Live Performance

The Motif No.1 Day Festival celebrates Rockport across the arts! The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring back Motif No. 1 Day, a beloved event celebrating the long history of artists featuring Motif No.1 in their works. The event will be held on Saturday, May 18 (rain date Sunday, May 19). Motif No. 1 Day is an artistic festival, which showcases Rockport as a premier arts destination. The event aims to promote Rockport businesses to the local community and regional visitors alike. All Rockport Art Galleries are invited to participate!

The Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras presents their Afternoon of Spring Concerts on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at the Dolan Performing Arts Center, 130 High Street, in Ipswich, MA. There will be two performances; a concert at 2pm and a second concert at 4pm. The concerts are free to the general public; no tickets required.

Celebrate Mothers Day with Cape Ann Symphony as they present The Three Bs with a full orchestra and featuring Violinist Lucia Lin! Beethoven's dramatic Egmont Overture, Bizet's youthful Symphony in C and Brahms' monumental Violin Concerto with Lucia Lin — a great season finale!

Celebrating the creativity and expression in all of us with a family-friendly, multimedia performance by Arpeggione Ensemble. "Dreams and Dances” will take listeners of all ages on a journey through enchanted forests and countryside with music and dance. Arpeggione’s musicians will be performing Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony and excerpts from Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on instruments from the early 19th century. NYC-based choreographer and dancer Julian Donahue will be joined by two other dancers to bring these dreams to life.