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Saturday Evening Girls Talk at the Cape Ann Museum

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Progress and Opportunity in the Early 1900s

Saturday, May 21 at 2:00 p.m.

 An illustrated lecture presented by Dr. Dorothy E. King

The Saturday Evening Girls (S.E.G.) was a progressive social club organized in Boston in 1899 to assimilate young immigrant women into American culture. The “girls” who took part in the group met on Saturday evenings and were introduced to literature, art and history. They were also given the opportunity to develop craft and business skills at the Paul Revere Pottery in North Boston. The bowl shown here is one such example of the skilled craftsmanship that came out of this social experiment. S.E.G. pottery is now very valuable and highly sought after. The S.E.G. is connected to Cape Ann through a summer camp that was built for the girls’ use at Wingaersheek Beach in West Gloucester in 1906.

Dr. King, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Penn State Harrisburg will be joined by Joanne Riley, archivist at UMASS Boston and Roz Kramer, daughter of pioneer Saturday Evening Girls (SEG) researcher Barbara Kramer for the lecture.

 SEG

This program is $10 for CAM members / $20 for non-members (includes Museum admission). Space is limited; reservations required. For more information, please email info@capeannmuseum.org. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Museum at 978-283-0455 x10 or online at Eventbrite.

ATTENTION ALL INTERNATIONAL DORY RACING FUNDRAISER

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Attention All!

The Gloucester International Dory Racing Committee will be hosting a fundraiser at the St. Peter’s Club Friday, May 20th at 6 pm. All are welcome to attend for a fun night of games, drinks, apps, music, dancing, and lots of cool items for raffles! Proceeds from the event will go towards the expansion of our program and offerings to the community which will allow our members to continue promoting maritime heritage, friendly competition, and fun. Not many people in our community are familiar with the history of Dory’s and how much importance they hold in the start of our fishing industry. Our goal is to educate people more about this cause and possibly even recruit new members to try a sport that represents the meaning of their hometown. So come join us for a fun night and help keep this tradition going strong! Tickets will be sold prior to the event for $10 or can be purchased at the door. For any questions about the fundraiser, to purchase tickets, or if you’d like to make donations for raffles please contact the following members. Hope to see a lot of you there!

Amanda Palazzola
(P): 1-978-423-2736
(E): amandapalazzola@ymail.com

Lily Jean Sanfilippo
(P): 1-508-284-0230
(E): lilyjsanz@gmail.com

Introducing Seniors Out & About – An LGBT Social Gathering

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SeniorCare Inc. and North Shore Pride are pleased to announce the creation of a new program to provide social opportunities for Seniors in the LGBT community.  “Seniors Out & About – An LGBT Social Gathering” will organize events for older LGBT people (60 years of age and older), their friends and family. The first event will take place on June 19, 2016 as a kick-off to North Shore Pride Week at the North Shore Music Theatre!  Following Pride Week, there will be a Pot Luck Dinner in Rockport on June 26—watch for more information on the Pot Luck.

Seniors Out & About will attend the June 19, 2:00 p.m., show of FUNNY GIRL at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly. There will be a private reception following the show right outside the theater on the patio with snacks and refreshments. A limited number of discounted tickets (inner circle seats) are available for this event.

FUNNY GIRL tells the bittersweet story of Fanny Brice (played by Broadway veteran Shoshana Bean), whose vocal talents and comedic ability see her rise from Brooklyn music hall singer to the Ziegfeld Follies, then on to international fame, and her tempestuous relationship with gambler Nicky Arnstein.

Funny Girl

For information and tickets to the June 19 show, go to www.seniorcareinc.org and click on the “Out & About” link or contact Kelly Knox at 978-281-1750 for additional information.

About SeniorCare

SeniorCare Inc. serves an area that represents more than 27,000 residents aged 60 and over.  We provide services to adults with disabilities and elders in nine communities. Established in 1972, SeniorCare has approximately 100 employees and nearly 400 volunteers. The volunteers and staff work to fulfill its mission as a consumer-centered organization which provides and coordinates services to elders and others. This allows them to live independently at home or in a setting of their choice, while remaining part of their community.

About North Shore Pride

The mission of North Shore Pride, Inc. is to promote the general welfare, and enhance the social life of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community of the North Shore, and to promote the acceptance of the members of this community by the broader North Shore community.

Pre-K Open House Tomorrow!

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Want to know more about our amazing Pre-K program?

Come play with us, tour the school and meet our teacher! FREE “planting project” event on our lawn.

Pre-K open house Saturday, May 14th 10 am to 1 pm at our school!

All are welcome!

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Beeman Elementary PTO Online Auction!

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Beeman Elementary PTO Online Auction!

Check out the fabulous items in the Beeman online auction May 14-29.  Our feature is the beautiful Adirondack chairs hand-crafted by GHS carpentry shop and hand-painted by our Beeman school students.  Other items include a week at Camp Spindrift, ice cream or bowling with a Teacher, an American Girl doll, a Stoli snowboard, Captain Bill’s whale watch tickets, and a birthday party at the fire station, just to name a few.

Please help support our students by bidding on these amazing items! To see and/or bid on these items please visit the site below.  Thank you!

http://www.charityauction.bid/beemanpto

2016 Gloucester Citizenship Awards Ceremony

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The public is warmly invited to attend the 2016 Gloucester Citizenship Awards Ceremony Sunday, May 22 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the sanctuary of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of Middle and Church Streets, Gloucester MA.

Each May the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church recognizes the work of individuals throughout the Gloucester community who give of themselves for the common good without thought of remuneration or recognition. It is celebration of civic pride and a reminder that each of us can make a difference.

This year’s awards recipients include Pauline Bresnahan, Ellie Cummings, Nome Graham, George Hackford, Charles Nazarian, Patti Page, Save Our Shores Gloucester, Peter Souza, Dolores Talbot, and Alice and Mike Wheeler.Citizens Awards

Antiques and Collectables Appraisal

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Michael March, auctioneer, and associate Roger Pheulpin will hold an appraisal event in the downstairs vestry of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Church Street on May 14th, 2016 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Appraisal focus is on painting, jewelry, marine and Asian antiques, Oriental rugs, porcelains, silver, and diverse accessories. Limit is 3 items per person, no furniture. Price is $10 per item or $25 for 3 items. The Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church and Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation are co-sponsors of this event, and profits will go into church and community programs. Light refreshments for sale. Handicapped accessible.

Appraisal Flyer