Welcome to Cape Ann COSMOS

Founded in 2019, Cape Ann COSMOS newsletter provides an omnibus of cultural events and destinations happening across Greater Cape Ann.

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Become a COSMOS member to help to support our vibrant cultural community and maintain independent journalism. Choose from three membership tiers, starting at $29/year — with special benefits at each level.

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Member benefits include: Subscription to COSMOS Gallery News, discounts on artwork purchased at COSMOS Gallery, access to special events, and member content pages including Culture Scene and Insider News.

 
 

Feature Articles

Featured
Re-Inventing Judy Rhines
Peter Littlefield
Re-Inventing Judy Rhines
Peter Littlefield

Soon to open at the White-Ellery House on the Cape Ann Museum Green, will be an installation, The Resurrection of Judy Rhines, co-created by artist Gabrielle Barzaghi and myself. Gabrielle drew some 20 dioramas …

Peter Littlefield
Seeing as Experience
Guest
Seeing as Experience
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Robin Colodzin

One of my earliest memories is of a warm, sunlit afternoon in the backyard of my family house in New Haven CT. I might have been in a hammock. Or on my mother’s lap? What I most remember is a green inch worm,

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Ed Sanders, America’s Bard Returns to Gloucester
Bing McGilvray
Ed Sanders, America’s Bard Returns to Gloucester
Bing McGilvray

Bing McGilvray

Who’s Ed Sanders? Unfortunately, at age 85, after an extraordinary career, he remains under the radar for most people. As he sings with his band The Fugs in a recent song, ‘The Fugs will never …

Bing McGilvray
Venus in Transit
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Venus in Transit
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Jim Dunn

The first light of morning slants across the trees
From the steamy shower window
After days of unending rain
A line of sparrows sits on a fallen rod …

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Cape Ann COSMOS: Arts, Science & Entertainment Events List

PUBLISHES EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY @6AM

The COSMOS Curated Selection of Cultural Pursuits showcases select events happening North of Boston.

Covered categories include Art Exhibitions, Art & Discourse in the Community, Performance, Music, Film, History, Literature, Science & Revels.

Among the organizations we track:

Cape Ann Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, Windhover Performing Arts, Manship Artists Residency, Addison Gallery of American Art, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester Stage, The Cabot & Many of the galleries and smaller venues which comprise this rich cultural region.

 Thank you to the sponsors of Cape Ann COSMOS Art, Science & Entertainment Media.  And their indirect support of the Greater Cape Ann Cultural Community.