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SUMMARY:Will Dailey
DESCRIPTION:w/ special guest Reese Fulmer\n$18/Members\n$20/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nDescribed by New York Post’s music critic\, Dan Aquilante\, as the “real deal”\, lauded songwriter and performer\, Will Dailey has shared the stage and studio with the likes of Eddie Vedder\, Willie Nelson\, Brandi Carlile\, G Love\, Steve Earle\, Grace Potter\, Martin Sexton\, Tanya Donelly\, and the Wallflowers. He has charted in the top 20 on the national Billboard Heat Seekers chart twice\, reaching #1 with his last album Golden Walker on the Northeast charts.   \nHe is an advisor for Theo Epstein’s Foundation to be Named Later\, on the Board of Director for the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame hosted at Boston’s Boch Center\, and has been an advisory board member for Farm Aid. As an 8-time Boston Music Award Winner\, he continued his work as a Boston Music Ambassador through the pandemic by raising $32\,000+ for non-salary employees of venues in Boston\, other artists and the City of Chelsea through online performances. He is currently working on his first full album since 2019\, while finishing his second season of the iHeart/Double Elvis produced podcast Sound of Our Town\, a music travel podcast where he brings the listeners on a tour of American cities and their musical scene and history.   \nAlways carving his own path\, Dailey spent 2023 touring with a new song called “Cover of Clouds” that can ONLY be heard on a disc-man and headphones that travel with him at his merch table during shows. The first of its kind concept is called the $10 Song Project and celebrates the art of listening to music. A journal is provided to listeners to share their experience to the song that isn’t available anywhere else.\n \nREESE FULMER \n \n\n Born and raised in Gloucester MA before cutting his teeth as the house manager at the iconic Saratoga Springs listening room Caffe Lena\, Reese Fulmer has emerged a “songwriter with a poet’s sensibility rich with great storytelling\, imagery and a healthy dose of irony.” In less than three years of performing\, he has begun touring the Northeast\, leading an award-winning Americana band\, and appearing at prestigious festivals like Mile of Music in Appleton WI. Nominated for 2024 Songwriter of the Year in the Capital Region NY\, “Fulmer is a songwriter whose lyrics expose parts of myself to me that I often cannot put language to\, and for that\, I’m both grateful and mystified.” (Laura DaPolito\, Nippertown) \n\n  \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/will-dailey/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:SCENES - A BILLY JOEL EXPERIENCE
DESCRIPTION:Non-Member: $25\nMember: $22 \nPurchase Tickets\n\nFormerly known as Cold Spring Harbor\, Scenes – A Billy Joel experience\, has been performing throughout New England and beyond since 2013. Their mission from the beginning was never to play impersonator\, but instead celebrate and recreate the music of Billy Joel to the highest and most authentic standard\, bringing people the $400 Billy Joel concert experience\, for a reasonable price that all fans can afford! Their 10+ year journey has led them to some amazing venues and events\, most notably Touch of Texas in Binghamton\, NY\, and the Newburyport Yankee Homecoming celebration playing to more than 3500 people. From specific piano sounds that Billy uses himself\, to the Billy Joel classic Ray Ban sunglasses\, this show is not to be missed!
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/scenes-a-billy-joel-experience-2/2024-03-29/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:April Fools Comedy Show
DESCRIPTION:$15/All Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nWhen You Laugh\, You Walk With The Gods! \nPerspective.\nHumor gives us perspective.\nAnd\, perspective can give us balance. \nCome to the Firehouse for an evening of of divine silliness and merriment with some of your favorite local comedians on April Fools Day. The cheapest and most fun therapy in Newburyport! Hosted by award winning comedian Kathy Isbell\, come in and welcome the spring with laughter! \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/april-fools-comedy-show/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater
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SUMMARY:Spring Comedy Night
DESCRIPTION:$20/All Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nTake a load off and join us for a night of laughs as Comedy Night returns to the Firehouse featuring some of the best comedic talent in the region! Hosted by Mike Smith with headliner Mike Koutrobis along with Kyle Crawford and Jen Howell. \nMIKE KOUTROBIS is a regular headliner at top New England clubs such as the Comedy Connection\, Nick’s\, Giggles\, Comix at Foxwoods\, as well as the Borgata in Atlantic City and the Funny bone in Richmond\, VA.  Koutrobis is a past winner of New Hampshire’s Funniest Comedian\, he was a finalist at the Last Comix Standing contest at Foxwoods\, and a semi finalist in the national Magners Comedy Festival.  \n  \n \nKYLE CRAWFORD has appeared some of the top clubs in the country and with some of the nations most well-known performers. He has been seen on Comcast Comedy Spotlight and was the first runner up at the MCAM television Last Comic Standing competition. He has performed in Las Vegas\, Catch a Rising Star\, Comix at Foxwoods\, the Comedy Connection\, Laugh Boston and more. \n  \n \nJEN HOWELL is a rising star on the Boston Comedy Scene and has already been featured at such prestigious venues as Lowell Memorial Auditorium\, The Center for the Arts Natick\, The Cape Cod resort\, Tupelo Music Hall\, and more. Howell is a regular working with Steve Sweeney\, Lenny Clarke and the top names in New England Comedy.  \n  \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/spring-comedy-night-2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Roomful of Blues
DESCRIPTION:$32/Non-Member\n$28/Member \nPurchase Tickets\n\nEven though Roomful of Blues’ lineup has changed over the years\, the band has always been one of the tightest\, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon\, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. Singer Phil Pemberton brings his sweet and soulful vocals and adds another bright new dimension to the jazzy\, jump-blues musical roots. Their winning combination of jump\, swing\, blues\, R&B and soul remains their calling card\, as does their ability to fill the dance floor. Along with bassist John Turner\, trumpeter Carl Gerhard\, drummer Mike Coffey\, keyboardist Rusty Scott\, baritone and tenor saxophonist Alek Razdan\, tenor and alto saxophonist Rich Lataille\, Roomful keeps on rockin’ into 2024. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/roomful-of-blues-2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Joppa Dance Co. Presents "Ever Since"
DESCRIPTION:$15/All Seats \nPurchase Tickets\n\nJoppa Dance Company presents\, Ever Since\, a contemporary dance performance featuring new work by directors\, Fontaine Dubus\, Jen Steeves\, Erin Staffiere\, and by Rebecca Maikels. The performance also features new student choreography. Joppa Dance Company is a non-competitive youth dance troupe that performs throughout the year. Joppa is made up of Joppa Junior- grades 4-6\, Joppa 2- grades 7 & 8\, Joppa T2- grades 9 & 10\, and Joppa Teen- grades 11&12. Joppa also participates in showcases with Performing Arts Educators in New York and overseas. The Teen/T2 group will be in performing in Rome this summer! \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/joppa-dance-co-presents-ever-since/2024-04-07/1/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Special Events,Theater
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SUMMARY:More Real. Life. Stories.
DESCRIPTION:In Partnership with Silver Theater Productions\n$18/Non-Members\n$15/Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nReal. Life. Stories. is back! Six\, ten-minute plays\, about ordinary people dealing with engaging and\, sometimes\, extraordinary circumstances\, seasoned with comedy\, pathos\, surprise and inspiration. Ninety minutes of good\, solid entertainment\, that will have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face – and a few things to think about. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/more-real-life-stories/2024-04-11/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:The Adventures of Sleepyhead
DESCRIPTION:By Gemma Soldati \nNon-Members: $15 for adults/$10 for children\nMembers: $13 for Adults/$8 for Children \nPurchase Tickets\n\n“Charm and loveliness from beginning to end” – Fringe Review\n“Had my children howling with laughter” – The Scotsman\n“Utterly charming” – Portsmouth Herald\n“A laidback natural” – Fest Mag \nShe’s the dreamer of dreams. The walking-talking nap. A snoozer and a muser. \nChildren and adults alike will delight in this adventure to the heart of dreamland as Sleepyhead fends off the Zzz… \nWe are all a little Sleepyhead\, waking to the world with wonder and hope. From the brain of award winning clown\, Gemma Soldati\, this otherworldly\, interactive hour explores the source of imagination and the tick-tock of our internal clock. The Adventures of Sleepyhead promises better dreams and a good night sleep or your money back.\nFOR DREAMERS OF ALL AGES! \nAs seen on NHPBS. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-adventures-of-sleepyhead/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,Theater,Youth
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SUMMARY:Soggy Po Boys
DESCRIPTION:$15/Non-Members\n$12/Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nThe Soggy Po Boys\, native to New England\, have quickly become an institution. They are spreading the good news of New Orleans music across the northeast and beyond\, playing at concert halls and street corners; music festivals and burlesque festivals; bars and libraries; wherever the party requires. Part of the beauty of New Orleans music is that it’s celebrated and appreciated wherever it goes\, from the street to the theater. \nThe Po Boys formed in 2012 to shake the walls of a local club on a Fat Tuesday but have honed their sound and become more than a Mardi Gras centerpiece. Exploring the vast musical traditions of New Orleans and expanding their repertoire to look beyond NOLA jazz\, the band includes traditional Caribbean tunes (it’s been said that New Orleans is the northernmost city in the Caribbean)\, as well as Meters funk\, soul\, and brass band / street beat music. There are a myriad of traditions that flow into New Orleans culture just as there are tributaries that feed the Mississippi\, and the Po Boys are eager to explore what makes the music of New Orleans so damn special. You’ll hear the heavy influence of the New Orleans sound across the band and in the stories told by their original tunes. Despite the scope of its sound\, the outfit is only seven people\, and thrives on the interplay and group dynamics that bring this music to life. \nThe Soggy Po Boys are:​ \nStu Dias- Vocals / Guitar\nEric Klaxton- Clarinet/Sop. Sax\nNick Mainella- Tenor Sax\nJosh Gagnon – Trombone\nMike Effenberger- Piano\nScott Kiefner- Upright Bass\nBrian Waterhouse – Drums/Percussion \nPurchase Tickets\n\n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/soggy-po-boys-20240420/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Earth Port Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:ADULTS: $15 in Advance/$17 at Door\nSTUDENTS: $10 in Advance/$12 at Door \nPurchase Tickets\n\nIt’s the 10th Anniversary of the Earth Port Film Festival! The 2024 Festival continues to feature short films that tell engaging and inspiring stories of people in communities around the world impacted by and taking action to address the environmental challenges facing the Earth today.\nThis year’s 10 film selections include documentary\, fantasy\, and animation genres with stories from the US\, New Zealand\, Germany and the UK. Topics include farming on land and sea\, zero waste living\, reciprocity with the land\, electric planes\, activist puppeteering and more. The films\nrange in length from 1 to18 minutes Details about the films are available at www.earthportfilm.org. \nA pre-show reception with light refreshments begins at 5:30 PM and film screenings begin at 6. The Earth Port Film Festival is produced by Greater Newburyport Community Media Hub (NCMHub) and Transition Newburyport. Partial funding for this program is provided by the City of\nNewburyport Resiliency Committee and a grant from the Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action Grant. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/earth-port-film-festival/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T180000
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SUMMARY:Climate Resiliency Screening
DESCRIPTION:Presented by NDFF\nPurchase Tickets\n\n$20/Adults\n$18/Students & Seniors \nAs we celebrate our 20th year\, the Newburyport Documentary Film Festival is pleased to partner with the City of Newburyport Resiliency Committee to present an evening of films that address the climate crisis as it affects our community. This timely program about one of our biggest collective challenges will take place Sunday\, April 28 at the Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Newburyport. Reception begins at 6 PM. Film screnning at 7 PM. Tickets $18-20. Chowder from New England Fishmongers will be for sale during the reception.   \n“Last Man Fishing” (dir. JD Schuyler) is a cinematic look at a vastly changing seafood system through the lens of small-boat fishers and experts. Narrated by best-selling author Mark Bittman and starring “Captain Tim” Rider\, proprietor of Kittery’s New England Fishmongers\, the film explores the struggle for the survival of independent\, sustainability-oriented fishermen in the face of the industrial-scale destruction of ocean habitats by corporate seafood interests.     View The Trailer Here \nInspired by the Massachusetts Oyster Project\, “The Oyster Revival: Restoring Our Waters” (dir. Allison Keir) is a short film about the miraculous power of oysters to clean and restore our polluted urban and coastal marine habitats. \nFunding for this program is provided by the City of Newburyport Resiliency Committee through a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Action program.  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/last-man-fishing/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film,Special Events
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SUMMARY:The Big Game
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Acting Out Productions\nAdult: $18\nStudent/Senior: $15 \nPurchase Tickets\n\nTHE BIG GAME \nWritten and Directed by Jack Neary \nTHE BIG GAME is tomorrow\, and Middle School team captain Jonas has his players ready to go against a rival Middle school. However\, at the last minute\, his principal tells him that six of his players have failing grades and can no longer be on the team! And the principal won’t let Jonas cancel the game\, it’s just TOO BIG! So Jonas and his few friends still on the team have to find players SOMEWHERE! He begs coaches and teachers to help him out to recruit kids\, with no luck! But he finds one teacher who WILL let his kids play! And nobody can believe who these kids are! \nTHE BIG GAME is a fast-moving\, funny play with surprises galore for the whole family! \nFeaturing student actors Sevilla Emmons\, Sienna Dole\, Kairi Bohanan\, Melina Bohanan\, Owen Donahue\, Jack Kassemos\, Mae Estrin\, Silas Robbins\, Zoe Fasching\, Elle Sullivan\, Bo Weese\, Owen Prah\, Christopher Carney\, Isabella Schwarzkopf\, Lila Anthony\, Nora Runnals\, Audrina Lazarus\, Catherine Melnick\, and Alex Sullivan \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-big-game/2024-05-02/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,Theater
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SUMMARY:The Stands
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Acting Out Productions\nAdult: $30\nStudent/Senior: $28 \nPurchase Tickets\n\nTHE STANDS Four moms\, one grandmother and one dad huddle together in the chill of a New England Saturday morning as they wait for their kids to begin their first Little League practice of the year. As we get to know them\, we’re surprised\, entertained and sometimes even shocked by what they have to say. Underneath the delightful banter\, however\, is the measured revelation of a horrible\, life-changing moment they all will share before the end of the play. THE STANDS\, winner of 4 New Hampshire Theatre Awards\, including Outstanding Professional Production\, is fast-moving\, funny and suspenseful — a moving\, stunning story about kids and parents and the shattering power of words.
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-stands/2024-05-03/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche
DESCRIPTION:Row A-D: $33 for Non-Member/$30 for Members\nRow E-K: $30 for Non-Member/$27 for Members\nRow L-O: $27 for Non-Member/$25 for Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nSuzzy and Lucy released their last recording I Can Still Hear You in the fall of 2020.  The album was largely recorded in the darkest hours of the Covid shutdown in the spring of 2020 in NYC.  After starting the recording in Nashville\, the mother/daughter team went back to New York City just as the city closed up.  They set up studios in their bedrooms: Lucy in Brooklyn\, Suzzy in Manhattan\, and finished the record.  Hailed as “one of the year’s best” by Americana Highways\, the new album has been met with high praise. (see attached sheet).  Suzzy and Lucy have recorded two albums previously\, Fairytale & Myth (Independent Music Award winner) and Mud & Apples (also nominated for IMA). \nThose familiar with Lucy Wainwright Roche are aware of her bell tone voice\, her unshakable melodies\, and her knack for wise\, wry lyrics. It’s no surprise that Wainwright Roche is the daughter of Suzzy Roche (The Roches) and Loudon Wainwright III\, half sibling to Rufus and Martha Wainwright.  Lucy has carved out her own career as a touring singer/songwriter and recording artist\, with five critically acclaimed solo recordings released on her own label: Eight Songs\, Eight More\, Lucy\, There’s a Last Time for Everything and her most recent Little Beast (Winner of the Independent Music Award for Best Singer/Songwriter.)  Other recordings include a collaboration with her sister Martha Wainwright on Songs In the Dark\, a collection of lullabies. For over a decade\, as a solo act\, armed with a guitar\, a deadpan sense of humor\, insightful songs\, and a voice that makes tough guys cry\, she’s built a solid following across the US and Europe.  As an opening act she has often appeared with such luminaries as The Indigo Girls\, Mary Chapin Carpenter\, Neko Case\, and her brother\, Rufus\, and she’s one of a few who can step out alone in front of a thousand strangers and play an entire set to a rapt audience. \nSuzzy Roche is a singer/songwriter/performer/author and founding member of the singing group The Roches.  She has recorded over eighteen albums\, written music for TV and Film\, and toured extensively for forty years across the U.S. and Europe. She has performed with the experimental theater troupe\, The Wooster Group\, for over twenty years. Her children’s book Want To Be In A Band (Random House) was published in February 2013.  Wayward Saints (Hyperion/Voice) is her first novel and was a selection of the Spring 2012 B&N Discover Great New Writers Program. Her most recent novel The Town Crazy was published in August of 2020. www.suzzyroche.com \nTHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE’s review of Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche’s performance at The Space in Evanston Illinois said\, “Their voices intertwined in gorgeous union…mother and daughter had the room in the palms of their talented hands. This was a glittering gem of a show.” \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/suzzy-roche-lucy-wainwright-roche/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Eurydice
DESCRIPTION:$30/Members\n$33/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nEurydice reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice not through Orpheus’s infamous pilgrimage to retrieve his bride\, but through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day\, Eurydice must journey to the underworld\, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters\, ingenious plot twists\, and breathtaking visual effects\, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/eurydice/2024-05-17/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:A Kick Off To Summer - A Fundraiser for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:$50/ticket\nLimited to 100 Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nPlease join us for a very special evening at the Firehouse! \n6:00: Start with Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails on the balcony and the upstairs lobby. \n7:00: Enjoy an exclusive performance by BeatleJuice and a sneak peek from our upcoming summer musicals. \n8:00: Join the bidding! We will be auctioning off the opportunity to host a private party at the Firehouse on each of the six nights of the Yankee Homecoming Concert Series July 28 – August 2nd \nYANKEE HOMECOMING CONCERT SERIES PERFORMANCES \nJULY 28 – Scenes: A Billy Joel Experience\nJULY 29 – IMPACT (70’s\, 80’s\, 90’s Covers)\nJULY 30 – Red Solo Cup: Toby Keith Tribute\nJULY 31 – 12 Barz Band\nAUGUST 1 – BeatleJuice\nAUGUST 2 – The Far \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/a-kick-off-to-summer-a-fundraiser-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater
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SUMMARY:Our Human Journey
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Second Act Readers Theatre\n$5/All Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nOur amazing Second Act Readers Theatre students perform the works of Marc Clopton. Masterfully directed by Charles Van Eman\, these 8 short plays will examine how we think and feel as we travel on this journey called life.  \nThe Dao of Tigger\nSally – Maureen Daley\nMartin – Terry Blanchard \nHere in the Holler\nBertie – Dr. Dael Angelico-Hart\nMay —  Sharon Curtis Phelan \nAshley’s Lament\nSarah — Cher McDevitt\nMolly — Bette Lischke \nLa Grande Cynosure\nStephen Sondheim – Roger Burgess\nDanielle Thomas – Gretchen Stone\nFan #1 – Lenora Salvucci\nFan #2 – Sharon Curtis Phelan\nSam Masters – Jeffrey Cousminer\nFan #3 —  Mary Corsetto\nFan #4 – Deborah Baker\nFan #5 – Bette Lischke\nWaiter – Terry Blanchard \nBungalow Bugaloo\nMeg – Candie Benjamin\nLiz – Ruth Benjamin  \nReflections in a Dream\n Violet – Maureen Daley\n Thomas – Andy Griffith  \nFor Better or For Worse\nAdelaide – Deborah Baker\nJasper — Jeffrey Cousminer \nPearl and the She-Bear\nOrsola – Lenora Salvucci\nPerlita – Mary Corsetto \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/the-human-journey/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Theater
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SUMMARY:NBPT Pride presents Melissa Ferrick
DESCRIPTION:All Seats: $30 \nPurchase Tickets\n\n“Ferrick has never shied away from showing vulnerability or expressing her struggles but now\, she has learned to harness her power\, she has sharpened her skills; look out because Melissa Ferrick is back\, and if you thought she was good before\, take a deep breath because her new track\, ‘Black Dress’ will only leave you wanting more.” \nPresented by Newburyport Pride\, Melissa Ferrick returns to the Firehouse Center for the Arts on June 1\, and is sure to be a major highlight of Pride weekend. \nIn 2023\, Ferrick released Black Dress\, their first single in eight years\, via the venerable Kill Rock Stars Records. This release coincides with the 30th anniversary of Ferrick’s critically acclaimed major label debut\, Massive Blur. Ferrick is celebrating the new release and her 30th Anniversary by touring a retrospective show titled\, Throughlines. \nMelissa Ferrick is regarded in the industry and by their peers as one of the most prolific\, generous\, and hardworking people in the business. After opening for Morrissey in the U.S. and UK\, Ferrick signed with Atlantic Records at the age of 21 and released her debut and sophomore albums with them. Between 1996 and 1999\, Melissa released three albums with the Colorado-based indie label W.A.R. Records. In 2000\, Melissa launched the nationally distributed independent record label Right On Records. Ferrick put out two critically acclaimed albums with NY-based label MPress Records between 2011 and 2013. She’s released seventeen albums over the last twenty-five years and has won numerous awards for songwriting\, production\, and performance. Melissa has shared the stage with countless acts\, some of which include Morrissey\, Joan Armatrading\, Weezer\, Tegan and Sara\, Mark Cohen\, Paul Westerberg\, Bob Dylan\, John Hiatt\, Ani DiFranco\, k.d. Lang\, Suzanne Vega\, Shawn Colvin\, and many others. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/nbpt-pride-ferrick/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Special Events
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SUMMARY:In the Heights
DESCRIPTION:$35/Members\n$40/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nThe unbearable July heat has the denizens of NYC’s Washington Heights neighborhood in the streets shouting\, “Que calor!” Several established businesses have closed. Housing costs – and racial tensions – are on the rise. And the once vibrant\, now dwindling community must rally together to preserve their culture and their way of life. \nLin Manuel-Miranda’s music-filled love letter to the community of his youth\, In The Heights\, tells the story of the corner bodega where the coffee is hot\, light\, and sweet\, the apartment windows that are always open\, and the cool breeze that carries the percussive rhythm of the bustling city and three generations of dreams. And for this community on the brink of change\, it tells a story of hope\, heritage\, and healing love.
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/in-the-heights/2024-06-07/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Freda World Music
DESCRIPTION:$27/Members\n$30/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nFreda World Music has a composition repertoire that consists of a diversified style of music that has taken them from the colosseums of Europe to the stage of Carnegie Hall. \nBrothers Joseph and Anthony Freda began their musical endeavor as children growing up in Italy. Inspired by both classical and contemporary music\, Joe and Tony came to the United States to continue their education and have continued to compose\, arrange\, perform and conduct both nationally and internationally. \nSiblings Ryann Murray and Christopher Murray joined Joe and Tony and are thrilled to be a part of the group. \nFreda World Music today comprises Pop-Opera Crossover\, Pop\, Instrumental music and more. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/freda-world-music/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Summer Comedy Night
DESCRIPTION:$20/All Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\nTake a load off and join us for a night of laughs as Comedy Night returns to the Firehouse featuring some of the best comedic talent in the region! Hosted by Mike Smith with headliner Tony V. along with Ryan Gartley and Andrea Henry. \nTONY V. is a nationally know comedian who has appeared in numerous films and television shows. He is one of North America’s best comedians who has performed on Comedy Central\, Late Night With Conan O’Brien\, A&E’s Evening at the Improv\, MTV\, and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. \nHis television credits include Showtime’s The Brotherhood as well as the CBS’s 2007 series Waterfront\, along with Rescue Me\, Seinfeld\, Boston Common\, two seasons of Bobcat’s Big Show on F/X\, and more. His one-man show “The Failure Artist\,” drew critical acclaim. \nHe has appeared in the films State and Main\, Celtic Pride\, Housesitter\, One Crazy Summer and Shakes the Clown as well as the independently produced By the Sea and Abracadabra. \n \nRYAN GARTLEYis a 20-year veteran of the Boston comedy scene having played Las Vegas\, New York and virtually every major club in the region. Gartley has been a semifinalist in both the Boston and the Portland Comedy Festivals\, and he has opened for national acts such as Jeff Dunham\, Steven Wright\, and Lenny Clarke. With his quick\, critical observations and witty humor Gartley made a name for himself as one of the hardest working acts in the business. \n  \n \nANDREA HENRYis one of the funniest women in the business. She was a finalist in the Ladies of Laughter nation competition and is a regular performer on the Funny Ladies of Comedy tour. She appears at the top clubs in New England as well as working corporate events. \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/summer-comedy-night/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Being Petty - THE Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Experience
DESCRIPTION:$25/Members\n$28/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nWhat would it be like if Tom Petty was still with us\, performing with the Heartbreakers to this day? \nNow the fantasy comes to life\, with Being Petty – the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Experience.  \nIn early 2021\, Bruce Hilton and Larry Ladrie embarked on a mission to create the ultimate Tom Petty tribute band\, dedicated to sharing all the excitement and emotion of a live performance from the original band. The result is an assemblage of massively talented musicians/performers with a passion for the music\, and the skills to pull it off. \nAfter their FIRST PERFORMANCE\, they were invited to participate in the Legends Tribute show at the 8\,000 seat Bank of NH Pavilion alongside some of the best tribute bands in the country. \nBeing Petty is more than just the average cover or tribute band.  Audiences are awestruck by the flawless recreation of the look (accurate wardrobe\, wigs and accessories)\, sound (authentic guitars\, amps and drums) and feel of the original band.  The live show now includes multimedia for a truly huge concert experience. \nThe Being Petty song list covers all phases of Tom Petty’s incredible musical legacy\, including all of the hit songs from the 1970’s through the 2010s\, plus some surprise “deep cuts” for the true fans!  \nAt every show\, during every song\, Being Petty is committed to respecting the fans\, and honoring the musical and cultural legacy of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/being-petty-the-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-experience/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Butcher\, Baglio\, & Estes
DESCRIPTION:$22/Members\n$25/Non-Member \nPurchase Tickets\n\nJon Butcher\, Sal Baglio & Allen Estes. Three veteran musicians and familiar names from the Boston music scene. Their debut album\, GYPSY CARAVAN is 11 new electric and acoustic stories steeped in the blues and Americana. \n“We’re blue collar guys from working class families. We grew up on the sound of rock radio and the promise of an electric guitar. “ \nGYPSY CARAVAN covers a lot of ground\, just as CS&N’s debut album did back in the day. The album is the product of three long time friends who came together on a travelogue of blues\, roots and more. And it rocks!” \nYes it does. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/butcher-baglio-estes-2/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Into the Woods
DESCRIPTION:$35/Members\n$40/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nMusic and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim\nBook by James Lapine \nJames Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone’s favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless\, yet relevant\, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. \nThe story follows a Baker and his wife\, who wish to have a child; Cinderella\, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack\, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse\, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted\, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. \nPurchase Tickets\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/into-the-woods/2024-08-09/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:Rayland Baxter
DESCRIPTION:w/ special guest Sugadaisy\n\nMember: $60 – Rows A-D/$50 – Rows E-K/$40 – Rows L-O\nNon-Member: $65 – Rows A-D/$55 – Rows E-K/$45 – Rows L-O \nPURCHASE TICKETS\n\nFor the making of his fourth album If I Were a Butterfly\, Rayland Baxter holed up for over a year at a former rubber-band factory turned studio in the Kentucky countryside—a seemingly humble environment that proved to be something of a wonderland. “I spent that year living in a barn with the squirrels and the birds\, on my own most of the time\, and I discovered so much about music and how to create it\,” says the Tennessee-bred singer/songwriter. “Instead of going into a studio with a producer for two weeks\, I just waited for the record to build itself. I’d get up and go outside\, see a butterfly and connect that with some impulsive thought I’d had three months ago\, and suddenly a song I’d been working on would make sense. That’s how the whole album came to be.” \nThe follow-up to 2018’s critically acclaimed Wide Awake\, If I Were a Butterfly finds Baxter co-producing alongside Tim O’Sullivan (Grace Potter\, The Head and the Heart) and Kai Welch (Molly Tuttle\, Sierra Hull)\, slowly piecing together the album’s patchwork of lush psychedelia and Beatlesesque pop. In addition to working at Thunder Sound (the Kentucky studio he called home for months on end)\, Baxter recorded in California\, Texas\, Tennessee\, and Washington\, enlisting a remarkable lineup of musicians: Shakey Graves\, Lennon Stella\, several members of Cage the Elephant\, Zac Cockrell of Alabama Shakes\, Morning Teleportation’s Travis Goodwin\, and legendary Motown drummer Miss Bobbye Hall\, among many others. In an especially meaningful turn\, two of the album’s tracks feature the elegant pedal steel work of his father\, Bucky Baxter (a musician who performed with Bob Dylan and who passed away in May 2020). Thanks to the extraordinary care and ingenuity behind its creation\, If I Were a Butterfly arrives as a work of rarefied magic\, capable of stirring up immense feeling while leaving the listener happily wonderstruck. \nBaxter’s debut release as a producer\, If I Were a Butterfly bears a dazzling unpredictability that has much to do with his limitless imagination as a collector and collagist of sound. “Sometimes the bullfrogs in the pond outside would pulse in a certain tempo and I’d apply that to a song\, or I’d hear a bird chirping and it would inspire me to add harmonica in a particular place\,” he says. “I could be walking around this massive building in the middle of the night and the air-conditioning would turn on\, and it’d give me the idea to include a synth part that holds a similar note. I’d wait for those moments to happen and whenever I tried to force anything\, the music usually rejected it.” \nA perfect introduction to If I Were a Butterfly’s elaborate sonic world\, the album-opening title track begins with a recording of a Baxter singing at age four\, then drifts into a delicately sprawling reverie ornamented with so many lovely details (lavish flute and cello melodies\, radiant horns\, the hypnotic harmonies of Lennon Stella and Baxter’s girlfriend\, Sophia Rose). “I liked the idea of the first voice on the record being me as a little kid\, not knowing where I’d be today\,” notes Baxter\, who embedded newly unearthed audio clips of himself and his older sister Brooke all throughout the album. Graced with the combustible guitar work of his bandmate Barney Cortez\, “Billy Goat” kicks up a potent tension with its restless grooves and hot-tempered gang vocals. “It’s a breakup song about being with someone who’s on a different life path—one side wants to influence the other\, and inevitably you part ways\,” says Baxter. From there\, the album takes on a feverish momentum with “Rubberband Man\,” a delightfully frenzied track channeling a wild and giddy freedom. “There’s rubber bands all over the property at Thunder Sound—in the earth\, in the concrete\, used as insulation for the studio\,” says Baxter. “I took a mishmash of images in my head and it turned into a song about staying flexible\, rolling with the punches.” \nIn its searching reflection on love and loss and striving for transcendence\, If I Were a Butterfly reaches a quietly glorious intensity on “Tadpole”: a piano ballad threaded with childhood memories at turns oddly tender (catching frogs and crawfish in a nearby toxic creek) and nightmarish (hearing the gunshot when an across-the-street neighbor took her own life). And on “My Argentina\,” If I Were a Butterfly closes out with a piano-driven and painfully raw outpouring\, its starkness intermittently broken by soulful strings and gospel-esque harmonies. “One time at the studio I stayed up all night and played that song maybe 100 times; we ended up using the last take\, which was recorded at about five in the morning\,” says Baxter. “It’s a song that represents the thoughts one might have about a perfect love life\, and I love how it ends the album in a big angelic cloud of reverb.” \nFor Baxter\, the act of self-producing such a sonically and emotionally expansive body of work proved both exhilarating and arduous. “It really wore me out to spend all that time alone at the studio\, editing the hell out of this record; my heart definitely suffered\,” he says. “But I also had the guidance of my dad\, who was in my dreams all the time—if I was moving too fast\, I’d hear him telling me to slow down.” Another profound influence on the album-making process: the 2018 deaths of Baxter’s close friends Billy Swayze (a musician whose parents owned the rubber band company that became Thunder Sound) and Tiger Merritt (the vocalist/guitarist for Morning Teleportation\, who worked with Swayze in constructing the studio). “Billy and Tiger had been going up there since 2015\, and finally they turned it into a legit recording studio\,” he says. “It’s a very special place to me\, so they’re two of the four angels I decided to dedicate this record to.” \nEven in its most somber moments\, If I Were a Butterfly wholly fulfills Baxter’s mission of imparting a certain purposeful joy. “It’s been a weird few years\, but I think the big picture is for us to just exist and find love and be loved\, and try to see that all the daily bullshit is simply bugs on the windshield\,” says Baxter. “I hope that this album makes people feel the way I do whenever I listen to my favorite records\, and that it gives them a platform to dream on.” \nPURCHASE TICKETS\n\nZach Littleton and Johny Lovan have been aware of each other’s existence since third grade in Bowling Green\, Ky. — after all\, Littleton “dated” Lovan’s sister in that era “mostly because we were both big redheads and everyone said we should\,” he recalls. It took many years for them to start making music together\, and even longer for them to realize they worked best as a duo\, but since 2016\, Sugadaisy has quietly built a substantial fanbase by simply being its weird\, wonderful selves. \nIndeed\, Sugadaisy is no ordinary band\, largely because Littleton and Lovan are no ordinary musicians. One of their songs (“Space Cadet”) has nearly two million listens on Spotify simply thanks to word of mouth and some love from high-trafficking YouTube creators. They’ve performed live in shirts and ties and with their heads covered in pantyhose. With tongue more often than not firmly in cheek\, they’ve largely released tunes rooted in guitar-based folk and singer/songwriter fare\, but they also have punk\, hip-hop\, Spanish\, and math rock songs itching to emerge. \n  \n  \n  \nPURCHASE TICKETS
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/rayland-baxter/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Tiger Saw - 25th Anniversary Concert
DESCRIPTION:$15/Members\n$18/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nThe beloved indie rock band Tiger Saw formed in Newburyport\, MA in 1999. The band has since released nine albums\, and played almost 1000 shows across three continents. The ever-changing lineup has included 65 different players on record\, and even more in a live setting. \nOn August 18\, 2024\, the classic\, Newburyport-based lineup will reunite for one night only\, at the Firehouse Center for the Arts. This is the band that recorded Tiger Saw’s debut album “Blessed are the Trials We Will Find”\, which was released in March\, 2002 on Kimchee Records. This lineup hasn’t played together since 2003.  \nThe band will feature singer/guitarist Dylan Metrano\, cellist/singer Juliet Nelson\, guitarist John Ryan Gallagher\, bassist Jake Trussell\, and drummer Matt Kulik.  \nUpon its release\, Hallie Engel at Boston’s Weekly Dig raved of Blessed Are the Trials We Will Find\,  “Tiger Saw has created an album with no sharp edges; it’s music as delicate as a China teacup\, with beauty hiding in the empty spaces. Things move from wistfully slow to quiet pop and always seem like they could break out of the mold and explode midway-but never do. And that’s what makes this band so nice; the listener is never roused from the honeyed drowsiness Tiger Saw induces.” \nThere is something magical about the vocal harmonies between Metrano and Nelson\, and at the Firehouse show\, Tiger Saw will revisit their early songs from this era- songs which haven’t been played live in decades. \nSinger/songwriter Jason Anderson will open the show. Anderson lived in Newburyport for a brief time while collaborating with the band\, and now lives in New Brunswick\, Canada. Jason Anderson is an award-winning indie folk artist whose work is as anthemic as it is affecting. Personal and passionate\, his music crackles with life. MRTI Agency wrote “Jason sings directly to your heart\, and does it so vividly\, you can’t help but feel the effects of the performance long after you leave. Yes… he is THAT good.” \nDon’t miss this very special one-time event in a beautiful setting\, where it all began. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/tiger-saw-25th-anniversary-concert/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:A Comedy Concoction
DESCRIPTION:$20/Adults\n$18/Students (and anyone with white hair) \nPurchase Tickets\n\n“Comedy is defiance. It is a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. It is the laughter that allows the hope to creep back in.”  Will Durst\n“Comedy is like catching lightning in a bottle\, laughter an instant vacation”  Mel Brooks \nJoin us and revel in a night of comedy with some local daredevils who are new to the stage!. “Dying is easy. Comedy is hard” It genuinely takes a daring person to try this. The show is a fast paced\, full of surprises\, stand up comedy show loaded with more comedians than you will see in one night anyplace else! \nProduced and hosted by Newburyport award winning townie Kathy Isbell. \nCome for the catharsis of comedy! \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/a-comedy-concoction/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Special Events
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SUMMARY:An Evening with John Gorka
DESCRIPTION:$35/Members\n$40/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nFrom New Jersey\, John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania. Though small\, Godfrey Daniels was and is one of the oldest and most venerable music institutions and has long been a hangout for music lovers and aspiring musicians. In the late 1970’s\, John was was one of these aspiring musicians. Although his academic coursework at Moravian College lay in Philosophy and History\, music began to offer paramount enticements. Soon he found himself living in the club’s basement and acting as resident MC and sound man\, encountering legendary folk troubadours like Canadian singer-songwriter Stan Rogers\, Eric Andersen\, Tom Paxton and Claudia Schmidt. Their brand of folk-inspired acoustic music inspired him\, and before long he was performing his own songs – mostly as an opener for visiting acts. Soon he started traveling to New York City\, where Jack Hardy’s legendary Fast Folk circle (a breeding ground for many a major singer-songwriter) became a powerful source of education and encouragement. Folk meccas like Texas’ Kerrville Folk Festival (where he won the New Folk Award in 1984) and Boston followed\, and his stunningly soulful baritone voice and original songwriting began turning heads. Those who had at one time inspired him – Suzanne Vega\, Bill Morrissey\, Nanci Griffith\, Christine Lavin\, Shawn Colvin – had become his peers. \nIn 1987\, the young Minnesota-based Red House Records caught wind of John’s talents and released his first album\, I Know\, to popular and critical acclaim. With unusual drive and focus\, John hit the ground running and\, when an offer came from Windham Hill’s Will Ackerman in 1989\, he signed with that label’s imprint\, High Street Records. He proceeded to record five albums with High Street over the next seven years: Land of the Bottom Line\, Jack’s Crows\, Temporary Road\, Out of the Valley and Between Five and Seven. His albums and his touring (over 150 nights a year at times) brought new accolades for his craft. His rich multifaceted songs full of depth\, beauty and emotion gained increasing attention from critics and audiences across the country\, as well as in Europe where his tours led him through Italy\, Belgium\, Scotland\, Ireland\, Holland\, Switzerland and Germany. He also started sharing tours with many notable friends—Nanci Griffith and Mary Chapin Carpenter among them. All this brought his music to an ever-widening audience. His video for the single “When She Kisses Me” found a long-term rotation on VH-1’s “Current Country\,” as well as on CMT and the Nashville Network. \nIn 1998\, after five successful recordings and seven years at Windham Hill/High Street\, John felt the need for a change and decided to return to his musical roots at Red House Records. The choice was driven\, in part\, by the artistic integrity that the label represents in an industry where the business of music too often takes precedence. The 1998 release After Yesterday marked a decidedly different attitude towards making music for John\, and his next release The Company You Keep held fast to his tradition of fine songwriting\, yet moved forward down new avenues. Its fourteen songs displays John’s creative use of lyrics and attention to detail. Andy Stochansky played drums and shared production credits with John and Rob Genadek. Ani DiFranco\, Mary Chapin Carpenter\, Lucy Kaplansky and Patty Larkin contributed stellar guitar work and vocals to this fan favorite. Old Futures Gone was informed by his life as husband and father of two young children and also contained the colorful experience of many hard years on the road. Writing in the Margins followed in 2006 and was an engaging collection of sweet and serious songs that spanned many musical genres—folk\, pop\, country and soul—and featured guest vocalists Nanci Griffith\, Lucy Kaplansky and Alice Peacock. Now with this\, his 11th studio album\, he returns to his roots with So Dark You See\, his most compelling and traditional album to date. \nIn addition to his 11 critically acclaimed albums\, John released a collector’s edition box featuring a hi-definition DVD and companion CD called The Gypsy Life. Windham Hill also released a collection of John’s greatest hits from the label called Pure John Gorka. In 2010\, he also released an album with his friends and Red House label-mates Lucy Kaplansky and Eliza Gilkyson under the name Red Horse. Getting high praise from critics and fans alike\, it landed on the Billboard Folk Charts and was one of the most played albums on folk radio. \nMany well known artists have recorded and/or performed John Gorka songs\, including Mary Chapin Carpenter\, Nanci Griffith\, Mary Black and Maura O’Connell. John has graced the stage of Austin City Limits\, Mountain Stage\, etown and has appeared on CNN. His new song “Where No Monuments Stand” is featured in the upcoming documentary Every War Has Two Losers\, about activist and Oregon Poet Laureate William Stafford (1914-1993). \nJohn Gorka lives in Minnesota and when not on the road\, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children. He continues to tour\, playing festivals\, theaters and clubs all over North America and Europe. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/an-evening-with-john-gorka/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Big Yellow Taxi
DESCRIPTION:New England’s Premier Joni Mitchell Tribute Band\n$22/Members\n$25/Non-Members \nPurchase Tickets\n\nBig Yellow Taxi was created to explore Joni’s amazing music from it’s early folk roots\, to her pop masterpieces to her jazz influenced compositions\, Big Yellow Taxi brings Joni’s music alive. \nThe band features the expressive and soaring voice of Teresa Lorenço. Teresa’s vocals pays homage to Joni’s sweet\, husky\, and bell-like voice delivering an emotional journey through Joni’s expansive catalog.​ \nThe mission of the band is to present a show that immerses the audience in an intimate journey through many of Joni’s best loved and most powerful songs: a performance beyond mere imitation\, to delve into Joni’s musical intensity and genius\, to leave audiences entertained\, moved and elated. \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/big-yellow-taxi/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Comedy Night at the Firehouse
DESCRIPTION:$20/All Tickets \nPurchase Tickets\n\n  \nTake a load off and join us for a night of laughs as Comedy Night returns to the Firehouse featuring some of the best comedic talent in the region! Hosted by Mike Smith with headliner Brian Glowacki along with Jack Lynch and David Lamb. \n \n  \nBrian Glowacki became the first independent\, regional comedian to headline the historic Wilbur Theatre in Boston MA. He received “Best of Fest” honors at Burbank Comedy Festival\, Big Pine Comedy Festival and San Diego Comedy Festival. As well as headlining regional clubs Glowacki has performed on the Funny or Die “Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival”. \n  \n \n  \nJack Lynch has performed at all the major Boston venues as well as The Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut\, The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City\, The Improv in Miami Beach\, The Punchline in Atlanta\, Georgia\, the Comedy Works in Montreal\, Canada\, as well as many colleges up and down the East Coast. Lynch has been seen on Comedy Central. \n  \n \n  \nDave Lamb has been performing stand-up comedy for 10 years sharing the stage with some of the best in the business including Lenny Clarke\, Steve Sweeney and more. A full-time teacher\, Lamb is a regular in theaters\, and top comedy venues such as the Tupelo Music Hall\, the Spire Center for the Arts\, and more. \n  \n  \nPurchase Tickets
URL:https://firehouse.org/event/comedy-night-at-the-firehouse/
LOCATION:Firehouse Center for the Arts\, Market Square\, Newburyport\, MA\, 01950\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Special Events
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