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The
To-Do
List
Eight fun-in-the-sun
events for the calendar
1. Gloucester Garden Tour
Wander between small and
large private properties on
the picturesque "Back Shore."
Visit a Japanese garden with
a rare mimosa tree and grand
old estates with sweeping
ocean views. Proceeds will
benefit the new Plant Grant
Circle Project. July 12 at 10
a.m. Tickets $25, Rocky Neck
Cultural Center, 6 Wonson
St., Gloucester, 978-282-3306,
gloucestergardentour.com
2. Lowell Summer Music
Series Presents Barenaked
Ladies Rock out to the latest
from the Juno Award-winning
Canadian band. July 19 at 7:30
p.m. Tickets $ 52-$152, Boarding
House Park, 40 French St.,
Lowell, lowellsummermusic.org
3. 24th Annual Lowell Folk
Festival Join hundreds of
visitors from around the country
for a weekend filled with work by
folk artists and performers as well
as ethnic foods and traditional
crafts. July 25-27, Free, downtown
Lowell, lowellfolkfestival.org
4. Misselwood Concours
d'Elegance Support student
scholarships at Endicott College
by attending this premiere
classic car show featuring some
of the finest automobiles in an
unrivaled lawn and ocean front
setting. On Saturday, a 70-
mile tour will take participants
through the winding roads of
Cape Ann, following parts of the
Essex Scenic Coastal Highway,
as the cars make their way up
to Newburyport for display.
Afterward, they will head
to Beverly for a luncheon at
Endicott College's Misselwood
Estate. On Sunday, the judged
Concours d'Elegance will open
to the public and will feature a fancy
hat competition, fashion shows,
art, and music. July 26 at 9 a.m. July
27 at 11:30 a.m. Tickets $20-$100,
Misselwood Estate at Endicott
College, 376 Hale St., Beverly, 978-
232-2128, endicott.edu
5. 14th Annual Newburyport
Kitchen Tour Peek into some
of Newburyport's most inspired
kitchens and period homes, each
of which has been selected to
showcase the area's best designers,
contractors, and vendors. Proceeds
benefit the Newburyport Elementary
PTO. July 26 at 11 a.m. Tickets $25
(in advance); $30 (at the door),
newburyportkitchentour.com
6. 57th Annual Newburyport
Yankee Homecoming Enjoy the
famous parade, a waterfront concert,
an "Olde Fashioned Sunday," market
square day, family day, and of course,
fabulous fireworks. July 27-August 3.
Free. Downtown Newburyport,
yankeehomecoming.com
7. Music in the Garden:
Bluegrass & BBQ Gather friends
and family for this signature event
at the inspired 1901 Mansion and
grounds. July 29 at 7 p.m. Free.
Willowdale Estate, 24 Asbury
St., Topsfield, 978-887-8211,
willowdaleestate.com
8. Second Annual Summer
Soirée Enjoy a casual cocktail
party overlooking the scenic
harbor at Tuck's Point, as well as
live music and the announcement
of the new 2014 Women in Action
grantees. July 30 at 6 p.m. Tickets
$35, The Chowder House, 17
Tuck's Point Rd., Manchester-by-
the-Sea, 978-922-3966, nsuw.org
$
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Photograph
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Bharat
Parmar
Photography
(Misslewood);
Shane
Godfrey
(Willowdale)
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