Public forum on the four referendum questions which will appear on the November 8th ballot. Gloucester and Rockport High School students will present the arguments for and against each question, with ample time for voters’ questions.

Question One: Expanded Slot-Machine Gaming

Question Two: Charter School Expansion

Question Three: Conditions for Farm Animals

Question Four:Legalization, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana

Gloucester Student Presentation: Tuesday, October 18, 7:00 – 8:30 pm Lecture Hall, Gloucester High School, 2^nd Floor

 Rockport Student Presentation: Thursday, October 20, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Community House, 2^nd Floor

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Cape Ann and Gloucester High School

Photo: Tom Mikus (LWV), student Delaney Benchoff, and Diane Cartwright (LWV) practice for the forum.

Friday, November 4

7:00 p.m.

This special concert, held at the Annisquam Village Church, is offered in conjunction with Voicing the Woods: Jeremy Adams, Instrument Maker,  on view at the Cape Ann Museum from October 22, 2016 through February 26, 2017.

Organist Kevin Birch will play the Adams Organ, built in 1986, and a clavichord (also built by Adams, in 1999).

Birch has performed throughout the United States, Europe and South America. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Iowa with previous studies at the Sweelinck Conservatory (Amsterdam) and the New England Conservatory (Boston).

The Annisquam Village Church is located at the head of Lobster Cove at the corner of Washington and Leonard Streets, the 1830’s building is renowned for its graceful beauty and extraordinary acoustics.

This program is $10 for Museum and American Guild of Organists Society (AGO) members / $15 for nonmembers. Tickets can be purchased by calling (978) 283-0455 x10 or online at Eventbrite. Advance tickets are required.

Voicing the Woods has been generously sponsored by Jerry and Margaretta Hausman, Hinda Simon, Bettie Cartwright, Gregory and Stevie Neal, Robert M. Russell and Jane Deering Gallery.

~30 seats left for this Saturday’s panel: “Republican Motherhood to Democratic Nominee,” held at Maritime Gloucester from 2-5P.
Please RSVP using this embedded link.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Last call to get your bids in for the Chamber’s Online Auction!  This year we have wonderful items including beautiful artwork, weekend getaways, gift certificates and more.  The auction closes TOMORROW – Friday night at 10:00 PM. Click Here to view the items and place your bids.

The Cape Ann Plein Air Gala is this Saturday night, October 15, 2016 from 6-10 PM at Rockport Art Association. Tickets are $60 and 100% of the ticket price may be applied to the sale of a CAPA painting. Mix, mingle and meet the juried artists from around the country. You’ll have the opportunity to acquire award winning works freshly painted on location from over 40 artists.

Tickets also include a celebratory drink upon arrival and an evening of complimentary of hors d’oeuvres from Best of Boston award winner Vinwood Caterers. Click Here for more information and to purchase Gala Tickets. View photos of this week’s plein air events on their Facebook Page.

There is also a dinner at the Gloucester House Restaurant on Friday, October 14 from 6:30-8:00 PM that is free for CAPA artists.  $25 for family and guests.

(Photo via Cape Ann Plein Air)

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