Saturday September 24th
Transfer Station in Rockport
8:00 AM – 12:00PM
Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Blueberry Muffins, Baked Beans and More…
Sawyer Free Library Week of Sept.25,2016
Veteran’s Day at the Cape Ann Museum
A call for wartime letters and photographs.
On Friday, November 11 – Veteran’s Day – the Cape Ann Museum will host a series of special programs in appreciation of the men and women of Cape Ann who have served or are serving our country in the military. The citizens of Cape Ann have a long history of service – from the Revolutionary War to current conflicts.
For this day, the Museum is creating a short film to be screened. The film will pair photographs – from the Civil War to today – with readings from letters written home by men and women on the front. We are reaching out to the community to help supplement this project with photographs and letters you may have from all military conflicts, but especially those since the Civil War.
Anyone caring to share photographs and letters is asked to bring them to the Museum’s library on Wednesday, October 5 or Thursday, October 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. where Museum staff will scan them for inclusion in the film. Submitted items can be picked up on Wednesday, October 18 or Thursday, October 20, or they can be donated to the Museum to be preserved in the archives.
For more information on this project, please contact info@capeannmuseum.org
Image: From the G.A.R. Colonel Allen Post 45, Gloucester archive. Officers of the 8th Regiment: Chaplain J. S. Sewall, Adjutant A. Hunt Berry, Lt. Col. C. T. Hanley, Quartermaster J. A. Ingalls, Col. Benjamin F. Peach, Jr., Asst. Surgeon Ebeneezer Hunt, Major David W. Low, Surgeon J. L. Robinson., photographer unknown, c. 1864. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum.
Architecture Talk at the Cape Ann Museum
Architect Eleanor Raymond: A Pioneer in the Field
Thursday, September 29
7:00 p.m.
The life and accomplishments of Eleanor Raymond (1887–1989), a pioneering woman in the field of architecture during the mid-20th century, will be the subject of a talk presented by documentary film maker Lyda Kuth. A graduate of the Cambridge School of Art and Landscape Architecture for Women, Eleanor Raymond was a noted innovator partnering with solar energy researcher Dr. Maria Telkes to design one of the first successful solar-heated buildings in the Northeast. On Cape Ann, Raymond designed homes for artist Natalie Hays Hammond, anthropologist Carlton S. Coon and a summer cottage for herself overlooking Gloucester’s outer harbor. Lyda Kuth is an independent filmmaker and Executive Director of the LEF Foundation, which supports New England independent documentary filmmakers. She has been recognized by the Massachusetts Cultural Council with the prestigious Commonwealth Award and honored by Women in Film and Video New England with an Image Award.
Member cost is $10; Non-member cost is $15. Reservations are required. To purchase tickets or for more information please call (978)283-0455 x10 or email info@capeannmuseum.org.
Tickets can also be ordered online at Eventbrite.
Not a member of the Museum? Join now and get discounted tickets to all our events!
Kestrel Adult Adventures:Survival of the……..Prepared!
Imagine yourself crouched over a small bundle of dried plant fluff that you collected, striking your fire steel until a spark ignites. The fluff catches, and before you know it, you have made a warm fire! Trusting in ourselves to survive in the outdoors can be fun and a wonderful confidence booster. This 2 hour workshop will cover some basic important wilderness survival skills. Our class will prepare you for real life survival situations such as cold emergencies, hunger and dehydration, conflict avoidance techniques (think making friends, rather than enemies), and of course how to get rescued. We are also open to your input into the direction our class takes. Just email us your interests.
Overarching themes will be:
-Finding the ability to overcome our fears
– Temperature regulation using human-made and natural materials and fire
-Wild edibles
-Learn how we humans can still be dependent on the natural world for survival
PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE FOR SESSION 2
- Dates Sundays: Oct. 9th: Finding Food, Nov. 6th: Dehydration & First aid; Dec. 4nd: Cold, Conflicts, and Rescue
- Time: 1:30-3:30
- Enrollment Cutoffs: Min. 8 Participants, Max. 15 for each day
- Ages 14 to infinity!
- Price $12 per Sunday, Advance registration necessary
- Location Tompson Street Reservation (Concord St Access)
- Instructors Clay
Kestrel Preschool Adventure: Nature Design
Through play, stories, and hands on experiences, we will learn about the lives of some local animals. Each day, we will meet at least one animal and will make something original and creative based on that animal’s body or behavior. We might meet a snake and feel its skin, and then make clay snakes with scale patterns. We might observe insects and then make and test lightweight insect wings. This program is based on spontaneous experiences and discoveries to allow plenty of room for individual ideas and imagination.
- Dates 6 Friday Mornings, September 30-November 4th, 2016
- Time 10am-12:00noon
- Ages 4-6
- Price $90
- Location The Get Outside Center, 186 Main Street Gloucester
- Instructors Jessica
Kestrel Homeschool Adventures: Animal Heroes
Have you ever wondered or cared about the impacts of humans on wild animals and the environment? This fall we will take a look at human actions that have helped wild animals, and we’ll find places and things that can cause harm. As a group, we will brainstorm ideas for conservation projects and other actions that will help wildlife, and carry out one or more of our ideas. We might help restore populations of salamanders or turtles along their migratory routes, and possibly help raise, tag, or track sensitive populations of local creatures. Who knows what our group might come up with! We’ll follow the Service Learning Model as closely as we can, within the time constraints.
This program targets students 7-14 years old and will be held in the Ipswich area. You can find more info about the program on our website at Homeschool Adventures!
The Cape Ann Y & Cape Ann Special Olympics are excited to announce that on Thursday, September 29th at 6:30 We will be holding open tryouts for our new aquatics program at the Cape Ann YMCA (71 Middle Street Gloucester, MA 01930)
Gloucester, MA – The Cape Ann Y & Cape Ann Special Olympics announce a plan to offer a swim program for individuals with developmental and physical disabilities. The Y has a long history of swim programs from parent/child swim classes, and lessons to nationally ranked competitive teams and this collaboration with the Special Olympics is the perfect way to offer competitive and developmental instruction for people of all abilities. Cape Ann Special Olympics and Brace Cove Foundation are providing financial support for this program.
Tim Flaherty, Executive Director of the Cape Ann Y said, “We are so grateful to the Brace Cove Foundation and the Cape Ann Special Olympics for this collaborative opportunity. This grant allows us to further our reach and deepen our commitment to providing programs and activities for all members of our community. The Y truly does welcome all, and this swimming program is another example of our commitment to developing partnerships and programs that make this possible.”
The new “Cape Ann Sharks” will consist of two levels of training, all working toward the State Special Olympic Games held each year at Harvard Stadium.
Level I will practice once a week working on skills including; 10M Assisted Swim, 15M Flotation Swim, 15M Walk, 15M Unassisted Swim, 25M Assisted Swim and 25M Flotation Swim. Space is limited for this program as it is a 1-1 ratio in the water.
Level II will consist of 12 athletes that have the ability to swim more than one stroke (Freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly or Backstroke) and more than three laps consecutively. This level will practice twice a week.
The North Shore YMCA Sharks Swim Team, the Y’s highly respected competitive team will provide guidance and technical assistance for the program. The Sharks swim program will also offer support as needed with high school swimmers.
The YMCA of the North Shore: The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. For over 150 years, the YMCA of the North Shore has been strengthening the foundations of community for its more than 50,000 members. The Y provides programs and services in 25 cities and towns. We nurture the potential of children and teens, improving the nation’s health and wellbeing and providing opportunities to give back and support our neighbors; regardless of age, race, ethnicity or socio-economic background.
Brace Cove Foundation provides grants to increase the capacity of nonprofit organizations to provide essential social services and educational opportunities on greater Cape Ann. For more information, visit bracecove.org.
Cape Ann Special Olympics Gloucester based program, provides athletic opportunities for individuals with intellectual or physical disabilities. Our goal is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition at no cost to the individuals. At the present time our program is offering aquatics September- June, soccer in the fall, basketball and bowling in the winter, and track and field in the spring. With program growth we hope to offer several other sports including, golf, bocce, cycling, softball and flag football.
Dear athletes and parents,
Cape Ann Special Olympics is excited to announce that on Thursday, September 29th We will be holding open tryouts for their new aquatics program at the Cape Ann YMCA (71 Middle Street Gloucester, MA 01930). From 6:30-7:00pm the developmental swimmers will tryout. The requirements for the developmental participants are:
Athletes must be willing participants in the program
Athletes must be ready to enter the pool at session start time
Athletes are expected to remain in the pool during the session
The competitive team tryouts will be held from 7:00-8:00pm. The requirements for the competitive team are:
Athletes must be able to swim more than one stroke*
Athletes must be able to swim more than 3 laps consecutively*
Laps must be completed within a predetermined time period
Athletes must be willing to wear a bathing cap and goggles to practice and competitions
Parents are not allowed on deck but may watch the practice from the gallery
Athletes must be on time, being late to two practices will equal one absence*
Athletes are allowed up to 7 unexcused absences*
Athletes must be willing to compete for Cape Ann Special Olympics Aquatics in competitions*
*Due to limited spots available on team/structure of the program
Requirements for all Cape Ann Aquatics athletes:
All athletes must adhere to the rules of conduct set forth by the YMCA policies
Parents/guardians/staff must remain onsite during both sessions
MA Marijuana Legalization Initiative Forum
Be an informed voter! Join us for a public information forum discussing the MA Marijuana Legalization Initiative.
Thursday, October 6th 5-7 PM at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester
The Forum will present both pro and con perspectives with Deborah Becker of NPR moderating and League of Women Voters explaining the ballot language. The goal is to help clarify confusions, educate, and have a question and answer session with attendees. 
