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The weekly Catch From The Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce

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UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

The Irish Sweepstakes drawing will be held at a St. Patrick’s Day party at The Gloucester House Restaurant on Tuesday, March 15 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The party will feature Irish entertainment and hors d’oeuvres. Purchase of a ticket will admit two people to the party and drawing. Limited to 300 tickets. Donation:$100

Business After Hours. The Manchester Cricket in Manchester-by-the-Sea will host the Chamber’s March Business After Hours meeting on Wednesday,March 16, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Members and non-members are encouraged to attend. Come and meet your friends, new members, and non-members interested in joining the Chamber community. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served, and great door prizes will be offered. The cost is $10 for members, $20 for non-members. Contact the Chamber office at 978-283-1601 or tim@capeannchamber.com.

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Home & Business Exposition. March 26 & 27. Gloucester High School Field House. 32 Leslie O. Johnson Road, Gloucester, MA. Over 25,000 Sq. Ft. of Display Area! Demonstrations, speakers, door prizes, free parking. For more info contact Tim Burton at tim@capeannchamber.com or call 978-283-1601.

THIS WEEK ON CAPE ANN

Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester. Children’s Birding Program Saturday, February, 19 at 10:30 a.m. in the Friend Room. Birds in Winter. A Children’s Program with Donna Jacques Marchant. Learn to identify backyard birds and make a simple bird feeder. Donna has been birding since 1982, and is an active member and volunteer with the Brookline Bird Club. She has worked for Mass Audubon and Halibut Point State Park as an amateur naturalist. Call 978-281-9763.

The Landing at 7 Central. Join Celtic singer Michael O’Leary, string players Bob & Jennifer Strom and others for their Celtic music session on Sunday, February 20, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. upstairs round the fire at The Landing at 7 Central in Manchester. An acoustic session of mostly traditional songs and tunes from the Celtic countries. For information call 978-526-7494, email celtsinger@gmail.com

Essex National Heritage Area. Sunday, Feb. 20, 1:00 p.m. Explore the winter woods with seasoned snow shoers and outdoorsmen, Bob Goodwin and Bob Gibb. Discover Camp Denison Conservation Areas in Boxford, MA. This property offers views of Baldpate Pond, a beaver hut, remnants of a 17th century human settlement, and more. Afterwards warm up with treats next to the wood burning stove! Bring snowshoes and poles, dress appropriately (hats, gloves, sturdy shoes, etc.). We can recommend rental facilities; cross country skis are optional. RAIN DATE: February 27. RSVP with payment by Friday, February 18. Essex Heritage members $5, non members $7. Register in advance, online or call 978-740-0444

CAPE ANN DRIVING SCHOOL located at 127 Eastern Ave, Gloucester is running an accelerated class during February school vacation. Monday, Feb. 21 – Friday, Feb. 25, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Remember Chamber members get 10% off on the classroom instruction. For information and to sign up call Dave Scatterday at 978-281-1842.

The Trustees of Reservations invites you to Appleton Farms for WINTER FARM FIELD SCHOOL AT APPLETON FARMS. Winter Explorers February Break Program February 22 – February 25, ages 8-11, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Join the Trustees for a winter farm adventure! From the fields, to the barns to the forests, winter explorers will discover it all! Tracking and winter survival skills, farm chores and maple sugaring are just the beginning. $100 members, $130 nonmembers. Please pre-register for programs online, call 978-356-5728 or email afeducator@ttor.org.

The Enterprise Center at Salem State University. THE BUSINESS OF FARMING, Thursday, February 24, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. If you think you might like farming, from growing greens to raising livestock, check out this workshop! An expert panel of growers and experts who support them will discuss all aspects of farming today, from the true business it has become to the lifestyle it brings. Register or learn more. Also coming up: March is Tech Month, so register early!

SAVE THE DATE

The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce offers free small business counseling on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Anyone who is considering starting a business or has questions about an aspect of their current business is invited to make an appointment to meet with Walter Manninen. Walter is a representative from the Small Business Development Center of Salem State College, a Senior Business Advisor, Financial Specialist, and was given the IDG Chairman’s Award for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Call 978-283-1601 or email susan@capeannchamber.com.

Health & Wellness Programs offered by Karen Pischke RN, BSN of Dreamtime Wellness. Traditional Level 1 Usui Reiki Training, Sunday, February 20. Relax with Reiki and enjoy the potential benefits of the ‘relaxation response’- improved comfort, increased calm, and improved sleep. Reiki Level 2 training- March 20, Private Reiki and Hypnotherapy sessions available for relaxation, sound sleep, pain relief, positive changes, optimal wellness, and more! Self-Hypnosis CDs for "Relaxation and Sound Sleep" and "Optimal Wellness." For further information and registration call 978-283-4258, or email info@dreamtimewellness.com

Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church presents "The Trials of Susan B. Anthony," on Sunday, February 27. The performance will be staged by historytellers Beth Blanchard and Peter Van. Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and suffragist. This 45-minute, three act dramatization will include Ms. Anthony debating negro abolitionist Frederick Douglass in 1869; Ms. Anthony facing the judge after illegally voting in 1872; and being interviewed at the age of 82 in 1902. The performance begins at 2:00 p.m. at the historic Gloucester Meetinghouse, corner of Middle and Church Streets. General admission is $5.

seARTS. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, February 28, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square, Gloucester, MA 01930. Please call 978-281-1222 for more information.

Looking for some fun close to home? Come to Comedy-Night at the American Legion, Post 113 in Manchester on Saturday, March 12 @ 8:00 pm. Tickets are $25.00 in advance and $30 at the door. The price includes complimentary appetizers. For more info & tickets call 978-394-4340. Got2laugh.com

BUSINESS BRIEFS – News and Special Offers from Chamber Members

The Entrepreneurial Training Program (ETP) is designed to help entrepreneurs create a specific, comprehensive business plan tailored for their business, and to provide the skills and knowledge with which to successfully implement that plan. This intensive, comprehensive, non-credit, 20-week program covers all aspects of starting and operating a business. The curriculum includes sessions on market research, marketing tools, product/service differentiation, networking, sales techniques, presentation skills, financial management, as well as legal and insurance issues, human resources, time management, and more. The next program begins March 1st at Northern Essex Community College.

Dreamtime Wellness. Karen Pischke BSN, RN, Reiki Master Teacher was hired as the RN/Reiki Practitioner for the HOPES Wellness program, offering complementary Reiki at the MGH/Northshore Cancer Center, Danvers MA. HOPES provides acupuncture, massage, Reiki, other wellness and support services for patients undergoing treatment for cancer.

Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, MA. Did you know that the library has computers for patrons to use? Bring in your library card, if you are printing put money on the card at the main desk, go upstairs to an available computer, use your library card number as id. The system allows you 2 hours. If you want to save something, bring a flash drive. This is just one of our many resources. Free Films for February-Get 2 free, bring them back and take 2 more. $1.00 charge for late movies. Check out our incredible PBS series, major motion pictures, children’s films, and more. If you haven’t been to the library lately, now is the time to come. Call 978-281-9763.

Friends of the Rockport Public Library are soliciting donations of books in good condition for their March 18-20 Book Sale. Paper backs, hard backs, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, and tapes are welcome and may be brought to the library during normal library hours Saturday through Thursday.

Northeast Health System. Adult Attitudes About Youth Alcohol Use Survey. Gloucester adults 21 and over are encouraged to participate in this survey. Fill out the survey and enter a free raffle to win gift cards from Stop & Shop, Shaw’s Market, Market Basket, and the Pleasant Street Tea Company. Available February 9 – March 4. It’s quick & it’s confidential. Look for the survey online at HealthyGloucester.org or at these community locations: City Hall, Cape Ann Savings Bank, Cape Ann Medical Center, Cape Ann Pediatrics, Cape Ann Primary Care, CVS (Main Street), Pathways for Children, Sawyer Free Library, and YMCA.

Eastern Point Day School hosts "Flanagan’s Wake", an interactive, improvisational comedy on March 5, at Gloucester Stage Company. Tickets are $30 per person and sales will be open to the public beginning on February 17. Call 978-283-1700 now to get on the wait list or to order tickets after February 17. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Gloucester Stage Company is located at 267 E. Main St., Gloucester.

Transform Fitness Studio, 65 Eastern Avenue in Essex, MA will be holding Spin for Hope on Sunday, March 6, from 9:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. We ride as singles or teams for three hours to great music and just have a lot of fun raising money for a great cause. To register call Jean or Carol at 978-768-0111

The Cape Ann Museum invites home-school students ages 6-12 to join us for "Meet Me at the Museum" on Thursday, March 10. This free program will focus on our newest exhibit: The Art of Al Czerepak. This class will be held in the Education room from 10:00-11:15 a.m. To make a reservation please call Liza Browning at 978-283-0455 ext. 16, or email lizabrowning@capeannmuseum.org.

Unitarian Universalist Society of Rockport 4 Cleaves St., presents the short film "5 Wishes" followed by a discussion on end of life issues. Sunday, March 13, 1:00-3:00 p.m. "5 Wishes" is a Living Will that talks about your emotional and spiritual needs as well as your medical wishes. Ginny Cohen R.N., who holds a certificate from Andover Newton Theological School in Congregational Health Ministry and Parish Nursing, will facilitate the session. A $5 per person donation is suggested. Please call the church office at 978-546-2989 for more information or to reserve a seat.

The Weekly Catch can be read online at
http://www.capeannchamber.com/email/weeklycatch021711.htm

Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce Weekly Highlights

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Weekly Catch
Weekly Highlights from the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester by the Sea, and Essex
June 23, 2010

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UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS


Goods & Services Auction
Cruiseport Gloucester
Live Auction: July 16, featuring a live and silent auction
Online Auction: July 14-26, featuring over $10,000 in goods

Evening Business Exchange
The Landing at 7 Central, Manchester-by-The-Sea
July 21

Joint Networking Mixer
with North Shore, Salem, Marblehead, and Beverly Chambers of Commerce
North Shore Music Theatre
July 22

Manchester Arts Festival
Downtown Manchester-by-the-Sea
July 24

Gloucester Sidewalk Days
Downtown Gloucester
August 5-7

Gloucester Waterfront Festival
Stage Fort Park
August 14-15

Gloucester Schooner Festival
Gloucester Harbor
September 3-6

THIS WEEK ON CAPE ANN

GLOUCESTER STAGE’S 2010 season kicks off with Table Manners, a heartbreakingly hilarious reunion of adult siblings and their spouses and the first play of Alan Ayckbourn’s infamous The Norman Conquests trilogy, June 17 through July 3. The production features the return of Academy Award nominee and Gloucester resident Lindsay Crouse to Gloucester Stage as she joins an all star cast of Boston actors. 978-281-4433

ST. PETER’S FIESTA is a five day festival honoring the patron saint of the fisherman St. Peter. The festival is put on by the Italian American community of Gloucester. Viva St. Pietro!

Please join us as we welcome back Eoin Vincent to THE ROCKPORT ART ASSOCIATION, to give his "Eyes of Tanzania" lecture Part II on Wednesday, June 23, 7pm. Eoin will be reporting updates regarding this important project. Free and Open to the Public Refreshments and a book signing will follow the lecture. 978-546-6604

ROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY presents a panel discussion, featuring nonfiction writers, on Wednesday, June 23, at 7pm. "Memoir: From the Personal to the Universal" explores the relationship between author and reader, between personal anecdote and broader understandings. 978-546-6934

CAPE ANN MUSEUM is pleased to present New England’s Vernacular Architecture and the Atlantic World, presented by J. Ritchie Garrison, Director of Winterthur Program in Early American Material Culture at the University of Delaware, on Thursday, June 24 at 7pm. $10/Museum members, $15/non-members. Reservations are required. 978-283-0455  x11.

THE CAPE ANN FARMERS’ MARKET will open the 2010 season on Thursday, June 24, 3-6:30pm at its new location– I-4/C-2 on Rogers Street. The market will be open from every Thursday from June 24 to October 7.

To celebrate Gloucester’s annual St. Peter’s Fiesta, THE CAPE ANN COMMUNITY CINEMA, located at 21 Main Street in downtown Gloucester, will present a trio of popular Italian films – one classic and two recent hits plus a free fishing film – to kick off the 5-day downtown celebration throughout the second half of June. Check the website for schedules. 978-309-8448

ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL continues this weekend. Tickets are still available for Friday’s concert with the Biava Quartet with Stephen Salters, baritone. Check the website for full details. 978-546-7391

Kick off Fiesta with a Sunset Music Sail on the SCHOONER THOMAS E. LANNON on Friday, June 25, 6-8pm. Local musicians perform acoustic bluegrass, Celtic, folk music, etc. as the Schooner sails around Gloucester harbor. Tickets are $47.50/adults, $42.50/seniors, and $35/children. Seating is limited and reservations are suggested. 978-281-6634

BEAUPORT, SLEEPER-MCCANN HOUSE closes to the public at 3pm this Saturday, June 26, for a private function, but is open for guided tours at 10am, 11am, 12noon, 1pm and 2pm. The grounds will remain open until 5pm. 978-283-0800

 

Karen Pischke of DREAMTIME WELLNESS will host a Reiki I Class on Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27, 10am-6pm in Manchester. Call for information/reservations. 978-283-4258 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting   978-283-4258 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or 978-526-4400  x-5

NEW ENGLAND PIRATE FAIRE. June 26-27, 10am-5pm, Stage Fort Park, Gloucester. Admission is $12 for adults; $10 for senior citizens, students, and military personnel (positive ID required!); and $8 for children age 12 and under. Rain or shine. Saturday, June 26 is Gloucester Day. Gloucester residents who show proof of residency at the gate (driver’s license, MA state ID, or other form of picture ID showing a Gloucester address) will receive $4 off an adult admission. (Discounts cannot be combined; the greater discount will be honored.)

THE FISHERMEN’S WIVES ASSOCATION invites you to "Hands Across the Sand"-the largest world-wide event against offshore oil drilling in history on Saturday, June 26, 11:30am at Good Harbor Beach and Pavilion Beach. Angela Sanfilippo: 978-283-2504, Jane Barry: 978-335-1573 .

THE SEAWARD INN, Rockport, will feature Tom Rousseau, an Acoustic / Americana /Folk Rock singer – songwriter Sunday Morning Live, June 27, 9am-noon during a Breakfast Buffet by the Sea. Tom’s wife may join him in song during the concert. There is no cover charge. 978-546-3471

Celtic Music Sail. Join Michael O’Leary & Friends for a floating ‘seisiun’, an evening of traditional songs ‘n tunes aboard the SCHOONER THOMAS E. LANNON as it takes a sunset sail around beautiful Gloucester harbor on Saturday, June 26, 6-8:30pm. 978-281-6634

THE CAPE ANN AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION will host a free outdoor demonstration of amateur radio on Saturday, June 26, starting at 2pm, and runs 24 hours straight until Sunday, June 27, at the James Babson Cooperage Museum Field. This is a fun and educational outdoor event where we show we show yesterdays technologies such as morse code but we also show how we use today’s computer technology to transmit digitally to amateur radio operators around the world as well as on satellites.

ROCKPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY presents Meet the Author, featuring Stephen McCauley as he discusses his latest book, "Insignificant Others,", on Wednesday, June 30, at 7pm. 978-546-6934

We are pleased to announce the 2010 PAINTING-BY-THE-SEA, PLEIN AIR CONTEST AND EXHIBITION. Artists from around New England will be exhibiting recent Cape Ann paintings July 1-31 at the Manchester-by-the-Sea Historical Society’s Trask House. Monday-Friday, 9am-12noon. Additional hours can be arranged to view the exhibition by calling 978-546-6700 . Opening Reception: Friday, July 9, 6-8 pm. All are welcome.

INDEPENDENCE DAY INFORMATION is available on the Chamber’s website–www.capeannvacations.com, including event times and parade routes.

THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM invites families to a theatrical performance at the White-Ellery House on Saturday, July 3, at 11am. Beauport Anthology is a collection of dramatic monologues of historical characters from Gloucester, 1600 – 1900. There will also be an arts activity for children and families provided by Cape Ann Art Haven. These programs are free and open to the public. 978-283-0455

Enjoy Gloucester’s fireworks from terrace and lawn of BEAUPORT, SLEEPER-MCCANN HOUSE on Saturday, July 3, 7-10pm. Bring blankets, chairs, picnics, and mosquito spray. Candles are prohibited. The house is open for abridge tours on the half-hour. Adults and children over twelve only, please. $10 for Historic New England members, $18 for nonmembers. Reservations required. 978-283-0800

LANESVILLE EMERGENCY ACTION PROGRAM will hold the Whistleblowers 4K Road Race (start: 10am) and Whistleblowers 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk (start: 10:45am) on Saturday, July 3. Check-in: 8:30-9:45. Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street in Gloucester. Go to leap-lanesville.org for mapped course, registration forms, award categories, discounts, and more. Information: LEAPJuly4@aol.com.

LANESVILLE EMERGENCY ACTION PROGRAM will host an Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 3, 8:30am-1pm. Join a 3-legged race, show your strength in the tug of war, grab something from the grill or walk the neighborhood as you collect items for the scavenger hunt. Check out leap-lanesville.org for lots of extravaganza details, directions, discounts and race registration forms. Information: LEAPJuly4@aol.com.

ROCKPORT LEGION BAND CONCERT SERIES. Sunday, July 4, at 7pm at the bandstand overlooking Rockport’s Back Beach. Concerts will be held every Sunday evening through August 30; listeners are invited to bring their own chairs or blankets to this family-friendly program.

SAVE THE DATE

ROCKPORT GARDEN CLUB presents its 2010 Garden Tour July 9-10, 10am-4pm. Tour Rockport’s private coastal gardens. Luncheon, Plant Sale, and Sale of Original Art at one designated garden. Tickets $25, available at Toad Hall Bookstore. Allproceeds used to plant & maintain town gardens and to fund civic projects.

VALENTINO’S RESTAURANT, located at 38 Main Street in Gloucester’s North End, will host Murder Mystery Dinners on Saturdays, July 10 and August 14. Show and dinner 7:30pm, doors open at 7pm. Ticket price includes: All you can eat pizza, pasta & meatballs, chicken wings, salad …and the Show! Cash bar available. Tips not included.. Pre-reservations: 978-283-6186 .

Karen Pischke of DREAMTIME WELLNESS will host Cape Ann Walking Meditations-on Saturday, July 10, 10am-12noon, and Saturday, August 21, 10am-12noon. Call for information/reservations. 978-283-4258  or 978-526-4400  x-5

SENIORCARE’S SUMMER SUNSET CRUISE. What better way to enjoy a summer evening than to enjoy great music, great food, and great friends aboard a harbor cruise? Join us on the Hurricane II for a great time on Thursday, July 15, 6:30-9:30pm. The cruise will take you to Salem Harbor and back, weather permitting. There will be a cash bar, light buffet, door prizes, a raffle, and music by Leo’s Classic Hits. $25/person.

THE ROCKPORT ART ASSOCIATION will host an Opening Reception & Book Launch of "Harold Rotenberg, An Artist’s Journey" on Friday, July 16, 5-7pm. Come celebrate Harold Rotenberg’s 105th birthday. Meet the artist. Refreshments. $25 admission . 978-546-6604

Runners of all ages and abilities can now register as individuals or teams for the 7TH ANNUAL SEACOAST SEVEN ROAD RACE, a 7-mile run to directly benefit the residents of Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. This year’s Seacoast Seven will be held on Saturday, July 17, with a 1-mile fun run beginning at 8:30am and the 7-mile road race kicking off at 9am, both from Stage Fort Park. 978-283-0300

The Weekly Catch From The Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

HALIBUT POINT STATE PARK presents “Follow the Full Moon” on Wednesday, December 30, 7-8:30pm. Come and view the Blue Moon, which occurs only once every 2.75 years! Start off your New Year celebration by viewing the Blue Moon, the first full moon of 2010. Bring a flashlight, dress appropriately, brave the cold and come and join us at the visitors center! No charge. 617-828-1728

NEW YEAR’S ROCKPORT EVE — December 31, 6pm-midnight. We will entertain you with clowns, cowboys, magicians, musicians – classical, pop, jazz, Dixieland, folk, country, gospel swing and rock and roll – ventriloquists, dance, drama, puppets, and much, much more! And, we have planned a spectacular midnight event that will be a truly memorable welcome to the beginning of a new millennium. $15 adults, $6 children 12 & under, 3 & under, free.

BLACKBURN PERFORMING ARTS, located at 1 Washington Street in downtown Gloucester, will host a New Years Eve party on Thursday, December 31, starting at 8:30pm. Featuring live music and performers, food, and non-alcoholic beverages. $5 suggested donation. All ages welcome. 978-281-0680

New Year’s Eve is a night to celebrate! Ring in the year with style at THE GRAND CAFE AT THE EMERSON INN BY THE SEA. Enjoy a 5-course dinner as well as a champagne toast featuring a menu created to excite everyone. Why stop there? Enjoy a N.Y.E. package with chocolate covered strawberries, sparkling wine, 5-course dinner for two, an overnight and a full breakfast. 978-546-6321

THE FARM BAR AND GRILLE, located at 233 Western Avenue (Rt. 22) in Essex, is offering a New Years Eve Special of 1 appetizer, 2 Entrees, and a bottle of wine for $40. We are also offering live reggae music from 9:30 to 12:30 that evening with the band Mile 21. 978-768-0000

THE DOG BAR PUB, located at 65 Main Street in downtown Gloucester, will host Gloucester’s Rock-n-Roll Living Room New Years Eve 2010. Featuring Gordon Baird and The Tide. Your choice of appetizer, entrée, dessert, and champagne toast for $35/person. Reservations for 7pm and 8:30pm seatings. Doors open for party only at 8:30pm, $5 at the door. 978-281-6565

THE GLOUCESTER HOUSE will be serve from their regular dinner menu on New Year’s Eve as well as offering some wonderful dinner specials. On New Year’s Day we will be having a brunch from 10am to 2pm. The price for the New Year’s Brunch is $19.95 per person. 888-283-1812

ROCKY NECK NEW YEARS DAY PLUNGE will be held on Friday, January 1, 3 pm, at Oak Cove Beach (Stephens Lane). Chowder, chili & cider afterwards at Sailor Stans! $8/person, BYOB. Please bring a dessert or appetizer or something… All leftovers will go to the shelter. For more info call Cathy 978-282-7320.

THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM is pleased to present a tour of the current exhibition Women Artists from the Cape Ann Museum Collection with Museum Curator, Martha Oaks on Saturday, January 2, 9:30am. Reservations are required as space is limited. This program is included with Museum admission. 978-283-0455

Join Michael O’Leary and Friends ’round the fire for their Celtic music sessions on Sundays, 5-8pm, January 3, 17 & 31 at THE LANDING AT 7 CENTRAL in Manchester and January 10 & 24 at ELLIOTT’S AT THE BLACKBURN in Gloucester. An acoustic session of mostly traditional songs and tunes from the Celtic countries and Cape Breton.

THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER HEALTH DEPARTMENT will hold a free H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinic on Thursday, January 7, 4-7pm at Fuller School, located at 4 Schoolhouse Road in Gloucester. 978-281-9771

Release and renew with sound and song at SoulSong, a relaxing yet energizing class led by singer and song-leader Michael O’Leary. If you can talk you can sing! 6-week session starts Thursdays, January 7 & 14, 7-9pm at the 222 ARTS & WELLNESS CENTER. Private sessions also available. 978-283-0495 Michael@222artsandwellness.com

THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM is pleased to present a book signing and reading with Elyssa East, author of the recently published Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town, on Saturday, January 9 at 2:00 p.m. Please call the Museum at to make a reservation as there is limited seating for this event. 978-283-0455.