Breath of Life– C.B. Fisk, Designers & Builders of Pipe Organs

On view at the Janet &amp; William Ellery James Center from April 12 through June 29, 2025 This special exhibition will explore the intersection of art and music through the work of Gloucester based C. B. Fisk Organ company.&nbsp;Founded in 1961 by Charles B. Fisk (1925-1983), the firm is one the most highly regarded organ builders in the world today.&nbsp;The exhibition will focus on a selection of their projects using scale models, photographs, and carvings. View a selection of photos from the collection of Fisk sculptor Morgan Faulds Pike, and glimpse into her process as she created the final sculptural elements for Fisk’s Opus 72, at Wellesley College in 1983:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/carvings-of-opus-72-at-wellesley-college-by-morgan-faulds-pike/">Detail work of Morgan Faulds Pike.</a> Image Credit: Opus 150, designed by C.B. Fisk in 2018 for Christ Church Episcopal, Philadelphia, PA. Photo courtesy of C.B. Fisk.

CAM Green

Walking Tour: Historic Dogtown

Babson Boulder Parking Cherry Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members&nbsp; <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/Historic-Dogtown-A-Walk-Back-in-Time-Walking-Tour-29Jun2025">Registration Required</a> On Cape Ann, the name “Dogtown” conjures up many things — vast woodlands and trails; stone walls and cellar holes; tales of witches and widows; an ill-fated bullfighter; pastures, picnics and blueberries; a sea of rocks. Dogtown is all of these things and more. But first, it is a place where proud people once lived and worked, at the center of Gloucester, for nearly 150 years – until it became “Dogtown” and died out.&nbsp; This tour will take you down the main roads of this early settlement, to meet some of the people, see where they lived and hear their stories. You will learn how Dogtown got its name, why people left, and how it has changed in the 200 years since the last house came down. You will hear about writers and artists who were inspired here, and reservoirs that were built here. Finally, you will see some of the inspirational word-boulders along the trails that are the lasting legacy of entrepreneur and philanthropist Roger Babson (1875-1967), and a symbol of the enduring nature of this special place called Dogtown.&nbsp; This walking tour is three miles and will take approximately two hours. The route is over hiking trails that are generally easy, but uneven, with rocks and roots underfoot. Hiking attire and footwear advised; also, walking poles if you use them. Bring water and insect repellent. The tour will start at the main entrance to Dogtown, off Cherry Street. Meet at the parking lot a short distance up Dogtown Road, on the right. There is parking for a few cars in the lot; otherwise, park along the right side of the road, after the parking lot, or along Cherry St. Please arrive 10 minutes early. The tour will depart on time.&nbsp; Photo Credit: Marsden Hartley (1877-1943). Summer Outward Bound, Gloucester, 1931, oil on board. Collection of Cape Ann Museum. Gift of the estate of Robert L. French, 2009 [Accession # 2009.51.9]

Babson Boulder Parking

White-Ellery House Tour

White-Ellery House, CAM Green 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and open to the public. <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/White-Ellery-House-Tour-29Jun2025">Registration Required</a> due to limited space. The <a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/collections/white-ellery-house-1710/">White-Ellery House</a>, built in 1710 for the Reverend John White, Gloucester’s first settled minister in First Parish, was situated in Gloucester’s Town Green, the center of the community at that time. The house exhibits a certain elegance and refinement while providing for basic needs of its early owners. The tour will share who lived in the house over time, its exterior structure and interior features, and the adventure of being moved to make way for the Route 128 rotary.    Photo Credit: The White-Ellery House, CAM staff photo.

White-Ellery House, CAM Green

Walking Tour: Ed & Jo Hopper’s Houses

Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/Ed--Jo-Hoppers-Houses-Views-of-Portuguese-Hill--Walking-Tour-28Jun2025">Registration Required</a> Explore the specific sites&nbsp;in the area of&nbsp;Gloucester known as Portuguese Hill depicted by renowned American realist painter Edward Hopper (1882-1967).&nbsp;Hopper is known to have painted in Gloucester on five separate occasions in the first decades of the 20th century.&nbsp;His paintings from this period capture the local landscape and architecture in a loosely&nbsp;rendered, light-filled style and are considered by many to be some of his finest works.&nbsp;Also included are sites painted by Josephine Nivison Hopper (1883-1968), Hopper’s wife and artist in her own right, whose work gained recognition long before her future husband’s success.&nbsp;Learn how this hillside neighborhood&nbsp;that&nbsp;the Hoppers travelled together inspired their artwork, as well as the role the area plays in Gloucester history. If you have enjoyed one of our Hopper’s Houses Downtown tours, the Portuguese Hill tour takes you to another side of the city to see different views. It’s well worth the experience! Stroll with a CAM Docent for about 1 1/2 hours towards Portuguese Hill and back to downtown Gloucester.&nbsp;This walking tour includes steep stairs and a length of the hill. Where to Meet? Though the Downtown Campus is currently closed for renovations until the spring of 2026, the tour will gather at the courtyard attached to the Museum on 27 Pleasant Street. Tours are light rain or shine. Photo Credit: CAM docent leading walking tour rain or shine, CAM staff photo.

Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus

Walking Tour: Bones of Homes

Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/Bones-of-Homes-Walking-Tour-27Jun2025">Registration Required</a> This walking tour provides participants with an architectural overview of Gloucester building styles from the mid-18th to the mid-20th century. On this tour of the area immediately surrounding the Cape Ann Museum’s Downtown Campus, participants will learn about architectural elements and styles that arose out of specific socioeconomic and cultural circumstances during this critical 200-year period in the City’s development. Stroll with a CAM Docent for about 1 1/2 hours as you loop around downtown Gloucester. Where to Meet? Though the Downtown Campus is currently closed for renovations until the spring of 2026, the tour will gather at the courtyard attached to the Museum on 27 Pleasant Street. Tours are light rain or shine. Photo Credit: CAM docent leading walking tour rain or shine, CAM staff photo.

Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center

Carlson Education Center &amp; Janet &amp; William Ellery James Center,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/visit/cam-green-campus/">CAM Green</a> 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA&nbsp; CAM Members Free, Non-Members $5&nbsp; <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/Coffee-and-Conversation-19Jun2025">Registration&nbsp;required&nbsp;as space is limited.&nbsp;</a> The Redcoat in CAM’s collection is the only surviving example of a British enlisted man’s uniform of this era and was captured during the War of 1812. Join us for a deep dive to learn about the&nbsp;coat&nbsp;and the Gloucester families behind the story.&nbsp;&nbsp; Join us Thursdays for a unique experience. Led by a CAM docent, these&nbsp;deep&nbsp;dives into a single artwork or object from the Collection will begin with conversation, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center, followed by a special trip to the James Center to view the object being discussed. No special knowledge needed! Just a curiosity to learn more in a small group setting and enjoy a unique experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; Image Credit: British Red Coat, c. 1812. Wool, cotton, brass buttons. Gift of Annie S. Webber, 1946. [# 1150-1].&nbsp;

Carlson Education Center & Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green

5th Annual Gloucester Juneteenth Celebration

Gloucester City Hall 9 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and Open to the Public. Join the Cape Ann Museum at Gloucester City Hall to celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.  9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Flag raising with comments from city officials and CAM staff outside City Hall.  9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Community reading of Frederick Douglass’s What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Following the reading, educator, Project Scholar for the Freeman Family Project, and Gloucester Juneteenth founder Toni Waldron will lead breakout groups for community members to discuss the speech and their experience reading it. Kyrouz Auditorium, Gloucester City Hall  10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interactive program in the City Hall parking lot guided by Toni Waldron on the history of the Freeman family, a prominent Black family living in Gloucester in the 18th and 19th centuries. A table organized and staffed by the Bookstore of Gloucester and Dogtown Books will distribute books that center diverse voices, including those written by BIPOC authors, to visitors thanks to the generosity of Action, Inc. Plus, family art activities led by the CAM Teen Council and free scoops of red velvet ice cream provided by Holy Cow Ice Cream!”   We hope that you can join us for this community gathering to reflect on important history and the work that still needs to be done.  Funding for this program has been provided by the <a href="https://massculturalcouncil.org/">Massachusetts Cultural Council </a>through Mass Humanities. Additional sponsors: <a href="https://actioninc.org/">Action, Inc., </a><a href="https://discovergloucester.com/">Discover Gloucester</a> and <a href="https://www.holycowicecreamcafe.com/">Holy Cow Ice Cream</a>.

Gloucester City Hall

Member Program – C.B. Fisk: An Offsite Tour

Meet at C.B. Fisk, Inc. in Gloucester, MA 01930 Special to CAM Members Only <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/CB-Fisk-Offsite-Tour-19Jun2025">Registration is Required&nbsp;</a>as space is limited. Led by C.B. Fisk staff, tour the 25,000 square foot workshop and meet the team! From the dedicated lumber space to the fabrication of aluminum and the model room for the making of scale models, you will be impressed by the sights and sounds of C.B. Fisk. The tour takes approximately 1 hour. This tour is available through the Cape Ann Museum. Location information will be supplied upon registration. Not a member? Join today at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/join-give/memberships/">capeannmuseum.org/membership</a>! Photo Credit: CAM Member Tour at C.B. Fisk, Inc. CAM staff photo.

C.B. Fisk, Inc.

Sunday, June 15, 2025 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. White-Ellery House, CAM Green 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and open to the public. <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/White-Ellery-House-Tour-15Jun2025">Registration Required</a>&nbsp;due to limited space. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/collections/white-ellery-house-1710/">White-Ellery House</a>, built in 1710 for the&nbsp;Reverend John White, Gloucester’s first settled minister in First Parish, was situated in Gloucester’s Town Green, the center of the community at that time. The house exhibits a certain elegance and refinement while providing for basic needs of its early owners. The tour will share who lived in the house over time, its exterior structure and interior features, and the adventure of being moved to make way for the Route 128 rotary.&nbsp; &nbsp; Photo Credit: The White-Ellery House, CAM staff photo.

Walking Tour: Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/Walking-Tour-Patriots-and-Privateers-of-Revolutionary-Middle-Street-14Jun2025">﻿Registration Required</a> As a seaport town jutting into the Atlantic, Gloucester was of strategic importance&nbsp;during the American Revolution and always under threat of attack. The people of the town stood ready to take action against the British, and many of them did. In this walking tour down Middle Street — one of Gloucester’s oldest streets – we will step back in time to meet&nbsp;people who were witness to Revolution right from this spot; see where they lived and gathered, in houses still standing today; and hear the stories of the roles they played in defending liberty, as patriots, privateers, preachers and more. This tour was developed in conjunction with the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. Stroll with a CAM Docent for about 1 1/2 hours as you walk Middle Street in downtown Gloucester. Where to Meet? Though the Downtown Campus is currently closed for renovations until the spring of 2026, the tour will gather at the courtyard attached to the Museum on 27 Pleasant Street. Tours are light rain or shine. Photo Credit: CAM docent leading walking tour rain or shine, CAM staff photo.

Saturday, June 14, 2025 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. White-Ellery House, CAM Green 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and open to the public. <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/White-Ellery-House-Tour-14Jun2025">Registration Required</a>&nbsp;due to limited space. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/collections/white-ellery-house-1710/">White-Ellery House</a>, built in 1710 for the&nbsp;Reverend John White, Gloucester’s first settled minister in First Parish, was situated in Gloucester’s Town Green, the center of the community at that time. The house exhibits a certain elegance and refinement while providing for basic needs of its early owners. The tour will share who lived in the house over time, its exterior structure and interior features, and the adventure of being moved to make way for the Route 128 rotary.&nbsp; &nbsp; Photo Credit: The White-Ellery House, CAM staff photo.

Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/Walking-Tour-Patriots-and-Privateers-of-Revolutionary-Middle-Street">Registration Required</a> As a seaport town jutting into the Atlantic, Gloucester was of strategic importance&nbsp;during the American Revolution and always under threat of attack. The people of the town stood ready to take action against the British, and many of them did. In this walking tour down Middle Street — one of Gloucester’s oldest streets – we will step back in time to meet&nbsp;people who were witness to Revolution right from this spot; see where they lived and gathered, in houses still standing today; and hear the stories of the roles they played in defending liberty, as patriots, privateers, preachers and more. This tour was developed in conjunction with the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. Stroll with a CAM Docent for about 1 1/2 hours as you walk Middle Street in downtown Gloucester. Where to Meet? Though the Downtown Campus is currently closed for renovations until the spring of 2026, the tour will gather at the courtyard attached to the Museum on 27 Pleasant Street. Tours are light rain or shine. Photo Credit: CAM docent leading walking tour rain or shine, CAM staff photo.

Carlson Education Center &amp; Janet &amp; William Ellery James Center,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/visit/cam-green-campus/">CAM Green</a> 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA&nbsp; CAM Members Free, Non-Members $5&nbsp; <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/Coffee-and-Conversation">Registration&nbsp;required&nbsp;as space is limited.&nbsp;</a> The Redcoat in CAM’s collection is the only surviving example of a British enlisted man’s uniform of this era and was captured during the War of 1812. Join us for a deep dive to learn about the&nbsp;coat&nbsp;and the Gloucester families behind the story.&nbsp;&nbsp; Join us Thursdays for a unique experience. Led by a CAM docent, these&nbsp;deep&nbsp;dives into a single artwork or object from the Collection will begin with conversation, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center, followed by a special trip to the James Center to view the object being discussed. No special knowledge needed! Just a curiosity to learn more in a small group setting and enjoy a unique experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; Image Credit: British Red Coat, c. 1812. Wool, cotton, brass buttons. Gift of Annie S. Webber, 1946. [# 1150-1].&nbsp;

White-Ellery House, CAM Green 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and open to the public. <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/White-Ellery-House-Tour-08Jun2025">Registration Required</a>&nbsp;due to limited space. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/collections/white-ellery-house-1710/">White-Ellery House</a>, built in 1710 for the&nbsp;Reverend John White, Gloucester’s first settled minister in First Parish, was situated in Gloucester’s Town Green, the center of the community at that time. The house exhibits a certain elegance and refinement while providing for basic needs of its early owners. The tour will share who lived in the house over time, its exterior structure and interior features, and the adventure of being moved to make way for the Route 128 rotary.&nbsp; &nbsp; Photo Credit: The White-Ellery House, CAM staff photo.

Gallery Talk – C.B. Fisk: Tradition and Innovation with Greg Bover

Janet &amp; William Ellery James Center,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/visit/cam-green-campus/">CAM Green</a>&nbsp; 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 01930&nbsp; CAM Members Free, Non-Members $10&nbsp; <a href="https://115461a.blackbaudhosting.com/115461a/Gallery-Talk---CB-Fisk-Tradition-and-Innovation-with-Greg-Bover">Registration is Required as space is limited.&nbsp;</a> &nbsp; Designing, building and installing a pipe organ is often a years-long process from initial client meetings through design, shop construction, installation, and voicing, to the dedicatory concert. At this Gallery Talk, Greg Bover will discuss the collaborative process along with the history of C. B. Fisk.&nbsp; &nbsp; Greg Bover retired from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cbfisk.com/">C.B. Fisk, Inc.</a>&nbsp;in 2020 after 42 years as Project Manager, designer, and Vice President for Operations. He supervised the design and construction of more than thirty Fisk instruments in churches, concert halls, and academic institutions across the United States and around the world, including The Memorial Church at Harvard, the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, organs at Kobe and Yokohama, and the firm’s&nbsp;magnum opus&nbsp;at the Cathedral in Lausanne, Switzerland.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Greg lives in Rockport with his wife Maureen Aylward. Long active in community building, he is a Past President of the Sawyer Free Library and the Gloucester Rotary Club.&nbsp;He continues to serve on the Government Affairs Council of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, is a Trustee of the Awesome Gloucester micro-grant foundation and is a Corporator of the Cape Ann Savings Bank. Honors include a Restoration Award from the Gloucester Historical Commission, and citizenship awards from the Rotary Club, Unitarian Universalist Church, and the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce. An avid sailor and woodworker, he is board president, crew member, and ship’s carpenter on the 122-foot, 1926 schooner&nbsp;<a href="http://schooner-adventure.org/">Adventure</a>. Greg holds a Master’s Credential for vessels up to 200 tons.&nbsp;<a href="https://cbfisk.com/experts/greg-bover/">C.B. Fisk Expert, Greg Bover</a> &nbsp; To learn more about C.B. Fisk visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbfisk.com/">www.cbfisk.com</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; Image Credit: Opus 150, designed by C.B. Fisk in 2018 for Christ Church Episcopal, Philadelphia, PA.&nbsp;Photo by Dana Sigall.&nbsp;Photo courtesy of C.B. Fisk.&nbsp;

Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green 

S22: conversations

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S3 (A): trending experiences

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Where to eat and drink in Boston? Joyraft has Boston’s newest bars, restaurants and specials. Drinks and pre fixe dinner menus. Cambridge & Somerville too.

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Experiences

Breath of Life– C.B. Fisk, Designers & Builders of Pipe Organs

Walking Tour: Historic Dogtown

White-Ellery House Tour

Walking Tour: Ed & Jo Hopper’s Houses

Walking Tour: Bones of Homes

Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center

5th Annual Gloucester Juneteenth Celebration

Member Program – C.B. Fisk: An Offsite Tour

White-Ellery House Tour

Walking Tour: Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

White-Ellery House Tour

Walking Tour: Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center

White-Ellery House Tour

Gallery Talk – C.B. Fisk: Tradition and Innovation with Greg Bover