National Theatre in HD: Much Ado About Nothing

The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd) and John Heffernan (Dracula) lead the cast in Shakespeare’s romcom of sun, sea and mistaken identity. Following the award-winning success of National Theatre Live’s Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night and Antony and Cleopatra, director Simon Godwin returns with this irresistible comedy, broadcast…

Bruce Molsky and Tony Trischka

The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

Two legends of the folk/roots world—fiddler extraordinaire Bruce Molsky and banjo master Tony Trischka— join forces for an evening of old time string band wizardry!  The two will trade songs from their deep and beloved catalogs as well as the…

Met Opera in HD: Fedora (Giordano)

The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

Soprano Sonya Yoncheva, one of today’s most riveting artists, sings the title role of the 19th-century Russian princess who falls in love with her fiancé’s murderer, Count Loris, sung by star tenor Piotr Beczała. Tickets: $32, $29, $20

Halibut Point State Park Winter Birding

Halibut Point State Park Gott Street, Rockport, MA

Winter brings birds and ducks to Halibut's rocky shore. Join us for a short, leisurely walk. See harlequin ducks and loons among the winter visitors. Learn about bird sounds, habits, and flight patterns. Dress for the weather. Wear sturdy footwear/boots/ice…

Free

BT ALC Big Band

The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

Since the group’s formation in 2011, BT ALC Big Band, led by trombonist Brian Thomas and trumpeter Alex Lee-Clark, has reshaped the depiction of the big band ensemble. By employing the traditional instrumentation of 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and rhythms…

Lisa Bastoni & Sean Staples and Cloudbelly

Old Sloop Presents 12 School St, Rockport, MA

Two outstanding folk duos will split the stage at Old Sloop Presents Saturday, January 28. The performance will be in the handicap-accessible Fellowship Hall of the First Congregational Church of Rockport, 12 School St. at 7:30pm. Veteran singer-songwriter Lisa Bastoni…

$15

Harlem Quartet

The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

Pre-concert talk with Artistic Director Barry Shiffman & artist, 2 PM The Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet, currently quartet-in-residence at the John J. Cali School of Music and the Royal College of Music in London, brings an exciting program of works by William Bolcom,…

DC’s Reflecting Fools

The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

The stairway to heavenly political satire originally laid by the Capitol Steps continues upward with DC’s Reflecting Fools— the new musical parody group created by the performers and co-writer from the Capitol Steps. DC’s Reflecting Fools hold up a mirror…

Crys Matthews

The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

Already being hailed as “the next Woody Guthrie,” Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. A rising star singer-songwriter from D.C., Matthews blends Americana, folk, jazz, blues, bluegrass and funk into a…

$25

Global Journey Series: Wu Man, pipa & Mike Block, cello

The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA

The Global Journeys music series continues with the virtuosic Wu Man, arguably the world’s most acclaimed pipa player. She is joined by cellist and Global Journeys Artistic Curator Mike Block for an evening that crosses the borders of classical, folk and traditional Chinese music.…