Just two months into a new year and the GHS theater program is ready for an audience! Two acts each performance: student actors were cast for one show or the other, and switch to crew when they’re off.
Nichole’s Picks 10/20 + 10/21
Pick #1: Essex ClamFest
October 20th, 11:00-4:00
Shepard Memorial Park, Essex
The 36th Annual Essex ClamFest from 11am to 4pm in Shepard Memorial Park in Essex. Although the highlight of the day is the Chowder Tasting Competition- come taste Cape Ann’s finest chowders- there is a great variety of activities, including arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and plenty of food vendors on-site!
There is no charge to walk the Festival, listen to music, etc.
There is a $10 fee to be a part of the Chowder Tasting.
Pick #2: Halls of Darkness at Hammond Castle
There is little doubt that Hammond’s favorite time of year was October. He had surrounding himself with objects from antiquity, and felt a connection with the spirits of the original owners or artisans who created these objects. House guests that were invited to visit during October were never quite sure what Hammond had in store for them, especially after the sun set, and the candles were lit.
This year, 2018, marks our 30th year of hosting six evenings of Halloween haunts during the month. The theme this year–the “Halls of Darkness”–will be held on the three Friday and Saturday night sets of October 12-13, 19-20, and 26-27, from 7 PM until 11 PM. The single ticket price is $15.00 per person. Visitors must park at Stage Fort Park, and ride the free shuttle bus to the castle. Please do not drive here directly, as you will be redirected.
Pick #3: Happy Birthday to the Navy!
October 20 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
READ FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE
Join the National Park Service, USS Constitution Museum, and USS Constitution in celebrating three birthdays: the U.S. Navy (243rd), “Old Ironsides” (221st), and USS Cassin Young (75th). Participate in hands-on activities for all ages including a Watson Adventures scavenger hunt, watch USS Constitution‘s crewmembers perform boarding pike and gun drills, enjoy birthday cake, and more! There will be a brief ceremony at 1:00 PM with a big announcement from LEGOLAND Discovery Center Boston!
IN THE YARD
Hands-on History Activities, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Knot tying challenge – Visitors can try their hand at tying four basic knots that sailors and riggers use in the course of a dayTattoos & Stamps – Special commemorative temporary tattoos will be available to wear and for those who collect cancelation stamps a special commemorative stamp has been created to add to their passport stamp book.
Rope Making – Discover the techniques to make quality rope and walk away with your own sample.
Rigging – Blocks and tackle make the task of lifting heavy objects easier. Try your hand at lofting a 20 lb weight with pulleys and see which one make lifting easy
Monkey’s Fist – A weighted line called a Monkey’s Fist, attached to the mooring line is thrown ashore to tie up ships. Test your accuracy by throwing a Monkey’s Fist at a target. Challenge your friends to see who is the most accurate
Thank a Sailor – Help the USS Thomas Hudner Commissioning Committee welcome the U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer by creating a note that will be presented to the ship’s crew when they arrive in Boston later this year. Members of the Commissioning Committee will be on hand to answer questions about the ship and commissioning ceremony on December 1st.
Speaking Tube – Whisper a message at one end of an elaborate tube and your friend will hear it yards away as if you were talking in their ear.
Rosie Selfie Station – Take a selfie in front of the famous Rosie the Riveter background and post it on your favorite social media app. #navybirthday, #usscassinyoung
LEGOLAND – Build your own creation activities using LEGO bricks.
Ceremony & Birthday Cake, 1:00 PMUSS CASSIN YOUNG
Hourly Tours (No 1:00 PM tour)Fantail Talks
11:00 AM – Bringing a Ship to Life: The Navy Tradition of Commissioning a Ship
12:00 & 2:00 PM – History of USS Cassin YoungRadio Operators
Radio operators will be on the air all day; there will be Morse code from Emergency Radio (on main deck)USS CONSTITUTION
Boarding Pike & Gun Drills, every half an hour from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMUSS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM
Trouble Afloat! Scavenger Hunt, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
There are rumors afloat of a pirate threat to Constitution and we need your help to save her! Your group will need about 60 minutes, a cell phone, and sharp eyes to participate in this app-based scavenger hunt created by Watson Adventures. Please email sdunbar@usscm.org by October 19 to register your group.Built to Win, 11:00 AM –3:00 PM
President George Washington needs you to build one of the country’s 1st naval ships. Design, build, and test your own mini ship’s strength and speed. Are you up for the challenge?1812 Games, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Challenge your friends and family members to a game of “Going to Boston,” “Nine Men Morris,” or “Draughts” – a few favorites of sailors both at home and at sea!Color Constitution, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
A ship launch is an amazing sight! Fresh paint, bright flags, and cheering crowds in their finest clothes made for quite a spectacle when USS Constitution was launched in 1797. Color in these drawings and show us what you think it looked like!NAVY YARD VISITOR CENTER
Mister Roberts Film Screening, 3:00 – 5:00 PM
In the waning days of World War II, the United States Navy cargo ship Reluctant and her crew are stationed in the “backwater” areas of the Pacific Ocean. Trouble ensues when the crew members are granted liberty.
As always, for a comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our good friends at North Shore Kid
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Here’s The 2018 #MLB World Series Schedule
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Masons’ Open House Saturday October 20th
Together with all Masons’ Lodges throughout the State, Cape Ann’s two Lodges will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 20th. For anyone who’s interested in Freemasonry, now is the perfect opportunity for them to come by the Lodge, meet some of the Brethren, and take a tour. Refreshments will be available!
In Gloucester, the Lodge is at 27 Eastern Avenue, and in Manchester it’s at 10 Church Street (behind the Church and the Police Station).
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Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation
GLOUCESTER MEETINGHOUSE FOUNDATION
presents
The Silent movie ‘WAXWORKS’
Accompanied by PETER KRASINSKI, ORGANIST
In the Sanctuary on Sunday, October 21, 2018, 3:30pm
Corner of Middle & Church Street, Gloucester, MA
EVENT DESCRIPTION
As Halloween approaches, maestro of the pipe-organ and sonic artist Peter Krasinski returns to
the Meetinghouse to accompany the scary silent movie ‘Waxworks.’ As in past years, Peter will
perform on the sonorous 1893 Hutchings-Fisk organ to the delight of the audience, young and
old. A short film, featuring Douglas Fairbanks, called the ‘Electric House’ will open the show.
HIGHLIGHTS
‘Waxworks’ is a 1924 German horror-fantasy film (Das Wachsfigurenkabinett) directed by Paul
Leni. The plot is about a poet hired by the owner of a wax museum in a circus to write tales
about Harun al Raschid, Ivan the Terrible and Jack the Ripper. While writing, the poet and the
daughter of the owner, Eva, fantasize the fantastic stories and fall in love for each other.
TICKETS at the door, cash, check or credit card
Adults $20
Students $10
12 & Under Free
MORE INFO
The Gloucester Meetinghouse (home of the Unitarian Universalist Church) is located on the
green at the corner of Church and Middle Street. An elevator up to the Sanctuary level is
available from the side entrance at 10 Church Street. Event parking is allowed on the green.
For anyone unable to pay, limited free tickets are available. This event is presented in
collaboration with Cape Ann Cinema & Stage. Online information at:
info@gloucestermeetinghouse.org
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Rocky Neck Stroll
It’s always a treat for the eyes to take a stroll around Rocky Neck. Every single time I explore the area, I find inspiration.
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Don’t Be This Lady…
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Teen and Tween Yoga Workshop
In this class, your teen/tween will build confidence, self esteem, strength, flexibility, balance, and positive coping skills as they develop a deeper understanding of their bodies, minds and hearts. With a playful and lighthearted approach, we will work towards more physically demanding postures and flowing sequences to keep tweens/teens interested and challenged. Fostering connection, community with class peers, and self-respect, we will also begin using relaxing visualization, meditation, and breathing exercises to create a well-rounded experience of “union”.
This class is perfect for all levels. The student who is looking to manage stress, the athlete looking to build strength and flexibility, the adolescent who is struggling to find an activity, and the well-rounded child…because we can all use a little mind-body connection in this busy world! Sunday evenings are great time to reset, and your teens will find it easier to fall asleep.
Parents, you can find a little calm…
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Comfort Food Central: Mom’s Kitchen
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SNOWY EGRET DISGUISE
Snowy Egret well-camouflaged while fishing and preening with a flock of gulls.
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C’mon Baby, Let’s Do The Twist
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Walking Shore Road
It never disappoints taking a walk on Shore Road.
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This Weekend in the Arts 10/19-22/18
Paint! Paint! Paint! Stephen LaPierre Walks His Talk
Reception: Saturday, October 20, 4:00–6:00 PM
Show Runs: October 18–November 18, 2018
Cultural Center Studio Gallery, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01931
Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday, 12:00 – 4:00 PM
More Information: 978-515-7004
The Paint! Paint! Paint! exhibition at the Cultural Center Studio Gallery features a collection of more than 20 recent paintings in oil of recognizable Rocky Neck locations by resident artist, Stephen LaPierre. Following in the traditions of the many well-known artists who preceded him, from Milton Avery to Edward Hopper and many others, LaPierre recently was seen in the streets and byways of “the Neck” at all times of day, and even night, at his easel to capture the light and mood of the scene before him in paint.
Paint! Paint! Paint! is being held in the Cultural Center Studio Gallery in the same time period, October 18 through November 18, 2018, as LANDFALL, the Montserrat College of Art exhibit on view on the upper level Cultural Center Gallery.
The public is invited to meet the artists at the opening receptions for both exhibits on Saturday, October 20, 4:00–6:00 PM at the Cultural Center galleries at 6 Wonson St, Gloucester, MA. The building is handicap accessible with gallery hours Thursday through Sunday from 12:00 – 4:00 PM each week.
Book Signing and Reception at the Square Circle Gallery for Finding Lilliput, a photographic story written and illustrated by Judy Robinson-Cox
Saturday, October 20, 1 to 4pm
Square Circle Gallery, 11 Dock Square, Rockport MA
More Information: (978) 546-7100
A photographic story for the young at heart, Finding Lilliput, is a little book about a tiny pig named Percy, who longs for small friends just like him. When he learns about the land of Lilliput, he sets out in a miniature boat to find it. The book, written for children and adults, follows Percy’s adventures in his discovery of Lilliput. The Square Circle Gallery in Rockport is holding a booksigning and reception for the book this Saturday, Oct. 20 from 1 to 4 pm. In addition to a collection of miniature pig photos, the gallery is showing several of Judy’s new rock assemblages.
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Walking Tour with Herbalist Kylee Foote at Seaview Farm
Seaview Farms on Sunday October 21, 2018
10:00 – 11:00
38 South Street
Rockport, MA 01966
Back by popular demand! Local herbalist Kylee Foote will lead us on the last walk of the season down beautiful Lane’s Farm Way, sharing her knowledge of backyard plants along the way. Enjoy learning about medicinal plants while taking a Sunday morning stroll. Farm-fresh hot coffee is included. Suggested donation: $5
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Big news for little house: Celebrate and tour Virginia Lee Burton Writing Cottage at Lanesville Community Center #GloucesterMA
Don’t you love happy news! Virginia Lee Burton’s actual studio was saved and painstakingly and faithfully rebuilt and relocated to its new permanent home at Lanesville Community Center, Gloucester, Ma, with the help of many. “The rebuilding process of the Virginia Lee Burton (VLB) writing cottage has started with the much-needed help of volunteers, a Community Preservation Act (CPA) grant from the City of Gloucester, private donations and corporate donations from Dore and Whittier of Newburyport, MA, DMS Machine and Fabrication of Barre, VT and the Gloucester Building Center.”
Mark your calendars for upcoming events beginning this weekend!
The Lanesville Community Center Board of Directors invites you to
“A Celebration and Preview of the Restoration of the Virginia Lee Burton Writing Cottage: An opportunity to thank funders, donors and many community volunteers, Sunday, October 21, 1pm
Family Event: “First Reading” of Virginia Lee Burton’s books with Avis Burton Demetrios and Eleanor Demetrios, Saturday, October 27, 1pm
Children’s Drawing on October 27, 1-3pm to be displayed at the Cape Ann Museum children’s room
The Virginia Lee Burton Cottage was designated a historic building by the Gloucester Historical Society. Reconstruction was funded by a grant from the Gloucester Community Preservation Act.”
Learn more and enjoy before and after photographs by visiting the VLB writing cottage website. Don’t miss the 2018 interview with Lee Natti
https://vlbwritingcottage.com/
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Visitors to Gloucester even on Cold and Rainy Days
From Minnesota, waiting to have breakfast at Sugar Magnolias
They are from England, and on this day it was cold here in New England.
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Massachusetts Cultural Council grants and news
October round up from Massachusetts Cultural Council
Shelburne Falls and Lowell Named “Great Places in America”
The American Planning Association selected Lowell and Shelburne Falls as two of their 15 “2018 Great Places in America.” This honor distinguishes the neighborhoods, streets, and public spaces that make communities stronger and bring people together through good planning. The APA says that the awardees “illustrate how a community coming together creates lasting value.”
Congratulations to the two Mass Cultural Council-designated cultural districts – Lowell’s Canalway Cultural District and Shelburne Falls Cultural District – and their cultural communities!
Free Webinar Series
Each session consists of a 30-minute presentation followed by an open conversation among participants.
- By Artists, For Artists Report – October 17, 11am
Kathy Bitteti, artist, co-founder of Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition, and Lead Author of the By Artists, For Artists report, shares the outcome of their survey and next steps. The By Artists, For Artists project was designed to highlight the contributions and needs of those who make the Commonwealth a creative and dynamic place to live and to work.
Register
- Raising Visibility through Festivals – November 21, 11am
Considering organizing a festival in your community? Hear how the Northborough and Belchertown Cultural Councils engaged their community and municipality on the planning of their festivals.
Register
A Sense of Place
Culture elevates the quality of life and well-being in our communities. It is also vital to a “Sense of Place,” our deepest connections to the places where we live, work, and visit. Watch Giles Li, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Executive Director, discuss “A Sense of Place” at the Mass Cultural Council Institute earlier this year. (Video of the entire session is also online.)
OPPORTUNITIES
Online applications for Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund grants open on October 12, 2018.
MassInc hosted its Sixth Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Institute Summit & Awards Luncheon in New Bedford on October 17, 2018. This year’s theme was Pioneering Strategies for 21st Century Growth. Learn more.
ArtWeek exploded statewide last spring with over 525 creative experiences in 130 towns and neighborhoods, working with cultural districts and local cultural councils to celebrate the our creative Commonwealth. The next ArtWeek is April 25 – May 6, 2019, and every community is invited to get involved. Want to explore the possibilities? Go to artweekma.org or contact artweek@bochcenter.org to learn more.
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Magnolia Library Comedy Show
Good Morning Gloucester 