Month: September 2021

Friends of the SFL’s Online ART AUCTION is now OPEN! Let the bidding begin!

~ Sawyer Free Library

The Friends of the Sawyer Free Library Annual Art Auction is now open ONLINE at www.sawyerfreelibrary.org through midnight, Wednesday, October 5th!

Don’t miss your chance to win an original piece of art by both established and emerging artists throughout the Cape Ann community! There are over 50 pieces of art including paintings, drawings, and mixed media, in varying sizes! Check it all out online at www.sawyerfreelibrary.org  

So be sure to bid, and keep bidding, all the while knowing it is a win, win for everyone! You get an exceptional piece of art, and you support the Sawyer Free Library! Be a part of the fun! And start bidding today!

Online Bidding is OPEN Friday, October 1 – Wednesday, October 5 at sawyerfreelibrary.org

The Friends of the Sawyer Free Library is very grateful for the talented and generous artists who offer their art, time, and talent to make this library fundraiser a success. Each year countless artists donate to this important benefit demonstrating their commitment to the community and the mission of the Library. 

The funds raised from the Art Auction support a variety of special programs offered throughout the year for children, teens, and adults, museum passes made available to the community, and many other Library requests. 

Survivor (Paint Factory) Gloucester by Ray Crane
Dog Dog Dog by Coco Berkman
Our Lady of Good Voyage by Patricia McCarthy

Thanks to the Friends of the Sawyer Free Library’s generosity and hard work, the community has culturally rich and diverse library programs and services that otherwise would not be possible.  For more information of the Friends of the Sawyer Free Library visit: sawyerfreelibrary.org

Half Moon Beach by Katherine Coakley
Low Tide by Ted Bidwell

To bid go to SawyerFreeLibrary.org ! Thank you for your support!

Summer on the Annisquam River by Melissa Aliberte

Dan Connell, Author Talk and Book Signing at the Sawyer Free Library on 9/23 at 6pm

~ Sawyer Free Library

The Sawyer Free Library is pleased to welcome local author, Dan Connell for an author talk and book signing on Thursday, September 23 from 6-7pm at the Library, located at 2 Dale Avenue in Gloucester.

The author will be discussing his book, Against All Odds, which has just been re-released with a new update and a reappraisal. First published in 1993, Against All Odds: A Chronicle of the Eritrean Revolution  is a firsthand account of Eritrea’s 30-year fight for independence from Ethiopia.  Copies of the new edition of his book will be available.

The East Gloucester resident, Dan Connell, a former journalist and aid professional, has reported on Eritrea for five decades for numerous print and broadcast media. He is a two-time MacArthur Foundation grantee, the author of five books on Eritrea, including Against All Odds: A Chronicle of the Eritrean Revolution (1997); Rethinking Revolution (2002); and a two-volume Collected Articles on the Eritrean Revolution (2003, 2004). His reports and commentary have been carried by the BBC, Voice of America, AP, Reuters, The Boston Globe, The Guardian, Le Monde, Foreign Affairs, The Nation and others, and he has consulted for numerous aid agencies and human rights organizations. He is currently a lecturer in journalism and African politics at Simmons College, Boston.

This program is co-hosted by the Global Book Forum and the Gloucester Lyceum.

Click here to Register

Author Dan Connell

Against All Odds is a firsthand account of Eritrea’s 30\-year struggle for independence from Ethiopia, which it won in 1991 with little outside support after defeating successive U.S.\- and Soviet\-backed regimes and overcoming drought and famine while working to unify and reform the society from which it derived its strength. A 1997 Afterword captures the optimism generated by these achievements. But a New Reappraisal recounts its slide into despotism after renewed conflict with Ethiopia and the dark years of isolation and repression that followed, the hopes raised by a 2018 peace pact and then dashed by another round of war. It concludes with reflections on how to break this cycle and begin the democratic transition for which so many fought and died.

The GMGI Science Hour Returns on 9/23 – register now!

~ Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute

After a brief summer hiatus, we are excited to announce the return of the virtual GMGI Science Hour series with a fantastic talk from Dr. Steve Palumbi!

Dr. Palumbi is a professor of Biology at Stanford’s Hopkin’s Marine Station in California, and will be joining us on Thursday, September 23rd to talk about his fascinating research on coral reefs – and what can be done to help protect them from climate change.

You can click here to register or visit our website to read more about what you can expect from Dr. Palumbi’s talk.

The GMGI Science Hour is free and open to all! Visit our website to learn more, and to see the full list of speakers for the upcoming season.

https://gmgi.org/news/gmgi-news-and-announcements/gmgi-news/the-science-hour-with-stephen-palumbi-phd-a-warm-up/

$25K Game Tickets & 50/50 Raffle are Available Now at The Chamber!

~ chambercacc

The 25K Game Tickets & 50/50 Raffle Tickets are available at the Chamber. You can’t win if your not in the Game, so while you’re on Cape Ann stop by the Chamber get a 25K ticket, because you never know when you will win big. $25K Game Tickets: $100 50/50 Raffle Tickets: Body Length: $20 | Arm Length: $10 Grand Prize: $10,000 Second Prize: $5,000 Third Prize: $2,500 Fourth Prize (6): $1,000 Fifth Prize (3) $500

RSVP Required, and seating is limited for this event. Please call the Chamber at (978) 283-1601 for more information.

Friends of the Sawyer Free Library Annual Art Auction

~ Sawyer Free Library

Have you checked out the Friends of Sawyer Annual Art Auction yet?

If not, come by soon to the Library’s Matz Gallery to preview and bid on the incredible art before the online auction begins on Friday, October 1 and runs through Tuesday, October 5 on www.sawyerfreelibrary.org.

The benefit auction features over 50 exceptional quality works, including paintings, drawings, and mixed media, all generously donated by established and emerging artists throughout the Cape Ann community including Coco Berman, Ray Crane, David Curtis, Carol Loiacono, Peter Tysver, Jeff Weaver, and so many others.

The bidding book available through September 30 in the Matz Gallery. The highest September bids will be the beginning bid for the online auction October 1-5.

All proceeds from this annual event benefit the Sawyer Free Library. The funds support a variety of special programs offered throughout the year for children, teens, and adults along with museum passes made available to the community, and many other Library requests.  

The Friends of the Sawyer Free Library are very grateful for the talented and generous artists who offer their art, time, and talent year after year to make this library fundraiser a success.

So don’t miss it! Come and join the fun! Enjoy the art, bid for those pieces you love and support the support the Sawyer Free Library! It is a Win Win for everyone!

To learn more about the Annual Art Auction, the Friends of the Sawyer Free Library, and how to become involved, please visit: www.sawyerfreelibrary.org.