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Motif #1 Day
May 22, 2010
Downtown Rockport
Rockport

Galleries and restaurants celebrate the season, along with street entertainment!

Schedule (as of 5/4/2010)

10am - 6pm:

Kids' Art Zone in Harvey Park. Enjoy The Lobster Toss, Motif Graffiti, and more. ($5 fee covers all Art Zone activities, proceeds to support Rockport Festivals).
Art Show in the Old Firehouse Trust. To participate, click here.

Find-the-Motif Scavenger Hunt throughout downtown.
NYRE Festival Food Booth. Eat great food & raise money for New Year's Rockport Eve! Located beside the Kids' Art Zone in Harvey Park Here.

Dock Square Information Booth. Pick up Schedule of Events & map all day.
Dock Square Chowder Stand. Enjoy hot chowder and support Rockport Festivals.
Try Your Hand Art Event throughout downtown. Draw Motif No. 1 and be an artist for a day.

Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest throughout downtown. The contest runs from 11 am - 3 pm, with winners announced at 4 pm in Dock Square. For more information, click here.

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10am - 11am
The Way We Were . A multimedia presentation of the Rockport High School Band at the First Baptist Church.

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11am - 1pm

Jazz in the Air playing in Dock Square. Click here.

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1pm - 3pm
Face-painter creating incredible airbrushed art for kids, stationed at The Paper Mermaid on Main Street. First-come, first-served so don't miss it!


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1pm - 3pm

Brad Byrd playing in Dock Square. Click here.
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1pm - 4pm
Balloon Artist roaming throughout downtown, creating fun shapes and designs for the younger crowd.

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2pm - 3pm

Motif No. 1: Why it Matters. A presentation by historian & photographer Les Bartlett at the Firehouse Trust. Click here.

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2pm - 3pm

The Rockport Legion Band. Enjoy classic band music from a group carrying on a longstanding Rockport tradition. Playing at the First Baptist Church in Harvey Park. Click here.
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3pm & 4pm

Motif No. 1 Archival Film showing at the Firehouse Trust, sponsored by Twin Lights Soda.


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3pm - 5pm

Alek Razdan & A-Train playing in Dock Square. Click here.
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3pm - 5pm
Marina Evans playing on Bearskin Neck. Click here.
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5pm - 6pm
The Words Before Dinner Event. Enjoy the spoken word presented by Cape Ann poets, including Rockport's poet laureate (here). A nice appetizer, so to speak, before closing the festival with dinner, the Rockport Music concert or music at the Old Sloop Coffeehouse.

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Cape Ann Farmers Market
I4-C2 (Rogers Street)
Gloucester
June 24, 2010 - October 7, 2010
Click for details on Cape Ann Farmers Market Enjoy a variety of fresh produce on Thursdays-- June 24 through October 7. 3pm-6:30pm. more  
LABOR DAY WEEKEND VS. HURRICANE EARL
Cape Ann
Gloucester
August 30, 2010 - September 6, 2010
If weather conditions require changes be made to this weekend's festivities, information will be posted on this website. Click more for list of changes. more  
Annual Comedy Show
Cruiseport Gloucester
Gloucester
September 2, 2010
The Rotary Club of Gloucester is pleased to present its Fourth Annual Comedy Show. Doors open at 7:00 pm and the show starts at 8:00 pm more  
Nights on the Neck
Rocky Neck Art Colony
Gloucester
September 2, 2010
Click for details on Nights on the Neck Please join the Rocky Neck Art Colony for the last Nights on the Neck of the 2010 season. 5-9pm. Gallery receptions, music, dance, lectures on local maritime and art history, poetry, and other types of entertainment. more  
Trad
Gloucester Stage Company
Gloucester
September 2, 2010 - September 12, 2010
Gloucester Stage presents a limited two week run of the Tir Na Theatre production of Trad from September 2 through September 12. more  
CANCELLED -- Downtown Gloucester Block Party
Main Street
Gloucester
September 3, 2010
Event cancelled due to weather. more  
Gloucester Schooner Festival™
Gloucester Harbor
Gloucester
September 3, 2010 - September 5, 2010
Click for details on Gloucester Schooner Festival™ The Mayor's Race for 100' schooners, races for other classes, parade of sail, deck tours, public sails, lighted boat parade, fireworks, and other maritime activities. more  
CANCELED Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks
Gloucester Harbor
Gloucester
September 4, 2010
Click for details on CANCELED Lighted Boat Parade  & Fireworks This event is CANCELED. The annual Lighted Boat Parade will come down the Annisquam River and into Gloucester Harbor at dusk, followed by a Grand Fireworks Display over the harbor. Viewing all along the harborfront. more  
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Day
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
Gloucester
September 4, 2010
10am-4pm. The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center will celebrate Gloucester’s relationship with the sea. The Center’s exhibits and aquarium will be open free of charge throughout the day. more  
Celebrate Gloucester Sponsored by National Grid
I4-C2 (Rogers Street)
Gloucester
September 5, 2010
Celebrate Gloucester, on September 5, sponsored by National Grid is 7 hours of Blues, Rock, New Orleans Jazz, Funk, Americana -- all for $15 right after the Gloucester Schooner Festival on Labo more  
Frame Up! in the Basin
Essex Shipbuilding Museum
Essex
September 6, 2010
Celebrating the Birth of a Schooner! Don’t have plans for Labor Day yet? Never seen a schooner framed up? You’re in luck! more  
Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series
Stage Fort Park
Gloucester
September 12, 2010
Click for details on Antonio Gentile Memorial Bandstand Summer Concert Series Rescheduled due to rain. 7pm, Old Cold Tater (Acoustic Bluegrass) more  
Jazz in the Barn
Crane Estate
Ipswich
September 12, 2010
The North Shore Jazz Project presents Jazz on a Sunday at the Historic Barn at the Crane Estate in Ipswich. more  
Rockport Health Fair
Rockport Council on Aging
Rockport
September 14, 2010
10am-1pm. Free health screenings, Sun damage screening, Balance screening, Blood Pressure, Educational materials, Take-away materials, and more! more  
Taste of Cape Ann
Cruiseport Gloucester
Gloucester
September 16, 2010
6-9pm. Stop in and enjoy tastings from some of the area’s best restaurants and caterers and sample fine wines, beer and more! Proceeds benefit the Cape Ann YMCA. more  
Hamlet
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport
September 17, 2010 - September 19, 2010
Theatre in the Pines presents "Hamlet." more  
Coastal Farming Walking Tours
Cogswell's Grant
Essex
September 18, 2010
These free guided walking tours are offered as part of Trails and Sails, and explore Cogswell’s Grant in its capacity as a working farm from the seventeenth century to the present day. more  
Salty Dog Day
Essex Shipbuilding Museum
Gloucester
September 18, 2010
Pack the family up, including your four-legged friends, and join the Essex Shipbuilding Museum for Salty Dog Day. 11am-3pm. more  
Trails & Sails: Two Weekends of Walks & Water
Essex County
Essex County
September 18, 2010 - September 26, 2010
Click for details on Trails & Sails: Two Weekends of Walks & Water Go Hike! Go Bike! Go Paddle! Go Sail! Go experience the natural beauty, cultural resources and American heritage found in the Essex National Heritage Area, located just north of Boston. more  
Fish Box Derby
Rogers Street
Gloucester
September 19, 2010
Click for details on Fish Box Derby The Thrill of the Hill Come see the dozens of kids between 8 and 14 who have built cars with their families compete for bragging rights and great prizes when the annual Fish Box Derby race runs down Rogers Street at High Noon. more  

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