Name: Building schooner Ardelle in Essex
Start: 2026-05-20T10:30:00-04:00
Location: Hamilton COA

Hamilton COA

Heritage Films production documents the activity. Discussion follows.

Local Event: Building schooner Ardelle in Essex

Essex County

Scott Souza

Boston Metropolitan Area

Danvers

Massachusetts

Building schooner Ardelle in Essex

Heritage Films production documents the activity. Discussion follows.

Rebecca Nurse Homestead

Join us for our first-ever 17th-century living history event at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead!
Step back in time and experience the sights, sounds, and stories of 17th-century New England, with living history reenactors dressed in period-accurate clothing styles from across the 1600s, demonstrating how families lived, cooked, and worked.
There will also be 17th-century militia displays and demonstrations on the grounds (weather permitting).
The Nurse family home will be open for self-guided exploration, with our audio tour available to help you discover the full property at your own pace. Docents will also be on hand to answer any questions along the way.
This event runs across two days; the full experience will be available throughout the weekend.

Local Event: Spring In The Village

Spring In The Village

Join us for our first-ever 17th-century living history event at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead!
Step back in time and experience...

Danvers High School

This is a public meeting where Elected Town Meeting Members vote on the current Town of Danvers warrant articles.&nbsp; This year there will be a Resolution To Commemorate and Honor Those who voted at Danvers Town meeting in 1776 to support the Cause of Independency from the British Crown.&nbsp; Only town meeting members will be allowed to vote, but the public is welcome to attend and observe. The Resolution will take place at the beginning of the meeting. This is also a great opportunity for citizens to see the Town Government in action.

Local Event: Annual Town Meeting

Annual Town Meeting

This is a public meeting where Elected Town Meeting Members vote on the current Town of Danvers warrant articles.  This year...

Peabody Institute Library of Danvers

We all have thoughts and feelings about the rise of book bannings in America so this is a great opportunity to have a discussion about it! Join author and professor, Samuel Cohen, for a conversation on his most recent release, Banning Books in America: Not a How-to, which is a book about banned books in the U.S. - about reading them, teaching them, and lending them under the shadow of political pressure not to. Bring your questions as Sam will have answers (or, at least, thoughtful responses that will make us think) to them. We hope you can join us for this important topic.&nbsp;<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8517727239120/WN_WtAKC-JBS6W6Fu52ATBDqQ" target="_blank" style="padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-color: initial; clear: both; color: #a03c22 !important;" rel="nofollow noopener">Click here to register.</a>RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded and the video will be available for two (2) weeks. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.&nbsp;About the Book:<a href="https://danvers.noblenet.org/Record/5519297?searchId=6958587&amp;recordIndex=1&amp;page=1&amp;referred=resultIndex" target="_blank" style="padding: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-color: initial; clear: both; color: #a03c22 !important;" rel="nofollow noopener">Banning Books in America</a>&nbsp;features novelists on banning and being banned, arguments about the histories and politics of book banning, readings of banned books in national and international contexts, and responses to new legislation by anti-censorship advocates, teachers, and librarians. Together, these writers and educators provide a view from the trenches of the wars on reading. They offer, if not a single blueprint, models for how to think about what it means to ban books and how to fight back against the forces that would ban them.This book shows that at the heart of this issue is the question of what books mean to people. Some Americans are determined to decide which books other Americans shouldn't get to read. Why these books? Why now? Anyone who seeks to answer these questions must examine the context, historical and current, in which Americans allow this to happen.This is a book about book banning in America, and so it is a book about America.About Sam:Samuel Cohen (Associate Professor of English, University of Missouri) is the author of After the End of History: American Fiction in the 1990s (University of Iowa Press, 2009), co-editor (with Lee Konstantinou) of The Legacy of David Foster Wallace (University of Iowa Press, 2012), co-editor (with James Peacock) of The Clash Takes on the World: Transnational Perspectives on the Only Band That Matters (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017), and Series Editor of The New American Canon: The Iowa Series in Contemporary Literature and Culture. He is also author of 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology, 5th edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2016), and coauthor of Literature: The Human Experience, 13th edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2018). Banning Books in America: Not a How-To is forthcoming from Bloomsbury in February 2026.Presented in collaboration with the Ashland Public Library and other area libraries.&nbsp;

Local Event: Zoom Program: "Banning Books in America: Not a How To" with Author Samuel Cohen

Zoom Program: "Banning Books in America: Not a...

We all have thoughts and feelings about the rise of book bannings in America so this is a great opportunity to have a...

Zoom Program: "Banning Books in America: Not a How To" with Author Samuel Cohen

Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm through August, 2026. No advance sign-up required.
All levels welcome. Special attention to modifications and new students. Ellen Dempsey, RYT 200&nbsp; &nbsp;Ellen.danvers.yoga@gmail.com
Introductory Price $15 per class. Check, Cash, Venmo accepted. Historical Society members are eligible for a discount.
Tapley Memorial Hall, 13 Page Street, Danvers
Wheelchair parking at back of ramp. Parking at Elm Street lot and along Page or Cherry Streets

Local Event: Yoga with Ellen

Yoga with Ellen

Tuesdays 6:30 to 7:30 pm through August, 2026. No advance sign-up required.
All levels welcome. Special attention to...

Brightview Senior Living

Please join us for a morning of community and recognition at our Veterans Breakfast. This special gathering is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow veterans over breakfast; please RSVP to Sarah at 978-750-6111 to confirm your attendance.

Local Event: Veterans Breakfast

Veterans Breakfast

Please join us for a morning of community and recognition at our Veterans Breakfast. This special gathering is a wonderful...

This week's topic:&nbsp; Second Act Careers
The Library 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Informal networking takes place from 9am to 9:30am and 11:30am to noon. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career," this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking!
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rdVIN-NtRV6b0BDnbemEvQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rdVIN-NtRV6b0BDnbemEvQ#/registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Click here to register.</a>
Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition. Each meeting features a new topic. Meetings include a presentation and interactive workshop on topics relevant to career transition, guest speakers, access to hiring managers, small group breakout rooms to network, and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Participating on a regular basis will give job seekers the many tools and strategies needed for a successful job search.
Each biweekly meeting is facilitated by Deborah Hope, MBA, PCIC, an experienced executive career coach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 executive, investment banker and entrepreneur. She transitioned to executive coaching over 12 years ago. Deborah has coached with Harvard Business School Executive Education programs and the Massachusetts Conference for Women. She has been trained or certified in a variety of coaching models and assessment tools. Deborah has facilitated 50+ job seekers networking groups since 2016.
The Peabody Institute Library of Danvers has partnered with nearly 50 Massachusetts libraries to sponsor this group.

Local Event: Zoom Program: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Second Act Careers

Zoom Program: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group...

This week's topic:  Second Act Careers
The Library 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd...

Zoom Program: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Second Act Careers

Danvers Fire Department

The Danvers Republican Town Committee (DRTC) will&nbsp;hold its May business meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2026&nbsp;at 6:30 p.m., at the Danvers Fire Station 64 High St.&nbsp; Danvers,&nbsp;MA.This is a public meeting and all are invited and welcome. If you have an issue you would like to discuss we will open the floor for comments at the top of the agendaWe will&nbsp;continue with&nbsp;the progress of our sub-committees to organize and reach out to the community.&nbsp;The sub-committees are:&nbsp;&nbsp;2026-Candidates&nbsp;&amp; Issues;&nbsp; &nbsp;Events&nbsp;and community&nbsp;volunteer opportunities; Social Media &amp; Media Monitors;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Voter Integrity.New business items will include, plans for celebrating Americas’ 250th&nbsp; Birthday; as well as upcoming budget and warrant article hearings, and regular board meetings: ZBA; Planning Board; Fin-Com;, Select Board, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;We will also debrief on the GOP-Convention and Danvers Local Election. We will also entertain any other new business items from the floor that you have an&nbsp;issue or concern with. It would be helpful to know that in advance (due to time constraints) but not necessary.All&nbsp;concerned citizens are welcomed and encouraged to attend and we look forward to your joining us.&nbsp;For more information, please email danversrtc@gmail.com.

Local Event: Danvers Republican Town Committee (DRTC)  monthly meeting

Danvers Republican Town Committee (DRTC) ...

The Danvers Republican Town Committee (DRTC) will hold its May business meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., at the...

Danvers Republican Town Committee (DRTC)  monthly meeting

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A live concert of American singing school music from 1700s to 2000s.
The Essex Harmony is a Danvers based, secular, mixed voice, chorus. Founded by the late Glenn Mairo in 2006, our repertoire has grown under Tom Carmody’s direction. Our original inspiration, the ‘Singing School’ period of Colonial America (1765 –1835), has been greatly expanded up to and including contemporary American composers. Our mission is to preserve American choral music with emphasis on the Colonial ‘Singing School’ period. Our musical selections are put into context in every performance with a brief narration.

Local Event: Essex Harmony - a concert

Essex Harmony - a concert

A live concert of American singing school music from 1700s to 2000s.
The Essex Harmony is a Danvers based, secular, mixed...

Choate Farm

Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church and North Shore Nature Programs are pleased to present Saturday Strolls, a free monthly walk on marked trails, with a naturalist from North Shore Nature Programs.&nbsp; Come and learn about what our local bird population is up to in the month of May. We gather at the Choate Farm parking lot.&nbsp; All ages are welcome.This is the last of the monthly Strolls before the summer season begins. Check out the website of North Shore Nature programs for information about its summer camp and other programs:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.northshorenatureprograms.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">northshorenatureprograms.com/</a>Visit the NSUU&nbsp;website homepage to register for weather updates.

Local Event: Saturday Strolls-Bird Adventure: Meadow to Marsh

Saturday Strolls-Bird Adventure: Meadow to Marsh

Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church and North Shore Nature Programs are pleased to present Saturday Strolls, a free...

The Cut - Stage • Studio • Restaurant • Bar

Get ready! Some of the finest, funkiest musicians from across New England have banded together to play the groovy tunes from the ’70s. These timeless disco, funk songs will have you shakin' what yo' mama gave ya! And the heat these players/singers bring is guaranteed to knock you off your feet! If there's a hole in your life, if your dancing shoes are staring at you woefully from the back of the closet, or if you just love to dance, then you need to spend some time in the Vortex. Renew your spirit, get your groove on, and experience the power of Booty Vortex!

Local Event: Booty Vortex - Funky Disco Dance Party

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Join us for one of the North Shore's best-kept secrets, the Arpeggione gala. This year, we’ll share Songs for Friends near and far. Experience Igor Stravinsky’s beloved A Soldier’s Tale narrated by our host John Archer, a work for solo flute and recorded Persian instruments by Parisa Sabet, and a Broadway surprise.&nbsp;
The afternoon will include drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and desserts; totally unique auction items; and Arpeggione creativity and warmth.&nbsp;
Support Arpeggione’s joyful, accessible, and immersive performances, and help us redefine what chamber music can be. &nbsp;
&nbsp;Indoors at the home of John Archer in Danvers (outdoor mingling and refreshments weather permitting). Address will be sent following ticket purchase.

Local Event: Arpeggione Gala: Songs for Friends

Arpeggione Gala: Songs for Friends

Join us for one of the North Shore's best-kept secrets, the Arpeggione gala. This year, we’ll share Songs for Friends near and...

Warrior Mom Giveaway (4 hours of cleaning service) 

All in a touch Cleaning

Warrior Mom Giveaway 💛 At All in a Touch Cleaning, we want to bless a deserving Warrior Mom in our community with 4 labor hours of professional cleaning service. Do you know a mom who has been carrying a heavy season, always putting her family first, and could truly use a helping hand? ✨ Nominate her by sharing her story in the comments or sending us a message. ✨ We will choose one winner to receive the cleaning service. Sometimes a clean home can be a fresh start — and we’re honored to give back to the women who do so much every day. 💛

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Warrior Mom Giveaway 💛 At All in a Touch Cleaning, we want to bless a deserving Warrior Mom in our community with 4 labor hours of professional...

In home podiatry and wound care covered by insurance!

Podiatry and Wound Care Solutions 

In home podiatry and wound care covered by insurance.  You don't need diabetes to get covered, Medicare has over 100 diagnoses, and many very common to patients over the age of 65, that qualify you.  Call today or scan the QR code to register for recurring podiatry every 9 weeks by an experienced provider.

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Colin J. West Plumbing & Heating, LLC

Colin J. West Plumbing &amp; Heating, LLC is a veteran-owned, fully licensed, and insured contractor providing exceptional service to our residential and commercial neighbors across the North Shore. When you hire us, you’re not just choosing another plumber—you’re choosing peace of mind. We provide our community with reliable solutions, uncompromising integrity, and fair, affordable pricing. I want more than just your business; I want your trust, so that when you "Call Colin," you can rest assured that your property is in professional, capable hands. Our Expertise Includes: Heating Systems: Specialized service and installation for both Gas and Oil. Boilers &amp; Water Heaters: High-efficiency upgrades and dependable repairs. Plumbing Fixtures: Expert service and installations for kitchens, baths, and commercial spaces. General Maintenance: Comprehensive solutions for all your plumbing and heating needs

Colin J. West Plumbing & Heating, LLC is a veteran-owned, fully licensed, and insured contractor providing exceptional service to our residential...

MIK Roofing

Protect your home with a trusted local roofing expert! At MIK Roofing, we specialize in professional roof replacements, roof repairs, and new roof installations in Danvers, MA and the North Shore. Our experienced team delivers top-quality workmanship using premium materials to ensure long-lasting results. Whether your roof has storm damage, leaks, or is simply aging, we provide reliable, affordable solutions tailored to your home. 🏠 FREE estimates 💰 Financing available 📍 Proudly serving Danvers, Beverly, Peabody, and nearby areas. 10 Year Labor and Material Warranty Certified with GAF, Certainteed and IKO

Protect your home with a trusted local roofing expert! At MIK Roofing, we specialize in professional roof replacements, roof repairs, and new roof...

North Shore Vendor Events

North Shore Vendor Events runs vendor and craft fairs all around the north shore area, showcasing amazing local crafters, artists, and small businesses. Please visit: https://www.nsvevents.com/event-listings to see our scheduled events.

North Shore Vendor Events runs vendor and craft fairs all around the north shore area, showcasing amazing local crafters, artists, and small...

Strategic Financial Planning and Tactical Asset Management

Skyeburst Wealth Management – Ameriprise Financial

At Skyeburst Wealth Management, we work with individuals and families to help them overcome the complexities of managing their financial lives, retire comfortably, and leave a meaningful legacy through a comprehensive planning approach. We develop strategies that address your goals and challenges at any stage of life, meeting you where you are and listening to what you need. Our diverse team is well suited to build relationships with multiple generations of your family—from first-time investors to stewards of family wealth. We prioritize financial education to help preserve your values as your wealth transfers from one generation to the next. By engaging the entire family, we aim to establish an environment of shared responsibility and an alignment of expectations.

Benjamin Pierce

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Quality Plumbing, Heating and Hot Water Heater Solutions

CRoy Plumbing and Heating LLC

Your go-to source for prompt, professional plumbing and heating repairs, installations, and maintenance throughout Essex County. Services We Provide * Plumbing Services - from new installations and upgrades to comprehensive repairs and maintenance, we ensure that your home's water systems function flawlessly. * Hot Water Heater Services - our expert installation, repairs, and maintenance to ensure you always have access to hot water when you need it. * Gas Plumbing - reliable gas plumbing services for fireplaces, appliances, generators, and more—safe, efficient, and expertly handled. * Heating - trusted heating services for furnaces and boilers—efficient installs, expert repairs, and comfort you can count on. About Our Local Plumbing Company Serving Essex County since 2000, we have built a reputation for excellence in communities such as Salisbury, Georgetown, Boxford, Danvers, Beverly, Peabody, Middleton, Marblehead, and Saugus. Our deep understanding of local needs allows us to provide tailored solutions that meet the demands of our customers, ensuring that every project is handled with professionalism and a personal touch! Discover the CRoy Difference When you choose us, you receive a service backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Our experienced technicians are not only certified and insured, but they are also devoted to your comfort and satisfaction. We prioritize promptness and professionalism, delivering transparent pricing and reliable solutions that you can count on! Our Commitment to Customer Satisfaction Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service that goes beyond just fixing plumbing and heating issues. Our team is dedicated to understanding your unique needs and providing tailored solutions that fit your lifestyle. With transparent communication, prompt responses, a focus on quality, we strive to exceed your expectations and build lasting relationships with every homeowner we serve!

Your go-to source for prompt, professional plumbing and heating repairs, installations, and maintenance throughout Essex County. Services We...

Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church

Our Sunday 10 am service includes choral and congregational singing or chanting as often as 17 times! Come and see.

Our Sunday 10 am service includes choral and congregational singing or chanting as often as 17 times! Come and see. 

sadieladysecrets.com

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SadieLadySecrets.com SadieLadySecrets.com is a family-owned company inspired by our real-life rescue dog, Sadie Lady. We create heartwarming...

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