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Business After Hours
Wednesday, November 15 | 5 - 7 PM
Fleur Cuisine Harborside, Rockport
Join us and fellow (& future) chamber members at Fleur Cuisine Harborside for our November Business After Hours. Light appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available. And remember to bring your business card for a door prize raffle!
NEW! For all members that bring a Plus 1 (friend, business colleague, etc.), you will each have a chance to win at $25 CA Gift Check!
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Winter Lights Sign Up Deadline is Extended
The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and Discover Gloucester are excited to be collaborating on the 4th Annual Winter Lights on Cape Ann this holiday season! And we invite all businesses to join in the festive spirit by decorating their storefronts with twinkling lights and creative window displays!
Participation is free! All you need to do is have holiday lights and décor of your choice up and visible to passersby starting Small Business Saturday (Saturday, November 25) through January 1 (and beyond if you so choose).
Back by popular demand is the optional decorating contest! Visitors will pick their favorite decorated business in each of the five participating communities for a chance to win a prize! 2023 voting will be live starting on Small Business Saturday, November 25th.
Please sign up before Monday, November 20 to be included in the online map which has had over 17,000 views since last fall
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Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting at The Cut
Tuesday, November 20 | 4 PM
177 Main Street, Gloucester
An enterprising group of local investors, musicians, hospitality, and entertainment professionals, all with roots on Boston’s North Shore, will be joined by Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga on Monday, November 20th to “cut the ribbon” officially opening The Cut, a multi-purpose entertainment venue and restaurant on Main Street in downtown Gloucester, MA. Following the ceremony at 4pm, which includes a reveal of the marquee announcing the inaugural shows, doors will open to the public at 5pm for the restaurant portion of the facility.
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Save the Dates for Division Holiday Parties
(All parties are 5 to 7 PM)
Manchester-by-the-Sea: November 30 at Bravo by the Sea
Rockport: December 5 at Whale's Jaw Café
Essex: December 6 at Woodman's of Essex
Ipswich: December 13 at Ipswich Ale Brewery
Chamber Holiday Party: December 14 at the Chamber Visitor Center in Gloucester
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DCF Holiday Gift Drive
The Goal of our Virtual Gift Drive is to provide holiday gifts to 150 children who are in the DCF system. All donations will benefit families and children in need that are involved with the Cape Ann/Salem DCF office.
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Gloucester Giving Elves
In their fourth year of helping those in community at holiday season who are less fortunate, they deal with a specific group of students at Gloucester High School. This year they are asking members of community to donate gift cards in the amount of 10.00 each to a local coffee, pizza or sub or shake shop. Venmo: @Together-Gloucester
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Help Stuff a Cruiser
November 18 | 11 AM - 3 PM
Shaws Market, Ipswich
Most needed items: Ceral, Oatmeal, Coffee, Tea, Pancake Mix, Maple Syrup, 100% Fruit Juice.
Benefits The Open Door
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The Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library Corporation Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 15 | 6 - 7:30 PM
Gloucester Stage
The meeting will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with a welcome by the President of the Library's Board of Trustees, Mern Sibley, followed by remarks by Mayor Greg Verga. A construction update of the 2025 Sawyer Free Library renovation, modernization, and expansion project will be provided by Jon Rich, president of the construction management firm W.T. Rich. In addition, new members of the Library Corporation and Board of Trustees will be elected, and the Mary M. Weissblum Volunteer Award will be presented. The evening will also pay tribute to Beth Pocock, who recently retired after a decade of exceptional service as the Assistant Library Director.
Refreshments will be served. The meeting is open to the public, but only corporators can vote.
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Old Sloop Presents Leslie Mendelson
Friday, November 17 | 7:30 - 10 PM
First Congregational Church of Rockport
Leslie Mendelson’s timeless musicality and evocative songwriting cuts a wide swath. All Music writes that Leslie evokes “1970s songwriter influences in the vein of Carole King and Carly Simon.” If Leslie’s only collaboration with a legendary musician was Jackson Browne, it would be a worthy point to celebrate. What’s truly telling is that Leslie has also drawn the attention of The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir who recorded a duet with her on Roy Orbison’s standard, “Blue Bayou,” while no less than rock royalty The Who invited her to open two shows at Madison Square Garden.
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Thanksgiving Food Drive
Saturday, November 18 | 9 AM - 3 PM
Multiple Locations
The Open Door needs your help stocking the shelves for the Holidays and beyond! Donations will be accepted at six participating grocery stores: most needed items include: cereal, coffee, tea, granola bars, oatmeal, pancake/waffle mix, maple syrup, and 100% fruit juice. Pleas - no glass.
A clothing drive will be held at Second Glance, Thrift Store of The Open Door, on Saturday, Nov. 18 as well. No appointment needed that day only for clothing donations!
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Night of Stars Auditions
Saturday, November 18 | 9 AM - 12 PM
Monday, November 20 | 3 - 5 PM
MEMHS Auditorium
Spaulding Education Fund’s 12th Annual Night of Stars Talent Show will be held this year on Saturday, December 2 at 4:00 pm in the Manchester Essex Regional Middle High School Auditorium. This special event raises funds for Spaulding Education Fund, an independent, non-profit organization providing support for programs that enhance the academic curriculum of the Manchester Essex Regional School District. The gala performance showcases talent from the local community and features singers, dancers, comedians--and a few surprises, too.
Students of all ages, parents, teachers, and community supporters are invited to audition. Adults are welcome to accompany their children, or to perform alone. Auditions will be held at the Middle-High School Auditorium. Sign up for an audition slot at spauldingeducationfund.org. Download Press Release
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Rockport PTO Fair
Saturday, November 18 | 9:30 AM - 2 PM
Rockport High School
Mark your calendars for the 2023 Rockport PTO Holiday Fair - they have sold out their tables! Come join in and get your holiday shopping started with local artists and crafters. Support small businesses and find unique gifts for a loved one or maybe even yourself!
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iCON-Free Annual Art Convention
Saturday, November 18 | 11 AM - 5 PM
Montserrat College of Art
Highlighting the innovative strength of artists and their diverse backgrounds, iCON aims to bring people together to showcase, vend, and celebrate all creative identities in one location. Hosted by Montserrat College of Art, iCON facilitates a range of creative activities, panel discussions, exhibition vendors, cosplay contests, and more.
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Refusing to Pay
Saturday, November 18 | 2 PM
Gloucester Meeting House, Middle Street
Gloucester Meetinghouse is presenting a program called 'Refusing to Pay' about how courageous Gloucester residents in the 1780's helped to establish the separation of church and state and the guarantee of religious liberty in America. This three-part program was created for Gloucester’s 400th Anniversary Celebration to share the remarkable story of Rev. John Murray, his Gloucester Universalists followers, and how they influenced the guarantee of religious liberty in First Amendment to the US Constitution. A reception with light refreshments will follow at the Sargent House Museum, a short walk down Middle Street. Learn More
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O'Brien's Boru - Benefitting Make-a-Wish
Saturday, November 18 | 3 - 9 PM
Blue Collar Gloucester House
Join this day-long event of music and laughter as we show all the children we love and care for them the best that we know how, through music. Live music, Comedy, Cash bar, Food available for purchase, Prize Raffles, 50/50 Raffles.
Emcee (comedian) Danny Gill.
Live Performances by:
Soloist "Ron Leathers"
Theresa Gray's" The Experiment"
Rob Banks and The Moneymakers
Frank Hawks "Overdue Rentals"
Tommy O'Brien's "O'Brien's Boru
Tickets $20 in advance / $25 at the door. Doors open at 2 PM. Music begins at 3 PM.
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Hoppy Homegrown Market
Saturday, November 18 | 5 - 9 PM
Ipswich Ale Brewery
Sip & Shop this Holiday Season! Visit the Ipswich Ale Brewery for a special collaboration with the Ipswich Homegrown Market - a pop-up mini indoor market featuring 10 local vendors from 5PM - 9PM. Great your head start on your holiday shopping this year while you sip on a beer.
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RAA&M 29th Annual Hand-painted Holiday Ornament Fundraiser
November 24 - December 31
Celebrate the season of giving in a creative and festive way! Join in to support of the Rockport Art Association & Museum for their 29th Annual Hand-Painted Holiday Ornament Fundraiser. RAA&M Juried Artist Members have created miniature paintings on 3 ½ x 3 ½ inch masonite panels, provided by the RAA&M. The ornaments include many different forms of expression – holiday scenes, landscapes, seascapes, nocturnes, harbors, animals, still lifes, and more. All proceeds benefit the Rockport Art Association & Museum.
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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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