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Business After Hours at Riverside Cycle
Wednesday, Sept. 20 | 5 - 7 PM
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Join us at Riverside Cycle in Manchester-by-the Sea for our September Business After Hours.
Meet with fellow Chamber members and local businesses, while enjoying food, beverages, and learning about what Riverside Cycle has to offer the both the avid and recreational riders. You will also have the chance to take an E-bike for a test ride.
And remember to bring your business card for a door prize raffle!
Register Today | Download Flyer
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Businesswomen's Main Street Meet-Up
A Gloucester Women-Owned Business Tour
Thursday, September 21 | 3 - 7 PM
All are invited to put on your power-walking shoes and prepare to explore some of Gloucester's finest Women-Owned businesses, right here on Main (and adjacent) streets! After picking up your Passport and Raffle Tickets at Shore Nutrition, visit the list of participating Women-Owned Businesses, get your Passport stamped and enter raffle drawings at each location. Three additional Grand Prize Drawings will be held at Oliver’s Harbor at 7 PM.
Register and purchase your Passport & Raffle Tickets today for just $25 at bit.ly/Main-Street-Meet-Up. (You may also purchase at Shore Nutrition on the day of the event.)
Shops will be open from 3 to 7 PM for all Passport holders, with on-street networking, owners waiting to meet YOU, and a chance to win a raffle prize in every store! For more information please contact Michelle at michelle@capeannchamber.com.
All proceeds benefit the Carolyn M. O'Connor Scholarship Fund.
Download Flyer | View List of Participating Business
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36th Annual Love Greater Cape Ann Fundraising Auction
Thursday, September 28 | 5 - 10 PM
Cruiseport Gloucester
$100 per person - Table of 10 $1000
You are cordially invited to join us at the 36th Annual Love Greater Cape Ann Auction on September 28. We Love Greater Cape Ann and work hard to help support our Community in many ways. Your attendance and generous bidding will help the Chamber build for the future of this special place where we live, work and play.
Everyone’s favorite auctioneer, Lynne Zink, and her daughter Anna are thrilled to be returning to their favorite place and will be leading us through a fun & exciting night including:
- Live Auction
- Silent Auction
- Fund the Future Paddle Raise
- Heads & Tails Game
The evening will also include passed hors d'oeuvres, a
plated dinner, and a cash bar.
Limited Seating - Get Your Tickets Today
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Annual Businesswomen's Fall Luncheon
Thursday, October 12 | 11 AM - 2 PM
$75 Members | $85 Non-members
Join us at the Beauport Hotel for networking, lunch and an incredible group of panelists sharing their stories and empowering women to reinvent themselves to thrive in business.
The 2023 Fall Luncheon focuses on the "Art of Reinvention" and features the following four panelists:
- Gal Brenner Natasia: Author of "The Fruit You Never See"
- Christina Frei: Author of "“The Generosity Practice: 40 Days to Unstoppable”"
- Melissa Gilbo & Amy Pocsik: Co-founders of the Women's Business League
Read Panelist Bios | Download Flyer
Register Today
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39th Annual Essex ClamFest and Arts & Crafts Festival
Saturday, October 21 | 11 AM - 4 PM
(Rain Date: Sunday, October 22)
Join us for the 39th Annual Essex ClamFest and Arts & Crafts Festival, from 11 am to 4 pm at Shepard Memorial Park in Essex. Although the highlight of the day is the Chowder Tasting Competition (Come taste Cape Ann’s finest chowders from Noon to 1 pm and vote for your favorite!) there is also a great variety of activities, including arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment, children’s activities, and plenty of food vendors on-site!
Sponsorships Available
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$25K Game
Thursday, October 26 | 5 - 7 PM
The Elks at Bass Rocks
Tickets are in the house! A total of $25,000 is given away, including a Grand Prize of $10,000! All tickets, including the 50/50 Raffle, are available at the Chamber. You may also purchase tickets now on the Chamber website at bit.ly/25KGame.
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ON-GOING EVENTS
WEEKLY EVENTS
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Beauport Cruiselines
Sunset Dinner Cruise
Friday, September 15 | 6 - 9 PM
Enjoy the beautiful sunset along the Gloucester Harbor, all while enjoying a delicious meal.
Harvest Cruise
Saturday, September 23 | 5 - 8 PM
Enjoy the tastes of fall on Cape Ann featuring Chef Carved Prime Rib, Apple Pomegranate Chicken, Butternut Squash Ravioli, and more. Cruise and dine alongside live DJ Entertainment and Sweeping Ocean Views.
Bubbles & Brunch
Sunday, September 24 | 11 AM - 2 PM
Enjoy DJ Entertainment by Scottie Mac, a deluxe seasonal buffet brunch, and Moët & Chandon champagne cocktails that keep on flowing - all while taking in the ocean breeze and sweeping views of beautiful Cape Ann. Adults only.
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Emile Gruppe Paints the Caribbean
Thursday, September 14 & Friday, September 15 | 2 - 6 PM
Gruppe Gallery, 32 Rocky Neck
Reception at Gruppe Gallery. Free admission & refreshments. See 60 extraordinary oil paintings created in the 1950's, 60's & 70's while cruising the Caribbean aboard Ralph Evinrude's yacht! Caribbean blue waters! Breath taking scenes!
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Trails & Sails - 150+ Free Events Across Essex County
Friday, September 15 - Sunday, September 24
Essex National Heritage Area
Trails & Sails is an event series that helps connect people to the special places, assets, stories, and initiatives throughout Essex County, Massachusetts. While the program has historically focused on outdoor recreation such as guided hikes and excursions on the water (hence the “trails” and the “sails”), over the years it has grown to include historic house tours, lectures, community celebrations, special exhibitions, craft demonstrations, and many other diverse activities.
Trails & Sails events are designed celebrate the best of the historic, cultural, and natural resources that form the Essex National Heritage Area. Download Digital Guide
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T.S. Eliot's Gloucester: Dry Salvages Boat Tour and Lecture
Saturday, September 16 | 10 AM - 12 PM
The T.S. Eliot Foundation, in partnership with Gloucester 400+ has invited the public to take a chartered boat tour with commentary about the Dry Salvages 10:00 a.m. In the evening, there will be a lecture by the scholar Julia Daniel entitled “Water, Rock, Memory: T.S. Eliot’s Gloucester” as imagery used in T.S. Eliot’s poems, followed by a catered reception. Learn More
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History Lives Here
Saturday, September 16 | 10 AM - 2 PM
Wellspring House, Gloucester
As part of Essex Heritage Trails & Sails events, Wellspring invites the public to experience History Lives Here: The Freeman Family of West Gloucester. Come and learn about the Freemans of West Gloucester, a prominent Black family who for over 100 years made their home where Wellspring is headquartered today. Learn More & Reserve Free Ticket
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Let’s Build Together: 2025 Sawyer Free Library
Brick by Brick Lego Celebration
Saturday, September 16 | 10 AM - 12:30 PM
20 Main Street, Gloucester
Join the Sawyer Free Library for a fun LEGO-filled community event. Build your own library-inspired LEGO creation with the help of a certified LEGO Master from THE LEGO Discovery Center Boston. Check out the specially commissioned LEGO model replica of the 2025 Sawyer Free Library. Have fun creating with LEGOs along with face painting, prizes, music, and more! Bring your friends and neighbors! All are invited to this FREE, hands-on, fun-filled celebration of the 2025 Sawyer Free Library's upcoming groundbreaking.
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Farm Day Weekend
Saturday, September 16 & Sunday, September 17
12 - 5 PM | Appleton Farms, Ipswich
Celebrate local agriculture and rural life at one of the oldest continuously operating farms in the country. Enjoy games and activities for all ages, visit its barnyard and educational garden, meet the farm machinery, listen to fabulous live music and top the day off with local craft beer, food trucks and the farm’s own wood-fired pizza. $20 per vehicle ($15 members)
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UN-GALA-Project Adventure's Fall Festival for Grown-Ups
Thursday, September 21 | 5 - 8 PM
Moraine Farm, Beverly MA
Enjoy great food & people, our special cocktails, auction, adventure games on the lawn, music, fire pits & more! All in a breathtakingly beautiful setting. Your attendance supports Project Adventure's experiences so all youth have the opportunity to explore, climb and grow-and learn critical life skills to help them thrive!
Learn More | Purchase Tickets
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Celebrate Seaglass Law & Mediation
Sunday, September 24 | 1 - 5 PM
Stage Fort Park Gazebo
Join Sealgass Law & Mediation in celebrating their second anniversary with an oceanside picnic and entertainment by Grammy-nominee singer/songwriter, Ari Hest. Bring a lawn chair and your best singing voice! Please RSVP by September 17, 2023 to karenamyatt@gmail.com or text 954-579-5494.
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Looking for more exposure for your business or special promotion? We offer several opportunities for advertising in Soundings.
For details, please download the Advertising Contract or contact Cindy.
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We extend a big thank you to our supporting sponsors!
If you are interested in promoting with the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and sponsoring this newsletter, please contact Steve Buckley at steve@capeannchamber.com
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