BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251108T200000Z DTEND:20251108T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:CAM Talk: Don’t Take it for “Granite”—The Intriguing Story of Butter\, Stone and the Economics of Cape Ann’s Granite Industry\, by Les Bartlett DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 8\, 2025\n\n3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.\n\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\n\nFree for CAM members\, $10 for Non-Members.\n\nRegistration is required as space is limited.\n\n\n\nHow was butter connected to the quarrying of stone? Learn this and more about the social history and economics of the Cape Ann Granite Industry.\n\n\n\nLeslie Bartlett is originally from Epsom\, NH\; he has lived on Cape Ann for nearly 50 years. His fine art photography of granite quarries on Cape Ann was featured in the main gallery of the Cape Ann Museum -October 2007 through January 2008. From Cape Ann he travelled to Barre\, VT in 2008 and created a master project based on the lives of the granite sculptors from the 19th century through the 20th century. "Give Me Your Hands the Legacy of the Barre Stone Sculptors and Their Stone" received a primary featured installation at Michigan State University Law School in 2011. His research on the lives of the stone workers throughout NE forms the basis for his forthcoming title: "BREAK Stone\, Water\, Heart\, the Culture of Cape Ann Granite." Now in 2025\, EKKLESIA a 9 foot by 30 foot image from a quarry wall in Rockport has found permanent installation occupying 3 floors at the Sawyer Free Library\, titled 'Cape Ann Quarry Mural Wall.'\n\n\n\nImage Credit: Alfred J. Wiggin (1823-1888)\, Knowlton's Corner\, Rockport\, c. 1840s\, oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of the estate of Thomas and Nadia Williams\, 2024 [2024.046]. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Saturday\, November 8\, 2025
\n3:00 p.m. &ndash\; 4:00 p.m.
\nJanet &\; William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green
\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930
\nFree for CAM members\, $10 for Non-Members.
\nRegistration is required as space is limited.
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\nHow was butter connected to the quarrying of stone? Learn this and more about the social history and economics of the Cape Ann Granite Industry.
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\nLeslie Bartlett is originally from Epsom\, NH\; he has lived on Cape Ann for nearly 50 years. His fine art photography of granite quarries on Cape Ann was featured in the main gallery of the Cape Ann Museum -October 2007 through January 2008. From Cape Ann he travelled to Barre\, VT in 2008 and created a master project based on the lives of the granite sculptors from the 19th century through the 20th century. &ldquo\;Give Me Your Hands &ndash\; the Legacy of the Barre Stone Sculptors and Their Stone&rdquo\; received a primary featured installation at Michigan State University Law School in 2011. His research on the lives of the stone workers throughout NE forms the basis for his forthcoming title: &ldquo\;BREAK Stone\, Water\, Heart\, the Culture of Cape Ann Granite.&rdquo\; Now in 2025\, EKKLESIA&mdash\;a 9 foot by 30 foot image from a quarry wall in Rockport&mdash\;has found permanent installation occupying 3 floors at the Sawyer Free Library\, titled &lsquo\;Cape Ann Quarry Mural Wall.&rsquo\;
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\nImage Credit: Alfred J. Wiggin (1823-1888)\, Knowlton&rsquo\;s Corner\, Rockport\, c. 1840s\, oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of the estate of Thomas and Nadia Williams\, 2024 [2024.046]. LOCATION:Janet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930 UID:e.2981.45162 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260425T035904Z URL:https://business.capeannchamber.com/events/details/cam-talk-don-t-take-it-for-granite-the-intriguing-story-of-butter-stone-and-the-economics-of-cape-ann-s-granite-industry-by-les-bartlett-45162 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR