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The Cape Ann Climate Coalition Interfaith Committee will be showing the documentary film Common Groundthis Sunday 9/8 at 3 pm at the Annisquam Village Church (820 Washington Street). Winner of many film awards, this documentary profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of farmers who are using regenerative (climate friendly) models of agriculture, which could balance the climate and contribute to our health/well-being. Following the film, Tucker Smith, proprietor of Cedar Rock Gardens will lead a facilitated discussion. This event is free to the public.
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Citywide Summer Reading Initiative Wraps Up with Panel Discussion Led by Renowned Author
The community is invited to the final event of Gloucester Reads 2024, where best-selling author Clint Smith will join a panel discussion virtually on Tuesday, September 10 at the Gloucester Stage Company, located at 267 East Main Street.
Presented by the Sawyer Free Library in partnership with GloucesterRacial Justice Team, and the Gloucester Health Department, Gloucester Reads 2024 is a community-wide book club designed to spark conversations, inspire new ideas, and encourage introspection about racial equity within our community.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the free event, and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. Clint Smith, the award-winning author of “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America,” will provide an overview of his work, share selected readings from his book—which was the main selection for Gloucester’s summer book read—and answer pre-submitted questions from a panel of local community members. The evening will end at 8:45 p.m.
Following Smith’s appearance, there will be a discussion on how we can apply the lessons learned to Gloucester. The program will be moderated by Michea McCaffrey, co-chair of the Gloucester Racial Justice Team and a member of the Gloucester Human Rights Commission. The panel will include Doug Rich, owner of Susie’s Reads bookstore in Rockport,and Dominique Hurley, Gloucester’s Director of Public Health. The event is free and open to the public to attend, although registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org.
Clint Smith’s “How the Word is Passed” sheds light on some of America’s most essential yet overlooked stories and emphasizes how much we can gain by paying attention to them. In this narrative nonfiction debut, Smith explores eight sites—including his hometown of New Orleans, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, New York City, and Angola Prison—using archival research and contemporary interviews to uncover how slavery has profoundly shaped our nation’s collective history and memory.
The book, which has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism, the Stowe Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, was featured on numerous “Best Books of 2021” lists, including being named one of former President Barack Obama’s favorite books.
In addition to this work, Smith is the author of two poetry books, Above Ground and Counting Descent, both of which won the Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and were finalists for NAACP Image Awards. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker,The New York Times Magazine,The New Republic,Poetry Magazine,The Paris Review,The Harvard Educational Review, and other publications.
The Gloucester Reads Panel Discussion with Author Clint Smith is free and open to the public. Registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org. Gloucester Reads is offering to cover childcare expenses for those attending the author’s talk. Participants can request funds through the registration form.
Wednesday:WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION Thursday: In Bloom Listening Series – Featuring Kimaya Diggs, Joe Wilkins, & Conor Hennessy. This is a FREE show! Join us for an intimate evening of performances from local singer/songwriters. It’s always such a special night! Doors at 7pm. Friday: Back to Black Live – A Tribute to Amy Winehouse Starring Megan Wolffe. Vocalist Megan Wolffe takes audiences through a tour-de-force of Winehouse’s 5x Grammy-Award winning album “Back to Black”. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. There are still tickets available for this show. Saturday: WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE EVENT Sunday: The Open Door Fashion Show – Come support our local community and enjoy a fashion show! 6:30pm. There are still tickets available for this show!
This week The Kitchen at The Cut restaurant will be serving a modified Bar Bites menu only as our new Executive Chef Justus Dunton prepares to launch a new fall menu later this month.
Exciting news! Our new outdoor storage units are available for reservation at just $10. This unbeatable price won’t last long, so act fast to secure your unit. Perfect for storing anything from tools to seasonal gear, our storage units offer great value and convenience. Reserve now and enjoy peace of mind knowing your belongings are safe and accessible, 24hrs per day, 7 days per week! BENEFITS OF HAVING A SELF STORAGE?
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a naturally occurring compound found in the resinous flower of cannabis, a plant with a rich history as a medicine going back thousands of years. Today the therapeutic properties of CBD are being tested and confirmed by scientists and doctors around the world. A safe, non-addictive substance, CBD is one of more than a hundred “phytocannabinoids,” which are unique to cannabis and endow the plant with its robust therapeutic profile.
Many people are seeking alternatives to pharmaceuticals with harsh side effects — medicine more in synch with natural processes. By tapping into how we function biologically on a deep level, CBD can provide relief for chronic pain, anxiety, inflammation, gastrointestinal issues just to name a few.
Extensive scientific research – much of it sponsored by the U.S. government – and mounting anecdotal accounts from patients and physicians highlight CBD’s potential as a treatment for a wide range of conditions.
Come on down to Angel Wings Wellness and speak to a Certified CBD Practitioner about how we can improve the quality of your life.
September is Hunger Action Month™, an annual, nationwide campaign by the Feeding America network to raise awareness and encourage action to reduce food insecurity.
The Open Door served 957 MORE people and had 4,452 MORE household visits in the first six months of 2024 than the same period in 2023. That means more people are visiting the nonprofit, more often.
Want to help raise hunger awareness and keep local people fed? Learn more below about the opportunities on Cape Ann to participate:
Donate to support programs of The Open Door at FOODPANTRY.org.
Volunteer with The Open Door! Packing groceries, delivering meals, sorting food or sorting donations at Second Glance, and corporate engagement opportunities are just a few of the many roles available to volunteers. Learn more at FOODPANTRY.org/volunteer.
Wear orange. Orange is the color of hunger awareness.
Enjoy a sweet treat:
Brothers Brew in Rockport will offer a vanilla donut frosted with orange sprinkles starting Sept. 8 for Hunger Action Month
Cake Ann will offer special creamsicle and chocolate orange flavored cupcakes to help raise hunger awareness starting Sept. 1
The Cut will offer a Hunger Action Month cocktail
Holy Cow’s Gloucester location on Pleasant Street will serve an Orange Creamsicle flavored ice cream
Turtle Alley will offer chocolate bars embossed with the word “LOVE”
A portion of proceeds will support local hunger-relief programs of The Open Door!
Watch out for Hunger Action Month themed coasters at 1606 Restaurant & Oyster Bar, the Seaport Grille, and The Cut to donate!
See Gloucester City Hall and the Beauport Hotellit up with orange lights.
Get tickets for The Open Door Thrift the Runway Fashion Show by Second Glance, the thrift store of The Open Door at The Cut on Sunday, Sept. 8. Visit FOODPANTRY.org to learn more.
Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga will issue a proclamation naming September Hunger Action Month™ at the Thrift the Runway Fashion Show on Sunday, Sept.8.
The Gloucester City Council will also wear orange Hunger Action Month ™ t-shirts to help raise awareness at their Tuesday, Sept. 10 meeting.
SHOP and DONATE at Second Glance year-round. Revenue at the store raises funds for hunger-relief programs of The Open Door. Free referrals are also given to the community for those in need.
Learn more about Hunger Action Month™ at FOODPANTRY.org.
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Since October 7, reports and stories of catastrophe and atrocities in Israel and Gaza have dominated the news. A future of peace and cooperation could not seem more hopeless. But imagine this: in universities across Israel, Palestinian graduate students from across the border work with Israeli graduate students side by side, day after day, year after year to solve the most pressing scientific, environmental and medical problems. These long-term, intense co-working experiences foster enduring relationships of respect, trust, professional interdependence and yes, even friendship. These students are Fellows of a unique nonprofit program, Science Training Encouraging Peace, or STEP.
On September 22, the Annisquam Village Church and Ahavat Achim synagogue will host Dr. Allen Taylor and Kim Kronenberg, Co-Directors of STEP, for an afternoon of conversation about STEP and how it brings Israelis and Palestinians together, even in times of crisis and extreme divisiveness. Meet STEP Fellows, and hear their experiences living through the current war and having the courage, beyond all expectations, to promote cooperation and advance science. The presentation will take place at 3PM At the Annisquam Village Church 820 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA. A reception will follow.
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