You need food, right?  You buy stuff, right?  Well then by my account that’s free money.  I use the Stop and Shop App anyway because there’s just a ton of awesome free stuff they put on there for you.  So I saw in the flyer that if you buy a $100 gift card you get $20 off your next purchase.  Most people use Amazon.  Those are on there, Home Depot, Apple, Bed Bath and Beyond, Uber, Starbucks.  If you buy $100 cards, that’s 20%.  Good luck getting that kind of return on your money guaranteed anywhere else.  Links to download the app below.  The promotion runs through 11/29 and you have to use the $20 coupon by 12/5/19.

Stop & Shop App

Save time, save money and find meal inspiration with the mobile app!

Download for iPhone

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So much has changed in our lifetimes…..an understatement that came to the fore when I saw this 1914 New England Telephone ad:

When I was a kid, we were on a party line….for those of you who may not remember, these were shared phone lines. Your neighbors essentially had the same line as you did so you could eavesdrop on their phone conversations and vice versa. You paid a premium for a private line.

When you called someone, you were pretty sure you knew where they were located at that moment but they had no idea who was calling.

A phone number was typically shared by everyone in the household so you had a chat with whomever picked up the call.

You VERY carefully planned “long distance” calls for the cheapest rates because you were charged extra for each call made outside your zone…..and, as referenced in this ad, you could rest easy if no one answered.

Today you can make those Thanksgiving calls anytime you like. When your college kid comes home for the long weekend, your line is no longer tied up making their plans with friends. It’s a wonderful world we live in (mostly)! What else do you remember about phones back in the day?

Here’s a link to a cute Ellen video demonstrating some of this. Might provide some guidance for Thanksgiving family fun.   https://youtu.be/Gjin8t633pc

For more information contact slarsen@rpk12.org

Rockport Art Association & Museum National show

2019An Icy Sunset_Corey O’Neil_Photograph

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2019Elysium_GeorgeVanHook_oil_30x40

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2019TheOceanOnAtNight_LeeGordon_glass

On Saturday, Nov 23, 2019 the Rockport Art Association and Museum will be opening the Cape Ann regions first-ever national fine art show!  The RAA&M National 2019 artwork submissions came from artists across the United States in a diverse number of media: drawing, mixed media, collage, digital art, photography, sculpture, painting, & printmaking.  Nationally recognized artists Tom Hughes and Jo Ann Rothschild juried the exhibition, selecting 160 works of art out of nearly 700 entries from most every corner of the country.  Entrants ranged from nationally-recognized fine art photographers whose work has been featured in the The New York Times, sculptors whose works have ignited firestorms of controversy, and celebrated painters belonging to the National Academy.

The exhibition has been generously sponsored by the Institution for Savings, and over $7,000 in prize money has been contributed for awarding to outstanding works by a number of public and private entities, including Cape Ann Savings Bank, BankGloucester, Mass Credit Union, iartcolony, and Security First Mortgage Funding LLC.

The RAA&M National marks Cape Ann’s return to national prominence as a center for the fine arts after languishing for too many decades in general anonymity.  As well, it marks a bold new chapter in the history of the Rockport Art Association & Museum as this institution leads the charge towards helping restore this region’s reputation as a center for cutting-edge fine art that is relevant far beyond our granite shores.

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