Are you interested in enjoying a thriving veggie garden in your own backyard, while also giving back to the community? Check out Backyard Growers’ Get-a-Garden, Give-a-Garden program.

For a $1,000 donation ($500 of which is tax deductible), you receive your own 8’x4’x2’ raised vegetable garden bed built by the Backyard Growers team, with access to all the support you need to make it flourish, like this one:

Your donation also gives a low-income Gloucester family or senior a garden of their own. All program participants have free access to Backyard Growers’ gardening trainings and cooking workshops, giving them the tools to grow their own produce and enjoy it in delicious, healthy meals.

For more information or to get started, contact community@backyardgrowers.org or call 978-281-0480.

The Gloucester Rotary Club invites the public to attend their FUNdraising event – “A Night at the Races” on Friday, March 29, at Cruiseport Gloucester, located at 6 Rowe’s Wharf in Gloucester. Doors open at 6:30 pm. All proceeds from this event will support local and international programs of the Gloucester Rotary.

A Night at the Races promises to be a fun-filled evening for adults with all the suspense and excitement of being at the racetrack. High quality, video-taped horse races are narrated from start to finish by lively announcers. During the evening there will be complimentary hors d’oeuvre, a cash bar, and variety of raffles. At various points during the evening, betters will be able to use their winnings to bid on merchandise and services that have been donated for the event. For the most fun, reserve a table – bring a group. Tickets are $10 per person and may be purchased in advance from any Gloucester Rotarian or at the door.

Get more information AND buy your tickets at capeannfarmersmarket.org/events

Did you know O’Maley has a FREE after school program for students??

Click the link below to register your O’Maley student! Spring session runs for 8 weeks from 3/25-5/20

O’Maley Academy After School Program Sign Up

Come out for a great evening with friends! Thank you to Cape Ann Brew Pub for donating profits from tonight to help support Gloucester’s very own Holiday Lobster Trap Tree, a very special and unique tradition of ours on Cape Ann.

On Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Cape Ann Museum invites the public to observe as curatorial staff survey rarely exhibited selections from its toy and doll collection on March 15. This will be the third in a series of four sessions designed to enrich visitors’ appreciation of the depth of the Museum’s holdings. Previously, antique quilts and works by the Folly Cove Designers were spotlighted.  

This complete survey of the institution’s holdings involves physically locating objects in the collection, then measuring, assessing condition, photographing and repacking each item. It is a chance to see the Museum’s collection of toys and dolls in close quarters and gain a better understanding of the Museum’s vast collection. Highlights from the Museum’s doll collection include European and American-made dolls from the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

This program is free for Museum members or with Museum admission. No registration necessary.