May 1
Rockport Music Presents: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Shalin Liu Performance Center
37 Main Street, Rockport, MA
978-546-7391 | $29 - $39 | 8:00 p.m.
Buy Tix | rockportmusic.org
The acclaimed duo Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas return for a spectacular evening of cutting-edge fiddle and cello explorations of Scottish traditional and global music. " … you would think they'd been playing together for centuries. While his fiddle dances, her cello throbs darkly or plucks puckishly, [reaching] soaring sustains, windswept refrains and sudden, jazzy explosions." - The Boston Globe
May 4
ICC Presents:
Irish-American Country Social Dancing
Irish Cultural Centre of Greater Boston
200 New Boston Drive, Canton
2:00 pm | $10 at the door
781 821-8291 | irishculture.org | Register here
Instructor Winnie Henry and her team bring a regional favorite to the Irish Cultural Centre by popular demand on Sunday April 6th. This special event takes place after Monthly Mass and is open to all ages with no experience required! Pre-register here. Lessons are from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Learn the Seige of Ennis and quickstep, and how to jive, waltz, foxtrot and line dance. Then put it into practice at the social dance from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Don't forget your dancing shoes!
May 5, 12, 19, 26
ICC Presents:
Set Dancing with Cait Bracken
Irish Cultural Centre of Greater Boston
200 New Boston Drive, Canton
6:30 pm | $5 donation at the door | Adults (16 & up)
781 821-8291
irishculture.org
Every Monday throughout the year (except Holidays), the ICC presents set dancing with Cait Bracken at 6:30pm. Set dancing is a form of social dancing which has been popular in Ireland for over 150 years. Sets are danced by four couples in a square. No previous dancing experience or partner required! No registration required for this class.
May TBA
JFK Library Forum:
Pen/Hemingway Award Celebration
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
Smith Hall, Columbia Point, Boston + Online
617 514-1643 | 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. | jfklibrary.org | Register here
Seán Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson, honors finalists for the 2024 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel at this celebration. Award-winning author Joan Silber delivers the keynote address. The Kennedy Library is the major repository of Ernest Hemingway’s personal papers. This program is co-presented with The International Hemingway Foundation and Society. Forums are free and open to the public. Reservations are strongly recommended. Doors to the main hall open approximately one hour before the start of each program. Registration guarantees a seat in the building, but not in the main hall.
May TBA
Quincy Presents:
Taste of the South Shore
Hale Family YMCA
79 Coddington Street, Quincy
6 p.m. / Admission
ssymca.org/events
Enjoy tastings from the area's top restaurant chefs, caterers, bakeries, wineries, breweries, and distilleries. Cast your vote for the best bite & sip. Participate in silent auctions & purchase raffle tickets – win gift cards to participating Taste restaurants. This year, The Taste will include a beer & beverage garden, sports-themed games, reserved "box seating"and local sports legends. PLUS, enjoy live music from local favorite, The Smoking Jackets.
May TBA
Quincy Presents:
Quincy Multicultural Festival
Fore River Field, Quincy
Noon – 4 p.m. / Free | discoverquincy.com/events | facebook
Quincy Multicultural Festival in collaboration with Quincy Public Schools celebrates the city's incredible diversity. Come appreciate the history, taste and beauty behind each culture through food, culture, music, performancesand costumes. Kids can participate in arts, crafts, games, and raffles, and have fun learning about all the different cultures in the beautiful city of Quincy! Food trucks with authentic ethnic food are on hand. All attendees are encouraged to come dressed in heritage colors or something significant to their culture, as well as to bring along their best dance moves and be ready to have lots of fun!
May TBA
Discover Newport Presents:
Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival
Bowens Wharf
Newport, RI
bowenswharf.com | discovernewport.org
Taste your way around the Ocean State! Sip a refreshing cocktail and enjoy oysters and chowder from local growers and vendors on the waterfront all weekend long. Did you know that RI is home to upwards of 45 oyster farms? The flavors are distinctive to each farm, so this is your chance to savor a sampling of them in one festive atmosphere! Oyster growers will be shucking alongside local restaurants and live music under the striped festival tents. All food will be available for purchase directly from vendors.