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I just saved two Dovekies that appear exhausted from the Shaw’s parking lot on Eastern Ave. I’m letting them rest up, gave them some lobster and then releasing them on to Long Beach.

Lisa 

Gloucester Fishermen vs Winthrop Vikings Girls Varsity Hockey (Replay) 1-13-24

JANUARY 11, 2024 ~ ROCKPORTPUBLICSCHOOLS

• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/11/24
• Mark Branco
• Rockport Public Schools
• 978-546-1200
• mbranco@rpk12.org

Rockport Middle/High School Performing Arts Performances Open to the Public

Enjoy live music and theater performances put on by passionate and talented students

ROCKPORT, MA – The Rockport Middle/High School Performing Arts Department would like to invite interested community members to attend their upcoming student concerts and theater productions. 

Rockport Middle School presents their winter musical: Shrek Jr 

Performances will be held in the John Lane Auditorium at Rockport Middle/High School on Thursday, January 25th and Friday, January 26th at 7:00 pm; with a matinee on Saturday, January 27th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are available at the door. They are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. 

All shows are open to the public. The Rockport Public Schools is appreciative of the incredible community support of the fine and performing arts programs and is proud to provide their students with a variety of high quality programs.

Our shop is at 44 Main Street Gloucester

We’ll be there today 10-5

JANUARY 10, 2024 ~ SAWYER FREE LIBRARY

Come Celebrate Gloucester’s SO SALTY Festival at the Sawyer Free Library!

Learn about the power of salt as you join the Sawyer Free Library and The Open Door to make your own ice cream on Saturday, January 20th from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 21 Main Street in Downtown Gloucester. The event is open to the public to come and enjoy! 

Make scientific observations as you add ingredients and watch the power of salt in action. The best part will be enjoying your own homemade ice cream!

This event is part of the 3rd Annual Gloucester’s So Salty Festival which is free and open to the public.

Celebrate the fish city’s recognizably salty character with local cultural institutions and businesses during the 3rd Annual Gloucester’s So Salty festival led by the Cape Ann Museum in partnership with area cultural institutions and businesses. Inspired by the annual Salem’s So Sweet event, this two-day event will include ice sculptures, live music, salty treats, free kids’ art activities, and much more.

For more information visit sawyerfreelibrary.org or 978-325-5500.

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JANUARY 10, 2024 ~ CHAMBERCACC

Tickets may be purchased online at bit.ly/AnnualCelebration2024 or by calling the Chamber at 978-283-1601.

All are welcome to join the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce at Shalin Liu Performance Center on Friday, January 26 from 5 to 9 PM as we welcome incoming 2024 Board President Karen Ristuben and thank 2023 Board President Loran Caputo.

We will also be welcoming new additions to the 2024 Board of Directors:

• Michele Cooper (Cross Country Mortgage)
• Lindsey Egan (Egan Law Center)
• Lauren Georgiades (GL Design)
• Erina McWilliam-Lopez (Cape Ann YMCA)
• Gayle Movalli (Happy Valley)
• Charlie Powers (Burgin Platner Insurance Co.)

Outgoing Board members will also be recognized:

• Caitlin Pszenny (Chairperson)
• Cathy Lanois
• Carol Sharoff
• Eli Timmons

With the 2024 theme of Creativity, Culture & Commerce: Stronger Together, our goal this year is to inspire new synergies between greater Cape Ann’s arts, culture, and business communities.

This unique Annual Celebration represents the visual and performing arts – music, painting, drama, poetry, and dance – from all five of our communities. 

The Program and Cocktail Reception will be held from 5 to 7 PM (heavy appetizers). The Live Performances begin at 7:30 PM. Ticketing options include:

• Program and Cocktail Reception plus Live Performances for $100; or
• Live Performances Only at $45 for adults and $20 for youth under 18.

LIVE PERFORMANCES

• Cape Ann Big Band with featured vocalists: Alexandra Grace, Emily Grace, Rhiannon Hurst, Scott Parisi, John Rockwell, and Nathan Seavey
• BrassFed Nation Youth Swing Orchestra with featured vocalists: Scarlett Berge, Jessica Cote, Alexis Geary, and Alessandro Schoc 
• Spoken Word: Luce Wren Brandt and Kaley Fantasia
• Dancer Performance: Sarah Slifer Swift and Carey McKinley, Movement Arts Gloucester MA (MAGMA)
• Lanes Coven Theater Co: Lily Narbonne and Justin Genna
• Live Art on Stage: Loren Doucette, Seven Suns Gallery. Pastel Artwork*

ADDITIONAL ARTISTS

• Wood Carving Demonstration by Harold Burnham*
• Live Painting Demonstration by Joli Ayn Wood*
• Centerpieces: Chubby Clay Bodies by Miranda Aisling, filled with beautiful floral arrangements by Betsy Morris Quinn (Dirt Floral Works). (Flat-fee purchase price of $40 each – first-come, first-served)
• Life-sized Portrait of “Captain Kyle Nelson, Pigeon Cove Lobsterman” by Leslie Heffron, in the Lobby. (Available for purchase from the artist.)

* Finished artwork to be sold via Silent Auction. Silent Auction bidding sheets available in the Lobby.
Additional art pieces by Loren Doucette will be on display and available for retail purchase.

Cape Ann Big Band Musicians

BrassFed Nation Youth Swing Band Musicians

Tickets may be purchased online at bit.ly/AnnualCelebration2024 or by calling the Chamber at 978-283-1601.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Gloucester 400+

Johnson O’Connor