Events North of Boston

Ancient Aliens Live

The Cabot 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, United States
The Cabot 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, United States

The Cabot  

The Cabot 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA

Ancient Aliens LIVE is an experiential extension of Ancient Aliens that explores the theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for thousands of years. The ninety-minute live experience celebrates the long-running program Ancient Aliens on The HISTORY Channel and features leading Ancient Astronaut theorist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, investigative mythologist William Henry, UK government UFO investigator Nick...

$58.50 – $114.50

Reconstructing the Voice of James Stevens, a North Andover Revolutionary

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845
North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845

North Andover Historical Society  

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover

NAHS is honored to possess the handwritten diary of James Stevens. This treasure chronicles his time fighting for our country’s independence from the day he took up arms until the end of the war. Linguist and NAHS facilities manager, Antoine Trombino-Ponte, has poured over this diary and reconstructed the 1775 voice of James Stevens. His...

“The Osgoods” – 250 Years Ago they Started a Revolution

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845
North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845

North Andover Historical Society  

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover

Based on shared research about their families, cousins Rich Pitra and Kathleen Osgood will bring their research to North Andover on the eve of the 250th anniversary of our town’s involvement in the early days of the American Revolution. From the “shot heard round the world” on April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783 with...

Vox Populi – Towns of Massachusetts & the American Revolution

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845
North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845

North Andover Historical Society  

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover

In the two and a half centuries since American Independence was declared and secured, little attention has been spent looking into the roles of communities other than those who participated in significant events or were centers of population. Boston, Lexington, Concord, & Bunker Hill play an outsized role in the public memory of the American...

Coastal Lecture: Awareness Inspires Conservation

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate  

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M

As our coastlines change, the areas where sharks visit along the coast is changing. With all the shark-tivity in 2024, the team at Crane Beach has been working with experts to learn more about these important top predators, and what their presence means for the health of our coastlines. One of the groups we’ve been...

$25.00

Old Andover and the American Revolution

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845
North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover, MA 01845

North Andover Historical Society  

North Andover Historical Society Bus Tour - Meet at The Stevens Center on the Common 800 Massachusetts Avenue North Andover

Scott W. Dianis is a longtime resident of Andover with a keen interest in local history, particularly in the stories that help explain the town’s early development and evolution. He recently published an updated edition of Sarah Bailey’s “Historical Sketches of Andover”, detailing the town’s history from founding to the early 19th century.

Coastal Lecture: Tidepools of Plum Island

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M, United States

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate  

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate Argilla Road 290, Ipswich, M

Take a virtual tour of Sandy Point State Reservation between the tides and into the tidal pools among the rocks to learn about the diverse species that reside in intertidal and subtidal zones. Join Lisa Hutchings of MassAudubon Joppa Flats who will share vibrant images and captivating, informative video clips to help you learn about...

$20 – $25

Gallery Talk – C.B. Fisk Organs: Voicing an Organ, with John Schreiner & Steve Malionek

Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

Cape Ann Museum Green  

Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA

Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 CAM Members Free, Non-Members $10 Registration is required as space is limited. Led by organ builders John Schreiner and Steve Malionek, learn about the art and science behind voicing an organ once...

$10

Methuselah’s Zoo: What Nature Can Teach Us About Living Longer Lives

Rockport Music 37 Main Street, Rockport, M, United States
Rockport Music 37 Main Street, Rockport, M, United States

Rockport Music  

Rockport Music 37 Main Street, Rockport, M

Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) presents a night of science by the sea with renowned aging scientist Steven Austad, Ph.D. Please join us on Tuesday, June 3rd at 6p to hear Dr. Austad tell stories of some extraordinary animals, considering why, for example, animal species that fly live longer than earthbound species, and why animals...

Free

Gallery Talk – C.B. Fisk: Tradition and Innovation with Greg Bover

Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

Cape Ann Museum Green  

Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA

Saturday, June 7, 2025 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 CAM Members Free, Non-Members $10 Registration is Required as space is limited. Designing, building and installing a pipe organ is often a years-long process from initial client meetings through design, shop construction,...

$5

The Importance of Being Furnished: Four Bachelors at Home Lecture

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M, United States

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens  

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens Chickering Road 153, North Andover, M

Join Wheaton College professor R. Tripp Evans for an exploration of his latest book, The Importance of Being Furnished: Four Bachelors at Home, a portrait of four fascinating men who shaped American style from the Gilded to the Jazz Age yet whose lives have until now remained in shadow. Pioneers in the fields of professional...

$24 – $30

Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center: Red Coat and White Ribbon

Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States
Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, United States

Cape Ann Museum Green  

Cape Ann Museum Green 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA

Carlson Education Center & Janet & William Ellery James Center CAM Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA CAM Members Free, Non-Members $5 Registration required as space is limited. The Redcoat...

$5