RHYME AND REASON
Thursday-Sunday, April 30 to May 3
With readings, a literary fair, a meet-up, a documentary screening, and panels on the state of the art, this year’s Massachusetts Poetry Festival, held in Salem, brings more than 150 locally and nationally known poets to the public. A $15 button gets you into everything; space is limited so sign up online to ensure admission. masspoetry.org/festival2015
THE MAKERS ARE BACK
Saturday-Sunday, May 2-3
The quilters, woodworkers, jewelers, and other craftspeople who sell their wares at the Greenway and South End Open Markets have been busy making stuff all winter. Now you can finally buy it at weekly shops reopening for the season (the Greenway site opens Saturday and South End on Sunday). newenglandopenmarkets.com
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PRESCHOOL PLAY
Saturday-Sunday, May 2-3
Abby Cadabby, Grover, and friends hit the stage of the Orpheum Theatre in Boston for four shows in the touring Sesame Street Live Make a New Friend. $15-$45; Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. ticketmaster.com
BOOKWORM’S DELIGHT
Saturday, May 2
Independent booksellers across the country are marking (OK, they’re also marketing) the first ever national Independent Bookstore Day with readings, scavenger hunts, and bookish merriment in hundreds of stores. Find the party nearest you online. indiemap.bookweb.org
SQUARE AND FAIR
Sunday, May 3
Enjoy live music as you wander the MayFair in Harvard Square on May 3 from noon to 6 p.m., joining the free games for kids, stopping at the beer gardens, and checking out “Chalk on the Walk,” the Cambridge Rotary Club-sponsored chalk-art competition on Church Street, which raises money for local causes. harvardsquare.com
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