Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

HI Joey,

Would it be possible to post this to your website? The Rockport Elementary School is starting a new program called “The Movement Breaks” .  Jane Panicucci, of the Active Learning Group, will be kicking off the new initiative with a community presentation on “The Physical Activity/Learning Connection “. The event is Free and open to all.

Sincerely,

Erin Canniff

Hello,

My name is Jill Cahill, I am the Communications and Events Coordinator at Pathways for Children.  I wanted to reach out to you about our annual Holiday Toy Drive as it involves many local businesses and benefits children in our community.  I have attached an informational sheet for you.  I know that Good Morning Gloucester has become a very popular way for people in our community to find out about community happenings so we would truly appreciate any attention you can bring to this important effort.  I would be happy to send you pictures, graphics, or whatever you think would make this more fun to post.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Thanks!

Best,

Jill Cahill

Hi Joey C & GMG Readers!
We thought we’d have some fun with all the “Black Friday” Madness so here are some exciting specials we’ll be offering all day this Friday.
We’ll be open extended hours 9am – 8pm along with many other shops throughout downtown Rockport!  
Thanks & Happy Thanksgiving!
Dawn Noble
La Provence
4 Main Street
Rockport, Ma 01966
978.546.5868
www.laprov.com

Joe Ciolino forwards-

Mark your calendars – THIS Sunday is the downtown Holiday Parade, followed by the Kent Circle tree lighting!
It’s all free, and it isn’t too late to join the parade if you like! Either way come on down – details here:

Get all the Info at North Shore Kid-

Gloucester’s Santa Parade & Tree Lighting

Middle Street Walk: Holiday treats, gifts, décor & more!

Celebrate Middle Street Walk
at the Sargent House Museum
December 14, 2013
11:00AM-4:00PM

Come to the Sargent House to see—and purchase—fabulous decorations provided by local florist Blue Gate Gardens, decorator Katerina Gates, and others. Snack on holiday treats and enjoy our programming: 

• 12:00-1:00PM – Listen to a chamber music concert provided by Rockport High School musicians, led by director Nathan Cohen
• 2:30-3:00PM – Take in scenes from Judith Sargent Murray’s 1795 play “The Medium,” staged by the North Shore Folklore Theatre Co.
• All Day – Check out the museum store for holiday gifts and treats

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Middle Street Walk features open houses, concerts, special programs and traditional decorations throughout the afternoon, focused in and around historic Middle Street. Gloucester’s historic neighborhood welcomes visitors for a number of special events throughout the day, from arts to music to dance. Locations include Cape Ann Museum, Sawyer Free Library, Trinity Church, Unitarian Universalist Church, Sargent House Museum, and more!

For more information, visit our website: www.sargenthouse.org or our Facebook event page.

Thanksgiving Post from Pop Gallery

Home for the Holidays!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday this week/weekend!

Check out a few Holiday goodies in our “Home for the Holidays” digital edition lookbook! Thanks to our amazing patrons for a great Fall season thus far!

Click the link to see the book! https://www.dropbox.com/s/zoy86gbqnricdq6/thanksgiving_pop.pdf

And please remember to support your local shops on Small Business Saturday!

SHOP LOCAL. STRESS LESS.

Photos With Santa Toy Drive

Angela Cook submits-

Could you help me spread the word?  This year’s toy drive will be happening on Seaside Village Open House Weekend.  The flyer is below:

Please distribute:

Due to the high level of interest for the webinar presentation on Monday, December 2, by the SBA and USDA, we had to switch to meeting software that could accommodate a larger number of participants. In order to access this meeting remotely, please dial 866-647-1746 and enter the pass code 6042534. To view the presentations, go to https://secure.join.me/NEROMeeting, enter your name and “knock” for access. 

For more information, contact Olivia Rugo, Northeast Regional Office, at olivia.rugo@noaa.gov or 978-675-2167.

FREE EVENT. Christmas Sing-Along with Jayzee and the Singing Seniors at the Rose Baker Senior Center

Calendar and Goin’ On—Please!!!

Gloucester Stroke Club meeting Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 6:30 pm.

Please note change in time. Addison Gilbert Hospital, Logan Room.  First Floor, Front Entrance. Annual Potluck Supper.

Please bring a main dish or dessert to share and a $5. gift for the Yankee Swap.

New Members are welcome and guest encouraged to attend.

For more information Please call Virginia 978-283-3968 or Cynthia 978-283-2633.

Chorus North Shore Holiday Concerts 12/7 and 12/8

For their 82nd season, under the direction of Sonja Dahlgren Pryor, Chorus North Shore is performing Handel’s Messiah with the Honors Youth Choir, the Festival Orchestra and joined by soloists Jean Danton, soprano; Martin Kelly, tenor, and Mark Andrew Cleveland, bass.

Concerts are Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 8:00 PM at Our Lady of Hope Church on Linebrook Road in Ipswich and Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Hamilton-Wenham High School, 775 Bay Road in South Hamilton

Tickets are available now on the website at www.chorusnorthshore.org and will be on sale at the door before the concerts

General Admission: $20; Seniors/Students $17; Children 12 and under are free

Handel’s Messiah, one of the best-know and most frequently performed choral works in Western music, was originally an Easter offering first performed at the Musick Hall in Dublin on April 13, 1742. On Christmas Day in 1818 the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston performed Messiah and since that time it has become a perennial Christmas favorite. And now it has become a biennial tradition for Chorus North Shore.

The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club is pleased to host two wonderful presentations at the December 13 meeting, one by Steve Kolaczkowski, and another by Dr. Mario Motta. Steve K will open the meeting by showing us what’s in store for us in the winter sky, from planets to galaxies to star clusters and nebulae; Steve will be followed by Dr. Motta’s presentation on the strange journey of one of his giant telescope optics. 

The large mirror, 1/3 the size of the Hubble primary (!), was designed as part of a satellite before it became the primary optic for Mario’s first big telescope. When he made another large telescope for his Gloucester observatory, Mario donated the mirror to a facility in Italy where it is now being used for spectroscopy.

Come on out and enjoy Mario’s remarkable optical saga, Steve’s fun and informative look at what’s up, and the usual (and some not so usual) good things to eat and drink, and great conversation.

The public is warmly invited. There are no dues or fees, and no special knowledge or equipment is needed to have a great time.

GAAC meets on the second Friday of the month at 8:00pm, at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street, in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester. More info can be found on the club website at http://gaac.us and on the club facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/gaacpage or on Twitter, @gaactweet.