Join us for our last Maritime Saturday of the 2023 season. There is a lot going on in the harbor this weekend! Come and see it from there “other side”!!
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CODA Film Screening at the Library on Thursday, August 31
Movie Screening at Sawyer Free Library at 21 Main Street in Downtown Gloucester – Free and open to the public, registration required.
The Sawyer Free Library is partnering with Cape Ann Community Cinema with a free screening of the award-winning movie, CODA (2021), at the Sawyer Free Library located at 21 Main Street on Thursday, August 31, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to all, although registration is required.
CODA, which stands for child of deaf adults, tells the story of Ruby Rossi and her family’s struggling fishing business. The only hearing person in her home, Ruby discovers a passion for singing that makes her choose between supporting her family and following her dreams.
Attendance is free, but reservations are required. Any questions, call 978-325-5500 or visit sawyerfreelibrary.org.
G400+ Downtown Dash – Sunday August 27th!
Coming up this Sunday at 5pm, please join us for the Downtown Dash! There will be 1-mile races for men, women, scholastic runners, & families. Something for everyone! Register today: https://www.simplyregister.net/register/?e=124610
You’re invited to The Great Gloucester GrowDown!
Join us for Backyard Growers‘ annual fall fundraiser, The Great Gloucester GrowDown. At this year’s GrowDown, Backyard Growers will share stories from our community’s 2023 growing season and toast the power of growing food together.
Enjoy a delicious farm-to-table dinner with ingredients sourced from local North Shore farms and prepared by the magicians at Short & Main, plus signature seasonal cocktails. Contribute to a live fund-a-need auction to support our work empowering people to grow their own food, and connect with your community over the joy of supporting each other and growing food together!
Tickets are selling out fast! Proceeds support Backyard Growers’ work building healthy, connected, resilient communities by empowering people to grow their own food in Gloucester and beyond.
Countdown to Kindergarten welcomes the Class of 2036!
Last night Pathways for Children, Gloucester Public Schools, Gloucester Education Foundation, and an incredible team of partners welcomed the Class of 2036 to the Gloucester Public Schools! Countdown to Kindergarten is Gloucester’s annual community celebration to welcome our newest students and their families to the Gloucester Schools. 132 new kindergarteners and more than 250 of their family members had a chance to:
- Meet teachers, principals, and PTO leaders from each of the four elementary schools;
- Do activities and receive books, crafts, treats, recipes, and more from GEF, Pathways, The Open Door, Backyard Growers, Cape Ann YMCA, First R Foundation, Wellspring, Cape Ann Art Haven, and the Cape Ann Museum;
- Rock out and sing along to Jammin’ With You, who provided a live musical performance;
- Take “Class of 2036” photos in the GEF photo booth with volunteer photographer Marty Del Vecchio; and
- Get a new backpack to start the school year!
Thank you to all of the partners, sponsors, and volunteers who made this event possible, to the school staff who took a break from their summer vacation to meet their new students, to Gloucester High School for stepping in to host the event this year, to the many elected officials who attended, and most of all, to the kindergarteners who were brave enough to come to this big, noisy space to launch their careers as Gloucester students! We’re so excited to watch you grow, learn, and thrive in our schools, and GEF is proud to support you on your K-12 journey.
A special thanks to Amy Larsen from Pathways for Children and Christine Castle from the Gloucester Schools for their leadership on this event.
Songs of the Seafarer – SATURDAY NIGHT!!
Saturday, August 19 at 7:30pm
Gloucester Meetinghouse 10 Church Street, Gloucester
Join Arpeggione Ensemble for their “Songs of the Seafarer” in honor of the Gloucester 400+ Gloucester Fisheries Heritage Month!!
Gloucester Main Street Block Party is on Saturday!
What a line up we have for the 2nd Gloucester Main Street Block Party on this Saturday evening August 12 from 6 to 10 PM! Our headline performer is Alazakam – The Human Knot, a world famous contortionist who will amaze you with his twisting and bending, while making you laugh at the same time! In addition, the NE Revolution will be present with games for the kids, a bucket drumming act from Berkley School of Music will be striking up a beat, and everyone’s favorite Cape Ann Dance will feature their talented young dancers. Please visit the Chamber Event Calendar for a full list of entertainment, non-profits, businesses and food vendors who will be on hand to delight the young and old alike! See you there! Please share to your friends & followers! The Gloucester Main Street Block Party is presented by the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Gloucester.
Gloucester Area Astronomy Club Meeting, Friday, August 11: Astrophotography Night in Lanesville!
Our August 11 GAAC meeting, at 8:00 pm at the Lanesville Community Center, will feature our annual, always-popular Astrophotography program, a series of presentations by our photographers, each showing off some of their most compelling work.
This will be an opportunity for you to experience locally-captured images of galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters in a bright, large format on our screen, with explanations of what we’re all seeing and what is important about it.
We’ve also added an important new introduction to the program. This year our own professional explainer Dr. Bill Waller, late of Rockport High School, will tell us up front, in plain language, what some of those baffling initials the photographers use actually mean. Knowing what head-scratchers like Ha, RGB, O3, or RASA are all about can help you see more in each astronomical object, and understand more about the process of capturing its image.
We hope you can join us at the Lanesville Community Center on the 11th for a fun evening with GAAC. There’s plenty of free parking, no dues or fees, lots of great snacks and conversation and amazing presentations, and you’ll leave knowing things you don’t know now. What could be better? Doors open at 7:45.
Maritime Sunday
Professor Bugman Entomology Adventures on Tuesday morning, 8/8
Sawyer Free Library is exited to present Professor Bugman Entomology Adventures on Tuesday, August 8 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Space is limited and registration is required for each child.
Meet & greet a variety of insects, bugs and more as Professor Bugman presents an engaging and memorable experience that inspires children and families.
This event will be held at Captain Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3, (8 Washington Street.) Register HERE.
For more information on the this event and the complete schedule of summer happenings at the Library, please visit www.sawyerfreelibrary.org, call 978-325-5500, or 21 Main Street in downtown Gloucester.
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