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Listings may be sent to: Goings On, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St.,Gloucester, MA 01930, or emailed to Joann Mackenzie at jomackenzie@gloucestertimes.com, at least two weeks prior to an event.

Listings may be sent to: Goings On, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St.,Gloucester, MA 01930, or emailed to Joann Mackenzie at jomackenzie@gloucestertimes.com, at least two weeks prior to an event.

This is the “last call” for “Tall Tales From Blackburn Tavern,” a special commission on the occasion of Gloucester’s 400+ commemoration, at Gloucester Stage.

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As quadricentennial events come to a close, organizers reflect on the history, present, and future of the Cape Ann stronghold.

Singer-songwriter Chelsea Berry will open the next season of the Old Sloop Presents concert series this Saturday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Rockport.

John Minigan, a playwright who’s been quoted as saying that “Shakespeare is the wallpaper of my mind,” has written a play full of characters that the bard might have invented

Gloucester Stage Company has announced the world premiere of TALL TALES FROM BLACKBURN TAVERN, written by John Minigan and directed by Bryn Boice. The production will open on Friday, September 1, and run through September 24 at Gloucester Stage Company's historic waterfront theater.

Throughout history there have been myriad tales of strange ghostly phenomena, involving ghosts, specters, and demonic forces from beyond our understanding. Some of these have been lost or muted in the mists of time, leaving us to wonder and speculate on just what is going on, banishing them to the limbo between real history and... Read more »