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APRIL 2015 nshoremag.com | 29 Montserrat College of Art is not only the area's premier art college but also home to several re- nowned public galleries in Beverly, including the Montserrat Gallery. 23 Essex St., 800-836-0487, montserrat.edu North Shore Music Theatre is one of Beverly's best known—and best loved—attractions, stag- ing not only annual pro- ductions of A Christmas Carol but concerts and popular musicals, includ- ing this year's lineup of Dreamgirls, Shrek, Sat- urday Night Fever, Billy Elliot, and Sister Act. 62 Dunham Rd., 978-232-7200, nsmt.org Endicott College is a small, private four- year college with a stun- ning seaside campus. 376 Hale St., 978-927-0585, endicott.edu Must-Do List The Bancroft on the town Items for your Beverly itinerary Barrel House American Bar For craft cocktails, bistro fare, and fresh oysters, head to Barrel House American Bar. 252 Cabot St., 978-998-4627, barrelhousebeverly.com Lynch Park The idyllic, 16-acre, ocean-side Lynch Park boasts a lovely rose gar- den and carriage house that's popular for wed- dings. It is also the site of many concerts and events each year. 55 Ober St., 978-921-6067, bevrec.com/lynchpark.html The Cabot After minor renovations, The Cabot has reopened its doors to the delight of residents and out-of- towners alike. It's one of many theatres in town, including The Larcom Theatre and Sea Change Theatre Company. 286 Cabot St., 978-927-3100, thecabot.org Cummings Center Thousands of people work for hundreds of companies at the Cum- mings Center, an office park that is Beverly's living monument to into a 21st-century performing arts center," explains Van Ness. The three-year plan—which he says is dependent on community sup- port—will include the installation oI diJital filP and sound eTuip- ment; replacing all of the seats on tKe Pain ȵoor PakinJ tKe Euild- ing ADA compliant so it's acces- siEle Ior people ZitK disaEilities renoYatinJ tKe loEE\ to KiJKliJKt its largely hidden 1920s features; and addinJ a restaurant, Ear, and retail space. Van Ness says the aim of the proMect is to Pake 7Ke &aEot 3er- IorPinJ $rts &enter tKe kind oI community arts destination that tKe tKeatre Zas in its Ke\da\, Ee- fore the advent of television. "It was a place in Beverly that people Yisited eYer\ Zeek,ȋ Ke sa\s Ȋ,t still Kas Eeen tKis place oI Eeaut\ and escape Ior people ,t EecoPes Pore tKan Must a EuildinJ and Pore tKan Must a Eusiness ,t EecoPes part oI peopleȇs liYesȋ 9an 1ess sounds confident tKat the community will continue to sup- port 7Ke &aEot as it enters tKe ne[t phase of its life. And the theatre isn't the only thing in Beverly that's EeinJ iPproYed and inYested in 0a\or &aKill sa\s tKis sprinJ tKe city will start Route 1A/Rantoul Street road reconstruction down- toZn, as Zell as a %riPEal $Yenue Sohier Road connector road im- proYePent proMect ,t Zill also Euild a new middle school, slated to open in , and continue Zork on tKe "re-zoning and thoughtful develop- Pent oI our ZaterIront,ȋ &aKill sa\s "We have so many wonderful assets Kere, it Zonȇt take as Pan\ inYestPents to Pake tKat stronJer in Beverly," Van Ness says. "The in- YestPents tKat people are PakinJ are going to pay huge dividends to the downtown." Endicott College Barrel House American Bar