The Irish have played a profound role in shaping New England’s cultural landscape  and we’re celebrating that legacy with music, dance, and community joy.

Join us for our Irish Céilí (pronounced Kay-Lee). The word comes from Irish Gaelic meaning “visit,” but today a Céilí is so much more; it's an evening filled with music, laughter, and dancing for all ages.

Whether you’re a seasoned step dancer or have never tried an Irish dance in your life, volunteers from the Heavey Quinn Academy of Irish Dance will guide everyone through the steps. No experience required. Just bring your energy (and your green).

It’s tradition. It's a movement. It's a community.

We can’t wait to host you.

Tickets:
$10 per person

Gems @ The Arts proudly participates in the Card to Culture program.

Prepare to be transported through time as Annawon Weeden performs his acclaimed one-man show, First Light Flashback. Annawon is a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and traces his ancestry to the Pequot and Narragansett peoples, the original inhabitants of what we now call New England.

This is not a passive performance.

Annawon’s storytelling is interactive, engaging, and deeply educational. Audience members don’t just watch, they participate. Following the performance and Q&A, Annawon will lead a hands-on workshop where each guest will create a traditional corn husk figure to take home as a keepsake.

Gems @ The Arts commences our 2026 theatrical programming exactly where it should begin, by honoring the First Peoples of this region.

Storytelling. History. Culture. Participation.

Join us for an unforgettable opening to our 2026 season.

Tickets:
$15 per person
$50 for groups of 4 (+ $10 each additional person)
Gems @ The Arts proudly participates in the Card to Culture program.

The Gems@TheArts open mic, sponsored by Centre Music House in Framingham, and run by Max Larson, is a free, all-ages, all-instruments show.  We provide mics, bass and guitar amps, a piano, and a drum kit.  No advance registration--doors open at 6:30, register when you arrive.  The show runs from 7:00-9:00 on the first Thursday of every month

Dates:

03/5/2026

04/2/2026

05/7/2026

06/4/2026

Gems at the Arts maintains its core values in community, arts, enrichment and all the places these gifts interact. Our outreach is focused on face to face interactions with no other target than the community in which we live. All our events and workshops are not conceived from numbers and statistics but from on the ground conversations, wishes, and needs that are happening among us.