Gloucester residents are invited to participate in a conversation about improving the Sawyer Free Library’s services and facilities, as part of a new strategic plan. The session will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the Rose Baker Senior Center. Food will be provided prior to the discussion. The event is free but space is limited. Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/1a128tY or contact Freyja Sanger at sanger@sawyerfreelibrary.org or 978-640-4490 ext.12.
The discussion will be led by Jay W. Vogt, a Concord-based consultant whose clients include the Boston Foundation, Partners Community Healthcare, Bunker Hill Community College, Fidelity, the Hanover Center for the Performing Arts, and seven other public libraries in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
The strategic planning committee comprises co-chairs William Fonvielle and Meredith Fine, library board members Barbara Braver and Jerry Ackerman, Library Director Carol Gray, and Assistant Library Director Freyja Sanger.
Latest heat wave got you down? We want to help. The Cape Ann Y swimming pool will be free and open to the community on Wednesday, July 17th from 2:00-5:00PM and 7:00-8:30PM! Come cool off with family and friends.
Science Explorations through Art (SEA) Session II with Cape Ann Museum and Maritime Gloucester
Ages 6-10. Monday, August 5 – Friday, August 9. 9:00 – 3:00
$190, $150 or Maritime Gloucester or Cape Ann Museum members
Mornings will be spent at Maritime Gloucester exploring wind and energy. Projects will include turbines, windsocks, sails and kites. After lunch, students will travel to the Cape Ann Museum to explore wind in Art, make wind powered kinetic sculptures and other projects. Space is limited, register today: https://maritimegloucester.org/orders/register2.php?id=35
Events for the Cape Ann Ceramics Festival are fast approaching, starting with two sold out workshops, Raku on August 4 and Randy Johnston on August 10. Beauty in Use: Ceramics from Cape Ann, Pucker Gallery & Beyond, an exciting show presented in partnership with the Pucker Gallery of Boston, at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, will feature world renowned potters Phil Rogers, Ken Matsuzaki and Randy Johnston with local and regional potters. The opening gala is Sunday, Aug. 11 at the Cultural Center, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester, from 4 – 6 pm. and the show runs until August 25. Times are Thursday – Sunday, 12 – 6 pm.
On the weekend of August 17, 18, local ceramic artists will open their studios to the public from 10 am to 5 pm. Another show, Art of the Possible: All Clay Inclusive is opening on the Mezzanine level of the Cultural Center and features local potters exclusively. A gala opening on Friday, August 23, from 4 -9 pm will include food and music. A limited number of mini bowls made by the participating artists will be given out to the first people who arrive. The show runs through Sunday, August 25. Times are 12 – 6 pm both Saturday and Sunday.
Cape Ann Ceramics Festival Aug. 9 – 25. 6 Wonson St., Gloucester, MA www.capeannceramicsfestival.com
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