Andover Townsman, Andover, MA
Arts/Entertainment
Events calendar through mid-August
Published: July 23, 2009
Thursday, July 23
YMCA'S Dallas Night, with family barbecue, square dancing games for children, 5:30 p.m. to dusk. There will also be pony rides for the children. Come dressed in western attire. Cost in advance is $10 per person and $35 per family; $12 per person and $40 per family on the night of the barbecue. Seating times are: 5:45, 6:15 and 6:45 p.m.; 978-685-3541. The YMCA is located at 165 Haverhill St., Andover.
Free live music, as the summer Concert Series kicks off at the Rogers Center, with the big band stylings of Monument Square Brass, 7 p.m., all summer series events will be held outdoors. In the event of inclement weather conditions, concerts will be moved inside the Rogers Center; 978-837-5355.
It's Complicated: The American Teenager, Photojournalist Robin Bowman's photographs and interviews of teens from every region and socioeconomic group nationwide will be discussed, 6:15 p.m., free, public, Phillips Academy, Kemper Auditorium, Elson Art Center, 5 Chapel Ave., Andover.
"Plum Island, The Way it Was" discussion, 7 to 8 p.m., (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.), with local historian and author Nancy Weare, free, the Visitor Center Auditorium, 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
Friday, July 24
Circus Smirkus, 2, 7 p.m., The Sons of Italy Lodge #902, Lawrence. This circus is Vermont's award winning international youth circus. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for children (free for ages 2 and younger) and are available at the gate starting one hour before show time or by phone. Call 1-877-SMIRKUS or visit www.smirkus.org. Proceeds benefit lodge charities.
Footloose, staged by The Newburyport High School Theatre Department, The Firehouse Center for the Arts, One Market Square, Newburyport, 8 p.m. Tickets are $16/14; www.firehouse.org. Shows are also on July 25, 30 and 31, same time.
Greek Food Festival, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Harris St. Newburyport, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event is indoors, air conditioned, and held rain or shine. Free admission.
Saturday, July 25
Volunteer workday, hosted by Friends of Ward Reservation, 9 a.m. to noon, using hand tools help clear Boston Hill (formerly the site of Boston Hill Ski Area); www.thetrustees.org.
Andover Farmers market, Andover Historical Society, 97 Main St., Andover, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 15 vendors; 978-475-2236.
Circus Smirkus, 2 p.m., The Sons of Italy Lodge #902, Lawrence, $18 adults, $16 for children (free for ages 2 and younger) and available at the gate starting one hour before show time or by phone, 1-877-SMIRKUS or visit www.smirkus.org. Proceeds benefit lodge charities.
Live jazz, Paul Broadnax Quintet, a concert of jazz standards, part of Maudslay Arts Center summer season in Newburyport, 7 p.m., patio seating at tables is $20 and lawn seating overlooking the stage (bring your own chairs or blanket) is $18. Children 12 and younger are invited to all performances and lawn seating is free. Concert goers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner; 978-499-0050. Mastercard and Visa are accepted by telephone or at the center an hour before the performance; www.maudslayartscenter.org.
Summer social, with special guest American League MVP Dustin Pedroia, Salem Five, 530 Turnpike St., North Andover, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., free, open to the public and will feature photo opportunities with Pedroia. Ice cream sundaes, music, giveaways and prizes will also be featured.
BBQ day, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., music, food and fun, Winnekenni Castle, 347 Kenoza Ave, Haverhill.
Essex Heritage Photo Safari, presented by the Essex National Heritage Commission, 7 a.m. to noon, Halibut Point State Park, Gott Avenue, Rockport, $45 ($30 for Essex Heritage Explorers). to register, visit essexheritage.org/photocontest/index.shtml or call 978-740-0444.
Opening reception, for artist Karen Jones, acrylics and pastels of a North Shore summer in her vibrant depictions of sand, sea, river and field, are on exhibit through Aug. 30, Firehouse Center for the Arts, One Market Square, Newburyport, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; www.homepage.mac.com/kjones6.
Singles dance, hosted by The Social Life of Haverhill, American Legion, Main Street, Route 121, Haverhill, 8 p.m. to midnight, DJ, cover is $9; Cindy 978-373-3504.
Sunday, July 26
Tour Pine Hole Bog, hosted by Friends of Ward Reservation, bog has a number of plant species that reflect its special ecology, 2 p.m., meet in the reservation parking lot on Prospect Road, Andover; www.thetrustees.org.
BUGS, BUGS, BUGS, 9 to 10:30 a.m, ages 6 through 9, hands-on program will search for insect friends and learn about what makes them the most abundant animal. Meet at the Parker River Refuge Visitor Center, Plum Island.
FREE SWING CONCERT, on the lawn, at 2 p.m. at Winnekenni Castle, 347 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill. Rico Barr and The Jump'nJive Review.
HAMLET, Shakespeare at Winnekenni Castle, 347 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill at 5 p.m., performed by the Rebel Shakespeare Company, refreshements available, performance is free to the public.
Tuesday, July 28
Dream interpretation workshop, past lives, dreams and soul discussed, move closer to God via "soul travel." Free workshop based on book by Harold Klemp, spiritual leader of ECKANKAR, "religion of the light and sound of God," 7 p.m., Flint Memorial Library, 147 Park St., North Reading; 978-664-2491.
Wednesday, July 29
REQUESTS ONLY MUSIC, with 4 Guys in Tuxes, part of the Department of Community Services' summer music series, free, 6 p.m., The Park, Chestnut and Bartlet streets, bring chairs or blankets to sit on; if it rains, the concert moves indoors the following night to the Memorial Auditorium next to the Park; 978-623-8276.
LIVE MUSIC, the Chapel at West Parish, 129 Reservation Road, 8 p.m., featuring 7 Hills Renaissance Wind Band, a program representative of the music that would have been available to the wind musicians of 16th-century Hapsburg courts of Germany, music shows off the versatility and power of a Renaissance wind band, 8 p.m.; www.sohipboston.org to order tickets online; can also purchase at the door or call 508-212-6038; $20/$15 (seniors/students), six- and four-concert passes available.
FREE FILM, In the Mood for Love, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, refreshments provided; 978-623-8401, ext. 31 or 32 or www.mhl.org.
COUNTRY MUSIC, Backyard Barbecue, a night of country hits by Country Music Award winner Lyle Pierce, 5 p.m., free, Ashland Farm at North Andover senior living community, 700 Chickering Road, North Andover; 978-683-1300; bring lawn chairs or blankets.
FREE FILM, In the Mood for Love, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall Library, refreshments provided; 978-623-8401, ext. 31 or 32 or www.mhl.org.
Thursday, July 30
IRAQI CONFLICT TALK, with freelance photojournalist Nathan S. Webster, who embedded with U.S. Forces in Iraq three times. He will discuss the evolution of the conflict and the efforts the United States made to work with former insurgents to help unify the region. Free and open to the public, 6:15 p.m., Phillips Academy, Kemper Auditorium in the Elson Art Center, 5 Chapel Ave., Andover.
Friday, July 31
THEATER, Guys and Dolls by Summer Theater Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 80 Shawsheen Road, Andover, $14-16, tickets at Learning Express in Andover, Andover's Department of Community Services, box office before the show and from cast members. Also performing on Saturday, Aug. 1, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 2, at 4 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 1
Andover Farmers Market, Andover Historical Society, 97 Main St., Andover, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 15 vendors; 978-475-2236.
"Guys and Dolls," performed by the Summer Theatre Ensemble on Friday, July 31, Saturday, Aug. 1, at 7:30 p.m., and Aug. 2 Sunday matinee at 4 p.m.; Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 80 Shawsheen Road, Andover. Tickets $16 adults, $14 seniors/students at Learning Express, DCS Office, and at the door. www.csa-ste.org for additional information.
Sunday, Aug. 2
"Guys and Dolls," performed by the Summer Theatre Ensemble as Sunday matinee at 4 p.m.; Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 80 Shawsheen Road, Andover. Tickets $16 adults, $14 seniors/students at Learning Express, DCS Office, and at the door. www.csa-ste.org for additional information.
Wednesday, Aug. 5
Live jazz, with EJE Jazz Quartet, part of the Department of Community Services' summer music series, free, 6 p.m., The Park, Chestnut and Bartlet streets, bring chairs or blankets to sit on, if it rains, the concert moves indoors the following night to the Memorial Auditorium, next to The Park; 978-623-8276.
classic movie series, cult-favorite "Dr. Strangelove," begins with a commentary at 6:30 p.m., followed by the film at 7 p.m., Rogers Center, Merrimack College, North Andover.
Saturday, Aug. 8
Wiffleball fundraiser, The Timothy P. Roberts Reeling in a dream fundraiser for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 8 a.m., North Andover Middle School. Teams are made up of three to five players who can choose to play in the amateur (fun) division or the pro division (for those that like competition). This year's festivities will also include a homerun derby, basket drawings and food provided by Daly Dogs of Haverhill; register www.reelinginadream.org.
Jazz, Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, part of Maudslay Arts Center summer season in Newburyport, 7 p.m., patio seating at tables is $20 and lawn seating overlooking the stage (bring your own chairs or blanket) is $18. Children 12 and younger are invited to all performances and lawn seating is free. Concert goers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner; 978-499-0050. Mastercard and Visa are accepted by telephone or at the center an hour before the performance; www.maudslayartscenter.org.
Andover Farmers Market, Andover Historical Society, 97 Main St., Andover, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 15 vendors; 978-475-2236.
Monday, Aug. 10
Eyes on Owls, with naturalist Marcia Wilson and her visiting owls, 10 to 11 a.m., Garden in the Woods, Framingham, $5 for each person age 3 and older. Preregistration is recommended to guarantee seating; 508-877-7630, ext. 3303.
Wednesday, Aug. 12
Creepy Crawlies, for kids with adult companion, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Join instructor Bonnie Drexler for a safari to search for caterpillars, earthworms, ladybugs, slugs, snails and more. Some fun creepy crawly crafts and snacks will follow the expedition, $10, registration necessary; 508-877-7630, ext. 3303.
LIVE CLASSICAL, JAZZ, with Quintessential Brass, the last concert of the Department of Community Services' summer music series, free, 6 p.m., The Park, Chestnut and Bartlet streets, bring chairs or blankets to sit on, if it rains, the concert moves indoors the following night to the Memorial Auditorium, next to The Park; 978-623-8276.
Saturday, Aug. 15
Andover Farmers Market Andover Historical Society, 97 Main St., Andover, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 15 vendors; 978-475-2236.
SATURDAY, Aug. 22
Andover Farmers Market Andover Historical Society, 97 Main St., Andover, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 15 vendors; 978-475-2236.
Haverhill's Battle of the Bands, all genres of music are welcome including cover bands. All entrants will receive a DVD of their two-song performance. Haverhill Community Television will broadcast the bands beginning in July when viewers can visit online HaverhillRocks.com and vote for their favorite band. The top eight bands will move on to perform live on the outdoor stage at Winnekenni Castle and compete to win a $1,000. Prerelease tickets cost $5, visit online at www.HaverhillRocks.com. For more information, call Chris McCarron at 603-233-5761.
