TTC_09_9_20_Vol.16-No.46

September 9, 2020
www.TheTownCommon.com Page 7
Community Announcements
Community Announcements,
from page 6
For answers to other questions
about the City's response to
COVID-19,
Email: hotline@cityofportsmouth.com
or
Visit https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/health/coronavirus-response
What Does the
Firehouse Mean
to You? Send in
Your Video
The Firehouse Center for the Arts
is asking community members to
shoot a brief video on their phones or
computers and send it in to be part
of a compiled video which will be
shown at their October virtual fundraising
event. This is a fun and simple
way everyone in the community can
help support the Firehouse during
this unprecedented crisis, which has
hit theaters especially hard.
John Moynihan, Executive Director
of the Firehouse Center for the
Arts describes the videos this way:
“Did your children have a great experience
being on our stage? Are you a
regular at our musical and theater offerings
or have you performed in any
of them? Do you love browsing our
art gallery or have you had your own
work shown? Perhaps you attended
a literary or dance event, or joined
us for the documentary film festival.
When friends come to town you
may have taken them to one of our
comedy evenings or musical concerts.
Take a minute to imagine what our
community would be like without
the Firehouse at its center, then let us
know why we matter to you.”
The goal of the virtual fundraiser
(at which this compiled video will
be shown) is to create an event that
is even more unique and fun than a
traditional fundraising event. It will
kick off on October 3 with Firehouse
Ignites: A Vintage Auction - a huge
online auction of vintage items, estate
jewelry, gift certificates, unique
experiences, and high end clothing.
It will then continue that evening
with Firehouse Ignites: A Really Big
(Virtual) Show featuring top local
vocalists.
“The whole idea of this event is to
turn the traditional fundraiser on its
head and embrace our current reality.
This community has always been
an important part of what makes the
Firehouse special and it only feels
right to involve them in this way.”
says Moynihan.
Your short video can be of individuals
(of any age) or families,
and should be only a few sentences
long, focusing on what the Firehouse
means to you, your favorite things
about the Firehouse, and any specific
experiences you’d like to share.
Email your video by Wednesday,
September 16 to firehousevids@firehouse.org.
Yours might be chosen
for the compilation, and it will help
the Firehouse raise the funds it needs
to keep our downtown thriving and
keep the community entertained for
years to come despite this enormous
financial set back
Firehouse Center for the Arts is
a member-based non-profit organization
located on the waterfront at
Market Square in Newburyport, MA,
home to the Institution for Savings
Mainstage in the 191 seat Arakelian
Theater and Institution for Savings
Art Gallery. The Firehouse offers live
theater, film, dance, music, children's
programming, arts education for
youth and adults, our acclaimed New
Works Festival, and a rotating art gallery
that exhibits works by local and
international artists. The Firehouse is
handicapped accessible.
LEGAL NOTICE
ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Tour de Greenbelt
2020 – A Virtual
Ride. Cycle for Land
Conservation
Essex - The 6th Annual Tour de
Greenbelt – Cycle for Land Conservation
will be a week-long, virtual
event this year, from Saturday,
September 19 through Saturday,
September 26. Cyclists may choose
their own date, route and distance
to ride. All cyclists are encouraged to
ride safely and follow public health
policies. Visit www.tourdegreenbelt.
org for event details.
Registration is $20, and is open
through September 25. Visit https://
www.bikereg.com/tourdegreenbelt
to register. The 2020 TdG jersey
may also be ordered for an additional
$65. Jerseys ordered between now
and September 25 will be available
for pick up at a later date.
Cyclists may choose to ride one of
Greenbelt’s routes through the landscapes
of Essex County: the 25 or 50-
mile road courses, the 40-mile Gravel
Grinder, or the NEW 100-mile route,
past more than 50 of Greenbelt’s protected
properties, or create their own route.
No routes will be marked on the
road or trails this year. If you choose
to ride one of Greenbelt’s routes, you
are encouraged to download the GPX
routes from www.tourdegreenbelt.org
and ride the routes on your own.
All proceeds from Tour de Greenbelt
support Greenbelt, Essex County's
Land Trust. Greenbelt conserves
the region's farmland, wildlife habitat
and scenic landscapes. The work
helps ensure a local, healthy food
supply, maintain clean air and water,
protect native plants and animals,
and conserve scenic vistas.
The 2020 Tour de Greenbelt Title
Sponsor is The Institution for Savings.
In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended,
and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a remote public meeting will be held
on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 7:45 pm to consider a Request for Determination of
Applicability application filed by Trevor LaLiberte for proposed construction of a 35' x 32'
existing slab, 6' x 16' staircase exterior, 6' x 24' slab extension, raised bed planter and fence
and 14' x 24' detached shed possibly within the 100" Buffer Zone of Bordering Vegetated
Wetlands at 54 Haverhill Street (Map 15, Parcel Lot 88) in Rowley, MA.
Daniel Shinnick,
Chairman
Rowley Conservation Commission
9/9/20
The Cape Ann
Museum is
preparing to
re-open
GLOUCESTER –The Cape Ann
Museum is preparing to re-open its
main campus at 27 Pleasant Street to
the public on Oct. 1 with new safety
precautions for social distancing, reduced
capacity, touch-less doors, increased
cleaning, and other measures
that adhere to Gov. Baker’s Phase 3
re-opening plan and to protect the
public while enjoying the Museum’s
renowned art and maritime collections.
Museum members will be invited
to return to the Pleasant Street campus
on Sept. 24, and the Museum’s
new Cape Ann Museum Green off
Grant Circle will open to the public
on Sept. 17 including the contemporary
archival collections storage
and public exhibition space, the Janet
& William Ellery James Center.
At the new Cape Ann Museum
Green, visitors will see a selection of
images from The Porch-Rait Project,
photographs of Gloucester families
taken early in the COVID 19 pandemic
as a benefit to The Open Door.
Tickets for both sites may be reserved
at www.camuseum.eventbrite.com.
“We are overjoyed to announce that
we can re-open with the necessary precautions
required by the state,” said
Museum Director Oliver Barker. “As
the global pandemic hit in March, we
closed our doors to protect the staff and
public. Since then, I think we have all
been feeling the need to return to a place
of inspiration, to see art that reminds us
of the beautiful places in which we live,
and to feel a sense of normalcy again by
visiting the Museum and our new Cape
Ann Museum Green campus.”
When visitors return to Pleasant
Street on Oct. 1, they will see a newly
re-installed and updated Lane Gallery,
showcasing the work of marine artist
Fitz Henry Lane (1804-1865). They
will also be able to view three special
exhibitions: Tom and T.M. Nicholas:
A Father and Son’s Journey in Paint,
which has been extended through
November 1; Odds Were Against Me,
featuring works by 20th century sculptors,
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington
and Katharine Lane Weems, on view
through January 3, 2021; and Our
Souls are by Nature Equal to Yours, an
exhibit exploring the life of early feminist
writer Judith Sargent Murray, on
view through November 8.
Here are some of the precautionary
measures that the Museum will
be taking when it reopens:
The Museum will have limited
opening hours from Thursday to
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to allow
for ample cleaning. The time slot of
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. will be reserved
for high risk populations to visit.
All visitors will need to make a reservation
at www.camuseum.eventbrite.
com to ensure limited capacity.
• The Museum will only allow 7
percent occupancy in the galleries.
There will be no public access to the
Auditorium, Activity Center, or Davis
House until further notice.
• The Library & Archives will be
closed due to ventilation issues, but
access to the entire collection can be
found online at capeannmuseum.
org/research or by emailing library@
capeannmuseum.org.
• Visitors will be required to wear
masks throughout their time in the
Museum. Anyone without a mask
will be offered one upon entry.
• Social distancing in the galleries
and throughout the Museum will be
enforced by staff and security guards.
• Limited docent tours will be offered.
• Increased cleaning will happen
Community Announcements,
page 8
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