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2 weeks ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
The power of culture will be shared at a free community event for all ages on Saturday, June 14, featuring food and music, presented by the Gloucester Cultural Initiative. The two-part event, titled “A Celebration of Resiliency and the Multi-Cultural Heritage of Cape Ann,” starts with a culinary festival and finishes with a concert. kAm%96 AC@8C2> DE2CED H:E9 “qC62< qC625[” 7C@> d\f A]>] 2E E96 &?:E2C:2? &?:G6CD2=:DE r9FC49[ `_ r9FC49 $E][ v=@F46DE6C[ H96C6 G:D:E@CD 42?
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3 weeks ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
Gloucester Stage Co. opens it season Thursday with its production of “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, an American classic. The works of Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) have been celebrated for making an indelible influence on American theater. kAm%96C6 H:== 36 2 492>A28?6 @A6?:?8 $2EFC52J[ yF?6 f[ 2E e A]>] 2E E96 E962E6C 2E aef t2DE |2:?
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1 month ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
Gloucester’s Lanes Coven Theater Co. will open its fifth season with the production of “Topdog/Underdog,” by Suzan-Lori Parks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning work. The Pulitzer Prize website describes the work as “a darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity. ‘Topdog/Underdog’ tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names, given to them as a joke, foretell a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment.
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1 month ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
The CutUp, an open mic comedy evening hosted by Billy Baker, returns to The Cut, at 177 Main St., Gloucester. A Cape Ann resident and Boston Globe writer, Baker penned the book “We Need to Hang Out,” which was published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster. So for those who want to hang out and be ready for the unexpected, the next open mic comedy is this Friday, May 23, from 7 to 10 p.m.; the show starts at 7:30 p.m.kAm{:= $:D H:== @776C FA D>2D9 3FC86CD 2?5 @E96C @AE:@?D :?
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1 month ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
When Gloucester’s Megan Wolffe first heard the music of Amy Winehouse, both the melodies and lyrics moved her beyond words. At the time, the late singer’s “Back to Black” album soared in popularity and its songs began to top the charts. In 2008, the British singer-songwriter known for her powerful voice won five Grammy Awards including an award for her “Back to Black” album, Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album, along with more awards for her song “Rehab,” which won Song of the Year.
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1 month ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
As temperatures slowly rise this spring, the Cape Ann Symphony prepares for the final performance of its 73rd season with “The Swirling Romantics” concert this Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m. at the Manchester Essex Regional High School auditorium. Guest musician and celebrated pianist Myron Romanul has a special history with this area. As a 12year-old he performed Mozart’s “Concerto No. 27” in 1966 with Cape Ann Symphony, and he is delighted to return. kAmp?
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1 month ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
Far flung images of Cape Ann are captured on historic canvases and will be featured in Rockport Art Association & Museum’s 40th annual art auction. The auction, which will be online only, takes place on Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m.kAm$@>6 @7 E96 D46?6D A@CEC2J A=246D DF49 2D !:86@? r@G6[ #@4<J }64<[ w2=7 |@@? q6249[ q62CD<:? }64<[ %92496C xD=2?5’D %H:? {:89ED[ qC246’D r@G6[ s@4< $BF2C6 2?5 {2?6’D r@G6 E@ ?2>6 2 76H @7 E96 =@42=6D]k^Am kAm%96 2F4E:@? AC6G:6H 6I9:3:E:@? :D @? G:6H :?
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2 months ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
A celebration of poetry, music, art and the spirit of Gloucester will take place at a benefit event for the Gloucester Writers Center with special guest Ed Sanders, whose career embodies several unique literary and artistic pursuits. This springtime confluence of the arts takes place during National Poetry Month on Friday, April 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Gloucester House, 63 Rogers St., Gloucester. kAm%96 7F?5\C2:D:?8 82E96C:?8 762EFC6D 2? 2CE 6I9:3:E @7 $2?56CD’ H@C<[ 2?
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2 months ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
Lanesville’s Scott Moore and Erica Pisaturo, the husband-and-wife violinists behind Folk Electric, describe their new work as “a genre-bending, multi-sensory adventure: a kaleidoscopic journey through time, sound, and imagination.” When not busy performing with symphony orchestras, they’ve been creating Folk Electric’s first episode: an album and live concert experience titled “Wayfaring Stranger,” where echoes of traditional folk, vintage rock, and classical music intertwine within an...
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2 months ago | 
gloucestertimes.com | Around Cape Ann |Gail McCarthy
Gloucester is home to many iconic inventions — among them schooners and a home-grown world-class pipe organ company, which two events this week will celebrate. Up first is a Gloucester Schooner Festival party and fundraiser this Friday, April 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gloucester House Restaurant, 63 Rogers St., with proceeds going to support the 41st Gloucester Schooner Festival this September. A $40 suggested donation can be pre-purchased or paid at the door.
