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The Power of Play Festival is Back!

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Gloucester Education Foundation is proud to host our second annual Power of Play Festival!

What: The Power of Play Festival: a day of play for ALL AGES. GEFcolorPlayLogo

When: Sunday, March 26, 2017 11am-2pm

Where: Gloucester High School Field House, 32 Leslie O. Johnson Road, Gloucester

Who: Gloucester families and kids. Admission $5 per family at the door.

Gloucester Education Foundation’s Power of Play Festival will feature fun family activities like: an obstacle course, art projects, lego building challenges, hula-hooping, giant board games, music, dance, fort-building, goop-making, sand and water play, simon says and LOTS more.

Play promotes creativity and innovation, and helps kids develop skills that are a foundation for life-long success, including critical thinking, communication, problem solving, and collaboration.

Hosted by Gloucester Education Foundation and Sponsored by Cape Ann Savings Bank and Cape Ann Savings Trust & Financial Services Department

Gloucester Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization made up…

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Gloucester Parking Ban Lifted 8PM Tonight (3/14) 

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@STheken: Gloucester Parking Ban Lifted 8PM Tonight (3/14) – Please remove all cars from municipal & school lots before 7AM. http://gloucester-ma.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1112

Light Up Mattos Groundbreaking 

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Mayor Sefatia and members of Cape Ann Women’s Softball did a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new lights that will go in at Mattos Field for the 2017 season!

Gloucester Snow Emergency Declared: Parking Ban Starts at 10AM 3/14, Schools Closed

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Chris Sicuranza's avatarCape Ann Community

The City of Gloucester has declared a snow emergency and parking ban on all city streets due to an upcoming severe snow storm. All city buildings including City Hall, library and schools will be closed on Tuesday, March 14th, with regular city hours planned for Wednesday, March 15th (weather permitting). Please see full parking ban timing, warming shelter updates and complete details below:

PARKING BAN: 
Effective at 10:00 AM tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14th, until 7:00 AM Wednesday, March 15th all vehicles are banned from parking on city streets. Residents may park in all municipal and school parking lots. Please remove all vehicles from municipal and school parking lots before the parking ban expires at 7:00 AM Wednesday. School parking lots will be the first areas to be ticketed and towed once parking ban has concluded.Violators of this emergency declaration will be at the owner’s expense.

TRASH & RECYCLE PICKUP DELAY:
Trash and recycling will NOT be picked…

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“Green Screen 101” Cape Ann TV- Lunch & Learn Series ‘After-Hours’

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Learn how to green screen at Cape Ann TV’s next Lunch & Learn ‘After-Hours’! on Tuesday, March 21 at 7PM

 
Cape Ann TV’s Lunch & Learn Series continues on Tuesday, March 21 at 7PM with “Green Screen 101”. Presentation and demonstration by Ted Reed, professional video producer.
 
Think of all the times you’ve wanted to battle with Vikings, dive deep beneath the ocean waves and fly to the moon and beyond. Well, now you can!
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Join us for our first Lunch and Learn ‘After-Hours,’ when we explore the basics of shooting on green screen. We’ll cover the basics of what you need for cameras, lighting, and software right here at Cape Ann TV’s studios. Find out how to make your own special effects—special!
 
WHAT IS GREEN SCREEN/CHROMA KEY?
Chroma Key or Green Screen is a fantastic tool for filmmaking that opens up so many storytelling opportunities. It…

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Only A Few Tickets Left – Irish Sweepstakes Event

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Only ten tickets left – don’t miss out on your chance to WIN BIG!
At next week’s Irish Sweepstakes event we give out a total of $20k in prizes, including a grand prize of $10,000. The party also features a 50/50 raffle, an Irish dinner and cash bar. Join us for the fun!

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Wednesday, March 15, 2017 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Gloucester House Restaurant  | 63 Rogers Street, Gloucester
Tickets are $100 and may be purchased by stopping by or calling the Chamber office at 978-283-1601.

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Vata, Pitta or Kapha?

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Know your dosha and know balance…mention this post when you book your private 90 min consultation and receive a 10% savings.

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Gloucester Cinema Update on Seating and Ticketing 

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For your information — an update on Gloucester Cinema

NEW SEATS FINALLY WHERE THEY BELONG

            FINALLY, the sample chairs that have been sitting in the Gloucester Cinema lobby for almost a year are where they belong – in the theater ready for you to check them out.

            After months of waiting for the seats to be made, shipped and installed (not to mention theater owner John Williams single handedly removing the old seats) the comfy rockers and the sought-after recliners are in each theater.  Customers who went to see many of the Oscar nominated movies had a heightened experience when they realized they could choose between the standard rocker with plenty of leg room or the recliners located at the front of the theater.

Just in time for the new Beauty and the Beast movie, Gloucester Cinema is not only proudly announcing their upscale seats but also their new ticketing system, which will make your movie going experience a little easier.  Starting Friday, March 17, you can pick a specific seat when you buy your ticket on the website — Gloucestercinema.com.  From wherever you have internet access to the cinema’s website, online purchasing gives you the flexibility to buy an assigned seat ticket for either the rocker or the recliner.

If you are bringing guests and want to be guaranteed a ticket, it’s not a bad idea to buy your tickets online before coming to the show.  “With the installation of the larger seats and wider aisles, there are not as many seats in the theater to sell as there once was,” stated theater owner John Williams.  “So, it is safe to say that tickets for new popular movies like Beauty and the Beast will sell faster.”     Customer commentary on the cinema’s Face Book page highlights that patrons are thrilled with the switch.  According to John, “They also love that at this point there is no price difference between which type of seat you purchase.”

An online purchase gives you the opportunity to buy a ticket for a preferred seat for the specific show time you want.  If you wait to buy your seat at the theater, the computer will generate an assigned seat based on whatever is still available.

Everyone has been waiting for Beauty and the Beast and the other block buster movies scheduled to be released in 2017.  Check out Gloucestercinema.com for a list of all the shows, times, whether the movie is 2D or 3D, pricing and available seating.  As always if you are looking to book a private party feel free to call John at 781-724-5368 for details.

Poetry Workshop at the Cape Ann Museum

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Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop

Saturday, April 29

10:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.

In this workshop, former North Andover poet laureate Gayle Heney will teach participants how to write poetry using the Cape Ann Museum’s collections as inspiration, concentrating on the new exhibition, Charles Movalli: Cape Ann & Beyond. As time allows, participants will be introduced to poetry prompts, stanzas, quatrains, ekphrastic poetry and experimental poetry. Depending on interest, discussion of the editing process and the option to read/perform may also be included.

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$10 Museum members/ $20 non-members. Space is limited; reservations required. For more information email info@capeannmuseum.org. Tickets can be purchased by calling 978-283-0455 x10 or online at Eventbrite.

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Rise Up and Sing Out!

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Fourth Annual Pete Seeger Legacy Sing-a-long will be held Sunday, March 12 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church.

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The Cape Ann Interfaith Clergy Association in cooperation with Folk Life Studio and the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church present the Fourth Annual Pete Seeger Legacy Sing in an open community sing-a-long entitled “Rise Up and Sing Out!”.

This family friendly event will be held on Sunday, March 12 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, located at the corner of Middle and Church Streets in Gloucester, MA. Song sheets will be provided and those with acoustic instruments are welcome to come and play along.

The first sing, organized in 2014, was a memorial celebration held shortly after the passing of the iconic folk singer/activist.

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Gloucester Area Astronomy Club annual Astrophotography Night

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On Friday night March 10, at 8:00 pm, the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club will bring you our annual Astrophotographers on Parade!

In this annual festival of GAAC astrophotography some of our best photographers will each show off a few of their favorite pictures they’ve taken of galaxies, nebulae and other objects. They will explain what each one is, how big and far away it is, and any issues they had getting the shot.

This is always a colorful, fun and exciting evening, one that will leave you with a new appreciation of what these folks do, as well as a lot of new knowledge about the strange, distant and enormous objects they photograph. Come early to see friends old and new, grab a good seat and some great goodies, and share some terrific conversation. See you on the 10th!

The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club meets from 8:00 to 9:30 pm…

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Kids Eat FREE

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Kids Eat FREE* at Latitude 43 & Minglewood Tavern
5-6 PM any day of the week

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*With the purchase of an adult entree. Dine in only, during the hours of 5 to 6 PM.

Latitude 43 is open Wednesday – Sunday, and Minglewood Tavern is open seven days a week during the winter season. 

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