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SeniorCare to Host Free Presentation on Medicare

Gloucester, MA — SeniorCare will host Lisa Rose, Regional SHINE Program Director, for a free presentation on Medicare and how elders and Medicare beneficiaries can obtain free, unbiased health insurance counseling on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. at the SeniorCare offices at 49 Blackburn Center in Gloucester, MA. Light refreshments will be served.

SHINE, Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone, provides free health insurance information, counseling, and assistance to Massachusetts residents with Medicare and their caregivers. SHINE is administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs in coordination with local agencies.

SeniorCare, a Massachusetts Aging Services Access Point, with offices in Beverly and Gloucester, is a regional consumer-centered organization that provides and coordinates services to elders and others, enabling them to live independently at home or in a setting of their choice while remaining part of the community. SeniorCare can be reached at 978-281-1750 or 1-866-927-1050 (TTY 978-282-1836). SeniorCare is also a federally designated Area Agency on Aging, providing services such as Meals on Wheels and Community Dining Sites. SeniorCare’s service area includes: Beverly, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Rockport, Topsfield and Wenham.

THE SARGENT MURRAY GILMAN HOUGH HOUSE ASSOCIATION PROGRAM AND ANNUAL MEETING

OCTOBER 24, 2015

3–3:15 PM:  Annual meeting of members,
Falcon’s Nest at The Hive, 11 Pleasant Street, Gloucester:

• President Amanda Hurd will give a brief report to the members on the Association’s activities since its last annual meeting.

Members who are unable to attend the meeting may give their proxies in writing to any other Member of the Association or by email to the Clerk (joannmichalak@me.com).

• Images from the Costume and Textile Collection will continually be displayed. 

3:15–4 PM: “Layers of Women’s Clothing,” An Illustrated Talk from Our Costume and Textile Collection, also Falcon’s Nest at The Hive

Mary Hurd, Costume Director, Brandeis University Department of Theater Arts, Anita Canzian, Head Draper, Huntington Theatre Company and Jennifer Nieling, Curatorial Intern, Nantucket Historical Association will give an illustrated talk on the Museum’s Costume and Textile Collection which they recently completed inventorying and digitizing. Free to the public.  

4:15–4:45 PM: The program will continue at the Sargent House Museum, 49 Middle Street, with viewing and refreshments:

• A few costumes may be viewed in small groups in the meeting room with brief comments by the speakers.   No touching of the costumes or bringing refreshments into the room will be allowed.

• Socializing with light refreshments in the Gift Shop.

The Friends of the Rockport Public Library will have their fall book sale on Friday 10/16 and Saturday 10/17 from 10 A M to 5 P M and Sunday 10/18 from 1 to 5 P M

on the second floor of the library which is at 17 School Street on the corner of Broadway.

  On Saturday from 10 to 4 there  will also be a Book Booth at the Harvest Fest

at Harvey Park.  The sale has a large selection of fiction and non fiction  hard back and paper back books for both adults,  children’s books,as well as some books on tape,

cds, and dvds.

All proceeds from the book sale go to support programs at the library including the Cabin Fever movie series, children’s programs, and museum passes.

The library is handicapped accessible.

For more information visit the website at www.rockportlibrary.org

or call 978 546-6934

Thank you

Dianne Anderson

E.J. Lefavour

Natura Naturans Meets Natura Digitalis
(Photography Exhibition)

Opening Reception – Sunday, October 4th, 2:00-4:00 PM
Rockport Art Association, 12 Main Street, Rockport MA 01966

This exhibition is a 2-person show of works by photographers Joe Reardon and digital artist Otto Laske which presents two different, but complementary, interpretations of Nature: what our eye sees more or less directly and what the mind imagines. These two interpretations are inter-related since the eye also imagines just as the mind sees.

In both artists’ work, the photographic or algorithmic capturing of nature produces endless varieties of fauna that turn into imaginary ones, and appear simultaneously as real and allegorical. While Reardon’s shapes represent real objects, their exquisite precision instantly turns them into allegories. While Laske’s shapes often have the energy of drawings, they are close enough to natural phenomena to evoke energies we sense in observing natural growth.

The show uses digital technology in the broadest sense in a way adapted to each artist’s predilections. It expands the notion of Nature beyond what can be seen, close by or at a distance, into what can be viscerally felt and experienced even with eyes closed.

This small group show will be on view through October 18^th. The RAA is open Monday – Sunday and is free to the public.

The Rockport Art Association (RAA) is one of the oldest and most active art organizations in the country. The Association has a long and distinguished history that has spanned 94 years. Each year the RAA welcomes thousands of visitors from all over the world. The RAA continues to be one of Cape Ann’s most prominent cultural beacons. Since its founding, the Association has steadily increased in size and currently includes approximately 250 artist & photography members, and hundreds of contributing members. By promoting year-round programs of classes, lectures, demonstrations, exhibitions and community outreach, as well as an impressive museum collection, the RAA remains dedicated to its mission of making fine art appreciation accessible to all. rockportartassn.org/

Good Harbor Beach
10/01/2015 12:51pm

October, for reals.

Time to get your Autumn on, my friends.

Pick #1   Harvest Fest at Mile Marker One

Always a great event…be sure to stop by!  Thanks to Cape Ann’s Marina Resort and Mile Marker One for hosting this morsel of perfect fall family fun.

http://www.milemarkerone.com/entertainment.htm

Pick #2  Topsfield Fair

While I know that there exist families who do not enjoy the Topsfield Fair for reasons of their own, we have always loved the fair!

Find the calendar of events within this link and see all that the fair really has to offer!!

http://www.topsfieldfair.org/

Pick #3  Family Day at the Bird Banding Station

Like many other local Audubon locations, Joppa Flats offers so many wonderful opportunities for families with young children.  This Sunday is no different.

http://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/program-catalog#program:program_code=40911

Registration is required in advance.

Family Day at the Bird Banding Station

Sponsored by Joppa Flats Education Center

Sun, Oct 04, 2015 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Location:

Bird Banding Station, Plum Island

Audience:

All (suitable for children 6 – 18 years)

Members:

Adult $8.00, Child $5.00

Nonmembers:

Adult $10.00, Child $6.00

Nonmembers can join today during checkout and take immediate advantage of member prices.

Come for an exciting visit to the Joppa Flats Bird Banding Station on the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. See Mass Audubon scientists capture, measure, weigh, examine, and release migrant songbirds. Learn about migration, habitat use, and scientific research at a real field station. The station operates only during the height of migration in spring (April and May) and fall (September and October). Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For more family friendly activities, please see our friends at North Shore Kid

Hi Joey,
The Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church is hosting a two day Open House on Saturday, October 3 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon and Sunday, October 4 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM to showcase its children’s and youth’s programs.
All are invited to stop in and visit. Rose Sheehan, Director of Religious Exploration will be on hand to chat and answer questions. There will be a make and take craft activity. Light refreshments will be available.
This event will take place on the church’s lower level. Entrance is at 10 Church Street, Gloucester, MA. The church is handicapped accessible.

Thanks!

“Our Town” by Thornton Wilder opens Thursday at 7:30 at Shalin Lui in Rockport. Produced by Theatre in The Pines, the cast includes many from Rockport and Gloucester. Performances are Oct 1, 2 & 3 at 7:30 and a Sunday matinee on Oct. 4. Admission is $20. Tickets available at the door or at Toad Hall, The Bookstore and Rockport Music at Shalin Lui.  Don’t miss this classic American play of
New England life.

Backyard Growers cordially invites you to the Grand Opening of the Riverdale Park Community Garden

Help us celebrate as Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken cuts the ribbon to our new garden! Learn about Backyard Growers’ Community Garden program, tour the new garden space, and plant some fall seeds.

Date: Wednesday, October 14 (rain or shine)

Time: 8:30-9:15 AM

Place: Riverdale Park, Veterans Way 

(off of Washington Street after the rotary—see map below)

To RSVP or for more information: Contact Lara Lepionka, 

Executive Director at lara@backyardgrowers.org or 978-317-8025

The Riverdale Park Community Garden is made possible with funding from the

City of Gloucester and private foundations. Garden programming and support

is provided by our MassLIFT AmeriCorps service member.

Thank you to the Gloucester Housing Authority for partnering with us on this project.

Joey–I was pleased (thrilled actually) to learn today that the photo I submitted to the Gloucester Rotary Calendar project was selected!  I learned about the contest through GMG and was encouraged to send a photo along even though I am daily humbled by the photographic geniuses you have on hand.

I had just submitted the photo when I listened to podcast 147 where you mentioned a fall scene would probably have a good chance of being selected.  Mine is “Fall Reflection at Halibut Point”, so I guess you were right again!

So, thanks for the encouragement and we hope to stop by the dock next week for my husband Jim’s shirt.  I think we are arriving just in time for a storm.  Thanks again.  Pat D

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