurant β’ Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester 8:00 pm Saturday September 5 Tickets now on sale for Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts β Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts, 1:00 pm Want to see your event featured? Click here!
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Sunday August 23 2026 Peabody Community Market β Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody 3:00 pm Monday August 24 Poetry Writing Workshop for All Ages featuring Salem's Youth Poet Laureate Liana Galvan β Salem Public Library, 370 Essex St, Salem 4:00 pm Saturday August 29 Chinese Painting Traditions with Yao Desheng β Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem 10:00 am Salem 400+ Afterimages Exhibition and PEM Panel Discussion β Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem 2:00 pm Living Histories: How Communities Shape What We Remember β Peabody Essex MuseumΒ 161 Essex StΒ Salem, MA 01970 2:00 pm Sunday August 30 Deric Dyer - Music & Stories from a Life of Touring with Tina Turner and Joe Cocker β The Cut - Stage β’ Studio β’ Restaurant β’ Bar, 177 Main St, Gloucester 7:00 pm Monday August 31 3rd Annual Vets Helping Vets Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament β The Meadow at Peabody, 80 Granite St, Peabody 7:00 am 3rd Annual Vets Helping Vets Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament β The Meadow at Peabody, 80 Granite St, Peabody 7:30 am Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself ! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
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