Harbor Views: The Paintings of Fitz Henry Lane Walking Tour

Delve into the 19th century on this tour through the neighborhoods and waterfront areas that inspired the artwork of native son Fitz Henry Lane&nbsp;(1804-1865). Learn how Lane rose from modest beginnings in the pre-Civil War era to worldwide recognition as a marine painter and why, even today,&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;artists journey to Cape Ann to find inspiration in its light and beauty.&nbsp; 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, CAM staff photo.

Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus

The Resurrection of Judy Rhines: An Installation by Gabrielle Barzaghi & Peter Littlefield

White-Ellery House,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/visit/cam-green-campus/">CAM Green</a> 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA&nbsp; Free and open to the public.&nbsp; Parking is first come first served.&nbsp;&nbsp; Visit the White-Ellery House to experience&nbsp;The Resurrection of Judy Rhines,&nbsp;a site-specific drawing installation by Gabrielle Barzaghi (drawings) and Peter Littlefield (dramaturgy). It is comprised of a series of cardboard dioramas and texts that recount a fictional story about Judy Rhines who, in 1796, suddenly disappears after being accused of witchcraft. Some say she died by throwing herself off a Rowan tree. But there have been rumors of sightings of her in the Dogtown Woods.&nbsp; A radio play,&nbsp;The Beginning of the End (of Judy Rhines)&nbsp;by Peter Littlefield, accompanies the installation. The play is a mystery set in the 1940s. Judy Rhines is a secretary, until one day, losing her job and just about everything else, she learns the ways of a witch. Cast includes Phoebe Potts, Sarah Hickler, Michael McNamara, and Evan Lurie. Recorded and edited by Michael LaMarche. Music by Evan Lurie.&nbsp; Kathleen Adams will perform her original song, “Judy’s Lament,” with words by Peter Littlefield, at 2pm on Saturdays, August 23 and 30.&nbsp; &nbsp; Artist Bios: <a href="https://www.gabriellebarzaghi.com/">Gabrielle Barzaghi</a>&nbsp;is a visual artist whose work explores the absurdity, tragedy, and beauty of the world. Her imagery is evocative of places just beyond the edge of normal experience and has an often otherworldly sensibility about the nature of time and being. Her work is in public and private collections, including the Cape Ann Museum. She graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and taught drawing at Suffolk University for over 30 years. Barzaghi is represented by Matthew Swift Gallery. Recently her work was shown in the exhibition Lines of Thought / Contemporary Women Artists Draw at Jane Deering Gallery. Curator Judith Tolnick Champa included Barzaghi’s work in the exhibition Reseeding the City / Ethnobotany in the Urban at the Rhode Island State House. Barzaghi’s recent solo show Fear Game was exhibited at the Matthew Swift Gallery.&nbsp;She also made a gigantic drawn backdrop for Peter Littlefield’s staging of the play&nbsp;Dogtown Common.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.gloucesterwriters.org/events/playwriting-class-peter-littlefield">Peter Littlefield</a>&nbsp;is a stage director, playwright, and dramaturg. He recently staged Percy MacKaye’s&nbsp;Dogtown Common&nbsp;at Windhover, co-produced by the Gloucester 400+. The backdrop was created by Gabrielle Barzaghi. He adapted and co-staged James M. Barrie’s&nbsp;Peter Pan&nbsp;for the Fisher Center at Bard with director Christopher Alden and stage designer Marsha Ginsberg. He co-directed Handel’s&nbsp;Partenope&nbsp;with Mr. Alden at the English National Opera, winning the Laurence Olivier Award. His work has appeared at the New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Spoleto Festival, San Francisco Opera, Theater Basil, Prague National Theater, and other companies in the United States and Europe. He began his career in New York’s downtown. He helped start The Pyramid Club where he staged many original shows. His trilogy of short films,&nbsp;What She Learned from Plants,&nbsp;made with Roy Rallo, screened at the Gloucester Writers Center. He leads a playwrighting workshop there each summer. He studied with Maria Irene Fornes.&nbsp; &nbsp; Image Credit:&nbsp;Excerpt from The Resurrection of Judy Rhines, 2025.&nbsp;Gabrielle Barzaghi, ink on cardboard.&nbsp;Image&nbsp;courtesy of&nbsp;the artist.

White-Ellery House, CAM Green

White-Ellery House,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/visit/cam-green-campus/">CAM Green</a> 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA&nbsp; Free and open to the public.&nbsp; Parking is first come first served.&nbsp;&nbsp; Visit the White-Ellery House to experience&nbsp;The Resurrection of Judy Rhines,&nbsp;a site-specific drawing installation by Gabrielle Barzaghi (drawings) and Peter Littlefield (dramaturgy). It is comprised of a series of cardboard dioramas and texts that recount a fictional story about Judy Rhines who, in 1796, suddenly disappears after being accused of witchcraft. Some say she died by throwing herself off a Rowan tree. But there have been rumors of sightings of her in the Dogtown Woods.&nbsp; A radio play,&nbsp;The Beginning of the End (of Judy Rhines)&nbsp;by Peter Littlefield, accompanies the installation. The play is a mystery set in the 1940s. Judy Rhines is a secretary, until one day, losing her job and just about everything else, she learns the ways of a witch. Cast includes Phoebe Potts, Sarah Hickler, Michael McNamara, and Evan Lurie. Recorded and edited by Michael LaMarche. Music by Evan Lurie.&nbsp; &nbsp; Artist Bios: <a href="https://www.gabriellebarzaghi.com/">Gabrielle Barzaghi</a>&nbsp;is a visual artist whose work explores the absurdity, tragedy, and beauty of the world. Her imagery is evocative of places just beyond the edge of normal experience and has an often otherworldly sensibility about the nature of time and being. Her work is in public and private collections, including the Cape Ann Museum. She graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and taught drawing at Suffolk University for over 30 years. Barzaghi is represented by Matthew Swift Gallery. Recently her work was shown in the exhibition Lines of Thought / Contemporary Women Artists Draw at Jane Deering Gallery. Curator Judith Tolnick Champa included Barzaghi’s work in the exhibition Reseeding the City / Ethnobotany in the Urban at the Rhode Island State House. Barzaghi’s recent solo show Fear Game was exhibited at the Matthew Swift Gallery.&nbsp;She also made a gigantic drawn backdrop for Peter Littlefield’s staging of the play&nbsp;Dogtown Common.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.gloucesterwriters.org/events/playwriting-class-peter-littlefield">Peter Littlefield</a>&nbsp;is a stage director, playwright, and dramaturg. He recently staged Percy MacKaye’s&nbsp;Dogtown Common&nbsp;at Windhover, co-produced by the Gloucester 400+. The backdrop was created by Gabrielle Barzaghi. He adapted and co-staged James M. Barrie’s&nbsp;Peter Pan&nbsp;for the Fisher Center at Bard with director Christopher Alden and stage designer Marsha Ginsberg. He co-directed Handel’s&nbsp;Partenope&nbsp;with Mr. Alden at the English National Opera, winning the Laurence Olivier Award. His work has appeared at the New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Spoleto Festival, San Francisco Opera, Theater Basil, Prague National Theater, and other companies in the United States and Europe. He began his career in New York’s downtown. He helped start The Pyramid Club where he staged many original shows. His trilogy of short films,&nbsp;What She Learned from Plants,&nbsp;made with Roy Rallo, screened at the Gloucester Writers Center. He leads a playwrighting workshop there each summer. He studied with Maria Irene Fornes.&nbsp; &nbsp; Image Credit:&nbsp;Excerpt from The Resurrection of Judy Rhines, 2025.&nbsp;Gabrielle Barzaghi, ink on cardboard.&nbsp;Image&nbsp;courtesy of&nbsp;the artist.

White-Ellery House Tour

Sunday, August 31, 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. Registration Required&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.

Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center: What is a Schooner?

Up to the early 20th century, schooners were the workhorses of the Gloucester fisheries under sail. But visitors to the Cape Ann Museum have often asked, “What exactly is a Schooner?”&nbsp;This presentation will provide an easy-to-remember definition of a schooner and will show its evolution from a small inshore fishing boat to an extreme racing type. Ship models from the Museum’s collection and photos will illustrate the presentation.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You are invited to join us every Thursday for a unique experience. Led by a CAM docent, these deep dives into a single artwork or object from the Collection will begin with conversation, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Education 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:&nbsp;Willard E. Andrews,&nbsp;model of the&nbsp;Henry W. Longfellow,&nbsp;2013. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum. Gift of Willard E. and Linda Andrews, in memory of Kay Ellis, 2016.&nbsp;

Cape Ann Museum Green

Sun Prints with Photographer Patricia Scialo

Saturday, September 6, 2025 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. $25 for Members. $35 for Non-Members. Registration Required Rain date: Sunday, September 7, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Create sun prints on fabric using drawings and cut paper designs using the historic cyanotype process. The fabric can be used as pillow covers or added to clothing. We will also incorporate found objects and botanicals. Bring found objects from home for a personalized print!&nbsp; Plus, join Scialo for a pop-up exhibition of her cyanotype work in the White-Ellery House from 2:00—3:00 p.m.&nbsp;Pop-up is free and open to the public.&nbsp; &nbsp; About the artist:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patriciascialo.com/">Patricia Scialo</a>&nbsp;is a fine art photographer specializing in historic photographic processes and hand printing techniques, drawing inspiration from light, nature, and the human form. She is the 2020 winner of the Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Awards, Barcelona, professional section, in the categories of Abstract, Alternative Processes, and Children.&nbsp; &nbsp; Image Credit:&nbsp;Patricia&nbsp;Scialo, cyanotype&nbsp;print&nbsp;on&nbsp;a silk&nbsp;scarf. Photo courtesy of the artist.

CAM Green

Pop-Up Cyanotype Exhibition with Photographer Patricia Scialo

Saturday, September 6, 2025 2:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. White-Ellery House,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.capeannmuseum.org/visit/cam-green-campus/">CAM Green</a> 13 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA 01930 Free and open to the public. Space is limited,&nbsp;reservations are required. &nbsp; Join photographer and arts educator Patricia Scialo for an hour-long pop-up exhibition of her cyanotype work in the White-Ellery House. Cyanotype sun prints were developed and popularized as an art form in the 19th&nbsp;century.&nbsp;Join Patricia earlier in the day to create your own cyanotype print. About the artist:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patriciascialo.com/">Patricia Scialo</a>&nbsp;is a fine art photographer specializing in historic photographic processes and hand printing techniques, drawing inspiration from light, nature, and the human form. She is the 2020 winner of the Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Awards, Barcelona, professional section, in the categories of Abstract, Alternative Processes, and Children.&nbsp; &nbsp; Image Credit:&nbsp;Patricia Scialo, cyanotype&nbsp;print&nbsp;on&nbsp;a silk&nbsp;scarf. Photo courtesy of the artist.&nbsp;

CAM Talk – Cape Ann Camera Club, with Madeline Schatten

Take a deep dive into the CAM archives with Photo Archivist Madeline Schatten, who will share materials from Ernest L. Blatchford’s fellow amateur photographers, and insight into the history of the Cape Ann Camera Club.&nbsp; &nbsp; Image Credit: Schooners at wharf, including Rita A. Viator and Edith Silveria, and the tugboat Priscilla,&nbsp;1907, photograph by Ernest L. Blatchford (1868-1947). Gordon W. Thomas Collection of the Cape Ann Museum Library &amp; Archives, Gloucester, MA. Museum Purchase/Gift [2794].&nbsp;

Janet & William Ellery James Center, CAM Green

Sunday, September 7, 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. Registration Required&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: Bones of Homes

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, CAM staff photo.

Waterfront Reflections: Gloucester’s Harbor Village Walking Tour

This walking tour looks at changes in Gloucester’s Harbor Village as it advanced from the home of a few to the workplace of many during the late 18th to early 20th centuries.&nbsp;&nbsp;A mix of structures past and present, heroes, art, and waterfront activity all inform the picture of the diverse and vibrant community that&nbsp;emerged&nbsp;along the shore of Le Beauport, the beautiful port. Stroll with a CAM Docent for about 1 1/2 hours 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, CAM staff photo.

Sunday, September 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. Registration Required&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.

Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

Friday, September 19, 2025 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cape Ann Museum Courtyard, Downtown Campus 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, 01930 $10 for CAM Members, $20 for non-members Registration Required 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, CAM staff photo.

Cape Ann at the Center of the Revolution

Join us on the CAM Green for activities focusing on five key events leading up to the American Revolutionary War through the lens of local history.&nbsp; Activities include creating broadsides, trying out 18th century calligraphy flourishes, making mini-ships to navigate a map of the harbor, learning a Colonial dice game, and more.&nbsp; Learn about the Stamp Act of 1765, the Saville Incidents of 1768 and 1770, the Tea Act of 1773, the Boston Port Bill of 1774, and the pivotal year of 1775, all while discovering how these important historic moments affected Cape Ann residents, and how local citizens rose to the occasion.&nbsp; This program is being offered in collaboration with Essex Heritage’s Trails &amp; Sails event. Discover more of Essex County at the&nbsp;<a href="https://trailsandsails.org/">Trails &amp; Sails website</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp; Image Credit: Bunker Hill Badge, Owned by Benjamin Webber (1756-1841), c.1825, Silk. Gift of Caroline A. Webber, 1930 [579.02].&nbsp;

Walking Tour: Historic Dogtown

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; The Historic Dogtown walking tour is almost 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. The terrain is up and down throughout, over gentle hills. Hiking attire and closed footwear advised; walking poles are useful. Bring water and insect repellent, as they are not supplied. *This tour is not suitable if you have mobility concerns. 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]&nbsp;

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Experiences

Harbor Views: The Paintings of Fitz Henry Lane Walking Tour

The Resurrection of Judy Rhines: An Installation by Gabrielle Barzaghi & Peter Littlefield

The Resurrection of Judy Rhines: An Installation by Gabrielle Barzaghi & Peter Littlefield

White-Ellery House Tour

Coffee and Conversations at the Carlson Education Center: What is a Schooner?

Sun Prints with Photographer Patricia Scialo

Pop-Up Cyanotype Exhibition with Photographer Patricia Scialo

CAM Talk – Cape Ann Camera Club, with Madeline Schatten

White-Ellery House Tour

Walking Tour: Bones of Homes

Waterfront Reflections: Gloucester’s Harbor Village Walking Tour

White-Ellery House Tour

Patriots and Privateers of Revolutionary Middle Street

Cape Ann at the Center of the Revolution

Walking Tour: Historic Dogtown