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Tour of Dogtown
Tour of Dogtown
RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE! Tour hosted by Les Bartlett. Guests are to meet at Dogtown Commons Entrance off Cherry Street at 9am. More details coming soon!
STORIES ON DECK
STORIES ON DECK
STORIES ON DECK We’re so pleased to announce that the Schooner Adventure and Gloucester400+ Stories Project will present a series of storytelling events this summer featuring local writers, poets, and big personalities! Our first one is scheduled for July 1 and will feature Daisy Nell, Cindy Hendrickson and our Stories Project Leader, Terry Weber… Continue reading STORIES ON DECK
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The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous Heritage on the Harbor A new event in 2023, planned and hosted by our partner's at Maritime Gloucester! The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous celebrates our joint heritage on the water with a weekend of signature vessels and signature events. The legacy of the International Dory Races carries on this weekend… Continue reading The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
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The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous Heritage on the Harbor A new event in 2023, planned and hosted by our partner's at Maritime Gloucester! The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous celebrates our joint heritage on the water with a weekend of signature vessels and signature events. The legacy of the International Dory Races carries on this weekend… Continue reading The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
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The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous Heritage on the Harbor A new event in 2023, planned and hosted by our partner's at Maritime Gloucester! The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous celebrates our joint heritage on the water with a weekend of signature vessels and signature events. The legacy of the International Dory Races carries on this weekend… Continue reading The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
Sargent House Abbreviated Tours
Sargent House Abbreviated Tours
Abbreviated House Tours Free on July 8th. Please note that there is a limited capacity for tours, starting at 12 pm with the last tour at 3 pm. First come, first served basis. Learn the history of Judith Sargent Stevens Murray (1751-1820), a philosopher, writer and an early advocate of women's equality. Visitors will also… Continue reading Sargent House Abbreviated Tours
Water Colors of Emily Sargent
Water Colors of Emily Sargent
Gallery Open featuring the watercolors of Emily Sargent 12 pm-3pm (last admission). Free on July 8th. Please note that there is a limited capacity. First come, first served basis. Emily Sargent, younger sister of famed American artist John Singer Sargent, was born to American parents in Rome in 1857. While Emily painted throughout… Continue reading Water Colors of Emily Sargent
Tour of Dogtown
Tour of Dogtown
RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE! Tour hosted by Les Bartlett. Guests are to meet at Dogtown Commons Entrance off Cherry Street at 9am. More details coming soon!
STORIES ON DECK
STORIES ON DECK
STORIES ON DECK: Peter Souza and Dan King The Schooner Adventure and Gloucester400+ Stories Project present a series of storytelling events this summer featuring local writers, poets, and big personalities! Most events will be held dockside where you'll enjoy listening to local storytellers, and have a chance to check out the historic and beautiful Schooner… Continue reading STORIES ON DECK
In Her Footsteps: A Walking Tour of Judith’s Neighborhood
In Her Footsteps: A Walking Tour of Judith’s Neighborhood
11:00 am -11:45 am. Free this weekend but reservations are required. Registration information and details are found at www.sargenthouse.org. In the period following the American Revolution, Judith Sargent Murray became an important voice for women's education and equality. Join us for a one-hour tour of her historic Gloucester neighborhood and explore the places and events… Continue reading In Her Footsteps: A Walking Tour of Judith’s Neighborhood
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The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous Heritage on the Harbor A new event in 2023, planned and hosted by our partner's at Maritime Gloucester! The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous celebrates our joint heritage on the water with a weekend of signature vessels and signature events. The legacy of the International Dory Races carries on this weekend… Continue reading The Gloucester Maritime Rendezvous
Cemetery Tour Series: A Travel Through Time
Cemetery Tour Series: A Travel Through Time
A Travel Through Time” presented by Sandy Barry where you will meet locals such as Gloucester’s first midwife, veteran Col. Joseph Foster, and Mrs. Sarah Burnham. There will be stories of shipwrecks, tombs, and memento mori headstones. This 1644 cemetery is not wheelchair accessible, and the ground is uneven with sloping elevation. RESERVE YOUR SPOT… Continue reading Cemetery Tour Series: A Travel Through Time
Cemetery Tour Series: Tragedy During the Victorian Era
Cemetery Tour Series: Tragedy During the Victorian Era
“Tragedy During the Victorian Era” presented by Kathy & Richard Clark where you will hear about the tragedies that struck adults as well as children during Gloucester’s Victorian period. Richard will also discuss the military history of those interred, focusing on the War of 1812 and the Civil War. You may even be lucky to catch a glimpse of… Continue reading Cemetery Tour Series: Tragedy During the Victorian Era
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Plein Air on the Lawn
Plein Air Painting on the Lawn: Create your own Emily Sargent inspired watercolor. Visit www.sargenthouse.org for time and other details. Time to be determined and weather dependent.
STORIES ON DECK
STORIES ON DECK
STORIES ON DECK: Peter Novello and Jim Masciarelli The Schooner Adventure and Gloucester400+ Stories Project present a series of storytelling events this summer featuring local writers, poets, and big personalities! Most events will be held dockside where you'll enjoy listening to local storytellers, and have a chance to check out the historic and beautiful Schooner… Continue reading STORIES ON DECK
A Glimpse into Lanesville & Folly Cove Arts: LES BARTLETT’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARCHIVE
A Glimpse into Lanesville & Folly Cove Arts: LES BARTLETT’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARCHIVE
Image: Margaret Howard Yeaton Hoyt, Oil on Board. ‘Road Out of Lane’s Cove. slide by W.H. Hoyt A Glimpse into Lanesville & Folly Cove Arts: Les Bartlett’s Journey Through the Archive Saturday, July 15th at the Lanesville Community Center 8 Vulcan Street, Gloucester ********************************** Drawing from the historic, published list of artists found… Continue reading A Glimpse into Lanesville & Folly Cove Arts: LES BARTLETT’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARCHIVE
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An Unsuitable Lecture
An Unsuitable Lecture
AN UNSUITABLE LECTURE AT THE SAWYER FREE An unnamed critic for the Gloucester Telegraph declared that Henry D. Thoreau’s lecture was “unique” before he took umbrage and condemned it as “not exactly suitable for a Gloucester audience.” 175 years ago, in December, 1848, Thoreau auditioned his upcoming book, Walden, before an audience of Gloucester folks at the… Continue reading An Unsuitable Lecture
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William Haskell House Tours
William Haskell House Tours
RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE! Built at West Gloucester beside a salt marsh by west-englishman William Haskell in 1680, the simple yet grand farmstead was the foundation for the Haskell family in New England. They lived a quiet, simple but difficult frontier life growing crops and raising livestock among the marsh; harvesting hay and sailing it… Continue reading William Haskell House Tours
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Remembering Good Harbor Beach
Remembering Good Harbor Beach
FULL EVENT DETAILS & RESERVATIONS! Remembering Good Harbor Beach– a one-act play about the artists Edward and Josephine Hopper Thursday, July 27, 6 PM – during CULTURE SPLASH The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck Free/$10 suggested donation Go see the exhibit at CAM and then see the artists come to life! This new one-act… Continue reading Remembering Good Harbor Beach
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Literary Gloucester; A Walking Tour
Literary Gloucester; A Walking Tour
Sponsored by the 400th+ Literary Committee Gloucester has been home to great writers since at least the early nineteenth century when Judith Sargent Murray penned her feminist poems. T.S. Eliot, Nobel Prize winner, spent nearly every summer of his boyhood in Gloucester and themes of the sea often turn up in his poetry. Charles Olson… Continue reading Literary Gloucester; A Walking Tour
STORIES ON DECK
STORIES ON DECK
STORIES ON DECK: John J. Ronan, Martha Fox & Suellen Wedmore The Schooner Adventure and Gloucester400+ Stories Project present a series of storytelling events this summer featuring local writers, poets, and big personalities! Most events will be held dockside where you'll enjoy listening to local storytellers, and have a chance to check out the historic… Continue reading STORIES ON DECK
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Literary Gloucester; A Walking Tour
Literary Gloucester; A Walking Tour
Sponsored by the 400th+ Literary Committee Gloucester has been home to great writers since at least the early nineteenth century when Judith Sargent Murray penned her feminist poems. T.S. Eliot, Nobel Prize winner, spent nearly every summer of his boyhood in Gloucester and themes of the sea often turn up in his poetry. Charles Olson… Continue reading Literary Gloucester; A Walking Tour
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