 | Bing McGilvray gives his final talk for Hockney Reproduction(s), after its phenomenal run at Manship.
October 28, 2026 | No. 162 | Cultural Outlook
Dear Gallery Gourmands,
With November approaching, we enter that intense and stimulating season of indoor gallery receptions, where art and society warmly coexist throughout the New England winter. Also whetting our visual appetites are two notable screenings, each with a distinctly regional connection.
TWO FILMS OF PURPOSE
Gloucester Meetinghouse presents The Eleventh Year, a 1927 silent film about Ukraine, made a decade after the Russian Revolution, with live accompaniment by the Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra. The November 21 screening benefits Ukraine. The Eleventh Year. The November 1 premiere of The NetWorks, an award-winning documentary about Erika Senft Miller’s multimedia tribute to Cape Ann’s fishing families, takes place at Little Art Cinema, Rockport. Reservations.
ART AND PLACE COMBINE
Opening at Cape Ann Museum, The Other Eden, featuring photographs by Anne Rearick, documents life at Gloucester’s historic Stage Fort Park across the seasons. At the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, The Great Marsh Starts Here! brings together 19 artists from the Great Marsh Artists Fellowship, exploring the interconnectedness of New England’s coastal landscape. Great Marsh Artists
ALL THE WORLD IS…
The next production of Fish Tales, Veterans: What It Means, What It Meant, offers stories told live by and about veterans. This respectful, unconventional tribute takes place November 11 at Gloucester Stage. Fish Tales Tickets. Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe opens its 2026–2027 season with Laugh Out Loud, a trio of one-act comedies mixing satire and theatrical mischief. Tickets
ART RECEPTIONS FOR ALL
Manchester Museum Fall Art Show: October 29 | 6–8 pm
COSMOS Salon, COSMOS Gallery: October 30 | 5–7 pm
Ryan Davis, Grand Banks: November 5 | 6–8 pm, RSVP event
Annual Crane Estate Art Sale, Castle Hill: November 7 | 7–10 pm, ticketed event
Great Marsh Show, Cultural Center: November 7 | 4–6 pm
Jack Evans, Jane Deering Gallery: November 7 | 4–6 pm
Stephen LaPierre: November 7 | 11 am–6 pm
RAA&M National: November 14 | 6–8 pm, ticketed event
For details, explore this edition of Cape Ann COSMOS.
COSMOS SALON LINEUP
Our final exhibition of 2026, the COSMOS Salon, offers a fête and feast of Art, Books & Objects, featuring eight artists working in distinct styles and mediums. Robert Mace Bent, exhibiting for the first time in a Gloucester gallery, joins Jeanne Carey, Barbara Lynch, Dennis Flavin, Jeff Steiner, Pat O’Donnell, Jon Sarkin, and Robert Anderson. COSMOS Salon
We are also unveiling a marvelous collection of nearly 200 vintage and rare Cape Ann books, generously donated to Cape Ann COSMOS by collector Jim Masciarelli. The gallery will take on something of the character of a miniature Beaux Arts shoppe, with art, books, and intriguing objects inviting discovery. We look forward to sharing the festivities throughout the final two months of the year.
Chez Cape Ann Arrondissement,
Chris Munkholm
Editor
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ART | COMMUNITY | PERFORMANCE | MUSIC | FILM
HISTORY | LITERATURE | SCIENCE | REVELS | CULTURE SCENE
| | |  | This Other Eden at the Cape Ann Museum. © Anne Rearick 2026. Art Exhibitions
THIS OTHER EDEN
Photographs by Anne Rearick Cape Ann Museum, Downtown Campus, Gloucester
November 14–March 21, 2027
Members’ Reception: November 14 | 3–5 pm
Gloucester-based photographer Anne Rearick documents life at Stage Fort Park across the seasons, turning her attention to the families and communities who gather in this historic public landscape. A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and author of six photography monographs, Rearick has spent years observing the changing rhythms of everyday life. Her images capture gatherings, celebrations, and quiet moments, presenting Stage Fort Park as both a shared civic space and a setting for personal histories. The exhibition opens at the Cape Ann Museum’s Downtown Campus, with a members’ reception on November 14. Exhibition Details. This Other Eden
THE GREAT MARSH STARTS HERE!
A Living Landscape in Motion Rocky Neck Cultural Center, Gloucester
November 6–22 | Friday–Sunday, noon–5 pm
Opening Reception: November 7 | 4–6 pm
The Great Marsh Starts Here! brings together 19 artists from the Great Marsh Artists Fellowship, whose projects explore one of New England’s most important coastal landscapes. Working across painting, photography, sculpture, video, music, animation, dance, and book art, the fellows examine the marsh through ecology, history, science, and community life. Since 2023, the fellowship has supported 22 artists and 24 projects, each developed through encounters with the region’s landscapes and people. The exhibition explores the interconnected life of the Great Marsh, through artists’ interpretations. The Great Marsh
SEIZE THE MOMENT
Crane Estate Art Show & Sale Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, Ipswich
November 6 | 7–10 pm (Soirée)
November 7–8 | 10 am–4 pm (free show)
The 23rd annual Crane Estate Art Show & Sale fills two floors of the Great House with more than 200 original works. This year’s theme, Seize the Moment, takes inspiration from Osprey Hunter, the sculpture by Jeff Whittum that won the 2025 People’s Choice Award. Friday’s ticketed soirée offers live music, hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, and an opportunity to meet the artists. Artwork purchases of $1,000 or more qualify for a refund of one soirée ticket; purchases of $2,000 or more qualify for two. The show continues Saturday and Sunday with free admission; visitors must reserve a grounds admission pass. Seize the Moment | |  | Serena Bates, Up Dog, RAA&M National 2025. Art Exhibitions
NATIONAL JURIED SHOW Rockport Art Association & Museum
November 14–December 31
Gala and Awards Reception: November 13 | 6–8 pm
Rockport Art Association & Museum’s annual National Juried Show brings together contemporary and traditional fine art selected from artists across the country. Garin Baker serves as Juror of Selection and Awards Judge, with more than $26,000 in cash and merchandise awards, including a $5,000 Grand Prize. The exhibition opens November 14, following the Gala & Awards Reception on November 13. Early-bird gala tickets are $80 through October; full-price tickets are $100 and include a $100 credit toward qualifying exhibition artwork. Tickets & Registration
JACK EVANS
Paintings & Works on Paper Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester
November 7–29
Opening Reception: November 7 | 4–6 pm
Gloucester artist and record-store proprietor Jack Evans presents paintings and works on paper at Jane Deering Gallery. Evans is also the proprietor of Mystery Train Records on Main Street, a Gloucester destination specializing in rare and collectible vinyl across musical genres. Mystery Train Records was once Jon Sarkin’s daily destination for collecting “free records,” whose album-cover backs he used as canvases. The exhibition offers another view of a familiar local creative figure, shifting the focus from the thousands of recordings that fill Mystery Train to Evans’s own visual work. Jane Deering Gallery
2026 FALL ART SHOW Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum
October 29 – November 14
Opening Reception: October 29 | 6–8 pm
Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum opens its annual Fall Art Show with original paintings, prints, and photographs by local and regional artists. All works are on display and available for purchase. The opening reception on October 29 welcomes visitors for an evening of art and conversation, with free admission. The exhibition open during regular museum hours: Wednesday through Friday, 10 am–3 pm, and Saturday, 11 am–4 pm. 2026 Fall Art Show | |  | Stephen LaPierre, Two Friends (private collection) Art Exhibitions
KEY WEST PLEIN AIR EXHIBIT
Stephen LaPierre Stephen LaPierre Fine Art Studio, Gloucester
Opening Reception: November 7 | 11 am-6 pm
Artist Stephen LaPierre presents a new exhibition of plein air paintings inspired by Key West, Florida. Capturing the island's distinctive architecture, tropical light, and lively street scenes, the paintings offer a colorful portrait of this historic coastal community. The opening reception features live music and an opportunity to meet the artist. Key West Plein Air
COSMOS SALON COSMOS Gallery, Gloucester
October 30–December 29
Opening reception October 30 | 5–7 pm
COSMOS Gallery reimagines the historic salon tradition with paintings, pastels, watercolors, wire sculpture, and works on paper by regional contemporary artists. The participants include Robert Mace Bent, exhibiting for the first time in a Gloucester gallery, alongside Jeanne Carey, Barbara Lynch, Dennis Flavin, Jeff Steiner, Pat O’Donnell, Jon Sarkin, and Robert J. Anderson. Artwork priced from $100 to $4,500 welcomes collectors at many levels. This year-end exhibition also introduces an expanded retail selection of vintage books and collectibles, adding another dimension to the pleasure of browsing and discovery. COSMOS Salon
HIRAETH
A New Series of Works by Ryan Davis Grand Banks, 7 Crafts Road, Gloucester
Opening Reception: November 5 | 6–8 pm, RSVP requested
Raised in Rockport among working fishermen and traditional seascape artists, Ryan Davis draws on his dual experience as an artist and lobsterman in this new series of paintings exploring memory, landscape, and belonging. Hiraeth, a Welsh word expressing a deep, melancholic longing for a home, time, or place that may be lost or perhaps never truly existed, captures the emotional undercurrent of his work. Rooted in Cape Ann’s maritime culture, the exhibition reflects Davis’s personal connection to the place he calls home. Light refreshments will be served at the opening reception. RSVP requested. Hiraeth | |  | Mural by Grimdrops, installed on the front wall of Saluti Wine Bar, featured in From the Deep Arts Party. Art & Discourse in the Community
FROM THE DEEP
A Downtown Gloucester Arts Party Harbortown Cultural District, Gloucester
November 7 | 11 am–5 pm
COSMOS Gallery open 11 am–6 pm
Downtown Gloucester dives into a day of free art and cultural activity with gallery openings, live artmaking, poetry readings, and other programs across the Harbortown Cultural District. COSMOS Gallery will extend its hours from 11 am – 6 pm for its end-of-year COSMOS Salon, Art, Books & Objects, with some participating artists present during select hours. Visitors can use the district schedule to plan a walk through the city’s participating cultural destinations. From the Deep
NSTC & NE FIRST
Robotics & STEM Workforce Hammond Castle Museum, Gloucester
November 10 | 5–8 pm
Industrial-sized robots built by local student teams will take over the Great Hall at Hammond Castle Museum for a demonstration of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Hosted by the North Shore Technology Council in partnership with NE FIRST, the evening connects students, educators, mentors, and employers interested in the region’s STEM workforce. Visitors can explore the museum, meet people shaping technical career pathways, and learn how to become involved. Admission is $35 for council members and $50 for nonmembers; students and educators may attend free with a registration code. Parking is limited, and shuttle service is planned. Robotics & Stem Workforce | | Performing Arts
FISH TALES: VETERANS
What It Means, What It Meant Gloucester Stage
November 11 | 7 pm
On Veterans Day, Gloucester Writers Center presents Fish Tales: Veterans—What It Means, What It Meant, an evening of true stories told live by and about veterans. Rather than a conventional tribute, the program explores the experiences behind military service and the lives shaped by it. Storytellers consider what service meant at the time, how its meaning changed over the years, and the moments of challenge, humor, connection, and transformation that remain with them. The result promises a more intimate understanding of the people behind the uniform, told in their own voices. Fish Tales Tickets
LAUGH OUT LOUD
Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe Natti-Willsky Performance Center, Gloucester Stage
November 5–8 and 12–15 | Thursday–Saturday, 7:30 pm; Sunday, 3 pm
Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe opens its 2026–27 season with Laugh Out Loud, a trio of one-act comedies offering very different routes to laughter. Kevin Perrin of the Gloucester Writers Center contributes Base Model Man, in which a woman shops for a customizable partner, and Who Ate the Cheetos?, an eight-minute family dispute that escalates into courtroom drama. Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy turns a borrowed apartment full of antiques into a farce when the lights go out and uninvited guests arrive. Three directors, a North Shore cast, and a mixture of contemporary satire and classic theatrical mischief promise a lively evening. Tickets $35. Laugh Out Loud
NOT SO FAUST! Gordon College, Margaret Jensen Theatre, Wenham
October 30–November 8 | performance times vary
The Faust legends of Goethe and Marlowe tell of a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge. Not So Faust! takes a considerably lighter approach. Director Jill Rogati reimagines the familiar tale through commedia dell’arte, the Italian theatrical tradition of masks, physical comedy, and playful improvisation. Instead of brooding over humanity’s complexities, this production invites audiences to laugh at human ambition—and perhaps themselves. Consult the ticket schedule for individual performance times. Not So Faust! | | |  | JazzReach's Metta Quintet Music
JAZZREACH’S METTA QUINTET Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport
November 2 | 7 pm
Free
New York City’s METTA QUINTET celebrates the centennials of two musicians who transformed American jazz: saxophonist John Coltrane and trumpeter Miles Davis. The resident ensemble of JazzReach, METTA QUINTET is known for adventurous original compositions, dynamic improvisation, and a commitment to introducing new audiences to jazz. This concert revisits the musical innovations and cultural influence of Coltrane and Davis. JazzReach also develops educational programs that connect performance with the history and continuing evolution of the music. Admission is free, with reservations encouraged; ticketing fees may apply. JazzReach Metta Quintet
Symphony by the Sea
THE HEAVENLY LIFE The Cabot, Beverly
November 8 | 3 pm; doors open 2 pm
Symphony by the Sea presents Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, a work that moves from the earthly world toward an imagined heavenly life, culminating in a final movement that gives voice to a child’s vision of paradise. Soprano Sara Heaton joins the orchestra as soloist for this concluding song. The concert offers an opportunity to hear one of Mahler’s most approachable symphonies in the classic setting of The Cabot. Doors open at 2 pm for the 3 pm performance. Heavenly Life | |  | Celebrating 10 years, Cape Ann Plein Air continues to preserve and promote our local legacy as the birthplace of American Plein Air painting by bringing award-winning artists from all over the world to capture the iconic landscapes, seascapes and harbors that make this community extraordinary. All this, while collaborating with local art organizations and businesses to build community and expand Cape Ann’s creative economy. capeannpleinair.com | |  | The Eleventh Year poster and film still. Film
THE ELEVENTH YEAR
Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra Gloucester Meetinghouse
November 21 | 7:30 pm
The Psychedelic Cinema Orchestra brings a newly composed live score to The Eleventh Year, Dziga Vertov’s 1927 silent film about Ukraine a decade after the Russian Revolution. Vertov, later celebrated for Man with a Movie Camera, assembled a vivid portrait of labor, industry, technology, and the relationship between people and land. The four-member ensemble, which has created contemporary accompaniments for silent films since 2013, uses its instrumentation to renew the film’s visual rhythms for a modern audience. Presented in the historic Gloucester Meetinghouse, the screening is a benefit for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The Eleventh Year
THE NETWORKS: PREMIERE SCREENING Little Art Cinema, Rockport
November 1 | 1–3 pm; doors open 12:30 pm
2 pm: Panel Discussion with Erika Senft Miller and collaborators
2:30 pm: Community Reception in Spiran Hall
Manship Artists Residency presents the premiere screening of The NetWorks, a documentary chronicling artist Erika Senft Miller’s immersive multimedia tribute to Cape Ann’s fishing families, installed on Gloucester’s waterfront in May 2024. Winner of numerous international film festival awards, including Best Documentary, the film is dedicated to the crew of the F/V Lilly Jean, who perished at sea during its making. A panel discussion with the artist and collaborators follows at 2 pm, space limited, Reservations required.
Additional screening: November 29 | 3–9 pm: Film release and musical celebration at The Cut, Gloucester; screening at 5 pm.
To learn more about the original Gloucester project: The Net Works Project, An Artistic Tribute to the Fishing Community, by Chris Munkholm
YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING Gloucester Cinema
The Screening Room, Newburyport
The documentary film by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, navigates the professional life of Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder, whose public rise ended in a fraud conviction. The film is receiving advanced acclaim, although some describe production as psychologically unsettling exploration of image-making and control. Rotten Tomatoes: Critics, 97% and Public, 97%. You Can See Everything | | COSMOS Guild Membership $49/year, benefits include art purchase discounts at COSMOS Gallery. | | | COSMOS Salon Art, Books & Objects
Opens October 30, Reception 5 - 7pm
Discover the works of 8 artists
Robert Mace Bent | Barbara Lynch
Jeanne Carey | Jeff Steiner
Dennis Flavin | Pat O Donnell
Jon Sarkin | Robert J. Anderson
Browse the vintage Cape Ann COSMOS book collection,
donated by Jim Masciarelli
Membership discounts on all purchases
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150 YEARS AND BEYOND
Highlights from the Library & Archives Cape Ann Museum, Downtown Campus, Gloucester
November 14, 2026–April 25, 2027
The Cape Ann Museum marks the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Cape Ann Scientific and Literary Association with an exhibition drawn almost entirely from its Library & Archives. Founded in 1875, the association began a collecting tradition that grew into an extensive record of the region’s cultural life. Photographs, documents, and other archival materials illuminate Cape Ann’s fisheries, artists and art colonies, writers, illustrators, and communities. Rather than telling a single history, the exhibition draws together many local stories preserved across generations,. Exhibition Details. 150 Years and Beyond
BOSTON ART BOOK FAIR 2026 BCA Cyclorama, Boston
November 13–15
Preview Party: November 13 | 7–10pm
The Boston Art Book Fair returns to the historic BCA Cyclorama for three days devoted to contemporary art publishing and book-making. Presented by Boston Center for the Arts and Boston Art Review with co-founders and co-curators Randi Hopkins and Oliver Mak, the fair brings together artist books, zines, catalogs, experimental publications, comics, and printed matter from local, national, and international creators. A Friday Preview Party opens the weekend; public admission is free Saturday and Sunday. Boston Art Book Fair | | | Dear Readers: If you value this publication, please consider its support. A Foundation annual membership of $29 or a one-time contribution of any amount will help sustain COSMOS' independent cultural journalism.
Thank you for supporting our mission! | |  | Photo: www.massoyster.org Science & Nature
MASSACHUSETTS OYSTER PROJECT
Restoring Native Oyster Reefs and their Ecological Services Maritime Gloucester
October 29 | 6–7:30 pm
Marine conservation ecologist John A. Cigliano, Ph.D., vice chair of the Massachusetts Oyster Project, examines the effort to restore native oyster reefs to the Commonwealth’s coastal waters. Once widespread, these reefs declined through overharvesting, pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. Their recovery matters: oysters filter excess nitrogen and suspended particles, provide habitat for young fish and invertebrates, and help protect shorelines from erosion and storm surge. Cigliano will explain the reefs’ history, the science behind their ecological benefits, and current restoration efforts, including opportunities for community participation. Massachusetts Oyster Project
DISCOVERING THE GALÁPAGOS National Geographic Live, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport
November 13 | 7:30 pm
National Geographic Explorer and disease ecologist Sarah Knutie takes audiences into the Galápagos, where Darwin’s finches became enduring evidence in the development of evolutionary science. Their varied beaks and adaptations helped illuminate how closely related species could diverge in response to different environments. Knutie, an associate professor at the University of Connecticut, studies how invasive parasites affect the finches and has worked in the islands since 2010. Her live presentation combines field science, photography, and encounters with giant tortoises, sharks, and other remarkable wildlife. Discovering the Galápagos | | Arts • Science • Culture Cape Ann COSMOS reaches many thousands of cultural enthusiasts, primarily north of Boston, all passionate about art, culture, ideas, and creativity. Published every other Wednesday, COSMOS connects cultural organizations, artists, and creative businesses with a highly engaged audience. Place your message in a trusted editorial space—where culture comes first. capeanncosmos.com | | | | Note to Cultural Organizations and Regional Businesses: Connect with the COSMOS community of many thousands with your message. For more information: media@capeanncosmos.com | | | Thank you to the sponsors of Cape Ann COSMOS Art, Science & Entertainment Media. And their indirect support of the Greater Cape Ann Cultural Community. | | | Become a COSMOS Sponsor and supporter of the Greater Cape Ann Cultural Community. Find out more. | | | Culture Scene & Seen...
Photos of recent events happening around the
North Shore of Boston. | | |  | October 24, 2026, Anonymous Art Party, Montserrat College of Art. The event, described as "a night of festivity, creativity, and a little mystery" might be one of the most unique fundraisers around! An annual event, read on to see what happens, and make a note to be there in 2027... | |  | The central activity of Anonymous Art Party was bidding on the wall of art. Each piece, created by an anonymous artist, was posted on the wall where people could enter their name as willing to purchase the art for $100, without knowing the name of the artist. Through an anonymous process and a roll of the dice, the piece of art was awarded to one anonymous person, who was only then given the name of the artist, one of 62. And perhaps to collect a signature? | |  | Ginger Myhaver (R) and friends demonstrate the sartorial range of dress attire, original or otherwise. | |  | Judy Schmid, Montserrat Council Member and artist who always has a point to share, and soon a red couch. | |  | Montserrat student demonstrations were part of the Anonymous Art Party, drawing in many fascinated observers, who could possibly convert to Montserrat program applicants. | |  | Anonymous artist or possibly anonymous bidder? COSMOS does not know; entire event shrouded in identify protection and/or costumes. | |  | Attending Anonymous Art Party, best dressed College Prez Brian Pellinen deserves bragging rights for Montserrat grads, as he reports an impressive 84% of Montserrat graduates secure full employment within 3 months of graduating. Apparently, the new emphasis on campus employment tracks with student success in the working world; student operated businesses have now formed for services such as photography, marketing, graphic design. Nice to see an art school include real world experience in the curriculum. | |  | October 24, 2026, book launch for Dogtown Treasures by Shep Abbott, COSMOS Gallery. Continuing in the fine literary tradition of Cape Ann, a group gathered to celebrate and hopefully purchase a copy of Dogtown Treasures, which grew out of a project Shep spearheaded many years ago, when he operated Art Space, and which produced the creation of artistic tiles illustrated with scenes from Dogtown lore. The book launch unexpectedly exhausted the inventory of Dogtown Treasures, and the book is now officially sold out. To purchase a copy will require either knowing a current owner willing to sell their copy, or, contacting Randy Carr, printer of the book, who can possibly manage a second printing, minimum order 100 copies required for your purchase. Inquire on price. Image: Tom Robinson-Cox (L) and Randy. | |  | K Prevallet and Shep Abbott, share a moment as they recall the publication origin of Dogtown Treasures, when K discovered some of the original tiles on one of her Dogtown hikes. Two anonymous book lovers look on. | |  | Clockwise Upper Left: 1) Shep snapped by Bing McGilvray, now returned to his photojournalism circuit, 2) Susan Pollack, Shep, and Tsar Fedorsky, photographer, 3) Tom absorbed in his new and now rare copy of Dogtown Treasures, 4) Chris Miles, Shep, and Donna Dunne. | |  | October 18, 2026, Hockney Reproduction(s) closes at Manship. Possibly the most colorful tribute imaginable for beloved and now late artist David Hockney, the exhibition was an homage but one with excitement & wonder. The two principal creators of this magnificent mecca, deep within Lanesville, were Rebecca Reynolds, Founder & Executive Director of Manship and Bing McGilvray, Curator and Impresario of the show. We bow with gratitude...for their vision and a ton of work. | |
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