ScreenDance RoadShow (formerly Motion State Dance Film Series) is the only traveling short dance film series in New England that showcases contemporary creative voices exploring choreography for the camera. Each season, a diverse program of dance films from around the world are screened at venues across New England. ScreenDance RoadShow takes the traditional film festival format on tour and into ...
Miz Diamond Wigfall drag extravaganza
Eva James returns! Eva James brings an unforgettable blend of dark pop, indie folk, and cinematic songwriting to Gulu-Gulu Cafe. With a hauntingly powerful voice and deeply personal songs that transform hardship into beauty, she’s quickly becoming one of New England’s most compelling emerging artists. Don’t miss an intimate evening of captivating music from a performer who’s as honest as ...
What is Hundreds of Beavers? Is it the tale of a drunken applejack salesman battling hundreds of beavers? Yes! Is it a winter western? Yes! Is it a glorious tribute to classic Looney Tunes shorts? Yes! Is it a legit homage to the earliest days of silent film comedies in beautiful black and white? Yes! Is it a spectacularly immature, ...
Get a glimpse into the world of the Irish staff who kept Phillips House running smoothly. Through the stories of cook Bridget Durkin, waitress Delia Cawley, nursemaid Catherine Shaughnessy, and chauffeur Patrick O’Hara, visitors will learn what daily life was like for those who worked in the Phillips household during the first half of the 20th century. See the living ...
Bring the whole family to listen to a storyteller share tales about nature, form and creativity, followed by a hands‑on segment where everyone is invited to create together. This all-ages workshop is designed to highlight ideas of storytelling through paper, visual narrative, handmade objects — concepts central to Noguchi’s work. Be sure to check out Isamu Noguchi: “I am not ...
BETTER CALL BABS takes you on a ride-along with Babs Fry, exploring both her renowned work as a vigilante pet detective and the personal struggles that have made her the inspiration she is today. From high-stakes rescue missions to intimate moments of reflection, this documentary captures the chaos she embraces daily as a recovering addict turned hero. If you’ve ever ...
Join PEM curator Ruthie Dibble and High Museum of Art curators Monica Obniski and Marin Sullivan for a conversation celebrating the opening of Isamu Noguchi: “I Am Not a Designer.” Learn how the exhibition explores Noguchi’s boundary-defying practice through immersive installations, archival materials and iconic works. The curators will discuss Noguchi’s vision of unity among cultures, people and the built ...
The Ark is an improbable tale of the transcendent relationship between a people and their land, as amid constant danger, a Ukrainian family’s home transforms into a refuge for chickens, donkeys, horses, emus and hundreds of displaced animals abandoned by war. Zhenye and Anatoly Pilipenko’s dream of a quiet place in the country is shattered overnight as a Russian missile ...
Grab a flight, a bite, and listen to some great local music at Far From The Tree Cider!
Salem’s Comedy Coven is back… but only for the Halloween season. Hidden inside The Lost Library’s Black Box Theater, this limited-run haunted comedy pop-up returns for just a few weeks each fall. Created in partnership with Witch City Comedy, the show brings together some of New England’s funniest comedians for an evening of wicked stand-up, eerie surprises, and laughs that ...
The popular Michael Boezi returns to the Gulu Gulu Cafe! Michael Boezi writes and performs thought-provoking original songs that invite progressive, collectivist, and non-confrontational reflection. Michael performs regularly in the metro Boston area in a busking, “electric folk” style. Michael’s music has drawn comparisons to Billy Bragg, Andrew Bird, Kurt Vile, Dire Straits, Mountain Goats, Lord Huron, Eels, R.E.M, Johnny ...
