Month: August 2012

No Verizon Internet Service (Again!)

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Today is the second full day we are experiencing life without Verizon Internet service. My husband and I are both self-employed; he, a writer, and I, a designer, and as you can imagine, we rely tremendously on the Internet for our daily business.

Fortunately, I am able to post from my iPad because Joey suggested uploading the WordPress app and because I have a separate cellular AT&T plan for my iPad. Unfortunately, I haven’t figured out how to send photos from my computer to my iPad without Internet service.

I would love to know of GMG reader’s experiences with Verizon and also with the other carriers-Sprint, At&T, etc. Are you happy with the service provided by your carrier? Do you also regularly experience outages as do we with Verizon? Thank you if you write with your recommendation – it will be very much appreciated!

Couches & stuffed chairs, excellent sound, huge HD screen, live music, luscious food, beer & wine ~ all in a single venue

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

If you’ve never been to Rob Newton’s Cape Ann Community Cinema, now’s your chance.  For 10 days in September, he’s featuring films celebrating music.  Some screenings will feature live music and some feature dinner.  Some are perfect for the whole family.  For others, you might want to leave the kids at home.  All will be lots of fun!  Check out Cape Ann Community Cinema’s Fall Into The Rhythm series starting September 11.

This Wednesday John Rockwell Joins Fly Amero as his special guest.

Posted on by Joanne

Surf & Turf Specials!
Wednesdays Only!

Hello everyone!
Wednesday, August 29th
Special Guest: JOHN ROCKWELL!
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The lovely and talented John Rockwell joins us this week! 🙂
It is ALWAYS a great time when John is in the house.  Such
a great performer! Such a great entertainer! Be there! ~ Fly
Dinner with Fly Amero: 8 – 11pm
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Surf & Turf Dinner –  $11.95 (while they last)
Something new for the summer! Tenderloin Tips with Grilled Garlic Shrimp!
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Upcoming:
Sept. 5: Fozzie Hill
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Sept. 12: Ric St. Germain

Looking forward…
…to seeing you there!  🙂 ~ Fly

The 3rd Annual Lanesville Music Festival takes the stage at the Lanesville Community Center on Sat. Sept. 22 at 1:30.

Posted on by Joanne

     Enjoy live music by some of the North Shore and Cape Ann’s best players, including Pick 3, Alek Razdan and the A Train, HUM, Pete Lindberg, Merrimac Rounders, Sasquatch Bondo Band, Quentin Callawaert, John Hicks and a few surprises, under the tents and in the meadow next to the LCC, rain or shine, from 1:30-7.  Smokin’ Jim’s BBQ, Lobster Pool chowder, beer and snacks on sale, kids’ activities, vendors and raffles.  Admission by donation to the LCC.
     Come indoors at 7:30 and put on your dancing shoes for Bill Gleason, followed by KBMG (Dan King, Dave Brown, Dave Mattacks and Wolf Ginandes) with JB Amero, at
8:30.  Advance tickets for the Dance Party are $10 and available at Gloucester Music and the Plum Cove Grind,  $15 at the door.  Beer and wine on sale,  plenty of parking.  see our website for directions, and more information.
                          www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org
The music sched. for the day part :
Merrimac Rounders   1:30
Steve Brennan, and a Sasquatch Bondo reunion   2:20
Quentin Callawaert      3:10
HUM (Deb Hardy, Alyce Underhill, Kerry Mullen)   3:30
Pick 3     4:00
Alek Razdan and the A Train Orchestra    4:45
Pete Lindberg    5:40
(John Hicks leads a barn jam session (with a few surprises) @ 6:15)   

Check out This Video From Captain Bill’s Whale Watch Of Several Humpbacks Kickfeeding

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

From captain Bill’s Whale Watching-

This morning we were lucky enough to get to watch several Humpback Whales kick feeding. In this sequence we watched Rapier kick feeding at the surface. We were very surprised when Rapier resurfaced she was not alone!

City Hall at night

Posted on by Matthew Green

I can’t wait to see her without the scaffolding again, all shiny and restored…

– Fr. Matthew Green

 

Final Cigar and Rum Cruise Will Be September 4th On The Lannon. Get Your Tickets While They Last

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

OK We’re Doing The Final Cigar and Rum Cruise On The Thomas Lannon September 4th. Two Cigars from Old Cuban Cigar Co, Rum Drinks From Bobby Ryan’s Private Collection and Ryan and wood Distillery and a cruise on the Lannon.  Last one sold out in 4 hours. I’m sending this out to my inner circle before posting it on the blog so if you wanna go, call Kay at The Lannon office now- 978-281-6634

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Gloucester Water Taxi Sights

Posted on by Alicia Pensarosa

The Gloucester water taxi is a wonderful way to get around the harbor. Enjoy a fun day in your own back yard! Make sure you bring your camera with the zoom lens, you won’t want to miss the things you’ll see…

captain joe and sonsOur Joey C. working Hard!

harbor seal, gloucester harborA Seal Hauled out on the rocks

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Pretty Mermaids

and Great Tour Guides.

For more info on the water shuttle, visit their site here: http://www.capeannharbortours.com/shuttle.html

~Alicia

 

 

BankGloucester giving away $15,000

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

BankGloucester will be giving away a total of $15,000 to 15 community organizations in October. The way the winners are chosen is by votes from the community itself. Voting begins on Monday, August 27th. Most of the organizations are from Gloucester, with a few from the surrounding area. This is the 5th year that BankGloucester has given back to the community in this way. Since your blog is such a part of Gloucester, I am hoping you could help put the word out for people to vote.

BankGloucester will donate a total of $15,000 to 15 community organizations on Cape Ann!

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Supporting organizations that are important to the residents of Cape Ann is one of the ways that BankGloucester gives back to the community. Over the past four years BankGloucester has given at total of $60,000 to non-profit and community organizations through their “Banking for the Community” Program.  This year, their 125th anniversary, they will again award a combined $15,000 to fifteen organizations. The funds will be distributed based on the number of votes received. The organization with the most votes will receive $5,000. The organization receiving the second most votes will receive $3,000. The organization with the third most votes will receive $1,000. 12 other organizations with the next highest number of votes will each receive $500.

Winners are chosen by the votes cast by community members. Beginning Monday, August 27, 2012 anyone can come into the BankGloucester for a ballot or may complete a ballot online at www.BankGloucester.com . Please one entry per person/email address. Voting closes on September 28, 2012. Information about the organizations is available on the bank’s website and in the lobby located at 160 Main Street in Gloucester.

The following organizations are included on this year’s ballot: Action, Inc., Cape Ann Animal Aid, Cape Ann Museum, Cape Ann YMCA, Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary, Gloucester Education Foundation, Healing Abuse/Working for Change (HAWC), Hospice of the North Shore & Greater Boston, Open Door Food Pantry, Rocky Neck Cultural Center, Rose Baker Senior Center, Senior Care Inc., The Gloucester Fund, and Wellspring Inc.

Community Stuff 8/28/12

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro
Maritime Gloucester Heritage Day

Maritime Gloucester will hold its 9th annual Heritage Day celebration on Saturday, September 1st, from 10 am – 5 pm. The Center’s exhibits and aquarium will be open free of charge throughout the day.
The Schooner Ardelle will be berthed at its home on the Harriet Webster Wharf at Maritime Gloucester. The Ardelle, built and operated by Harold Burnham, will be joined at the dock by other visiting schooners, Spirit of Massachusetts and Summerwind, in the city for the schooner races.

The festivities will feature music by local favorite, Daisy Nell at 12 noon. Daisy will also be reading from her children’s book, The Stowaway Mouse.
Many local crafters will demonstrate their skills and sell their work. Windrush Books will feature vintage local history and maritime related books.
The Cape Ann Ship Modelers will offer ship model building and ship-in-a-bottle demonstrations. Art Haven will help the visiting children create their own work of art. The Essex Shipbuilding Museum will display its 15’ long model of the schooner Evelina Goulart. Exhibitors also include the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association, the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team, Ocean Alliance, the Gloucester Gig Rowers and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Marine Archaeologists from Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary will be exhibiting the Wreck of the Portland.
Lunch food and drinks will be available for purchase at the event.
Maritime Gloucester is located at 23 Harbor Loop in Gloucester. For further information, call 978-281-0470.

Hi Joey…

Any chance you could post an art show announcement for "Absence of Color, A Collaboration" a unique exhibit of Quill Pen Art, Sculpture and Photography. Public welcome to the reception Sept 1, 7-9PM, Newburyport Art Association.

Thanks,

Skip

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North Coast Angler www.northcoastangler.com

Skip Montello Photos www.skipmontellophotos.com

phone: 508-395-5871 (C)

Bishop Gregory Mansour  of the Maronite Eparchy of the Eastern  United States will celebrate a Pontifical Maronite Mass for living and deceased members of the Lebanese-American community of Cape Ann on Tuesday, Sept. 4th at 6:00 P.M. at St Ann Church, Gloucester.  A reception will follow in the lower church hall.  All are cordially invited to attend.

Bill Hubbard Has A Beef With Wikipedia Over The Location Of The First Coast Guard Air Station

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro
First Coast Guard Air Station was established on Ten Pound Island – But Wikipedia has the wrong location

Hey, Joey,
Most of us know that the first US Coast Guard Air Station was built on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor but the know-all be-all online encyclopedia, Wikipedia has it wrong.  They wrongly state that the present Coast Guard Base on Harbor loop was built on the site of the first Coast Guard Air Station.
I’ve attached a picture of the first plane stationed on Ten Pound Island and of the fist Base Commander and Pilot to fly that plane.  The two early Coast Guard aviators, pictured together in their flying gear on May 5, 1927, established the first successful U.S. Coast Guard air unit on Ten Pound Island, Gloucester, Mass., in 1925, using one Vought seaplane borrowed from the Navy.  From left are Commander Carl C. von Paulsen who commanded Coast Guard Base 7, Gloucester, and the attached air unit (January 1925 to May 1928); and Ensign Leonard M. Melka who acted as pilot and mechanic. 
I’ve asked Wikipedia to correct their error but,,,don’t hold your breath….There are several Coast Guard websites which will veryify that information including: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webaircraft/USCGAviationHistoricPhotoGallery1916-
Bill Hubbard

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Beannie Loses Another Tooth At The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Bean and Snoop Maddie Mad Eat flowers from the Pickle Guy, Ma’s Marmalade Represents, and The Bean Loses another tooth.  Random I know but that’s what you get when you have two monkeys hanging off your shoulder at the Farmer’s Market.

Driftwood Carvings by Joe G. on Stacy Boulevard

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

Joe a long time fisherman, now carves creations out of drift wood on Stacy Boulevard, he also can give you a fishing tale from years past.

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There should never be an open seat at the Sushi Bar at Madfish

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

If you haven’t tried the sushi at Madfish yet you only have a little while before it’s over for the season.  I highly highly recommend that you do.

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Did You Know? Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial

Posted on by God's Morning

That English sculptor Leonard Craske (1882-1950) designed the sculpture of the Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial on Rocky Neck at the site of what is now Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery G3 and the Last Chance Gallery G2, which previously were one large single space?  

The English sculptor Leonard Craske (1882–1950) designed the sculpture, and it was cast by the Gorham Company of Providence, Rhode Island, in 1925.  Generally acknowledged as Craske’s finest work, the Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial is viewed by thousands of visitors annually and has become a symbol of the city, commemorating Gloucester’s link to the sea.

It gives me a whole new appreciation for the space where I spend so much of my time.

Info and plaque provided by Joseph Flack Weiler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com