Month: August 2012

Just a Ghetto Child in Gloucester

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Shemekia Copeland’s astounding performance was the climax of Gloucester’s Blues Festival 2 weeks ago.  We blogged all day from the festival, but never showed you any of Shemekia’s set — so here you go:  In this video, she walks the crowd singing without a mic, while the band plays from the stage.  Perfect mix; powerful music; gave me the chills.

We’ve had a busy month of festivals, here in Gloucester.  This weekend we’ve got 28 artists in 16 venues — two of which are schooners. And that’s just Friday & Saturday (see the Friday & Saturday live music lineup here).  You’d think it was another festival.  Nope.  Just more evidence of Cape Ann’s thriving music scene.

Start the weekend a little early with the epic Seafood Throwdown rematch today at 4pm at the Farmer’s Market at Stage Fort Park.  Then the Harbor Loop Concert — 12 live music choices in all.  See tonight’s live music lineup here.

Learn Genuine and Elegant Sicilian American Home Cooking with Sister Felicia

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

My dear friend Felicia is opening her heart and home to all who are interested in experiencing a traditional Sicilian dinner and in learning the culinary secrets of Sicilian-American home cooking.

The first class is Wednesday, September 12th at 6:30. Sister Felicia will cook while guiding you through each recipe of the multiple course sit-down dinner. Help with food preparations will be welcome and are integral to the experience. Genuine and elegant family favorite recipes made from the freshest local seafood and regional ingredients may include homemade pasta, homemade sausage, braciola, arancini rice balls, Sunday zuggo, chicken and beef spiedini, and much, much more. Requests are welcome.

Join Felcia and her family in what promises to be a joyous evening full of delectable flavors straight from the heart of a woman who cooks with love and pure passion for the elegant dishes of her Sicilian heritage.

For reservations and more information email sistafeliciaskitchen@gmail.com

Fried Whiting (Merluzzi) Felicia prepares fresh fried merluzzi for her traditional St. Joseph’s feast. The fish is simply out of this world–melt-in-your-mouth sweetness. 
Lobster simmering with white wine and fresh herbs
Orange and fennel salad
Bracciolini
To see dozens of Felicia’s recipes, photos, and videos, use the GMG search box.
All photos courtesy Good Morning Gloucester, Joey Ciaramitaro, Felicia Ciaramitaro

Phyllis A Association Welcomes Melissa Cox’ Husband Bill

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hey Joey!

I just wanted to share the announcement that I have recently joined the Board of Directors for the Phyllis A Marine Association. As you may know, we are a group dedicated to restoring this historic vessel whose owner helped bring gillnetting to Gloucester and we are located at the Gloucester Marine Railways, Rocky Neck. I am looking forward to helping in any way I can to get the Phyllis A back in service so that people will be able to enjoy the experience of sailing on her as well as learn more about the fishing history of our awesome city, for years to come.

I also wanted to let everyone know that this weekend we will be down in Salem for the Antique and Classic Boat Festival (please see flyer below) and would love to see all you GMGers come on up the line and say hi!

Thanks for the support!

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Elizabeth Gauthier Gallery

Posted on by Matthew Green

During the block party, I discovered that a new gallery has opened on Main Street!  The sign isn’t up yet, but it showcases the work (in several different artistic media) of Elizabeth Gauthier – hence, the name “Gauthier Gallery.”

The gallery mostly contains her own work, but also some work by her sister.  Besides oil and acrylic paintings, she paints custom t-shirts!

Is that cool or what?  Here is the artist with some of her work:

During our conversation, she mentioned that she plans on teaching as well as doing her own paintings.   As I mentioned before, her sign isn’t up yet, but the gallery is actually on Main Street in Gloucester, between Sal’s Barber Shop and the Compass Rose tattoo place (right in the middle of the photo below):

– Fr. Matthew Green

 

 

 

 

Right NOW LIVE!!!!!! Click To Watch The Launching Of The Bluenose II

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro
From Bluenose II: "The yard has advised us that the side transfer will take place tomorrow. Thursday 23rd. Probably starting in the morning and lasting as long as it takes. The steps are being taken away now. "
http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/south-shore/bluenose-ii.html

We’ve done dozens of posts on The Bluenose II when she’s in Gloucester for Schooner Festival you can view the links below-

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/?s=Bluenose

and here- https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/page/2/?s=Bluenose

Click to watch the webcam-

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Gloucester Dog Park Entrance Pergola Construction Underway

Posted on by Alicia Pensarosa

Construction on Gloucester Dog Park’s entrance pergola has begun and will continue over the next two weeks.

Gloucester Dog Park, Entrance, dogs(Griffin, a yellow lab and Addison, a black lab wait patiently as their guardian Chris Fogarty of CF Carpentry Inc. frame the entrance pergola for the dog park.)

Before the school year ended, the students at Gloucester High School carpentry tech
department under the direction of Dana Griffin did one final project. They built the
boxes for the two sheds making up Gloucester Dog Park’s main entranceway pergola.
Then along came Chris Fogarty of CF Carpentry, Inc., along with Aaron Waybret, Bendan Fogarty and Phil Bazel who volunteered their time to frame the roof and pergola.
Greg Santos and David Dolloff of Glosta Builders also got into the act and volunteered
their manpower. Timberline generously donated materials and Precision Roofing is donating and installing the roof.  What a community project!! And excitement is building (no pun intended!!).

The Friends of Gloucester Dog Park would like to thank all of the above vendors and
crew for making this ‘roof-raising’ event a reality.

We are still in need of a professional fundraiser to get us to the home stretch and a
PR person to publicize each of our steps. So if that person is you, please contact us at
gloucesterdogpark@gmail.com We need you!!

And as a reminder, this park is being built Entirely by private donations. Please consider
donating. Make checks out to The Gloucester Fund, earmarked in the memo line ‘dog park’
45 Middle St, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Coming shortly on-line donations will be accepted. So stay tuned and visit
http://www.gloucesterdogpark.com as that information becomes available.
Your dog will love you for it!!!!

August Block Party (Photos by David B. Cox) 3 of 4

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

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Community Stuff 8/23/12

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Joey,
Thanks so much for all you do to keep Cape Ann informed of what’s happening!  Can you please include the attached announcement and flyer either today or tomorrow (in time for our opening reception Thursday evening) to remind people that our show is happening this week?  Your coverage of our call for artists last week brought some great responses!
Our community is so fortunate to have your blog!
Linda Walker
thacherart@gmail.com
www.thacherisland.org

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Ruth Mordecai: Welcome to my second Annual Open Studio and Sale

Ruth Mordecai

Collage/Landscape Series 15" X 11"

Brown paper, handmade paper, acrylic and oil

From Ruth Mordecai:

Welcome to my second Annual

Open Studio and Sale

Two Weekends:  Noon to 8:00 p.m. each day

• Sat/Sun August 25-26

• Labor Day Weekend: Sunday/Monday September 2-3

Paintings – Drawings – Monoprints – Collages

Works on paper $100 to $400

Framed works   $450 to $3300

10% of sales donated to the Rocky Neck Cultural Center

Major credit cards accepted.

4 Terrace Lane Gloucester,MA 01930

617 462 9171/ rglouc@comcast.net/www.ruthmordecai.com

Directions:  East Main Street to Rocky Neck Avenue.  Park near shop

called imagine.  Cross Rocky Neck Avenue from Imagine and walk

up the stairs to Terrace Lane.  Follow balloons on the stairs and porch

of 4 Terrace Lane (3rd house up the hill on the right.)

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Hi Joey,

We have a little over a week left until the 36th annual Magnolia 5K and 1K Fun Run.  As you know, 100% of the proceeds go to the Magnolia Library and Community Center.  For the first time we are also helping the Library by raffling off a couple of fantastic luxury box Red Sox tickets, courtesy of Dennis Drinkwater and Giant Glass.  These $850 seats are in the EMC Club level and just below the press box behind home plate..  I am sending along our mail form with more information, but the best way to enter is with a credit card by going to www.magnolialibrary.org and clicking on raffle banner.  Each entry is $10 and 5K racers can enter for $5.  The drawing will be held just after the race on August 30 at around 7:30 in front of the Library.  You don’t need to be present to win.

Thanks,

Randy

PS We are getting the race shirts in this week and thanks to your input we are going again with the dry-fit material.  First 100 entries to the 5K get a free t-shirt.

Hi Joey,

We will be celebrating our 6 Year Anniversary this weekend (August 24th – 26th) in both our Glocuester and Danvers Locations.

The weekend will be filled with free gifts, free $6 Play each day, free drawings, refreshments & more.

We would really appreciate it if you could promote our event.  Complete details online at www.lucky7arcade.com

Thank you!

Rosalie Parisi
Manager, Lucky 7 Arcade

Sista Felicia and The Mrs Will Be Rocking This Week’s Cape Ann Farmer’s Market With Mason Jar Iced Teas and GMG T’s

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Thursday 3-6:30 Stage Fort Park.  If you haven’t got yours yet, then this is your chance!

Look for them!

For more info and a list of all the vendors who will be present click here

 

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Photos by Amanda Mohan

Yo, If any of you twitter folks out there don’t know it, Maritime Gloucester Has a Twitter Account.

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Someone asked me for a couple of the must do things in G Town and I replied a sunset cruise on The Lannon, A Visit To Maritime Gloucester, The Cape Ann Museum and a mudiga steak bomb sandwich at Virgilios.

Bill O’Connor from North Shore Kid just so happened to send me in this little blurb about Maritime Gloucester-

Hi Joey,

One of the best things about Maritime Gloucester is that this time of year, there’s always something new to see.  We stopped by on Monday and they had a couple of baby squid in the large tank.  This one was only about 2 ½” long, and was doing his best to camouflage himself…

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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What you twitterites may not know is that Maritime Gloucester has a Twitter presence an dthey are pretty active.  follow them here- http://www.twitter.com/MaritimeGlou

Piper Cub–Gloucester Harbor–1946

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hello Joey,

Thought the picture attached might prove of interest to some.  It was taken in 1946 by a friend of mine as I taxied out for takeoff from the base at Stage Fort Park, in a Piper J-3 Cub on floats.  The veiws from the air around Cape Ann were spectacular.  I would fly over and land and take off in Magnolia Harbor.  Just back from military service that summer, I got my long yearned for solo at the Beverly Airport, then got checked out in float planes at Gloucester.  That operation only lasted a few years, but I was glad they made it possible for me to get that seaplane solo while living in Magnolia.  Accumulated a few thousand hours thereafter in other parts of the country.

Keep ’em flying!

George Krewson

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Why Hurry?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

You will find this poster and much more at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum.  Two good books on the topic:

A Race for Real Sailors “Bluenose and the International Fisherman’s Cup 1920 – 1938” by Keith McLaren

Caught in Irons “North Atlantic Fishermen in the Last Days of Sail” by Michael W Santos

The 28th Annual Gloucester Schooner Race will be upon us September 2nd.

Al Bezanson

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For more info about the Gloucester Schooner Festival Check Out The Chamber of Commerce website-

Gloucester Schooner Festival Information

Madeline and the Monarch

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

The Ciaramitaro Family stopped by Willowdale today for a tour of the butterfly gardens. We were lucky to see several Monarchs and dozens of Painted Ladies.

Click the photo to view larger and you will see the Monarch climbed onto Madeline’s finger–it takes great patience to hold still long enough to allow a butterfly to climb aboard!

Madeline was determined that a butterfly would climb onto her finger–first trying the Painted Ladies and then very, very patiently, and holding very, very still, encouraging the Monarchs. She was thrilled when one did–and did so several times–very sweet to see her joy. Madeline and Eloise were expertly identifying the male and female Monarchs and explaining to all in how to tell the difference.