North Central Mass Events

Poetry Night at the Museum

Gardner Museum 28 Pearl St, Gardner, MA

Published Boston/RI poet Ryk McIntyre has toured nationally and in Canada, opening for varied acts, and has performed his work at NYC’s New School, Boston’s ICA and Strand Theater, among others. He will present his poems, and the role of sobriety in his life.

Poets of the Past Celebrated at First Thursday

Learn and celebrate Fitchburg poets at the Poets of the Past event at the Mill St. Stage, Fitchburg on April 6. The Fitchburg Historical Society, Stratton Players, Bonfire Bookshop and InTown Fitchburg are celebrating Poetry Month. With a night of featured readers who will each share a tribute to Fitchburg poet Caroline Atherton Mason followed […]

Storytellers & Poets with Author Paula Lambert on April 16

Shirley Meeting House on the Common 1 Brown Road, Shirley, Mass

Paula J. Lambert has authored several collections of poetry including The Ghost of Every Feathered Thing (FutureCycle 2022) and How to See the World (Bottom Dog 2020). Recipient of PEN America’s L’Engle-Rahman Prize for Mentorship, her poetry and prose has been supported by the Ohio Arts Council, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, and the Virginia […]

Self Awareness and Love: A Poetic Reading at Creative Connections

Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery 56 Main St., Ashburnham, Ma

Join us at the Creative Connections Gallery on February 17th at 1:00pm for Self Awareness and Love: A Poetic Reading. In the gallery for a reading of ekphrastic poems inspired by the paintings of Jennifer Okumura, as well as additional works by Jess Mynes, Elayne Clift, Fred Gerhard, Simon Hunt, Pat Frederick, Robert Brooks, and […]

Sidewalk Chalk Poetry in Fitchburg

Upper Common Main Stree, Fitchburg, MA, United States

Sidewalk Chalk Poetry in Fitchburg on Monday, April 15 from 1:00-5:00pm. Community members will create and/or select poetry that will be written on the sidewalks up and down Main St starting at the upper common to cover the sidewalks in poems. Poetry will be created/selected in advance and community members will gather at the upper […]

Musical Poetry at Littleton’s Library

Reuben Hoar Public Library 35 Shattuck St,, Littleton, MA

Watch a presentation of the Scheherazade and Moldau at the Reuben Hoar Library in Littleton on Saturday, August 23 from 2:00 - 3:30pm. Elke Jahns-Harms, a professional flutist and teacher at Tufts University, will be performing two poems, Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Moldau by Bedřich Smetana. These symphonic poems will be interspersed with discussion and questions […]