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Viva Feva! St. Peter’s Fiesta 2026 is here!! #GloucesterMA hyped in the Boston Globe 2x this week: Billy Baker crowns St. Peter’s Fiesta as the best community festival bar none, and Cape Ann Museum reopening with a banger exhibition, Avery Rothko & Gottlieb not to miss!

Posted on by Catherine

photos: 2026 June 26

“…So herein is my guide to a day trip to Fiesta (and my urging to do it once in your life; there really is nothing like it).
... The tide will be low all three days, which means you’ll have more room on the beach and the pole walkers will have more distance to fall. Both of these are good for you, because there will be thousands of people down there. Again, part of the charm. I’ve been taking my children since they were toddlers, and I’ve never felt any stress on the beach…”
Billy Baker “How and Why to go to St. Peter’s Festival” Boston Globe 2026 June 25

“The Cape Ann Museum Starts a New Chapter next week” Boston Globe

st.Peter’s Fiesta 2026 schedule and venmo– next year the 100th!— details for the sports, fair and entertainment, and the special Sunday mass and parade

2026 Fiesta 5K

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

On Thursday night, Fiesta 5 K took place.  There were 1800 runners and lots of supporters along the way.  I went to the start to take a look who was running.  As Pat D mentioned there was an impressive group running for Chris Daily.  Enjoyed the young kids running and kids in strollers with four footed friends.  Thank you everyone who sponsored and the committee who made this event a success.

Greasy Pole Sail Bag From regina At Again and again. Currently For Sale At Alexandra’s Bread Co

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Surfside Subs Today’s Specials are Here! 🔥

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

We’ve got delicious deals waiting for you today! 🍕🦞

🦞 Lobster Roll Special – $18.99 + tax
Served with chips & pickles!

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✅ Buy any 18″ Pizza and get an 18″ Cheese Pizza for just $5
✅ Buy any 16″ Pizza and get a 16″ Cheese Pizza for just $5
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Maximum of 2 half-price pizzas.

Excludes gluten-free crusts.
Pizza specials cannot be combined.
Excludes online orders.

Fiesta 5K 2026 Is In The Books!

Posted on by Pat D

Congratulations to the organizers (YMCA I’m talking to you), the volunteers (especially first responders) and the community for a wonderful Fiesta 5K for 1800 runners last night. It was an absolute mass of humanity especially along Rogers Street between runners and spectators out on a beautiful night for a run. I was especially impressed with the number of young people out there with friends and family, as well as with the impressive show of support for Chris Dailey. Well done people! Additional photos available at Pat D’s Photos and Adventures on Facebook if you are interested.

The Open Door FREE Summer Meals for Kids Program is Back!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 ~ todtheopendoor ~ 

From left: Summer Meals for Meals Associates Erin Cole, Somer O’Brien, and Abby Dawson, with Nutrition Education Coordinator Rachel Orie. (Photo Courtesy of The Open Door) 

The Open Door Summer Meals for Kids program is back! Local children and teens up to age 18 can get free breakfast and lunch meals at 16 locations across Cape Ann.

Last year, The Open Door Summer Meals for Kids program distributed 17,389 meals, all prepared in-house. The program has sites in Gloucester, Rockport, and Ipswich, and continues to add new locations each year.  

Full schedule below:

Gloucester Walk-Up Locations 

  • The Open Door at 28 Emerson Ave. From June 29-Aug. 28. Meals available for pick-up Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
  • Riverdale Park at 1A Veterans’ Way from June 29-Aug. 28. Meals available Monday-Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and Fridays from 11 to 11:45 a.m. 
  • Willowood Gardens at 40 Willowood Rd. from June 29-Aug. 28. Meals available Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
  • Pond View Village at 23 Lepage Lane from June 29-Aug. 28. Meals available Monday-Friday from 11 to 11:30 a.m. 
  • Field Days at Burnham’s Field (with East Gloucester Community Church) from July 9-Aug. 27 on Thursdays, 11 to 11:45 a.m. 
  • Story Hour at the Sawyer Free Library (with Backyard Growers) at the Saunders House Lawn on 88 Middle St. from July 9-Aug. 27 on Thursdays, 11 to 11:30 a.m. 

Enrolled locations in Gloucester include: Gloucester High School, O’Maley Academy, Camp Spindrift, GPS Extended School Year at East Veterans, Literacy and Math Summer Learning at East Veterans, and Gordon STEAM Camp at East Veterans.  

Ipswich Walk-Up Locations 

  • Ipswich Community Food Pantry at 00 Southern Heights in Ipswich from July 1-Aug. 27. Meals available Wednesday-Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
  • Three Sisters Garden Project at 2 Washington St. In Ipswich from June 29-Aug. 28. Meals available Monday-Friday from 12 to 1 p.m. 

Enrolled location: Winthrop Elementary School.  

Rockport Walk-Up Location 

  • Rockport Public Library at 17 School St. In Rockport from June 22-Aug. 28. Meals Available Monday-Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Thursday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The full schedule is also available at FOODPANTRY.org and will continue to be updated through the summer.  

For the second year in a row, Summer Meals for Kids is being entirely funded by The Open Door. Previously, the program received federal funding. Today, it continues thanks to donations and sponsors of The Open Door. 

About The Open Door  

The mission of The Open Door is to alleviate the impact of hunger in our community. We use practical strategies to connect people to good food, to advocate on behalf of those in need, and to engage others in the work of building food security. 

Founded in 1978, The Open Door is a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit and community food resource center for low-income residents of Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Essex, Ipswich, Hamilton, Boxford, Rowley, Topsfield, Wenham, and Georgetown. In 2025, The Open Door helped stabilize the lives and health of 12,780 people from 5,718 households through the distribution of 2.48 million pounds of food over 136,851 visits. 

For more information, visit FOODPANTRY.org.

The Open Door FREE Summer Meals for Kids Program is Back!

Battle of Gloucester 1775 — pat morss

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Last weekend I spent Saturday at Gloucester’s Stage Fort Park watching the reenactment of the ‘Battle of Gloucester,’ and on Sunday Anne-Lise and I were aboard Thomas E Lannon for a different angle on the repeated reenactment. Capt John Lindsay, commanding the British sloop of war HMS Falcon, was on assignment to seize supplies and food from ships and farms along the coast to support the British troops occupying Boston. He sailed Falcon into Gloucester Harbor on Aug 8, 1775 accompanied by a captured American merchantman schooner (reenacted by Ardelle), while chasing another (Lewis H Story). The second schooner purposely ran aground to avoid capture. Capt Lindsay sent longboats to refloat her, and a separate “distraction” crew ashore to set fire to the town. The Gloucester militia thwarted all of his actions.

Stage Fort Park, with the town (L), and white tents (R) where the reenactors spent the night.
HMS Falcon sent longboats in to silence the Gloucester militia which was firing from shore.
Members of the town militia fired over the seawall at the longboats.
While others shot from behind the rocks on the beach.
British marines and sailors returned fire.
One of the longboat crews boarded the grounded American schooner to, unsuccessfully, refloat and capture her. Militia fire from shore killed 3 of the British and pinned down the rest.
Capt Lindsay ordered his naval prize schooner, with a British crew and American impressed (captured) sailors, to assist.
A town militia officer, during our lunch and reenactor-public interaction break.
A quiet moment in the British encampment, before the staged land battle.
Capt Lindsay bombarded Gloucester from Falcon and sent more forces ashore to burn the town. The impressed Americans exploded the powder early before setting fires, and the militia captured the British.
Gloucester’s fighting force of townspeople was ready to take on the king’s Royal Navy.
They met the British marines emerging from the beach.
Superior British firepower forceed the militia back through town.
The Americans knew the terrain, regrouped, and pushed the British back twice.
The third time, they routed the British down to the beach, their boats, and to Falcon to withdraw.

The score: Gloucester recaptured both American schooners, took 24 prisoners, freed American sailors impressed by the British, and lost 2 lives. HMS Falcon departed having accomplished none of her goals, losing American crew, and leaving 3 dead behind. This recounting of the battle at Stage Fort Park on June 20 and 21, 2026 is a combination of historical information, and how the reenactment was actually staged. They differ, particularly regarding the land battle.

Lobster Rolls, Shucked Oysters and Tiramisu during Fiesta

Posted on by James Eves

My son Dimitri and his friend Anna are selling Lobster Rolls, Shucked Oysters and Tiramisu during Fiesta out of the Mutha Shucka kitchen across from St Peter’s Square on the Hotel side. Street side order window. Get something yummy! 

Also keep Mutha Shuka catering in mind when you’re planning your summer parties – owned by Kim Cox the daughter of our beloved GMG contributor David Cox! 

DRAWN TO PAINT – Jeffrey Marshall & Alex Stroup

Posted on by James Eves

Opening Reception: June 26 | 5–7 pm

Show Dates: June 26 – July 26

COSMOS Gallery
20 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA 01930

The next exhibition at COSMOS Gallery, Drawn to Paint, explores the role of drawing, both informal and preparatory, in the creative process of painters Jeffrey Marshall and Alex Stroup. Through the installation of paintings paired with their drawn origins, the exhibition creates a dialogue between two approaches to imagery that exist independently and interdependently.

Jeffrey Marshall works solely from observation, placing himself in public environments where conversations with inhabitants reveal the invisible layers of a place. Marshall’s current work pairs carefully observed industrial tarps with paintings that explore the hidden imagery inside those forms. Alex Stroup prefers to show rather than tell. Stroup’s process involves a simple use of time: listening and waiting for imagery to bubble up out of experience. Drawn to Paint

The Wait Is Almost Over: Cape Ann Museum Reopens June 30

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Cape Ann Museum, Downtown Campus. Photos © 2026 Steve Rosenthal.

A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS IN FIVE DAYS

Be among the first to experience the Cape Ann Museum’s newly reopened Downtown Campus and the highly anticipated exhibition, Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea, beginning Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

Explore this landmark exhibition, discover revitalized galleries and collection spaces, and enjoy the art, history, and culture of Cape Ann in renewed and reimagined surroundings. We look forward to welcoming you as we celebrate this exciting new chapter in the Museum’s 150-year history.

Visit capeannmuseum.org to purchase tickets and plan your visit.

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