Day: June 13, 2024

Sidewalk Sessions: Micheal Dekoster From Maritime Gloucester Talks Opportunities

https://youtu.be/_0qvjoiALmM

Evening Shadows…

Opening Reception June 18, 2024

The Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) proudly announces its seventeenth anniversary of partnership with the Bass Rocks Golf Club for the Annual seARTS Art on the Rocks Program. This year’s show presents over 60 works by 33 artists from Cape Ann and beyond, at its opening reception on Tuesday, June 18. The opening provides a chance for seARTS members, along with the public, to enjoy superb art in an elegant club setting overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.  

The program is a year-round exhibition, showing and selling the work. The fresh and bold work of the 2024 show balances a body of returning artists with new.  

Among the newly enrolled artists (from Cape Ann unless otherwise indicated) are Thomas Bentley, Elizabeth Bish, Bruce Fieldman, Jennifer Pinck and Sallie Strand. 

Returning to the show from previous years are, (all from Cape Ann unless otherwise indicated) John Abisamra, Andrew Anderson-Bell (Ipswich), Joan Bediz, Ted Bidwell, Heidi Caswell-Zander, Matt Cegelis, Geoffrey Teale Chalmers (Boston), Katherine Coakley, Anne Cowman, Melissa Cox, Jeff Crawford, Rob Diebboll, Christine Gauthier-Kelley, Ann Guyer, Olga Hayes, Helen Kamins, Ken King, Jim Kociuba (Beverly), Kirk Larsen, Nancy LeGendre, Charles McCarthy (Beverly), Crissie Murphy (Marlborough), Susan Oleksiw (Beverly), Judy Robinson-Cox, Debbie Shirley (West Boxford), Marilyn Swift, Juni Van Dyke, Marny Williams and Heidi Caswell Zander.

We are also featuring an on-line catalog of the art works available for sale, for those unable to attend the reception. The catalog can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/AR2024CAT

Award honors will be announced at the event. 

We are thrilled to unveil an unprecedented event at the reception. We’ll featured demos and talks from not one, but two guest artists from the worlds of dance and visual art: Sarah Slifer Swift, award-winning dancer, teacher and choreographer and Director of MAGMA Studios, and Jim Kociuba, award and grant winning painter and art instructor.

Details of the Evening: 

Date: Tuesday, June 18

5:30-6:30 PM: Cocktails (cash bar) with potluck finger foods 
6:30-6:45 PM: seARTS business meeting
6:45-7:15 PM: Sarah Slifer Swift: dance demo and talk
7:15-8:15 PM: Jim Kociuba: art demo and talk on his creative process and techniques

Location: Bass Rocks Golf Club, 34 Beach Road, Gloucester, MA, (978)-283-1866 

Please RSVP by emailing allinfo@searts.org
Event is Free & Open to the Public 
Hearty Appetizers & Cash Bar 

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seARTS Cape Ann, a registered 501(c)3 is a coalition of artists, art lovers, cultural institutions, businesses, and municipal organizations, all working together to improve the economic base for the arts and the larger Cape Ann community. http://www.searts.org.

DATE: Monday, August 12-Friday, August 16 9AM-12PM 

PLACE: Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester, MA

Young artists will enjoy five classes in painting, pastels, colored pencils, comics, and ceramics. The classes will be taught by professional Rocky Neck artists who bring a depth of knowledge and passion for artistic expression to their work. Our small workshop group will enable students to receive individual attention in a relaxed, FUN, and welcoming space!  For more details, visit our website:

Upcoming Events and Workshops

Here is a direct link to the sign-up site:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/1bd7a133-ea60-45b3-995c-ef95fc75037e

Contact: RNACprograms@gmail.com

                (978) 515-7004

JUNE 10, 2024 ~ SAWYER FREE LIBRARY ~ 

In celebration of the St. Peter’s Fiesta, the Sawyer Free Library is pleased to host a local author talk with Laura Ventimiglia on Thursday, June 27 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm as she discusses her book, Nonna, What is Saint Peter’s Fiesta? The fiesta is a longstanding tradition in Gloucester, Massachusetts that pays homage to Saint Peter, the patron saint of fishermen and it celebrates the town’s historic fishing industry

Laura M. Alberghini is a third-generation Italian American and a retired college educator, author, and administrator who established Buttieri press in 2015 to support the preservation of family histories and traditions. She released her first book, A Letter to My Children, An Italian American Family’s Heritage, in 2016 as a dual language book in English and Italian. She lives in Gloucester, Ma with her family.

The event is open to all at 21 Main Street in downtown Gloucester. No registration needed.

For more information or question, visit sawyerfreelibrary.org or 978-325-5500.

Local Author Talk: Nonna, What is Saint Peter’s Fiesta?

JUNE 10, 2024 ~ CHAMBERCACC ~ 

The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us at the Chamber’s 44th Annual Small Business Awards Dinner on Thursday, June 13 from 5 to 8 PM at the Castle Manor Inn, Gloucester, to honor the 2024 Greater Cape Ann Small Business Persons of the Year. This year’s honorees include Erika Brown, Publisher/Editor of The Manchester Cricket (Manchester-by-the-Sea); Jack & Cathy Porter, Sandy Bay Service Center, Inc (Rockport); The Ellis Family (Heath & Tom Ellis), The Schooner Thomas E. Lannon (Gloucester); Ramie Reader, Reader Electrical (Essex); and John P. Muldoon, Publisher/Editor of The Local News (Ipswich).

Every year since 1981 the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce has celebrated Small Businesses to honor the achievements of our region’s small business entrepreneurs and their employees and to thank them for their contributions to the economic vitality and community life of the greater Cape Ann region.

Friends, family members, and colleagues of all small business honorees are invited and encouraged to attend the awards dinner. Tickets for the dinner are available for $75. Please visit the chamber website (www.capeannchamber.com) to register for the dinner and for more information on the 2024 Small Business Persons of the Year.

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2024 Small Business Persons of the Year Celebratory Dinner

This may look like another one of my bird posts…..and there is good reason for that! However, this experience reminds me of the importance of pushing yourself a little past your comfort zone for your own benefit. I participated in a “Babes of Summer” bird photography workshop in Middlesex County this week. I left our island to pursue a passion and hone my skills as well as to enrich my interests. It was a little bit out of my normal comfort zone but my interest in photographing bird families overrode my discomfort. As pleased as I am with the results, I am even happier to return to Cape Ann having accomplished a personal goal. Maybe it’s time for you to consider the same. If you do, I’d love to hear about it. Additional photos and story details at Pat D’s Photos and Adventures on Facebook.

GloucesterCast Celtics Game 3 Watch Party At Harbor 9 Golf