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OPEN HOUSE: Gloucester Biotechnology Academy

~ Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute

Curious about Gloucester Biotechnology Academy? Stop by this Thursday, September 21st from 3p to 5p and learn more about our innovative, hands-on program!

Tour our state-of-the-art laboratories, speak with Academy instructors, learn about the two-semester curriculum, and hear about the application process. Interested community members, prospective students, curious family members…all are welcome!

Where: 55 Blackburn Center, Gloucester

When: 9/21 from 3p to 5p

The Academy is a 10-month certificate program that trains high school graduates for careers in biotech and the life sciences. Applications are currently being accepted for the Class of 2024’s second cohort, which begins in November.

For more information, please reach out to Laura Richane at laura.richane@gmgi.org

Main Street Meet Up

~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

A Gloucester Women-Owned Business Tour – Walk, Shop, Network, Win

Put on your power-walking shoes and prepare to explore some of Gloucester’s finest Women-Owned businesses, right here on Main (and adjacent) streets! After picking up your Passport and Raffle Tickets at Shore Nutrition, visit the list of participating Women-Owned Businesses, get your Passport stamped and enter raffle drawings at each location. Three additional Grand Prize Drawings will be held at Oliver’s Harbor at 7 PM.

Register and purchase your Passport & Raffle Tickets today for just $25 at bit.ly/Main-Street-Meet-Up. (You may also purchase at Shore Nutrition on the day of the event.) Anyone may participate!

Shops will be open from 3 to 7 PM for all Passport holders, with on-street networking, owners waiting to meet YOU, and a chance to win a raffle prize in every store!

Main Street Meet-Up is a great way to learn more about and support women-owned businesses. Presented by the Businesswomen’s Committee of the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce. All proceeds benefit the Carolyn M O’Connor Scholarship Fund.

Participating Women-Owned Businesses

  • Animal Krackers
  • Bishco
  • Bravo
  • Brit Barry Design
  • Café Sicilia
  • Cape Ann Olive Oil Co.
  • Castaways Vintage Café
  • Chloe Leigh Designs
  • Design of Mine
  • Detali  Upcycled Design
  • EVOLVE SKIN
  • Fireflies Boutique
  • goodlinens studio
  • Jess Churchill Photography
  • Local Colors
  • Made with Luve
  • Meat and Sweet Foods
  • Nelson’s
  • Oliver’s Harbor Café
  • Pastaio
  • Phoenix Nest
  • Pop Gallery
  • Sage Floral Studio
  • Sample This
  • Shop-Loro
  • Shore Nutrition
  • Source Bakery
  • Temple of Enora
  • The Bookstore of Gloucester
  • The Cave
  • Unwind Luxury Vegan Beauty 

Gloucester Cemeteries: a Rededication, a Tour, and Time to Explore

~ cmaney27

Gloucester Cemeteries: a Rededication, a Tour, and Time to Explore

On Saturday, September 16th  (Rain date September 17th) join us to observe the rededication of a cemetery, attend a walking tour of American Revolutionary Veterans, and spend time exploring two cemeteries. For more information and registration go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gloucester-cemeteries-a-rededication-a-tour-and-time-to-explore-tickets-709469240597

 9:45AM-11:00AM: Observe the commemoration and rededication of Clark’s Cemetery by the Sons of Veterans Reserve (SVR) who are the ceremonial uniformed military component of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War ( suvcw.org). A gun salute will be part of the ceremony.

11:15AM – 12:15PM: Attend a walking tour led by the knowledgeable guide, David Nunes, who will share fascinating narratives and tales about the American Revolutionary Veterans buried in First Parish Burial Ground.

12:15PM-1:30PM: Time to explore both cemeteries at your own pace. There will be cemetery maps and self-guided handouts to help you appreciate the historic gravestones, discover possible ancestors, view intricate carvings, see an underground tomb, and walk the peaceful surroundings of these cemeteries. Members of the 400+ Burial Grounds and Cemeteries Committee will be available to assist you and answer questions as you reflect on the lives lived and the legacies left behind. For more information and registration go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gloucester-cemeteries-a-rededication-a-tour-and-time-to-explore-tickets-709469240597

2nd Annual Blackburn Brew Fest

~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

Experience one of the best views on Cape Ann with a cold beer in your hand on Saturday, September 16 at the 2nd Annual Blackburn Brew Fest at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester MA. Join us to sample hundreds of beers, ciders, and meads brewed by close to 30 Commonwealth breweries. Also featuring two live bands – Over the Bridge and Soul Rebel Project – and 7 food trucks. There is only one session on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. $50 in advance tickets or $60 at the door. $10 designated driver ticket available. This is strictly a 21+ event. No children (including infants) or pets allowed. Please visit https://blackburnbrewfest.com for tickets. Presented by the Next Gen Young Professionals Group of the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce to benefit the Cape Ann Community Foundation.

This Week at the Little Art Cinema

~ littleartcinema

The Furies: September 6 & 7 @ 7:00

Scarlet: September 8 & 10 @ 7:00, September 9 @ 3:00

This week our Anthony Mann series continues with The Furies! In 1870s New Mexico Territory, megalomaniacal widowed ranch owner T. C. Jeffords (Walter Huston, in his final role) butts heads with his firebrand of a daughter, Vance (Barbara Stanwyck), over her dowry, choice of husband, and, finally, ownership of the land itself. Sophisticated in its view of frontier settlement and ablaze with searing domestic drama, The Furies is an often-overlooked treasure of American filmmaking, boasting Oscar–nominated cinematography and vivid supporting turns from Judith Anderson, Wendell Corey, and Gilbert Roland.

We also have Scarlet, Pietro Marcello’s follow up to Martin Eden. Shortly after World War I, veteran Raphaël returns home from the frontlines a widower and father to an infant daughter. Raised in rural Normandy, the child Juliette grows into a headstrong young woman who dreams of greater possibilities. She seeks refuge in the nearby woods, where she meets a witch who promises scarlet sails will one day take her away from her village. Reckoning with her future and swept away by a rakish young pilot (Louis Garrel) who literally falls from the sky, Juliette never stops believing in the witch’s prophecy. Tracing Juliette’s journey throughout the 20 years of great invention between the world wars, Scarlet delicately weaves together music and fantasy, history and folklore, realist drama and ethereal romance, to craft a timeless story of a young woman’s emancipation.

You can also find the rest of our showtimes at www.littleartrockport.com!

Gloucester Area Astronomy Club Meeting, Friday Sept. 8 at 8:00 pm. It’s Planet Season!

~ Michael Deneen

We haven’t seen the usual summer planets in our evening skies yet this year, but Jupiter and Saturn rise earlier every night, and along with Uranus they’ll be visible during more convenient evening hours this fall. 

Accordingly, Friday’s GAAC meeting will feature three short informational talks, one each on Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. We’ll be treated to a history of the exploration of each planet, and learn some interesting, sometimes very weird facts about each one; we’ll review what we can see in a telescope, and what to look for. 

Come join us at the Lanesville Community Center at 8:00 pm on Friday 9/8, for all the usual goodies and fun conversation, and for a solar system primer just in time for the fall 2023 planet season. If skies permit we’ll have set up a few telescopes outside, and you’ll get to observe Saturn, always a fun experience, but one you’ll find more rewarding because of what you’ll have learned from our presenters. This will be a good night.

Doors open at 7:45. There’s plenty of free parking, never any dues or fees, and all are welcome. We hope to see you there.

Help The Open Door “Paint the Town Orange” this September for Hunger Awareness 

~ todtheopendoor

Each year, Hunger Action Month™ offers an opportunity for community to come together to address food insecurity in the cities and towns where we live, work, and play.

Hunger Action DAY will also be recognized on Friday, Sept. 15.

Locally, The Open Door has already seen a 28% increase in visits to its Food Pantries alone in 2023, and a 20% increase in people visiting its pantries. This means more people are getting their groceries from The Open Door, more often.

Want to help support local hunger-relief programs at The Open Door and raise hunger awareness this month? Learn more below about the opportunities available:

    • Volunteer with The Open Door! Packing groceries, delivering meals, sorting food or sorting donations at Second Glance, and corporate engagement opportunities are just a few of the many roles available to volunteers. Learn more at FOODPANTRY.org/volunteer. 

    • Order a tasty “orange” treat at a local eatery. A handful of local restaurants have volunteered to help spread hunger awareness this month, including: 

      • 1606 Restaurant & Oyster Bar will offer mango and blood orange sorbet, and a Naranja Nights cocktail.  QR codes for donations will also be available, and patrons may also round up their bill to support hunger-relief programs of The Open Door this September. 

      • Brother’s Brew (reopening Sept. 14) will offer a special Hunger Action Month™ donut. 

      • Cake Ann will offer special Hunger Action Month™ cupcakes. 

      • Duckworth’s Gloucester will provide a special Hunger Action Month™ menu item. 

      • Holy Cow will offer a Hunger Action Month™ ice-cream flavor starting on Hunger Action Day Friday Sept. 15 through the rest of the month at its Gloucester location. 

      • Seaport Grille will offer a pumpkin cheesecake and creamsicle margarita. QR codes for donations will also be available, and patrons may also round up their bill to support hunger-relief programs of The Open Door this September. 

      • Turtle Alley will offer chocolate bars with the word “LOVE” embossed on them, wrapped in cellophane with an orange ribbon.  

    • Shop at a special, orange-themed shopping event at Second Glance, Thrift Store of The Open Door on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Proceeds at the store support hunger-relief programs of The Open Door.  

    • Borrow a book from a special Hunger Action Month™ display at one of the following libraries: Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester, Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library, T.O.H.P. Burnham Library in Essex, Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, and Boxford Town Library. 

    • Wear orange. Join a handful of community groups who will be sporting orange this September to raise awareness, including the Gloucester City Council at their Tuesday, Sept. 12 meeting, Gloucester Police Department Community Impact Unit, CORE Peer Recovery & Resource Center, Beauport Hospitality Group staff, and Sudbay Automotive Group team members. 

    • See Gloucester City Hall and the Beauport Hotel lit up with orange lights. 

    • Commuters: keep an eye out on Rt. 128 for a special Hunger Action Month™ banner at Sudbay Automotive coming soon. 

Mayor Greg Verga will issue a proclamation naming September Hunger Action Month™ on Hunger Action Day Friday, Sept. 15. The Gloucester City Council will also issue a proclamation at its Tuesday, Sept. 12 meeting.

Learn more about Hunger Action Month™ at FOODPANTRY.org and THANK YOU!

About Hunger Action MonthHunger Action Month™ 

Hunger Action Month™ is an annual, nationwide campaign by the Feeding America network to raise awareness and encourage action to reduce food insecurity.

Final Gloucester Main Street Party of 2023

~ Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

Join the Greater Cape Ann Chamber and the City of Gloucester for the last of the three summer block parties on Friday, September 1st from 6 to 10 PM to kick off Labor Day and Schooner Festival weekend!

Featured performer Cate Great will delight the young and old alike with her balancing and juggling skills. A “possible appearance” by Slyde, the NE Revolution mascot, face painting, Mary Poppins, Captain Jack and Cape Ann Vernal Pond will also be on hand to entertain the kids. Visit with non-profits, street vendors, and retailers. Enjoy the delicious offerings of numerous food trucks & restaurants, and dance the night away to music on three different stages. A great start to the “end of summer weekend!”

Visit https://bit.ly/MainStreetBlockParty for more details!

‘What Time is it, Mr. Fox?’ this Friday!!!

~ chasnaz

Alek Razdan Ensemble next Friday!!!

Music on Meetinghouse Green presents a free, outdoor concert at 6:00pm featuring ‘What Time is it, Mr. Fox?’on September 1 in front of the UU Church at the corner of Middle and Church Streets. Free-will donations from the audience will benefit the Northshore Health Project. The Lobster Roller is the food vendor. This concert was postponed from August 4 due to heavy rain.

Well known in Boston’s underground cabaret scene, ‘What Time Is It Mr. Fox?’ has earned a loyal following with frequent performances in New York City and tours across the United States. Their original songs feature rich lyrical imagery that explore love, spirituality, sexuality, and identity, and their performances are infused with energy, honesty, and emotional authenticity. Their unique brand of music and performance art has been adopted by popular singers, filmmakers, and repertory theaters. Band members include: 3rian King, voice, piano, and acoustic guitar; Nathan Cohen, violin, trumpet, voice; Dennis Monagle, drums; Renee Dupuis, voice, keys, and melodica; and Joe Cardoza, upright bass.

Next Friday, September 8 at 6:00pm, is our grand finale summer concert featuring the Alek Razdan Ensemble. In addition to Alek, the ensemble features his father Rikki Razdan on saxophone and clarinet, Jim Coyle on guitar and vocals, John Cameron on keyboard, Ken Steiner on bass, and Roger Brockelbank on drums. Free-will donations go to the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation’s upcoming major restoration of Meetinghouse Green. The Causeway Restaurant is the food vendor.