Month: February 2024

Once available, online ticket sales information will be sent to GHS Boys hockey families and then posted for the general public.

Get a 10×10 unit for $75 per month for your first 3 months

These units WILL GO QUICK – so don’t wait to reserve yours – this is a limited time offer as we have limited availbility of this sizing left 

Mention code: 75SOCIAL when reserving your unit to take advantage of this great offer!

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Blow Ye Winds…

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The Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) in Rockport, MA is currently receiving consignment submissions of works by Historic American Artists, Highlighting the Cape Ann School, for its Annual Art Auction. The consignment deadline is Saturday, March 9th and the Auction will be held on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 – Live Online Only. The Auction Preview Exhibition will be on view for two weeks prior to the auction in the Hibbard and Maddocks Galleries of the RAA&M. 

Each year, this prestigious fundraising event attracts serious collectors from across the country, as well as those just starting an art collection. The auction features works by master Cape Ann artists of the past such as: Aldro T. Hibbard, Anthony Thieme, Emile Gruppé, Harry A. Vincent, Antonio Cirino, Frederick Mulhaupt, Jane Peterson, Max Kuehne, W. Lester Stevens, Marguerite S. Pearson, Charles Vickery, Paul Strisik, Charles Paul Gruppé, Harrison Cady, Mabel May Woodward, Carl Peters, Bernard Corey, Charles Movalli, Theresa Bernstein, Don Stone, Al Czerepak, and many more. The RAA&M auction specializes in Cape Ann art, but is not limited to this region and also includes works by numerous other prominent historic American artists.

The auction, now in its 39th year, began with a bequest by founding member Antonio Cirino (1888-1983). Cirino left his artwork to the Association with the stipulation that the art be auctioned to help support the organization. The auction quickly evolved to include other historic Cape Ann artists, and has been the RAA&M’s major annual fundraising event ever since.

For more information about the Rockport Art Association & Museum and its Annual Art Auction, please visit www.rockportartassn.org/auction.

To make an appointment or to inquire about consigning, please contact Margaret Redington at 
978-546-6604, ext. 1002 or auction@rockportartassn.org.

FEBRUARY 27, 2024 ~ SAWYER FREE LIBRARY 

The Sawyer Free Library is pleased to host local author Aime Alley Card on Thursday, March 7 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. She will be discussing her book The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State. Joining her in the conversation will be fellow author, Jean Duffy, author of Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World. 

The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State chronicles the 1960 Tennessee State University all-Black women’s track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome. It is an epic story of desire, success, and failure—of beating the odds—against the backdrop of a changing America. 

Published this month to coincide with Women’s History Month in March,  the author, who lives in Wenham, will speak as part of the Sawyer Free Library’s author event series from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the library, 21 Main Street (upstairs) in Gloucester. There will be books available for to sign. No registration required.

Tigerbelles is a multi-layered inspirational tale of triumph over adversity.  The elite group of talent includes Wilma Rudolph, Barbara Jones, Lucinda Williams, Martha Hudson, Willye B. White, and Shirley Crowder.  These are women who once were and should still be known worldwide.  Ultimately, the team’s drive is for more than medals.  Their coach, Edward Temple, and the Tigerbelles offer a challenge to the world’s perception of what a group of young Black women in the Jim Crow South are capable of.

For the past several years, Aime Alley Card has been researching, interviewing, and writing about the Tennessee State Tigerbelles and those who supported them along their path. She conducted and reviewed hundreds of hours of interviews and read just as many books and articles, ranging from concurrent to retrospective. She is a nonfiction editor for Pangyrus literary magazine and a board member for the Women’s National Book Association, Boston Chapter, and serves on her town’s cultural council supporting educational programs.

Please join us for this special event. For more information visit: sawyerfreelibrary.org or 978-325-5500.

We went to 525 Tavern in Magnolia on Lexington Ave recently for dinner. It is basically in our backyard and we just wanted comfort and good food. The visit was a win on both those counts. Although I did not take my usual number of photos, the meals were so yummy that I just had to share. I had something from the specials menu: chicken parm and Jim had the Haddock Francaise. He loved his so much that it was “The Best Thing He Ate” this week for the podcast. I very much enjoyed the generous portion of chicken parm and took enough home for another meal. Thanks again 525 for a wonderful experience! PS Happy Leap Year Day and special Happy Birthday wishes to Leap Year Baby Paula Ryan O’Brien who will love this food post…….

Round of 16 coming up:

Boys 🏒 at Newburyport Saturday. Time TBA

Girls 🏒 to face the winner of #32 Boston Latin Academy at #1 Duxbury (game 5:10pm on 2/29). Date/time/location TBA of our next girls game.

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Mayor Greg Verga is proud to announce the award of $100,000 to Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI), one of eight community organizations receiving Covid Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, to support the buildout of new office space for teachers and support staff.

The City of Gloucester was awarded $23 million under the American Rescue Plan Act’s local funding provisions and has been distributing these funds to several sectors within the community. Mayor Verga recently announced the appropriation of $870,170 of Covid Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, also known as ARPA funds, to be distributed to eight community organizations. This funding will be used to support their critical missions within our community and to aid in their work to assist in the City’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute has leveraged our community’s unique location and potential to create opportunities for our young adults through their innovative Gloucester Biotechnology Academy,” said Mayor Greg Verga. “I am thrilled that we have been able to offer support to GMGI for the expansion of their space to allow their administrative staff and instructors the room to grow and thrive.  I look forward to seeing all that they will continue to do in our great City.”

After substantial public input and a careful application process, GMGI was awarded funds to support the addition of new office space that provides Gloucester Biotechnology Academy instructors and administrative staff with 2,800 sq. ft. of shared and individual offices as well as private breakout rooms. 

“The recent success of the Academy has provided tremendous outcomes for our students but has also required an expansion across all areas of our program,” said Chris Bolzan, GMGI’s Executive Director. “This generous support from the city allows our team to do their jobs with professionalism, efficiency, and confidentiality, all the while catalyzing the local economy through the use of local contractors and providing career development for Gloucester’s young adults.”

In addition to this nearly $900,000 for community organizations, Mayor Verga has also strategically allocated $13 million to support critical infrastructure upgrades, $1.5 million to the City of Gloucester’s Affordable Housing Trust, and $1.5 million to fund several economic development initiatives. 

To learn more about the City of Gloucester’s ARPA funds, including appropriations and expenditures, go to arpa.gloucester-ma.gov. 

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Zeke’s Place located at 66 East Main St

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They shared- “I have been asked by too many people now not to do something about this so… On the evenings of march 13 and 14 from 6pm to 8 possibly 9 pm Zeke’s will be giving a hands on sourdough baking lesson given the time of night a light meal will be served ( menu to be determined) with fresh bread of course ! Everything you need will be provided for you and everyone will leave with a loaf of bread , a starter to keep alive and the knowledge that will serve you great bread for a life time ! The cost will be 150$ a student I’m going to limit the class to 12 people a session if the demand is good we will set up more dates obviously 🙄 so anyone who wants to sign up just respond back to this post and I will get you in !”