Stop in at Feather & Wedge Thursday for an evening of music by jazz keyboardist, Alex Olsen! Alex has performed in world-renowned venues including Rose Hall, Symphony Hall, and Lincoln Center alongside genre-defining artists such as Wynton Marsalis, John Oates of Hall and Oates, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He is known for his inventive compositions and improvisation drawing inspiration from his studies in jazz, classic orchestral, and hip-hop. Recipient of several awards from international jazz competitions including Essentially Ellington, Alex graduated from the Berklee College of Music with honors and is now frequently playing in the Boston music scene.
Public reception Wednesday, May 8 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Visitors to the Massachusetts State House’s newly renovated Senate Lobby will be presented with the opportunity to view a selection of artworks from a host of Cape Ann artists. The exhibit, curated by Karen Tibbetts, will include the works of artists from Rockport, Essex, Gloucester, and Manchester. The artists include Gordon Goeteman, John Nesta, Jeff Weaver, Eileen Oliver, Phil Cusumano, Jill Armstrong, TM Nicholas, Judith Goeteman, Jason Burroughs, Marty Swanson, Gayle Macklem, Ken Knowles, Barbara Duggan, and Kathleen Gerdon Archer.
Karen Tibbets looks through the door with two of the paintings on either side of the door
Rocky Neck has active organizations striving to promote the Rocky Neck Cultural District which is situated on a peninsula along Gloucester’s harbor. Permission to exhibit works in the entryway to the Senate’s Chamber came through a request facilitated by Senator Bruce Tarr.
Cape Ann has a long history of attracting talented artists including; Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Frank Duveneck, and Childe Hassam, each of whom lived and worked on Rocky Neck in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
Gordon Goetemann painting on left, Judith Goetemann silk painting in the center and Phil Cusumano painting on right.
“I am honored to share the unique character and talent presented in “The Cape Ann Art Exhibit” which represents hundreds of artists who are dedicated to preserving, promoting and carrying on the legacy of our Cultural Heritage; all the while showing generations the importance of “Art” in our lives,” said Karen Tibbetts, exhibit organizer.
The exhibit of new works, which is now on display, will officially be opened during a public reception Wednesday, May 8 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM and remain on display until mid-June. For more information about the exhibit or the featured artists contact the Rocky Neck Art Colony at 978-515-7004 or visit www.rockyneckartcolony.org.
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 The Rockport Police Department will be opening their doors to the public this Thursday evening (April 25th) from 7-9 pm for a reception featuring eight of the I Am More portraits by Gloucester artist Amy Kerr with accompanying essays on display in the Community Room at 168 Main Street in Rockport. The pastel and colored pencil portraits of mostly Cape Ann residents are displayed with essays by the subjects that describe all the ways they are more than their depression, alcoholism, bi-polar disorder, grief, suicidal thoughts, eating disorder, anxiety and panic attacks. There will be information available about free health and wellness resources available in Cape Ann, along with light refreshments.
 A big thank you to Chief John Horvath and retired Rockport Police Officer Roger Lesch for making this event possible.
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Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, April 24 – 7pm
My Musical Guest:Â BILL GLEASON!
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Accompanied by Ken Steiner on the upright bass, the amazing Bill Gleason and his gorgeous Tippen 12-string bring blues to a whole ‘nother level wherever he goes. Â This week, we’re lucky enough to have him at the Rhumb Line. Â Love this guy. Â See
you there – 7pm! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen…
…features Morgan Forsythe! Â Dishes are better than ever before!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
7:00pm Parley SnotBot, EarBot & Drones for Whale Research
Parley Pre-Concert Talk Featuring Drs. Iain Kerr & Roger Payne, Ocean Alliance
Cyrill Gutsch, Founder, Parley for the Oceans
Join Dr. Roger Payne, Dr. Iain Kerr, and Parley founder Cyrill Gutsch as we dive into the world of whales and the new technologies that are changing the way that we study them.
8:00pm MIT Wind Ensemble 20th Anniversary Concert
Dr. Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director
Kenneth Amis, Assistant Conductor
Stephen C. Massey, Guest Conductor
MITWE Alumni
Kathryn Salfelder and Michael Weinstein, Guest Composers
Drs. Roger Payne and Iain Keer, Guest Speakers, Ocean Alliance
Cyrill Gutsch, Guest Speaker, Parley for the Oceans
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, MITWE brings together traditional and new music, works commissioned by the ensemble, special guests, and alumni. In tribute to its recent tour to the Dominican Republic and collaboration with Parley for the Oceans, the concert features “In Praise Of The Humpback,” prefaced by remarks by legendary biologist-environmentalist and whale song expert, Dr. Roger Payne.
Renowned music educator Stephen C. Massey leads Persichetti Symphony no. 6, and legendary wind ensemble conductor-historian Frank L. Battisti will be honored by performances of three works composed for his 85th birthday in 2016, by Kenneth Amis, Kathryn Salfelder, and Michael Weinstein. MITWE’s percussion ensemble performs a new work in honor of MITWE’s 20th anniversary and “Course Sax” performs Piazzolla’s famed “Cafe, 1930” from Histoire du Tango. MITWE alumni join current MITWE members to close out the program with Gustav Holst’s amiable Second Suite in F.Â
Meg Colby won gold, silver and bronze at last summer’s special Olympics and on April 23, 2019 she was the Fan Banner Captain at game 7 of the Bruins. Meg is such a great kid.
From Bruins! We are excited to have you in for Game 7 on Tuesday, April 23, as our Fan Banner Captain. The giant Bruins flag has been traditionally passed by fans before all Bruins playoff games since 2009. In past seasons, inspirational figures including Bruins legends, first responders, individuals affected by the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and others have served as honorary captains to start the banner’s trip around TD Garden’s Loge section. This season the honor will go to various local heroes and champions who are deeply connected to the city and the greater New England community, including athletes from Special Olympics of Massachusetts.
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Fog in the distance over Wingaersheek and Ipswich Bay, but signs of spring and green grass in the Annisquam. Thanks to “our eyes in the Annisquam”, Paul Horovitz, for sharing a look at this morning’s daybreak.
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Gloucester Biotechnology Academy provides hands-on training to high school graduates, giving them the skills needed to become entry-level lab technicians, in turn helping them get their career started in the booming field of biotech. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity!
Spaces are filling up for the upcoming Class of 2020, but there are a few remaining – APPLY TODAY! Visit gmgi.org/apply to learn more and download the application.
Please reach out to Liz Brannon, Lead Teacher at elizabeth.brannon@gmgi.org with any questions.
To learn more, click here to watch a short video on The Academy, produced by our friends at The Bridge Cape Ann:
The lecture series continues with Viking Gustafson entitled “Hauling the Commercial Fleet: A harborside chat with Gloucester Marine Railway
Since 1859 the Rocky Neck Marine Railways, now known as the Gloucester Marine Railways Corp., has maintained and repaired thousands of fishing, commercial and pleasure boats from the wooden schooners of the last century to the present day steel and fiberglass vessels. With an impressive list of services and many hauling options, this essential yard has been operated for the past 21 years by Viking Gustafson. Join us as Viking gives us a look inside the workings of a centuries-old marine railway in America’s oldest port and tells some stories of projects past and future. If we are lucky, we might even hear about the time she hauled 25,000 honeybees!
Viking Gustafson was born in Jamestown, New York. She has her BA from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and her MDiv…
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