Category: Good Morning Gloucester

If it itches…

August 14, 2024 ~ Sawyer Free Library ~ 

On Wednesday, August 21 from 4:30 to 5:30 pm join the Sawyer Free Library for “Digging into Gardening with Cheryl Rafuse of Plant Magic Gardens” at 21 Main Street in Gloucester.

Are you interested in planting native plants to support local ecosystems? Would you like insight into what’s a weed and what you should leave and not pull? North Shore native plant gardener Cheryl Rafuse will share all about the bees and butterflies, flowers and shrubs, and the easiest ways to start incorporating keystone species into your gardens during this hands on presentation.

Registration required at sawyerfreelibrary.org. The first 20 attendees will receive free gardening supplies. 

If you have questions, contact: moneill@sawyerfreelibrary.org, call 978-325-5500 or visit sawyerfreelibrary.org.

We decided to take a ride to Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury a few days ago to see the sunflower field. The field was a little past peak so that was a small disappointment but the 50 min ride up there did not go to waste. They have a great farm shop AND lots of kid friendly (free) activities including a trike playground, chickens, equipment to explore and more. If you have children looking for some thing to do, you might consider taking the ride with them. It will provide a couple of hours of free entertainment.

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August 15, 2024 ~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce ~ 

Get your tickets now for the 2nd Annual Blackburn Brew Fest on Saturday, September 21 at Stage Fort Park. Advance tickets are $50 per person (at-the-door purchase price is $60). Designated Driver tickets are also available at $10. Brews, hard ciders, food trucks, music, and games, all in beautiful Stage Fort Park overlooking Gloucester Harbor.

Learn more and buy your tickets at blackburnbrewfest.com!

Fog Light…

August 13, 2024 ~ backyardgrowersgloucester ~ 

Join Backyard Growers at the 9th annual Great Gloucester GrowDown to celebrate another successful season growing fresh food in our community!

Enjoy farm-fresh food & libations by Oak to Ember, live entertainment, and a fund-a-need auction in support of Backyard Growers’ work connecting communities to the resources, knowledge, and space they need to grow their own food.

Learn more & purchase tickets here.

We’ve had so much fun on the Tuesday Schooner Challenges from Maritime Gloucester that we had to go out again last week. It wasn’t the prettiest day, but it we were still out on the water with some of our favorite local schooners. We were aboard Isabella with AJ as our captain and Amanda as crew. The Ardelle and the Thomas E. Lannon were also participating. Always fun and a great take if you have guests in town.

Up Up and Away…

Friday, September 13th 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Gates will open at 6:00 p.m.
for photos with Miz Diamond
Wigfall and refreshments.

Local drag queen Miz Diamond Wigfall will come to Castle Hill to dazzle, delight, and dance the night away to millennial tunes. Guests can sip on craft cocktails provided by Deacon Giles DIstillery, nibble on small snacks, and laugh until their sides ache. Miz Diamond’s show will light up the darkness of the Casino, and fill Castle Hill with a colorful, joyful, and hilarious drag show.

Doors will open at 6pm for photos with Miz Diamond before the show begins at 7pm. All seating is open table seating. 21+ only. Ticket includes parking and one complimentary cocktail. This is an outdoor event; tickets are rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be moved indoors. 

Tickets may be purchased online in advance or at the gate (if still                   available).  $50/person or $40/person for Trustees members. This event is rain or shine. Please visit https://thetrustees.org/event/418923/ or call 978.356.4351 for more information.

August 12, 2024 ~ Sawyer Free Library ~ 

Join genealogist Linda MacIver on Saturday, August 17, 10:30 to 11:30 am at the Sawyer Free Library as she takes you through the path of research in the U.S. that prepares you to “hop the pond” to find civil registration and census records in England from 1837 to 1939. 

Registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org. Space is limited.

Linda B. MacIver is an educator, lecturer, librarian and genealogy researcher.  She retired from a 27-year career at the Boston Public Library where she inaugurated the BPL patron genealogy classes.  She taught the multi-week beginners genealogy course, organized two extremely popular seasons of the Local and Family History Lecture series and developed the Intermediate Genealogy Summer Lecture series.   Linda is the past Secretary and Director for Federal Records of the Massachusetts Genealogical Council (MGC), a member of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists (MSOG) and the Essex (MA) Society of Genealogists (ESOG) and the Essex (Eng.) Society for Family History (ESFH.) She serves as the New England Representative for the Essex (England!) Record Office.  Linda has a BA in History from the University of New Hampshire, an MEd from Boston University and earned her MLIS at Simmons College. Linda was presented the 2018 Lackey Scholarship award for attendance at the week-long Genealogical Institute for Federal Records (GEN-FED) at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Linda was also the inaugural recipient of the 2019 “Senior at the Center of Excellence Award” sponsored by Xerox Corporation and the City of Boston.

If you have questions, email jtravers@sawyerfreelibrary.org or 978-325-5500.