Month: May 2013

Summer Kick Off – Music All Around

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There is so much music happening this weekend – there is no reason not to go out!   Make sure you check online for the lastest update.

There are still a few tickets left for tonight’s concert at Shalin Liu with Miranda Russell but you must call the box office at 978-546-7391.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Linda Amero 7:00 pm LINDA AMERO

Menage a Trio w/ Steve Heck and Bronek Suchanek
118 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-283-7888

FREE SHOW
8:00 pm  FREEVOLT

Reggae On The River Bridge Deck
75 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: (978) 283-2122

FREE SHOW
Miranda Russell 8:00 pm Listen to Miranda Russell MIRANDA RUSSELL

Miranda Russell and her band at the beautiful Shalin Liu in Rockport, MA
37 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966

Phone: 978-546-7391
Steve Caraway 8:30 pm Listen to Steve Caraway STEVE CARAWAY

with Professor Von Buhrendorf on Mandolin and Vocals
14 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA
FREE SHOW
8:30 pm  JOE THOMAS

2 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-879-4622

FREE SHOW
Full Circle 9:00 pm FULL CIRCLE

27-29 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-283-6342

FREE SHOW
9:00 pm  PETE AND DAVE’S MOTOWN DANCE PARTY

65 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-281-6565

FREE SHOW
Groove Therapy 9:00 pm Listen to Groove Therapy GROOVE THERAPY

77 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-281-4554

FREE SHOW
9:00 pm  SYM

classic rock jam
25 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-281-0223

FREE SHOW
9:30 pm  BOSTON HORNS

285 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915

Phone: 978-921-2233

FREE SHOW
9:30 pm  BUBBA AND THE TROUBLEMAKERS

40 Railroad Ave, Gloucester, MA

Phone: 978-283-9732

FREE SHOW

Saturday, May 25, 2013

ROOTS 66 7:30 pm Listen to ROOTS 66 ROOTS 66

Acoustic Adventures from the Lost Highway. $10 Donation – Kids Under 12 Free
38 Gloucester Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: (978) 283-4808
8:00 pm  THE GLOSTAFARIANS

Bridge Deck
75 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: (978) 283-2122

FREE SHOW
Miranda Russell 8:00 pm Listen to Miranda Russell MIRANDA RUSSELL

Miranda Russell and her band at the beautiful Shalin Liu in Rockport, MA
37 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966

Phone: 978-546-7391
Allen Estes 8:00 pm Listen to Allen Estes ALLEN ESTES

w/ Orville Giddings
141 High St, Ipswich, MA 01938
FREE SHOW
Orville Giddings 8:00 pm Listen to Orville Giddings ORVILLE GIDDINGS

w/ Allen Estes
141 High St, Ipswich, MA 01938
FREE SHOW
8:30 pm  JOE THOMAS

2 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-879-4622

FREE SHOW
The Hot Tub Piranhas 8:30 pm Listen to The Hot Tub Piranhas THE HOT TUB PIRANHAS

H.T.P.’s perform a Dance Party at St. Peter’s Club. This will be a so much fun. Only $3 Adm.
Rogers St., Gloucester, MA,
9:00 pm  MAD HOUSE

27-29 Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-283-6342

FREE SHOW
9:00 pm  FUNBUCKET

65 Main Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-281-6565

FREE SHOW
The Wilkins Noise 9:00 pm Listen to The Wilkins Noise THE WILKINS NOISE

Wilkins Solo Acoustic
7 Central Street, Manchester, MA

Phone: 978-526-7494
9:00 pm  LOVEWHIP

77 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-281-4554

FREE SHOW
9:00 pm  DJ VITO

Aqua Room Pool Bar
75 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: (978) 283-2122

FREE SHOW
9:00 pm  MIKE O’CONNELL BAND

blues/jam/rock
25 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Phone: 978-281-0223

FREE SHOW
9:30 pm  HDRNB

285 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915

Phone: 978-921-2233

FREE SHOW
9:30 pm  MARI MARTIN

and The Lucky Boys
40 Railroad Ave, Gloucester, MA

Phone: 978-283-9732

FREE SHOW

You Don’t want to miss What Time Is It Mr. Fox ~ Friday May 31, 2013 @ 8:00pm

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“Little Bit Of Blue” Celebration.
with special guests, the Rockport High School Madrigal Choir, led by Patti Pike.Come join us in the stunning Shalin Liu Performance Center for the North Shore celebration of our “Little Bit Of Blue” album release. This venue was built for sound, with a beautiful ocean view backdrop. We are thrilled to be joined by the Rockport High School Madrigal Choir. We will also show two videos, “The Ladies’ Tree” about Joan of Arc and animated by Harvard animation professor and Mr. Fox back-up singer, Ruth Lingford, as well as “Helium” directed by Emile Doucette and featuring performers from the New England Center for Circus Arts.Thank you for letting our music into your ears and hearts!

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What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? is making music that feels exposed and personal, but cinematic in scope. The Boston/NYC band blends baroque pop with soul noir, conjuring up something like the dark-tinged drama of Florence + The Machine, the roots of Aretha Franklin, and the songcraft of the Decemberists.

The first thing that listeners respond to is the soulful warmth and strength of lead-singer 3rian King’s gender-defying voice, which “can simmer in blues, tremble with high drama, and faint into a yawning croon,” according to Michael Brodeur of the Boston Phoenix. Next are the words, from deeply intimate songs to those that cross into a mystical realm, making the personal feel timeless and mythic.

Named after a Victorian children’s game, What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? can time-travel from the woods of Medieval France to a 1930s New Orleans jukejoint. The effect resembles a gay male Adele leading a steampunk parade of music-school renegades. The group sells out legendary clubs like Club Passim & Oberon (Cambridge, MA) and The Duplex (NYC) and recently earned the Critic’s Pick in Time Out NYC.
Its original song “Cold Rain” was covered by New Orleans Soul Queen, Irma Thomas on her Grammy-nominated CD “Simply Grand,” with the track earning high praise in Rolling Stone, USA Today & The Village Voice.

Mr. Fox’s own CD “Little Bit Of Blue” was just released in March 2013. This performance will feature a new music video by Harvard University animation professor and Mr. Fox Fury, Ruth Lingford, as well as a new music video by Emile Doucette, showcasing the many talents of students and teachers at the New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro, VT.

Mr. Fox will be joined on stage by The Rockport High School Madrigal Choir, under the direction of Patti Pike. Mr. Fox fiddler and trumpeter, Nathan Cohen, works closely with Patti Pike in the Rockport Schools where he is director of orchestras from 4th-12th grade. This collaboration should prove to be an exciting evening for all.

“Time has come for Mr. Fox.” – The Boston Herald

Website

Tickets: $20/$23/$25

20% discount for students with ID (must call the Box Office to redeem, 978.546.7391)

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Some Good Dam News: Mill Dam has Been Restored!

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This weekend the Millbrook Meadow Committee has planned a fun ceremony to recognize and celebrate the restoration of Rockport’s landmark Mill Dam. This has been a long process and the Committee has done and continues to do a fantastic job of bringing one of Rockport’s most historically and culturally significant places back to life. Plan on coming this Saturday if you can, and if you can’t, please spread the word about the opening ceremony:

Dam Dedication program 05-25-13

 

THEN and NOW – Gate Lodge at Niles Beach

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THEN  Photo taken circa 1900, a toll of One Penny back in those days.

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We had fun last night at the origami class at The Hive!

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I am working with Art Haven to organize a 4-week series of classes in July. I will post details as soon as we have them!

– Fr. Matthew Green

Well Lookey Here- Our EJ Is seARTS Artist of The Week!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

seARTS Bass Rocks Art Loan Program

An interview with our Artist of the Week, E.J. Lefavour

How do you feel about being chosen for the Bass Rocks Art Loan Program?
Very excited.  This opportunity is allowing me to exhibit my work in a venue and to a segment of our population that I may not have been able to reach otherwise (unless they are regulars to Rocky Neck).  It is an honor to be in such great creative company, and I am grateful for the opportunity.

Pebble Beach through the Rearview Mirror, Mixed Media Photo Collage,
16" x 20". Click to enlarge.

What is your medium or area of creativity?  I am a painter, photographer, writer, illustrator.  Most recently I have been working with the over abundance of wonderful photos I have taken over the past few years and incorporating them into unique, three dimentional photo montages, which people are really enjoying.  I created about 50 of them over the winter, and the series is called "Gloucester: The Grit and the Glory", since most encompass images of rope, chains, rusted hulls of boats, nets and other images from the working seaport aspect of Gloucester, combined with the glory of that industry and of the natural beauty that surrounds us here, as well as the history.
How long have you been an artist?  I have been a working artist since 1991 after leaving the corporate world and making the decision to pursue my art full time.
Where do you get your inspiration?  Anywhere and everywhere around me.
Other than the  Bass Rocks Golf Club, where can we find your works? At my galler(ies) on Rocky Neck. Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery 3 from May 15 to October 15, and at my winter gallery, up the stairs at 1 Wonson Street (behind Sailor Stan’s) from October to April.
What else would you like us to know?  I passionately love Cape Ann, Rocky Neck where I now reside year round, Annisquam were I lived in the winter for three seasons, East Gloucester and the Backshore, Eastern Point, paddleboarding, Good Morning Gloucester and all the people associated with it, and all the wonderful people I meet and have met since moving here.  I feel very blessed to be here.

Cape Ann going’s on and opportunities for the week…

Call to Artists, Designers & Creatives

seARTS Wearable Arts Group invites you to submit ideas

for this fall’s "Celebrate Wearable Art II!" runway show.

Click here for an application. Deadline is now June 1, 2013.

Opening Reception of Visitors’ Center, Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, May 23


Opening Reception of Rocky Neck Gallery, May 25

Cape Ann TV Annual Meeting, May 28

Cape Ann Artisans 30th Annual Studio Tour, June 22-23

Bobby Viau and His Beautiful New Stage Fort Map Displayed At the Visitors Welcoming Center

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Community Stuff 5/24/13

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BIG NEWS for the Backyard Growers Program fundraising campaign! 

A fantastic anonymous donor has offered to MATCH EVERY DONATION that comes in for the next 48 hours up to $1,500. That would raise $3,000 for Gloucester’s school garden program in two days AND get us so amazingly close to our $7,500 goal!


Your $25 donation will automatically become $50! Your $100 donation will automatically become $200!! You will double the power of your generosity by TWO which is like having a SUPERPOWER!!!

If anyone has been on the fence about donating, now is really the time! Your donations need to come in between NOW and Friday at midnight!

And you generous, wondrous people who have given me hope for the human race by already donating to my campaign, please SPREAD THE WORD about this great, double-your-money opportunity!

Click here to watch our fundraising video and to make a donation through our indiegogo campaign site.

And support the Backyard Growers Program’s expansion into the Gloucester Elementary Schools!

Thank you so much! Lara

Lara Lepionka

9 Beacon Street

Opening Day!

Stubby
The day we’ve all been waiting for!  Saturday, May 25th at 10:00 the doors to our exhibits will open for the season.  We have lobsters and sea stars and eels, oh my!  Look for new items in the shop, new floats off (and on) the wharf, and some familiar faces around and about: Capt. Harold on the Ardelle, Geno in the Dory Shop, Stubby making sure it all runs smoothly.

Coming soon: new look to the shop (see below), interpretive kiosks along the walk, the compass rose sculpture at our entrance!

From now until the end of October we’ll be here everyday from 10:00 to 6:00 everyday.  Join us!

Where: Maritime Gloucester

             23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester

A New Look at Maritime Gloucester

Aaron builds a kiosk

Aaron Snider works on a prototype frame for our new informational kiosks.  The kiosks will line the walkway from Harbor Loop to the Harriet Webster Wharf.  Each kiosk will describe a facet of life associated with Gloucester Harbor.  Thanks to the City of Gloucester for help with this exciting project.

American Eels

American Eels are the latest addition to the creatures in our Aquarium. Come by and check out the rock crabs, the skates, the sea ravens, and much more!

New Look for the Shop

Our museum shop will be getting a facelift.  Details are still in the works, but expect to see something like this.  Many thanks to Monty Lewis Designs for his work on this and so many other things!

MG and the City of Gloucester  are Winnahs!

Gloucester, Maritime Gloucester, and Untravel Media won the Gold Medal at last week’s American Alliance of Museums conference. In the "Audio Tours & Podcasts" category for Media and Technology, the HarborWalk’s "Walking Cinema: Posts from Gloucester, Maritime Gloucester and Untravel Media" beat some formidable competition — the Barnes Museum/Foundation and the National Museum of American History.

Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House opens May 25

Beauport, Sleeper –McCann House

opens for the 2013 season

on Saturday, May 25, 10 am – 5 p.m.

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Come hear Oliver Horovitz talk

about growing up and looping on the Old Course.

"An American Caddie in St. Andrews"

When: May 25th,  1-3:00pm

Where: Bass Rocks Golf Club

Books available for purchase.

Great gift for Father’s Day!!

Bass Rocks Golf Club | 34 Beach Rd | Gloucester, MA 01930-0303 | United States

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Ringo and His Flag Crew From Bridgette Matthews

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Good Morning Joey,
Ringo and his Flag crew were up bright and early this morning adorning the Boulevard for Memorial Day!

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Anne and Chris Lewis’ Whale…

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Good morning Joe,

I hope that you’re doing great.  I love your site and must admit I have not subscribed but will do so now!

Anne and Chris Lewis wanted us to share their Whale sculpture with you and Good Morning Gloucester.

They had a little gathering at their home this past Sunday for the purpose of naming the new addition to their family.  "Wally" was picked out of the 20 or so names.  So, per their request, I’m attaching a photo of Wally the Whale sculpture for you to post on your site.

It’s hand forged/welded and made entirely of Bronze and also has a water feature spouting from top.

Anne and Chris commissioned this piece from local Essex sculptor, Chris Williams (my husband, you probably imagined that).

You can also add his website link if you’d like… www.chriswilliamssculpture.com

Again, the Lewis’ thought that it would be fun to have this on Good Morning Gloucester.

Thanks Joe.

Finella

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