Month: April 2011
Help Japan Benefit Sunday April 17th
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MICHAEL GREGORY ~ In Concert at The Cape Ann Theatre
MICHAEL GREGORY In Concert,
A benefit for The Cape Ann Theatre. Sunday, May 1, 2011 · 7:30pm
Songs, Poems and Compositions.
In Gratitude, Celebrating May Day, Spring and the
wonderful spirit of Gloucester, MA.
Micheal’s first concert appearance in spectacular Gloucester, MA.
Masterful Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Poet Michael Gregory
performs new music: songs, poems and compositions.
The Cape Ann Theatre
Highway 127, Main and Washington Streets in
Gloucester’s colorful and historic West End.Gloucester, MA
The Cape Ann Theatre
Michael Gregory’s music and biographical material at the site below.
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CELEBRATE MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER WITH THE OPENING OF THREE NEW BUSINESSES SATURDAY APRIL 16
From Julie Titone Owner Harbor Goods-
Cafe Bishco – Newly Opened West End Sweets – New Ownership, Now Open.
Please stop by these other Main Street businesses who join the celebration in welcoming their new neighbors
Black Swan – 122 Main Street – Distinctive Jewelry, Unusual Gifts, Wall Art, Unique Clothing and Accessories
The Franklin Cafe – 118 Main Street – Open 7 days a week – Late Night Dining
House of the Raven – 141 Main Street – Unique Jewelry, Accessories, Gifts, T-shirts and Souvenirs
Mark Adrian Shoes – 103 Main Street – Quality Shoes for the Entire Family
Palazola’s Sporting Goods – 85 Main Street – The best brands at great prices – Nike, New Balance, Russell and more
Passports Restaurant – 110 Main Street – Fine Dining, Casual Atmosphere
The Menage Gallery – 134 Main Street – Unique Gift and Home Furnishings – now offering the Amesbury Chair Furniture line
Toodeloos – 137 Main Street – The Most FABULOUS Toy Store Ever! – Come in for a delicious treat!
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It’s gonna be a Bang Bang Weekend for the Bandit Kings
This band is a whole lotta fun. Always mixing it up with new songs. They have many originals to enjoy and their stage presence is very entertaining as well. If you can sit still I will be totally amazed. Plus if you do not get enough of them at one gig there is always the other and perchance, take a trip over the bridge to get out of Dodge, so to speak.
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Seagulls Enjoying Early Sunday morning on Shore Road Photo From Donna Ardizzoni
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Let’s Paint, Exercise and Blend Drinks TV!
Disclaimer;
GMG and it’s Authors do not condone Creating Art while Drinking and taking obscene phone calls. Well, some of us don’t!
Let’s Paint,Exercise,& Blend Drinks TV!
http://www.youtube.com/user/letspainttv
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Beeman Students Plant Dune Grass
From the Beacon
With much debate happening around the city about just what to do with Gloucester’s waterfront, it might be refreshing for some to know that local youth are learning about the importance of caring for our coastline well before they reach the age that they have to make such decisions.
Students and teachers from Beeman Elementary School’s fourth- and fifth-grade classes recently combined with the Gloucester Conservation Commission and Gorton’s Seafood to plant dune grass in the dunes of Good Harbor Beach. The GCC reported that 7,500 culms of American Beach Grass were planted by volunteers from the school and Gorton’s last week, with Gorton’s footing the bill for the dune grass and sending 40 or so volunteers to help the students out.
The project is part of an effort by the school to teach students about the importance of a healthy coastline in a community that is surrounded by the ocean. It is a natural follow up to a similar school project held in 2010, which was funded by a grant from MIT and worked in conjunction with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
“It’s something we call ‘Living Blue,’” explains Beeman principal Ellen Sibley. “It focuses on the added responsibility of a coastal community to live green because we are the gatekeepers of the ocean.”
Read more: Students put in grass roots effort to replant dunes – Gloucester, MA – Wicked Local
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Beautiful Industry Lobster Trap Buoys
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GMG Introduced to the Elephants By local Good Egg Jo-Ann Castano
Hi Joey,
Andy and I are still on our wild journey through Sri Lanka and India. Pulled out the old GMG travelers sticker here and there along the roads. I actually wore it on my shirt at this on site location…. what a trip, this ain’t Gloucester.
Elephants don’t forget!
Elephants at the Pinnawela elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka introduced to Good Morning Gloucester Up close a friendly…
I started off wearing my GMG travelers badge because so many elephants to meet and greet.
Pinnawela orphanage is northwest of the town Kegalla, halfways between the capitol Colombo and the ancient royal residence Kandy in the hills of central Sri Lanka. It was established 1975 by the Sri Lanka Wildlife department. This 24 acres large elephant orphanage is a also breeding pace for elephants, twenty elephants were born since 1984, and it has the greatest herd of elephants in captivity in the world.
We headed over there to introduce the elephants to GoodMorningGloucester….. and they are big guys! Close up of one of the caretakers and some really big guys.
This guy zeroed in on Good Morning Gloucester sticker right away. Nothing like wanting to shake hands.
Greetings Good Morning Gloucester from Sri Lanka where the elephants come walking out of the woods to the
streets like we have deer.
Never forget…. it’s GoodMorningGloucester.com, now go tell the others….
Highly recommend visiting the elephants if ever in Sri Lanka and remember to bring your GoodMorningGloucester
travelers sticker badge.
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Spring Sale at Marty Morgan Pottery
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Jenny Dee and The Deelinquents Get Crap From Phoenix Writer Despite Honoring Gloucester Gig
Bravo To Our G-Town Faves!
Follow the link to read the drivel from The Phoenix
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Chickity Check It! Magnolia Photos and History Through The Decades From Tim Moran
Hi Joey,
Thank you for your GMG web site and what you do to keep us former residents “in the loop”.
My name is Thomas (Tim) Moran. While I currently live in Dallas , TX , my roots go deep into Gloucester , more specifically, into Magnolia.
My two sisters (Marcia and Alison) and I spent every summer between the mid forties and the late fifties (1944 – 1958 for me) visiting our grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Ringer, at the head of the beach on Shore Road in Magnolia.
My grandfather, W.H. Ringer, was a principal of GHS when it was downtown, long before it moved to its present location by "the cut".
As I was looking at some pictures of the Fisherman’s Memorial the other day, I remembered that my mother, Beth Ringer Moran, at age 99, is probably one of the few still alive who, at age 13, was at the statue’s dedication in 1925? She also remembers walking across the cut bridge from their home on Kent Circle to the high school every day in high heels and skirts, which is what ‘girls’ wore to school then. She says it was very cold in the winter!
I wonder if anyone knows anybody else who was also there and is still living. That might be a good question for your web site.
My sisters and I have returned to Magnolia many times through the past 50 years and will return again, hopefully within the next few years.
I invite you to peruse a web page that I put together after sister Marcia, my wife, daughter, and I last visited in the fall of 2004. Tim Moran’s Magnolia MA History
Tim Moran
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What Up Homie?
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On the Cape Ann Profiles With Host Rich Sagall
On the Cape Ann Profiles host Rich Sagall interviews Tarek El Heneidy, a Rockport resident who is from Egypt. He provides a unique and personal viewpoint on the changes in the Middle East, the movement toward democracy, and the ongoing turmoil.
Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, April 15 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, April 17 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, April 22 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, April 24 at 2:00PM.
Upcoming guests include Peter Jackson, a local magician, Fred Cowan on volunteerism, Allison Varga on being a restaurateur and other Cape Ann personalities who have a story to tell.
Rich Sagall is a physician and the president of NeedyMeds, a national non-profit that provides information on programs that help people unable to afford their health care costs. He also publishes Pediatrics for Parents, a children’s health newsletter.
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Did You Know? (Alchemy)
That Alchemy refers to a quest for a fabled elixir capable of turning copper and other base metals to gold and also a quest for something to prevent human beings’ bodies from becoming old? Alchemy is both a philosophy and an ancient practice that seeks to prepare the “elixir of longevity”, accomplish the transmutation into gold, and attain ultimate wisdom (the ability to effectively and efficiently apply perceptions and knowledge and so produce a desired result).
Mark McDonough’s Alchemy of Art exhibits at Alchemy, in addition to being an abundant and extremely generous (and delicious) gift to artists and the community, encompasses the components of Alchemy. He provides an opportunity for artists to utilize the elixir he has created with his wisdom, to turn their creative endeavors into gold, and in the process do the same for his business; while renewing our youthful exuberance for what we all love to do. One of my favorite passages in the Bible is: “He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s (Psalm 103:5)”, and that is what Mark sets the stage to happen for exhibiting artists.
I can’t thank everyone enough for turning out in such large numbers, on such a miserable, cold, rainy evening; some of you having traveled from such long distances to be there. The art opening and book release was a wonderful event, made perfect for me by the totally unexpected arrival of Joey C., who was so instrumental in all of it coming about.
The opening and book release is over, but my exhibit will be up through May 7, so if you couldn’t make it last night (or if you were there but couldn’t see the exhibit because of all the people), I hope you’ll stop into Alchemy at 3 Duncan Street, Gloucester, see the exhibit at leisure and enjoy Alchemy’s great ambiance, food and people (the staff there is awesome). I also left a bin of prints, cards and some books (and remember, 20% of sales of those items, and 10% of framed art sales goes to the Gloucester Education Foundation).
Also, Did You Know? books are now in the process of being distributed to retail locations. As of today, you can get them at Willow Rest, Cape Ann Museum Gift Shop, Cricket Press and Dogtown Books. I will be visiting with my friend Bob Ritchie, at my favorite Gloucester bookstore, Dogtown Books, 132 Main Street, Gloucester on Saturday from 11:00 to 1:00 and signing books, if anyone would like to come by (and buy) and say hi and get a Did You Know? Book signed. As they are distributed to other locations, I will update the locations on my website at http://www.khanstudiointernational.com/did%20you%20know%20book.htm. If you are out of area and would like to order a book, you can go to the website to order a copy to be shipped to you. Also, if you have a favorite book or gift shop that you’d like to see carry the book, mention it to them. It will take me awhile to get around Cape Ann, and there are many places I don’t know about and could miss.
Finally, there was a guest book at the Alchemy opening last night; however it was totally buried and hidden behind all the people. If you would like to be on my email list to receive notice of future exhibits, book releases, and such, please email me at khanstudio@comcast.net. Thanks again to everyone who braved such nasty weather to turn out and make my first Cape Ann exhibit opening and book release such an amazing thing. Since moving to Cape Ann, I tell my mother every day about all the really nice people I keep meeting; last night she got to meet many of you and now knows firsthand what I was talking about.
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Blackburn Challenge: 99 Days
It is now only 99 days until the Blackburn Challenge on Saturday July 23rd. The Silver Jubilee, 25th running of the “any human powered craft” race around Cape Ann. The Essex River Race, a 5.5 mile down the river around Cross Island and back is only 30 days from now on Saturday, May 14th. Click the links for each race info. Essex registration is already open.
I think I will be enjoying the Essex race by eating breakfast overlooking the race. Post a comment if you know where the best Eggs Benedict are served on the river. By skipping the Essex I still have 99 days to get ready for the 21 miles of the Blackburn. Click here for my personal motivator page complete with countdown to the day and a map.
Boating safety in small craft: Everyone wants to get out there and start practicing but there is a hidden danger even on very toasty days. The water is still only 42 F. While you are out kayaking, wear a PFD and always think of how you are going to get out of the water if you flip. That water does not give you much time. 50 minutes at 50 F is the rule of thumb. At 42 F, quite a bit shorter before getting back in the kayak is difficult. Do not go alone and wear a PFD.
But it will be warmer soon. For inspiration I look at a photo Paul Frontiero took of me in my new ride as I tested it out last summer. Last year I went all the way around in 5 hours, 30 minutes, 20 seconds in a 71 pound kayak. This one is 28 pounds. The engine just needs to trim down a bit and I’ll be smokin’.
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Gold Coast Realty Represents At The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Home And Business Expo
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This Weekend At The Liu
Rockport Music has two awesome programs at the Shalin Liu this weekend. On Friday we present a choral ensemble from Cape Cod and on Sunday we offer a terrific jazz ensemble.
GLORIÆ DEI CANTORES
Friday, April 15, 8PM
Shalin Liu Performance Center (37 Main Street, Rockport)
Gloriæ Dei Cantores sings weekly services at the Church of the Transfiguration on Cape Cod. Praised by The Washington Post as “a world-class concert choir,” Gloriæ Dei Cantores has performed in over 20 countries, including three invitational tours of Russia and a performance at the 900th anniversary of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. They make their Shalin Liu Performance Center debut with a program of music for the Lenten season, including composers whose birthdays are being commemorated in 2011: Hovhaness (100) and Liszt (200).
Tickets: $18, $24, $32. 978-546-7391 or www.rockportmusic.org
BEBOP GUITARS
Sunday, April 17, 4 pm
Shalin Liu Performance Center (37 Main Street, Rockport)
The BeBop Guitars is a guitar ensemble made up of members of the faculty at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Directed by Belmont guitarist and composer John Baboian, the group consists of five teachers from Berklee’s highly regarded guitar department, along with trumpet, vibes, bass, and drums. They will play original compositions along with their unique arrangements of jazz standards, such as Salt Peanuts – Dizzy Gillespie; Perdido – Duke Ellington; and God Bless The Child – Billie Holiday
Tickets: $18, $24, $32. 978-546-7391 or http://www.rockportmusic.org
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Skeptics in the Pub To Meet On April 19th
Skeptics in the Pub
On April 19th the Skeptics in the Pub presentation will be divided into two parts. First, Mary Kingsley will talk about “The Case for the Theory of Intelligent Design.” Next, Elizabeth Thomas will discuss “Popular Myths about the Theory of Evolution.” The presentations will focus on little known facts about Intelligent Design and misconceptions about the Theory of Evolution. Skeptics in the Pub meets at the Dog Bar, 65 Main Street, Gloucester, at 6:00. The presentation begins at 6:30. Don’t miss this chance to learn more about these timely topics and meet more skeptics like yourself.
You can find us at www. capeannskeptics.com
Good Morning Gloucester 