Get your kids down there tomorrow and be part of the great tradition. Take a pic of your kid’s painted buoy, send it in ahere at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com and I promise to post it on GMG. Don’t forget to add your kids name.
Year: 2011
Rudyard Kipling Quote of the Week From Greg Bover
“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same….”
From If- 1895
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Best known hereabouts for his 1897 novel Captains Courageous, Kipling was the quintessential apologist and proponent of British imperialism. He was born in Mumbai, then called Bombay, to English parents, and became famous for his poems and short stories set in India, (Gunga Din, The Jungle Book, etc). Henry James referred to him as a man of “complete genius.” He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907, the youngest recipient of that honor. He and his young family lived in Brattleboro, Vermont from 1892 to 1896, and it was during this period that he visited Gloucester to write about fishing from the dory schooners. Kipling’s unquestioning support of the Empire was cooled by the death of his son in the First World War. He continued to write, but with less success, until his own death in 1936.
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Keeping an Eye on City Hall
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Great view from the new BASE on the waterfront
Took this yesterday.. what a great spot to watch the harbor
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Curious about Rockport’s Beautiful Inns & Kitchens? Take a Holiday Tour!
Don’t miss Rockport’s Sea Shells & Jingle Bells Holiday Inn & Home Kitchen Tour this Saturday, December 10th. Enjoy the sight of Rockport’s Inns and homes decked out in their holiday finery along with delicious treats, a raffle, Santa’s Cottage, and much more. Proceeds to benefit the Rockport High School DECA Club, with special thanks to Sue Andersen & Diane Ambrose for organizing this unique and festive event. For more information go to the Sea Shells & Jinglebells website HERE and check out www.christmasinrockport.org for even more fun events taking place over the holidays in Rockport.
The Details:
Visit 4 beautiful seaside homes and 6 inns of Rockport, decked out for the holidays. Along with wonderful winter scenes, there will be demonstrations and fun events at each location! Organized by Rockport High School’s DECA Program, The Inns of Rockport and Rockport PTO, seasonal food sampling, gingerbread house making, and a visit to Santa’s cottage can all be experienced on the
Seashells and Jingle Bells
Inn & Home Kitchen Tour 2011
The tour and registration will begin at Rockport Inn and Suites
183 Main Street in Rockport
Saturday, December 10, 2011
1 pm to 6 pm
Tickets
$15 in advance ~ $20 on event date
Separate ticket for Santa’s Cottage – $5 if on the tour/$8 if not on the tour
Santa’s Cottage ticket price includes a craft & photo
Advance tickets may be purchased at
Ace Hardware Stores in Gloucester and Rockport, Brothers Brew in Rockport
Toad Hall Books in Rockport and Rockport Inn and Suites
Cash or Personal Check
Information – slarsen@rockport.k12.ma.us
978-546-1234
All proceeds benefit the RHS DECA program
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Also, don’t miss Open Houses at Marty Morgan Pottery (328 Washington Street), Wenniger Cottage Gallery (70 Holly St) and Plum Cove Pottery, 9 Woodbury Street.
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Foggy Autumn Sunrise Featuring a Ring-necked Pheasant
Foggy Autumn Sunrise ~ November 9, 2011, 6 minutes.
Filmed at Good Harbor Beach on a luxuriously warm November morning. Standing in the sand dunes filming the wildflowers and rising sun I heard a noise behind me, and only several feet away. I turned to see a Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). This is my first encounter with a Ring-necked Pheasant at Good Harbor Beach, but have subsequently learned they are fairly common. I was amazed to see it foraging so close to the public beach and not closer to the marsh where cover is dense. Introduced to Massachusetts in 1894, this game bird continues to thrive in both rural and metropolitan areas. The footage of dried flower heads is of Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens). The opening and final clips show the White’s house, formerly referred to by townspeople as the ‘”Birdcage” because it was wrapped on all four sides with open porches, which have now been enclosed.
Music composed by Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Sesaons Opus 8 Autumn Allegro. Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Itzhak Perlman Violin.
From wiki: The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni) is a set of four violin concertos by Antonio Vivaldi. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi’s best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque music. The texture of each concerto is varied, each resembling its respective season. For example, “Winter” is peppered with silvery pizzicato notes from the high strings, calling to mind icy rain, whereas “Summer” evokes a thunderstorm in its final movement, which is why the movement is often dubbed “Storm.”
The concertos were first published in 1725 as part of a set of twelve concerti, Vivaldi’s Op. 8, entitled Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione (The Contest between Harmony and Invention). The first four concertos were designated Le quattro stagioni, each being named after a season. Each one is in three movements, with a slow movement between two faster ones. At the time of writing The Four Seasons, the modern solo form of the concerto had not yet been defined (typically a solo instrument and accompanying orchestra). Vivaldi’s original arrangement for solo violin with string quartet and basso continuo helped to define the form.
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Wait, what’s the question?
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Don’t Be A Negligent Parent! Get Your Kids Down To Art Haven Today or Saturday To Paint A Buoy For The Lobster Trap Tree
The lobster trap tree is up once again and it needs to be decorated! Art Haven is once again offering a free day of buoy painting on December 10th from 10:00am – 4:00pm. Children and teens of all ages are welcome to visit the 180B Main Street studio space in Gloucester to create their own original painted buoy ornament for this year’s community tree. The tree will then be lit with all of its festive décor at 5:00pm on Saturday as a culmination of the Middle Street Walk events happening all day.
Also for the fourth year, everyone is welcome to participate in creating a giant ice sculpture in front of Art Haven from 10:00am – 12:00pm on Saturday the 10th. All of these activities are made possible by generous donations from Cape Pond Ice, Ben’s Paint, Winchester Fishing and Rose’s Marine.
“We are so thankful to have been able to start a new holiday tradition for the community,” says Art Haven Director Dawn Gadow. “It’s great to see the kids faces as the lights go on around their beautiful buoy creations on the tree! Things like that start teaching them at a young age what it means to be a part of the Cape Ann community.”
The day is becoming even more of a community effort this year, as Project Uplift will also have a presence at the tree lighting and buoy painting day. Santa will be collecting toys, clothes and gift cards for Action Inc.’s Project Uplift program throughout the day and tree lighting, so you can bring a toy to help out another family this holiday season. In addition, the winner of this year’s downtown shopping spree will also be drawn at this year’s tree lighting ceremony.
For more information visit www.arthaven.org, call Art Haven at (978) 283-3888 or email arthaveninfo@gmail.com.
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Eat This! Porco a Alentejana at Passports RE DI CU LOUS!!!!!
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Christmas Tree Giveway Question 5 @ gimmesound
Inge Berge performs Trivia Question #5 in the Christmas Tree Giveaway brought to you by Dan Leaman Landscaping and Gimmesound.com!
Now that you have all of the trivia questions:
- Click the ANSWER LINK under the video to give us your answers for this weeks trivia questions.
- The FIRST person with the correct answers wins a Christmas Tree of your chioce.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
With so many great musicians playing tonight, where are you heading? Check out the full list here, and listen to Inge Berge here.
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ACOUSTIC HOLIDAY COFFEEHOUSE , Sat. Dec. 10th
Time: 7:00 pm – 9 pm at the newly formed Crosswinds Coffeehouse in the First Baptist Church, 38 Gloucester Ave, off Grant Circle in Gloucester. 
The Honky Tonk Women of Gloucester will open the evening with several medley’s of 60’s girls group hits, as well as the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Bobby Darin and more. Throughout the evening guests will have the opportunity to sing-a-long with several holiday songs.
The acoustic duo Wild Maple will also take the stage. Wild Maple’s repertoire is a wide range of folk, bluegrass, 60’s & up pop, originals and an occasional Celtic or bluegrass instrumentals in the mix. Wild Maple will join in with several members of Honky Tonk Women to form a circle of song creating an easy listening night of acoustic music featuring guitarists Gary Dolinsky and Ron Schrank. Vocalists include Elaine “Patsy Cline” Persons, Caroline Haines, Barbara Jansson, Sheila Schrank on guitar and vocals along with Trish DeCaprio and her haunting violin. A unique “spa themed” gift basket, $1 per chance door prize will go home with one participant. Refreshments, delicious homemade desserts, coffee, tea and beverages are affordably available from the kitchen. A $10 donation is requested at the door. Come early for best seating.
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The Bandit’s Are Hittin The Road ~ December 16 & 17, 2011
http://www.bradbyrdofficial.com/
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Les Bartlett Photo Sale
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Christmas Future
Christmas Future
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The Pewter Shop
As I mentioned in another post, I went down to Bearskin Neck one evening last week in search of Christmas decorations to photograph. A variety of the shops have nice window displays, but one of the few places that is really lit up is the Pewter Shop. You can’t miss it!
Recently, we (Holy Family Parish) bought a set of pewter cups and bowls from this shop for use at Mass, and at the time I was impressed by both their beautiful variety of pewter wares and the friendliness of the proprietors. I decided to go back to photograph some of the beautiful things they sell. It would be a good place to go for some elegant Christmas or Chanukah gifts.
They aren’t kidding about this being “Irish Pewter”. I saw these same items being sold in gift shops in Ireland earlier this year. Surprisingly, the price at this shop in Rockport is as good or better than what I saw in Ireland…
Don’t forget to go through to the back side of the store (as I did the first time I was there)…
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2011 Downtown Gloucester Mens Night Photos From Ed Collard
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Peter Thomsen Back Shore Poem
Peter writes-
The Backshore is huge part of my life. I’ve grown up on the rocks and my personal ideology is formed from it. Here I tired to put words to my connection with it. Hope you like it!
Come Find Me There Sometime and We’ll Share Freedom
By Brunner T
I’ve seen beaches collect atop the rocks,
I’ve seen them be ripped away.
I’ve seen placid, clear water;
Green glass resting on the seaweed.
I’ve seen the essence of rage:
Walls of blue-gray fury
Dashing
Themselves to foamy fragments
On intransient boulders.
I’ve seen every tide, mood, and time
Of the Backshore.
My shins are bruised,
My skin has torn,
I’ve felt weathered rock
Bite my lip.
The line of horizon
Belittles me,
Life feels a lifetime too short.
The road above is busy
But I assure you the air is clean.
My dog files his nails here,
But I simply breath.
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Little Does She Know Ziggy’s Gonna Hit That Booty
This won’t hurt a bit, trust me 
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Community Stuff Friday Edition
Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical
Mary Aarons writes-
Dear Joey: 3 shows this coming weekend featuring Gloucester resident Robert Kent as Kris Kringle. A great family outing! Check out the North Shore Players’ website for details. Merry Christmas, Mary Aarons
http://www.northshoreplayers.org/
Fri. Dec 9 at 7:30 PM
Sat., Dec 10 at 7:30 PM
Sun., Dec 11 at 2 PM
Play info and On-line Tickets: Main Stage Productions
Rockport Art Association Winter Show
Skip Montello forwards-
Hi Joey,
The Rockport Art Association invites one and all to a reception Friday, December 9th, from 4-8PM for it’s "Masters in Miniature" Art and Photography Show.
Come to Rockport and enjoy the art and photography as well an evening of "Christmas in Rockport" festivities hosted by Local Shops and Businesses.
Thanks, Skip
3rd Annual Docksider Christmas Carnival- Saturday, December 17th
10am-12pm at the Gloucester High School Field House, $10.00 per person.
Enjoy face painting, games, bounce house, cookie decorating, build your own sundae, jugglers and unicylers, dancing to the holiday music of the Docksiders and a visit from Santa.
Download and print your own raffle tickets here
On the next Cape Ann Profiles show host Rich Sagall interviews Tony Beadle, the executive director of the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport. He discusses what it’s like to manage the facility, select the performers, and why the center has become such a success.
Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, December 9 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, December 11 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, December 16 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, December 18 at 2:00PM.
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.
Luck & Arcade Open House-
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