Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

$13.99+tax Lobster Roll

Half Price Cheese & 1 Topping 16″ Pizzas

**excludes gluten free crusts**

On Saturday, May 4 from 6:30pm-8:30pm, people of all ages are welcome to a Trivia Night Fundraiser
for the Gloucester Student Band at Trinity Congregational Church, 70 Middle St. in Gloucester, MA.
The theme for this Trivia Night is music from movies and television. Questions will be based on clips
of songs played live by the Gloucester Student Band (GSB). Teams of 1-4 people will compete for
prizes. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase and there will be a 50/50
raffle. Doors open at 6:30pm. Trivia begin promptly at 7pm and should last about 90 minutes. A team
of 1-2 people costs $30, and a team of 3-4 people costs $60. Tickets and more information are
available at: gloucesterstudentband.ticketleap.com/trivia

All funds raised during the event will help GSB go on tour this summer. The group will be traveling to
New Hampshire for two days and one night to play several concerts, including at nursing homes, at a
Manchester Fishercats Baseball Game, and at Canobie Lake Park.

Gloucester Student Band is a new 501c3 nonprofit group of student musicians in grades 5-12 who live
in Gloucester. The mission of GSB is to give students an opportunity to enhance their musical abilities
outside of school and to share their love of music with the community by offering musical
performances.

GSB is a proud recipient of an Awesome Gloucester Foundation grant, and has performed at a variety
of locations including the Fishtown Horribles Parade of Trees, Lobster Trap Tree Lighting,
Gloucester 400 New Year’s Eve Ball Drop at City Hall, Ipswich River Watershed Association Paddle-a-
thon, GHS Racial Equity Event, Annisquam 4th of July Bike Parade, Magnolia Community Farmer’s
Market, and The Bluebird Performance Venue.

To learn more, visit www.gloucesterstudentband.com or contact GSB director Jamie Klopotoski at
jklopmusic@gmail.com or 978-761-5959.

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About the program;
👮🏼Our officers take children out on a 2 hour fishing trip on the police
Boat. They will learn how to fish for stripe bass, fishing conservation, and lobstering.
🎣Each child will receive a program t-shirt & Bass Pro Hat.
🍔Everyone who attends will be invited to our end of the season cookout. Prizes will be awarded and fun drawings.

Sponsors so far;
First Responders Children’s Foundation
Christian D. Landscaping

Thank you

Buy your tickets now! https://gloucesterstudentband.ticketleap.com/trivia/

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APRIL 27, 2024 ~ JOEY CIARAMITARO

109 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA 01929

(978) 768-0050

Cape Ann, May 1, 2024 – The first ever Cape Ann Pride Weekend will take place with events planned in Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester and Essex from Friday, May 31, to Sunday, June 2, 2024. The weekend will include a beach party, musical performance, DJ dance party, museum tours, pride flag raisings, bowling, a pub mixer, tea dance and other fun events to celebrate and support LGBTQIA+ community and culture on Cape Ann.

The weekend, which coincides with the start of Pride Month in June, is organized by the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and the grassroots Cape Ann Pride Coalition. Some Cape Ann Pride Weekend events will be specifically geared toward LGBTQIA+ youth, their families and ally community members.

“The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is proud to be a founding organizer and partner in the creation of the first Cape Ann Pride Weekend,” said Chief Executive Officer Steve Buckley. “The chamber is committed to advancing inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility across Greater Cape Ann, and Cape Ann Pride Weekend will make clear that we are a welcoming, tolerant and open community.”

Cape Ann Pride Weekend will be packed with fun events including a Bowling with Pride event for LGBTQIA+ youth, families and friends at Cape Ann Lanes; a musical performance by Kicked Off the Bus at Whale’s Jaw Cafe; a family Pride Picnic on the Cape Ann Museum green; a Pride kickoff DJ dance at The Cut; tours of the Beauport Sleeper-McCann House; an 18+ beach party hosted by the North Shore Health Project on Pavilion Beach; a 21+ tea dance on the pier behind Maritime Gloucester; and pride flag raisings in Essex, Gloucester and Manchester (the latter organized by North Shore Pride). To see the full schedule of events including those that require reservations or tickets, visit CapeAnnPride.org.

“Cape Ann is a special, eclectic place,” said Savannah Hopkins, a ninth grader at Rockport High School and Cape Ann Pride Coalition member. “Cape Ann Pride Weekend will be a chance to unite and have fun and demonstrate our wonderful LGBTQIA+ diversity – to say at the top of our lungs that we’re here, some of us are queer, and we’re part of the community every day as your friends, family and coworkers.”

Across the country, Pride Month marks the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion and is recognized with celebrations, parades, performances and other events to shine a spotlight on LGBTQIA+ culture and honor its achievements and history. LGBTQIA+ community members have long called Cape Ann home, and this year’s Cape Ann Pride Weekend will be the first time LGBTQIA+ residents and culture is celebrated in a full-scale, organized way.

“As a bisexual man, I was concerned along with my strong ally wife about whether we’d be welcomed and find a strong LGBTQIA+ and allied community on Cape Ann,” said George Grattan, a Gloucester resident who moved from Boston three years ago. “We’ve found Cape Ann to be welcoming and supportive, and we couldn’t be happier living and working here.”

Contact: 

• Steve Buckley, Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, (978) 283-1601
• George Grattan, Cape Ann Pride Coalition, (617) 413-6619
• Stephen Hopkins, Cape Ann Pride Coalition, (978) 424-3716

MAY 1, 2024 ~ BACKYARDGROWERSGLOUCESTER

 This Saturday, May 4th, Cedar Rock Gardens is donating all profits from plant sales to Backyard Growers! Our team will be there throughout the day (8am – 4pm), ready to answer veggie gardening questions and share stories of our impact in the community. Cedar Rock Gardens is such an amazing partner to us and supporter of our work – we can’t thank them enough for their generosity! All money raised on May 4th will go directly towards our programs in the community and Gloucester’s schools.

Visit Cedar Rock Gardens at 299 Concord Street in West Gloucester on May 4 to support Backyard Growers and pick up some beautiful plants for your garden. We’ll see you there!

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We would be grateful if you could share on the blog that SeaView Farm at 38 South Street in Rockport is having a sale of art, ceramics, and floral gifts this Saturday, May 4, 1-4 pm. All the artists and sellers are Cape Ann locals! There is also a wine tasting from 3-5 pm. Just in time for Mother’s Day, summer decorating, and hostess gifts. 

Thank you!

All the best,

Tristan Binns and Regina Lane