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January 3, 2024

Chamber Events

 Make a New Year's Resolution to participate in our many networking opportunities to help promote your business and meet other members.

Coffee & Connections

Thursday, January 4 | 9 AM


Start the New Year out on the right foot by attending the first Coffee & Connections of 2024 on January 4th! Join us via Zoom to learn about other member businesses and let them know about your business and any plans for the new year. This is a great way for new members to get acquainted with the Chamber family. Register Now

Business After Hours

Thursday, January 18 | 5 - 7 PM

Vita Bella Ristorante


Join us and fellow chamber members at Vita Bella Ristorante for our first Business After Hours of 2024. Light appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available. And remember to bring your business card for a door prize raffle!

Register Today

Annual Celebration Scheduled for Friday, January 26

Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport | 5 - 9 PM

Event Performance Details to Come Soon - Tickets Now on Sale

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You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating 2024 Board President Karen Ristuben, Essex County Community Foundation & 2023 Board President Loran Caputo, Cape Ann Motor Inn


Join us as we welcome our incoming 2024 President and Board of Directors as the 2024 theme of Creativity, Culture & Commerce: Stronger Together is introduced. Our goal this year is to inspire new synergies between greater Cape Ann's arts, culture, and business communities.


This unique Annual Celebration represents the visual and performing arts - music, painting, drama, poetry, and dance - from all our five communities. 


Visit our website to learn more about the live performance and to purchase tickets.


Ticket Options

$100 per person for Program, Reception & Live Performances

$45 per Adult for Live Performances only

$20 per Youth (under 18) for Live Performances only


PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO FORMAL SIT DOWN DINNER. HEAVY APPETIZERS WILL BE SERVED. 


Member Events

Please Check the Full Community Calendar for All Member Event Listings

On-Going Events

True North Ale Company Events


Trivia Night

Wednesday, January 3 & 17 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Join this fun competition on the first and third Wednesdays of every month. Questions will cover a broad range of topics. A True North Ales gift card will be awarded to the winning team.


Live Music with "The Return"

Friday, January 5 | 6 - 9 PM

Dave, Gary, and Adrienne will be performing as a trio at True North Ales in The Return's first gig of 2024!

Campell-Porter Funeral Home

Open House & Ribbon Cutting

Thursday, January 4 | 4 - 6 PM

6 High Street, Ipswich


The new renovation is complete and Campbell-Porter Funeral Home would like to take this opportunity for the community to join them for engaging conversation, refreshments, horse d'oeuvres, and a chance to win a door prize.

Wake Up Spirit

Sunday, January 7 | 11 AM - 1 PM

Floating Lotus, Gloucester


Wake Up Spirit is a dance of heart and community — a safe place to connect to spirit through movement and sound. We are so blessed to have this time and space to move our bodies freely, without judgment, to dance our prayers and dreams together. We gather on the first Sunday of every month. Join us for this celebration of life.

Treetop Yoga Events


Body By Breath: Master Your Body Breath Connection

Sunday, January 7 | 4 PM - 5:30 PM

Join Kate Hamm to explore the transformative power of breathing with the Coregeous® therapy ball.


Beginner Yoga Series with Sharon Esker

Monday, January 8 | 5 - 6:20 PM

Come learn the fundamentals of a yoga practice - from the movements and breath to meditation and even a little philosophy to give you a solid foundation for your personal practice.

Halibut Point State Park Events


World War II Tower Tour

Sunday, January 7, 14, 21, 28 | 11 AM - 12:30 PM


When Granite was King

Tuesday, January 9, 16, 23, 30 | 11 AM - 12:30 PM


Winter Birding for Beginners-Halibut Point State Park

Sunday, January 14 | 8 - 10 AM

Hearing Wellness Group

Wednesday, January 10 | 10:30 - 11:30 AM

Essex Senior Center, Pickering Street


Join Beauport Hearing Care for a 'hearing wellness' discussion group. This recurring in-person event takes place on the second Wednesday of every month, starting at 10:30 a.m. Come with any questions and funny personal stories about hearing. Get wellness tips and resources. 

Performing Arts Centers

Gloucester Stage Company Events


Can My Baby Fly? A New Play by Brian Orr

Saturday, January 6 | 7:30 - 9 PM

Sunday, January 7 | 3 - 5 PM

Gloucester Stage Company

The Award-winning pediatrician Dr. Brian G. Orr presents a one-man show sharing enlightening, humorous, and heartfelt stories from his 40+ years as a pediatrician. Buy Tickets


SOUTH: Earnest Shackleton & the Endurance Expedition

Friday, January 12 | 7:30 PM

The wreck of the Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition ship, was rediscovered 10,000 feet below the Weddell Sea in Antarctica; at the bottom of the ocean for over a century but still in remarkably good condition. The Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra performs a live, improvisational score for the 1919 silent film South – Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition.


Fish Tales

Friday, January 19

Since its first iteration in 2013, the Gloucester Writers Center’s “Moth”-like storytelling showcase has grown from a cozy evening among friends to one of the city’s most-loved events, featuring storytellers from Gloucester and beyond.

Rockport Music

Shalin Liu Performance Center


Borromini & Bernini - Great Art on Screen: January 7 @ 1 PM

Headlands: January 14 @ 4 PM

Chopped Guitars Workshop: January 20 @ 3 PM

Jeff Conley of Chopped Guitars: January 20 @ 7 PM

Cassandre McKinley: January 21 @ 4 PM

Carmen - Metropolitan Opera Live in HD: January 27 @ 12:55 PM

Chaeyoung Park, piano: January 28 @ 3 PM

Advertising

Looking for more exposure for your business or special promotion? We offer several opportunities for advertising in Soundings.


For details, please download the 2024 Advertising Contract or contact Cindy.

Soundings Sponsors

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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