2014 marks the 30th consecutive year of Christmas in Rockport, our month-long celebration offering a unique blend of the old and the new. Traditional programs include Santa’s arrival by lobster boat and the Dock Square tree lighting (December 6), the Seaside Village Open House and Gallery Stroll Weekend (December 13-14), the 69th annual Christmas Pageant (December 20), and Santa’s return to Dock Square on Christmas morning. This year’s festivities feature the fourth annual ‘Seashells & Jingle Bells’ Inn and Home Kitchen Tour on December 7 and the return of Horse-Drawn Hayrides, presented by Cape Ann Savings Bank, on December 13.
The programs will conclude on December 31 with New Year’s Rockport Eve, celebrating its 18th anniversary. Sites throughout downtown Rockport will host children’s activities (clowns, puppets, magic, story tellers, etc.), and music for all tastes (classical, jazz, rock ‘n roll, country and western, folk, blues, songs of the sea, etc.). Join us in Dock Square for a midnight celebration to welcome 2015. Buttons will be on sale in advance at many Rockport and Gloucester businesses and on December 31. For further information and a full schedule of events, check the New Year’s Rockport Eve website: newyearsrockporteve.com or call 978-546-9038.
SPONSORS*
The Chamber of Commerce appreciates the financial support given to the month-long Christmas in Rockport program by the following businesses, individuals and community organizations, who welcome your patronage and support during the holiday season and throughout the year. We particularly wish to acknowledge and thank Granite Savings Bank, Institution for Savings, and the Rockport Rotary Club, this year’s lead co-sponsors for Rockport’s annual Christmas Nativity Pageant.
GALLERIES
An Artful Touch Gallery
Borsari Gallery
Canterbury Hill Studio & Gallery
Cynthia Curtis Pottery
Ivan N. Kamalic Gallery
Rockport Art Association
Scott Tubby Fine Art
Square Circle
The Art Nook
RESTAURANTS
Beach Bum Burritos
Bean & Leaf Caf’
Brothers Brew
Fish Shack Restaurant
Grand Caf’ at the Emerson
Red Skiff Seafood & Grille
Rockport House of Pizza and Roast Beef
SHOPS
Alexander’s Pottery
AliKat
Bearskin Neck Leathers
Crackerjacks
Happy Whale
House of Glass
James Russell Goldsmiths
John Tarr Store
Katie’s Gift Shop
La Provence
Sandcastles
TBT Post
The Last Resort
The Pewter Shop
Toad Hall Bookstore
Tuck’s Candy Factory
Tuck’s Candy & Gifts
Zircus
INNS
Cape Ann Motor Inn
Eagle House Motel
Eden Pines Inn
Emerson Inn by the Sea
Inn on Cove Hill
Lantana House
Linden Tree Inn
Peg Leg Inn
Pleasant Street Inn
Rockport Inn & Suites
Seafarer Inn
Sally Webster Inn
Seven South Street Inn
Tuck Inn B&B
Yankee Clipper Inn
OTHER SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
Ameriprise Financial Services
Angel Rivera*
Angela Cook*
Bayside Electrical Company
Bill Elwell & Associates, Inc.
Cape Ann Savings Bank
Cape Ann Transportation Authority
C.H. Cleaves Insurance
Carroll K. Steele Insurance
Dorothy Ramsey Stoffa*
Eleanor Hoy*
Granite Savings Bank
Gray, Gove & Gove, Inc.
Hammer-in-Hand
Institution for Savings
J.M. Walsh Oil Company
Jerry Enos Painting
John J. Walsh Insurance
Kristina Howard*
Law Office of Meredith Fine
Linda Hogan*
Mario Bravo*
Michele & Clinton Elwell*
New Year’s Rockport Eve
Oasis Rockport
Pigeon Cove Circle
Poole Construction Company
Richard Fenk*
Rockport Baptist Church
Rockport Congregational Church
Rockport Board of Selectmen
Rockport Department of Public Works
Rockport Harbormasters
Rockport Police Department
Rockport Forest Fire Department
Rockport Music
Rockport Rotary Club
Smith Ace Hardware
Suzan Galpin*
Sydney Wedmore, M.D
Tuna Hunter Charters
*Member of Christmas in Rockport Committee