Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Leave a comment on this post if you need any and I can let you know how to get them.  They cost around $80 for a new trap and the ones they are selling are all ready to go for $25 firm  You just need lines and buoys.

Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

Volunteer Drivers Needed in Rockport

April 21, 2016 ~ trixy546 ~ Edit

SeniorCare is looking for drivers to deliver Meals on Wheels in Rockport. If you would like to make a difference in the life of a frail elder, please contact Paula Curley at 978-281-1750 x560.

Do You Have 2 Hours to Spare to Help a Frail Elder?

Maritime Gloucester Happenings

Image ~ April 21, 2016 ~ maritimegloucesterprograms

JD forwards-

ROCKY NECK 5K

Great race and helps support the arts.
Register before May 1 and get a free tshirt and the post race buffet at the Studio makes the entry fee a bargin.
You can register online by going to www.rockyneck5k.com  or get a registration form at the Lone Gull.
Please pass this on to any runners I may have missed.
The race is capped at 400 so don’t delay or you will miss out !

Participants Registered Before May 1 Will Receive a
Custom Rocky Neck 5K T-shirt.

Go to www.rockyneck5k.com to register online or visit the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck Thursday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. to obtain a paper registration form.

The event is sponsored by the Rocky Neck Art Colony to benefit Gloucester’s Rocky Neck Cultural District and the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck Building Fund.  With chip-timed results, participants may compete individually or as a team in the popular Team Challenge.  The Run/Walk along the breathtakingly beautiful seaside course will be capped off by a festive post-Race brunch celebration on the deck at Rocky Neck’s The Studio Restaurant.

The Rocky Neck 5K Run/Walk & Team Challenge is a fun community ‘happening’ to benefit RNAC, a neighborhood-based, volunteer organization committed to preserving Rocky Neck’s unique arts and maritime cultural heritage.   Open to all, beginners can experience the joy of exercise in the outdoors while  experienced runners can sharpen their times on a forgiving course.  Everyone will enjoy creating memories individually or in a team with colleagues, family and friends.

The Team Challenge provides a great opportunity for groups from businesses, non-profits, clubs and affiliations of every size to show their colors, build organizational pride and share an experience to be long remembered.

The USATF (United States of America Track and Field) sanctioned event will take off from the Causeway on Rocky Neck.  It will return along Gloucester’s ocean-rimmed Back Shore to finish on Rocky Neck where all participants are invited for a celebratory post-Race brunch and awards  ceremony at The Studio Restaurant and Deck overlooking picturesque Smith Cove on Gloucester Harbor.

The Race start will be at 9 a.m., with packet pickup at Race Headquarters in the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck from 7:00 AM to 8:45 AM. Race participation is limited to 400.  Participants registered before May 1 will receive a custom Rocky Neck 5K T-shirt.

If spots are still available on Race day, walk-in registration will be from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Sign up early to insure participation. Go to www.rockyneck5k.com to register online or visit the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck Thursday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. to obtain a paper registration form.

Volunteers will be positioned to direct visitors to street parking as well as  designated lots in and around Rocky Neck.  Space will be available in Rocky Neck Park along the Causeway for everyone to meet and warm up before the Race kicks off.

Earth Day Activities at Common Crow 

Celebrate Earth Day with Common Crow

Dear Common Crow Fans,
We are celebrating EARTH DAY at the store this Saturday, April 23.
Please join us for a fun day with music, free samples, family art activities, plant talks and . . .
The long awaited, one day only, GREENLIFE FLASH SALE from 10-5pm!
Hope to see you all there! 

Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

CAPE ANN CAREER FAIR 2016 May 19th, 2016

Image ~ April 21, 2016 ~ Joey C

June 4, Holy Family Women’s Guild will be hosting their annual Strawberry Festival

April 21, 2016 ~ Joey C

Hi Joey,  On Saturday, June 4, Holy Family Women’s Guild will be hosting the annual Strawberry Festival 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at St. Ann Church Hall.  This year the Guild will be honoring the Gloucester Lobster Fishermen.  We will be offering a lobster buoy paired with a gift certificate.  There will be handmade ceramic mugs and biscotti for sale also – a Gloucester Mug-up.  The Strawberry Festival will also offer homemade cookies muffins, jams and other baked goods including our famous Strawberry Shortcake.  There will be hand-crafted items and note cards.  As usual, there will be many types of plants offered as well.  All donations will be gratefully accepted.  If you need more information please call Jane Marshall at (978) 283-5111  or Janet Lucido at (978) 526-1543.

Rockport Is Keeping It’s Doors Open late again this summer! NOW EVERY Friday Night! May 27 – September 2

April 21, 2016 ~ Joey C

Rockport expands it’s 2016 Rockport @ Night! This event was so well received last year we’ve decided to step it up and do EVERY Friday Night throughout downtown Rockport. Just look for the “Hanging Lanterns with the Gold imprinted Ribbons” at participating Shops and Galleries…

Every Friday night beginning MAY 27th, through Sept. 2nd. Downtown galleries and shops open their doors from 4-8pm and then some… for a “Rockport @ Night” event. The town’s merchants welcome you with light refreshment, wine, and beverage while you enjoy the renowned talents of this creative Art Colony. See art demos, music, and visit the unique shops. Come celebrate as they illuminates it’s streets, and enjoy the ambiance that only Rockport can offer. Meet with the artists and shopkeepers and tour their galleries. Artists will be on hand to take questions from visitors.

Come share the history and hospitality of this seaside community, as you stroll through the streets of beautiful downtown Rockport.

Cape Ann Shave To Save Friday May 20th

April 21, 2016 ~ Joey C

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Support Education on Cape Ann with the Chamber’s Golf Tournament!

April 20, 2016 ~ chambercacc

Get your foursome together and join us at Bass Rocks Golf Course for the 2016 Cape Ann Chamber Education and Scholarship Golf Tournament!  The tournament is on Monday, May 16, 2016 with a shotgun start at 1:00 PM.  This annual event benefits education initiatives on Cape Ann as well as Chamber scholarships for local high school students. The tournament features delicious treats out on the course, great raffle items, a special giveaway, an awards dinner and more.  Don’t miss out!

Register Here to play in the Golf Tournament.

There are still sponsorship opportunities available for this event. Contact Kerry McKenna at the Chamber to become a sponsor.  978-283-1601.

Tournament Features:
Low Gross & Net Prizes, Closets to the Pin, Longest Drive, Closest to the Line’Raffle Including a set of irons, Hole in One wins a new car from Sudbay Motor Group*

Fee includes cart, greens fee, clubhouse facilities, fun snacks throughout the course, ticket to the awards dinner and a special giveaway.

!NEW! Harbortown Arts Market at I4-C2

April 19, 2016 ~ GloucesterQuilter

We have some exciting news!

As part of the Harbortown Arts Festival over Memorial Day Weekend, we are including a new open air Harbortown Arts Market at I4-C2 on Saturday, May 28 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

We are working with the Mill Gypsies, who have been very successful in organizing arts markets around New England. We’re working on getting a few Boston food trucks there too.

If you are interested in signing up to be a vendor, here are the details:

• This event is being curated by Mill Gypsies. Not everyone who enters will be selected. Cape Ann artisans are strongly encouraged to apply.
• If accepted, there is a $60 registration fee.
• Rain or shine. One day only. (We’re hoping to host another Harbortown Arts Market on October 15).
• Vendors must bring their own table. Vendor tents are strongly encouraged. Tents need to have 40# weights on each leg.
• Deadline for applying is May 6.

ONLINE APPLICATION

Special “thank you” goes out to Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken for allowing us to use I4-C2 and Rusty Kinnunen for designing our new Harbortown Arts Market logo.

We’ll be getting out a press release soon. We just wanted to make sure members of our creative community are aware of and can take advantage of this new event!

Sincerely,

Rebecca

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Gloucester’s Harbortown Cultural District

Rebecca Borden, Chair. Cell: 202-329-9549

Tom Daniel, Past-Chair

Deborah Kelsey, Vice Chair

Rich Weissman, Treasurer

Patty Gates, Secretary

Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester Mayor Joins Statewide Campaign to Fight Stigma of Mental Illness

April 19, 2016 ~ mayorsefatia

Mayor Romeo Theken signs on as a CEO Against Stigma

Gloucester, MA—Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken has joined the growing list of municipal leaders and chief executives across the Commonwealth, vowing to help eliminate stigma in the workplace related to mental illness. The mayor of Cape Ann’s largest city has signed a pledge to become a CEO Against Stigma, joining the workplace initiative created by the state chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Mass).

“I’m proud to sign my name to this important initiative which offers courageous hope and opportunity to people with mental health conditions,” says Mayor Romeo Theken. “Across the Commonwealth, the North Shore and here in Gloucester, too many people are suffering from issues related to mental health and sadly avoiding appropriate care due to social stigmas. It’s time to tackle these negative outlooks and provide genuine help to our community.”

CEOs Against Stigma, which launched in 2015, partners with the top leaders of businesses, organizations and municipalities across Massachusetts to change misconceptions about mental illness by encouraging people to open up and speak freely about the conditions that affect them and their immediate families, and seek treatment.

“Mental health conditions – including depression and anxiety – affect one in five adults and are the number one cause of workplace disability,” says Linda Lewis, NAMI Cape Ann board member. “By joining CEOs Against Stigma, Mayor Romeo Theken demonstrates that she is committed to creating a supportive environment for everyone.”

One vital element of the campaign involves bringing NAMI’s In Our Own Voice (IOOV) presentations into the workplace. Recognized by a leading national mental health researcher as the most effective anti-stigma program in America, IOOV presentations feature two people sharing their personal stories of recovery. Mayor Romeo Theken and the City of Gloucester will also provide helpful information for employees and managers so they are better informed as well as make employees more aware of the mental health benefits available to them.

Mayor Romeo Theken also remarks, “While there has been terrific progress made around mental health advocacy, we can still do more to help. Gloucester’s city employees are our number one asset and providing benefits, support and care that keeps them strong physically and mentally remains a top priority.”

Any Massachusetts company, organization or municipality with at least 50 employees can join. NAMI Mass and its affiliates are committed to signing 250 executives and elected leaders to the campaign and reaching half a million employees. For more information about CEOs Against Stigma, log onto the website: http://ceos.namimass.org. You can also contact NAMI Cape Ann at 978-281-1557 or namicapeann@verizon.net.

Take Back the Night Event 4/28 6:30pm

April 19, 2016 ~ Gloucester Health Department

Please join in a rally and march to protest sexual violence on April 28th 6:30 PM at City Hall.

Video interview with Richard Leonard interviewed by the fabulous Margi Green with Jan Bell producing and other members of her family (husband John on camera, son Rob in the editing suite) as support-

A benefit Bananas Fashion Show to get the hot air out of City Hall.

Richard Leonard, the owner of the iconic Main Street vintage clothing store, Bananas, is staging one of his rare fashion extravaganzas on Saturday April 23 and Sunday April 24. The production will benefit the Gloucester City Hall restoration fund with the proceeds being used to restore the auditorium’s ventilation system. As Maggie Rosa, Chair of the City Hall Restoration Commission says with a smile, “we are aiming to get the hot air out of City Hall!”

This show, Leonard’s third held to benefit City Hall restoration, will include his Bananarettes, a group of both women and men, some of whom travel from New York City to participate.

The creative black tie Saturday gala starts at 7:00 p.m. and will include live & silent auctions, champagne & dessert – tickets are $75 each. On Sunday the doors open at 2:30 p.m. and the show will include a pick-a-prize auction and light refreshments – tickets are $35 each for adults and $15 for people 18 years and under.

“This being Gloucester, you can dress however you want to, but it’s a lot of fun to wear something different. If you have nothing to wear, go to Bananas and you will find something” says Jan Bell, Co-chair of the event.

Tickets are on sale at Bananas (78 Main St., Gloucester,) Alexandra’s Bread (265 Main St., Gloucester,) and online at Eventbrite. For more information, please contact BananasFashionShow@gmail.com.