Good Morning Gloucester

Dare I say it is finally here, my friends?  Bring on the fantastic weather!

Pick #1

The Swan Boats are back in action this weekend!

Check them out HERE

2015 Season
Saturday, April 18 to Sunday, September 20, 2015  10am to 4 pm

Adults $3.50

Children $2.00 (age 2 to 15 years)

Under 2 yrs. Free
Seniors $3.00

While there, take a spin on the Frog Pond Carousel and let the kiddos play on the playground.  My boys love walking throughout the Public Garden and searching for statues too.

Read more about the Frog Pond here!

Pick #2

The USS Constitution Museum

This is a great way to spend a day!  If you’re up for even more of an adventure you can tour the Constitution, spend some time in the museum, and then take the water taxi over to the New England Aquarium area and continue the fun at Faneuil Hall, the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway (one of my favorite areas of the city…and you can bet I’ll be writing about it again soon), or the North End!

Pick #3

Fairy Shrimp, Salamanders, & Frogs, Oh My!

Head out to Ravenswood Park from 1-3 on Saturday to learn all about Vernal Pools and the critters who call them home!

Read all about the program HERE

Vernal pools are crucial to the survival of fairy shrimp, salamanders, and wood frogs. We’ll have fun exploring the pools at Ravenswood Park. Participants will learn how to certify and protect vernal pools. When vernal pools become certified, we can prevent development on and around them. This program is instructive for participants, so you, too, can take home the techniques, forms, and methods to certify pools.

Pick #4

We are GIANT fans of Maritime Gloucester, but sadly they are not open for the season quite yet. They are, however, offering some great April Vacation programs later in the week!

Check them all out by clicking here.  Their educators always do a phenomenal job!

Please always remember to check out our friends at North Shore Kid for a more comprehensive list of excellent family activities!

      

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Cape Ann Contra Dance This Friday

Hi Joey,

After a loooong winter we’re ready to celebrate spring with a contra dance at the Magnolia Library Center, 7:30 PM, this Friday, April 17.

Contra dancing is fun, it’s social, it’s mildly aerobic, and it features exceptionally fine live music.

Attendees don’t need to have previous experience – everything is taught. And it’s not necessary to come with a partner, either.

We love to see new folks discover the joy of dancing for the very first time and we hope to have both new friends and old join us this Friday.

The Cape Ann Contra Dances are organized and produced by Folk Life Studio, and they are supported in part by a grant from the Gloucester Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. 

There is a requested donation of $10 per dancer, dancers younger than 16 are free.

For more information, contact capeanncontradance@gmail.com, or find us at

https://www.facebook.com/CapeAnnContraDance or at
www.meetup.com/Cape-Ann-Contra-Dance.

Thanks for keeping our community well informed.

Searched high and low for a place to buy their music, I must be losing my touch.

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April Vacation at Maritime Gloucester

Sign up today for our April vacation programs!  Learn all about the sea creatures from Gloucester and beyond as you create ocean-themed art projects.  Our popular February vacation programs sold out completely this year, so be sure to register today.

April 21 – For the Birds – 10am – 11:30 am (PreK – 1st Grade)

April 22 – Fish Food Chains with Art Haven – 9am – 3pm (Ages 5 – 10) 

April 22 – Something Fishy – 10am – 11:30am (PreK – 1st Grade)

April 23 – Go with the Flow with Art Haven – 9am – 3pm (Ages 5 – 10)

April 23 – Jiggly Jellies – 10am – 11:30am (PreK – 1st Grade)

Wishing our mother Pat a Happy Birthday!

We love you to the moon and back!

Thank you for all you do

XOX