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September 2021
Rockport Chamber Music Festival 2021
From July 9th to September 19th, these concerts will fill our hall with the passionate sounds of joy, hope and healing as we move forward with confidence following the unprecedented challenges of the past year. With expanded safety and cleaning protocols, each sixty-minute program will be presented without an intermission at both 5:00PM and 8:00PM, while also being available to be viewed online.
Find out more »Gloucester Stage at Windhover Presents “Reparations”
The first regional production of James Sheldon’s poignant new play, since the world premiere Off-Broadway run at New York’s Billie Holiday Theatre. In Reparations, Ginny, a successful book editor, invites a young, black aspiring author, Reg to her apartment after a boozy book party. She wakes up to find that a night of tenderness and passion is turning into a tumultuous morning-after when he threatens to reveal a dark secret from her past. Reparations, directed by Myriam Cyr, will run…
Find out more »Trails & Sails
Discover special places in your backyard from Friday Sept. 17 through Sunday Sept. 26! Be guided through unique landscapes on land and sea, explore historic properties, and take in cultural experiences of all kinds. Find what makes Essex County like nowhere else during Trails & Sails!
Find out more »2021 Summer Rockport Farmers Market
Get all your homegrown goodness, here! We are excited to have back many of our amazing vendors and equally excited to introduce you to some new ones. Produce and locally-grown and made farm products can be purchased on-site from our farmers from 10am to 1pm at the Rockport Farmers Market. Just stop by, follow our protocols, and buy fresh food directly from your farmers and food producers! ROCKPORT FARMERS MARKET VENDORS THIS WEEK Bonny Breads Cape Ann Sea Salt Lauralee's…
Find out more »Brentano String Quartet
Winners of both the Cleveland Quartet and Naumberg awards, the Brentano stands as one of the world's most revered quartets working today. Their program includes works by Bach, Haydn and George Walker, as well as Beethoven's final string quartet (written just months before his death), the surprisingly playful String Quartet in F, Op. 135.
Find out more »Seaside Birding Stroll
Seaside Birding Stroll for all ages. 8:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Meet at parking lot. Stroll our seaside treasure with birding basics. Listen to the symphony of bird calls while enjoying the shoreline and extraordinary views of the ocean, bay, and beyond.
Find out more »CHELSEA BERRY
Chelsea Berry is a singer-songwriter with the edge, power, and finesse of legends. Her presence has been described by listeners as “compelling… she draws the entire house into her world like moths to a flame.” As a vocalist and performer, she evokes the style of artists such as Cheryl Crow, Eva Cassidy, KD Lang, and Melissa Etheridge. Opening Act: Chris + Joe Ticket prices are $36, $29, or $19 depending on the seats. For more info and to purchase tickets, go…
Find out more »JUSTIN HAYWARD featuring Mike Dawes
Justin Hayward, the voice and songwriter of such Moody Blues hits as "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights in White Satin" and recently inducted member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, performs many of his most well-known Moodies songs, deep cuts and other solo material in an acoustic trio format with background stories and anecdotes about the songs. Support will come from Mike Dawes, two-time winner of Total Guitar / MusicRadar’s “Best Acoustic Guitarist in the World”. Tickets are $98,…
Find out more »October 2021
CHRIS THILE
The Grammy-winning mandolin virtuoso is most known for his time as part of the folk pop trio Nickel Creek and leading the progressive bluegrass juggernaut Punch Brothers, as well as for being the host of NPR’s Live from Here. He will make his Rockport debut with a solo show touring behind his newest record, Laysongs. With his broad outlook, Chris Thile transcends the borders of conventionally circumscribed genres, creating a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers…
Find out more »BALLA KOUYATÉ AND MIKE BLOCK BAND
In a delightful fusion of West African traditional music with bluegrass, funk and rock, Malian artist Balla Kouyaté joins up with boundary-defying cellist Mike Block for an evening of effervescent, joyous world music. Kouyaté, a balafon player and singer coming out of the Djeli tradition of Mali, was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA. Mike Block is a Grammy-award-winning American cellist/singer/composer. Tickets are $26 or $20 depending on the seat. For more info and to purchase tickets, go…
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