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FAMILY HOUR IN THE OPEN. Hour of outdoor family entertainment presented by Theater in the Open featuring storytelling, song, dance, theater and group activity third Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. through September; free. Maudslay State Park, Curzon Mill Road, Newburyport. 978-465-2572, www.theaterintheopen.org.

STORY TIME. Story Hour featuring the Story Weaver Nicolette Heavey Wednesdays, 10 a.m. The Book Rack, 52 State St., Newburyport. 978-462-8615, http://jabberwocky.booksense.com/.

COMEDY

THE GROG. Comedy Open Mike, hosted by Robin Bornstein and featuring amateur and professional comedians, as well as comedy newcomers, Mondays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. The Grog's Cabaret, 13 Middle St., Newburyport. 978-465-8008. www.thegrog.com.

WINNER'S CIRCLE. Comedy Open Mike featuring new and experienced comics Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Free. Winner's Circle, 211 Elm St. (Route 110), Salisbury. 978-462-8994, www.winnerscirclema.com.

FILM

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTS. Newburyport outdoor summer movie series Thursdays at 8:30 p.m., featuring "The Tale of Despereaux" Aug. 5 and "Bee Movie" Aug. 12; rain date Aug. 19; sponsored by England's MicroCreamery, free. Inn Street, downtown Newburyport.

NEWBURYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Weekly film series Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. through Sept. 2; featuring "Jaws" Aug. 4 and 5; free. Newburyport Public Library, 94 State St., Newburyport.

NEWBURYPORT WATERFRONT. Weekly film series Wednesdays at 8 p.m. or around dusk featuring "The Wizard of Oz" Aug. 4, "Fantastic Mr. Fox" Aug. 11 and "Shrek" Aug. 18; rain date Aug. 25; presented by Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry and sponsored by Chase & Lunt Insurance, free. Market Landing Park, Newburyport waterfront. 978-462-6680, www.newburyportchamber.org.

PARKER RIVER WILDLIFE REFUGE. Matinee movie series Tuesdays, 1:30 to 3 p.m. August movies highlight The Discovery Channel's "Life" series, featuring "Challenges of Life" and "Reptiles and Amphibians" Aug. 3, "Mammals" and "Fish" Aug. 10, "Birds" and "Creatures of the Deep" Aug. 17, "Hunters and Hunted" and "Insects" Aug. 24 and "Plants" and "Primates" Aug. 31; free, recommended for maturer audiences. Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. 978-465-5753, http://parkerriver.fws.gov.

SALISBURY BEACH RESERVATION. Free family flicks Wednesdays at dusk through Sept. 1; arrive by 8 p.m. Park admission $9. Salisbury Beach State Reservation, at Currier Recreation Area near pavilion. 617-372-6730.

SCREENING ROOM. "The Kids Are All Right" through Aug. 12. Show times Fridays, 6:15 and 8:45 p.m.; Saturdays, 3:45, 6:15 and 8:45 p.m.; Sundays, 5 and 7:30 p.m.; Mondays through Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $7, books of 10 $55, seniors and children 12 and under $4.50. Newburyport Film Society Night first Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m., followed by discussion. 82 State St., Newburyport. 978-462-3456, www.newburyportmovies.com.

STAGE TWO. "Killers" through Aug. 5. Show times daily, except Mondays, 7 p.m. Stage Two Cinema Pub, 109 Main St., Amesbury. 978-388-3676, www.cinemapub.com.

MUSIC

AMESBURY PLAYHOUSE. Grand piano nights Sundays, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. 194 Main St., Amesbury. 978-388-9444, www.amesburyplayhouse.com.

BARN PUB & GRILL. Team Pub Trivia Night Thursdays, 8 to 10 p.m. 5 Ring St., Amesbury. 978-388-8700, www.thebarnpub.com.

BLUE OCEAN MUSIC HALL. Sonny Landreth and Los Straitjackets Friday, July 30, 8 p.m., $30; The Fools & Fortune Friday, Aug. 6, 8 p.m., $20 to $25. Blue Ocean Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury. 978-462-5888, www.blueoceanhall.com.

GEORGETOWN SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. Summer Concert Series Sundays, 5 to 7 p.m., featuring Jenny Dee & Deelinquents, '60s to '70s pop/soul, Aug. 1; Girls, Guns & Glory, Americana, Aug. 8; Erin Harpe, Delta blues, Aug. 15; and Don't Call Me Shirley, '80s to '90s current rock, Aug. 22. Free. Kiwanis Ice House Pavilion, American Legion Park, off Prospect Street, Georgetown. Rain location Penn Brook Elementary School, Elm Street, Georgetown. www.gtownculture.org.

GLENN'S RESTAURANT AND COOL BAR. Sunday Soul hosted by Curtis Jerome Haynes every Sunday, 6 p.m. 44 Merrimac St., Newburyport. 978-465-3811, www.glennsrestaurant.com.

THE GROG. Sargent John Band Friday, July 30, 9 p.m., $5; Third Man High Saturday, July 31, 9 p.m., $5; Parker Wheeler's Blues Party featuring Joe Bargar and Kenny Williams Sunday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m., $5; Flamenco guitarist Steven Spungin Tuesdays, 8 to 10 p.m., free; Hoot Night open mike Wednesdays, 8 p.m., free. The Grog, 13 Middle St., Newburyport. 978-465-8008, www.thegrog.com.

HOBO'S CAFE. Open mike Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Piano bar and sing-along with Bob Allison Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m. Nostalgia Nights featuring vintage jazz tunes by Lighthouse Trio and Friends first Wednesday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. 5 Broadway, Salisbury Beach. 978-465-4626. www.chefhowieshobocafe.com.

JOSEPH'S WINTER STREET CAFE. Tim Grant on piano Mondays through Thursdays, 6 to10 p.m.; Lou Silvestri & Friends Fridays, 7 to 11 p.m.; Michael O'Brien Saturdays, 7 to 11 p.m. 24 Winter St., Newburyport. 978-462-1188. www.josephswinterstcafe.com.

MAUDSLAY ARTS CENTER. Outdoor concert series featuring Paul Broadnax Quintet Saturday, Aug. 7, 7 p.m., tickets $20 patio seats, $18 lawn seats; Occidental Gypsy Jazz Quartet Sunday, July 25, 2 p.m., general admission $10, $8 seniors; kids 12 and under always free to the lawn. Rain location adjacent barn. Maudslay State Park, 95 Curzon Mill Road, Newburyport. 978-499-0050, www.maudslayartscenter.org.

MICHAEL'S HARBORSIDE. Steve McAloon Friday, July 30; Dynamics Saturday, July 31. No cover. 1 Tournament Wharf, Newburyport. 978-961-0477, www.michaelsharborside.com.

MOSELEY WOODS. Outdoor family concert series at Newburyport's Moseley Woods Park featuring Chris Richard Wednesday, Aug. 4; Overboard Vocals Wednesday, Aug. 11; all concerts 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; sponsored by Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank. Corner of Merrimac and Spofford streets, Newburyport. www.moseleywoods.com.

NEWBURYPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL. Ninth annual weeklong Chamber Music Festival, featuring formal concerts as well as free panel discussions and lectures, children's concert and open rehearsals, Friday, Aug. 6, through Aug. 14, throughout Newburyport. Concert tickets $25 to $45, festival pass $80, other events free. www.newburyportchambermusic.org.

OREGANO'S. Josef, solo performance of '50s-inspired music, Thursdays, 6 to 9 p.m.; Rafael and Friends, Flamenco acoustic Spanish guitar band, Fridays, 7 to 10 p.m.; The Derek Rando Band, folk-rock, Saturdays, 7 to 10 p.m. 16 Pleasant St., Newburyport. 978-462-5013 www.oreganopizzeria.com.

PORT TAVERN. Ronan & Matt Sunday, July 25, 5:30 p.m.; Irish music session featuring Eamon Coyne & Friends Wednesdays, 7 to 10 p.m. No cover. 84 State St., Newburyport. www.theporttavern.com.

RIVER MERRIMAC BAR AND GRILLE. Live jazz Wednesdays, 7 to 10 p.m. No cover. 50 Water St., Newburyport. 978-463-4040, www.rivermerrimacbarandgrille.com.

SALISBURY BEACH. Outdoor concert series on the beachfront stage Saturdays, 7:30 to 10 p.m., followed by fireworks, featuring Amesbury's The Brew July 31, Evan Goodrow Band Aug. 7, Entrain Aug. 14, Adam Ezra Group Aug. 21, Bonerama Aug. 28, and Beatlejuice Sept. 4. Free. 978-462-7274, www.beachfests.org.

SURFSIDE5. Blues Express Friday, July 30, 9 p.m.; Surfside Saturday Beach Party with DJ Davey K Saturday, July 31, noon to 6 p.m.; Discount Gigalos Saturday, July 31, 9 p.m.; Reggae Sunday Island Beach Party featuring Hot Like Fire Sundays, 4 to 8 p.m. Surfside5 Beach Bar and Grille, 25 Broadway, Salisbury. 978-463-9222, www.surfside5.com.

TEN CENTER. "Acoustic Fridays" 5 to 8 p.m. 10 Center St., Newburyport. 978-462-6652. www.tencenterstreet.com.

WEST NEWBURY CONCERT SERIES. West Newbury Community Bandstand Summer Concert Series Thursdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m., featuring Sole City, rock, Aug. 5; Midlife Crisis, rock, Aug. 12; Sisterhood of the Rockin' Blues Aug. 19, and Merrimack Valley Concert Band, American variety, Aug. 26. Free. West Newbury gazebo, 381 Main St. (Route 113), West Newbury. Rain location West Newbury Annex building. 978-363-1100, www.westnewbury.org.

THEATER

AMESBURY PLAYHOUSE. The Valley Players present the musical "Annie" through Aug. 22. Performances Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.; Sundays, 1:30 p.m.; and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.; weekday matinee Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1:30 p.m.; dinner served 90 minutes before each show. Reservations required. 194 Main St., Amesbury. 978-388-9444, www.amesburyplayhouse.com.

FIREHOUSE CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Newburyport's P.O.V Stage Company, in collaboration with the Newburyport Commission for Diversity and Tolerance, presents "The Laramie Project. Performances Friday, July 30, 8 p.m. Tickets $16, $14 members, seniors and students and $ 16 adults. 1 Market Square, Newburyport. 978-462-7336. www.firehouse.org

THEATER IN THE OPEN. Eugene Ionesco's "The Bald Soprano," outdoor performance presented by Newburyport's Theater in the Open, Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. through Aug. 8. Tickets $8, $5 students/seniors (plus $2 parking fee). Maudslay State Park, Curzon Mill Road, Newburyport. Allow for 15-minute stroll to play site. 978-465-2572, www.theaterintheopen.org.

ETC.

VINTAGE BASEBALL GAMES. Double-header featuring the Ipswich Brewers and Fitchburg Rollstones using 1861 rules of the game Saturday, July 31, 1 to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Admission $3, Historic New England members free; grass field seating, bring blankets and lawn chairs. Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, 5 Little's Lane, Newbury. 978-462-2634, www.historicnewengland, www.essexbaseball.org.

TEA NOIR CHAMPAGNE BAR. Glam Fest Mondays every Monday at 6 p.m., featuring fashion shows first Monday of the month, champagne et chocolat nights with designer champagne paired with artisan chocolates second Monday of the month, and speed dating third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. Champagne bar hours Friday through Sunday, 3 to 9 p.m. Tea Noir Champagne Bar, Garrison Inn, 11 Brown Square, Newburyport. 978-499-8500, www.garrisoninn.com.

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Submit calendar items to Sonya Vartabedian by fax at 978-465-8505, e-mail svartabedian@newburyportnews.com, or mail to The Daily News, 23 Liberty St., Newburyport, MA 01950. Calendar listings are limited primarily to arts and entertainment events. The deadline for submissions is 10 days prior to publication.

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