5-Day Bare Bones Wood Carving Workshop
2025-05-17 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Calvo Wood Carving School, 235 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Learning woodcarving is a lot like learning how to write in a language. You need to know the letters of the alphabet and what is a vowel and what is a consonant. You need to learn how to put together a word and understand the meaning of it. Then you need to learn how to form a sentence and a paragraph that carries a theme. These are absolute necessities that you need to know in order to write. The same is true in woodcarving, there are absolute necessities you need to know in order to carve with intent and confidence. So in all truth, I need five days of your time in order to get the complete set of fundamentals into both your hands and your head.
However, I often get asked if I have weekend courses because of time restrictions. For those of you who cannot find time for the five consecutive days, this is what I do. If you take a two or three-day course you are taking the first two or three days of my five-day workshop which is broken up into daily learning chapters. So three days brings you to chapter three, two days to chapter two. The weekend workshops will give you a basic understanding of the skill of wood carving which includes hand-carving technique, sharpening, and designing skills among other topics but the full training takes five days. You will also do the carving projects to reinforce the hand techniques that we talk about so that you gain much-needed muscle memory in your hands.
Some students may be satisfied with the information learned, while others may choose to find their way back for another weekend and finish the last two or three days to get all the necessary techniques and insights. When you return, (it can be during that calendar year or the next) everyone else is at the beginning point on the start of the weekend, but you pick up where you left off to finish your training. That’s the story in a nutshell. Call me if you are looking for more info. I am happy to answer any questions.
All class days run from 9 am – 5 pm.
For more information:
Call: (978) 283-0231
Email: david@calvostudio.com
Website: https://www.davidcalvo.com/woodcarving_classes.html

5-Day Bare Bones Wood Carving Workshop
2025-05-17 09:00 - 17:00 | Calvo Wood Carving School, 235 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Here is a great opportunity to learn the fundamentals of woodcarving in 5 days from a professional!
For those of you who cannot find time for the five consecutive days, this is what I do. If you take a two or three-day course you are taking the first two or three days of my five-day workshop which is broken up into daily learning chapters. So three days brings you to chapter three, two days to chapter two. The weekend workshops will give you a basic understanding of the skill of wood carving which includes hand-carving technique, sharpening, and designing skills among other topics but the full training takes five days. You will also do the carving projects to reinforce the hand techniques that we talk about so that you gain much needed muscle memory in your hands.
Some students may be satisfied with the information learned, others may choose to find their way back for another weekend and finish the last two or three days to get all the necessary techniques and insights. When you return, (it can be during that calendar year or the next) everyone else is at the beginning point on the start of the weekend, but you pick up where you left off to finish your training. That’s the story in a nutshell. Call me if you are looking for more info. I am happy to answer any questions.
All class days run from 9 am – 5 pm.
For more information:
Call: (978) 283-0231
Email: david@calvostudio.com
Website: https://www.davidcalvo.com/woodcarving_classes.html

Motif No.1 Day
2025-05-17 09:00 - 17:00 | Rockport, MA, Rockport, M, 01966, United States
The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring back this beloved community event, long cherished by residents and visitors as a celebration of Rockport’s iconic fishing shack. We invite you to join us on Saturday May 17 (rain date May 18) for this all-day, family-friendly event to experience the rich artistic and cultural heritage of the beautiful coastal community of Rockport featuring art, music, performances, children’s activities, vendors, shopping, food and beer.

Feathered Friends & Facing Back, Facing Forward: Cape Ann Student Exhibition Opening Day
2025-05-17 11:00 - 16:00 | Cape Ann Museum Green, 13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Saturday, May 17, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
CAM Green
13 Poplar Street, Gloucester MA
Free and open to the public.
Parking at O’Maley Innovation Middle School, 32 Cherry Street, Gloucester, with complimentary Shuttle Bus.
For an opening reception in partnership with The Gloucester Student Arts Festival. View this year’s collaborative installations by second and eighth grade students of Cape Ann, enjoy art making activities, tour the White Ellery House and take a Cassie Scavenger Hunt through the James Center Gallery. All are invited!
This year CAM Educators worked with approximately 600 Cape Ann second and eighth graders. The Cape Ann Museum is proud to partner with Cape Ann Public schools to explore the art, culture and history of this unique place!
Sponsored by Gloucester Education Foundation, Gloucester Cultural Council, Rockport Cultural Council, Manchester Cultural Council, Essex Cultural Council, and Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Image credit: (top) Art by Ms. Yutkin’s Second Grade Class (bottom) Art by Ms. Doherty’s Eighth Grade Class

Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents One Act Wonders
2025-05-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main St., Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe presents “One-Act Wonders”, a program of four modern one-act plays exploring boundaries, loyalties, and the absurdities of life. The program will run for four performances only, at Gloucester Stage Theater, April 17th (7:30pm) 18th (7:30pm), and 19th (3pm + 7:30pm). Tickets are $28.
