Swamp Yankee Adventures Chronicle of a Journalist in Low Orbit Around the World

Join Crocker Snow Jr., journalist, author, as he takes you on a personal  journey where he chronicles his life both nationally, internationally and locally.  His focus has been on international affairs for public radio, TV and for the Boston Globe, World Times, The World Paper, was editor in chief of World Times and the World […]

Eating Well, Living Well: Cook and Be Free

Join Chef Sarah Naugler for ideas on how to eliminate kitchen nightmares and make cooking fun. She is a graduate of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts and spent ten years working with prestigious Chefs of Boston and the North Shore. She eventually left that lifestyle and ventured into private cooking. Here her love of […]

Eido Period Block Prints, Snapshots and a Mysterious Table

Join Stephen Miles as we follow Arthur Wesley Dow’s journey from Ipswich, MA to the Ecole Julien in Paris, the artist community at Pont-Aven, Brittany, working as assistant to Fenellosa at the MFA Boston and subsequent tour of Japan in 1903 with findings represented in the collection of the Ipswich Museum.

Loom Demonstration

Come listen to a talk and demonstration on weaving. Diane Howe, weaver will explain techniques and tools used in this process.  There will be a small pop-up exhibit downstairs in the Whipple House to see items made in that time period.  This talk and demonstration will be held on the second floor of the Whipple […]

After the Party

Ipswich’s Bob Waite, Professor, Seneca Polytechnic College  and author brings his wit to the topic of politics, drawn on his experience serving as Press Secretary to Senator Ed Brooke (R-MA), Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), as a member of the Reagan Administration, and including his long-time bipartisan friendship with Democrats George McGovern and Michael J. Harrington.

Remembering September 11th

Join Stephanie Gaskins, Dow Curator as she takes us down memory lane to encourage a conversation on where you were on that very sad day and what memories do you […]

Meet Abigail Adams, America’s First Second Lady

Since 2003, Sheryl Faye, actor has been presenting Historical Women to inspire adults and children about history.  Her one man show will leave you spell-bound and inspired. Her performances are […]

Gems from the Archives

Heidi Horner, archivist at the Ipswich Public Library, will introduce us to special items from the Ipswich Public Library’s archival collections focused on local history.  Heidi studied archives management and […]

Play Readings by Boston Reads

These readings of four or five ten minute plays will be performed by award winning professional actors M. Lynda Robinson and Richard McElvain.  Lynda has been working on Boston theatre […]