

The Studio Restaurant On Rocky Neck Is Opening This Wednesday!
For Mother’s Day Reservations contact:
events@studiorestaurant.com or Facebook messenger or telephone:
51 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930
My View of Life on the Dock
The Studio Restaurant On Rocky Neck Is Opening This Wednesday!
For Mother’s Day Reservations contact:
events@studiorestaurant.com or Facebook messenger or telephone:
51 Rocky Neck Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930
To purchase tickets and to read about our Covid policies please visit our website here.
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Every time I see these cuties they make me smile.
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Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we don’t want you to forget to honor the moms in your life! Could be your biological mom, your step mom, your adoptive mom, the woman next door who acts like your mom, your dog mom, and so much more. Show them you care by giving them a gift of appreciation. Arts Abound has all kinds of gifts that are appropriate for your mom.
Please remember to shop local and to support small businesses as they are struggling to survive. Arts Abound has new items to share with you so come on in and see what you think!
SPOTLIGHT
Donna is one of our photographers and an awesome volunteer. She helps us in so many ways on a daily basis and we so appreciate it. She also creates amazing local towels made with her gorgeous local images…come in and see them!
John, another one of our photographers, recently got his image selected to be on the cover of Cape Ann magazine. Congratulations John! Come in and see his other intriguing regional photos.
Ideas For Gifts
Is your mom always picking after others? Our metal hand is the perfect gift for her… attach it to the wall and can can hang her, keys, windbreaker, etc. on it!
our pampering gifts baskets make wonderful gifts. We can personalize them for you.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we don’t want you to forget to honor the moms in your life! Could be your biological mom, your step mom, your adoptive mom, the woman next door who acts like your mom, your dog mom, and so much more. Show them you care by giving them a gift of appreciation. Arts Abound has all kinds of gifts that are appropriate for your mom.
Please remember to shop local and to support small businesses as they are struggling to survive. Arts Abound has new items to share with you so come on in and see what you think!
SPOTLIGHT
Donna is one of our photographers and an awesome volunteer. She helps us in so many ways on a daily basis and we so appreciate it. She also creates amazing local towels made with her gorgeous local images…come in and see them!
John, another one of our photographers, recently got his image selected to be on the cover of Cape Ann magazine. Congratulations John! Come in and see his other intriguing regional photos.
IDEAS FOR GIFTS
Handcrafted items make the best gifts for Mother’s Day. Below is just a sampling of what we offer…
Our new, bright fabric added to our mask collection.
Face mask material
Is your mom always picking up after others? Our metal hand is the perfect gift for her…attach it to the wall and she
can hang her mask, keys, windbreaker, etc. on it!
Our pampering gift baskets make wonderful gifts. We can personalize them for you. This one contains a Mother’s Day card, handmade organic soap and hand cream, Tin Can Sally earrings, and a glass nail file.
One of Donna’s very popular towels, printed with her local photographs
Elizabeth’s beautiful scarves are a sure hit!
Glosta and Magnolia caps make great gifts for locals and
tourists alike
Mike’s hand carved wine and glass holder, along with the handmade cribbage board, is sure to be a hit with many moms!
Heather’s beautiful hand-painted silk scarves
Flowers for Mom…Sue’s textural painting of spring florals
These delightful glass sun catchers are perfect for any window!
E-COMMERCE SITE
Check it out! We offer shipping and curbside pickup. Choose from a variety of handcrafted and unique items. We can also arrange a FaceTime tour of Arts Abound should you want to see a more extensive offering of our products.
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https://artsaboundmagnolia.com
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May Hours
Monday closed
Tuesday 10am – 3pm
Wednesday 10am – 3pm
Thursday 10am – 3pm
Friday 10am – 3pm
Saturday 10am – 3pm
Sunday – by chance
and by appointment…call (603) 359-2173
21C Lexington Ave
Magnolia Village in Gloucester, MA
Our Fabulous Artists
Sue Wheeler (owner), Donna Ardizzoni, Stephanie Mason, Brenda Malloy, Melissa Cox, Karen Keough, Lisa Knebel, Tin Can Sally, Deb Schradieck, Sue Ingram, Ellen Garvey, Christine Gauthier-Kelley, John Abisamra, Hermit Hill, Good Gaud Design, Kaitlyn Manley, Eve Perkins, Heather Bell, Erik Hahr, Larry Parsons, Brandy Brouillette, Laurinda Butcher, Susie Field, and Audi Souza.
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) reopens to the public with 40 Under 40, its first in-person exhibition since closing due to the pandemic in March 2020. The exhibit will be on view at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester, from May 14 to June 30, 2021. The Center will be open Thursday through Sunday to restricted numbers of visitors admitted on a timed basis in compliance with Covid safety protocols (visit rockyneckartcolony.org for more information); the exhibit can also be viewed online at RNACExhibitions.com.
Works for 40 Under 40 were selected by Lydia Gordon, Associate Curator for Exhibitions and Research at the Peabody Essex Museum, from a call to North Shore artists under the age of 40.
RNAC is thrilled to present this compelling array of works by 30 artists reflecting a diversity of mediums and subject matter. Melding traditional modes of artmaking with experimental techniques and unconventional materials, these emerging artists suggest productive ways of making sense from chaos and for venturing into the unknown. Collectively, the works in the exhibition offer a vision for the future infused with continuity, expansiveness, and hope.
Committed to nurturing excellence in the arts, RNAC embraces the opportunity to amplify the voices of up-and-coming artists through exposure, encouragement, and fellowship. Related programs including artist talks, performances, and professional development workshops, made possible through a generous grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, will accompany the exhibition. Check rockyneckartcolony.org for more information.
At a time when many of the traditional means of support for artists are faltering, Rocky Neck Art
Colony has strengthened its resolve to support and celebrate the arts and to secure the organization’s legacy in order to benefit artists into the future.
Exhibiting artists: Leif Akerley, Jaime Asaro, Isabel Bacon, Natasha Baumgaertel, Melissa
Cooper, Leon Doucette, Siobhan Duncan, Morgan Dyer, Amanda Hawkins, Catherine Headrick, Belle Hornblower, Michael Lamarche, Aron Leaman, Elissa Lincoln, Nicholas Mancini, Brett Mason, Ryan Mason, Vanessa Michalak, Anthony Ohman, Cory OLeary, Sarah Osgood, Morgan Petitpas, Allison Phillips, Mallie Pratt, Lyla Roth, Alexandra Stroup Erin Survilas, William Weygint, Marika Whitaker, and Chloe Wilwerding.
40 Under 40 has been made possible through the generous support of Mass Cultural
Council; an anonymous RNAC member and Scott Smith, Realtor.
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) was founded in the mid-19th century and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1973. With the creation of the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck in 2012, RNAC programs are reaching a wider demographic as the visual arts focus is expanding to include more diverse cultural and educational offerings. The Cultural Center is located at 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. For more information visit www.rockyneckartcolony.org.
GLOUCESTER, Mass. — The Goetemann Artist Residency (GAR), part of The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC), welcomes local artist Vanessa Michalak as its 2021 Gloucester Invitational Resident. Michalak will present a free talk via Zoom, on Monday May 3 at 7 PM. The program is open to the public. For more information and a link, visit rockyneckartcolony.org/event/vanessa-michalak-opening-talk/.
Vanessa Michalak has an MFA in painting from Tufts University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She also has a BSN in Nursing from the University of Maine, Orono. She was scheduled to participate in the GAR program in May 2020 but due to Covid-19 the residency was postponed to 2021. During that time Michalak continued to explore her surroundings in Gloucester, spending many days plein air painting within Dogtown, while also continuing to visually advocate for the nursing profession.
Michalak refers to her painting as “the vehicle through which I can best experience this world.” According to her artist statement, “painting helps me understand who I am, where I am and what calls my attention and expression. It is not necessarily about subject matter, although as I make my way through life there are certain themes that I have repeatedly chosen to paint: my love of the outdoors and my relationship with the profession of nursing.”
Michalak’s “The Nurse Project,” is an ongoing portrait series that honors the spirit, courage and the heart of nurses during this difficult time.
Michalak begins her residency with her talk on May 3, and wraps up her residency with a talk on Thursday, May 27. She observes, “as I continue to paint, I simultaneously proceed with both grit and surrender and in so doing, explore the world and myself.” Her stay on Rocky Neck will give her the time and space to continue this exploration.
The Goetemann Artist Residency at Rocky Neck Art Colony celebrates diversity and creativity and seeks a range of the art of our time. It provides each of five visual artists and one teacher with a four-week stay in a two-level, live-work studio with access to the rich cultural community of Gloucester. Selected artists demonstrate a high caliber of work, originality and seriousness of purpose. Celebrating its 17th year in 2021, the Goetemann Artist Residency was founded by Gloucester painter and teacher, Gordon Goetemann (pronounced GET-a-min) in 2004 and renamed in his honor in 2010.
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) was founded in the mid-19th century and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1973. With the creation of the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck in 2012, RNAC programs are reaching a wider demographic as the visual arts focus is expanding to include more diverse cultural and educational offerings. The Cultural Center is located at 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. For more information visit www.rockyneckartcolony.org.
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Spring has really sprung and this will be the final update to our joint Reopenings list (thanks Bex Borden!) Changes since last week are in bold. More reopenings to come and we will handle them on an individual basis as we come across them.
Hammond Castle Museum | 978-283-2080 | www.hammondcastle.org | May 1 |
7 Seas Whale Watch | 978-283-1776 | www.7seaswhalewatch.com | April 17 |
Cape Ann Whale Watch | 978-283-5110 | www.seethewhales.com | April 17 |
YankeeFleet | 978-283-0313 | www.yankeefleet.com | OPEN |
Pauline’s Gifts | 978-281-5558 | www.paulinesgifts.com | May 1 |
Cape Ann Campsites | 978-283-8683. | www.capeanncampsite.com | May 15 |
Vista Motel | 978-281-3410 | www.VistaMotel.com | OPEN |
Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks | 978-283-7600 | www.OceanHouseGloucester.com | OPEN |
White Farms on the Causeway | 978-559-7470 | www.facebook.com/White-Farms-on-the-Causeway | OPEN |
Thacher Island Trips/Straitsmouth Island trips | 617-599-2590 | www.thacherisland.org | May 1 for tickets |
Marshall’s Farm Stand | 978-283-2168 | www.marshallsfarmstand.com | OPEN |
School Street Tulip Field in Ipswich | none listed | www.tiptotulips.com for tickets | OPEN |
Beauport Princess Cruise | 978-865-3201 | www.beauportcruiselines.com | Mother’s Day Cruise May 9 |
RESTAURANTS etc | |||
525 Tavern | 978-525-3250 | www.525magnolia.com | OPEN |
Atlantis Oceanfront Motel Breakfast | 978-283-0014 | atlantisoceanfrontinn.com/breakfast-in-gloucester-ma/ | May 15 |
Azorean | 978-283-5500 | www.azoreanrestaurant.com | OPEN |
Beauport Hotel Dining | 978-491-5090 | 1606restaurant.com | OPEN |
Blue Collar Lobster | 978-283-1812 | thegloucesterhouse.com | TBD |
Capt Carlos | 978-283-6343 | www.captaincarlos.com | May 6 |
Causeway | 978-281-5256 | www.thecausewayrestaurant.com | OPEN |
Charlie’s Place | 978-281-5002 | www.facebook.com/Charlies-Place-111697215533360/ | OPEN |
Crows Nest | 978–281–2965 | www.crowsnestgloucester.com/ | OPEN |
Dining Rooms at the Castle/Seaglass Restaurant | 978-515-7386 | www.castlemanorinn.com/chef/seaglass-restaurant/ | May 6 |
Drift Cafe | 978-314-4238 | driftgloucester.com | TBD |
Duckworths | 978-282-4426 | www.duckworthsbistrot.com/ | TBD |
Endless Flavors Square Pizza and Bakery | 978-515-7028 | 23 East Main St. Gloucester | OPEN |
The Franklin | 978-283-7888 | www.franklincapeann.com | OPEN |
George’s The Office | 978-281-1910 | www.GeorgesOfGloucester.com | OPEN |
Gloucester House | 978-283-1812 | thegloucesterhouse.com | TBD |
Goombadi’s | 978-879-4287 | www.facebook.com/Goombadis | OPEN |
Horizon Chinese | 978-283-8815 | horizongloucester.com | OPEN |
JD Meyers Best Friends/Magnolia Pub | 978-525-2226 | Public group on Favebook Magnolia Pub/JD Meyers | OPEN |
Jalapenos | 978-283-8228 | jalapenosgloucester.com | OPEN |
Laneside Pub and Brewery | 978-283-9753 | www.capeannlanes.com/food-beverage | OPEN |
Little Red Rooster | 978-219-4004 | littleredroosterglo.com | OPEN |
Lobsta Land | 978-281-0415 | www.lobstalandrestaurant.com/ | OPEN |
Long Beach Dairy Maid | 978-281-1348 | www.longbeachdairy.com/ | OPEN |
Machaca | 978-865-3669 | themachaca.com | OPEN |
Marias | 978-283-7373 | http://www.mariasgloucester.com/ | OPEN |
Markouk Bread | 978-283-3500 | www.markoukbread.com/ | OPEN |
Midori | 978-282-1888 | midorigloucester.com | OPEN |
Mile Marker One | 978-283-2122 | www.capeannmarina.com/dining | OPEN |
Minglewood Harborside | 978-281-0223 | minglewoodharborside.com | OPEN |
Mom’s Kitchen | 978-282-4444 | www.facebook.com/JustLikeMomMade0 | OPEN |
Oliver’s Harbor | 978-559-7638 | www.oliversharbor.com | OPEN |
Passports | 978-281-3680 | passportsrestaurant.com | OPEN |
Pilot House | April | www.PilotHouseDragonLight.com | OPEN |
Pratty’s CAV | 978-283-9700 | 10 Parker St, Gloucester, MA 01930CAV | OPEN |
Rhumb Line | 978-283-9732 | 40 Railroad Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930 | TBD |
Salt Water Grille | 978-879-4244 | www.saltwatergrillellc.com/ | TBD |
Seaport Grille | 978-282-9799 | seaportgrillegloucester.com | OPEN |
Short & Main | 978-281-0044 | www.shortandmain.com/ | TBD |
Stones Pub | 978-515-7366 | www.facebook.com/StonesPubGloucester | TBD |
Sugar Magnolias | 978-281-5310 | www.sugarmags.com | OPEN |
Surfside Pizza | 978-281-1700 | www.surfsidesubsgloucester.com | OPEN |
Taco Lupitas | 978-282-9600 | tacoslupitagloucester.wordpress.com | OPEN |
Talise | 978-515-7814 | www.taliserestaurant.com | MAY |
TAJ – Gloucester | 978-515-7337 | ww.taj-gloucester.com | OPEN |
Thai Choice | 978-281-8118 | http://www.thaichoicerestaurant.com/ | OPEN |
The Cupboard | 978-281-1908 | not recently updated | TBD |
The Rudder | 978-283-7967 | facebook.com/TheRudderRestaurant | TBD |
The Studio | 978-879-4896 | facebook.com/TheStudio51 | TBD |
Tonno | 978-879-4795 | www.tonnorestaurant.com/ | OPEN |
Topside Grill | 978-281-1399 | www.topsidegrill.com | OPEN |
Two Sisters Coffee Shop | 978-281-3378 | www.facebook.com/TwoSistersCoffeeShop | OPEN |
Willow Rest | 978-283-2417 | http://www.willowrest.com/ | OPEN |
Yella on the Water | 978-491-5334 | www.yellagrille.com | OPEN |
Zeke’s Place | 978-283-7817 | zekesgloucester.com | OPEN |
7th Wave | 978-564-5048 | www.7thwaverockport.com/ | OPEN |
Bean & Leaf Cafe | 978-546-7500 | www.rockporticecream.com/beanandleafhome | OPEN |
Bearskin Neck Bistro | 978-309-8263 | www.facebook.com/BearskinNeckBistro | TBD |
Blue Lobster Grille | 978-546-9990 | facebook.com/BlueLobsterGrille | OPEN |
BLUME | none listed | www.blumecoffee.com | TBD |
Brackett’s Oceanview | 978-546-2797 | www.bracketts.com | OPEN |
Brothers Brew | 978-546-3775 | 27 Main St, Rockport, MA 01966 | OPEN |
Emerson Inn Pigeon CoveTavern | 978-546-6321 | https://www.emersoninnbythesea.com/dining/ | May 1 2021 |
Feather & Wedge | 978-999-5917 | featherandwedge.com | OPEN |
Hong Kong Kitchen | 978-546-2626 | 13 Railroad Ave, Rockport, | OPEN |
Helmut’s Strudel | 978-546-2824 | www.facebook.com/StrudelHelmuts/ | TBD |
Hula Moon Cafe | 978-546-2572 | 27 Mt Pleasant St, Rockport, MA 01966 | TBD |
Lattoff Farmstand | 978-879-3940 | facebook.com/lattoffarmhousekitchen/ | OPEN |
Lobster Pool | 978-546-7808 | www.thelobsterpool.com/ | OPEN |
My Place by the Sea | 978-546-9667 | myplacebythesea.com/ | OPEN |
Nates at Front Beach opening with new owners under a new name TBA | 18 Beach St, Rockport, MA 01966 | TBD | |
Red Skiff | 978-546-7647 | 15 Mt Pleasant St, Rockport, MA 01966 | TBD |
Rockport House of Pizza | 978-546-6066 | 19 Broadway, Rockport, | OPEN |
Roy Moore Fish Shack (Dock Square) | 978-546-6696 | Dock Square | OPEN |
Roy Moore Lobster Co | 978-546-6696 | 39 Bearskin Neck | APRIL? |
Salty’s | 978-999-5947 | www.facebook.com/SaltysLobsterDogsandMore/ | April 2021 |
Top Dog | 978-546-0006 | topdogofrockport.com | MAY |
Two Little Birds Eatery | 978-546-0055 | www.twolittlebirdseatery.com | OPEN |
Blue Marlin Grille | 978-768-7400 | www.bluemarlingrille.com | OPEN Thurs through Sunday for now |
Boat House Grille | 978-890-5113 | www.boathousegrilleessex.com | OPEN |
CK Pearl | 978-890-7378 | www.ckpearl.com | OPEN |
Down River Ice Cream | 978-768-0102 | www.facebook.com/DownRiverIceCream | OPEN |
Essex Seafood | 978-768-7233 | essexseafood.com | TBD |
Essex River Dogs | (978) 801-4371 | 162 Main St, Essex, MA 01929 | TBD |
Farnhams | 978-768-6643 | www.jtfarnhams.com/ | OPEN |
Great Marsh Brewing Company | 978-890-7827 | www.thegreatmarsh.com | OPEN |
Sheas opening delayed | 978-768-6931 | www.sheasrestaurant.com | TBD |
Village Restaurant | 978-768-6400 | wedigclams.com | OPEN |
Windward Grille | 978-768-0050 | windwardgrille.com | OPEN |
Woodmans | 978-768-6057 | www.woodmans.com | OPEN |
Our Cape Ann business community has shown uncommon initiativeto generate business during this singular challenging time. Business owners’ creativity focused to communicating and providing safe, in-store shopping environments, offering curbside pickup and expanding online services have been rewarded by customers’ loyalty and participation, while generating ways to try to maintain and solicit staff employment when jobs are needed most.
Each year, Northshore Magazine offers a notable way to support our Cape’s economy. The magazine’s Best of the North Shore (BONS) competition engages the interest and participation of North Shore consumers, the magazine’s readership, in voting their favorite product and service businesses in a variety of categories, from restaurants, to service providers, retail shops. et. al.
As more Cape Ann businesses participate and win, and through the magazines’ pre- and post-BONS publicity announcing both readers’ and editorial staff’s winners marketwide, brings much-deserved recognition to Cape Ann as an engaging…
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Gloucester Education Foundation (GEF), along with volunteers from Gloucester Parent Teacher Organizations are showing their appreciation for all teachers and staff members in the Gloucester Public School district with visits to each school by the Whoo(pie) Wagon to deliver individually wrapped whoopie pies, courtesy of GEF.
“Our teachers, administration and staff members have worked incredibly hard this year and we wanted to do something fun and lighthearted to show how much we appreciate them,” said Aria McElhenny, Executive Director of Gloucester Education Foundation. “The whoopie pies are a token of our gratitude for the time, effort and heart that the entire team at Gloucester Public Schools has put into teaching and caring for our kids during this challenging year.”
The Whoo(pie) Wagon along with PTO volunteers and Gloucester Education Foundation board members will be on hand to deliver whoopie pies at the following locations and times:
Monday, May 3- 10:30-…
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