Book Sale – Friends of the Rockport Library

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Book Sale – Friends of the Rockport Library


The Friends of the Rockport Library will be having a book sale this Saturday, July 10th, 10 am to 1 pm

Location: Rockport Exchange Farmer’s Market located at the Shalin Liu Box Office Parking Lot (35 Main Street, Rockport) Hardcover, paperbacks, children’s books and more!

Overnight Oats Game is Still Strong

Posted on by Nichole S.

I’m still loving the ease of making a half dozen mason jars on overnight oats on Sunday evenings and having them midmorning at work. Super easy…..super yummy….and really filling. Some of you shared great recipes before. I’d love to hear more. My go to is oats, chia seeds, and almond milk overnight…..with shredded coconut, pumpkin seeds, and fresh fruit added on top in the morning…and a little bit of honey drizzled on top.

Little Free Libraries Around Town Part 1

Posted on by Pat D

We recently saw acquaintances Vito and Maggie of Gloucester who introduced us to their High Popples Little Library and I got thinking about the various others we see as we drive around. From the Little Free Libraries website, I was surprised to learn there are quite a number of them registered in our area. I had a book to donate, so we went for a ride and found these in Magnolia, at Fishermen’s Pier Landing, and on High Popples as well as Summer Street and St. Louis Ave. I say “Part 1” of this segment because there are enough more for an additional post someday! Thanks to all who build these (kits available on website), maintain and donate books to this neat effort to share the love of books and reading. *I especially like the Pooch Parking accessory, Vito and Maggie!*

Green Head Alert

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Tradition! For The Sixth Year In A Row The Bean and I Crushed A Sushi Boat At Minglewood For Her Birthday!

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Tradition!  I may or may not have gone into a full blown sushi coma moments later 🙂

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Murals to be Given New Life at Sawyer Free Library’s Historic Saunders House

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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The Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library is pleased to announce the restoration and conservation of its grand murals by renowned artist Frederick L. Stoddard (1861-1940) with the assistance of Howard Curtis (1906-1989). Located in the Library’s historic Saunders House, the murals were painted in 1934 as part of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration. Along with Gloucester’s City Hall, the Sawyer Free Library was a local beneficiary of the federal government program designed to create jobs for artists and bring art to public places and communities across the country.

“Restoring these significant WPA murals depicting Gloucester’s origins is not only our responsibility but our great privilege. They are community artistic treasures and historically significant features of the Saunders House,” said Mern Sibley, the Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library’s Board of Trustees’ President. “This project will preserve these unique works for historic study and enjoyment by residents and visitors.”

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Figuratively Speaking – Photographs by Jonathan Wilson of India, Mexico, Gloucester

Posted on by James Eves

44 Main Gallery – 
44 Main Street, Gloucester
Next to Cafee Sicilia Bakery

Meet the Artist:
Wednesday, July 14, 4:30-6:30pm.

Jonathan Wilson has worked as a photojournalist and commercial photographer in India, California and Indiana. Primarily a visual communications educator, Wilson served as Program Chair and Dean of the School of Arts and Design at Ivy Tech Community College, Columbus, Indiana for 38 years before retiring and moving to Gloucester.

As a fine artist, Jonathan has participated in more than 31 group and solo exhibits, including work displayed at the Columbus Ohio Museum of Art, University of Toledo Museum of Art, Lafayette Museum of Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art/Columbus, Washington University, John Mellencamp Center for the Arts, and Indiana Art Director’s Club.Wilson says of his work:“Figuratively Speaking includes 17 photographs from India, Mexico and now Gloucester, my new home. The photographs are about people in their environment, where form, gesture and timing come together to express what I’m seeking in most of my work, which is an attempt to document the human condition.” 

Meetinghouse Outdoor Concert Postponed

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Dear All:

With regret, we are having to postpone the first concert of the Meetinghouse summer series due to bad weather from this Friday to September 3rd.  A blurb is attached and copied below.

MEETINGHOUSE OUTDOOR CONCERT POSTPONED

Due to the 100% prediction of rain with the tropical storm Elsa passing through, the first event of the summer series, Music on Meetinghouse Green, will be postponed from this Friday to Friday, September 3rd.  As-planned, the John Baboian Ensemble will play and donations to Pathways for Children will be taken up. The series continues next Friday, July 16th at 6:00pm with The Early Risers performing to benefit Backyard Growers. Visit www.gloucestermeetinghouse for more details.

Please help us get the word out.

Courtyard Concert: What Time Is It Mr. Fox? Thursday, July 15 5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

Posted on by Joanne

Courtyard Concert: What Time Is It Mr. Fox?

Thursday, July 15

5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

Music and Performance

During the summer, enjoy free concerts in the Cape Ann Museum Courtyard at 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, on Thursdays from 5:00-7:00 pm. Offered as part of the city-wide Culture Splash, the Courtyard Concerts feature local and regional musicians whose music ranges from salsa to sea shanties, bluegrass to jazz, and reggae to folk.

What Time Is It Mr. Fox? 

Named after a Victorian children’s game,What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? delivers their own brand of smoky cabaret, neo-soul and acoustic noir, sounding something like Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse performing unplugged in a French cafe. The band is known for their original songs which marry rich lyrical imagery with a cinematic sensibility, exploring themes of love, spirituality, and identity.  Their song “Cold Rain” was covered by soul legend Irma Thomas on her Grammy-nominated album “Simply Grand.”

What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? features 3rian King on lead vocals, guitar and keys; Renee Dupuis on lead vocals, keys and melodica; Nathan Cohen on fiddle and trumpet; Joe Cardoza on upright bass; and Dennis Monagle on drums. In summer 2019, the band premiered their new multimedia animated musical “Medusa,” a feminist retelling of the myth in a complety sold-out run at the Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science, Boston. The team is currently adapting the play into a fully staged theater production. For music & tour dates visit www.whattimeisitmrfox.com

27 Pleasant Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 283-0455

info@capeannmuseum.org

The GHS Class of 1981 is celebrating it’s 40th Reunion on 8/14/21 at the Elks at Bass Rocks

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,Roz for the Cause here! Lol.  The GHS Class of 1981 is celebrating our 40th Reunion on 8/14/21 at the Elks at Bass Rocks. There are a few classmates we are still searching for.  Any way to post a message to help get the word out to your readership?  
Classmates can contact us a number of ways:  Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/48140215184Email: gloucesterclassof81reunions@gmail.com email Website: https://gloucesterclassof81.com/

Best as always, Roz Frontiera