PuppeTree brings to the stage a stunning new production of Leo Leonni'e classic children's book [amazon B006N56YL0 inline] to Sawyer Free Library. This fully authorized mulimedia production blends shadow puppets, animation and projections performed by PuppeTree founder Ann Legunn.
Kids will learn about a variety of different animals from around the world at the Sawyer Free Library. The summer kickoff program with Creature Teachers will feature exotic animals up close and personal for children. Children will learn about the diverse habitats of our planet and the animals that live there. Ages 3 and up.
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club invites you to Halibut Point State Park to explore the sun and learn about this life-giving astronomical body. Celebrate International Sun Day [and the Summer solstice] with special solar viewing telescopes that will be set up around the park's Visitor's Center. Fun and educational for the whole family!
Ravenswood Park is home to the Northern-most population of the state-endangered Sweetbay Magnolia trees. Join The Trustees and unravel the mystery of the Sweetbay Magnolia story, while we journey the magnolia swamp trails of our treasured community Park.
Kestrel Educational Adventures offers five day Summer programs that encourage your kids to grow by connecting with the natural world around them. Nature Specialists help kids use real science as a way to explore local wild places, make some new friends and learn about themselves along the way!
Take a tour aboard the beautiful Beauport Princess Cruiseline on Gloucester Harbor during Memorial Day weekend for half price! Bring your family to Gloucester to enjoy a harbor cruise, great food and live entertainment, and create some lasting memories together. Choose from a formal dining cruise, a sunset dinner cruise, a Memorial Day lunch cruise or a Sunday brunch cruise!
Explore and discover as we look for and learn all about Lady's Slippers - unique, delicate orchids, found among our rocky and woody Ravenswood landscape. Recommended for ages 10 and older. Meet at Ravenswood parking area.
What does the Cape Ann Farmers' Market have to offer in May? Plenty! Come find out for yourself as the CAFM celebrates a new year growing season and the joy of Spring at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church in Gloucester. There will be lots of fun and friends and great food!
The deck will be open, the lobsters will be fresh, the ships will be sailing, and the whales will be watched. Join us on Seven Seas Wharf this Mother's Day for food, fresh air, and fun.
Celebrate all Mother’s this Sunday, May 11th at the Gloucester House with brunch buffet, open from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and serving dinner from 11:30 a.m. to close.
Reservations are recommended, so please call us at 978-283-1812.
Is your toddler a Tonka fan? Your fourth grader fond of fire trucks? Bring them to Gloucester’s Touch a Truck event to benefit the Fishtown Horribles Parade and watch their faces light up as they clamber into their toys come to life! New in 2014, the Touch a Truck event will also play host to a chowderfest! Come samplke some local interpretations of this New England classic and vote to see who has the best chowder around! All proceeds will go to fund the Fishtown Horribles Parade in July!
