Support the Gloucester High School Football Team aboard the Lady Sea-departing from Cape Ann Marina- from 7-10pm. DJ Austin Sousa will keep you entertained and you’ll have a chance to meet up with former teammates and members of the current coaching staff. Raffle items include a Fishermen themed Corn Hole set with all-weather resin bags! Tickets are $25.

SeniorCare Inc. is proud to host Amy Kerr’s “I Am More” art exhibit at the agency’s Gloucester offices.    “I Am More” is an art and writing project founded by Amy Kerr as a reminder that we are more than our mental challenges.  Sixteen pastel and colored pencil portraits of Cape Ann residents, along with an essay written by each subject, will be on display at the SeniorCare offices through the month of June.

There will be a public reception on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at SeniorCare, located at 49 Blackburn Center, Gloucester.  In addition to the reception, public viewing hours are available on Friday afternoons through June from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.  Anyone wishing to view the exhibit, but unable to attend during the reception or on a Friday afternoon may call 978-281-1750 to arrange for a private viewing.

“I Am More” has been on display at various locations throughout the Cape Ann region over the past several months, including the Rockport Police Department, The Open Door, Gloucester City Hall, Addison Gilbert Hospital, Action Inc, Gloucester Stage Company and more.

For more information about the “I Am More” portrait series, please visit www.amykerrdraws.org.

Our speaker for the June 14 GAAC meeting will be none other than Steve O’Meara, the very accomplished astronomer and writer who, very unexpectedly, observed apparent “spokes” in Saturn’s ring system in 1976. Steve reported observing these phenomena with the 9 inch refractor at Harvard (an interesting account of the reception of O’Meara’s observations is available here, in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage). His observations were discounted by colleagues and professionals, who pointed out that no such thing could persist due to differential rotation of the rings.

Then in 1980 the Voyager 1 spacecraft visited Saturn, reported spokes in the rings, and got credit for the discovery. Some speculate that this may be because of an inherent distrust of visual observation as opposed to photographic astronomy. In his talk, Steve will speak about his observations of Saturn and the events that followed. This is sure to be a fascinating and colorful account, and, incidentally, a welcome affirmation of the value of careful visual observational astronomy — a good story all around.

Come and hear this riveting tale of discovery and professional and scientific intrigue. GAAC meets at 8:00 pm on the second Friday of every month except August, at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street in Lanesville. More information can be had at the club’s website, Facebook page, or on Twitter, @GAACster. There is plenty of off-street parking, and all are welcome. There is no cost.