Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church annual Holiday Fair, Saturday December 9, 2023, on the day of the Middle Street Walk. I am including a flyer about the fair. The church is expanding this year’s fair to include a fine art sale, more local artisans, tours of the Church Meetinghouse, The Jambalaya Horns, a children’s choir, and free S’mores on the lawn.
The fair will support the mission of the church and the many outreach programs they support including the Cape Ann Slavery Project, and clothing drives for Pathways for Children, The Grace Center, and Younity. Your service is greatly appreciated. Please reach out to me with any questions and to request an image or quote. Sincerely, Holly Tanguay Volunteer and Retired Board Chair Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church
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Have you been thinking of trying a yoga class at Treetop Yoga? On this Giving Tuesday, if you purchase a New Client Special ($60 for an Unlimited Month of Classes), you will be giving back to both yourself and an animal in need. $10 of every New Client Special that is purchased today will be donated locally to the Cape Ann Animal Aid.
Giving Tuesday Yoga is for the Animals! Today, a portion of sales will be donated to the Cape Ann Animal Aid for the important work they do locally as a no kill organization dedicated to facilitating appropriate placement of adoptable animals.
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I took a walk to Flat Ledge Quarry in Rockport a couple of days ago just to see what there was to see. I met a nice lady walking her dog. The dog was very curious about the icicles which drew my attention to them. I didn’t expect to see them there yesterday but indeed they are! I watched a red tail hawk circling the area seeming to browse as I was. It’s a soothing walk if you get the chance to take it and there’s a pretty thorough website if you are interested: Flat Ledge Quarry link.
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Kate and I are going to feature one or two local places to buy holiday gifts each day highlighting the fact that there’s no need to buy your presents online or trudge up to the mall. There’s excellent places to shop right here in Gloucester. For more visit www.goodmorninggloucester.com
Generous art dealer announces a Special Exhibition in support of ‘400 Trees Gloucester’, a Gloucester 400+ program. The show features work by 26 artists. The Opening Reception is on Saturday December 2nd, 2023 from 1-4pm at Jane Deering Gallery, 19 Pleasant Street, in Gloucester, Mass.
“Dear Friends of JDG, Come and celebrate the holidays with us as we support the planting of 400+ Trees throughout Gloucester.
Jane Deering
Press Release:
In support of 400 Trees Gloucester, Jane Deering Gallery is pleased to present Branching Out. Two weekends only: December 2nd & 3rd; December 9th & 10th. The gallery will donate 30% of its proceeds to the 400 Trees project, founded by Gloucester resident Peter Lawrence. The project has three stages:
Planting 400 Trees;
Locating the city’s oldest trees;
Learning about trees, done in collaboration with the Cape Ann Y, Sawyer Free Library and existing educational programs within Gloucester Public Schools.
26 participating artists: Aaron Fink, Adin Murray, Ann Conneman, Celia Eldridge, Coco Berkman, Elizabeth Awalt, Esther Pullman, Gabrielle Bazarghi, Geoffrey Bayliss, George Wingate, Hélène Falcon, James Paradis, Jesse Mireles, Juni Van Dyke, Karen Matthews, Katherine Richmond, Kristine Fisher, Laura Gettler, Liz Fletcher, Maria Malatesta, Michael Porter, Neeta Madahar, Paige Farrell, Ro Snell, Sue Willis, Tom Fels
Holiday refreshments on each day. Gallery hours: 1:00-4:00pm
Treetop Yoga. We are lucky to have a McKay on my Finn’s hockey team. That means that sometimes, during downtime between games, you can find Treetop’s owner, Erin, guiding the players through different exercises and poses. We have also brought teams in to work with Erin in the studio during past seasons. A beneficial and important exercise for the total athlete. If you haven’t checked out Treetop Yoga yet, be sure to! Located right off of Pond Road in Gloucester, you’ll find their robust in studio and online schedule perfect…especially this time of year! They’re also offering a special now for new members. Be sure to head to their website to learn more. https://treetopyoga.com/
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We were lucky enough to be able to gather for our semi-regular cousins dinner at Vita Bella in Essex this past weekend. We had not visited Vita Bella since it first opened so this provided a good opportunity for a review of a visit with a larger group. Eight of us gathered and had a wonderful experience with the food and service at Vita Bella in Essex. We were seated upstairs so Andy, our server, was absolutely getting his steps in with our visit over the weekend. We were all very happy with our selections from the nicely varied menu as well as with the service provided. I cannot remember each of the orders (we were chatting and catching up) but the included the Taste of Italy, Steak Tips, Chicken Alfredo, Pan Seared Halibut and Veal Marsala. Thank you Andy and the rest of the staff for keeping up with us! We will certainly be back.
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Nov. 26, 2023 – in this 400+ anniversary year the Kent Circle tree lighting is lit
Added to Holiday Lights and Cocoa Drives 2023 🙂 which is just getting going with a few early elves. 350+ homes were featured in 2022. Compare Kent Circle lighting through the years. Link to archive maps here.
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Kate and I are going to feature one or two local places to buy holiday gifts each day highlighting the fact that there’s no need to buy your presents online or trudge up to the mall. There’s excellent places to shop right here in Gloucester. For more visit www.goodmorninggloucester.com
Holiday Lights and Cocoa Drives is just getting going. This gem was spotted November 15th, the first of the season. Will Barbie pink be among the 2023 trends? Maybe. More homes and neighborhoods will be added, so be sure to check back. Photos will be posted on Good Morning Gloucester in separate batches.
photo caption (pinch and zoom to enlarge): For the 7th year in a row—and the 4th accompanied by a map with photos—enjoy snapshots of Gloucester’s decorated homes. Scroll down to see the first batch of twinkling houses that have been added to the Holiday Lights and Cocoa Drives 2023 map edition as of November 25. Also, scroll down to a list of area ‘Mark Your Calendar’, not-to-miss, seasonal events.
In addition to the area’s rewarding drives past cheery homes, beautiful seasonal tree lightings and festive sparkling downtowns are bustling with activities.
2023. Annual events (days and times differ year to year)
Nov. 25-January CAPE ANN: Cape Ann business store fronts are decked out. check out Winter Lights on Cape Ann
Nov. 26 GLOUCESTER: Gloucester tree lighting in Kent Circle and Santa parade
Dec. 1 ESSEX: A Very Essex Christmas Celebration. Santa arrives by boat.
Dec. 1, 2 MANCHESTER: Holiday Stroll; Christmas by the Sea and Santa by boat
Dec 2 ESSEX: Holiday market
Dec. 2 ROCKPORT: Christmas in Rockport. Santa’s arrival by lobster boat and Tree in Dock Square lighting
Dec. 2 & 3 GLOUCESTER: 2nd Annual Parade of Trees (fundraiser for Horribles Parade)
Dec. 9 GLOUCESTER: extravaganza all day: Historic Middle Street Walk incredible program https://middlestreetwalk.org; Deck the Dock at Maritime Gloucester; Stacy Boulevard Chris Williams bronze planters dedication; Lobster Trap Tree lighting (4:30PM); and all in Gloucester’s 400+ anniversary year
Dec. 10 GLOUCESTER: Santa at sea Beauport cruiselines
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