March 2012
Calendar of Events!
RECYCLED PERCUSSION, Saturday, March 17, 4pm & 8pm (2 shows)
(Salisbury, MA) — Get up close to your favorite artists at Blue Ocean Music Hall. Offering a new wave in year round live entertainment, most seats in this 468-person seated/750-person general admission capacity state-of-the-art oceanfront venue are within 50 feet of the stage. Blue Ocean Music Hall is located at 4 Oceanfront North on Salisbury Beach, and is easily accessible from Routes 1, 95 and 495. Table service including a limited menu and full selection of beverages is available; doors open 90 minutes before show times. Purchase tickets by calling 978.462.5888, go online to www.BlueOceanHall.comor visit the Box Office open Tuesday through Sunday at 4 Oceanfront North.Additional shows are always being scheduled (see below); please visit the website for updates.
Blue Ocean Music Hall is pleased to donate a portion of proceeds from ticket sales to the Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation, an environmental non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and conservation of the marine environment in New England (blueoceansociety.org).
SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 8PM –PLAYING FOR CHANGE Reserved table seating;
tickets $25
One of the most incredible journeys in modern music, Playing For Change began as a PBS documentary with the lofty goal of fostering hope, peace and inspiration through music. Inspired by the passion of street musician Roger Ridley’s rendition of “Stand by Me,” Grammy award-winning producer Mark Johnson crossed the globe recording and filming street musicians of different faiths, backgrounds, and ethnicities, then blended their fervent delivery of blues, gospel, reggae and Afropop into one unified and moving performance. Playing For Change Band performs an amazing run of sold out shows worldwide. The album Playing For Change–Songs Around The World earned a remarkable debut on Billboard’s Top 10 and its “Stand By Me” video has over 38 million views on YouTube.
THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 7:30PM – COUNTRY MUSIC NIGHT with THE TOM DIXON BAND General Admission; tickets $7
Voted 2011 Band of the Year and Entertainer of the Year by New England Country Music Organization, The Tom Dixon Band delivers a heart pumping, foot-stomping beat that can only be viewed as a bit spicy, smooth, southern country rock. The band has opened for such notable acts as The Zac Brown Band, Sugarland, Phil Vassar, Dusty Drake and Alan Jackson
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 8PM –COMEDIAN LENNY CLARKE Reserved table seating; tickets $30
Lenny Clarke is synonymous with the Boston comedy scene since the 1970s. After a mayoral run in his hometown of Cambridge, Clarke hosted a local TV show that featured other area comics, including his good friends Denis Leary and Steven Wright, during the 1980s Boston comedy scene heyday. From there he went on to play parts in numerous televisions shows including The Job, It’s All Relative and his sitcom Lenny. Most recently he appeared as “Uncle Teddy” on FX’s hit comedy/drama Rescue Me.
SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING
Sat, March 3, 9:30am – 11:30am
Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike
SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING Weekly trip with experienced leaders in a search for avian activity in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. For beginners and birders of all skill levels. Dates: Saturdays, March 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, 9:30–11:30 am Location: Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: Adults $10; Children ages 8 and up $7. Preregistration is not required.
THE WONDER AND THE WOW: HARBOR SEALS AT SALISBURY BEACH
Sat, March 3, 11:00am – 1:30pm
Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike
THE WONDER AND THE WOW: HARBOR SEALS AT SALISBURY BEACH Family educator Lisa Hutchings takes adults only outside to discover the wonderful world of bald eagles. Date: Saturday, March 3, 11:00 am-1:30 pm Location: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA. Fee: $17. Preregistration is required.
FREE Comedy Show
Every Monday 7:30pm – 9:30pm
The Grog
FREE COMEDY SHOW @ THE GROG 730 ON MONDAYS! IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO SEE SOME VERY FUNNY ACTS FOR FREE! AND IF YOU HAVE A PREPARED SET, YOU MAY TRY YOUR ACT ON STAGE AS WELL!
St. Patrick's Day Spectacular Direct from Ireland
Thu, March 15, 8pm – 9pm
Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street
Announcing a St. Patrick's Day Spectacular Direct from Ireland with Teada, Seamus Begley, and Old-Style Dancer, Brian Cunningham. The Belleville Roots Music Concert Series announces St. Patrick's Day Spectacular featuring performers direct from Ireland: Teada, Seamus Begley, and sean-nos (old style) dancer Brian Cunningham, on Thursday, March 15 at 8:00PM at Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport. Tickets are $20 ($25 day of show) and $10 for children 12 and under. Advance tickets are available at: Belleville Congregational Church Office, 300 High Street, Tues., Thurs, Fri. from 9AM to 1 PM; Belleville Thrift Shop, Wed. and Sat. from 9 AM to noon; Dyno Records, 1 Middle Street, Newburyport and online at www.bellevillechurch.org/concerts.php or www.mktix.com/bc. If available, tickets will be sold at the door on the day of the event. For more information, email bellevilleconcerts@gmail.com or visit: www.bellevillechurch.org/concerts.php.
VINCENT, a full-length play about Van Gogh
Fri, March 16, 8pm – 9pm
Newburyport Art Association - upstairs Hartson Gallery
News for Release Vincent Van Gogh, the troubled genius artist who changed the world of art, mutilated himself and took his own life, will soon come back to life in Newburyport. Newburyport Art Association will present Vincent, a full-length two-act one-man play about Van Gogh, in its upstairs Hartson Gallery three evenings in March. Theatrical husband-wife team Doug and Kristina Brendel originally presented six performances of the show at Time & Tide Fine Art in Ipswich in September; that run was widely acclaimed and completely sold out. Now the Art Association brings them to Newburyport. Vincent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 16, 17, and 18. Performances begin at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $12 for Newburyport Art Association Members and $15 for non-members. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 27 at the NAA and will be available for purchase during regular gallery hours.
Plum Island/Parker River Beach Clean Up
Sun, March 25, 9am – 3pm
Meet at Parking Lot 1 in the Refuge
Dubbed "Litter to Light," the anticipated collection of three tons of trash will be hauled to the Covanta Energy plant in Haverhill for conversion to electric power. The one-day haul from the Parker River beach cleanup will generate enough electricity to power two typical households for an entire year, according to Ken Nydam, business manager at Covanta's Haverhill facility.
