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Rockport American Legion Band Summer Concert Series
Back Beach Bandstand
Rockport
July 1, 2010 - August 31, 2010
Click for details on Rockport American Legion Band Summer Concert Series Free concerts, 7pm at the Back Beach Bandstand. In case of rain, concerts will be indoors at the American Legion Hall next to the Bandstand. more  
Trying
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester
July 29, 2010 - August 8, 2010
A cross-generational tour de force ensues when Sarah finds herself working for the aging Francis Biddle, Attorney General during World War II and the primary American Judge on the postwar Nuremberg Trials. more  
Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester
August 1, 2010
Click for details on Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series August 1, 7pm, Compaq Big Band (Jazz) more  
Gloucester Sidewalk Days - A New Take on an Old Tradition
Main Street
Gloucester
August 5, 2010 - August 7, 2010
Click for details on Gloucester Sidewalk Days - A New Take on an Old Tradition More outdoor dining, Seafood Throwdowns, hula-hoop competitions and a renewed focus on local artisans ushers in a new era for a fifty-year-old Gloucester tradition. Hosted by the Gloucester Division of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Ret more  
Harbor Loop Concert Series
Harbor Loop
Gloucester
August 5, 2010
August 5, Scarlet, Special guests TBA more  
Art & Photo Days on Thacher Island
Thacher Island
Rockport
August 7, 2010
The Thacher Island Association is conducting the Annual Art & Photo Day on Thacher Island. All artists and photographers are invited to spend the day on the Island to paint and photograph the splendid vistas of the Island. more  
Contemporary Art at the White-Ellery House
White-Ellery House
Gloucester
August 7, 2010
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Preservation Memoir, a one day contemporary art installation by Veronica Morgan at the historic White-Ellery House on Saturday, August 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. more  
Paula Cole Concert
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport
August 7, 2010
Born the daughter of musicians in Rockport, this singer songwriter turned into an international star with hits like “Where have all the cowboys gone" and “I Don’t Want to Wait, and a 1997 Grammy for Best New Artist. more  
Rockport Rotary Lobsterfest
Back Beach
Rockport
August 7, 2010
Click for details on Rockport Rotary Lobsterfest The annual Rockport Rotary Club Lobsterfest will be held—rain or shine—at the American Legion Hall and Bandstand on Beach Street on Saturday, Aug. 7, from noon to 7:00 p.m. more  
Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series
Gloucester
August 8, 2010
Click for details on Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series August 8, 7pm, Soft Touch Dance Band more  
Bill Charlap Trio
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport
August 8, 2010
Bill’s multiple Grammy nominated CD’s include his latest release for Blue Note “The Bill Charlap Trio more  
Downtown Gloucester Block Party
Main Street
Gloucester
August 8, 2010
Click for details on Downtown Gloucester Block Party Main Street, Gloucester, from Pleasant Street to Washington Street. 6-11pm. Come one, come all! Free downtown block party! Get ready to dance and party. more  
Gloucester Fisherman Triathlon
Gloucester
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Gloucester
August 8, 2010
Click for details on Gloucester Fisherman Triathlon The Gloucester Fisherman Triathlon benefits the GFAA, which is a nonprofit group that was founded to support Gloucester's public schools, in particular athletics and related activities for the city's youths more  
Annie
Annisquam Village Hall
Gloucester
August 10, 2010 - August 15, 2010
The Annisquam Village Players present "Annie" more  
Art & Photo Day on Thacher Island
Thacher Island
Rockport
August 11, 2010
The Thacher Island Association is conducting the Annual Art & Photo Day on Thacher Island. All artists and photographers are invited to spend the day on the Island to paint and photograph the splendid vistas of the Island. more  
An Ideal Husband
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester
August 12, 2010 - August 29, 2010
Four actors portray nine characters, adding a gender bending layer to Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy about friendship, political corruption, blackmail, and redemption—as timely today as when first presented in 1895. more  
Beaux Arts Masquerade Ball
Rocky Neck Art Colony
Gloucester
August 12, 2010
Rocky Neck Art Colony presents its annual costume ball. This year's theme is "Dudes & Divas". more  
Harbor Loop Concert Series
Harbor Loop
Gloucester
August 12, 2010
August 12, Jenny Dee & The Deelinquints more  
Gloucester Waterfront Festival
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester
August 14, 2010 - August 15, 2010
Click for details on Gloucester Waterfront Festival What better way to spend a summer day than strolling historic Gloucester Harbor? Gloucester's beautiful Stage Fort Park will be bursting with the exciting displays of over 150 artisans and craftspeople. more  
Kayak-a-thon for Thacher Island
Back Beach
Rockport
August 14, 2010
Thacher Island Association is looking for participants to compete in a Kayak-a-thon on August 14 from 12:30 to 6:00pm. more  

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