My View of Life on the Dock
Photo from Ed Collard
Here’s the Updated Middle Street Walk Program of Event’s Info Which We Got Yesterday
…and below is the fine web work done by Bill O’Connor at North Shore Kid which you may find a little more legible-
The 16th annual Middle Street Walk is a great way to experience Gloucester’s Historic District while having fun with the family. The Festivities begin at 9 am and go all the way though to the end of the Holiday Ball on Saturday evening! Pick up a Schedule of Events (or download this one) and get your walk on! A whole day of FREE activities, shows and events await for all the members of the family.
On the Middle Street Walk families can decorate ornaments for the holidays at theCape Ann Museum, have a ride on the CATA Trolley, drop by Cape Ann Art Havento paint a bouy for use as an ornament on the Lobster Trap Tree, have a try at sculpting ice on the corner of Pleasant and Main streets, take a museum tour, listen to concerts and watch dance recitals, tour the newly finished Temple Ahavat Achim and don’t forget about the Gingerbread House Contest Display atGloucester City Hall! There’s a lot do do and see, with the grand finale being the lighting of the Lobster Trap Tree in courthouse square followed by the family friendly Holiday Ball at Gloucester City Hall.
Whether you come for a visit or experience all of the day’s events, you and the kids will be sure to have fun!
When
Where and What
9 am-6 pm
Saunders House, Sawyer Free Library
SeArts Wearable Arts Show and Fundraiser Raffle Sale to benefit Sawyer Free Library – tickets sold at Saunders House and at Library.
10 am
Sawyer Free Library
Deborah Costine, Gerwick Puppeteer, with her program ‘A Woodland Cinderella’. Refreshments will be served.
10:30 am to 3 pm
10 am-2 pm
Cape Ann Museum
Saunders House, Sawyer Free Library
Presentation of history of murals and Samuel Sawyer.
10 am-3 pm
Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester
Cape Ann Thrift Shop Seasonal Goods Sale.
10 am-4 pm
Cape Ann Art Haven
Sargent House Museum
Open House decorated for the season, Holiday Goodies & Seasonal Gifts.
10 am-8 pm
Rocky Neck Art Colony Main Street
Annual Winter Exhibit
11 am
Cape Ann Museum
Tour of the Elias Davis House with period “Winter Display” decorations for the Holidays by Gloucester Civic & Garden Council.
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church
Church Tour
Gloucester City Hall
Live performance – The Lobstah Crackah preview by the Henry Allen TheaterWorks
11 am-1 pm
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church
Chowder Lunch
11 am-2 pm
Gloucester City Hall
12 pm
Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester
The Heavenly Bell Choir performs Seasonal Music.
12-2 pm
Middle Street Trolley Rides
Featuring the Songbirds and a Holiday Sing Along, courtesy of CATA.
12:30 pm
Temple Ahavat Achim
Learn about Shabbot and tour the new temple
1 pm
Gloucester City Hall
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
‘A Children’s Holiday’ with area churches children’s choirs.
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church
Church Tour
1:30 pm
Sawyer Free Library
The Girl Next Door concert
Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester
Louis Stella and Friends concert
2 pm
Cape Ann Museum
Tour of the Elias Davis House with period “Winter Display” decorations for the Holidays by Gloucester Civic & Garden Council.
Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church
Elementary and Middle School String Group, O’Maley Middle School Band and Gloucester High School Chorus performances.
2:30 pm
Gloucester City Hall
West Parish Elementary School Student Chorus
3 pm
Cape Ann Museum
Book Launch for On Opposite Tacks: When Artist John Sloan & Capt. Solomon Jacobs Crossed Wakes in Wartime Gloucesterby Chester Brigham.
5 pm
Cape Ann Art Haven
Annual Lobster Trap Tree Lighting at Police Station Plaza with a visit from Santa
7 pm
Gloucester City Hall
Family Friendly Holiday ball featuring the Cape Ann big Band to benefit City Hall’s Restoration
($15 per person)
Participating business and organizations include:
When: Saturday, December 10, 2011 9am – 10pm
Location: Downtown Gloucester
Prices: Free
Phone: 978.283.9292
Email: schtruant@verizon.net
Link(s): 2011 Middle Street Walk Schdule of Events Download
Good Morning Gloucester Middle Street Walk Coverage
Huge thanks to Bill for including all those hyperlinks back to those community organizations which put so much energy into making the Middle Street Walk more and more successful each year!
Check out North Shore Kid, The Most Comprehensive guide to family activities I’ve ever seen.
U.S. Postal Workers will be collecting letters for Santa Claus along the parade route
Round 3 coming tomorrow!
Where do you see it?
GMG Baby!
GMG In The Hizzy!
Hi Joey and All,
Just wanted to share my desert GMG Halloween (steampunk) front steps decor.
Had to faux finish the steps to match the gravestone….
A girls just gotta have fun!
Helanna Banana
Music Instrumental I’ll Move On By Dan King, Filmed By Paulie Walnuts
Cape Ann Restaurant Week 2011 will feature a variety of menus from many different restaurants throughout Cape Ann. Each participating restaurant will offer a prix fixe, three course dinner for the low price of $25.11 (price does not include beverage, tax, or gratuity). Dinner will include an appetizer or salad, three entree choices, and dessert. There are four days left so stop cooking and get to Cape Ann for dinner. For restaurant and menu information, go to www.CapeAnnChamber.com/RW.
Ed Collard Reports!
A heartfelt "THANK YOU" to all those hard-working souls who contributed to making Rockport’s 2011 HarvestFest the great success it was. It was a super day in the neighborhood!
-Tom Philbrook
Because it’s another wet day at the Gloucester Marine Railways, repainting of the Roseway will have to wait.
Photo by Kathy Chapman 2011
Her team’s name is the Yellow Cheetahs.
I lost in my bid lobbying for the “Honeybadgers”
Marty Morgan invites you to spend the holiday weekend visiting 14 studios of
professional artists in beautiful locations all around Gloucester and
Rockport.
This panorama I let Peter Webber take with the new camera-
click the photo for the full sized picture
See Peter, I told you I’d credit you 
Video comig
For More Info Chickity Check- RockportArtFestivals
The organizers of Rockport’s Harvest Fest do an AMAZING job with activities for every age group. This undoubtedly will be at the very top of the must do list Saturday October 15th!
Here’s the presser-
Downtown Rockport will come alive on Saturday, October 15th with the sights, sounds, and tastes of Autumn in New England. The annual Rockport HarvestFest celebration features the best of the season in a quintessential coastal New England setting, offering live music, great food, and plenty of activities for families. Hayrides, pumpkin-painting, even a unique costume parade called “The Great Scarecrow Chase” will all be part of the festivities, not to mention the opportunity for children to make their own guitars through a workshop sponsored by Rockport Music.
As HarvestFest celebrates the bounty of Fall, it only seems appropriate that the centerpiece of the festival is the Local Fare Fair, where New England food producers gather under a huge tent on one of Rockport’s historic working wharves to celebrate the best of local food. Lobsters provided by the Roy Moore Lobster Co. will be under the big tent as well as chowder, cider doughnuts, maple sugar products and a host of seasonal and year-round favorites. Cape Ann Brewing Co. will be on hand with their award-winning locally crafted beer, the highly anticipated Pumpkin Stout on tap. Cooking demonstrations will also be highlighted, with the Seafood Throw down – a competition-style showcase between two chefs – showcasing just what can be done with coastal New England’s most significant harvest: fish. HarvestFest also features the annual Scarecrow Stroll, where artistic, creative, and generally fascinating scarecrows can be found throughout downtown.
Festivalgoers have the chance to vote for their favorite scarecrow, with the winner taking home glory and a coveted HarvestFest rosette. Live music, featuring everything from indie rocker Brad Byrd to the Americana of Daniel Dye & the Miller Road Band to bluegrass to Rockport’s own Legion Band, will be heard throughout downtown, with Dock Square serving as the main stage. Several Rockport inns, shops, restaurants and galleries are offering HarvestFest specials and packages. Go to: http://www.rockportartfestivals.com for more details. Don’t miss the chance to celebrate the best of New England in the Fall!
Hi Joey,
The Essex Heritage Trails & Sails is in it’s final weekend, and we have cherry-picked their huge event catalog for the best FREE family events on Cape Ann and the North Shore. There’s something for everyone, from museum exhibit tours to schooner sails to ghost hunts! So if you’re looking fun FREE family-oriented things to do this weekend with the kids, check out our list here: http://northshorekid.com/story/north-shore-kid-trails-sails-2011-picks
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
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