Best Bets: Three events to check out in Greater Newburyport

Music in the air

The Maudslay Arts Center Summer Concert Series continues with Amanda Carr on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Carr is an internationally recognized jazz and soul vocalist and pianist. She will be joined by Les Femmes de Chanson, including pianist and vocalist Yvonne Monnett and bassist Genevieve Rose.

Tickets are $25 for patio seating, which includes tables and chairs, and $20 for lawn seating. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets are available at www.maudslayartscenter.org, 978-499-0050 and the gate.

The center is at 95 Curzon Mill Road, Newburyport.

All about art

The Newburyport Art Association continues to spotlight featured artists and interest groups with exhibits.

Through July 30, oils and pastels by Fran Butsavich and works by the Photography Interest Group are on display.

From Aug. 1-13 are "Impromptu" by The Newburyport Ten and "Beyond the Visible: Infrared Photography and Images" by Skip Montello and Sam Davis.

The galleries, located at 65 Water St., are open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

The association is also having its third annual Artists' Clean Sweep this Saturday, with pieces 30 to 50 percent off.

Catch a flick

There are two family-friendly, animated movies left in the Firehouse Center for the Arts' Summertime Fun Film Series.

The 1973 Walt Disney Productions classic "Robin Hood" will be shown Wednesday, Aug. 2, and the 2015 Pixar feature "Inside Out" will play Wednesday, Aug. 16. Both screenings start at 10 a.m.

Tickets are $5 each.

For more information, call 978-462-7336, visit www.firehouse.org or stop by the box office in Newburyport's Market Square.

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