It’s summertime, summertime, sum, sum, summertime. And we need frothy fun and entertainment to get us through those lazy, hazy, crazy days that we all love so much.
Nothing says summer and light fun like “Grease,” playing at Portsmouth New Hampshire’s Seacoast Repertory Theatre.
Here’s the Rep’s words on the show: “Experience the electrifying 1950s with ‘Grease,’ the timeless musical about two high school sweethearts navigating the trials of love, friendship, and leather jackets. Get ready to sing along to iconic hits like “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’” and “You’re the One That I Want” as you join the T-Birds and Pink Ladies at Rydell High.
Filled with high-energy dance numbers and unforgettable characters, Grease is a feel-good show that will have you hand-jiving in your seat. Don’t miss this beloved classic — it’s the one that you want.” Visit https://www.seacoastrep.org for tickets, schedule and info.
Fun for Kids
Free Fun for Kids from the Lowell Summer Music Series at Boarding House Park gets underway this week and continues each Wednesday and Thursday morning, except Folk Festival week (July 23-24), through Aug. 13.
With music, performances, arts and crafts, free books, snacks and organized playgroups, these events create joyful, enriching moments for kids and a welcoming space for families to connect and thrive. Visit https://lowellsummermusic.org/pages/about-us-contact for information.
The Openest Mic
Finally, the Openest Mic comes to Fitchburg on Thursday July 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Openest Mic invites all to Fitchburg City Hall for an evening of poetry, music and whatever else comes in the door.
Everyone is invited to sign up at the event, and we will showcase as many artists as we have time for. All ages and talent levels are invited and encouraged to show off their original works: either in a five-minute spoken word set or with an acoustic original song. What constitutes spoken word? Poetry, comedy, stories or just sharing a viewpoint.
Maybe you’re not ready for the mic? That’s fine! Listen to an extended set from Amanda Shea, who hosts WGBH’s “Outspoken Saturdays,” co-founded the ARTivism festival, has headlined Boston Black Pride and other venues. She is an Emmy-nominated artist and a three-time Boston Music Award winner, among other accolades. She can create a jubilant energy and shares the most intimate depths.
Celebrate the 250th birthday of America by exercising your freedom of speech in a federal building, sharing the mic with this esteemed poet. To allow attendees to be truly unfiltered, this will not be streamed. Previous Openest Mic events are available for viewing on YouTube and future events are usually streamed.
Admission is free and open to all. Attendees are asked to follow the same rules as any Openest Mic event be polite when people are speaking, no heckling and don’t overstay your time on the mic.
The Openest Mic was founded in 2023 with the mission of bringing artists together to collaborate and have fun. Laura DiCaronimo hosts/curates and Tyler Hopp run the audio-visual component. They have activated over a dozen spaces including parks, breweries and Conquest Video, with over 200 performers gracing the mic.
Poets, dancers, yappers and many other types of creative have done many kind of acts at their shows, with the oldest performer being 93 and the youngest being 4. In addition to hosting open mics, the Openest Mic has done workshops with Fitchburg State University and the Fitchburg Historical Society. They are always open to collaborations of any type with any organization or individual if it sounds fun or does something good for the world.
Nancye Tuttle’s email address is [email protected].
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