Images from the James Webb Telescope
Gloucester Meetinghouse 10 Church Street, Gloucester, MA, United StatesDana Hersey Narrating Images from the James Webb Telescope with Organ Improvisations by Peter Krasinski. More information coming soon!
Gloucester and the War of 1898
Cape Ann Museum - Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA, United StatesLibrary Discussion GLOUCESTER AND THE WAR OF 1898 Mrs. Brooks's Monument Explained with Wayne Soini In honor of Gloucester’s 400+ Anniversary, local historian Wayne Soini will present Gloucester's Company G Volunteers and the U.S.S. Gloucester in the War of 1898 at the Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives on Tuesday, May 23 at 11:00 am. Significantly, 2023 also… Continue reading Gloucester and the War of 1898
From Fitz Henry Lane to the Future: a Brief History of the Fine Arts in Gloucester – James A. Craig
Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Ave, Gloucester, MA, United StatesGloucester 400+ Lecture Series at Hammond Castle Museum From Fitz Henry Lane to the Future: a Brief History of the Fine Arts in Gloucester – James A. Craig Back when he was serving as the Associate Curator for the Permanent Collection at the Cape Ann Historical Association (today’s Cape Ann Museum) award-winning curator and author… Continue reading From Fitz Henry Lane to the Future: a Brief History of the Fine Arts in Gloucester – James A. Craig
Literary Gloucester; A Walking Tour
Sawyer Free Library - Temporary Location 21 Main Street, Gloucester, MA, United StatesRESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE! 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… Continue reading Literary Gloucester; A Walking Tour
Sargent House Museum Opening Day
Sargent House Museum 49 Middle Street, Gloucester, MA, United StatesOpen Friday, Saturday, Sunday with tours on the hour at 12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm Memorial Day-Labor Day; Saturday and Sunday only Labor Day-Indigenous People's Day Admission $12; Seniors $10; Students $5; Members Free Learn the history of Judith Sargent Stevens Murray (1751-1820), a philosopher, writer and an early advocate of… Continue reading Sargent House Museum Opening Day
Veteran’s Memorial Day Sail
Thomas E. Lannon 63 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA, United StatesVeteran’s Memorial Day Sail
Thomas E. Lannon 63 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA, United StatesVeteran’s Memorial Day Sail
Thomas E. Lannon 63 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA, United States2023 Memorial Day Celebration
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Veteran’s Memorial Day Sail
Thomas E. Lannon 63 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA, United StatesMain Street & Downtown – presented by Beth Welin
Hammond Castle Museum 80 Hesperus Ave, Gloucester, MA, United StatesGloucester 400+ Lecture Series at Hammond Castle Museum Main Street & Downtown – presented by Beth Welin Beth Welin, Collections Manager at Hammond Castle Museum, will present the program “Gloucester’s Main Street Through the Ages.” Utilizing old maps, photos and postcards we will take a “stroll” down Main Street seeing former buildings and businesses that… Continue reading Main Street & Downtown – presented by Beth Welin
Pride Flag Raising at City Hall
Gloucester City Hall 9 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, United StatesPride Flag Raising at City Hall The Pride flag raising at Gloucester City Hall will take place on Wednesday, May 31, at 2:30 p.m., continuing an annual tradition of acceptance and respect in Gloucester. The event kicks off Pride Month in June, which celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer pride and culture. A proclamation… Continue reading Pride Flag Raising at City Hall
Cape Ann Artisans Spring 40th Anniversary Open Studios
Now in its 40th year, the Cape Ann Artisans Open Studios offers a unique opportunity to visit artists in their studios for several select weekends each year. If you have never done this before, you are in for a treat. You will meander along the coast of Gloucester and Rockport peeking into hidden drives and… Continue reading Cape Ann Artisans Spring 40th Anniversary Open Studios