Please note that the Business After Hours at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts has been postponed until July 19. More details will be provided closer to the event. | |
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Greater Cape Ann Chamber Presents An Inaugural Meeting of our Arts & Culture Alliance
Wednesday, May 3 | 5 - 6:30 PM
Gloucester Stage Company
We are pleased to announce the first official gathering of the newly conceived Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Arts & Culture Alliance. We invite artists, arts and culture leaders, creative businesses, gig workers, and non-arts business leaders who want to connect with the Cape Ann creative community. We define “culture” broadly to include maritime heritage, which has always had close alignments with the arts on Cape Ann. Download Flyer | RSVP Today
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Coffee & Connections (Virtual Networking)
Thursday, May 4 | 9 AM
Register Today
Please join us this Thursday at 9 AM for our virtual Coffee & Connections. For new & prospective members, this is the perfect opportunity to introduce your business and meet other members and Chamber staff. For veteran members, it is a great way to let new members learn about your business and talk about anything new and exciting in the works for you. So grab a cup of your favorite morning beverage and Zoom in from your home or office for an informal "Get to Know My Business" networking session. Also, if you know someone who would enjoy learning more about the Chamber, please invite them to attend!
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Free Seminar: Why Language Matters
Wednesday, May 10 | 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Presented by Miranda Aisling, Cape Ann Museum
The Gloucester400+ Anniversary’s Diversity & Equity Committee will host a community conversation to explore the Gloucester 400+ Anniversary and its mission of promoting cultural, social, ethnic and economic diversity. The committee will share their framework, specifically focusing on language use as we talk about history, our future, and why it matters.
Register Today (In person and virtual options available)
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2023 Spring Tourism Mixer
"Looking Ahead"
Thursday, May 11 | 5 - 7 PM
Castle Hill on the Crane Estate
Attention Hospitality Businesses: Join us for the annual Greater Cape Ann Spring Tourism Mixer, as we gather at the spectacular Great House at Castle Hill in Ipswich to celebrate the 2023 season. It's time to again mingle with your colleagues in the region's tourism community and share updates on plans for this spring, summer, fall, and winter.
Learn More & RSVP Today
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Join the Greater Cape Ann Chamber's Health & Wellness Committee for the 2nd Annual WellFest: A Greater Cape Ann Community Wellness Fair. This year, we are moving to Harvey Park in Rockport! The event will showcase the Cape Ann region's broad range of health and wellness services. This event will provide something for people of all ages!
WellFest is part of Spring in Rockport, whcih will also feature shopping & dining specials, a plant sale, the 6th Annual Dogtown Trail Race, plein air painting demonstrations, Motif No. 1 tours, a blood drive and the 31st Annual EMS Day. Click Here to View Schedule of Events
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Financial Planning Seminar – Is your business benefitting its most important customer? ...You!
Tuesday, May 23 | 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Presented by John T. Brennan, J.D., CFP(r)
Join us for a free Financial Planning Seminar, presented by John T. Brennan, J.D., CFP(r) of Cape Ann Savings Trust & Financial Services in partnership with the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.
From a side hustle to a big business, see what you can do to make sure your business is benefitting its most important customer... YOU! In this fast-paced seminar, confirm that your business serves you and your financial needs in the long run.
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Gloucester 400+ Lecture Series at Hammond Castle Museum
Tuesdays May 9 - June 13 | 6 - 7 PM
Join us for a new, six week lecture series celebrating Gloucester's rich culture and history in partnership with the Gloucester 400+. The series includes:
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May 9: The Indians Who Live Among Us – Presented by Mary Ellen Lepionka
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May 16: Unboxing Dogtown – Presented by Les Bartlett
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May 23: From Fitz Henry Lane to the Future: a Brief History of the Fine Arts on Cape Ann – Presented by James A. Craig
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May 30: Main Street Through the Ages – presented by Beth Welin
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June 6: From Beauport to Fenway Court: Five Houses at the Twilight of Gloucester’s ‘Gold Coast’ Era - Presented by Caleb McMurphy
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June 13: The Folly Cove Designers and the Compelling Language of Pattern– Presented by Elena M. Sarni
Tickets Available for All 6 Lectures or Individual Lectures
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Empty Bowl Marketplace
Thursday May 4 | 3:30 - 8 PM
Cruiseport Gloucester
The Empty Bowl Marketplace has been reimagined with a new twist—a street fair-themed event at Cruiseport in Gloucester.
Step through the doors and into a dining room transformed into a colorful marketplace packed with this year's bowls. Choose your favorite bowl and then head to the lower level to bid on auction bowls, get your picture taken, and pick up your dinner from the Farmers' Truck. The bowl will go home as a reminder that somewhere, someone's bowl is empty.
Registration is Required - Pay What You Can
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RAA&M Annual Art Auction - Live Online Only
Saturday, May 6,| 2 PM
Auction Preview Exhibition at RAA&M:
April 22 – May 6, 2023
This prestigious fundraising event attracts serious collectors from across the country, as well as those just starting an art collection. Held in the Hibbard Gallery of the Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M), the auction features works by master Cape Ann artists of the past. The auction specializes in Cape Ann art, but is not limited to this region and also includes works by numerous other prominent historic American artists. View Catalog | Learn More
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Once Upon A Time: An Evening of Enchanted Music and Storytelling
Friday & Saturday, May 5 & 6 | 7 - 9 PM
Hammond Castle Museum
The first half of the performance features a review of beloved songs from Broadway shows such as Sunset Boulevard, Man of La Mancha, Legally Blonde, Shrek The Musical, Hadestown, and Finding Neverland. And in the second half, get ready as Bobby Kerrigan narrates a modern-day retelling of the classic fairytale, Cinderella. Kerrigan and cast find humor in this classic fairytale with popular hits from the 50’s through today. They are sure to have us all laughing, toe tapping, and singing right along with this family-friendly show! Purchase Tickets
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Bowl to Benefit Backyard Growers
Sunday, May 7 | 4 - 6 PM
Cape Ann Lanes
Thanks to Cape Ann Lanes for hosting a family-friendly night of bowling, with proceeds supporting Backyard Growers' work empowering people to grow their own food. As our veggie gardeners know well, team work makes the dream work! Please consider recruiting a team to play at this fundraiser -- just make sure all team members select the same lane at checkout. Learn More & Register
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Wake Up Spirit
First Sunday of Every Month | 11 AM - 1 PM
Floating Lotus, Gloucester
Wake Up Spirit is a dance of heart and community. A safe place to connect to spirit through movement and sound. We are so blessed to have this time and space to move our bodies freely, without judgement, to dance our prayers and dreams together. Learn More
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Cape Ann Conversations: Cape Ann Conversations: Jesse M. Keenan on Financing Climate Adaptation
Wednesday, May 10 | 12 - 1:30 PM
Cape Ann Conversations: Changing Coastal Communities are hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Design's Office for Urbanization. These convenings form a portion of the ongoing multi-year climate adaptation research project for Cape Ann, Massachusetts undertaken in collaboration with the Cape Ann Climate Coalition, TownGreen 2025, Water Alliance, the City of Gloucester, and the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea.
Register Now
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Clark School Open House PreK - 12
Wednesday, May 10 | 5:30 - 7 PM
Rowley, MA
This admissions event provides an opportunity for prospective families to our Main Campus (K-12) or our Preschool Campus. Tour our campus, meet with students and staff & learn more about our supported, flexible and hands on approach to education. Visit clarkschool.com/admissions-center to learn more & register. Clark School is a PreK-12 Independent, Co-educational Day School located in Rowley, MA . Register to Attend
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Sip, Shop & De-Stress Pre-Mother's Day Social: A Private Shopping Event
Wednesday, May 10 | 5:30 - 8 PM
Dreamhouse, Rockport
Shop luxuriously soft, eco-friendly sleepwear and loungewear, plus vintage robes and nightgowns, while you enjoy light sips and nibbles. The boutique also carries a variety of local, sustainable, and women-owned businesses’ handcrafts, jewelry, and self-care products.
Buy Tickets
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Intellectual Property (IP) Basics: A Primer on Patent, Trademark, and Copyright
Thursday, May 11 | 12 - 1 PM
Patent Attorney Erin Bryan and Trademark and Copyright Attorney Stacey Friends will de-mystify “IP.” Learn the differences between these three areas of the law, including what each law protects (and what it doesn’t), how to register and maintain each type of IP, how long federal protection lasts, how to transfer rights, and more! Register Now
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Career & Technical Education Showcase
Thursday, May 11 | 5:30 PM
GHS Auditorium
Gloucester High School invites you to its the first-ever vocational (CVTE) program Awards Night. Designed to showcase top graduating vocational program seniors. awards and certificates will be given, for each shop, in the categories of Outstanding Shop Student, Most Improved Shop Student, Best Professional Portfolio. One student from each shop will present his or her professional portfolio. They will each receive a $100 award. Free & open to the public.
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Seaview Farm Event - Local Artisans
Saturday, May 13 | 1 - 3 PM
Rockport, MA
Join Seaview Farm for their spring crafts fair. Local artisans will be there selling great gifts just in time for Mother’s Day.
Local artisans participating:
Tristan Boyer Binns: Local pottery
Rockport Soap Company: Handmade soaps
Gull Croft Gardens: Lavender products and fresh posies
From the Garden Art: Jacqueline Amero cards
It's a Secret: Wool penny rugs
Wine Tasting with Paige Farrell of Hogshead Wines
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Choral Concert "Classical Greats - Mozart & Haydn"
Saturday, May 13 | 7 - 9 PM
Our Lady of Hope Church, Ipswich
Chorus North Shore will present its spring concert "Classical Greats - Mozart & Haydn". Included will be Mozart's Coronation Mass and Haydn's Te Deum. Sonja Pryor will conduct the performance. Along with Ms. Pryor and the chorus will be Mr. Jeffry Patch, accompanist, the Presto! Orchestra, and soloists Holly Cameron (soprano), Stephanie Scarcella (contralto), Neil Ferreira (Tenor), and Nathan Halbur (bass).
Buy Advance Tickets
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Gloucester Student Arts Festival
Saturday, May 13 | 12 - 5 PM
City Hall, Cape Ann Museum, and MAGMA
After a three-year hiatus, the Gloucester Education Foundation and Gloucester Public Schools are thrilled to relaunch the Gloucester Student Arts Festival, a daylong celebration of the arts in the Gloucester Public Schools! The festival will feature:
Displays of Student Work from grades PreK-12 at City Hall, the Cape Ann Museum, and MAGMA
Art-Making activities: print-making, cyanotypes, kite-making, Gloucester 400+ poetry project, Dance through the Decades with MAGMA, and more!
Performances: the Grades 4+5, O’Maley and GHS bands; elementary, O’Maley and GHS theater; 3rd grade recorders; Gloucester PreK Flash Mob; spoken word, poetry and more!
Food Trucks: Butter Ur Biscuit, Holy Cow Ice Cream Cafe, Five Star Phresh Phoods, Castaways Cafe, Rhea Pizzeria Napoletana, and more!
This all-ages event will be a destination for families, community members, artists, and visitors. Join us for a day of joyful creativity and art!
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A Night of Business
Monday, May 15 | 5:30 - 7 PM
Manchester Community House
You are cordially invited to join M&T Bank for... Everything you need for your business in one place. For one night.Join the Manchester by the Sea Team and their local business partners to learn what M&T Bank can do to help you thrive in our community. Download Flyer
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Lets Have a Ball
Thursday, May 18 | 6 - 10 PM
Danversport
Help Pathways for Children change the lives of many more families and children in our community! Pathways for Children nurtures children and supports parents impacted by economic and social inequity through programs that EDUCATE, ENRICH, EMPOWER and MOTIVATE. Please consider supporting a neighbor in need by supporting our annual spring gala, Let's Have a Ball, through sponsorship or donation of goods or services for auction. Buy Tickets
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A Matter of Balance Workshop
Wednesdays from April 19 through June 7
10 AM - 12 PM
Rowley Senior Center
Presented by SeniorCare Inc., in conjunction with the Healthy Living Center of Excellence and the Rowley Council on Aging, “A Matter of Balance” is an eight-week free workshop focusing on educating and supporting older adults around falling and the fear of falling. Through group discussion, practical strategies and light exercising, older adults will reduce the fear and risk of falling, helping them to stay active and involved! For information and to register, contact Linda Baker at 978-281-1750 or linda.baker@seniorcareinc.org.
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Looking for more exposure for your business or special promotion? We offer several opportunities for advertising in Soundings.
For details, please download the Advertising Contract or contact Cindy.
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We extend a big thank you to our supporting sponsors.
If you are interested in promoting with the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and sponsoring this newsletter, please contact Steve Buckley at steve@capeannchamber.com
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