Year: 2018

Join Us for the 2018 Essex ClamFest!

~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

The 36th Annual Essex ClamFest will take place this Saturday, October 20 from 11 AM to 4 PM in Shepard Memorial Park in Essex. Join us for the festivities!
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Although the highlight of the day is the Chowder Tasting Competition (noon – 2 PM while supplies last), there is a great variety of activities, including arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and plenty of food vendors on-site! The festival is free to attend and the Chowder Tasting Competition costs $10 to participate.

2018 Clam Chowder Competitors

  • C.K. Pearl
  • Ipswich Clambake
  • J.T. Farnham’s
  • Lobsta Land Restaurant
  • Mile Marker One
  • Pub at Cape Ann Brew
  • Shea’s Riverside Restaurant
  • Windward Grille
  • Woodman’s

Support Our Community with a Cape Ann License Plate

~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

Have you gotten a Cape Ann License Plate yet? These plates are a fantastic way to show your love for Cape Ann. Your plate will help to make Cape Ann an even better place to live, work and play – proceeds directly support our community. Anyone in with a car registered in MA can get one!

It is now easier than ever to order a Cape Ann License Plate online and your new plate will be mailed right to your door – no trip to the registry!
Click Here to get your plate today and SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY!

Final CAFM of the season!

~ modpodge16

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Thursday October 11 is the final Cape Ann Farmers Market of the season!

Brave the rain and come stock up on fall vegetables and celebrate an amazing summer season with us!

3:00-6:30 at Stage Fort Park

**Use your October HIP bonus SNAP dollars while you still can at CAFM!**

AND mark your calendars for our winter markets!

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Cape Ann Art Haven Pumpkin Carving Event

~ Cape Ann Art Haven

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Come on down to Art Haven for a pumpkin and pumpkin carving. It’s fun for the whole family! No registration necessary, just drop in. This event has been generously sponsored by The Cape Ann Institution for Savings and Wolf Hill.

Date: Sunday, October 21st
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Cape Ann Art Haven

For more information email traci@arthaven.org.

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Gloucester Area Astronomy Club Halloween Meeting Friday Oct 12

~ Michael Deneen

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At our Friday night October 12 GAAC meeting we are pleased to have with us Phil Orbanes, the North Shore’s preeminent astrophotographer, with “Tales from the Cosmic Dark Side,” a Halloween-themed presentation illustrated with Phil’s excellent photos, touching on all sorts of dark objects — Dark Nebulae (and Bok Globules), Molecular Clouds,  Integrated Flux Nebula, Dark (“Rogue”) Planets, “Dark Matter” and “Dark Energy.” Calling on examples from the Pipe nebula through the possible eventual heat-death of the universe, Phil will elucidate the universe of dark phenomena all around us.

We’ll see you there, 8:00 pm at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan St in Lanesville. There is no cost, and all are welcome. There will be goodies of every stripe, friends old and new, and just a generally good time to be had by all.

For more information on the club you can check out the website, the Facebook page, and follow us on Twitter, @GAACster.

Red Cross Blood Drive Nov 9th

~ kofc215

The Gloucester Knights of Columbus are hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday November 9th from 2 to 7 pm at our Lady of Good Voyage Parish Hall.  Come give the gift of life.  Call 800-733-2767 to register or go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive.Register to GiveePoster716835 (4)

The BioBus is coming to Maritime Gloucester Oct 6!

~ michaeldekoster

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Climb aboard a solar-powered, state-of-the-art mobile microscope lab to visualize the microscopic creatures of Gloucester Harbor!

Join us on Saturday, October 6th from 10am-3pm as we host former MG intern and staffer, Mollie Thurman and the BioBus at Maritime Gloucester – one day only!

More info at maritimegloucester.org and http://www.biobus.org/

Join Us for the Businesswomen’s Fall Luncheon

~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
This year’s Businesswomen’s Fall Luncheon will be held at the beautiful Beauport Hotel on Thursday, October 11, 2018, 11:30am – 1:00pm.
 
And YES, you men are invited too!
This year our Keynote speaker is Nancy Frates. Nancy’s son Pete Frates was diagnosed with ALS in 2012. Since then they have worked together to bring public awareness to this terrible disease with the very successful Ice Bucket Challenge, where they have raised over $220 million for ALS research. Nancy is a very inspiring speaker and we warmly welcome her to Cape Ann.
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CLICK HERE to reserve your seat today.

The Fall Luncheon is where we announce the winner of the Carolyn M. O’Connor Scholarship Award. This is a yearly scholarship awarded to a woman who is going back to school to further her education. Carolyn M. O’Connor was the first Chairwoman of the Businesswomen’s Committee. This award honors her dedication to the Businesswomen of Cape Ann and the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.