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Ipswich Downtown Tuesdays featuring Dead to the Core
Tonight at the Ipswich Riverwalk
6 - 8 PM
Come Enjoy the Ride tonight, Tuesday, July 23, with Dead To The Core at the Take Out Terrace.
Grab some take-out from a local restaurant and experience the North Shore’s FIRST and ONLY Grateful Dead cover band. Let's sway down by the river on a sultry summer night!
Limited seating is available so feel free to BYOC (bring your own chair!)
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Chamber Announces Manchester’s Festival-By-The-Sea on Saturday, August 3rd
The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is excited to be presenting Manchester’s Festival-by-the-Sea, a Cape Ann Classic, in partnership with the Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea. The festival will be held on Saturday, August 3rd from 10 AM to 4 PM in three Manchester-by-the-Sea town parks: Town Hall, Reed, and Masconomo. Over 100 artisans, food vendors, and non-profits will be on hand, offering original artwork, handmade goods, tasty treats, and more. This family-friendly event includes live outdoor entertainment, shopping and sidewalk sales by local retailers, restaurants, food trucks, a beer garden, and fun activities for kids, including Face Painting by Miss Wendy and “reptile fun” from the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team! Read Full Press Release
See Full List of Participants | Download Map Brochure | Follow on Facebook
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The Chamber has a wide variety of events coming up over the next few months. These events are great ways to get your business out in front of thousands of business professionals, residents, and visitors. | |
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37th Annual Love Cape Ann Auction
Thursday, September 26
This longstanding auction fundraiser will reach and engage many businesses and households. As such, it provides a unique opportunity for your organization to have fantastic exposure with community leaders, public officials, local businesses, area residents, and visitors who travel to greater Cape Ann. Download Sponsorship Form
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39th Annual Essex ClamFest and Arts and Crafts Festival
Saturday, October 26
Home of the “original fried clam,” this event has grown every year to become one of the best attended Festivals in the region. More than 1,000 people taste the ‘Best of the Best’ at the Chowder Competition each year, voting for their favorite in the People’s Choice Award, while community judges help to select the winner of the Judge’s Award. Download Sponsorship Form
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Additional events this fall include Rockport Harvest Fest and the $25K Game. More details will be available soon!
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SIgn Up for Paid Member Eblasts
Due to popular demand, the Greater Cape Ann Chamber will be testing the waters of offering paid eblasts on behalf of members. These paid eblasts will be sent on Mondays only. Members may reserve a paid eblast once every two months.
Only one paid eblast will be sent per week. These paid email blasts will be identified as such in the email "From" field as "GCACC Member Paid Eblast", as well as at the top of all email messages (see image below)..
To learn more about this opportunity, please visit our Promotional Opportunities website page or download the 2024 Paid Eblast Advertising Contract. Spacing will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more details or to reserve your spot, please contact Cindy.
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Matt Kirschner, Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Do you need some help or direction with your personal or business financial planning? Meet Matt Kirschner, an Ipswich-based financial advisor for Edward Jones. Matt is passionate about financial markets, tax management, and financial independence. He enjoys helping business owners start, expand, and transition their businesses along with their wealth. Learn More about Matt
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Do You Want Your Business Featured in a Chamber Member Spotlight?
If you would like to be considered, please let us know by filling in the Member Spotlight Request Form. These spotlight opportunities are open to all members, on a first-come, first-served basis. Once we receive your request form and confirm that you are a member in good standing, we will send you a profile questionnaire.
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Do you have a news story or helpful resource to share? If so, send it to us by Monday of each week and we will try to include it in our Tuesday Business Soundings!
Please email news stories and press releases to cindy@capeannchamber.com
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Greenbelt Names Chris LaPointe as Next President
Essex County Greenbelt Association is pleased to announce that Chris LaPointe has been named as its next President, effective September 1, 2024. LaPointe is currently Vice President of Conservation Operations at Greenbelt and has extensive experience overseeing large, complex land conservation initiatives throughout the region. He succeeds Kate Bowditch, Greenbelt’s President for the past six years, who is retiring. Read Full Press Release
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NYT Best Selling Author Clint Smith to Headline Community Panel Discussion on September 10
Get ready, Gloucester! Together in partnership, the Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester's Racial Justice Team, the Gloucester Health Department and sixteen additional community co-sponsors, announce the launch of Gloucester Reads 2024, a citywide, intergenerational summer reading initiative. This community-wide book club aims to spark conversation, inspire new ideas, and encourage introspection about race equity in our country and in our community.
Gloucester Reads’ main selection is How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. Smith uses archival research and interviews to offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has shaped our nation's history and memory. Learn More
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Crate walkers raise $5,200 for Gloucester Stage
(From Gloucester Daily Times) Many of the city’s nimblest spent Saturday competing in the Gloucester Police Department’s third annual Lobster Crate Race fundraising event.
The event raised more than $5,200 for the Gloucester Stage Company, a 501©3 nonprofit organization supporting theater education and apprenticeship programs for youth in the region. It was the highest fundraising total for the race yet. Read Full Article
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Set The Soundtrack of America’s Oldest Seaport: Help Craft Gloucester’s Community Playlist
This season, Discover Gloucester is tuning into the rich musical vibes of Cape Ann with an exciting new community initiative. Help compile a community playlist that will serve as a sound-based souvenir, and an ode to the abundant live music scene of gorgeous Gloucester, MA.
As a hub of live music and cultural dynamism, Gloucester has inspired countless melodies and rhythms. From the echoes of the harbor to its bustling downtown streets, the Gloucester community has been a muse for many artists and musicians. Discover Gloucester invites locals and visitors alike to contribute playlist suggestions of their favorite Gloucester-inspired tracks that encapsulate the spirit and charm of the city and its surrounding areas. Close your eyes, smell the sea air, feel the ocean breeze and drop into the island mentality: What songs remind you of Gloucester? Read More
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GMGI pioneers eDNA to guide fisheries and wind farms
(From Gloucester Daily Times) The CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Emily Reichert, Cape Ann’s lawmakers and Mayor Greg Verga were among those who dropped by the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute on Main Street on Friday to hear how its scientists are pioneering the use of environmental DNA to gauge the effect of wind farms on fisheries, and for fisheries management.
This technique, proponents say, can lead to better information when it comes to surveying species to tackle challenges from the state’s nascent offshore wind industry, fisheries management and climate change. Read Full Article
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The Path to a New Senior Center
(From The Manchester Cricket) At this year’s Annual Town Meeting, voters enthusiastically approved funds to allow the Town to purchase a portion of the Masonic Lodge located near Town Hall. Plans call for renovating the existing building and constructing two additions – one to make the existing dining/multi-purpose room larger to create a new ceremonial room for the Masons and another addition to add office space and activity rooms for the new Senior Center. The existing ceremonial room along with the kitchen and restrooms will be renovated and become part of the new Senior Center. Read Full Article.
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Cape Ann Animal Aid Pet of the Week
Hi there I’m Onyx! I’m a super friendly 7-year-old with a huge heart. I am part of the Extended Stay Club here at at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter, 4 Paws Lane in Gloucester, so my adoption fee is waived. I get along with everyone, love to snuggle and give head bumps. I would love to join a home with another feline friend. I had some dental work and an upper respiratory infection so I might be predisposed to URIs in the future so I might just need to see my vet a little more often than my other feline friends might. If you have the love and dedication to give me, submit an application today so we can meet up and I can reward you with endless affection. Visit www.capeannanimalaid.org for more information about Onyx and all the other animals waiting for homes here at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter, 4 Paws Lane in Gloucester.
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Do you have a special offer or hot deal to offer to your fellow chamber members?
if so, you can post this to our website via the Member Portal. These special deals will automatically post to the Chamber Facebook, and will be featured here in Business Soundings.
Contact Becca for more details.
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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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