Coffee & Connections
Thursday, November 3 | 9 AM
It is that time again! Please join us Thursday morning, October 6 at 9 AM for our monthly virtual Coffee & Connections. This is a great opportunity for new and old members, as well as prospective members, to grab a cup of your favorite morning beverage and Zoom in from you home or office for an informal "Get to Know My Business" networking session.
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Business After Hours
Wednesday, November 16
5 - 7 PM
Great Marsh Brewing Company
Join us for a fun Business After Hours networking event upstairs at Great Marsh Brewing Company! Take in the beautiful views of the Essex River and marsh, network with the local business community, play some table shuffleboard and foosball, partake of a wide variety of craft brews & hard & soft seltzers, and enjoy delicious appetizers (a full bar is also available for non-beer drinkers).
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FantaSEA
Saturday, October 29 | 1 - 5PM
Maritime Gloucester
Maritime Gloucester is being taken over by a FantaSEA of Halloween characters! Bring the whole family for fun activities, lively music and tasty treats! Come visit our Warlock on the Dock and make your very own magic wand or meet our Pirate on the Pier for a Spooktacular scavenger hunt! Our Bard in the Shipyard will start with a reading of the children's book Tilly and the Pirate at 1 followed by some lively maritime music. Learn More
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Fisheye: My Underwater Vision
A solo photography show by Dawn McDonald
Rockport Art Association & Museum
Through October 27
In an exhibition titled Fisheye: My Underwater Vision, local photographer Dawn McDonald will be taking viewers on a journey of her undersea adventures from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean, through the Sulu and Caribbean Seas, to right here in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Ann. An avid scuba diver, McDonald’s numerous interactions with unique and endangered sea creatures, and seeing the negative changes in their environment over the years, led to her strong support for conservation and advocacy, and a desire to share the amazing beauty of the ocean and its varied inhabitants. Read More
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Silent Movies with Live Keyboard Accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis
Meetinghouse Green
Sunday, October 30 | 3 - 4:30 PM
Before elaborate soundtracks and before actors spoke in films, keyboard artists entertained audiences with their live improvised musical accompaniment to follow a film's storyline. Children and adults of all ages will be delighted with the musical interpretation of keyboard artist Jeff Rapsis as he infuses new life into three works from the early era of cinematic history. Three movies to be shown are Buster Keaton's The Haunted House and Charlie Chaplin's The Floorwalker and The Kid.
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Employee Benefits 101: What You Need to Know About Qualified Benefit Plans
Tuesday, November 1 | 8 - 10 AM
Presented by Morse Law at CityPoint, Waltham, MA
This complimentary live presentation will focus on recent legal developments impacting the design and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans. Join Rebecca Alperin and members of Morse’s Employee Benefits and Employment Law Teams as they provide insight to employers and plan sponsors on hot topics in the world of employee benefits and recent changes impacting employers and employees.
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Improv & Martinis
Wednesday, November 2 | 6:30 PM
The Fish Shack
Just a few tickets remaining for Improv & Martini’s, a Great Gathering of Total Delight led by Izzy Gesell. Izzy is a Professional Humorist, Improv Master, Organizational Alchemist promises an evening full of Engaging Fun, Fantastic Food, and Amazing Adult Beverages. No need to go to New York, or L.A. or Boston because the hot spot of the universe will be right here, in Rockport, Massachusetts! Email Michelle to to reserve a ticket! Tickets are $45 each.
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Guest Artist Matthew Billey
Showing at Seven Suns Gallery
Showing through Friday Nov 25, 2022
The “Red Sun” series and others of Matt’s paintings will be featured as a Fall Event at Loren Doucette Studio at Seven Suns Gallery. Seven Suns Gallery is located at 48 Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Ma. and is open 7 days a week from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
Read Matthew Billey's Bio
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Trick or Treat & Kid's Halloween Happenings | |
TOWNWIDE TRICK OR TREATING
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Essex: Monday, October 31 from 5 to 8 PM. Winthrop, Maple & Pickering Streets will be closed to traffic.
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Gloucester: Starting at dusk. No official hours posted.
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Ipswich: Monday, October 31 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
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Manchester-by-the-Sea: Monday, October 31 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM
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Rockport: Starting at dusk. No official hours posted.
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Halloween-by-the-Sea
Haunted Library: Wed., Oct. 26 | 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Halloween Party: Mon., Oct. 31 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM
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Rockport Downtown
Trick or Treat
Sunday, October 30
3 - 5 PM
Rockport Downtown Businesses
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Ipswich Downtown Trick or Treat
Saturday, October 29
1 - 4 PM
Downtown Ipswich
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Gloucester Downtown
Trick or Treat
Monday, October 31
CANCELED!
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Cape Ann Ongoing Events
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Appleton Farms: Check out all events, from Hayrides, Hikes for Beer, and Wood-Fired Pizza
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Cape Ann Museum: Learn about all the events, exhibitions, walking tours and talks happening at CAM.
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Essex Shipbuilding Museum: Crossroads: Change in Rural America. Smithsonian traveling exhibit highlighting changing landscape of rural America in Essex, MA open through October 22.
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Hammond Castle: Gloucester Gratis Days every Tuesday. Self-guided tours daily.
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Rockport Exchange: Farmer's Market every Saturday through October 15th from 9 AM to Noon in Harvey Park
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Schooner Adventure: Weekend public sailings with free sails for children
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