Sacred Cod at the Cape Ann Museum
Sacred Cod Documentary
Saturday, May 6
Showtimes are 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Created by filmmakers, Steve Liss, Andy Laub and David Abel and premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 13, 2017, SACRED COD is a feature-length documentary that captures the collapse of the historic cod population in New England, delving into the role of overfishing, the impact of climate change, the effect of government policies on fishermen and the fish, and the prospect of a region built on cod having no cod left to fish.
Co-creator Steve Liss will be in attendance to take questions from the audience following the screenings.
Read more about SACRED COD here or watch the trailer.
Showtimes are at 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. A donation of $10 is suggested for those viewing the documentary (includes Museum admission). Space is limited; reservations required. For more information email info@capeannmuseum.org. Register online at Eventbrite or by calling (978) 283-0455 x10.
Join our team at Backyard Growers!
We’re looking for our next community and school garden leaders!
Urban Agriculture Summer Internship
We rely on our awesome summer intern team to keep everything running in the summer! Help manage the school gardens, lead summer youth programs, or plan and carry out weekly harvest at our community gardens.
Ready to apply? Read the full position description, then email your resume and cover letter to community@backyardgrowers.org
Community Engagement Coordinator– full-time TerraCorps service member position*
Community Engagement Coordinators (CEC) build the long-term capacity of their host sites by developing culturally inclusive systems, programing, partnerships, and events. By collaborating with community groups, CECs demonstrate how the sustainable use and conservation of land can help address community needs related to education, public health, economic development, neighborhood revitalization, homelessness, poverty, hunger, and cultural decline.
Read the full Community Engagement Coordinator position description here.
Youth Education Coordinator – full-time TerraCorps service member position*
Youth Education Coordinators build the long-term capacity of their host site by engaging youth in service learning, experiential education, and inquiry-based science and nature learning projects. They collaborate with schools, libraries, and youth groups on projects that connect young people to the natural world, improve science literacy, and encourage healthy lifestyles.
Read the full Youth Engagement Coordinator position description here.
*About TerraCorps:
TerraCorps, formerly MassLIFT-AmeriCorps, is an innovative national service program working to help communities conserve and secure land for the health and well-being of people and nature. Using the AmeriCorps national service model, TerraCorps prepares and mobilizes emerging leaders to help strengthen community-based nonprofits working to meet these goals.
These are full-time AmeriCorps positions requiring a minimum of 1,700 hours of service over 11 months. The 2017-18 TerraCorps program will run from August 28, 2017 – July 27, 2018.
Application specifics, position descriptions, and information about organizations hosting TerraCorps members can be found at terracorps.org.
Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Interviews begin mid-April, and we aim to fill all positions by the beginning of June.
AmeriCorps programs provide equal service opportunities. TerraCorps will recruit and select persons in all positions to ensure a diverse and inclusive climate without regard to any particular status. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations for interviews and service upon request.
TerraCorps is a grant program of the Corporation for National and Community Service: nationalservice.gov.
Chamber Reception at Cruiseport for New and Prospective Members on Wednesday, May 3
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a reception and information meeting for new and prospective members at Cruiseport (lower level) on Wednesday, May 3 from 5 to 7 PM. Representatives from the Chamber’s Board of Directors and Ambassadors Committee, together with Chamber staff, will be on hand to provide information and answer questions about Chamber programs, services and member benefits.
Anyone interested in learning more about the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is invited and encouraged to attend a special night of networking. This will be a great opportunity to meet other Chamber members and get to know the Chamber better.
The event will feature information stations staffed by members of the Chamber’s Committees and Councils, including Next Generation Cape Ann, and a brief Chamber overview presented by CEO Ken Riehl and Board President Sara Young of Schooner Adventure. There is no charge for admission and light refreshments and a cash bar will be available. RSVP to the Chamber by phone to 978-283-1601 or by email to kerry@capeannchamber.com.
For additional information about this and other Chamber events, including the New Member Drive continuing through the month of May, visit www.capeannchamber.com.
Party at the Dog Park, May 13!
Red Cross Blood Drive Friday May 5th
The Gloucester Knights of Columbus is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross at Our Lady of Good Voyage Hall on May 5th from 1 pm to 6 pm. To make an appointment please call 1-800-733-2767 or go to:
http://www.redcrossblood.org and select a time that works best for you!
Sawyer Free Library, Week of April 30-May 6
Gloucester Meetinghouse Mother’s Day Concert to Featuring Copland’s “Appalachian Spring”
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is pleased to announce that the Ipswich-based community orchestra, ‘The Orchestra on the Hill,’ will perform renowned composer Aaron Copland’s prizewinning “Appalachian Spring” on Sunday, May 14, in the historic Gloucester Universalist Meetinghouse.
This Mother’s Day concert begins at 3:30 p.m., led by conductor and orchestra founder Tom Palance, a member of the music faculty at Salem State University and at the Boston Conservatory of Music. This will be the 20-member orchestra’s first concert appearance in Gloucester.
Along with the orchestral suite “Appalachian Spring” the program will present Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Suite for Viola and Orchestra,” and a new work by Ipswich musician and composer Chris Florio, “The Banquet.” Copland’s scoring of familiar melodies in “Appalachian Spring” won him the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1944.
This is the finale in GMF’s fall-winter 2016-17 concert series. The Meetinghouse, an icon on Gloucester’s skyline, is located at the corner of Church and Middle Street in downtown Gloucester. Parking is available on the green. Accessible side entrance with a lift at 10 Church Street.
A summer series of free Friday evening, outdoor concerts on the Meetinghouse lawn starts on July 7th. ‘Music on Meetinghouse Green’ features a different musical ensemble each week with a partner North Shore non-profit as the beneficiary via free-will offerings from the audience.
Tickets to the May 14 concert are $45 for preferred seating, $30 for general seating, and $25 for students and seniors. Admission is free to persons age 17 and under. Tickets are available at the door or may be purchased in advance at www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation’s mission is to preserve Gloucester’s last-surviving historic Meetinghouse, as a civic hub, entertainment venue and community center. The landmark 1806 Meetinghouse is home to the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, whose founders led the way in Massachusetts for legal separation of church and state as now enshrined in the First Amendment.
The Orchestra on the Hill is a community organization formed in support of professional music performances and performers on the North Shore. Its mission is to enrich Ipswich and surrounding communities through exceptional concerts of orchestral music, and provide opportunities for non-professional adult musicians to rehearse together coached by professional conductors and players.
FREE Classes @ Wellspring House
Join Backyard Growers for a Workshop!
We have a whole host of workshops coming up in May- join us for one!
Join us for a cooking workshop!
Our spring greens are growing, which means it’s almost time to harvest them and cook them up! Join us May 9 & 16 for our spring cooking workshops! May 9th is Kids Night where we will focus on kids learning how to make a fun, healthy recipe. Then May 16th join us and a guest chef to learn some quick, easy recipes straight from the garden. Sign up and buy tickets on our website!
Tuesday, May 9th, Kids Night, 6pm at The Open Door: Tickets here!
Tuesday, May 16th, Guest Chef Presentation, 6:30pm at The Open Door: Tickets here!
Tickets $15 for individuals, $20 for families.
Join us for a composting workshop with Black Earth Compost!
Always wanted to start a backyard compost pile but didn’t know how? Join Backyard Growers and local compost professionals, Black Earth Compost, for this workshop to learn the ins and outs of backyard composting!
Thursday, May 18th, 6 pm, $10 for community members, tickets available here!
