Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Pat Dalpiaz will be manning our shop at 44 Main St- Tomorrow Thursday Oct 3 from noon-5; Friday 11-5; and Sunday 11-3. Closed Saturday Oct 5 

September 30, 2024 ~ Sawyer Free Library ~ 

The Gloucester 400+ and Gloucester Celebration Corp have made a $20,000 investment in the Sawyer Free 2025 capital campaign. This generous gift will fund the innovative Gloucester Timeline touchscreen wall located in the Library’s new Local History Research Center. The Local History Research Center will connect residents and visitors with our local history through compelling special and circulating collections, expert assistance, engaging programs and thought-provoking exhibitions.

“On behalf of Gloucester 400+ and Gloucester Celebration Corp, I am pleased to announce a $20,000 gift to Sawyer Free Library’s Local History Research Center for the Gloucester Timeline interactive touchscreen wall,” said the organization’s Executive Director Elsje Zwart. “We are thrilled to be able to participate in this important space within the newly renovated and expanded Sawyer Free Library, where people can come and explore not only the hundreds of stories about the people of Gloucester collected over our quadricentennial plus year and continue to add to them, but also to research Gloucester history and the people who lived and worked here for 400+ years.”

“We are grateful to the Gloucester 400+ organization and the Gloucester Celebration Corp for their generous $20,000 donation to the 2025 Sawyer Free Library,” said Mern Sibley, President of the Sawyer Free Library’s Board of Trustees. “The Library’s Local History Research Center will be a groundbreaking resource for our city, revolutionizing how we preserve, curate, and access our historical treasures. The interactive touch screen wall, funded through this generous donation, will be a signature feature of the center, providing an innovative and engaging way for residents and visitors to connect with Gloucester’s 400+ years of heritage. We are honored that our longstanding community partner, who shares our same commitment to preserving and sharing Gloucester’s rich history, is now a part of the Library’s transformative building project.”

The centerpiece of the Local History Research Center is the 85-inch interactive digital touchscreen wall, designed to enhance research through the Gloucester Timeline. This online research tool chronicles the city’s history. Launched in January 2024, the Timeline already boasts over 1,500 entries covering notable events, people, and places that have shaped Gloucester’s identity. Accessible both in the Library and online, the Timeline has attracted more than 21,000 visitors, providing a captivating and comprehensive resource for historians, scholars, and residents alike.

The new touchscreen wall in the Local History Research Center will make exploring Gloucester’s past a more engaging and collaborative experience. Visitors can interact with the Timeline, searching through categories, subcategories, and keywords to uncover stories of Gloucester’s history over the past 400+ years.

In addition to historical records, the Gloucester Timeline features the Digital Gloucester 400 Stories Project, bringing a modern, dynamic element through personal narratives and oral histories that reflect the strength and diversity of Gloucester’s people. These stories, compiled during the city’s 400th anniversary, ensure that Gloucester’s evolving history remains inclusive and vibrant for future generations.

The Gloucester Timeline is a living online resource that chronicles the key events and figures that have defined the city. Covering everything from art and literature to Gloucester’s vital maritime heritage, the Timeline weaves together stories from over four centuries. It draws from various assets, including photographs, videos, newspaper articles, and other historical documents, serving as an invaluable research tool.

The 2025 Sawyer Free Library historic renovation, expansion, and modernization project began last September and is now halfway completed. With two-thirds of the $29 million fundraising goal already reached, community engagement remains strong. However, there is still much more to raise, making this significant investment from the Gloucester 400+ and other local businesses and community organizations essential to the project’s success.

Expected to open in 2025, the newly renovated Sawyer Free Library will feature a 14,000-square-foot addition, beautifully restored buildings, and sustainable design elements, all of which will support the greater Cape Ann community.

The renovated Gloucester Public Library will offer current and emerging public technology, diverse collections, engaging programs, and new dedicated spaces for collaboration, learning, and relaxation.  It will feature a 100-seat Community Room, meeting rooms, study rooms, a digital learning lab, a teen room, an expanded children’s room, an enhanced Matz Art Gallery, and ample space for its book collection.  

The Library invites the community to learn how to get involved and support this vital project at 2025.sawyerfreelibrary.org.

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437 Eastern Ave Lynn

https://www.durumpasta.com/

People had been talking about it but words don’t do it justice! You have to get down and see it for yourself. Holy impact Batman!!!

Every Day in October at MACHACA!

It’s our mission to introduce new premium additive free tequila to Gloucester, one month at a time. The entire month of October, join us for a $10 glass or $20 flight of Arette Artesenal Suave Tequila.

blanco, reposado, anejo, 101-proof blanco

Arette is made at one of the oldest distilleries in Mexico that still produces tequila, El Llano. Founded in the 1900’s by the Orendain family and run by fifth generation master distillers Eduardo and Jamie Orendain since 1976.

MACHACA

Tacos & Tequila

14 Rogers St

Gloucester, MA

Yellow and Light Blue Gloucester Mass Wave Cap

Elite snapback cap with raised pvc patch including shipping

$30.00

Link to purchase here

The fourth annual Socks and Underwear drive will run for the month of October 2024, sponsored by the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church. Donations of new socks, underwear, hats, gloves and mittens for women and men, girls and boys will benefit the clients of three local non-profits: Pathways for Children, Younity and The Grace Center. Two local businesses, Nelsons of Gloucester and The John Tarr Store of Rockport, will participate.

Pathways for Children serves Cape Ann families with children from preschool to adolescence. Younity supports young adults from ages sixteen to twenty five and The Grace Center is a day resource center for adults. All three are important safety net organizations for individuals and families on Cape Ann. The drive provides essential clothing items that can’t be purchased in a thrift store. This year, because the drive has moved from spring to fall, we have added hats, mittens and gloves to the collection and renamed it Socks and Underwear Plus.

Pathways needs children’s sizes from toddler to adult (teen) also in X sizes. Younity needs adult sizes and youthful styles from small to X-large and up, and The Grace Center asks for women’s and men’s sizes from medium to X-large and up.

Donation bins can be found at both stores, at the Church Street door of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, and at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport. Cash donations are appreciated and will be used to fill gaps in the items collected and allow for purchase of bras, which are not being collected this year. Checks and on-line purchases can be sent to the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Church Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. Write Socks and Underwear Plus on the subject line of checks. Credit card donations can be made at www.gloucesteruu.org. Please call or email the church office to explain the purpose of a credit card donation.

Pictured at Grace Center, Frank Freedman of Grace Center and members of GUUC, at Pathways, staff member and GUUC member, at Younity, staff members.

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Hi Joey,

Over 1,500 folks have taken pottery lessons with Cynthia Curtis at her idyllic studio at 80 Pigeon Hill Street in Rockport since she opened it 25 years ago.

To celebrate, this noted pottery teacher is hosting a student show & sale on October 19-20, 10 am-4 pm, with more than 35 potters exhibiting their work. The public is invited to a reception with the artists on October 19, 4-6 pm; light refreshments will be served.