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102nd Annual Celebration

102nd Annual Celebration

Date and Time

Friday Jan 26, 2024
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST

Event Schedule
5 - 7 PM: Program & Cocktail Reception with heavy appetizers
7:30 - 9 PM: Live Performances by Cape Ann Big Band and Others
 

Location

Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport, MA

37 Main St Rockport MA 01966

Fees/Admission

$100 per person for Program, Reception & Live Performances
$45 per Adult for Live Performances only
$20 per Youth (under 18) for Live Performances only
Tickets can be purchased using the Register Button (on right) or calling 978-283-1601

Website

https://rockportmusic.org/shalin-liu-performance-center

Contact Information

Michelle@capeannchamber.com, 978-283-1601
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BankGloucester
Cape Ann Savings Bank - Gloucester
Institution for Savings - Ipswich
National Grid
Rockport Music/Shalin Liu Performance Center

Description

Please RSVP by January 25 by purchasing tickets using the Register Button (above) or calling 978-283-1601.

You are cordially invited to join us in celebrating 2024 Board President Karen Ristuben, Essex County Community Foundation & 2023 Board President Loran Caputo, Cape Ann Motor Inn

Join us as we welcome our incoming 2024 President and Board of Directors as the 2024 theme of Creativity, Culture & Commerce: Stronger Together is introduced. Our goal this year is to inspire new synergies between greater Cape Ann's arts, culture & business communities.

This unique Annual Celebration represents the visual and performing arts - music, painting, drama, poetry, and dance - from all our five communities. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO FORMAL SIT DOWN DINNER. HEAVY APPETIZERS WILL BE SERVED.

LIVE PERFORMANCES

 

Cape Ann Big Band, under the direction of Carlos Menezes Jr. will celebrate the start of their 2024 season with a performance at the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce?s 102nd Annual Celebration at the Shalin Liu Performance Center. This year?s program, "Let's Swing Together!" will feature 12 vocalists ages 12 to 60 and a special performance by the BrassFed Nation's Youth Swing Orchestra! Audience members can expect a high energy program with a diverse repertoire that is full of surprises and will range from classics like Frank Sinatra's version of "Come Fly with Me" to a more contemporary arrangement of Van Halen's "Jump"! (See below for a list of musicians performing.)
 

About the BrassFed Nation Youth Swing Orchestra:

Formed in 2013, the BrassFed Nation's Youth Swing Orchestra is a workshop-based program offered to student musicians ages 12 to 17 on Cape Ann. The mission is simple - get the youth swinging through collaborative music-making! The program offers various-sized ensembles with core values in the development of musical literacy and creative exploration. The ensemble featured at this event will be the 17-piece orchestra using a traditional big band set up with students from Gloucester, Rockport, and Manchester. The line-up and workshop offerings change seasonally and are open to students of the Greater Cape Ann region.

Spoken Word: Luce Wren Brandt and Kaley Fantasia
Dancer Performances: Sarah Slifer Swift and Carey McKinley, Movement Arts Gloucester MA (MAGMA)
Lanes Coven Theater Co: Lily Narbonne and Justin Genna
Live Art: Loren Doucette, Seven Suns Gallery. Finished artwork (pastel) 
to be sold via Silent Auction throughout the evening. Silent auction form in Lobby. Loren will also have several additional pieces of artwork on stage display which will be available for purchase, with a portion of proceeds donated to the Chamber. 


ADDITIONAL ARTISTS
Wood Carving Demonstration by Harold Burnham, Finished artwork to be sold via Silent Auction 
Live Painting Demonstration by Joli Ayn Wood. Finished artwork to be sold via Silent Auction 
Centerpieces: Chubby Clay Bodies by Miranda Aisling, filled with beautiful floral arrangements by Betsy Morris Quinn (Dirt Floral Works). Available for purchase, $40 each.
Life-sized Portrait of "Captain Kyle Nelson, Pigeon Cove Lobsterman" by Leslie Heffron, in Performance Center Lobby. Available for purchase.

Please consider joining us at Fleur CUisine Harborside for dinner and drinks after the Live Performance. Reservations are currently being accepted. Please call the restaurant directly at 978-309-5199 to reserve a spot!


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CAPE ANN BIG BAND MUSICIANS: BRASSFED NATION YOUTH SWING ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS:
Carlos Menezes Jr
Art Adamson
Ed Biggs
Chris Bodek 
Nick Capello
Dana Cohen
Henley Douglas Jr
Dan Fleury
Rick Geraghty
Alexandra Grace
Emily Grace
John Hicks
Rhiannon Hurst
Shawn Lowe
Tom Madore
Trevor McCoy
Matt Naeger
Scott Parisi
Amy Rich
John Rockwell
Nathan Seavey
Steve Silva
Ben Tuck
Gary Wolsieffer
David Berg
Scarlett Berge
Rowan Berlin
Soli Boraks
Sean Buckley* 
Anita Burns
Jessica Cote
Wil DeFort
Thomas Dort
Alexis Geary 
Robert Geary
Nathan Gorman-Melo
Henry Goulart
Nick Kilroy
John Merchant
Nate Morin
Alessandro Schoc
Amos Telep
Rosie Telep
Jackson Weber 
Jude Worthleye

Event Sponsors

Designers
Gloucester 400+
Johnson O'Connor

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