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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.