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Spring into the Arts: Creativity Across Gloucester
Spring into the Arts: Creativity Across Gloucester

The 2026 Gloucester Student Arts Festival returns - as an entire season of the arts!

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GEF FY25 Impact Report celebrates hands-on learning!
GEF FY25 Impact Report celebrates hands-on learning!
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Arts Fest 2025: a grand success!
Arts Fest 2025: a grand success!

A recap of GEF and GPS’s annual celebration of arts and creativity!

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Power of Play 2025
Power of Play 2025

Everyone’s favorite “Day of Play” is back!

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Visits to the new GHS Medical Assisting program mean visits to Gloucester’s finest collection of artificial urine and its creepiest student, “Patient Annie”. (Not an April Fool’s joke, but it sure reads like one!🤣)
Visits to the new GHS Medical Assisting program mean visits to Gloucester’s finest collection of artificial urine and its creepiest student, “Patient Annie”. (Not an April Fool’s joke, but it sure reads like one!🤣)
Spotted helping out at the East Vets’ play today: GHS Class of 2023 alum and former GEF Student Advisor @kyia.karvelas! Love seeing alumni back supporting the Gloucester Schools, even when they’re just back in town for a quick spring bre
Spotted helping out at the East Vets’ play today: GHS Class of 2023 alum and former GEF Student Advisor @kyia.karvelas! Love seeing alumni back supporting the Gloucester Schools, even when they’re just back in town for a quick spring break. OH: and Kyia is making a documentary, and just got a scholarship to travel abroad for six months and work on it. Doing Gloucester and GEF proud!
Congratulations to the Beeman and East Veterans’ casts, crews, staff, volunteers, and families on their stellar productions of Shrek Jr and The Lion King Jr this week! So much talent, so much creativity, and so much WORK goes into these wonderf
Congratulations to the Beeman and East Veterans’ casts, crews, staff, volunteers, and families on their stellar productions of Shrek Jr and The Lion King Jr this week! So much talent, so much creativity, and so much WORK goes into these wonderful elementary school musicals, which GEF is proud to support alongside each school’s PTO. Special kudos to Ts Burnham at @gloucesterstage and @heidijdallin for directing these terrific shows!!! 📸 Shrek photo by Marty Del Vecchio
PoP26 Highlights: DISCOVER! Big thanks to @backyardgrowers for leading this year's growing-themed activities, and @blackearthcompost for helping out with the compost beanbag toss game!
PoP26 Highlights: DISCOVER! Big thanks to @backyardgrowers for leading this year's growing-themed activities, and @blackearthcompost for helping out with the compost beanbag toss game!
PoP26 Highlights: BUILD! Thank you to Megan and Matthew Graziano for coordinating this area, and to the @gloucester_sea_cadets for leading the robotics activity.
PoP26 Highlights: BUILD! Thank you to Megan and Matthew Graziano for coordinating this area, and to the @gloucester_sea_cadets for leading the robotics activity.
PoP26 Highlights: CREATE! Thank you to Emily Siegel for coordinating this area and to @pathwaysforchildren, @theopendoorma, and @gloucesterhigh.nahs for partnering to lead activities!
PoP26 Highlights: CREATE! Thank you to Emily Siegel for coordinating this area and to @pathwaysforchildren, @theopendoorma, and @gloucesterhigh.nahs for partnering to lead activities!
PoP26 Highlights: TOUCH! Thank you to Misty Amero, Kim Bouchie, and their amazing team from @kindred_gardens for coordinating all of the Touch activities. 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt and Marty Del Vecchio
PoP26 Highlights: TOUCH! Thank you to Misty Amero, Kim Bouchie, and their amazing team from @kindred_gardens for coordinating all of the Touch activities. 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt and Marty Del Vecchio
PoP26 Highlights: MOVE! Thank you to Stuart Siegel for coordinating this area, and to partners @gloucesterhsmusic, @northshorekarateacademy, @seaside_circus_cape_ann, and @magmagloucester for leading such fun activities!
PoP26 Highlights: MOVE! Thank you to Stuart Siegel for coordinating this area, and to partners @gloucesterhsmusic, @northshorekarateacademy, @seaside_circus_cape_ann, and @magmagloucester for leading such fun activities!
PoP26 Highlights: GAMES! Thank you to volunteers Erica Marceau and Christina Ursul for leading this play area. 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt and Marty Del Vecchio
PoP26 Highlights: GAMES! Thank you to volunteers Erica Marceau and Christina Ursul for leading this play area. 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt and Marty Del Vecchio
PoP26 Highlights: Photo Booth! 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt
PoP26 Highlights: Photo Booth! 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt
Today’s the big day: Power of Play 2026! When you come to the Field House today and see these three faces - that’s past Event Chairs Heather Widfeldt and Ingrid Conti, and current Event Chair Jessica Margiotta - please thank them, loudly
Today’s the big day: Power of Play 2026! When you come to the Field House today and see these three faces - that’s past Event Chairs Heather Widfeldt and Ingrid Conti, and current Event Chair Jessica Margiotta - please thank them, loudly and repeatedly! These three leaders, all busy working women with full-time jobs and full-time families, have devoted countless hours to Power of Play over the years. They are the heart and soul of this event, and GEF is in awe of their power AND their playfulness. Extra thanks to Jessica for taking on the big, complicated role of Event Chairs two years running. We could not do this without you. THANK YOU, Jess, Heather and Ingrid! 💙❤️💚💜🧡💛🩵
OBSESSED with these giant hand-drawn puzzles made by @gloucesterhigh.nahs for Power of Play! Come color them in at CREATE, then go put ‘em together at GAMES. Thank you to NAHS President and GEF student Advisor @myleetowne for recruiting the s
OBSESSED with these giant hand-drawn puzzles made by @gloucesterhigh.nahs for Power of Play! Come color them in at CREATE, then go put ‘em together at GAMES. Thank you to NAHS President and GEF student Advisor @myleetowne for recruiting the student artist to create these. See you Sunday!
We don't call it "Power of Play" for the cutesy alliteration or snazzy "PoP" acronym (although those are nice!). GEF and our partners really, truly believe that play is POWERFUL: a powerful teacher; a powerful connecter; a powerfu
We don't call it "Power of Play" for the cutesy alliteration or snazzy "PoP" acronym (although those are nice!). GEF and our partners really, truly believe that play is POWERFUL: a powerful teacher; a powerful connecter; a powerful force for good. Read about all the benefits of DISCOVER, TOUCH, WIGGLE, MOVE, BUILD, CREATE, and GAMES, and come play with us on Sunday!
Power of Play Countdown 2026 continues, with a big shout out to our wonderful sponsors. We could never pull off such a big, complex event - and keep it FREE to everyone! - without their support. Thank you, thank you! @capeanndsavingsbank has been o
Power of Play Countdown 2026 continues, with a big shout out to our wonderful sponsors. We could never pull off such a big, complex event - and keep it FREE to everyone! - without their support. Thank you, thank you! @capeanndsavingsbank has been our lead sponsor, founding partner, and concession stand team since the very first year of Power of Play back in 2016. We are so thankful for their commitment to creating this magical opportunity for play, connection, and community! @sawyerfreelibrary always steps up to sponsor the event and help out in other ways, too - like signing kids up for library cards right at the event and loaning us SO MANY LEGO for Build. @seashorecomfortsolutions, @medeirosgeneral, and Dr. David Harrison DMD have all supported PoP for multiple years now, and they've become great advocates for this event and for GEF! We encourage you to patronize and thank these businesses that invest in our community and its children year after year.
Power of Play is just ONE week away! Can you believe this amazing group of partners who are helping GEF bring our annual Day of Play to life? From leading activities to donating raffle baskets to running the concession stand to designing our posters
Power of Play is just ONE week away! Can you believe this amazing group of partners who are helping GEF bring our annual Day of Play to life? From leading activities to donating raffle baskets to running the concession stand to designing our posters to crafting our welcoming balloon arch, this is the best group of collaborators in town! We're so thankful for the creativity and commitment of this group of organizations and businesses, some of which are also event sponsors (more to come on that special group tomorrow...). @backyardgrowers @pathwaysforchildren @kindred_gardens @capeannymca @capeannsavingsbank @theopendoor @northshorekarateacademy @sawyerfreelibrary @gloucesterhsmusic @seaside_circus_cape_ann @gloucester_sea_cadets @blackearthcompost @magmagloucester @sassysq.marketing Beauport Financial Services @cedarwood.events @beauportfinancial
Visits to the new GHS Medical Assisting program mean visits to Gloucester’s finest collection of artificial urine and its creepiest student, “Patient Annie”. (Not an April Fool’s joke, but it sure reads like one!🤣) Spotted helping out at the East Vets’ play today: GHS Class of 2023 alum and former GEF Student Advisor @kyia.karvelas! Love seeing alumni back supporting the Gloucester Schools, even when they’re just back in town for a quick spring bre Congratulations to the Beeman and East Veterans’ casts, crews, staff, volunteers, and families on their stellar productions of Shrek Jr and The Lion King Jr this week! So much talent, so much creativity, and so much WORK goes into these wonderf PoP26 Highlights: DISCOVER! Big thanks to @backyardgrowers for leading this year's growing-themed activities, and @blackearthcompost for helping out with the compost beanbag toss game! PoP26 Highlights: BUILD! Thank you to Megan and Matthew Graziano for coordinating this area, and to the @gloucester_sea_cadets for leading the robotics activity. PoP26 Highlights: CREATE! Thank you to Emily Siegel for coordinating this area and to @pathwaysforchildren, @theopendoorma, and @gloucesterhigh.nahs for partnering to lead activities! PoP26 Highlights: TOUCH! Thank you to Misty Amero, Kim Bouchie, and their amazing team from @kindred_gardens for coordinating all of the Touch activities. 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt and Marty Del Vecchio PoP26 Highlights: MOVE! Thank you to Stuart Siegel for coordinating this area, and to partners @gloucesterhsmusic, @northshorekarateacademy, @seaside_circus_cape_ann, and @magmagloucester for leading such fun activities! PoP26 Highlights: GAMES! Thank you to volunteers Erica Marceau and Christina Ursul for leading this play area. 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt and Marty Del Vecchio PoP26 Highlights: Photo Booth! 📸 by Shane Widtfeldt Today’s the big day: Power of Play 2026! When you come to the Field House today and see these three faces - that’s past Event Chairs Heather Widfeldt and Ingrid Conti, and current Event Chair Jessica Margiotta - please thank them, loudly OBSESSED with these giant hand-drawn puzzles made by @gloucesterhigh.nahs for Power of Play! Come color them in at CREATE, then go put ‘em together at GAMES. Thank you to NAHS President and GEF student Advisor @myleetowne for recruiting the s We don't call it "Power of Play" for the cutesy alliteration or snazzy "PoP" acronym (although those are nice!). GEF and our partners really, truly believe that play is POWERFUL: a powerful teacher; a powerful connecter; a powerfu Power of Play Countdown 2026 continues, with a big shout out to our wonderful sponsors. We could never pull off such a big, complex event - and keep it FREE to everyone! - without their support. Thank you, thank you! @capeanndsavingsbank has been o Power of Play is just ONE week away! Can you believe this amazing group of partners who are helping GEF bring our annual Day of Play to life? From leading activities to donating raffle baskets to running the concession stand to designing our posters