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Get your ticket (or tickets) today for a chance to win big! $25,000 in cash prizes is set to be given away on October 26 with the grand prize of $10K to one lucky winner! It could be you. Only 500 tickets will be sold and there are 12 chances to win!
- Grand Prize: $10,000
- Second Prize: $5,000
- Third Prize: $2,500
- Fourth Prize (6): $1,000
- Fifth Prize (3): $500
Call the Chamber at 978-283-1601, stop by in person or purchase online at bit.ly/25KGame. | Download Flyer
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Employers Against Domestic Violence Free Training
Monday, October 30 | 8:30 AM
Chamber Conference Room or Zoom
Domestic Violence IS a Workplace Issue! Is Your Company Prepared?
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Employers Against Domestic Violence is hosting a FREE training session for Greater Cape Ann Chamber members. Learn best practices for prevention, education, and resources. Understand how domestic violence is affecting your business and how to recognize the signs to help. This free session is approved for (1) one hour professional development credit (PDC) towards SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP recertification.
Download Flyer | Register for Free Today
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2023 Summer Season in Review
Thursday, November 9 | 5:30 - 7 PM
Gloucester Stage Company
Join us and Discover Gloucester at Gloucester Stage Company for the 2023 Season Summer in Review. The summer season will be discussed in light of the information collected at the recent Restaurant, Arts/Culture, Attractions, Retail and Lodging Roundtable Sessions. Learn about what was good, problems encountered and the possible solutions. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP if you would like to attend.
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Winter Lights is back for the Fourth Season
Discover Gloucester and the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce are excited to be collaborating on the 4th Annual Winter Lights on Cape Ann this holiday season! Please complete the form below to sign up to be included in the online map which has had over 17,000 views since last fall!
Participation is free! We ask that you have holiday lights and decor of your choice up and visible to passersby starting Small Business Saturday, through January 1 (and beyond if you so choose). Also, back by popular demand for the 2nd year: A decorating contest option!
Click here to learn more and sign up today.
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Upcoming GCACC Division Meetings
Essex: Wednesday, October 25 at Woodman's | 8 - 9 AM
Ipswich: Friday, November 3 at Town Hall | 8 - 9 AM
Manchester-by-the-Sea: Wednesday, November 8 | 8 - 9 AM (Location TBD)
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Rockport Music to host a Fall Jazz Weekend
This November at Rockport Music’s Shalin Liu Performance Center opens with a dynamic Fall Jazz Weekend (November 2-5, 2023) that starts with Christian McBride’s New Jawn on November 2 at 8 p.m., with their recently released sophomore album, Prime. An eight-time GRAMMY Award winning bassist, composer and bandleader, Christian McBride stands as one of the most revered jazz artists of our time. In addition to Christian on double bass, New Jawn features trumpeter Josh Evans, saxophonist/bass clarinetist Marcus Strickland and drummer Nasheet Waits. Read Full Press Release
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Rockport Teacher to Speak at Statehouse on Wednesday
(From Gloucester Daily Times) Rockport High School history teacher Dan Gagnon is scheduled to speak about his first book at the Statehouse on Wednesday as part of the State Library’s Author Talk Series.
Gagnon, of Danvers, will discuss his book “A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution, and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse,” published in 2021, from noon to 1 p.m. at the State Library in Room 341. The event will also be live-streamed on YouTube. Read Full Article
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Cape Ann Plein Air 2023 Gallery
Another Cape Air Plein Air is in the books. Click here to view and purchase the beautiful paintings created by the talented artists during the festival this year. Our artists capture the essence of this historic and scenic region with their brushes and canvases.
(From Manchester Cricket) Stephen Griffin took first place with his painting, “Schooners in the Harbor.” In second place was “The Tide Will Turn,” a painting of the marshes behind Black Beach in Manchester by Pennsylvania artist Beth Bathe. Third place was “Dancing on Bass Rocks,” by Illinois painter Lon Brauer. Winning paintings celebrated many areas of Rockport, Gloucester, Essex, and Manchester and focused on traditional land and seascape scenes of plein air painting as well as non-traditional ones, such as indoor scenes, restaurant life, people at work and play. Styles in paintings also ranged from realism to highly abstract or gestural techniques in both watercolor and oil. Read Full Article
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Annisquam Village Players (AVP) Awards $1,000 Each to Two Students
AVP is pleased to announce the selection of Rockport students Morgan Reilly and Isabella Scherbarth as the winners of the 2023 AVP Theatrical Arts Scholarship. As part of the AVP’s mission to support and encourage young performers,To support and encourage our young performers, the AVP awards a scholarship each year to students who have demonstrated a commitment to developing their artistic talent in acting, voice, dance or in theater production, and have participated in AVP productions in the past. The scholarship funds can be applied to any artistic development, such as classes or private instruction in theater arts, or tuition to a school or camp program offering such instruction. Read More
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Musicians Wanted for Halftime Show
(From Gloucester Daily Times) In honor of Gloucester’s 400+ anniversary, residents are invited to join in a special musical performance on the evening of Friday, Oct. 27, at halftime during the Gloucester High School football team’s final home game of the season.
City Councilor Jeff Worthley has organized a fun performance of the Gloucester High School and O’Maley Middle School bands and their guests. The bands have been practicing and will be ready to welcome 50 additional local musicians who can capably play the four chosen songs to join them. The expectation is that local musicians will commit to joining the students, download the respective musical parts, practice on their own and join in a brief pre-game rehearsal on the Newell Stadium bleachers at 6 p.m. Learn More
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Association of Great Neck's Turkey Tune-Up 5K Run/Walk Open for Registration
On the first Saturday in November, AGN sponsors the annual Turkey Tune-Up 5K Run/Walk. The event, which starts at Pirate Park on Little Neck Road, Ipswich, is the primary fundraiser for the AGN Scholarship Fund. The scenic route goes clockwise around Great Neck beginning at Great Neck Park (Pirate Park-128 Little Neck Road), follows Little Neck Road to a right on North Ridge Rd, a right on Clark Road continuing on Bayview Rd and back to the park. Register Today
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| Enterprise Center Workshops
| | Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) awards up to $25,000 to various organizations to fund workplace safety training. Eligible employers within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts covered by the Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Law (MGL CH. 152) may qualify for funding. | | The Workforce Training Fund Express Program is designed to help businesses respond quickly to change and keep employees engaged. With bite-size grants for just-in-time training and no waiting periods between grants, Express is our fastest path to funding, enhanced with an even more flexible directory of training options and 6 quick steps to success. | | Please check the Business Resources Category in Chamber Blog for Business Resources available to the Cape Ann region! | | |
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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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