The Directors of Gloucester Pride Stride are committed to the residents of Cape Ann to assist non-profits and community groups in their fundraising efforts. All members of the community are invited to get involved by choosing and walking in support of a local non-profit or community/school group. Tax-deductible pledge donations are collected by each walker in advance of the walk using the pledge sheet or online giving system. The 2 mile walk begins and ends at Gloucester's iconic Stage Fort Park at…

The fifth annual Rocky Neck 5K Run/Walk & Team Challenge, sponsored by the Rocky Neck Art Colony to benefit Gloucester’s Rocky Neck Cultural District and the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck Building Fund, takes place on Sunday, May 6, 2018 and once again this year includes a Team Challenge. The USATF-sanctioned race will take off from the Causeway on Rocky Neck and return by way of Gloucester’s ocean-rimmed Back Shore to finish on Rocky Neck, where participants will be treated to a celebratory post-Race…

Monday, May 14, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Cogswell's Grant, 60 Spring Street, Essex, Mass. With 165 acres of grasslands, salt marshes, and woodlands, Cogswell's Grant is a treasure trove for birders. Join Dr. David Weaver, naturalist at Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, for an introduction to the wide variety of species and habitats on the farm. DIRECTIONS From Route 128, take Exit 15, turn onto School Street towards Essex and follow to junction with Route 133. Turn left on…

Backshore 5 Mile Gloucester Backshore 5 Mile Gloucester Thursday - May 17, 2018, 6:30 pm Starting Line: Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester, MA Register! Downloadable Registration Form It’s baaaack… the annual Backshore 5 Mile Road Race. Run Gloucester’s beautiful backshore. Spectacular views of Cape Ann’s Twin Lights, Thatcher Island and the Atlantic Ocean! Don’t miss this North Shore’s runners’ favorite.

The Motif No.1 Day Festival celebrates Rockport across the arts! M1D honors the fishing shack, artist’s studio, and tourist attraction that started it all: an old building right on one of Rockport’s historic wharves, a building painted so often by artists at the turn of the last century that it was given the nickname Motif No.1. Featuring film, poetry, dance, music, art-making activities, historical presentations and more, along with the Motif No.1 Day 5k and Fun Run, (organized by the Rockport Public…

Cape Ann Artisans Announce Details for 35th Anniversary Open Studios The Cape Ann Artisans have set the schedule for 2018. The Spring Tour will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3.   The Fall Tour will encompass the entire three day Columbus Day Weekend, Oct 6-8, which falls during American Craft Week (Oct 6-15), a national celebration. The tour time is 10AM-5PM. The Holiday Show will return during Rockport’s Main Street festivities in early December alongside Shop Rockport night. Among the new…

Cape Ann Farmers Market is an award winning not for profit market heading into its 12th year, with over 40 vendors, live music, education, children's activities and more!  CAFM is committed to providing high quality food to all, regardless of income. The Market accepts SNAP/EBT, HIP, WIC and Senior Farmers Market Coupons.  We support small local farmers, fisherman, and food producers which in turn helps to strengthen the local economy.   CAFM partners with local non-profits to provide community outreach and education. Buying…

A Celebration Of Pride And History At Beauport Museum Sunday, June 10, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, 75 Eastern Point Boulevard, Gloucester, MA 01930 * 978-283-0800 North Shore Pride and Historic New England invite you to celebrate Pride Month at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House. Rare among historic house museums, Beauport tells the story of a gay man in the early twentieth century: celebrated interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper. This special tour sheds light on Sleeper’s family and friends and…