Rockport

Rockport, Massachusetts 01966

Rockport Farmers' Market

The Rockport Farmers' Market  runs Saturdays in Harvey Park in Rockport!

The Rockport Farmers' Market is a small market that runs each Saturday through the Summer June - September. Sponsored by Rockport Festivals, the market is limited in size due to the size of the Harvey Park - a quaint setting in the heart of downtown found on the corner of Mount Pleasant Street and Broadway, across from the entrance to T-Wharf.

When: 
Saturdays, June 22nd - September 7th, 2013 9am-1pm

Quarry Tour - Sunday

Kids will enjoy this tour of the Halibut Point State Park and Quarry Rokcport MA

Enjoy a guided tour of Halibut Point State Park around the Babson Farm Quarry, unearthing the granite industry era followed by a traditional hand-tool stone splitting demonstration. Halibut Point itself is made of sheets of 440 million year-old granite that now cascade from rocky headlands to the abundant tidal pools below. The panorama encompasses views from Crane Beach in Ipswich to Mount Agamenticus in Maine and the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. This glorious natural landscape is breathtaking and inspiring.

When: 
Sundays 1:30-2:30pm
When: 
Saturdays 10-11am

Composer-Performer-Repertory Ensemble

Rockport Music Hosts a FREE performance and discussion at Shalin Liu Center

Rockport Music will host a FREE concert followed by a discussion of the creative process for young composers at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. Hear the music and words of four prolific, prize-winning, teenaged composers -- Nicholas Davies, Lev Mamuya, Christopher Staknys, and Matthew Woodard. Each will perform their own composition and will discuss their work and the creative process with composer Howard Frazin. Rockport Music Executive Director Tony Beadle moderates. Open to the public, no reservations required.

When: 
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7pm

Motif #1 Day

Motif #1 in Rockport Massachusetts is an American icon in art and photography

Bring the family to Rockport for a full day of activities on Motif No. 1 Day! Hosted by Rockport Festivals, this festival celebrates Rockport across the arts through the symbol of Rockport’s famous fishing shack, Motif No. 1, the subject of countless paintings and photographs throughout the last century.

When: 
Saturday, May 18, 2013 10am-6pm
Location: 
Downtown Rockport

Wenham Street Brass Concert

Wenham Street Brass will play a free concert at the Shalin Liu Center, Rockport

Shalin Liu Performance Center invites you to a FREE concert at their Shalin Liu Center! Created in 2010, the Wenham Street Brass is a trio of young professionals dedicated to engaging audiences through performance and education. They are the ensemble-in-residence for A Street Music Education, a music school in Quincy, MA. With graduate degrees from the New England Conservatory, it has a wide variety of experience that reflects an interest in music of many time periods and genres.

When: 
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12-1 pm

A Petting Zoo of Musical Instruments

Instrument Petting Zoo Rockport Motif Day Events at the Shalin Liu Performance

Experience an “Instrument Petting Zoo” and get a chance to learn first-hand about a variety of instruments at Old Firehouse Trust Building! The Instrument Petting Zoo is an opportunity for curious kids & adults to see, hear, and touch the instruments seen on the stage at the Shalin Liu Performance Center and instruments they may play in beginning band or orchestra.

When: 
Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:30am - 12:30pm

Quarry Tour

Kids will enjoy this tour of the Halibut Point State Park and Quarry Rokcport MA

Enjoy a guided tour of Halibut Point State Park around the Babson Farm Quarry, unearthing the granite industry era followed by a traditional hand-tool stone splitting demonstration.  Halibut Point itself is made of sheets of 440 million year-old granite that now cascades from rocky headlands to the abundant tidal pools below. The panorama encompasses views from Crane Beach in Ipswich to Mount Agamenticus in Maine and the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. This glorious natural landscape is breathtaking and inspiring.

When: 
Saturdays 10-11am
When: 
Saturday May 18 tour will be 12-1:30pm
When: 
Sundays 1:30-2:30pm

The Rite of Spring - A Piano Concert

Pianists Leslie Amper and Randall Hodgkinson perform a FREE piano concert

Shalin Liu Performance Center invites you to a FREE concert at their Shalin Liu Center! Come enjoy a piano concert featuring the talent of pianists Leslie Amper and Randall Hodgkinson as they perform Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971).

When: 
Monday, April 22, 2013 7PM

Earth Day Coastal Clean Up on Cape Ann

Earthday for shoreline cleanups at Halibut Point and Coolidge Point Reservation!

The Trustees of Reservations invites you and your kids to come out to two of their most spectacular coastal reservations to help us celebrate Earth Day 2013. Take this opportunity to teach your children the benefits of stewardship and to have a great time as a family.  At Halibut Point State Park and/or the Coolidge Point Reservation, your help is needed cleaning up shoreline, building a bird box or a boardwalk, or simply drinking in the beauty of our special places. Call for details. Please register in advance!

When: 
Saturday, April 20, 2013 10am-12noon

Seaside Stroll & Birding Basics

You and your child can learn the basics of birding at Halibut Point State Park

The Trustees of Reservations invites families to come learn birding basics while enjoying the woodlands and heathlands at the weather-beaten bluffs of Halibut Point State Park or the wide open spaces of Coolidge Point Reservation. Swarms of shorebirds can be viewed at this these prestigious coastal birding points! Meet at the parking area. Pre-registration is not required.

When: 
Third Sunday Monthly, April through June 8-10am
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