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Month: October 2024
The Art of Tablescape: a holiday workshop to support Backyard Growers
Join Backyard Growers & Sought Interiors for an evening of holiday artistry and merry making in support of local non-profit Backyard Growers. Expertly guided by designer Rochelle Grenier of Sought Interiors, you will learn the artful layers of holiday tablescapes while creating a bespoke centerpiece for your own holiday table.
Accompanying the workshop will be a curated wine offering and bites from the Cave.
📍 Sought Interiors, 11 Center Street, Gloucester
📅 Wednesday, December 11, 2024 OR Thursday, December 12, 2024, 6-8pm
🎟️ Tickets for this beautiful evening are a $120 donation to support Backyard Growers’ food equity work in our community, including the new Gloucester farmers market, the Backyard Growcery
This is an opportunity to ignite your creativity this holiday season, and all for a good cause! Discover how to seamlessly blend timeless charm, organic beauty and contemporary sophistication on your holiday (and everyday) table. Rochelle will cover other essentials like selecting natural elements, incorporating textures, playing with color palettes and combining vintage heirlooms with modern accents.
Thank you for supporting Backyard Growers’ work and joining us to celebrate the season!
Save the Date for Sawyer Free Library Annual Meeting on November 13th – All are invited!
The Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library Corporation will be hosting its Annual Meeting on Wednesday evening, November 13, 2024, at the Gloucester Stage located at 267 East Main Street in Gloucester from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. with corporators sign-in beginning at 6:00 p.m. All are invited!
The evening will allow the community to come together and celebrate the Library’s achievements, learn about its finances and engage with the Library’s board members and staff. There will also be an update on the 2025 Sawyer Free Library building project. Refreshments will be served.
The meeting is open to the public, but only corporators can vote. For more information, please visit sawyerfreelibrary.org.
$25K Game – Tickets Still Available
Do you want a chance to win $10,000? Wouldn’t that come in handy for shopping this holiday season? Or perhaps you would love to get away from the cold weather and go on that “dream vacation” this winter.
A $10K Grand Prize is at stake – but you can’t win without buying a ticket! Get your ticket (or tickets) today for a chance to win big! $25,000 in cash prizes is set to be given away. Only 500 tickets will be sold and there are 12 chances to win!
You have until Wednesday at 3 PM to buy your tickets online at https://bit.ly/25KGame or by calling the Greater Cape Ann Chamber at 978-283-1601.
Make the night even more fun by getting into the Halloween Spirit and arriving in costume! Guests who come in costume will be eligible for additional prizes.
Don’t have your ticket yet? Visit https://bit.ly/25KGame or call the Chamber at 978-283-1601 to get your chance at a “Big Win!”
The drawing is this Wednesday, October 30 at the Gloucester Elks from 5 – 7 PM. You do not need to be present to win! Limited tickets may also be available for sale at The Elks of Gloucester on the night of the event.
GOOD LUCK!
Author Talk with Alice Markham-Cantor: The Once & Future Witch Hunt
Join author Alice Markham-Cantor at the Sawyer Free Library on Tuesday, October 29 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm as she discusses her book, The Once & Future Witch Hunt, which investigates the Salem witch trials and their lasting impact.
Past and present collide in this page-turner investigation of Salem’s irrepressible question: How could this have happened?
In 1692, Martha Allen Carrier was hanged as the “Queen of Hell.” Three hundred years later, her nine-times-great-granddaughter, Alice Markham-Cantor, set out to discover why Martha died. As she chased her ancestor through the archives, graveyards, and haunted places of New England, grappling with what we owe the past, Alice’s connection to Martha led her to a shocking truth: witch hunts didn’t end in Salem.
Extensively researched and and compulsively readable, told through alternating fiction and non-fiction chapters, The Once & Future Witch Hunt does not treat Salem as a cautionary tale. It treats Salem as an instruction manual—not on how to perform witch hunts, but how to stop them.
The author talk is taking place at Sawyer Free Library at 21 Main Street. Registration is not required. All welcome. Questions? Contact: lsvensson@sawyerfreelibrary.org.
2024 Rockport PTO Holiday Fair
SILENT MOVE EVENT FEATURING ‘ALICE IN WONDERLAND’ and ‘TOLL OF THE SEA’ on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024 WITH PIPE-ORGAN MAESTRO PETER KRASINSKI
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation presents sonic artist and maestro of the pipe-organ Peter Krasinski accompanying two silent film classics, ALICE IN WONDERLAND (filmed on Cape Ann in 1915!) and the TOLL OF THE SEA (1922) on Saturday, November 2 at 7:30pm at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church on Middle Street. Accessible side entrance at 10 Church Street.
This annual classic silent movie event is great fun for the whole family, presented in collaboration with the Cape Ann Community Cinema. Maestro Krasinski is world-famous for his brilliant, improvised accompaniment of silent films and will perform on the mighty 1893 Hutchings/Fisk pipe organ in our historic Meetinghouse.
Admission: $15 General, $5 Students, Under 12 free. Tickets at the door or online with more info at: www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org
Bring your family, friends and neighbors!
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SPONSORS OF OUR AUTUMN-WINTER-SPRING SERIES!
Fall Birding Hot Spots Gloucester’s Hidden Gems: A guided birding tour with Gino Ellison this Sat!
Join expert birder and conservationist GINO ELLISON for a guided bird walk around Gloucester’s hidden fall birding hot spots.
Starting at 7:00 am, on Saturday, October 26, join the Sawyer Free Library for an on-location, guided bird walk around Gloucester! Beginners Wanted and Welcomed!
Please note that patrons will need their own transportation for this event. Registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org.
Patrons will meet at Gloucester’s Fisherman Memorial Statue on Stacy Boulevard, and then car caravan to locations such as: The Jodrey State Fish Pier – Niles Beach – Eastern Point – Brace Cove – The Elks Club Beach Lookout – and finally end at a tbd coffee shop for conversation and sharing ideas on bird books to read!
Patrons should bring the following for this event: binoculars – weather appropriate clothing – sunglasses – water – camera w/ zoom lens (if so inclined) – a smile, and a positive attitude!
About Gino:
Eugene (Gino) Ellison, is a lifetime resident of Massachusetts. He is happily married to his wonderful wife Kate (38 years) and they have 3 fun kids and 4 active grandkids. Gino is now retired from the investment business as well as the Professional Bass Fishing Tournament circuit. He’s been affiliated with Bass Pro Shops for over 25 years and still makes several store appearances each year. Gino is a hunter, fisherman, conservationist and passionate birder who leads dozens of walks in Massachusetts. Gino greatly enjoys volunteering with Mass Wildlife and with Mass Audubon at their family birding & fishing events. Gino just completed a successful ABA Birding Big Year in 2023 and is scheduled to speak at birding festivals and clubs around New England and nationwide.
Patrons will need their own transportation for this event. Registration required at sawyerfreelibrary.org.
Hammond’s Original Horror Stories Come To Life In The Terror of Abbadia Mare – Opening Tonight!
Tonight’s the Night! We are thrilled to kick off the opening of The Terror of Abbadia Mare at Hammond Castle Museum!
As you travel through the Castle’s darkened corridors and rooms, you’ll encounter some of the most peculiar guests ever assembled. Are they members of a secret society, social and Hollywood royalty, or leaders straddling the boundaries of science and the occult? These stories are based on Hammond’s original ghost stories. Hammond’s writing style, reminiscent of the 1920s Weird Tale and the 1950s Pulp Fiction offers a unique blend of supernatural intrigue and kitschy charm
Featuring an incredible cast:
- Gloucester’s own James “Jimmy T.” Tarantino as the Sailor
- Anthony Lentz as John Hays Hammond Jr.
- Shari Chaplin as Mrs. Irene Hammond
- Lauren Casey as the Reporter
- Michael Yussef Greene as Hillman, Hammond’s trusted Butler
- Alison Landoni as the Mason
Join us for performances on October 21, 22, 23, and 25! Tickets are still available, so be sure to reserve yours now for an unforgettable night of suspense and theatrical magic inside our historic castle. 🎟️🔮.
Roaring 1920s and similar attire are encouraged but not required. Not intended for audiences under 13 years of age. Admission: $25
Hammond Castle Museum member discounts apply! All proceeds from this program will support the restoration and preservation of the Museum.
The Fool’s Journey: A Tarot Workshop -Thur 10/24
Are you drawn to the tarot cards but aren’t sure where to begin?
Then join Gloucester resident Diane Fraser at the Sawyer Free Library on Thursday, October 24 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm for a presentation on the basics of tarot reading.
In this workshop, tarot reader Diane Fraser will give you tips for learning the cards so you can work with them for insight, direction, and knowledge. Bring a notebook and your own Tarot deck if you have one.
Tarot reading is an art form that blends history, art, psychology, and mindfulness, and can be used as a tool for insight and transformation.
Diane Fraser has been working with tarot and cartomancy for over 25 years. She received training in shamanic healing from the Four Winds Society and studied the hermetic arts with Brian Osborne and Mark Stavish. She was a Tarot reader at L’Espalier’s Tarot Tea, Joysource women’s retreats,and MATSU Boston. She lives in Gloucester.
The event is open to all. Although registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org.
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