July’s Gloucester Block Party was a great one!! People filled the street to support the Main Street Merchants and enjoy the wonderful vendors and entertainment. Save the date to join us on Main Street on Saturday, August 20 for the next Block Party event!
Visit gloucesterblockparty.com for vendor info and schedules of performances as we get closer to the August Block Party. You can also follow along for updates on Facebook and Instagram!
Join us this Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at the Sandy Bay Yacht Club in Rockport for the second in the Thursday Talk series titled “Navigating the Cosmos” with William Waller, Ph.D. Bill will take us on a cosmic journey — from Rockport’s Front Beach into the Solar System, Milky Way and beyond. Along the way, he will show how astronomers reckon distances and sizes of myriad celestial wonders. It can take a lifetime to effectively navigate the currents, waves, winds, and shoals of Sandy Bay. It is another thing altogether to navigate our planet, galaxy, and universe. Bill is a former NASA astrophysicist and Tufts professor of astronomy. He currently teaches physical sciences at Rockport High School and writes general interest books on astronomy. Refreshments provided. All invited to attend!
Make your bids now–the Annisquam Village Church online auction ends Wednesday night, 7/20, at 9:00!
There are hundreds of items in this year’s Annisquam Village Church’s online auction! In fact, about 300 unique treasures donated by local businesses, artists, and patrons—this year’s highlights include a sailboat, original works of art, vacation escapes, and generous gift certificates from many local stores, restaurants, and services. The auction fills over 7 pages–don’t miss out on the bargains farther down the list! Find it at www.biddingforgood.com/avc now through July 20. Your bid will help raise funds to support the Church’s local and international work, including The Open Door Food Pantry, Family Promise North Shore/Boston, Action Inc., Grace Center, Heifer International, and Haiti Projects.
Join us on Saturday, August 27 at 10:30am for a cruise around the Cape. The tour lasts approximately 2.5 hours. Restrooms, snacks and drinks are available on board.
See parts of the Cape you can’t reach by car – or on any other boat trip! Bring your camera – you’ll see historic lighthouses, Gloucester’s fishing fleet, lobstermen, drawbridges, islands and Cape Ann’s spectacular natural beauty. Learn about some of the names of famous artists and poets that spent time here painting and writing. Hear about the great granite industry that flourished here for many years.
$30 Museum members/$35 nonmembers. Registration required. Participants meet at Harbor Tours on Harbor Loop. Please call (978)283-0455 x10 for more information or to purchase tickets.
Friday, July 15 6:00 – 8:30 Corner Church & Middle St., Gloucester
Ken Steiner and friends will be playing music that portrays the many facets of New Orleans music. The concert will include jazz, rhythm and blues, and funk tunes associated with New Orleans.
This is concert two in a series of nine free outdoor concerts presented by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation.
The public is invited to make free-will donations to the Gloucester Stage Company. All donations will go to the Gloucester Stage Company.
The family-friendly concert begin at 6 pm. Bring a picnic, folding chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the event will take place inside the Meetinghouse (no food or drink permitted inside.)
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