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View as Webpage to Read Full Content Congratulations To Corey Grammas- 2022 Small Businessperson of The Year 2022 Gloucester Small Business Person of the Year ReceptionWednesday, June 8 | 5 – 7 PMLobsta Land Restaurant, Gloucester Please join us today at Lobsta Land Restaurant to honor Gloucester’s 2022 Small Business Person of the Year, Corey Grammas of Lobsta Land Restaurant.No registration is needed for the event. DOWNLOAD SMALL BUSINESS WEEKS SCHEDULE MULTI-CHAMBER NETWORKING EVENT Enjoy complimentary appetizers and lively conversation with Chamber affiliates, Endicott College, and Misselwood staff. Cash bar. Parking available at the Peter Frates Hall lot directly across the street. Multi-Chamber Networking EventWednesday, June 15 | 5 – 7 PM Misselwood Events at Endicott College407 Hale Street, BeverlyJoin us for the largest business networking event of the season with five chambers participating and up to 300 business people.Greater Cape Ann ChamberGreater Beverly ChamberGreater Lynn Area ChamberMerrimack Valley ChamberSalem ChamberAmesbury Chamber DOWNLOAD FLYERREGISTER TO ATTEND SMALL BUSINESS WEEKS CELEBRATORY LUNCHEON Small Business Weeks Celebratory LuncheonFriday, June 17 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Castle Manor Inn, GloucesterThe Small Business Persons of the Year Celebratory Luncheon is scheduled for Friday, June 17 at Castle Manor Inn from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.Cost is $40 per person. Tables of ten are available for $350. Advance registration is required. Tickets typically sell out quickly so act now to reserve your seat. RESERVE YOUR SEAT NOW BUSINESS AFTER HOURSBusiness After Hours Wednesday, June 22 | 5 – 7 PM Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, IpswichThe Greater Cape Ann Chamber and the Trustees of Reservations invite you to experience the grandeur of a seaside estate, its marvelously landscaped grounds, restored Grand Allée, gardens, and Casino complex. It will be a spectacular evening to mingle with your fellow greater Cape Ann business colleagues, enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and take in the majestic views.Please register in advance if you plan to attend.REGISTER NOWDOWNLOAD FLYER Contact michelle@capeannchamber.com or 978-283-1601 with any questions.

In case you haven’t stopped by 7 Seas Wharf Market Place on Rogers St (at the former sight of the Gloucester House restaurant), let me tell you that you are missing out on a little treat. The wonderful Cake Ann bakery is located there along with the Gloucester House Gift Shop. Cape Ann Auction has a little corner in the gift shop as well, so it’s quite a treat. There’s a warm and welcoming area inside to enjoy your snacks as well as outdoor seating overlooking the working wharf.

We picked up some Goose-Gronk cookies which were perfect and a savory scone from Cake Ann (always delicious). They are also offering homemade dog treats which we got as a surprise for a dog we know……shhh….. Stop down! I think you’ll be glad you did.

Mayor Greg Verga will host the Public Safety Badge ceremony to swear in new officers and firefighters and recognize public safety personnel for exemplary work within the Gloucester Police Department and Fire Department. The ceremony will be held in City Hall’s Kyrouz Auditorium.

When: Thursday, June 9, at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Kyrouz Auditorium, Gloucester City Hall, 9 Dale Avenue, Gloucester MA 01930

Who:

Mayor Greg Verga

Gloucester Fire Department

Gloucester Police Department

What: Mayor Greg Verga will host the Public Safety Badge Ceremony in Kyrouz Auditorium at Gloucester City Hall. The ceremony will be to swear in new Gloucester firefighters and police officers and recognize promotions and exemplary work within Gloucester Police Department and Fire Department. 

“The past several years have highlighted the importance of our first responders and public safety personnel,” said Mayor Greg Verga. “I look forward to recognizing all of our officers and firefighters’ hard work and welcoming our new police officers and firefighters. I am so grateful for their dedication to public service and commitment to our community.”

We have our Audubon Sanctuary on Eastern Point, and we visited the Evergreen Lake Audubon Sanctuary west of Denver last week. FIRST THE EAST.

Journey’s end…

Explore the Unexpected

Exhibition Dates: June 16 to July 10, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 16, 5-7 PM

Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, MA
Galleries open: Sunday-Monday, noon-5 PM; Thursday Through Saturday noon -7 PM

Explore the Unexpected

Explore the Unexpected is a curated group show presented by 18 members of The Rocky Neck Art Colony at the Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, in Gloucester MA. 

The show opens on Thursday, June 16 and runs until Sunday, July 10, 2022. Gallery hours are Sunday and Monday noon to 5 PM and Thursday through Saturday, noon to 7 PM. The Opening Reception takes place Thursday June 16 from 5 to 7. 

Explore the Unexpected includes work created Pat Alto, Jeanne Carey, Donna Caselden, Robin Colodzin, Pam Courtleigh, Terry Del Percio-Piemonte, Kristine Fisher, Cindy Journey, Nella Lush, Steve Lush, Kat Masella, Judy Robinson-Cox, Patty Ryding, Judy Schmid, Pam Stratton, Suzanne Ulrich, Lidija Vukovic and Karen Watson.

Each of these artists is also a member of The Experimental Group of The Rockport Art Association. This group embraces chance and experimentation, allowing the artist’s intuition and feelings to convey attitudes and emotions through nontraditional means. It is through practice and experimentation that artists encounter unforeseen and unexpected outcomes across varying media and range of personal experiences.  Founded by renowned artist and teacher, Nella Lush, The Experimental Group promotes and encourages self-expression by giving artists the opportunity to come together, explore and share ideas. Through its monthly meetings with art presentations, demos, and talks The Experimental Group offers connection, exploration, and sharing of ideas and methods with the intent to reach creative freedom and increases awareness in our communities that all art forms matter.

The Cove Gallery, run by the Rocky Neck Art Colony, is the former home and gallery space of beloved Rocky Neck artists Gordon and Judith Goetemann. Cove continues the tradition set by the Goetemanns of showing the best in local art. The space is made available to the organization through the generosity of Gordon and Judith’s son Mark Goetemann. 

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The Rocky Neck Art Colony, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. Long renowned for its luminous light, this harbor and coastal location has been a magnet for some of the most revered realist painters in US art. Edward Hopper and Emil Gruppe are examples. It has as well been a catalyst for the progressive ideas of Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Theresa Bernstein, Milton Avery and Nell Blaine, among others. Today, Rocky Neck continues to attract artists and art lovers to a thriving, creative community. www.rockyneckartcolony.org. Telephone: 978-515-7004.

Just as Dave Rimmer predicted, the osprey chicks are beginning to hatch at the Lobsta Land nest. As of this morning (Wed June 8), there appear to be at least two hatched and active in the nest with Annie and Squam. It’s very exciting and somewhat addicting to watch the Essex Greenbelt Osprey Cam. One more chick is expected to hatch very soon.