Gloucester, MA – Thursday nights come alive on Rocky Neck as Culture Splash returns for its sixth season, transforming Gloucester's historic waterfront into a vibrant celebration of art, music, creativity, and community. Running every Thursday evening from July 9 through August 27, Culture Splash invites residents and visitors alike to experience the Rocky Neck Cultural District in its most festive form. Galleries throw open their doors, artists welcome visitors into their studios, musicians fill the
In Partnership with Seaside Sustainability out of Gloucester, 1623 Studios produced a new overview film highlighting all that Seaside Sustainability does for Cape Ann and beyond! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdWM4d6Zb00
Seaside Sustainability's mission is to advocate, educate, and deliver tangible solutions to advance environmental stewardship. We are a local 501(c)3 non profit needs your help! We manage dozens of programs locally and our vehicle has had to depart this earth to hopefully be reincarnated to another vehicle! Do you have a vehicle you can donate? Looking for something with plenty of room to transport gear and even put on a trailer hitch. FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE!!!
Location: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester Dates: July 2-August 9 Opening Reception: Sunday, July 12 4-6 PM Gallery Hours: Thursday 12-7 PM Friday-Sunday, 12-5 PM Free Gloucester MA—ROCKY NECK ART COLONY (RNAC) announces the opening of We hold these truths…American Stories. The exhibit presents a visual narrative of what it is to be an American now, in all its voices, rich with complexity. We hold these truths coincides with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of
The Gloucester Racial Justice Team (GRJT) is organizing its third, community-wide book reading project, this time in partnership with Cape Ann Pride (CAP). The book we are reading is “Pretty: A Memoir” by KB Brookins, an accessible, captivating memoir about race and gender. The book is a winner of the 2025 Lambda Literary Award, and has been described as A fierce and disciplined memoir about queerness, masculinity, and race (Penguin Random House).Books are available to borrow now from the Sawyer Free
Gloucester, MA. LET GO is a group exhibition bringing together the work of painters Benjamin Herbert, Kathleen Gerdon Archer, and Janice Colby in an exploration of discovery, transformation, intuition, and experimentation. Through both abstraction and representation, the exhibition examines what it means to release certainty and move beyond familiar boundaries — emotionally, materially, and conceptually. The exhibition invites viewers into spaces shaped by memory, landscape, identity, atmosphere, and
The iconic Matthew Swift Gallery adjacent to Blue River Diamonds on Main Street has closed after over a decade of representing some of the top artists in Gloucester. Matthew represented his artists with integrity, kindness and great artistic and historic knowledge. His reach went far beyond the local and regional markets of the north shore and New England, and extended to representing his artists on an east coast and national basis. He will be missed by so many as the gallery turned into community space
Wellspring House Marks Historic Milestone as First Scholarship Cohort Graduates CollegeWellspring House Celebrates 18 Recipients at Annual Scholarship Award Celebration GLOUCESTER, MA (June 11, 2026) – Wellspring House celebrated 18 scholarship recipients - many of whom are the first in their families to attend college - at its 2026 Scholarship Award Celebration on June 11, marking a significant milestone for one of the organization's signature education programs. For the first time, students from the
Cape Ann Savings Bank Welcomes Kaitlin Marques as Assistant Vice President, Controller Gloucester, MA June 2, 2026 – Cape Ann Savings Bank is pleased to announce the hiring of Kaitlin Marques in the position of Assistant Vice President, Controller. Kaitlin has eight years of industry experience in banking, accounting, and customer service.Kaitlin started her journey in banking as a student teller at Cape Ann Savings Bank’s Gloucester Educational Branch at Gloucester High School. After graduation, Kaitlin
Wellspring House Celebrates Strongest Healthcare Training Outcomesin Program History at May 28th Graduation 31 Graduates from Across the North Shore Complete Intensive Program;85% Secure New Employment with Higher Wages SALEM, MA (June 1, 2026) - Wellspring House celebrated the graduation of 31 adults from its Healthcare Office Support Training (HOST) program at a ceremony held at MGB Salem Hospital on Thursday morning. In a milestone first, 100% of enrolled students, across both the full-time day and
Journey of a Song, Saturday, June 6 from 5–7 PM Rocky Neck Cultural Center, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MAJourney of a Song Brings Acclaimed Musicians and Visual Artists Together at Rocky Neck Art Colony. An intimate evening of music, storytelling, and creative inspiration connected to RNAC’s exhibition, Rhythm and Rhyme.Gloucester, MA — Rocky Neck Art Colony presents Journey of a Song, a special evening of live music, storytelling, and artistic conversation featuring celebrated North Shore musicians Dan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay, 27, 2026 Seaside Soirée:Friday, July 17, 6:00 pm – 10 pm. Hammond Castle Museum Announces Inaugural “Seaside Soirée”New summer fundraiser to support preservation and accessibility initiatives as the historic Museum enters its centennial era.Gloucester, MA, May 27, 2026 — Hammond Castle Museum is proud to announce the launch of its new signature fundraiser, the Seaside Soirée, taking place on Friday, July 17, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.Framed between the Gloucester coastline
GLOUCESTER, MA — May 6, 2026 — The nonprofit Cape Ann Pride, Inc. is proud to announce “Cape Ann Pride 2026,” featuring a vibrant schedule of events from May 28 through June 25. Now in the third year, these celebrations continues to deliver on Cape Ann Pride’s mission to advocate for, celebrate, and support the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies throughout Greater Cape Ann. Cape Ann Pride 2026 kicks off its main weekend on Thursday, May 28, and continues through June with a series of