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The Ipswich Cultural Council (ICC) will be hosting the 39th Annual Ipswich Art Show & Sale on October 17–19, 2025 at the Ipswich Town Hall Gym, 25 Green Street, Ipswich, MA

Opening reception: October 17th at 6pm

The Ipswich Art Show and Sale showcases local artists and raises funds for the Ipswich Cultural Council, which in turn funds Ipswich community arts, humanities, and science grants. The Ipswich Cultural Council is a local, appointed council that works in concert with Mass Cultural Council to create cultural opportunities for the people of Ipswic

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Member Showcase

Location: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester

Dates: Friday, October 24 – Sunday, December 8

Opening Reception: October 26, 4-6 PM

Gallery Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Noon – 5 PM

Free

Gloucester MA — ROCKY NECK ART COLONY (RNAC) announces its final exhibition of the season, Member Showcase, featuring seven distinctive bodies of work by RNAC members, selected by juror Shana Dumont Garr.

Dumont Garr selected works that “possess remarkable vibrancy of color, composition, and method. Some of this vibrancy emerges through palette and medium; others through a sense of whimsy or the handmade.”  This exhibition celebrates artistic excellence and innovation across a wide range of media and subjects. By featuring more work from fewer artists, Member Showcase invites viewers to engage more deeply with each artist’s vision and process.

Shana Dumont Garr is a contemporary art curator, writer, and educator based in Greater Boston. She is a curator at Emerson Contemporary and a professor in the Department of Visual & Media Arts at Emerson College. Previously she served as curator of Fruitlands Museum in Harvard where she co-curated the New England Triennial at Fruitlands at the deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum. She also held curatorial positions at Kingston Gallery, Boston and  Montserrat College of Art, Beverly and UNC Chapel Hill.

The public is invited to celebrate Member Showcase at the Opening Reception on October 26, 4-6 PM. View the art, meet the artists, and enjoy light refreshments and lively conversation. 

Exhibiting Artists: John Bassett, Michelle Champion, Eser Costanza, Joanne Hurd, Patricia Scialo, Brian Murphy, R. D. Murphy.

October 15, 2025 ~ Sawyer Free Library ~ 

Join us October 23 as global placemaking leader Ethan Kent and 20 Cape Ann Creatives spark new conversations about community, creativity, and connection.

Be part of something inspiring! Join us for the official relaunch of the historic Gloucester Lyceum as we welcome Ethan Kent, Executive Director of PlacemakingX, one of the world’s foremost leaders in creating inclusive, thriving public spaces.

This engaging evening invites attendees to explore the newly reimagined Sawyer Free Library and take part in lively small-group dialogues alongside 20 Cape Ann Community Creatives and members of the Gloucester Lyceum Committee. Together, we’ll consider how great public places—like our Library—can connect, strengthen, and inspire the community we share.

“Placemaking is about strengthening the connection between people and the places they share,” says Ethan Kent. “It’s about making the spaces we live—the places we love.”

Come experience the rebirth of the Gloucester Lyceum—where the city comes to think.

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Featuring Cape Ann Community Creatives:

Anne Rolland • Nina Fletcher • Jennifer K. Brown • Leslie Dale Bartlett • Rick Blue • Lindsay Ann Crouse • Heidi McGrath • Brett Dunton • Chele Lizotte • Sarah Smith • Penny Neal • Charlee Bianchini • Ann Ledy • Sash Ludwig • Craig Walker • Julie Wyman • Eroica Schenck • Lucy Pear • Catherine Pear • Tom Balf

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Free and open to all! Space is limited—register today  sawyerfreelibrary.org

 Sawyer Free Library | 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA
 Thursday, October 23 | 7:00–8:30 p.m.
 Free and open to the public | Space is limited | Registration required

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🎉Additional Specials for today!
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News You Can Use: The Gloucester House Pub on Rogers St is scheduled to reopen today at 11:30. We love the food, service and atmosphere. You can often find us there after store hours during these colder months. Thanks to Gloucester Bites for keeping us informed~