We will reopen on Saturday, February 28th. : ) Pre-ordering for 02/28 and 03/01 will open on 02/23 at 8:00 am.
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I noticed a suggested packing list (must be my theme this week) that included bringing a nightlight along on your trips when you stay in a hotel or motel. GREAT THINKING! And guess where you can get your auto light sensor nightlights to throw in your suitcase? 44 Main St! Open Saturday and Sunday this week (Feb 21-22) from 11-3. Stop by! Oh….and Joey’s hats too…..
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Live Weekly Concerts at the Cultural Center in Partnership with the Cape Ann Guitar Society
Gloucester, MA โ March 2026 โ Rocky Neck Art Colony, Inc. is pleased to announce the inaugural March Music Month, a new pilot program featuring a series of live musical performances curated by Cape Ann Guitar Society. Concerts will take place each week in March at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, located at 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, an intimate and historically significant venue known for its exceptional acoustics.
March Music Month expands Rocky Neck Art Colonyโs artistic offerings by introducing live music into a space traditionally dedicated to visual arts. Past performances revealed the Cultural Center to be a warm, inviting setting for concerts, inspiring the organization to envision this program as an annual event with future opportunities for expanded performances and educational workshops.
โThis series is part of our broader effort to welcome new and more diverse audiences to Rocky Neck,โ said Elizabeth Carey, CEO. โMusic is a powerful, accessible art form, and these performances invite both longtime supporters and first-time visitors to experience the Cultural Center in a new way.โ
The series features five performances showcasing a wide range of musical styles.
Sunday, March 8 with Daniel Villela on Classical Guitar at 3:00pm
Sunday, March 15 with Jason Ji on Fingerstyle Guitar at 3:30pm
Sunday March 22 with Steve Lacey on Jazz Guitar at 3pm
Saturday, March 28 with Andrew Cohen on Blues Guitar 1pm workshop; 3pm concert.
Rocky Neck Art Colony is proud to partner with Cape Ann Guitar Society, a newly formed 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to elevating local guitarists and bringing global talent to Cape Ann.
In addition to March Music Month, the Cultural Center will host โWomen by Amy Sudarsky: Nude Portraits from the Last Decade,โ on view from March 4 through March 29. The exhibition features life-size paintings of women who meet the viewerโs gaze with pride, warmth, and quiet strength. Sudarsky, Artistic Director of Rocky Neck Art Colony, has previously taught drawing and painting at Boston University School of Visual Arts and Lesley University College of Art and Design. The exhibition will be open during concert dates and by appointment throughout March.
A modest admission fee will be charged for concerts ($15 for RNAC Members; $20 for Non-Members). Proceeds will help support this pilot program, with the goal of building momentum and establishing March Music Month as a signature annual event.
10% of all food sales will go to the fund. Iโll have the fish hook hat clips if you leave any donation youโll get a free fish hook hat clips. Joe Higgins will have fish prints with 100% of the money raised for the fish prints going to the fund, Joe Novello will be running a 50/50 and Iโll have Gloucester Fishermen caps with 20% of those sales tonight going to the fund. Thanks Zach Sears and team for putting this event on!
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Attention Gloucester residents and travelers! ๐ข The Blynman Canal will be closed to marine traffic for one month, starting Sunday, February 22 through Sunday, March 22. This closure is essential for critical steel repairs on the drawbridge to ensure its safe operation.
During this period, Western Avenue will remain open to vehicles with alternating one-way traffic controlled by temporary signals. Trucks are permitted, and pedestrian access will continue on the northbound sidewalk. ๐
๐ Work hours: 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., seven days a week. Expect delays and please drive with caution!
For updates on traffic conditions: ๐ฑ Download the Mass511 app or visit http://www.mass511.com ๐ Dial 511 for real-time conditions ๐ฆ Follow @MassDOT on X for regular updates
For any inquiries, contact us at BlynmanBridge@dot.state.ma.us or call our hotline at (978) 792-3099.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation! ๐
Begging to differ, New York Times and whomever came up with these packing numbers…..Here you see an example of how many of what kinds of items to pack for a one week trip in accordance with a 5-4-3-2-1 plan. I kind of agree with the ratios, but not the actual numbers. For a one week trip, I am packing AT LEAST 8 pairs of underwear. (* I am guessing I am not the only woman who packs extra underwear for “just in case” even though I have literally never needed it*) Five pairs for a week? That’s not my style and I’m guessing many of you agree. The tops and bottoms/pants I can live with but I’m probably only packing one additional pair to shoes to the ones I am wearing. The extra underwear can take over the space the second pair of shoes takes up in the luggage. Not putting one of Joey’s poms in the suitcase either…I am wearing it proudly. What do you think of these suggestions for a week’s trip?
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I am celebrating my 10th year living in Gloucester. Every day, I get to look out on the entrance to the harbor. I watch boats of all types enter and leave Gloucesterโs fishing port at all hours of the day. I also get to sponsor and oversee one of the best fishing tournaments in the world.
Yes, maybe we donโt have the biggest prize money, but we are proud to say that the oldest fishing port in America is home to the #1 Bluefin tuna tournament in the world and a tournament that has become a meaningful and substantial supporter of the Alzheimerโs Association.
When Drew and Rob founded the tournament way back when, I think we had 30 boats and prize money that paid around $6,000. The Lyon-Waugh Auto Group was the major sponsor, and that was agreed to over drinks at Christmas with Drew. A good old-fashioned tuna tournament like Grandpa Hale used to run-again, way back when.
After a couple of years, it became apparent that the tournament needed more attention to operations, and Drew and Rob were busy growing their respective businesses. Well, has the Bluefin Blowout grown. So much so that itโs time for us to say goodbye. The challenge of producing a tournament that is deserving of the entry fee and what the City of Gloucester deserves, has now become too large for my marketing team to manage.
The attention to detail, the expenses related to operations, and always trying to do this tournament the right way have become challenging.
Cidalia Schwartz is truly the heart and soul of the Bluefin Blowout. Yes, we all have roles at the tournament, but the actual event takes months of planning, increased staffing, and so many important details to pull it off. Cidalia also plays a vital role in our Lyon-Waugh Auto Group (LWAG). She is the Marketing Director. Cidalia is a perfectionist, and that is one of several reasons the tournament is so popular and successful.
We had never run tournaments before, let alone fished in one. It truly has been hit or miss. At the end of each tournament, we review our performance and ask, โHow can we do it better?โ We are driven by the need to offer the best product to our captains and crews, sponsors and donors, spectators, and Cape Ann Marina.
Wow! And did we raise some money for the Alzheimerโs Association?! We all made a difference, not just with the money raised, but with the consultation and support that the Alzheimerโs Association offered at the tournament. Thanks to Charlene Bemis from the Alzheimerโs Association for her dedication and friendship.
Should someone take over the reins? Absolutely. Iโll raise my hand to be one of the lead sponsors. I just ask that the tournament stays in Gloucester. This city with a fishing problem is one of the reasons the tournament is so successful. Gloucester has everything, great fishing and hospitality like nowhere else in New England. We have heard over and over that the Bluefin Blowout is one of just a few major โhappeningsโ in Gloucester each year. We help sell out restaurants and hotels and boost the economy all over Cape Ann.
Thank you, Cidalia and our LWAG marketing team, all the volunteers, Rob, Drew, Cape Ann Marina, and the City of Gloucester.
Should you be up to the challenge of taking on the responsibility of operating the Bluefin Blowout, please reach out to Cidalia at cschwartz@lyonwaugh.com.
Yours in fishing,
Warren Waugh Managing Partner The Lyon-Waugh Auto Group
A NOTE FROM CIDALIA SCHWARTZ
I want to take a moment to speak from the heart.
It has been one of the greatest honors to serve you and to bring this tournament to the City of Gloucester, a city that my family and I spend so much of our time and that I hold so close to my heart.
To Tobin, Drew, and the entire Cape Ann Marina staff, thank you for opening your marina to us year after year and for being such gracious partners. Your support helped make this event what it became, and I will always be grateful. We sure did have some fun!
To the fishermen, thank you for showing up with unmatched passion, energy, and spirit. You are the heart of this tournament. Together, we built the #1 Bluefin tuna tournament in the world, and even writing that fills me with pride. What we accomplished together is extraordinaryโฆ..and the Bluefin after parties on the docks will forever make me miss the tournamentโฆ.but not miss the hangovers.
To our sponsors, donors, and supporters, thank you for believing in the vision and trusting us with your brands, your generosity, and your hearts. Because of you, we were able to write one of the largest donations to the Alzheimerโs Association, over $2.6 million. Together, we made an impact that will last far beyond the tournament itself.
To our volunteers and to the Gloucester community, thank you for standing beside us, for your dedication, and for the countless moments shared under the tent. Your presence, your belief, and your spirit made this far more than a tournament. You made it a community that I looked forward to seeing year after year.
While this chapter is coming to a close, what we built together will always remain. The memories, the friendships, the impact, these will stay with me forever.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for trusting me, for believing in the vision, and for making the Bluefin Blowout what it became.
With love, gratitude, and pride, Cidalia Schwartz
Lyon-Waugh Auto Group / Marketing Director, by Day
Bluefin Blowout/ Organizer, by Night
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Kris Francis newest sculpture is awesome.ย Kris is one of Gloucester’s very talented artists who repurposes metal and recycles materials.ย Check out the red tongue.ย You can contact Kris through Instagram:ย JKFMetal.
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