Events, Short Trips and Fun for Everyone
If you would like to have your event listed here, email events@socomagazine.info or socoevents@yahoo.com
Check websites for current time and dates as they may change as of this post.
Due to weather, be sure to check websites for updates and changes for outdoor events.
GALAS
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 2019 Benefit Bash
April 27, 2019
The Aldrich
258 Main St., Ridgefield, CT; aldrichart.org
Honoring Harmony Hammond and Pam & Jack Baker.
New England Conservatory Inaugural Gala
April 27
Student Life and Performance Center
Jordan Hall
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Concert & Cocktails: $50 Individual Ticket: $1,500
Boston Medical Center Gala
May 4, 2019
Seaport World Trade Center
200 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA
bmc.convio.net; Fundraiser ticket price $675
NAUTICAL
“Redd’s Pond Boatworks: Story of the Dragon”
April 18
Herreshoff Marine Museum/
America’s Cup Hall Of Fame
One Burnside St., Bristol, RI
Near replica of the 1882 Herreshoff steam launch #94. How an original engine survived over a century. Presented by Doug Park, builder.
48th Annual FIGAWI Race
May 25–27
Hyannisport, MA
Nantucket, MA; figawi.com
22nd Marion to Bermuda
Cruising Yacht Race
June 14 - 22
marionbermuda.org
Transatlantic Race 2019
Start: June 25, 2019
Newport, RI
transatlanticrace.org
Finishes off Cowes, England.
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
21st Annual Slush Cup
March 30, 2019
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103, Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
28th Annual Intragalactic Cardboard Sled Race
April 6, 2019
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103, Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
Stowe Sugar Slalom 2019
April 6 & 7
Stowe Mountain Resort
7416 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT; gostowe.com
The Stowe Sugar Slalom is one of the most recognized alpine races in America.
Nor’Beaster: Bud Light Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
April 6
4763 Killington Road, Killington, VT
killington.com
The annual competition will heat up again on Saturday, April 6 as amateur bumpers take to the slopes of Outer Limits to battle for a place in the finals. The top contestants will compete in a head-to-head competition for the Mogul Challenge cup.
Annual Pump House Beach Party
April 20
Jay Peak Resort
830 Jay Peak Rd., Jay, VT
jaypeakresort.com
Bust out the sandals and sunblock and head over to the Pump House Indoor Waterpark to ring in the spring ski/ride season. 4:00-7:00 PM in the Pump House Indoor Waterpark, following the annual Pond Skimming.
Enjoy live music by the High Breaks, games & giveaways
18th Annual Pats Peak
Mountain Bike Festival
June 8 & 9
686 Flanders Rd.
Henniker, NH; patspeak.com
Spectators welcome.
28th Annual Intragalactic
Cardboard Sled Race
April 6
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103
Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
GARDENS/PARKS
69th Annual RI Home Show
April 4–7, 2019
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI
riconvention.com
Featuring the RI Flower and Garden Show.
Green Animals Topiary Garden
Opens: April 13, 2019
380 Cory’s Lane
Portsmouth, RI
newportmansions.org
5th Annual Haskell Spring Plant Sale
May 11, 2019
Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
Shawmut Ave., New Bedford, MA
kmccullin@thsetrustees.org
Members: 9 am
Public: 10 am–1pm
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay Plant Sale ay TBD, 2019
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Parish Hall
783 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth, MA
gardenclubbuzzardsbay.org
New England Dahlia Society Tuber Sale
April 14, 2019
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive
Boylston, MA; towerhillbg.org
Experts selling tubers and will answer questions. Bring your blooms to the Dahlia Show Sept. 28 - 29. Cost: Included with Admission.
5th Annual Haskell Spring Plant Sale
May 11
Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
Shawmut Ave., New Bedford, MA
kmccullin@thsetrustees.org
Members: 9 am
Public: 10 am–1pm
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay Plant Sale
Day TBD, 2019
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Parish Hall
783 Dartmouth St.
Dartmouth, MA
gardenclubbuzzardsbay.org
DANCE
May 10 - 12
The VETS
One Avenue of the Arts
Providence, RI; thevetsri.com
Festival Ballet Providence
THEATER
Gamm Theatre
April 11–May 5, 2019 True West by Sam Shepard
1245 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI; gammtheatre.org
Constellations
Through April 14
The Wilbury Theatre Group
40 Sonoma Court
Providence, RI
thewilburygroup.org
Matt Roberts Charismatic Comedy Magic | April 26 - 28
The Firebarn
340 Prospect St.
Fall River, MA
Oliver | May 16 - 19
Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center, BCC
777 Elsbree St.
Fall River, MA
littletheatre.net
Love and Other Fables
May 29 - June 16
Theatre by The Sea
264 Cards Pond Rd.
Wakefield, RI
theatrebythesea.com
A Musical Comedy.
MUSIC
New England Conservatory Concerts almost every night of the week.
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Visit website for concert schedule; many free of charge.
Schola Cantorum of Boston
April 6, 2019
Grand Gallery RISD Museum
20 North Main St., Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Refreshments follow. Register online.
Redwood Library & Athenæum
April 14 | Music of the Enlightenment Era
April 28 | Piano Concert with Itay Goren
50 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
redwoodlibrary.org
Register online or call for reservations.
ART
CraftBoston Spring
April 12–14
Cyclorama @ the BCA
539 Tremont St.
Boston, MA
societyofcrafts.org
Duxbury Art Association
Winter Juried Show
Through April 13
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St.
Duxbury, MA
duxburyart.org.
Art Themed Book Club
April 18 | The Unfinished Palazzo: Life, Love and Art in Venice by Judith Mackrell
May 17 | Dearest of Geniuses: A Life of Theodate Pope Riddle by Sandra L. Katz.
Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportartmuseum.org
Visit website for June - Nov.
Eat/Read/Chat book selections.
Art & The Landscape
Through April 30 | Alicja Kwade: Tunnel Teller
Castle Hill
Crane Estate, Ipswich, MA
thetrustees.org; 303gallery.com
Stainless steel, concrete, natural stone. Site specific installation.
EXHIBITIONS
Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show
Through April 13, 2019
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA
artcomplex.org
Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
Through April 28, 2019
Water Lilies to Waterloo: An Evening of Monet and Flowers: Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
worcesterart.org
MUSEUMS
Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition
Through April 28
Collins Gallery
Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT; mysticseaport.org
deCordova New England Biennial 2019
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
April 6–Sept. 15
51 Sandy Pond Rd.
Lincoln, MA; decordova.org
Gorham Silver: Designing
Brilliance 1850–1970
May 3–Dec. 1
Exhibition Opening: May 3rd. 5:30 - 7:30 pm
RISD Museum Chase Center
20 N Main St.
Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
1001 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI
providenceri.gov
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
hmnh.harvard.edu
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
hmnh.harvard.edu
COMEDY
Wage House
560 Mineral Spring Ave.
Pawtucket, RI
wagehouse.com
Improv Comedy Theater
ANTIQUES /AUCTIONS
Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition
Through April 28
Collins Gallery
Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT; mysticseaport.org
deCordova New England Biennial 2019
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
April 6–Sept. 15
51 Sandy Pond Rd.
Lincoln, MA; decordova.org
Gorham Silver: Designing
Brilliance 1850–1970
May 3–Dec. 1
Exhibition Opening: May 3rd. 5:30 - 7:30 pm
RISD Museum Chase Center
20 N Main St.
Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
BOOKS/LECTURES
Nantucket Historical Association
April 4 | Food For Thought: The Enduring Power of Moby-Dick with Nathaniel Philbrick, author
May 9 | Food for Thought: Marine Debris & Plastics with Laura Ludwig of Center for Coastal Studies
Whaling Museum
13 Broad St.
Nantucket, MA; nha.org
Eating with the Ecosystem-
“Simmering with the Sea”
April 25
Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium
1401 Hope St., Bristol, RI
asri.doubleknot.com
Co-author talk and signing with Kate Masury. Non members $7, please pre-register.
Cara Robertson — The Trial of Lizzie Borden
March 28, 2019
Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
harvard.com
Tickets not required.
Nantucket Historical Association
April 4, 2019 Food For Thought: The Enduring Power of Moby-Dick with Nathaniel Philbrick, author
May 9, 2019 | Food for Thought: Marine Debris & Plastics with Laura Ludwig of Center for Coastal Studies
Whaling Museum
13 Broad St., Nantucket, MA
nha.org
TOURS
Newport Mansions
The Breakers, the Elms,
Marble House & Rosecliff.
Visit site for details on
“Servant Life Tour” and “Beneath The Breakers Tour”
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY
Fly Fishing Film Tour
April 4
Lebanon Opera House
51 North Park St.
Lebanon, NH
lebanonoperahouse.org
7 pm, $15; Lebanon Opera House will donate
$1 per ticket sold to the Greater Upper Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
Boston International Film Festival
April 11–16
bostoniff.org
11th Annual SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival
May 14–18, 2019
senefest.com
Nantucket Film Festival
June 19–24
Nantucket, MA
nantucketfilmfestival.org
DELICIOUS
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St., Boston, MA
bostonpublicmarket.org
Indoor and year-round, dine, shop, demos, special events and more.
Newport Spring Restaurant Week
April 5–14, 2019
Newport & Bristol County, RI
discovernewport.org
WORKSHOPS
Spring Daffodil Blooms Workshop
April 6
Society of Arts and Crafts
100 Pier 4 Blvd., Suite 200
Boston, MA
societyofcrafts.org
Various weights of crepe paper used. With Artist-in-Residence, Jessica Smith.
Please pre-register.
Hydrangea Success Series
April 13 or 14 | Hydrangea Pruning
May 9 or 11 | Planting and Replanting
June 27 or 29 | Irrigation
Aug. 1 | Propagation
Aug. 15 or 17 | Companion Planting
Sept. 14 or 15 | Growing in Containers
Nov. 1 or 2 | Winterizing
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove St.
Sandwich, MA
heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
Discount when registering for three, or all seven.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Boston Wine Festival
Through March 29, 2019
Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA
bostonwinefestival.net
Dinners, Receptions, Seminars and Brunches
March Mardi Gras Madness
March 30, 2019
Middleboro Town Hall Ball Room
Nickerson Ave., Middleboro, MA
nemasketriverproductions.com
By Nemasket River Productions.
13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
March 31, 2019
Rosecliff
Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Early reservations recommended.
12th Annual BCC Annual Cake Show & Competition
April 6 & 7, 2019
Elsbree St., Fall River, MA
bristol.edu
12th Annual BCC Annual Cake Show & Competition
April 6 and 7
Elsbree St.
Fall River, MA; bristol.edu
6th Annual RI Parrot Rescue
Italian Dinner Fundraiser
April 6
Warwick Fire Fighters Assn.
750 Warwick Ave.
Warwick, RI; riparrots.org
$25 donation
Fireside Series—Evening with the Raptors
April 12
Mabel’s Studio
Norman Bird Sanctuary
583 Third Beach Rd.
Middletown, RI
normansbirdsanctuary.org
Pre-register/non-members $35
Appropriate for adults 21+
Newport Daffodil Days Festival
April 13–21
Newport, RI
newportdaffydays.com
Patriots Day
Observed: April 15
Boston Marathon and
Patriots’ Day Parade
Boston, MA
nps.gov; bostonusa.com
Various events taking place throughout the month in Boston, Cambridge, Arlington,
Medford, Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, and other nearby locations.
45th Annual Daffodil Festival
April 26–28
Nantucket, MA
daffodilfestival.com
Visit website for list of events.
Party for the Planet
April 27
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Hawthorn St.
New Bedford, MA; bpzoo.org
46th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
April 28
Wooster Square
New Haven, CT
historicwoostersquare.org
FAMILY
Sheep & Wool Festival
April 13
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sancturary
113 Goodnow Rd.
Princeton, MA
massaudubon.org
Easter EggZOOberance
April 13, 14 & 20, 2019
Buttonwood Park Zoo
425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford, MA
bpzoo.org
30th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
April 20, 2019
Rosecliff
Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Early reservations recommended
NH F&G’s Discover Wild NH Day
April 20
Fish & Game Headquarters
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH
wildlife.state.nh.us
Live animals, big fish, trained falcons, archery, casting, fly-tying and B-B gun shooting.
OUTDOORS
Spring Evening Wildlife Walk
April 1
Lloyd Center for the Environment
430 Potomska Rd.
Dartmouth, MA
lloydcenter.org
Non-members $13; ages 15 and up. Please pre-register.
M/V Cuttyhunk
Spring Schedule April 14–May 24
Cuttyhunk Ferry Company
66B State Pier
South Bulkhead
New Bedford, MA
Boston Harbor Cruises
New England Aquarium
Whale Watch
One Long Wharf
Boston, MA
bostonharborcruises.com
Whale Watch Dolphin Fleet
of Provincetown
Season Begins: April 12
307 Commercial St.
Provincetown, MA
whalewatch.com
If you would like to have your event listed here, please e-mail editor@socomagazine.info (attention event calendar) for details and information.
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 2019 Benefit Bash
April 27, 2019
The Aldrich
258 Main St., Ridgefield, CT; aldrichart.org
Honoring Harmony Hammond and Pam & Jack Baker.
New England Conservatory Inaugural Gala
April 27
Student Life and Performance Center
Jordan Hall
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Concert & Cocktails: $50 Individual Ticket: $1,500
Boston Medical Center Gala
May 4, 2019
Seaport World Trade Center
200 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA
bmc.convio.net; Fundraiser ticket price $675
NAUTICAL
“Redd’s Pond Boatworks: Story of the Dragon”
April 18
Herreshoff Marine Museum/
America’s Cup Hall Of Fame
One Burnside St., Bristol, RI
Near replica of the 1882 Herreshoff steam launch #94. How an original engine survived over a century. Presented by Doug Park, builder.
48th Annual FIGAWI Race
May 25–27
Hyannisport, MA
Nantucket, MA; figawi.com
22nd Marion to Bermuda
Cruising Yacht Race
June 14 - 22
marionbermuda.org
Transatlantic Race 2019
Start: June 25, 2019
Newport, RI
transatlanticrace.org
Finishes off Cowes, England.
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
21st Annual Slush Cup
March 30, 2019
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103, Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
28th Annual Intragalactic Cardboard Sled Race
April 6, 2019
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103, Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
Stowe Sugar Slalom 2019
April 6 & 7
Stowe Mountain Resort
7416 Mountain Road
Stowe, VT; gostowe.com
The Stowe Sugar Slalom is one of the most recognized alpine races in America.
Nor’Beaster: Bud Light Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge
April 6
4763 Killington Road, Killington, VT
killington.com
The annual competition will heat up again on Saturday, April 6 as amateur bumpers take to the slopes of Outer Limits to battle for a place in the finals. The top contestants will compete in a head-to-head competition for the Mogul Challenge cup.
Annual Pump House Beach Party
April 20
Jay Peak Resort
830 Jay Peak Rd., Jay, VT
jaypeakresort.com
Bust out the sandals and sunblock and head over to the Pump House Indoor Waterpark to ring in the spring ski/ride season. 4:00-7:00 PM in the Pump House Indoor Waterpark, following the annual Pond Skimming.
Enjoy live music by the High Breaks, games & giveaways
18th Annual Pats Peak
Mountain Bike Festival
June 8 & 9
686 Flanders Rd.
Henniker, NH; patspeak.com
Spectators welcome.
28th Annual Intragalactic
Cardboard Sled Race
April 6
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103
Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
GARDENS/PARKS
69th Annual RI Home Show
April 4–7, 2019
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI
riconvention.com
Featuring the RI Flower and Garden Show.
Green Animals Topiary Garden
Opens: April 13, 2019
380 Cory’s Lane
Portsmouth, RI
newportmansions.org
5th Annual Haskell Spring Plant Sale
May 11, 2019
Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
Shawmut Ave., New Bedford, MA
kmccullin@thsetrustees.org
Members: 9 am
Public: 10 am–1pm
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay Plant Sale ay TBD, 2019
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Parish Hall
783 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth, MA
gardenclubbuzzardsbay.org
New England Dahlia Society Tuber Sale
April 14, 2019
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive
Boylston, MA; towerhillbg.org
Experts selling tubers and will answer questions. Bring your blooms to the Dahlia Show Sept. 28 - 29. Cost: Included with Admission.
5th Annual Haskell Spring Plant Sale
May 11
Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
Shawmut Ave., New Bedford, MA
kmccullin@thsetrustees.org
Members: 9 am
Public: 10 am–1pm
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay Plant Sale
Day TBD, 2019
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Parish Hall
783 Dartmouth St.
Dartmouth, MA
gardenclubbuzzardsbay.org
DANCE
May 10 - 12
The VETS
One Avenue of the Arts
Providence, RI; thevetsri.com
Festival Ballet Providence
THEATER
Gamm Theatre
April 11–May 5, 2019 True West by Sam Shepard
1245 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI; gammtheatre.org
Constellations
Through April 14
The Wilbury Theatre Group
40 Sonoma Court
Providence, RI
thewilburygroup.org
Matt Roberts Charismatic Comedy Magic | April 26 - 28
The Firebarn
340 Prospect St.
Fall River, MA
Oliver | May 16 - 19
Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center, BCC
777 Elsbree St.
Fall River, MA
littletheatre.net
Love and Other Fables
May 29 - June 16
Theatre by The Sea
264 Cards Pond Rd.
Wakefield, RI
theatrebythesea.com
A Musical Comedy.
MUSIC
New England Conservatory Concerts almost every night of the week.
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Visit website for concert schedule; many free of charge.
Schola Cantorum of Boston
April 6, 2019
Grand Gallery RISD Museum
20 North Main St., Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Refreshments follow. Register online.
Redwood Library & Athenæum
April 14 | Music of the Enlightenment Era
April 28 | Piano Concert with Itay Goren
50 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
redwoodlibrary.org
Register online or call for reservations.
ART
CraftBoston Spring
April 12–14
Cyclorama @ the BCA
539 Tremont St.
Boston, MA
societyofcrafts.org
Duxbury Art Association
Winter Juried Show
Through April 13
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St.
Duxbury, MA
duxburyart.org.
Art Themed Book Club
April 18 | The Unfinished Palazzo: Life, Love and Art in Venice by Judith Mackrell
May 17 | Dearest of Geniuses: A Life of Theodate Pope Riddle by Sandra L. Katz.
Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportartmuseum.org
Visit website for June - Nov.
Eat/Read/Chat book selections.
Art & The Landscape
Through April 30 | Alicja Kwade: Tunnel Teller
Castle Hill
Crane Estate, Ipswich, MA
thetrustees.org; 303gallery.com
Stainless steel, concrete, natural stone. Site specific installation.
EXHIBITIONS
Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show
Through April 13, 2019
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA
artcomplex.org
Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
Through April 28, 2019
Water Lilies to Waterloo: An Evening of Monet and Flowers: Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
worcesterart.org
MUSEUMS
Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition
Through April 28
Collins Gallery
Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT; mysticseaport.org
deCordova New England Biennial 2019
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
April 6–Sept. 15
51 Sandy Pond Rd.
Lincoln, MA; decordova.org
Gorham Silver: Designing
Brilliance 1850–1970
May 3–Dec. 1
Exhibition Opening: May 3rd. 5:30 - 7:30 pm
RISD Museum Chase Center
20 N Main St.
Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
1001 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI
providenceri.gov
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
hmnh.harvard.edu
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
hmnh.harvard.edu
COMEDY
Wage House
560 Mineral Spring Ave.
Pawtucket, RI
wagehouse.com
Improv Comedy Theater
ANTIQUES /AUCTIONS
Death in the Ice: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition
Through April 28
Collins Gallery
Mystic Seaport Museum
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT; mysticseaport.org
deCordova New England Biennial 2019
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
April 6–Sept. 15
51 Sandy Pond Rd.
Lincoln, MA; decordova.org
Gorham Silver: Designing
Brilliance 1850–1970
May 3–Dec. 1
Exhibition Opening: May 3rd. 5:30 - 7:30 pm
RISD Museum Chase Center
20 N Main St.
Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
BOOKS/LECTURES
Nantucket Historical Association
April 4 | Food For Thought: The Enduring Power of Moby-Dick with Nathaniel Philbrick, author
May 9 | Food for Thought: Marine Debris & Plastics with Laura Ludwig of Center for Coastal Studies
Whaling Museum
13 Broad St.
Nantucket, MA; nha.org
Eating with the Ecosystem-
“Simmering with the Sea”
April 25
Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium
1401 Hope St., Bristol, RI
asri.doubleknot.com
Co-author talk and signing with Kate Masury. Non members $7, please pre-register.
Cara Robertson — The Trial of Lizzie Borden
March 28, 2019
Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
harvard.com
Tickets not required.
Nantucket Historical Association
April 4, 2019 Food For Thought: The Enduring Power of Moby-Dick with Nathaniel Philbrick, author
May 9, 2019 | Food for Thought: Marine Debris & Plastics with Laura Ludwig of Center for Coastal Studies
Whaling Museum
13 Broad St., Nantucket, MA
nha.org
TOURS
Newport Mansions
The Breakers, the Elms,
Marble House & Rosecliff.
Visit site for details on
“Servant Life Tour” and “Beneath The Breakers Tour”
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY
Fly Fishing Film Tour
April 4
Lebanon Opera House
51 North Park St.
Lebanon, NH
lebanonoperahouse.org
7 pm, $15; Lebanon Opera House will donate
$1 per ticket sold to the Greater Upper Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
Boston International Film Festival
April 11–16
bostoniff.org
11th Annual SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival
May 14–18, 2019
senefest.com
Nantucket Film Festival
June 19–24
Nantucket, MA
nantucketfilmfestival.org
DELICIOUS
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St., Boston, MA
bostonpublicmarket.org
Indoor and year-round, dine, shop, demos, special events and more.
Newport Spring Restaurant Week
April 5–14, 2019
Newport & Bristol County, RI
discovernewport.org
WORKSHOPS
Spring Daffodil Blooms Workshop
April 6
Society of Arts and Crafts
100 Pier 4 Blvd., Suite 200
Boston, MA
societyofcrafts.org
Various weights of crepe paper used. With Artist-in-Residence, Jessica Smith.
Please pre-register.
Hydrangea Success Series
April 13 or 14 | Hydrangea Pruning
May 9 or 11 | Planting and Replanting
June 27 or 29 | Irrigation
Aug. 1 | Propagation
Aug. 15 or 17 | Companion Planting
Sept. 14 or 15 | Growing in Containers
Nov. 1 or 2 | Winterizing
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove St.
Sandwich, MA
heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
Discount when registering for three, or all seven.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Boston Wine Festival
Through March 29, 2019
Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA
bostonwinefestival.net
Dinners, Receptions, Seminars and Brunches
March Mardi Gras Madness
March 30, 2019
Middleboro Town Hall Ball Room
Nickerson Ave., Middleboro, MA
nemasketriverproductions.com
By Nemasket River Productions.
13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
March 31, 2019
Rosecliff
Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Early reservations recommended.
12th Annual BCC Annual Cake Show & Competition
April 6 & 7, 2019
Elsbree St., Fall River, MA
bristol.edu
12th Annual BCC Annual Cake Show & Competition
April 6 and 7
Elsbree St.
Fall River, MA; bristol.edu
6th Annual RI Parrot Rescue
Italian Dinner Fundraiser
April 6
Warwick Fire Fighters Assn.
750 Warwick Ave.
Warwick, RI; riparrots.org
$25 donation
Fireside Series—Evening with the Raptors
April 12
Mabel’s Studio
Norman Bird Sanctuary
583 Third Beach Rd.
Middletown, RI
normansbirdsanctuary.org
Pre-register/non-members $35
Appropriate for adults 21+
Newport Daffodil Days Festival
April 13–21
Newport, RI
newportdaffydays.com
Patriots Day
Observed: April 15
Boston Marathon and
Patriots’ Day Parade
Boston, MA
nps.gov; bostonusa.com
Various events taking place throughout the month in Boston, Cambridge, Arlington,
Medford, Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, and other nearby locations.
45th Annual Daffodil Festival
April 26–28
Nantucket, MA
daffodilfestival.com
Visit website for list of events.
Party for the Planet
April 27
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Hawthorn St.
New Bedford, MA; bpzoo.org
46th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
April 28
Wooster Square
New Haven, CT
historicwoostersquare.org
FAMILY
Sheep & Wool Festival
April 13
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sancturary
113 Goodnow Rd.
Princeton, MA
massaudubon.org
Easter EggZOOberance
April 13, 14 & 20, 2019
Buttonwood Park Zoo
425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford, MA
bpzoo.org
30th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
April 20, 2019
Rosecliff
Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Early reservations recommended
NH F&G’s Discover Wild NH Day
April 20
Fish & Game Headquarters
11 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH
wildlife.state.nh.us
Live animals, big fish, trained falcons, archery, casting, fly-tying and B-B gun shooting.
OUTDOORS
Spring Evening Wildlife Walk
April 1
Lloyd Center for the Environment
430 Potomska Rd.
Dartmouth, MA
lloydcenter.org
Non-members $13; ages 15 and up. Please pre-register.
M/V Cuttyhunk
Spring Schedule April 14–May 24
Cuttyhunk Ferry Company
66B State Pier
South Bulkhead
New Bedford, MA
Boston Harbor Cruises
New England Aquarium
Whale Watch
One Long Wharf
Boston, MA
bostonharborcruises.com
Whale Watch Dolphin Fleet
of Provincetown
Season Begins: April 12
307 Commercial St.
Provincetown, MA
whalewatch.com
If you would like to have your event listed here, please e-mail editor@socomagazine.info (attention event calendar) for details and information.
EVENTS ARCHIVE
GALAS
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 2019 Benefit Bash
April 27, 2019
The Aldrich
258 Main St., Ridgefield, CT; aldrichart.org
Honoring Harmony Hammond and Pam & Jack Baker.
Boston Medical Center Gala
May 4, 2019
Seaport World Trade Center
200 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA
bmc.convio.net; Fundraiser ticket price $675
NAUTICAL
Palm Beach International Boat Show
Feb. 9–17, 2019
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St., Boston, MA
newenglandboatshow.com; nyboatshow.com
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
21st Annual Slush Cup
March 30, 2019
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103, Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
28th Annual Intragalactic Cardboard Sled Race
April 6, 2019
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103, Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
GARDENS/PARKS
69th Annual RI Home Show
April 4–7, 2019
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI
riconvention.com
Featuring the RI Flower and Garden Show.
Green Animals Topiary Garden
Opens: April 13, 2019
380 Cory’s Lane
Portsmouth, RI
newportmansions.org
5th Annual Haskell Spring Plant Sale
May 11, 2019
Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
Shawmut Ave., New Bedford, MA
kmccullin@thsetrustees.org
Members: 9 am
Public: 10 am–1pm
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay Plant Sale ay TBD, 2019
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Parish Hall
783 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth, MA
gardenclubbuzzardsbay.org
DANCE
Island Moving Co.
March 8 & 9, 2019
“A Collection of Attitudes 2019”
March 8, 9, and 10, 2019
Mother Goose at Rosecliff
Newport, RI; islandmovingco.org
THEATER
Gamm Theatre
Through March 17, 2019 Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill
April 11–May 5, 2019 True West by Sam Shepard
1245 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI; gammtheatre.org
On Golden Pond
March 14–24, 2019
Little Theatre of Fall River @ The Fire Barn
340 Prospect St., Fall River, MA
littletheatre.net
By Ernest Thompson
MUSIC
New England Conservatory Concerts almost every night of the week.
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Visit website for concert schedule; many free of charge.
Greybeards: All Telemann Concert with Heidi Dion
March 10th, 2019
The Meeting House
3850 Main Rd., Tiverton, RI
fourconersarts.org
$15 advance/$20 at the door
Musicians and Singers from Handel & Haydn Society
March 17, 2019
Concerts at the Point
Westport Point United Methodist
1912 Main Rd., Westport, MA
concertsatthepoint.org
“Postcards from Buzzards Bay”
March 23, 2019 | Falmouth Academy
7 Highfield Dr., Falmouth, MA
March 24, 2019 | Fireman Performing Arts Center at Hoyt Hall, Tabor Academy
2325 Front St., Marion, MA
tricountysymphonicband.org
Composed by Michael Donovan. Commissioned by the Tri-County Music Association. Visit website for ticket information.
Schola Cantorum of Boston
April 6, 2019
Grand Gallery RISD Museum
20 North Main St., Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Refreshments follow. Register online.
ART
Art Themed Book Club
March 21, 2019 Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and its Treasures from the Nazis by Gerri Chanel
April 18, 2019 The Unfinished Palazzo: Life, Love and Art in Venice by Judith Mackrell
May 17, 2019 | Dearest of Geniuses: A Life of Theodate Pope Riddle by Sandra L. Katz
Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI
newportartmuseum.org
Visit website for June - Nov.; Eat/Read/Chat book selections.
EXHIBITIONS
Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show
Through April 13, 2019
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA
artcomplex.org
Newport Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition
Through March 17, 2019
Opening Reception: Feb. 1, 2019
Ilgenfritz Gallery
Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
neportartmuseum.org
Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
Through April 28, 2019
Water Lilies to Waterloo: An Evening of Monet and Flowers: Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
worcesterart.org
MUSEUMS
Cape Cod’s Nature Place
March 2, 2019 The Wonder of Birds, Habitats and Habitat Preference
March 9, 2019 The Wonder of Birds/Field Marks
869 Main St., Rte. 6A, Brewster, MA
With Naturalist, Author, and Educator Peter Trull
Fee: $10 pp/class.
Register @ 508-896-3867 ext. 133
ccmnh.org
Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
March 19, 2019 The Art of Appraising: From Connoisseur to Scientist with Allyson Lee
March 31, 2019 Music of the Period Seaglass Theater
396 County St., New Bedford, MA
rjdmuseum.org
The Cahoon Museum of American Art
March 15–19, 2019
Opening Reception with the artists: April 12, 2019
Twenty-One in Truro: Celebrating the Cahoon Museum Collection
May 24–Sept. 1, 2019
Sailors Valentines
4676 Falmouth Rd., Rte. 28, Cotuit, MA
cahoonmuseum.org
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
1001 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI
providenceri.gov
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
hmnh.harvard.edu
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
hmnh.harvard.edu
COMEDY
Wage House
560 Mineral Spring Ave.
Pawtucket, RI
wagehouse.com
Improv Comedy Theater
ANTIQUES /AUCTIONS
Connecticut Spring Show
March 23 & 24, 2019
Hartford Armory
360 Broad St.; Hartford, Conn.
ctspringshow.com
BOOKS/LECTURES
History of Camellias in Boston
March 2, 2019
Lyman Estate
185 Lyman St., Waltham, MA
my.historicnewengland.org
Advance tickets required. Includes visit to the 1804 greenhouses
Gretchen Rubin — Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
March 6, 2019
First Parish Church
1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
harvard.com; Ticketed event.
Data-logging Loggerheads: A Story about Sea Turtles in the Greater Atlantic Region
March 7, 2019
425 Buttonwood Park Zoo
Hawthorn St., New Bedford, MA
bpzoo.org
Heather Haas, Research Fisheries Biologist Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Redwood Library & Athenæum
March 10, 2019 | Johann Sebastian Bach
March 31, 2019 | George Frideric Handel
50 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
redwoodlibrary.org: 401-847-0292
With Dr. Edward Markward, Music Director of the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Choir. Please register
Adult Speaker Series: Plastic Pollution and Our Oceans
March 14, 2019
Falmouth Historical Society Cultural Center
55 Palmer Ave., Falmouth, MA
savebuzzardsbay.org
With Jessica Donohue, Research Assistant at SeaEducation Association Woods Hole. Membership supported organization.
“Adrift: A True Story of Tragedy on the Icy Atlantic and One Who Lived To Tell About It”
March 16, 2019
Falmouth Museum On The Green Cultural Center
35 Katharine Lee Bates Rd., Falmouth, MA
museumonthegreen.org
1856 Sole survior: Crewman Thomas W. Nye of Fairhaven. With author, Brian Murphy.
Cara Robertson — The Trial of Lizzie Borden
March 28, 2019
Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
harvard.com
Tickets not required.
Nantucket Historical Association
April 4, 2019 Food For Thought: The Enduring Power of Moby-Dick with Nathaniel Philbrick, author
May 9, 2019 | Food for Thought: Marine Debris & Plastics with Laura Ludwig of Center for Coastal Studies
Whaling Museum
13 Broad St., Nantucket, MA
nha.org
TOURS
Newport Mansions
The Breakers, the Elms, Marble House & Rosecliff. Visit site for details on “Servant Life Tour” and “Beneath The Breakers Tour.”
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
30th Annual Chocolate Festival
Feb. 24, 2019
Mt. Washington Valley Ski & Snowshoe Foundation
279 NH Route 16-302
Intevale, NH
mtwashingtonvalley.org; mwvskitouring.org
Cross Country Ski, Snowshoe or Drive. Equipment Rentals, Complimentary Shuttle. Lodging packages available. Advance $30/$35
Chocolate Martini not included in ticket price.
FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographs by Edie Bresler & Caleb Cole
Through March 15, 2019
Garner Center for Photographic Exhibitions
274 Moody St., Waltham, MA
nesop.edu; ediebresler.com; calebcolephoto.com
DELICIOUS
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St., Boston, MA
bostonpublicmarket.org
Indoor and year-round, dine, shop, demos, special events and more.
Newport Spring Restaurant Week
April 5–14, 2019
Newport & Bristol County, RI
discovernewport.org
SPECIAL EVENTS
Boston Wine Festival
Through March 29, 2019
Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA
bostonwinefestival.net
Dinners, Receptions, Seminars and Brunches
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Mach 9, 2019
Providence, RI
providencestpatricksparade.org
14th Annual Cape Cod St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 9, 2019
Yarmouth, MA
capecodstpatricksparade.com
63rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 16, 2019
Newport, RI
newportirish.com
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 17, 2019
Boston, MA
southbostonparade.org
March Mardi Gras Madness
March 30, 2019
Middleboro Town Hall Ball Room
Nickerson Ave., Middleboro, MA
nemasketriverproductions.com
By Nemasket River Productions.
13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
March 31, 2019
Rosecliff
Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Early reservations recommended.
12th Annual BCC Annual Cake Show & Competition
April 6 & 7, 2019
Elsbree St., Fall River, MA
bristol.edu
FAMILY
Easter EggZOOberance
April 13, 14 & 20, 2019
Buttonwood Park Zoo
425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford, MA
bpzoo.org
30th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
April 20, 2019
Rosecliff
Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Early reservations recommended
OUTDOORS
Cuttyhunk Seal Cruise
March 2 & 30, 2019
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co.
State Pier
New Bedford, MA
lloydcenter.org
Pre-register no later then two days prior to cruise.
Seal & Seabird Cruise
March 9, 2019
Patriot Boats
110 Scranton Ave., Falmouth, MA
savebuzzardsbay.org
Register online. Membership supported organization.
Winter Bird Activities: Woodcock Walk
March 16, 2019
Wildlands Trust’s Great River Preserve
1199 Auburn St., Bridgewater, MA
manomet.org
One of the first signs of Spring! Please pre-register.
Maple Sugar Days Festival
March 23 - 24, 2019
Brookwood Farm
11 Blue Hill River Rd., Canton, MA
massaudubon.org
If you would like to have your event listed here, please e-mail editor@socomagazine.info (attention event calendar) for details and information.
GALAS
Holiday Dinner Dance
Dec. 15, 2018
The Breakers
44 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Black tie. Reservations required.
Limited number available.
New Year’s Eve Gala:
70’s Austin Powers
Dec. 31, 2018
Ocean House
1 Bluff Ave.
Watch Hill, RI
oceanhouseevents.com
Black Tie Event. Gourmet
dinner, dessert stations, signature
cocktails, live music.
A Royal New Year’s Eve -
“A Ball for the Ages”
Dec. 31, 2018
Wentworth by the Sea
588 Wentworth Rd.
New Castle, NH
wentworth.com
Dress as a royal from any
era/any country.
New Year’s Eve Gala
Dec. 31, 2018
Mountain View Grand
Resort & Spa
Mountain View Rd.
Whitefield, NH
mountainviewgrand.com
7th Annual Frostbite Bash
Feb. 9, 2019
Herreshoff Marine Museum /
America’s Cup Hall of Fame
One Burnside St.
Bristol, RI; herreshoff.org
Save the Date!
NAUTICAL
New England Boat Show
Feb. 9 - 17, 2019
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St. Boston, MA
newenglandboatshow.com
2019 Miami International Boat Show
Feb. 14 -18, 2019
Miami Marine Stadium
Park & Basin
3501 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL
miamiboatshow.com
Limited VIP Experience tickets available.
Palm Beach International Boat Show
March 28 - 31, 2019
101 S. Flagler Dr.
West Palm Beach, FL
pbboatshow.com
VIP Experience tickets available.
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel
dogslednh.com
Reservations required.
Stowe Derby
Jan. 13, 2019
Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT
gostowe.com
Cross-country ski race.
Winter Rendezvous
Jan. 23 - 27, 2019
Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT
gostowe.com
Annual LGBTQ pride celebration.
Lakes Region Sled Dog Races
Feb. 15 - 17, 2019
Laconia, NH
lrsdc.org
Spectators welcome.
GARDENS/PARKS
Gardens Aglow
Nov. 23 - Dec. 30, 2018
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove St.
Sandwich, MA
heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
DANCE
Boston Dance Theater
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2018
Institute Of Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Dr.
Boston, MA
icaboston.org
Performance talks with Boston DanceAlliance Executive Director Debra Cash;
30 min. prior to performance.
Post performance Q&A with the artists Nov. 30th.
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Dec. 14, 2018
The Nazarian Center For The Performing Arts
Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College
600 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Providence, RI
providenceballet.com
DanceWorks Boston Project - Season 17
Jan. 17 - 19, 2019
BU Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA
danceworksboston.com
THEATER
Cabaret
Nov. 29 - Dec. 9, 2018
The Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc. @ the Firebarn
340 Prospect St.
Corner of Highland Ave. and Prospect St., Fall River, MA
littletheatre.net
The Mystery of Miz Arnette
Feb. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10,
15, 16 & 17, 2019
Playhouse
2 Scout Rd.
East Walpole, MA
footlighters.com
Eventide Theatre Company
Feb. 14 - March 3, 2019 | Feiffer’s People
713 Main St., Rt. 6A
Dennis, MA
eventidearts.org
MUSIC
Brass Quintet Holiday Concert
Dec. 2, 2018
Varnum Memorial Armory Museum
6 Main St.
East Greenwich, RI
usnwc.edu/navybandnortheast
Newport Navy Choristers
Dec. 2, 2018
First Baptist Church
228 N. Main St.
Fall River, MA
Dec. 14, 2018
St. Barnabas Church
1697 East Main Rd.
Portsmouth, RI
newportnavychoristers.org
St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble
Dec. 2, 2018
St. James’ Episcopal church
25 West St., Danbury, CT
saintjamesdanbury.org
From Russia in concert.
Holiday Concert
Symphonic Winds,
Chamber Choir,
& Navy Band Northeast
Dec. 5, 2018
Mechanics Hall
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Visit website for details on
this event, and many others.
The Turning of the Year:
A Holiday Celebration
Dec. 7, 2018
Wamsutta Club
427 County St.
New Bedford, MA
508-673-8523; korolenko8523@charter.net
John Whelan accordion, Americana Roots band, Low Lily and Katie McNally, fiddler.
Holiday Pops!
Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
Memorial Hall
83 Court St., Plymouth, MA
plymouthphil.org
Making Spirits Bright -
Southeastern Massachusetts
Festival Chorus
Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
Taunton High School Auditorium
50 Williams St.
Taunton, MA
Dec. 16, 2018
St. Mary’s Church
114 St. Mary’s Square
Taunton, MA
smfconline.org
Visit website for ticket information.
Concerts at the Point
Dec. 9, 2018 | Fred Moyer
Jazz Trio
Westport Point United Methodist
1912 Main Rd.
Westport, MA
concertsathepoint.org
Visit website for details.
Narragansett Bay Symphony
Community Orchestra
Dec. 9, 2018
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Narragansett, RI
nabsco.org
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Dec. 11, 2018
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Market Square
Newburyport, MA
firehouse.org
Pianist Benjamin Nacar
Dec. 15 & 16 2018
RISD Museum
Grand Gallery
224 Benefit St.
Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Sal the Voice Valentinetti
with Black Tie Brass
Dec. 29, 2018
Stadium Theatre
Performing Arts Center & Conservatory
28 Monument Square
Woonsocket, RI
stadiumtheatre.com
ART
Foundry Artists Holiday Show
Nov. 29, 2018:
Opening Reception
Show and Sale: Nov. 30 -
Dec. 2 & Dec. 7 - 9, 2018
The Pawtucket Armory
Center for the Arts
172 Exchange St.
Pawtucket, RI
foundryshow.com
EXHIBITIONS
Delacroix
Through Jan. 6, 2019
The MET Fifth Avenue
1000 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY
metmuseum.org
French painter Eugéne Dalacroix (1798 - 1863).
New England
Watercolor Society
2018 North American
Open Exhibition
Through Jan. 13, 2019
Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St.
Duxbury, MA
newenglandwatercolorsociety.org
“Light In A Dark Season”
Through Jan. 27, 2019
Reception: Dec. 6, 2018
Cape Cod Museum of Art
60 Hope Lane
Dennis, MA
ccmoa.org
The Claggetts of Newport: Master Clockmakers in Colonial America
Opening: Dec. 8, 2018
Redwood Library & Athenæum
50 Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI
redwoodlibrary.org
Ansel Adams in Our Time
Dec. 13, 2018 - Feb. 24, 2019
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
mfa.org
Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
Exhibition: Jan. 25 - April 28, 2019
Water Lilies to Waterloo:
An Evening of Monet
and Flowers: Opening Reception: Jan. 25, 2019
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St.
Worcester, MA
worcesterart.org
Tickets to Opening Reception on sale Jan. 1, 2019.
MUSEUMS
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
Nov. 29, 2018 | Holiday
“Tree-view” Party
Nov. 30, 2018 | A New Way to Celebrate the Season
Nov. 30 & Dec. 7, 2018 | Fruitcake Fridays
Dec. 1, 2018 | Open House Family Day
Dec. 4, 2018 | Lecture & Tour, County St. Christmas
Dec. 13, 2018 | Music of the Season with Our
Sisters’ School Chorus
396 County St.
New Bedford, MA
rjdmuseum.org
Visit website for details.
Common Threads - Weaving Stories Across Time
Through Jan. 13, 2019
Hostetter Gallery &
Tapestry Room
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA
gardnermuseum.org
Hearthside House Museum
Dec. 2, 8, & 9, 2019 | Old Fashion Christmas
Dec. 28 & 30, 2019 | Home for the Holidays Tours
677 Great Rd., Lincoln, RI
hearthsidehouse.org
COMEDY
New Year’s Eve @
The Firehouse Theater
Dec. 31, 2018
4 Equity Place, Newport, RI
firehousetheater.org
ANTIQUES /AUCTIONS
Holiday Antiques, Vintage,
Decorative Arts Show & Sale
Dec. 8 - 9, 2018
Shriner’s Auditorium
Concord Rd.
Wilmington, MA
neantiqueshows.com
BOOKS/LECTURES
Susan Orlean -
The Library Book
Dec. 3, 2018
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA
harvard.com
The Annual Carlton J. Pinheiro Lecture: John Palmieri
presents, “HMCo & Navy Torpedo Boats”
Dec. 11, 2018
Herreshoff Marine Museum/
America’s Cup Hall of Fame
One Burnside St., Bristol, RI
herreshoff.org
TOURS
HILDENE® The Lincoln Family Home
Closed Dec. 24 - 26, 2018
1005 Hildene Rd.
Manchester, VT
hildene.org
PHOTOGRAPHY/FILM
Into The Moon’s Room
Jan. 7, - Feb. 8, 2019
Opening Reception: Jan. 8, 2019
Garner Center for
Photographic Exhibitions
274 Moody St.
Waltham, MA
nesop.edu
Photographs by
Rebecca Moseman
DELICIOUS
Newport Vineyards
Dec. 6, 2018 | Making Spirits Bright: Cocktail + Truffle
Making Class
Dec. 13, 2018 | Scratch Series:
Foods To Gift
909 East Main Rd.
Middletown, RI
newportvineyards.com
Limited number of tickets available.
Afternoon Tea In The
Dining Room
Through Dec. 28, 2018
Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI; blithewold.org
The price of Tea includes
admission to the Mansion
and Grounds.
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St.
Boston, MA
bostonpublicmarket.org
Indoor and year round, dine, shop, demos, special events and more.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Through Jan. 7, 2019
Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY
rockefellercenter.com
Nantucket Christmas Stroll
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2018
Nantucket, MA
christmasstroll.com
A Chamber of Commerce Event.
“Currier & Ives” Victorian Skaters on the Ice and Candlelight Stroll
Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 & 22, 2018
Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock St.
Portsmouth, NH
strawberybanke.org
Holiday Evenings At
The Breakers
Dec. 1, 8, 22, & 29, 2018
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
34th Annual Wassail Weekend
Dec. 7 - 9, 2018
Woodstock, VT
woodstockvt.com
CraftBoston Holiday
Preview & Benefit: Dec. 13, 2018
Show: Dec. 14 - 16, 2018
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St.
Boston, MA
societyofcrafts.org
Holiday Evening Duet:
The Elms & Marble House
Dec. 15, 2018
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Holiday Concert
Dec. 15 & 16, 2018
DAR/Constitution Hall
1776 D St NW
Washington, D.C.
navyband.navy.mil
There may be a flyover!
First Night Boston 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Boston, MA
firstnightboston.org
Copley Countdown, fireworks
over Boston harbor, ice sculptures, live music, light displays and more.
First Night Chatham
Dec. 31, 2018
Town Wide
Chatham, MA
firstnightchatham.com
Family friendly, full day of fun.
Fireworks at midnight.
FAMILY
Sparkle!
Through Dec. 21, 2018
Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI
blithewold.org
An Outdoor Family Event
Festival Of Lights
Through Jan. 1, 2019
Edaville Railroad Family Theme Park
5 Pine St.
Carver, MA
edaville.com
Closed Christmas Day.
49th Annual Osterville Christmas Open House & Stroll
Dec. 7, 2018
Downtown Osterville
Osterville, MA
ostervillevillage.com
Children’s Christmas Tea
with Mystic Aquarium Penguins
Dec. 9, 2018
Ocean House
1 Bluff Ave.
Watch Hill, RI
oceanhouseevents.com
Annual Children’s
Christmas Concert
Dec. 9, 2018
Sippican School
16 Spring St.
Marion, MA
tricountysymphonicband.org
Open Farm Days
Dec. 15, 2018
Round The Bend Farm
92 Allens Neck Rd.
Dartmouth, MA
roundthebendfarm.org
Family Hike - Short Days, Long Nights
Dec. 16, 2019
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Hunnewell Building
125 Arborway
Boston, MA
my.arboretum.harvard.edu
Boston Area Chantey
& Maritime Sing
Dec. 16, 2018
USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg. 22
Charlesstown, MA
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
OUTDOORS
2018 Jingle Bell Run
Dec. 9, 2018
The Boston Commons
Corner of Beacon and Charles
Boston, MA
arthritis.org
Benefits The Arthritis Foundation.
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co.
Departs: New Bedford
Mon. & Fri. @ 9 a.m.
Departs: Cuttyhunk
Mon. & Fri. @ 2 p.m.
66B State Pier
South Bulkhead
New Bedford, MA
cuttyhunkferryco.com
Seal Watch Cruises 2019!
Ice Skating in NYC
The Rink at Rockefeller Center
5th Ave. between 49th and
50th Streets, New York, NY
therinkatrockcenter.com
VOLUNTEER
Volunteer information Session
Dec. 4, 2018
Potter League
87 Oliphant Lane,
Middletown, RI
potterleague.org
Register online.
Wreaths Across America
Dec. 15, 2018
wreathsacrossamerica.org
Help by sponsoring a wreath,
volunteering or inviting friends.
GALAS
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 2019 Benefit Bash
April 27, 2019
The Aldrich
258 Main St., Ridgefield, CT; aldrichart.org
Honoring Harmony Hammond and Pam & Jack Baker.
Boston Medical Center Gala
May 4, 2019
Seaport World Trade Center
200 Seaport Blvd., Boston, MA
bmc.convio.net; Fundraiser ticket price $675
NAUTICAL
Palm Beach International Boat Show
Feb. 9–17, 2019
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St., Boston, MA
newenglandboatshow.com; nyboatshow.com
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
21st Annual Slush Cup
March 30, 2019
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103, Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
28th Annual Intragalactic Cardboard Sled Race
April 6, 2019
Mount Sunapee
1398 Route 103, Newbury, NH
mountsunapee.com
GARDENS/PARKS
69th Annual RI Home Show
April 4–7, 2019
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI
riconvention.com
Featuring the RI Flower and Garden Show.
Green Animals Topiary Garden
Opens: April 13, 2019
380 Cory’s Lane
Portsmouth, RI
newportmansions.org
5th Annual Haskell Spring Plant Sale
May 11, 2019
Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
Shawmut Ave., New Bedford, MA
kmccullin@thsetrustees.org
Members: 9 am
Public: 10 am–1pm
The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay Plant Sale ay TBD, 2019
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Parish Hall
783 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth, MA
gardenclubbuzzardsbay.org
DANCE
Island Moving Co.
March 8 & 9, 2019
“A Collection of Attitudes 2019”
March 8, 9, and 10, 2019
Mother Goose at Rosecliff
Newport, RI; islandmovingco.org
THEATER
Gamm Theatre
Through March 17, 2019 Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill
April 11–May 5, 2019 True West by Sam Shepard
1245 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI; gammtheatre.org
On Golden Pond
March 14–24, 2019
Little Theatre of Fall River @ The Fire Barn
340 Prospect St., Fall River, MA
littletheatre.net
By Ernest Thompson
MUSIC
New England Conservatory Concerts almost every night of the week.
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Visit website for concert schedule; many free of charge.
Greybeards: All Telemann Concert with Heidi Dion
March 10th, 2019
The Meeting House
3850 Main Rd., Tiverton, RI
fourconersarts.org
$15 advance/$20 at the door
Musicians and Singers from Handel & Haydn Society
March 17, 2019
Concerts at the Point
Westport Point United Methodist
1912 Main Rd., Westport, MA
concertsatthepoint.org
“Postcards from Buzzards Bay”
March 23, 2019 | Falmouth Academy
7 Highfield Dr., Falmouth, MA
March 24, 2019 | Fireman Performing Arts Center at Hoyt Hall, Tabor Academy
2325 Front St., Marion, MA
tricountysymphonicband.org
Composed by Michael Donovan. Commissioned by the Tri-County Music Association. Visit website for ticket information.
Schola Cantorum of Boston
April 6, 2019
Grand Gallery RISD Museum
20 North Main St., Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Refreshments follow. Register online.
ART
Art Themed Book Club
March 21, 2019 Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and its Treasures from the Nazis by Gerri Chanel
April 18, 2019 The Unfinished Palazzo: Life, Love and Art in Venice by Judith Mackrell
May 17, 2019 | Dearest of Geniuses: A Life of Theodate Pope Riddle by Sandra L. Katz
Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI
newportartmuseum.org
Visit website for June - Nov.; Eat/Read/Chat book selections.
EXHIBITIONS
Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show
Through April 13, 2019
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA
artcomplex.org
Newport Annual Members’ Juried Exhibition
Through March 17, 2019
Opening Reception: Feb. 1, 2019
Ilgenfritz Gallery
Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
neportartmuseum.org
Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
Through April 28, 2019
Water Lilies to Waterloo: An Evening of Monet and Flowers: Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
worcesterart.org
MUSEUMS
Cape Cod’s Nature Place
March 2, 2019 The Wonder of Birds, Habitats and Habitat Preference
March 9, 2019 The Wonder of Birds/Field Marks
869 Main St., Rte. 6A, Brewster, MA
With Naturalist, Author, and Educator Peter Trull
Fee: $10 pp/class.
Register @ 508-896-3867 ext. 133
ccmnh.org
Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
March 19, 2019 The Art of Appraising: From Connoisseur to Scientist with Allyson Lee
March 31, 2019 Music of the Period Seaglass Theater
396 County St., New Bedford, MA
rjdmuseum.org
The Cahoon Museum of American Art
March 15–19, 2019
Opening Reception with the artists: April 12, 2019
Twenty-One in Truro: Celebrating the Cahoon Museum Collection
May 24–Sept. 1, 2019
Sailors Valentines
4676 Falmouth Rd., Rte. 28, Cotuit, MA
cahoonmuseum.org
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
1001 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI
providenceri.gov
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA
hmnh.harvard.edu
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
hmnh.harvard.edu
COMEDY
Wage House
560 Mineral Spring Ave.
Pawtucket, RI
wagehouse.com
Improv Comedy Theater
ANTIQUES /AUCTIONS
Connecticut Spring Show
March 23 & 24, 2019
Hartford Armory
360 Broad St.; Hartford, Conn.
ctspringshow.com
BOOKS/LECTURES
History of Camellias in Boston
March 2, 2019
Lyman Estate
185 Lyman St., Waltham, MA
my.historicnewengland.org
Advance tickets required. Includes visit to the 1804 greenhouses
Gretchen Rubin — Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
March 6, 2019
First Parish Church
1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
harvard.com; Ticketed event.
Data-logging Loggerheads: A Story about Sea Turtles in the Greater Atlantic Region
March 7, 2019
425 Buttonwood Park Zoo
Hawthorn St., New Bedford, MA
bpzoo.org
Heather Haas, Research Fisheries Biologist Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Redwood Library & Athenæum
March 10, 2019 | Johann Sebastian Bach
March 31, 2019 | George Frideric Handel
50 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
redwoodlibrary.org: 401-847-0292
With Dr. Edward Markward, Music Director of the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Choir. Please register
Adult Speaker Series: Plastic Pollution and Our Oceans
March 14, 2019
Falmouth Historical Society Cultural Center
55 Palmer Ave., Falmouth, MA
savebuzzardsbay.org
With Jessica Donohue, Research Assistant at SeaEducation Association Woods Hole. Membership supported organization.
“Adrift: A True Story of Tragedy on the Icy Atlantic and One Who Lived To Tell About It”
March 16, 2019
Falmouth Museum On The Green Cultural Center
35 Katharine Lee Bates Rd., Falmouth, MA
museumonthegreen.org
1856 Sole survior: Crewman Thomas W. Nye of Fairhaven. With author, Brian Murphy.
Cara Robertson — The Trial of Lizzie Borden
March 28, 2019
Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA
harvard.com
Tickets not required.
Nantucket Historical Association
April 4, 2019 Food For Thought: The Enduring Power of Moby-Dick with Nathaniel Philbrick, author
May 9, 2019 | Food for Thought: Marine Debris & Plastics with Laura Ludwig of Center for Coastal Studies
Whaling Museum
13 Broad St., Nantucket, MA
nha.org
TOURS
Newport Mansions
The Breakers, the Elms, Marble House & Rosecliff. Visit site for details on “Servant Life Tour” and “Beneath The Breakers Tour.”
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
30th Annual Chocolate Festival
Feb. 24, 2019
Mt. Washington Valley Ski & Snowshoe Foundation
279 NH Route 16-302
Intevale, NH
mtwashingtonvalley.org; mwvskitouring.org
Cross Country Ski, Snowshoe or Drive. Equipment Rentals, Complimentary Shuttle. Lodging packages available. Advance $30/$35
Chocolate Martini not included in ticket price.
FILM/PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographs by Edie Bresler & Caleb Cole
Through March 15, 2019
Garner Center for Photographic Exhibitions
274 Moody St., Waltham, MA
nesop.edu; ediebresler.com; calebcolephoto.com
DELICIOUS
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St., Boston, MA
bostonpublicmarket.org
Indoor and year-round, dine, shop, demos, special events and more.
Newport Spring Restaurant Week
April 5–14, 2019
Newport & Bristol County, RI
discovernewport.org
SPECIAL EVENTS
Boston Wine Festival
Through March 29, 2019
Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA
bostonwinefestival.net
Dinners, Receptions, Seminars and Brunches
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Mach 9, 2019
Providence, RI
providencestpatricksparade.org
14th Annual Cape Cod St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 9, 2019
Yarmouth, MA
capecodstpatricksparade.com
63rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 16, 2019
Newport, RI
newportirish.com
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 17, 2019
Boston, MA
southbostonparade.org
March Mardi Gras Madness
March 30, 2019
Middleboro Town Hall Ball Room
Nickerson Ave., Middleboro, MA
nemasketriverproductions.com
By Nemasket River Productions.
13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
March 31, 2019
Rosecliff
Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Early reservations recommended.
12th Annual BCC Annual Cake Show & Competition
April 6 & 7, 2019
Elsbree St., Fall River, MA
bristol.edu
FAMILY
Easter EggZOOberance
April 13, 14 & 20, 2019
Buttonwood Park Zoo
425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford, MA
bpzoo.org
30th Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch
April 20, 2019
Rosecliff
Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Early reservations recommended
OUTDOORS
Cuttyhunk Seal Cruise
March 2 & 30, 2019
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co.
State Pier
New Bedford, MA
lloydcenter.org
Pre-register no later then two days prior to cruise.
Seal & Seabird Cruise
March 9, 2019
Patriot Boats
110 Scranton Ave., Falmouth, MA
savebuzzardsbay.org
Register online. Membership supported organization.
Winter Bird Activities: Woodcock Walk
March 16, 2019
Wildlands Trust’s Great River Preserve
1199 Auburn St., Bridgewater, MA
manomet.org
One of the first signs of Spring! Please pre-register.
Maple Sugar Days Festival
March 23 - 24, 2019
Brookwood Farm
11 Blue Hill River Rd., Canton, MA
massaudubon.org
If you would like to have your event listed here, please e-mail editor@socomagazine.info (attention event calendar) for details and information.
GALAS
Holiday Dinner Dance
Dec. 15, 2018
The Breakers
44 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Black tie. Reservations required.
Limited number available.
New Year’s Eve Gala:
70’s Austin Powers
Dec. 31, 2018
Ocean House
1 Bluff Ave.
Watch Hill, RI
oceanhouseevents.com
Black Tie Event. Gourmet
dinner, dessert stations, signature
cocktails, live music.
A Royal New Year’s Eve -
“A Ball for the Ages”
Dec. 31, 2018
Wentworth by the Sea
588 Wentworth Rd.
New Castle, NH
wentworth.com
Dress as a royal from any
era/any country.
New Year’s Eve Gala
Dec. 31, 2018
Mountain View Grand
Resort & Spa
Mountain View Rd.
Whitefield, NH
mountainviewgrand.com
7th Annual Frostbite Bash
Feb. 9, 2019
Herreshoff Marine Museum /
America’s Cup Hall of Fame
One Burnside St.
Bristol, RI; herreshoff.org
Save the Date!
NAUTICAL
New England Boat Show
Feb. 9 - 17, 2019
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St. Boston, MA
newenglandboatshow.com
2019 Miami International Boat Show
Feb. 14 -18, 2019
Miami Marine Stadium
Park & Basin
3501 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL
miamiboatshow.com
Limited VIP Experience tickets available.
Palm Beach International Boat Show
March 28 - 31, 2019
101 S. Flagler Dr.
West Palm Beach, FL
pbboatshow.com
VIP Experience tickets available.
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel
dogslednh.com
Reservations required.
Stowe Derby
Jan. 13, 2019
Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT
gostowe.com
Cross-country ski race.
Winter Rendezvous
Jan. 23 - 27, 2019
Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT
gostowe.com
Annual LGBTQ pride celebration.
Lakes Region Sled Dog Races
Feb. 15 - 17, 2019
Laconia, NH
lrsdc.org
Spectators welcome.
GARDENS/PARKS
Gardens Aglow
Nov. 23 - Dec. 30, 2018
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove St.
Sandwich, MA
heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
DANCE
Boston Dance Theater
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2018
Institute Of Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Dr.
Boston, MA
icaboston.org
Performance talks with Boston DanceAlliance Executive Director Debra Cash;
30 min. prior to performance.
Post performance Q&A with the artists Nov. 30th.
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Dec. 14, 2018
The Nazarian Center For The Performing Arts
Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College
600 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Providence, RI
providenceballet.com
DanceWorks Boston Project - Season 17
Jan. 17 - 19, 2019
BU Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA
danceworksboston.com
THEATER
Cabaret
Nov. 29 - Dec. 9, 2018
The Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc. @ the Firebarn
340 Prospect St.
Corner of Highland Ave. and Prospect St., Fall River, MA
littletheatre.net
The Mystery of Miz Arnette
Feb. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10,
15, 16 & 17, 2019
Playhouse
2 Scout Rd.
East Walpole, MA
footlighters.com
Eventide Theatre Company
Feb. 14 - March 3, 2019 | Feiffer’s People
713 Main St., Rt. 6A
Dennis, MA
eventidearts.org
MUSIC
Brass Quintet Holiday Concert
Dec. 2, 2018
Varnum Memorial Armory Museum
6 Main St.
East Greenwich, RI
usnwc.edu/navybandnortheast
Newport Navy Choristers
Dec. 2, 2018
First Baptist Church
228 N. Main St.
Fall River, MA
Dec. 14, 2018
St. Barnabas Church
1697 East Main Rd.
Portsmouth, RI
newportnavychoristers.org
St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble
Dec. 2, 2018
St. James’ Episcopal church
25 West St., Danbury, CT
saintjamesdanbury.org
From Russia in concert.
Holiday Concert
Symphonic Winds,
Chamber Choir,
& Navy Band Northeast
Dec. 5, 2018
Mechanics Hall
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Visit website for details on
this event, and many others.
The Turning of the Year:
A Holiday Celebration
Dec. 7, 2018
Wamsutta Club
427 County St.
New Bedford, MA
508-673-8523; korolenko8523@charter.net
John Whelan accordion, Americana Roots band, Low Lily and Katie McNally, fiddler.
Holiday Pops!
Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
Memorial Hall
83 Court St., Plymouth, MA
plymouthphil.org
Making Spirits Bright -
Southeastern Massachusetts
Festival Chorus
Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
Taunton High School Auditorium
50 Williams St.
Taunton, MA
Dec. 16, 2018
St. Mary’s Church
114 St. Mary’s Square
Taunton, MA
smfconline.org
Visit website for ticket information.
Concerts at the Point
Dec. 9, 2018 | Fred Moyer
Jazz Trio
Westport Point United Methodist
1912 Main Rd.
Westport, MA
concertsathepoint.org
Visit website for details.
Narragansett Bay Symphony
Community Orchestra
Dec. 9, 2018
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Narragansett, RI
nabsco.org
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Dec. 11, 2018
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Market Square
Newburyport, MA
firehouse.org
Pianist Benjamin Nacar
Dec. 15 & 16 2018
RISD Museum
Grand Gallery
224 Benefit St.
Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Sal the Voice Valentinetti
with Black Tie Brass
Dec. 29, 2018
Stadium Theatre
Performing Arts Center & Conservatory
28 Monument Square
Woonsocket, RI
stadiumtheatre.com
ART
Foundry Artists Holiday Show
Nov. 29, 2018:
Opening Reception
Show and Sale: Nov. 30 -
Dec. 2 & Dec. 7 - 9, 2018
The Pawtucket Armory
Center for the Arts
172 Exchange St.
Pawtucket, RI
foundryshow.com
EXHIBITIONS
Delacroix
Through Jan. 6, 2019
The MET Fifth Avenue
1000 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY
metmuseum.org
French painter Eugéne Dalacroix (1798 - 1863).
New England
Watercolor Society
2018 North American
Open Exhibition
Through Jan. 13, 2019
Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St.
Duxbury, MA
newenglandwatercolorsociety.org
“Light In A Dark Season”
Through Jan. 27, 2019
Reception: Dec. 6, 2018
Cape Cod Museum of Art
60 Hope Lane
Dennis, MA
ccmoa.org
The Claggetts of Newport: Master Clockmakers in Colonial America
Opening: Dec. 8, 2018
Redwood Library & Athenæum
50 Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI
redwoodlibrary.org
Ansel Adams in Our Time
Dec. 13, 2018 - Feb. 24, 2019
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
mfa.org
Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
Exhibition: Jan. 25 - April 28, 2019
Water Lilies to Waterloo:
An Evening of Monet
and Flowers: Opening Reception: Jan. 25, 2019
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St.
Worcester, MA
worcesterart.org
Tickets to Opening Reception on sale Jan. 1, 2019.
MUSEUMS
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
Nov. 29, 2018 | Holiday
“Tree-view” Party
Nov. 30, 2018 | A New Way to Celebrate the Season
Nov. 30 & Dec. 7, 2018 | Fruitcake Fridays
Dec. 1, 2018 | Open House Family Day
Dec. 4, 2018 | Lecture & Tour, County St. Christmas
Dec. 13, 2018 | Music of the Season with Our
Sisters’ School Chorus
396 County St.
New Bedford, MA
rjdmuseum.org
Visit website for details.
Common Threads - Weaving Stories Across Time
Through Jan. 13, 2019
Hostetter Gallery &
Tapestry Room
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA
gardnermuseum.org
Hearthside House Museum
Dec. 2, 8, & 9, 2019 | Old Fashion Christmas
Dec. 28 & 30, 2019 | Home for the Holidays Tours
677 Great Rd., Lincoln, RI
hearthsidehouse.org
COMEDY
New Year’s Eve @
The Firehouse Theater
Dec. 31, 2018
4 Equity Place, Newport, RI
firehousetheater.org
ANTIQUES /AUCTIONS
Holiday Antiques, Vintage,
Decorative Arts Show & Sale
Dec. 8 - 9, 2018
Shriner’s Auditorium
Concord Rd.
Wilmington, MA
neantiqueshows.com
BOOKS/LECTURES
Susan Orlean -
The Library Book
Dec. 3, 2018
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA
harvard.com
The Annual Carlton J. Pinheiro Lecture: John Palmieri
presents, “HMCo & Navy Torpedo Boats”
Dec. 11, 2018
Herreshoff Marine Museum/
America’s Cup Hall of Fame
One Burnside St., Bristol, RI
herreshoff.org
TOURS
HILDENE® The Lincoln Family Home
Closed Dec. 24 - 26, 2018
1005 Hildene Rd.
Manchester, VT
hildene.org
PHOTOGRAPHY/FILM
Into The Moon’s Room
Jan. 7, - Feb. 8, 2019
Opening Reception: Jan. 8, 2019
Garner Center for
Photographic Exhibitions
274 Moody St.
Waltham, MA
nesop.edu
Photographs by
Rebecca Moseman
DELICIOUS
Newport Vineyards
Dec. 6, 2018 | Making Spirits Bright: Cocktail + Truffle
Making Class
Dec. 13, 2018 | Scratch Series:
Foods To Gift
909 East Main Rd.
Middletown, RI
newportvineyards.com
Limited number of tickets available.
Afternoon Tea In The
Dining Room
Through Dec. 28, 2018
Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI; blithewold.org
The price of Tea includes
admission to the Mansion
and Grounds.
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St.
Boston, MA
bostonpublicmarket.org
Indoor and year round, dine, shop, demos, special events and more.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Through Jan. 7, 2019
Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY
rockefellercenter.com
Nantucket Christmas Stroll
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2018
Nantucket, MA
christmasstroll.com
A Chamber of Commerce Event.
“Currier & Ives” Victorian Skaters on the Ice and Candlelight Stroll
Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 & 22, 2018
Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock St.
Portsmouth, NH
strawberybanke.org
Holiday Evenings At
The Breakers
Dec. 1, 8, 22, & 29, 2018
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
34th Annual Wassail Weekend
Dec. 7 - 9, 2018
Woodstock, VT
woodstockvt.com
CraftBoston Holiday
Preview & Benefit: Dec. 13, 2018
Show: Dec. 14 - 16, 2018
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St.
Boston, MA
societyofcrafts.org
Holiday Evening Duet:
The Elms & Marble House
Dec. 15, 2018
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Holiday Concert
Dec. 15 & 16, 2018
DAR/Constitution Hall
1776 D St NW
Washington, D.C.
navyband.navy.mil
There may be a flyover!
First Night Boston 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Boston, MA
firstnightboston.org
Copley Countdown, fireworks
over Boston harbor, ice sculptures, live music, light displays and more.
First Night Chatham
Dec. 31, 2018
Town Wide
Chatham, MA
firstnightchatham.com
Family friendly, full day of fun.
Fireworks at midnight.
FAMILY
Sparkle!
Through Dec. 21, 2018
Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI
blithewold.org
An Outdoor Family Event
Festival Of Lights
Through Jan. 1, 2019
Edaville Railroad Family Theme Park
5 Pine St.
Carver, MA
edaville.com
Closed Christmas Day.
49th Annual Osterville Christmas Open House & Stroll
Dec. 7, 2018
Downtown Osterville
Osterville, MA
ostervillevillage.com
Children’s Christmas Tea
with Mystic Aquarium Penguins
Dec. 9, 2018
Ocean House
1 Bluff Ave.
Watch Hill, RI
oceanhouseevents.com
Annual Children’s
Christmas Concert
Dec. 9, 2018
Sippican School
16 Spring St.
Marion, MA
tricountysymphonicband.org
Open Farm Days
Dec. 15, 2018
Round The Bend Farm
92 Allens Neck Rd.
Dartmouth, MA
roundthebendfarm.org
Family Hike - Short Days, Long Nights
Dec. 16, 2019
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Hunnewell Building
125 Arborway
Boston, MA
my.arboretum.harvard.edu
Boston Area Chantey
& Maritime Sing
Dec. 16, 2018
USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg. 22
Charlesstown, MA
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
OUTDOORS
2018 Jingle Bell Run
Dec. 9, 2018
The Boston Commons
Corner of Beacon and Charles
Boston, MA
arthritis.org
Benefits The Arthritis Foundation.
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co.
Departs: New Bedford
Mon. & Fri. @ 9 a.m.
Departs: Cuttyhunk
Mon. & Fri. @ 2 p.m.
66B State Pier
South Bulkhead
New Bedford, MA
cuttyhunkferryco.com
Seal Watch Cruises 2019!
Ice Skating in NYC
The Rink at Rockefeller Center
5th Ave. between 49th and
50th Streets, New York, NY
therinkatrockcenter.com
VOLUNTEER
Volunteer information Session
Dec. 4, 2018
Potter League
87 Oliphant Lane,
Middletown, RI
potterleague.org
Register online.
Wreaths Across America
Dec. 15, 2018
wreathsacrossamerica.org
Help by sponsoring a wreath,
volunteering or inviting friends.
EVENTS ARCHIVE
GALAS
Holiday Dinner Dance
Dec. 15, 2018
The Breakers
44 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Black tie. Reservations required.
Limited number available.
New Year’s Eve Gala:
70’s Austin Powers
Dec. 31, 2018
Ocean House
1 Bluff Ave.
Watch Hill, RI
oceanhouseevents.com
Black Tie Event. Gourmet
dinner, dessert stations, signature
cocktails, live music.
A Royal New Year’s Eve -
“A Ball for the Ages”
Dec. 31, 2018
Wentworth by the Sea
588 Wentworth Rd.
New Castle, NH
wentworth.com
Dress as a royal from any
era/any country.
New Year’s Eve Gala
Dec. 31, 2018
Mountain View Grand
Resort & Spa
Mountain View Rd.
Whitefield, NH
mountainviewgrand.com
7th Annual Frostbite Bash
Feb. 9, 2019
Herreshoff Marine Museum /
America’s Cup Hall of Fame
One Burnside St.
Bristol, RI; herreshoff.org
Save the Date!
NAUTICAL
New England Boat Show
Feb. 9 - 17, 2019
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St. Boston, MA
newenglandboatshow.com
2019 Miami International Boat Show
Feb. 14 -18, 2019
Miami Marine Stadium
Park & Basin
3501 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL
miamiboatshow.com
Limited VIP Experience tickets available.
Palm Beach International Boat Show
March 28 - 31, 2019
101 S. Flagler Dr.
West Palm Beach, FL
pbboatshow.com
VIP Experience tickets available.
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel
dogslednh.com
Reservations required.
Stowe Derby
Jan. 13, 2019
Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT
gostowe.com
Cross-country ski race.
Winter Rendezvous
Jan. 23 - 27, 2019
Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT
gostowe.com
Annual LGBTQ pride celebration.
Lakes Region Sled Dog Races
Feb. 15 - 17, 2019
Laconia, NH
lrsdc.org
Spectators welcome.
GARDENS/PARKS
Gardens Aglow
Nov. 23 - Dec. 30, 2018
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove St.
Sandwich, MA
heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
DANCE
Boston Dance Theater
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2018
Institute Of Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Dr.
Boston, MA
icaboston.org
Performance talks with Boston DanceAlliance Executive Director Debra Cash;
30 min. prior to performance.
Post performance Q&A with the artists Nov. 30th.
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Dec. 14, 2018
The Nazarian Center For The Performing Arts
Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College
600 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Providence, RI
providenceballet.com
DanceWorks Boston Project - Season 17
Jan. 17 - 19, 2019
BU Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA
danceworksboston.com
THEATER
Cabaret
Nov. 29 - Dec. 9, 2018
The Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc. @ the Firebarn
340 Prospect St.
Corner of Highland Ave. and Prospect St., Fall River, MA
littletheatre.net
The Mystery of Miz Arnette
Feb. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10,
15, 16 & 17, 2019
Playhouse
2 Scout Rd.
East Walpole, MA
footlighters.com
Eventide Theatre Company
Feb. 14 - March 3, 2019 | Feiffer’s People
713 Main St., Rt. 6A
Dennis, MA
eventidearts.org
MUSIC
Brass Quintet Holiday Concert
Dec. 2, 2018
Varnum Memorial Armory Museum
6 Main St.
East Greenwich, RI
usnwc.edu/navybandnortheast
Newport Navy Choristers
Dec. 2, 2018
First Baptist Church
228 N. Main St.
Fall River, MA
Dec. 14, 2018
St. Barnabas Church
1697 East Main Rd.
Portsmouth, RI
newportnavychoristers.org
St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble
Dec. 2, 2018
St. James’ Episcopal church
25 West St., Danbury, CT
saintjamesdanbury.org
From Russia in concert.
Holiday Concert
Symphonic Winds,
Chamber Choir,
& Navy Band Northeast
Dec. 5, 2018
Mechanics Hall
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Visit website for details on
this event, and many others.
The Turning of the Year:
A Holiday Celebration
Dec. 7, 2018
Wamsutta Club
427 County St.
New Bedford, MA
508-673-8523; korolenko8523@charter.net
John Whelan accordion, Americana Roots band, Low Lily and Katie McNally, fiddler.
Holiday Pops!
Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
Memorial Hall
83 Court St., Plymouth, MA
plymouthphil.org
Making Spirits Bright -
Southeastern Massachusetts
Festival Chorus
Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
Taunton High School Auditorium
50 Williams St.
Taunton, MA
Dec. 16, 2018
St. Mary’s Church
114 St. Mary’s Square
Taunton, MA
smfconline.org
Visit website for ticket information.
Concerts at the Point
Dec. 9, 2018 | Fred Moyer
Jazz Trio
Westport Point United Methodist
1912 Main Rd.
Westport, MA
concertsathepoint.org
Visit website for details.
Narragansett Bay Symphony
Community Orchestra
Dec. 9, 2018
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Narragansett, RI
nabsco.org
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Dec. 11, 2018
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Market Square
Newburyport, MA
firehouse.org
Pianist Benjamin Nacar
Dec. 15 & 16 2018
RISD Museum
Grand Gallery
224 Benefit St.
Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Sal the Voice Valentinetti
with Black Tie Brass
Dec. 29, 2018
Stadium Theatre
Performing Arts Center & Conservatory
28 Monument Square
Woonsocket, RI
stadiumtheatre.com
ART
Foundry Artists Holiday Show
Nov. 29, 2018:
Opening Reception
Show and Sale: Nov. 30 -
Dec. 2 & Dec. 7 - 9, 2018
The Pawtucket Armory
Center for the Arts
172 Exchange St.
Pawtucket, RI
foundryshow.com
EXHIBITIONS
Delacroix
Through Jan. 6, 2019
The MET Fifth Avenue
1000 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY
metmuseum.org
French painter Eugéne Dalacroix (1798 - 1863).
New England
Watercolor Society
2018 North American
Open Exhibition
Through Jan. 13, 2019
Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St.
Duxbury, MA
newenglandwatercolorsociety.org
“Light In A Dark Season”
Through Jan. 27, 2019
Reception: Dec. 6, 2018
Cape Cod Museum of Art
60 Hope Lane
Dennis, MA
ccmoa.org
The Claggetts of Newport: Master Clockmakers in Colonial America
Opening: Dec. 8, 2018
Redwood Library & Athenæum
50 Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI
redwoodlibrary.org
Ansel Adams in Our Time
Dec. 13, 2018 - Feb. 24, 2019
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
mfa.org
Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
Exhibition: Jan. 25 - April 28, 2019
Water Lilies to Waterloo:
An Evening of Monet
and Flowers: Opening Reception: Jan. 25, 2019
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St.
Worcester, MA
worcesterart.org
Tickets to Opening Reception on sale Jan. 1, 2019.
MUSEUMS
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
Nov. 29, 2018 | Holiday
“Tree-view” Party
Nov. 30, 2018 | A New Way to Celebrate the Season
Nov. 30 & Dec. 7, 2018 | Fruitcake Fridays
Dec. 1, 2018 | Open House Family Day
Dec. 4, 2018 | Lecture & Tour, County St. Christmas
Dec. 13, 2018 | Music of the Season with Our
Sisters’ School Chorus
396 County St.
New Bedford, MA
rjdmuseum.org
Visit website for details.
Common Threads - Weaving Stories Across Time
Through Jan. 13, 2019
Hostetter Gallery &
Tapestry Room
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA
gardnermuseum.org
Hearthside House Museum
Dec. 2, 8, & 9, 2019 | Old Fashion Christmas
Dec. 28 & 30, 2019 | Home for the Holidays Tours
677 Great Rd., Lincoln, RI
hearthsidehouse.org
COMEDY
New Year’s Eve @
The Firehouse Theater
Dec. 31, 2018
4 Equity Place, Newport, RI
firehousetheater.org
ANTIQUES /AUCTIONS
Holiday Antiques, Vintage,
Decorative Arts Show & Sale
Dec. 8 - 9, 2018
Shriner’s Auditorium
Concord Rd.
Wilmington, MA
neantiqueshows.com
BOOKS/LECTURES
Susan Orlean -
The Library Book
Dec. 3, 2018
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA
harvard.com
The Annual Carlton J. Pinheiro Lecture: John Palmieri
presents, “HMCo & Navy Torpedo Boats”
Dec. 11, 2018
Herreshoff Marine Museum/
America’s Cup Hall of Fame
One Burnside St., Bristol, RI
herreshoff.org
TOURS
HILDENE® The Lincoln Family Home
Closed Dec. 24 - 26, 2018
1005 Hildene Rd.
Manchester, VT
hildene.org
PHOTOGRAPHY/FILM
Into The Moon’s Room
Jan. 7, - Feb. 8, 2019
Opening Reception: Jan. 8, 2019
Garner Center for
Photographic Exhibitions
274 Moody St.
Waltham, MA
nesop.edu
Photographs by
Rebecca Moseman
DELICIOUS
Newport Vineyards
Dec. 6, 2018 | Making Spirits Bright: Cocktail + Truffle
Making Class
Dec. 13, 2018 | Scratch Series:
Foods To Gift
909 East Main Rd.
Middletown, RI
newportvineyards.com
Limited number of tickets available.
Afternoon Tea In The
Dining Room
Through Dec. 28, 2018
Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI; blithewold.org
The price of Tea includes
admission to the Mansion
and Grounds.
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St.
Boston, MA
bostonpublicmarket.org
Indoor and year round, dine, shop, demos, special events and more.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Through Jan. 7, 2019
Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY
rockefellercenter.com
Nantucket Christmas Stroll
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2018
Nantucket, MA
christmasstroll.com
A Chamber of Commerce Event.
“Currier & Ives” Victorian Skaters on the Ice and Candlelight Stroll
Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 & 22, 2018
Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock St.
Portsmouth, NH
strawberybanke.org
Holiday Evenings At
The Breakers
Dec. 1, 8, 22, & 29, 2018
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
34th Annual Wassail Weekend
Dec. 7 - 9, 2018
Woodstock, VT
woodstockvt.com
CraftBoston Holiday
Preview & Benefit: Dec. 13, 2018
Show: Dec. 14 - 16, 2018
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St.
Boston, MA
societyofcrafts.org
Holiday Evening Duet:
The Elms & Marble House
Dec. 15, 2018
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Holiday Concert
Dec. 15 & 16, 2018
DAR/Constitution Hall
1776 D St NW
Washington, D.C.
navyband.navy.mil
There may be a flyover!
First Night Boston 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Boston, MA
firstnightboston.org
Copley Countdown, fireworks
over Boston harbor, ice sculptures, live music, light displays and more.
First Night Chatham
Dec. 31, 2018
Town Wide
Chatham, MA
firstnightchatham.com
Family friendly, full day of fun.
Fireworks at midnight.
FAMILY
Sparkle!
Through Dec. 21, 2018
Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI
blithewold.org
An Outdoor Family Event
Festival Of Lights
Through Jan. 1, 2019
Edaville Railroad Family Theme Park
5 Pine St.
Carver, MA
edaville.com
Closed Christmas Day.
49th Annual Osterville Christmas Open House & Stroll
Dec. 7, 2018
Downtown Osterville
Osterville, MA
ostervillevillage.com
Children’s Christmas Tea
with Mystic Aquarium Penguins
Dec. 9, 2018
Ocean House
1 Bluff Ave.
Watch Hill, RI
oceanhouseevents.com
Annual Children’s
Christmas Concert
Dec. 9, 2018
Sippican School
16 Spring St.
Marion, MA
tricountysymphonicband.org
Open Farm Days
Dec. 15, 2018
Round The Bend Farm
92 Allens Neck Rd.
Dartmouth, MA
roundthebendfarm.org
Family Hike - Short Days, Long Nights
Dec. 16, 2019
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Hunnewell Building
125 Arborway
Boston, MA
my.arboretum.harvard.edu
Boston Area Chantey
& Maritime Sing
Dec. 16, 2018
USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg. 22
Charlesstown, MA
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
OUTDOORS
2018 Jingle Bell Run
Dec. 9, 2018
The Boston Commons
Corner of Beacon and Charles
Boston, MA
arthritis.org
Benefits The Arthritis Foundation.
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co.
Departs: New Bedford
Mon. & Fri. @ 9 a.m.
Departs: Cuttyhunk
Mon. & Fri. @ 2 p.m.
66B State Pier
South Bulkhead
New Bedford, MA
cuttyhunkferryco.com
Seal Watch Cruises 2019!
Ice Skating in NYC
The Rink at Rockefeller Center
5th Ave. between 49th and
50th Streets, New York, NY
therinkatrockcenter.com
VOLUNTEER
Volunteer information Session
Dec. 4, 2018
Potter League
87 Oliphant Lane,
Middletown, RI
potterleague.org
Register online.
Wreaths Across America
Dec. 15, 2018
wreathsacrossamerica.org
Help by sponsoring a wreath,
volunteering or inviting friends.
GALAS
Holiday Dinner Dance
Dec. 15, 2018
The Breakers
44 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Black tie. Reservations required.
Limited number available.
New Year’s Eve Gala:
70’s Austin Powers
Dec. 31, 2018
Ocean House
1 Bluff Ave.
Watch Hill, RI
oceanhouseevents.com
Black Tie Event. Gourmet
dinner, dessert stations, signature
cocktails, live music.
A Royal New Year’s Eve -
“A Ball for the Ages”
Dec. 31, 2018
Wentworth by the Sea
588 Wentworth Rd.
New Castle, NH
wentworth.com
Dress as a royal from any
era/any country.
New Year’s Eve Gala
Dec. 31, 2018
Mountain View Grand
Resort & Spa
Mountain View Rd.
Whitefield, NH
mountainviewgrand.com
7th Annual Frostbite Bash
Feb. 9, 2019
Herreshoff Marine Museum /
America’s Cup Hall of Fame
One Burnside St.
Bristol, RI; herreshoff.org
Save the Date!
NAUTICAL
New England Boat Show
Feb. 9 - 17, 2019
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St. Boston, MA
newenglandboatshow.com
2019 Miami International Boat Show
Feb. 14 -18, 2019
Miami Marine Stadium
Park & Basin
3501 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL
miamiboatshow.com
Limited VIP Experience tickets available.
Palm Beach International Boat Show
March 28 - 31, 2019
101 S. Flagler Dr.
West Palm Beach, FL
pbboatshow.com
VIP Experience tickets available.
MOUNTAIN SPORTS
Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel
dogslednh.com
Reservations required.
Stowe Derby
Jan. 13, 2019
Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT
gostowe.com
Cross-country ski race.
Winter Rendezvous
Jan. 23 - 27, 2019
Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT
gostowe.com
Annual LGBTQ pride celebration.
Lakes Region Sled Dog Races
Feb. 15 - 17, 2019
Laconia, NH
lrsdc.org
Spectators welcome.
GARDENS/PARKS
Gardens Aglow
Nov. 23 - Dec. 30, 2018
Heritage Museums & Gardens
67 Grove St.
Sandwich, MA
heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
DANCE
Boston Dance Theater
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, 2018
Institute Of Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Dr.
Boston, MA
icaboston.org
Performance talks with Boston DanceAlliance Executive Director Debra Cash;
30 min. prior to performance.
Post performance Q&A with the artists Nov. 30th.
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Dec. 14, 2018
The Nazarian Center For The Performing Arts
Roberts Hall, Rhode Island College
600 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Providence, RI
providenceballet.com
DanceWorks Boston Project - Season 17
Jan. 17 - 19, 2019
BU Tsai Performance Center
685 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA
danceworksboston.com
THEATER
Cabaret
Nov. 29 - Dec. 9, 2018
The Little Theatre of Fall River, Inc. @ the Firebarn
340 Prospect St.
Corner of Highland Ave. and Prospect St., Fall River, MA
littletheatre.net
The Mystery of Miz Arnette
Feb. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10,
15, 16 & 17, 2019
Playhouse
2 Scout Rd.
East Walpole, MA
footlighters.com
Eventide Theatre Company
Feb. 14 - March 3, 2019 | Feiffer’s People
713 Main St., Rt. 6A
Dennis, MA
eventidearts.org
MUSIC
Brass Quintet Holiday Concert
Dec. 2, 2018
Varnum Memorial Armory Museum
6 Main St.
East Greenwich, RI
usnwc.edu/navybandnortheast
Newport Navy Choristers
Dec. 2, 2018
First Baptist Church
228 N. Main St.
Fall River, MA
Dec. 14, 2018
St. Barnabas Church
1697 East Main Rd.
Portsmouth, RI
newportnavychoristers.org
St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble
Dec. 2, 2018
St. James’ Episcopal church
25 West St., Danbury, CT
saintjamesdanbury.org
From Russia in concert.
Holiday Concert
Symphonic Winds,
Chamber Choir,
& Navy Band Northeast
Dec. 5, 2018
Mechanics Hall
New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
necmusic.edu
Visit website for details on
this event, and many others.
The Turning of the Year:
A Holiday Celebration
Dec. 7, 2018
Wamsutta Club
427 County St.
New Bedford, MA
508-673-8523; korolenko8523@charter.net
John Whelan accordion, Americana Roots band, Low Lily and Katie McNally, fiddler.
Holiday Pops!
Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
Memorial Hall
83 Court St., Plymouth, MA
plymouthphil.org
Making Spirits Bright -
Southeastern Massachusetts
Festival Chorus
Dec. 8 & 9, 2018
Taunton High School Auditorium
50 Williams St.
Taunton, MA
Dec. 16, 2018
St. Mary’s Church
114 St. Mary’s Square
Taunton, MA
smfconline.org
Visit website for ticket information.
Concerts at the Point
Dec. 9, 2018 | Fred Moyer
Jazz Trio
Westport Point United Methodist
1912 Main Rd.
Westport, MA
concertsathepoint.org
Visit website for details.
Narragansett Bay Symphony
Community Orchestra
Dec. 9, 2018
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Narragansett, RI
nabsco.org
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Dec. 11, 2018
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Market Square
Newburyport, MA
firehouse.org
Pianist Benjamin Nacar
Dec. 15 & 16 2018
RISD Museum
Grand Gallery
224 Benefit St.
Providence, RI
risdmuseum.org
Sal the Voice Valentinetti
with Black Tie Brass
Dec. 29, 2018
Stadium Theatre
Performing Arts Center & Conservatory
28 Monument Square
Woonsocket, RI
stadiumtheatre.com
ART
Foundry Artists Holiday Show
Nov. 29, 2018:
Opening Reception
Show and Sale: Nov. 30 -
Dec. 2 & Dec. 7 - 9, 2018
The Pawtucket Armory
Center for the Arts
172 Exchange St.
Pawtucket, RI
foundryshow.com
EXHIBITIONS
Delacroix
Through Jan. 6, 2019
The MET Fifth Avenue
1000 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY
metmuseum.org
French painter Eugéne Dalacroix (1798 - 1863).
New England
Watercolor Society
2018 North American
Open Exhibition
Through Jan. 13, 2019
Art Complex Museum
189 Alden St.
Duxbury, MA
newenglandwatercolorsociety.org
“Light In A Dark Season”
Through Jan. 27, 2019
Reception: Dec. 6, 2018
Cape Cod Museum of Art
60 Hope Lane
Dennis, MA
ccmoa.org
The Claggetts of Newport: Master Clockmakers in Colonial America
Opening: Dec. 8, 2018
Redwood Library & Athenæum
50 Bellevue Ave.
Newport, RI
redwoodlibrary.org
Ansel Adams in Our Time
Dec. 13, 2018 - Feb. 24, 2019
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA
mfa.org
Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
Exhibition: Jan. 25 - April 28, 2019
Water Lilies to Waterloo:
An Evening of Monet
and Flowers: Opening Reception: Jan. 25, 2019
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St.
Worcester, MA
worcesterart.org
Tickets to Opening Reception on sale Jan. 1, 2019.
MUSEUMS
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
Nov. 29, 2018 | Holiday
“Tree-view” Party
Nov. 30, 2018 | A New Way to Celebrate the Season
Nov. 30 & Dec. 7, 2018 | Fruitcake Fridays
Dec. 1, 2018 | Open House Family Day
Dec. 4, 2018 | Lecture & Tour, County St. Christmas
Dec. 13, 2018 | Music of the Season with Our
Sisters’ School Chorus
396 County St.
New Bedford, MA
rjdmuseum.org
Visit website for details.
Common Threads - Weaving Stories Across Time
Through Jan. 13, 2019
Hostetter Gallery &
Tapestry Room
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way
Boston, MA
gardnermuseum.org
Hearthside House Museum
Dec. 2, 8, & 9, 2019 | Old Fashion Christmas
Dec. 28 & 30, 2019 | Home for the Holidays Tours
677 Great Rd., Lincoln, RI
hearthsidehouse.org
COMEDY
New Year’s Eve @
The Firehouse Theater
Dec. 31, 2018
4 Equity Place, Newport, RI
firehousetheater.org
ANTIQUES /AUCTIONS
Holiday Antiques, Vintage,
Decorative Arts Show & Sale
Dec. 8 - 9, 2018
Shriner’s Auditorium
Concord Rd.
Wilmington, MA
neantiqueshows.com
BOOKS/LECTURES
Susan Orlean -
The Library Book
Dec. 3, 2018
Cambridge Public Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA
harvard.com
The Annual Carlton J. Pinheiro Lecture: John Palmieri
presents, “HMCo & Navy Torpedo Boats”
Dec. 11, 2018
Herreshoff Marine Museum/
America’s Cup Hall of Fame
One Burnside St., Bristol, RI
herreshoff.org
TOURS
HILDENE® The Lincoln Family Home
Closed Dec. 24 - 26, 2018
1005 Hildene Rd.
Manchester, VT
hildene.org
PHOTOGRAPHY/FILM
Into The Moon’s Room
Jan. 7, - Feb. 8, 2019
Opening Reception: Jan. 8, 2019
Garner Center for
Photographic Exhibitions
274 Moody St.
Waltham, MA
nesop.edu
Photographs by
Rebecca Moseman
DELICIOUS
Newport Vineyards
Dec. 6, 2018 | Making Spirits Bright: Cocktail + Truffle
Making Class
Dec. 13, 2018 | Scratch Series:
Foods To Gift
909 East Main Rd.
Middletown, RI
newportvineyards.com
Limited number of tickets available.
Afternoon Tea In The
Dining Room
Through Dec. 28, 2018
Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI; blithewold.org
The price of Tea includes
admission to the Mansion
and Grounds.
Boston Public Market
100 Hanover St.
Boston, MA
bostonpublicmarket.org
Indoor and year round, dine, shop, demos, special events and more.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Through Jan. 7, 2019
Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY
rockefellercenter.com
Nantucket Christmas Stroll
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, 2018
Nantucket, MA
christmasstroll.com
A Chamber of Commerce Event.
“Currier & Ives” Victorian Skaters on the Ice and Candlelight Stroll
Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 & 22, 2018
Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock St.
Portsmouth, NH
strawberybanke.org
Holiday Evenings At
The Breakers
Dec. 1, 8, 22, & 29, 2018
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
34th Annual Wassail Weekend
Dec. 7 - 9, 2018
Woodstock, VT
woodstockvt.com
CraftBoston Holiday
Preview & Benefit: Dec. 13, 2018
Show: Dec. 14 - 16, 2018
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St.
Boston, MA
societyofcrafts.org
Holiday Evening Duet:
The Elms & Marble House
Dec. 15, 2018
Newport, RI
newportmansions.org
Holiday Concert
Dec. 15 & 16, 2018
DAR/Constitution Hall
1776 D St NW
Washington, D.C.
navyband.navy.mil
There may be a flyover!
First Night Boston 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Boston, MA
firstnightboston.org
Copley Countdown, fireworks
over Boston harbor, ice sculptures, live music, light displays and more.
First Night Chatham
Dec. 31, 2018
Town Wide
Chatham, MA
firstnightchatham.com
Family friendly, full day of fun.
Fireworks at midnight.
FAMILY
Sparkle!
Through Dec. 21, 2018
Blithewold Mansion,
Gardens & Arboretum
101 Ferry Rd., (Rt. 114)
Bristol, RI
blithewold.org
An Outdoor Family Event
Festival Of Lights
Through Jan. 1, 2019
Edaville Railroad Family Theme Park
5 Pine St.
Carver, MA
edaville.com
Closed Christmas Day.
49th Annual Osterville Christmas Open House & Stroll
Dec. 7, 2018
Downtown Osterville
Osterville, MA
ostervillevillage.com
Children’s Christmas Tea
with Mystic Aquarium Penguins
Dec. 9, 2018
Ocean House
1 Bluff Ave.
Watch Hill, RI
oceanhouseevents.com
Annual Children’s
Christmas Concert
Dec. 9, 2018
Sippican School
16 Spring St.
Marion, MA
tricountysymphonicband.org
Open Farm Days
Dec. 15, 2018
Round The Bend Farm
92 Allens Neck Rd.
Dartmouth, MA
roundthebendfarm.org
Family Hike - Short Days, Long Nights
Dec. 16, 2019
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Hunnewell Building
125 Arborway
Boston, MA
my.arboretum.harvard.edu
Boston Area Chantey
& Maritime Sing
Dec. 16, 2018
USS Constitution Museum
Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg. 22
Charlesstown, MA
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
OUTDOORS
2018 Jingle Bell Run
Dec. 9, 2018
The Boston Commons
Corner of Beacon and Charles
Boston, MA
arthritis.org
Benefits The Arthritis Foundation.
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co.
Departs: New Bedford
Mon. & Fri. @ 9 a.m.
Departs: Cuttyhunk
Mon. & Fri. @ 2 p.m.
66B State Pier
South Bulkhead
New Bedford, MA
cuttyhunkferryco.com
Seal Watch Cruises 2019!
Ice Skating in NYC
The Rink at Rockefeller Center
5th Ave. between 49th and
50th Streets, New York, NY
therinkatrockcenter.com
VOLUNTEER
Volunteer information Session
Dec. 4, 2018
Potter League
87 Oliphant Lane,
Middletown, RI
potterleague.org
Register online.
Wreaths Across America
Dec. 15, 2018
wreathsacrossamerica.org
Help by sponsoring a wreath,
volunteering or inviting friends.