Year: 2012

Faces In The Office- Frank Ciolino, Tommy Porter, Mark Ring and Adam Hays

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Blessed to have these characters in my life.

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Seaward Inn Bed And Breakfast Opens this Weekend

Posted on by paultmorrison

The season is opening. The tulips have gone by. Soon we’ll be hunting down that friend with the boat and go catch a striper. Best time of year. The beginning of the beginning.

So as a local who cares that a Bed and Breakfast is opening up? Because you can make it up to mom for forgetting to get something for Mother’s Day and take her to Mother’s Day Brunch at the Seaward Inn on May 13th. Patti DeRosa will be the artist performing 11AM to 2PM, call 978-546-3471 for reservations.

44 Marmion Way, Rockport.

Click for the menu: MothersDayBrunch-2012

As Promised, you Saw/Heard it on GMG First

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Perhaps you saw our post about the Concert Series we’re presenting at North Shore Music Theatre (click here if you missed it) in which we said GMG viewers will be the first to learn who will open for Chris Isaak on June 28.  That was almost true.  Actually, people who signed up for our newsletter were notified yesterday (you can sign up here, so you’re the first to know about new concerts).  But this is the first public announcement, so here goes . . .

Chelsea Berry has agreed to open for Chris Isaak.   Chelsea is one of Cape Ann’s top rising stars and she’ll have her full band.  If you haven’t heard Chelsea, this would be your best introduction to a major talent.  And if you’re already familiar, here’s a rare chance to see Chelsea with a full band in an intimate concert venue with excellent sound.  All seats are within 50 feet of the stage and there’s plenty of parking.  But there aren’t plenty of tickets (less than 1500) and they’re going fast (click here to get yours).  If you want to get yourself into the Chelsea mood, you can see her Mother’s Day show this Saturday at The Landing.  Call 978-526-7494 for tickets.

Wow, what a week we’re having (musically that is).  15 different artists appearing between now and Friday (see full music lineup here).  And another dozen over the weekend!   Time to party!

Tuesdays at Jalapenos

Posted on by Joanne

Hola everyone!
This week’s line-up:
J.B. Amero, Dan King, Wolf Ginandes & David Brown
The music, as always, promises be as hot as the Tamales… and as cool as the Margaritas!

Special Notice:
ARRIVE EARLY FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL
FRANCO-MEXICAN MUSTARD DRINK-OFF


Tuesday,
May 8… 7 to 9pm
Jalapenos
86 Main Street
Gloucester, MA  01930-5710
978-283-8228

Barry Marshall Shows His!

Posted on by capeannpainter

“Show me yours and i’ll show you mine”

First Submission;

From Barry Marshall;

“Hello Joey,

Thank You so much for Good Morning Gloucester.I moved away years ago but once a Gloucester boy always a Gloucester boy.So enjoyed all the pictures and stories and actually will be back there for a couple weeks mid May.This is my palette .Unfortunately It seems the palette gets more attention then the paintings,still working on that.I studied with one of the best Gloucester painters around,David Curtis.With out his help I don’t know where I’d be today.I have a small gallery on the Central Coast of California and paint on location almost daily.

Thank You Again, In Paint, Barry Marshall”

 www.barrymarshallpaintings.com

Click here to see how you can share your painting set up with GMG 

One of Barry’s Beautiful Paintings from his website;

John Wheeler photos of the “Super Moon”

Posted on by Matthew Green

John and I ended up taking photos from very near the same spot to get the moonrise behind Thatcher Island, but then he moved on to other locations. Here are a few of his (amazing) photos.

Catch more of his photos on Flickr!

Race Your Face Off for Rockport Elementary School!

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

Or “Run for Fun” or “Dash to Make Cash” – however you say it, it means a good time at the Motif No. 1 Day 5K Run to raise funds for health, wellness and sustainability programs at Rockport Elementary Schools. You can register online and there are all sorts of good things associated with this race. Come downtown to run and then stay for the fun on Motif No. 1 Day! Check out the race website HERE. And Get Motif-vated!!!!

Gloucester Webcam of The Day- North Shore Kid Wonson Cove Webcam

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Check Out The North Shore Kid Website Here

click the picture below to view their webcam

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This Webcam and more can be found at www.gloucesterwebcam.com

This www.gloucesterwebcam.com local webcam portal project was an idea I had last year to have as many webcams streaming from local businesses or organizations as possible which highlight the incredible vistas that we as people that live and work here get to enjoy each and every day.

The idea was to have the organization install the webcam, have them embed the webcam feed on their own websites as well and have a link to each business website on the Gloucester webcam portal website to showcase their business as well.

Tim Blakeley from Gloucester Bytes provided the initial installation at ridiculously cheap cost because he believed in the project.

“Moose House” History May 10th

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Preservation architect Frederic Detwiller of New England Landmarks will give a talk with a slideshow on the history of the Pearce-Haskell-Calef “Moose Lodge” house, 26 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, at the Sawyer Free Library on Thursday, May 10, at 7:00 pm.

The presentation will discus the design and construction of this exceptional 18th century federal-style, timber-frame house, most probably by master housewright Jacob Smith, for the City’s wealthiest merchant, David Pearce and the buildings subsequent evolution.

The talk will highlight the lives of the house’s residents, including China Trade Captain John Haskell, and their importance in Gloucester’s history.

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Super Moon II Sunday Night

Posted on by paultmorrison

The exact time of the full moon last night was very close to midnight. That means that tonight’s moonrise will be almost as big as yesterday. Some of you got some amazing shots with the fog. I got a super dud in Rockport.

Tonight, same spot on the horizon but:

Moonrise: 8:52PM

Sunset: 7:48PM

Nautical Twilight: 8:59PM (cannot navigate by the horizon)

Astronomical Twilight 9:42PM (stars are out)

So it will be darker but your camera should still be able to pick up the horizon when the moon appears.

These Many Cards

Posted on by Marty Luster

These Many Cards

 

Early in the morning on Wednesday, the 22nd of August 1906,

Donald affixed a 1 cent stamp on a card that

contained a fine German print of the Annisquam Light.

By 1 o’ clock the same day, the card, having passed

through the Gloucester Post Office, was received

in West Medford and was soon delivered to Miss Mary McLeod.

 

A year after that, Annie sent Sydney Davison, then

residing at 10 Duke Street in Liverpool, England

two cards, each with color scenes of Annisquam;

one of the Yacht Club and the other of the bridge

across Lobster Cove. In one she laments her failure

to write more often and, in the other, she promises to “be over” soon.

 

Margaret, too, writes to Sidney assuring him that she

hasn’t “quite forgotten” him. She thinks the fellow

sitting alone on the rock in the picture of a yacht

race in the Squam River looks lonesome.

 

On August 31, 1909, Rosie, of Gloucester, drops a card

featuring the surf at Long Beach to Mary Davison of

Annisquam letting her know that Marj came down on

Sunday and was sorry she couldn’t get over to see her.

 

These many cards, these timeless scenes, these stories

partly told; these flashes from life of decades ago, this collage

of people now gone and places still here;

these many cards posted in Annisquam more than 100 years ago

and delivered this day to you in Gloucester;

these many cards, this gift to me – and now,

my gift to you.

Marty Luster