Stories and Service at the Border at the Sawyer Free Library
Local educator and poet Heidi Wakeman traveled to the Arizona-Mexico border in April 2024, where she collaborated with activists from New England, Arizona, and Mexico to learn about and assist people involved in the immigration story. The Sawyer Free Libraryis pleased to welcome Heidi on Thursday, August 1, at 5:30 pm as she shares her experiences and insights through stories and slides about this complex situation, which many consider one of the most important issues of the 2024 presidential election. Heidi’s talk will be conducted in English. Registration is not required. The event will take place at 21 Main Street. For more information, visit sawyerfreelibrary.org.
Heidi Dallin shares the Press release and cast photo by Sassy Square. Link for tickets here
Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. is playing at the Cape Ann YMCA, 7 Gloucester Crossing Road, on Thursday, August 1 and Friday, August 2 at 5pm. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories, Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. is an enchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for love and acceptance. The talented young cast of North Shore residents features over 40 young actors led by Director Heidi Dallin and her YMCA Theatre Team.
The Little Mermaid JR.takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice. Based on the 2008 Broadway production and the 1989 animated feature film, The Little Mermaid JR contains all of the songs from the Academy Award® winning animated feature film as well as three new songs from the Broadway show. The musical includes the classic Disney hits : Part of Your World, Under the Sea, Kiss The Girl and Poor, Unfortunate Souls.
For information on purchasing tickets please visit MermaidTickets or call the Cape Ann YMCA: 978-283-0470. Tickets are $15 for Adults and $10 for Children.
Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International
Photo Attached : The Cape Ann YMCA’s Little Mermaid Company Photo Credit: Sassy Square
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Upcoming show invitation from Gloucester gallery owner, Jane Deering:
Please join us for the Opening Reception of ‘Lines of Thought | Contemporary Women Artists Draw’ on Thursday August 1st from 5-7pm. The opening will also have Dick Luecke on classical guitar. He’s terrific.
As Art Critic Robert Hughes wrote:
Drawing never dies, it holds on by the skin of its teeth, because the hunger it satisfies – the desire for an active, investigative, manually vivid relation with the things we see and yearn to know about – is apparently immortal…”
The gallery is pleased to include artists—Meg Alexander . Gabrielle Barzaghi . Ann Conneman . Linda Ekstrom . Celia Eldridge . Paige Farrell . Renata Fryshara . Lilian Hsu Anne Johnstone Ann Ledy . Kat O’Connor . Whitney River . Marie Schoeff . Emily Speed . Joan Tanner
JANE DEERING. Jane Deering Gallery. Summer gallery hours: Thursday 4-7pm . Fri & Sat 1-5pm . Sun 1-4pm
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We saw a social media posting from Vita Bella along Eastern Ave in Essex mentioning they were now serving pizza on Mondays so we decided to make that our Margarita Monday stop last week. Brett, our server and bartender, mentioned it was their very first day offering pizza after many experimentations in the kitchen. The pizza is only available on Mondays so take note.
My margarita was a strawberry flavored drink and I was pleased to be able to taste the strawberry. It’s a refreshing margarita! We ordered antipasta, pizza and apple crisp for dessert. I liked the pizza quite a bit. There’s plenty of fresh mozzarella and the toppings are generous. The sauce is savory rather than sweet and the dough was fresh and crispy as I prefer. The pizza was sized perfectly for the two of us. We have been to Vita Bella before but this was our first time sitting at the bar. It is very nicely set up and it’s a comfortable atmosphere. We’ll do that again. If you have suggestions for Margarita Monday, speak up! Remember it needs to be a place open on Mondays in the Cape Ann area.
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Summer is the best time to enjoy Gloucester Harbor and the adjacent coast.
In the harbor, we see Hammond Castle, a listed National Historic Landmark.Beauport Museum is also listed in the National Register of Historic Places.As is the Eastern Point Light Station, viewed from outside the breakwater.Schooner ‘Adventure’ is yet another of Gloucester’s listed cultural treasures.The US Coast Guard is a valued treasure of a different sort.Visitors to Dog Bar breakwater, with schooner ‘Thomas E Lannon’ beyond.‘Ernestina Morrissey’ is a regular participant in the Labor Day schooner races.Lobsters or sportfishing (see rods on canopy)? OK to enjoy business and pleasure.Our Yngling class, Norwegian sailboat ‘Troll,’ encounters her Viking heritage.‘Polaris’ has 14 oars – does she enter the Blackburn Cup race around Cape Ann?If you’re not on a boat, it doesn’t matter. You can still enjoy the water. Morning mist.
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Jim saw an unusual (for our yard) butterfly on our back deck a few days ago so it gave me a chance to work that new lens. This busy butterfly was extra interested in what bits it could salvage from the bird feeder which I found a bit odd. It hung around quite a while in the tree branch, on the railing and on the bird feeder. I think it is a Red Purple Spotted butterfly which is apparently not very uncommon in our area though I haven’t seen much of them myself. It was a treat to watch it as I unwound from the afternoon at the store.
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On Monday, July 29 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, 1623 Studios will be hosting a taped facilitated dialogue among five community leaders as they discuss race equity in Gloucester inspired by the community-wide book club selection, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith.
For those interested, there is space for a limited audience to observe the taping. Please note that the audience will only be observing the discussion; they will not have the chance to participate or to appear as a part of the taped program. Registration is required. Space is limited.
The panel, facilitated by Gloucester Racial Justice Co-Chair Michea McCaffrey and Dawn Pratson, of the Gloucester Reads team will include:
Jenny Benedict, Director, Sawyer Free Library Bob Gillis, Tri-Chair, Gloucester 400+ Karen Ristuben, President, Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Ben Lummis, Superintendent of Schools Peggy Hegarty-Stack, Director, Action, Inc.
Gloucester Reads2024 is a citywide, intergenerational summer reading initiative. Running through August, this community-wide book club aims to spark conversations, inspire new ideas, and encourage introspection about race equity in our community. Co sponsored by the Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester’s Racial Justice Team and Gloucester Health Department, in collaboration with sixteen additional community partners, the summer reading initiative will explore books reflecting Black experiences in America. For more details visit sawyerfreelibrary.org.
We have an endless supply of backyard visitors in Magnolia including 2 deer. We’ve been hoping to see fawns this year but that hasn’t happened yet. These two were making a feast of the brush AND the neighbor’s garden.
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