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Cabot Theater To Resume Live Music In Beverly In June

The historic theater will revive the popular Porch Sessions from Hale Farm with Livingston Taylor kicking off the spring and summer series.

As the Cabot Street Cinema Theater waits to bring performances back to its historic stage because of coronavirus restrictions, it will resume the Porch Sessions outdoors at Hale Farm in June.
As the Cabot Street Cinema Theater waits to bring performances back to its historic stage because of coronavirus restrictions, it will resume the Porch Sessions outdoors at Hale Farm in June. (Dave Copeland/Patch)

BEVERLY, MA —Live music is coming back to Beverly this spring courtesy of the history Cabot Street Cinema Theater.

While coronavirus restrictions prevent the theater from bringing shows back to its stage quite yet, the theater will revive the popular outdoor Porch Sessions at Hale Farm, starting with Livingston Taylor on June 12.

The Porch Sessions last summer allowed for music fans to catch renowned artists at an amazingly intimate venue. Last year, the audience was limited to 40 people, but this year Executive Director Casey Soward told Patch the Hale Farm space will be reconfigured to fit up to 100 this season.

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"The response to last year's Porch Sessions was fantastic, and we were very fortunate to bring in incredible artists like Livingston (Taylor), Chris Smither, Chelsea Berry and others to great acclaim," Soward said. "We are tremendously grateful to Historic Beverly for letting us return to this beautiful space, and with government restrictions changing, we will also be able to welcome more folks to join us this season.

"We can't wait to see you!"

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Taylor will perform on June 12 at 2 and 6 p.m. Jon McLaughlin is scheduled for June 19 at 3 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale here Friday at 10 a.m. with a Cabot Club presale beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Cabot Club members at the Turquoise level or higher will receive pre-sale access prior to the general on sale. Memberships recently started up again earlier this month, with nearly 90 percent of members returning.

New performances will be announced throughout the spring/summer.


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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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