Rose Baker Art Exhibit

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Juni Van Dyke has named Mary Rhinelander McCarl and Ed Leavitt the Rose Baker Artists of the Month for May and June. Juni is the instructor and coordinator of the Rose Baker Art Program and every two months she selects one or two artists from the program to be honored with a show of their work in the lobby of the Senior Center. The May/June show opened the first week in May and can be viewed weekdays from 9am to 4pm until the end of June.

 

During the summer, Mary Rhinelander McCarl paints the beaches, marshes, and rocks of Cape Ann. During the long Cape Ann winter she concentrates on painting flower arrangements and collages inspired by her study of Medieval Art.   Over the years, Mary has studied printmaking, batik, embroidery, and quilt making.

 

In this exhibit, she has chosen to display her watercolor and acrylic work.

Mary strives to capture the essential gesture of light on flowers, trees, and rocks. To accomplish this, she uses watercolor and acrylic paint, and often enhances these with water-soluble crayon.

 

This is the second time Ed Leavitt has been honored as the artist of the month; he was one of the first artists to receive this honor in October of last year. In the first exhibit, he showed his watercolor work. in this show he is exhibiting his work in acrylics.

 

As you may recall, Ed’s life profession was in the building trades. In 2013, after a stroke, Ed decided to spend time following his love of art.  Now, by way of what Ed terms as “fantastic therapy”, he is bringing his understanding of fine detail and serious craftsmanship to the medium of watercolor and acrylic.  Ed’s inspiration is infused by Gloucester’s history particularly its waterfront and as Ed says, “most anything that tickles my fancy”.

 

Spring Happenings at Backyard Growers!

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Spring is here and we’re gearing up for our seedling sale, movie night, compost workshop and new MassLIFT members!

unnamed (1)Summer Seedling Sale!

Fill up your garden with summer veggie starts from Backyard Growers! Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and more!  May 23rd- May 28th at the Backyard Growers office. See our website for our address, times, and varieties: BYG Event: Summer Seedling Sale

Movie Screening: Can You Dig It?

Join Backyard Growers, The Common Crow, and the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market at the Cape Ann Community Cinema for a screening of Can You Dig It?, a film about the urban agriculture movement in South LA.  Sunday, May 22 at 6:30 pm.  See all the details here: CACC Movie Screening: Can you Dig It?

Americorps Backyard (1)Looking for new MassLIFT Service Members!

Interested in doing a year of service? Know someone who is? Backyard Growers is a host site for MassLIFT Americorps, which allows us to have awesome service members make things happen in our community and our gardens. Please visit the MassLIFT website at masslift.org and click “Join MassLIFT” for the details of the position and to apply! 

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Learn how composting works and how to incorporate it in your garden! Join us at Gloucester High School to for a composting workshop in collaboration with Black Earth Compost. Saturday, May 14, 3-5 pm.  See details and register here: BYG Event: Composting Workshop

School Arts Festival this Saturday

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The Gloucester Public Schools Art Festival is here! Join us for a free day-long celebration of art, music, dance and theater. Amazing artwork by Gloucester’s pre-K-12 students will be on display and performances will take place all day. We’ll even have a group art project taking place in the Cape Ann Museum Courtyard. Don’t miss this fun, family event for all ages. Sponsored by Gloucester Education Foundation
When: Saturday, May 14, 2016 10:30am – 3:30pm
Location: Downtown Gloucester – Sawyer Free Library, City Hall, Cape Ann Museum, The Hive, Pleasant Street Tea Co. & Toodeloos!
Schedule of Events

10:30 AM: Opening Remarks – City Hall / High School Drama Workshop – Sawyer Free Library
10:45 AM: Dancing Through the Decades workshop with Sarah Swift – City Hall
11 AM-1 PM: Collage Art Project – Cape Ann Museum Courtyard (inside the Museum if raining)
11:15 AM: Mad Hot Ball Demonstration – City Hall / High School Culinary Reception – Sawyer Free Library
11:45 AM: Elementary Schools Recorder Concert – City Hall / 3D Printing Demonstration – The Hive
12:15 PM: Ukelele Demonstration by East Gloucester Elementary School – City Hall
12:45 – 1:45 PM: Pottery Wheel Demonstration – Cape Ann Art Haven / Gloucester High School Chorus – Sawyer Free Library Amphitheater
1:30 PM: Poetry Reading by Middle and High School Students – City Hall
2:00 PM: Into the Woods Prologue by High School Drama Students – City Hall
2:15 PM: O’Maley Middle School Band – City Hall
2:45 PM: GHS Docksiders Jazz Band – City Hall
3:15 PM: GHS Docksiders with O’Maley Middle School Band – City Hall
3:30 PM: Closing Remarks – City Hall
All Day Visual Art Displays
Elementary Schools – Cape Ann Museum
West Parish Elementary – Toodeloos!
Middle School – City Hall & Pleasant Street Tea Co.
High School – Sawyer Free Library
High School Woodworking – City Hall

Gloucester May Celebration

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 “To Welcome in the May-O!” – Sponsored by the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church

The Third Annual Gloucester May Celebration will be held Sunday, May 15 at 2:00 PM on the green in front of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of Middle and Chuech Streets. The roughly one hour event is free and open to all. It will feature live music, songs and Morris dancing performed by the Newtowne Morris Men of Boston. The highlight of the celebration will be a maypole and all who attend will have an opportunity to take a ribbon and dance.  new flyer

 

Vote in the Cape Ann Museum’s Photo Contest

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Head to the Cape Ann Museum’s Facebook page and vote for your favorite photo of Cape Ann under the theme of “home”! Voting ends Friday, May 20th.

The public is encouraged to vote for their favorite photo(s) by “liking” them on Facebook. Every “like” is a vote and the process is open to everyone, so invite your friends to do the same by sharing the post! The top three photos with the most “likes” will be awarded first, second and third place prizes.

Edward Monnelly, Sunrise Bass Rocks I
Edward Monnelly, Sunrise Bass Rocks I

In conjunction with this summer’s exhibition, Design/Build: The Drawings of Phillips & Holloran, Architects, the Museum hosted an online photography contest. Photographers were invited to submit images based on the theme of “home” that capture the unique character of Cape Ann. Now we need the public to vote and tell us who the winners are!

Elaine Williams, Old Annisquam
Elaine Williams, Old Annisquam

 

Sawyer Free Library May 8, 2016

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Gloucester Public School District Art   Festival is Saturday May 14

Sawyer Free Library will have elementary school artwork on display on the ground floor, in and near Children’s Services.

We will also host the Gloucester High School art exhibit, including a Culinary Art reception in the Friend Room. The Matz Gallery will have Gloucester High School artwork on display in the Matz Gallery for the rest of May.

Annual Book Sale is coming soon!

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SeniorCare Fundraiser at Passports Restaurant in Gloucester

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SeniorCare Dine OutSeniorCare Inc. will hold a fundraiser at Passports Restaurant, located at 110 Main Street in downtown Gloucester, on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Passports will donate 10% of all orders placed—both dine-in and take-out.  Reservations are recommended. Call 978-281-3680. Please let them know that you are participating in SeniorCare’s Dine Out Fundraiser.

For more information on SeniorCare Inc., go to www.seniorcareinc.org or call 978-281-1750. Passports Restaurant’s menu can be found at http://www.passportsgloucester.com.

About SeniorCare

SeniorCare Inc. serves an area that represents more than 27,000 residents aged 60 and over.  We provide services to adults with disabilities and elders in nine communities. Established in 1972, SeniorCare has approximately 100 employees and nearly 400 volunteers. The volunteers and staff work to fulfill its mission as a consumer-centered organization which provides and coordinates services to elders and others. This allows them to live independently at home or in a setting of their choice, while remaining part of their community.

Open Space: Working Together as Stewards This interactive meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 11th

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Open Space: Working Together as Stewards

This interactive meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 11th, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street Gloucester, MA www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org

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Guest speakers and subject matter experts will include Steve Winslow, Senior Project Manager in the Community Development Department and member of the Open Space and Recreation Committee; Larry Durkin, Environmental Engineer in the Water Compliance Office; and Nick Holland, President of the Cape Ann Trail Stewards.  Together, they will provide an overview of their priorities, short and long term goals, and vision for Gloucester’s Open Space.
Ward 4 Councilor Val Gilman and Ward 5 Councilor Sean Nolan will co-facilitate a brainstorming session where small groups will work together to discuss ways we can work together to protect, maintain, and expand Cape Ann Trail Networks and our Open Space.
Questions?  Contact Ward 4 Councilor Val Gilman at 978-283-1993, vgilman@gloucester-ma.gov  or www.facebook.com/valgilmanward4  or Ward 5 Councilor Sean Nolan at snolan@gloucester-ma.gov   at 978-375-8381.