Month: September 2013

CRAZY MOON – An Original Musical

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

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CRAZY MOON ~ Columnist and actor Gordon Baird is staging 8 performances of CRAZY MOON, an original, 10 song musical, starring Gordon but also featuring Kathleen Brown and musician John Hyde at the new Rocky Neck Cultural Center in Gloucester (6 Wonson St.) the last 2 weeks of Sept.  The plot is adventurous, mysterious and occasionally swashbuckling. The play is exciting, unexpected, mysterious and technically very innovative at the end.

Thu-Fri-Sat shows at 8 pm and Sunday at 5 pm. Tickets: $10 – kids $5 – all can be bought at the door at showtime. Run time is around 75 mins, so it’s Dadfriendly too. For more info, 978-283-0390 or gordon@rampartsfarm.com. Hope you can make it.

The Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan St, in Gloucester, presents our 4th Annual Lanesville Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 1:00 to 11:30 pm.

Posted on by Joanne

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The Festival features ten hours of great live music starting outdoors on the grounds from 1-7pm with some of the North Shore’s best musicians covering:  bluegrass, traditional and contemporary folk, Celtic, country and blues, jump, jive and boogie. Great food and beverages will be sold by Smokin’ Jim’s BBQ with beer and wine on sale, as well as local crafts and children’s activities.  Admission for the daytime music is by donation.  

1:00pm Roots 66: Ev harlow, Paul Harty. John Hicks, Jon Stone, Rose Sheeran, Ira Levine
1:50 Gary Dolinski: solo
2:25 Orville Giddings & Ken Steiner
3:00 pm Quentin Callewaert: solo
3:25 Bluegrass: Eric Wilson, John Hicks & Jon Stone
4:00pm Fozzie Hill & Rocky Kramm
4:35 Lisa Marie with Silvertone Steve
5:20 Alek Razdan & the A Train Orchestra
6:15-7:00 pm Dr. Iron Crow & His Traveling Medicine Music Show: Ric Saint Germain, Frank Hawks, Ken Steiner and Tod Ellyson

 

It all continues indoors on our dance floor from 7:30-11:30pm, featuring the great, KBMG band (King, Brown, Mattacks and Ginandes).  Advance tickets for the evening dance party are available at Gloucester Music on Main Street and the Plum Cove Grind in Lanesville for $12 until the day of the event.  Tickets will be $15 at the door and you can purchase during the daytime music event.

 Visit our website: www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org for more information on the outdoor music lineup and times, as well as directions, parking information and our other upcoming events.

Wingaersheek Beach: 1930 and 2000

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin
Wingaersheek Beach, 1930. Annisquam Yacht Club is near the middle of the photo.
Wingaersheek Beach, 1930. Annisquam Yacht Club is near the middle of the photo.
Wingaersheek Beach, 2000. This is a similar view to 1930, except that there's a lot less sand.
Wingaersheek Beach, 2000. This is a similar view to 1930, except that there’s a lot less sand.

Lobsterman Mark Ring Says The Only Thing Sadder Than A Bloody Mary Contest Winner Using Store Bought Mix Is…

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The judges who voted for a winning bloody mary which uses store bought bloody mary mix.  Let’s hope this year’s judges hold the competition to a little higher standard.

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Last year’s winner Richard Rosenfeld with his store bought Bloody Mary Mix Trophy-

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Gloucester writers and photographers, check out the American Guide

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Gloucester writers, photographers, GMG contributors…check it out and submit!

THEN Federal Writers Project American Guide

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“WHEN the Federal Writers’ Project was set up in Massachusetts, and the staff received its first instructions from the central office in Washington, the editors blithely embarked on a task of whose magnitude they had little conception: the job of adequately describing the 316 towns and 39 cities of the Commonwealth, and of presenting, as concisely, accurately, and simply as possible, the facts about the State, from its Architecture to its Zoology, from the year ?00,000.000 B.C., when its geological history began, to A.D. 1937 when its social history has by no means ended…Although comprehensive, this book is not an encyclopedia. Its purpose is not to catalogue all the facts, but to present and preserve significant facts.”

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AND NOW American Guide http://theamericanguide.org/

THE AMERICAN GUIDE is a revival of the Depression-era guidebook series by the same name. It’s part archive curation from back in the day, part documentary travel in the here and now. It’s here to keep a state by state record of an America coming out of the Great Recession and beyond: to document people and places both pretty and hard because, all things being equal, that’s what makes America, America.

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Send us you Selfie

Posted on by capeannpainter

Send us your Selfie photo.
Take it at your favorite place; home, garden, kitchen, favorite Cape Ann location, with your pet,  etc.
Have fun with it. Also send your website info and you’ll get a free plug.
Send photos to: frontiero@hotmail.com

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Communuity Stuff 9/13/13

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Temple Ahavat Achim invites the community to its Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur (“Day of Atonement”) services!

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Kol Nidre service will begin at 7 pm on Friday, September 13th.

Yom Kippur service will begin at 9 am on Saturday, September 14th, and will include Yizkor at 10:30 am and Youth & Family service at 12 pm. Blowing of the shofar (a ram’s horn trumpet) and Community Break Fast will begin at 8 pm.

No tickets required!

All are welcome!

Team USA Lunenburg 13

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It was a disappointing finish to 2013 International season in late August when 4 teams (no Women’s Team) made the trek to Lunenburg, NS to face the Canadians on their home turf (or water).  All the American teams were defeated but a great effort was put forth by all teams to make the trip and compete in the 61st annual International Races.  Some highlights on the trip included our new junior team of Kyle Edmonds & Thomas Beaton who rowed their first race with a steady stroke and an excellent course, then sang with Garnet Heisler later in the evening.  Team Krazy’s Mike Frontiera rowed two races with great navigation but not quite enough speed to beat the Canadians with his Viking partner Elin DiAngelo in the mixed doubles and Billy Edmonds in the Over 40.  And, the last minute substitute team of Glenn Harrington & Erik Dombrowski lost to the June International Champs Joel George & Markus Schmidt.

Mark your calendar for these upcoming race dates:

This Saturday, September 15th, Gloucester Gig Harbor Row, Registration starts at 8AM Niles Beach

Sunday, September 29th, IDRC Oarmaster’s Cup Solo Dory Race, 10AM Maritime Gloucester Pier (tentative location)

More info to come!

The Taste of Cape Ann Call to Action for Restaurants and Foodies

The most delicious fundraiser of the year is nearly here – it’s time to get your restaurant registered or your event ticket ordered.

The Cape Ann YMCA’s 5th Annual “Taste of Cape Ann” returns to Cruiseport Gloucester  on Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 6-9PM. The event features the best of Cape Ann eateries offering food, wine and spirits for one $25 ticket price with the proceeds of ticket sales going to support Cape Ann YMCA Teen Service Trips to New Orleans, Navajo Nation and Nicaragua. 

The service trips empower local youth to spend a week working in communities hit by environmental and economic devastation.  Teens participate in learning modules before and after traveling on school break to offer hands-on aid in areas of great need.  The New Orleans Mission, now in its 4th year, originated as a Cape Ann trip but has generated enough interest to cause its expansion to include youth throughout the North Shore YMCA system two years ago and prompted the addition of the Nicaragua trip in 2013, and the Navajo Nation trip in 2014.

Taste of Cape Ann ticket prices have been lowered to $25 this year (from the original $40 of past years) to invite more local folks to come out, celebrate and enjoy an evening of food, wine and spirits in support of these powerful youth opportunities.  The participating restaurant and spirits vendors list is expanding with the boom in new restaurants opening on Cape Ann and the event is expected to fill fast – both for restaurant slots and ticket sales. 

Taste of  Cape Ann is:
A great place to showcase your business in front of people who’ll be dining local all winter
A great PR opportunity – your business in the spotlight helping your community and those beyond
A great place for locals to sample food and drink from their Cape Ann food choices
A great reason to get out and support kids doing good
RESTAURANT INFO – Here’s who’s committed to participating so far:
Alchemy Bistro
Caffe Sicilia
Cape Ann Brewing
Classic Cooks
Dinner Dealer
Dog Bar Grill
The Grand Café at Emerson Inn
Guiseppe’s Ristorante & Pizzeria
Latitude 43
Mamie’s Kitchen
Passports
Stone’s Pub
Virgilio’s
Wally’s Bistro
Plus several wine and spirits vendors

Restaurants wishing to participate should contact Jennifer Amero at JameroMarketingSuite@gmail.com . There is no vendor fee. We ask only that you read and sign the logistics/registration form, plan to bring enough food for 250 guests to have a small sampling of your best buzz-worthy offering and that you come prepared to hand out menus and advertising information and anything you want to get in front of local diners. To that end, restaurateurs should plan on staying through the event or sending a sociable representative from their venue to help in a great PR opportunity for a great cause. (Detailed logistics will be sent upon signing on)

TICKET INFO:
October 3, 2013 at 6:00pm
Taste of Cape Ann
Cruiseport Gloucester, MA

Link for Tickets: https://northshoreymca.ejoinme.org/?tabid=483002

Links to articles on both these missions can be found after the event details.
http://www.northshoreymca.org/blog/may-2013/ymca-teens-travel-to-new-orleans-for-annual-servic/

http://www.northshoreymca.org/blog/march-2013/y-teens-first-international-service-trip-to-nicara/

For information on Teen Programming at the Cape Ann YMCA contact Rick Doucette at doucetter@northshoreymca.org

New fun work and a chance to meet the artists at Local Colors.

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Beer Tasting provided by Cape Ann Brewing. Light Refreshments will also be served.
Local Colors— “Cape Ann’s Oldest Artists’ Cooperative”— is a thriving community of artists in the heart of historic Gloucester , Massachusetts . The Co-op’s light-filled gallery offers a dynamic selection of original art, including: hand-painted oils, and watercolors; evocative photography; luxurious and eclectic jewelry; sumptuous knitwear; beautiful ceramics; solid hardwood furniture, and more— all inspired by the beauty of Cape Ann. The ever-changing artist displays and themed group shows ensure a new “find” with every visit, and the affordable prices offer something for everyone.
Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative
121 Main Street Gloucester , MA 01930 (978) 283-3996
http://www.local-colors.org/ https://www.facebook.com/GloucesterArt

iPhone 5s and 5c and What I Would Have Done If I Were Apple

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I’m am an apple product fan.  Huge fan of the iPhone and the iPad.  I own a first gen iPad and still use it. Even though I am an android phone user I can still appreciate Apple hardware.

Every product refresh they make they include great enhancements but I think there is one move they have yet to make but I think would be an absolute monster boost to their sales.

A larger iPhone to me would be a monster hit.  As a Samsung Galaxy s3 user I really appreciate the extra screen real estate and I appreciate even more the ability to strap on a cheap aftermarket battery to the back of my s3 which triples the battery life. 

I believe there are many people out there that want the smallest and lightest phones they can get but with the sheer computing power available on today’s smartphones they are being used more as portable computing machines and I think there is a distinct trend with people who want larger phones to be able to hit the keys easier and navigate easier, see videos more clearly, ect, ect ect. 

Although I recognize that Apple will probably never let you open up your iPhone or add a micro sd card slot for more memory a larger iPhone would mean more space internally for a larger high capacity battery.  If there’s one thing that sucks about a smartphone for a power user it’s the amount of life a battery on a small phone has.  Bigger phone, bigger battery.

For me the ability to get many different android smartphones with detachable backplates allowing for huge batteries and larger screens are the difference and why I’d recommend an android phone over an iPhone.  But if I was a casual non-demanding smartphone user it would probably be iPhone.

The success of the Samsung Galaxy Note which is basically a Samsung Galaxy with an even larger screen shows there is big demand.

I don’t agree with Apple’s tactic of offering a low cost iPhone either with the 5c and it’s plastic parts.   Apple has always been synonymous with unapologetic top grade hardware and premium pricing.  people were and are willing to pay for it knowing they are getting the best hardware without ever questioning it. 

I equate coming out with a lower grade iPhone to a brand like Tommy Hilfiger who for a brief moment was competing with the likes of Polo/ Ralph Lauren and then went and sold out and buried there products into discounters like Marshalls and TJ Max.  Forever to be equated with a poor man’s Polo and never will they ever be able to command the premium pricing they once did.

I say instead of offering a cheaper iPhone option that they should have offered a larger iPhone option with a mongo battery and charge even MORE for it.  That would have pleased Wall Street I bet.

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Galazy Note vs iPhone size-

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Samsung Galaxy vs Samsung Note size

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Fran Strazzulla Represents! In St Pete Beach

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey.  I am a former Gloucester resident of 37 yrs. Retired to St. Pete Beach, Fl. Love GMG. Ty.

Fran Strazzulla

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Behold the Noble Ukulele

Posted on by Marty Luster

This is an encore of a post first published on June 14, 2011. The response at that time was, shall we say, less than enthusiastic. Nothing much has changed except that now I’ve been plucking around for three years and, as I predicted, I’m still a beginner. I desperately need other uke players to to cover up my mistakes, so again I put out the call.

The ukulele, a diminutive but powerful instrument, has gained immense popularity in recent years.  It, like people, comes in a large variety of sizes, shapes and tones. And, like us, when performing together, can produce joyful, soulful and even inspirational sounds.

I am a beginning uke player. I think I will always be a beginning uke player. However, after nearly a year of self-teaching I now have just enough confidence to want to share my uke enthusiasm with others who may have picked up the bug.

So, if there are any ukulelists out there who would like to get together,  learn from each other, experiment and, above all, play together for fun, let me know and I’ll try to set it up.

BIG TIME DISCLAIMER: I am not a musician, know next to nothing about music theory, can’t sing worth a damn (that doesn’t always stop me from trying) but simply like to strum chords (when they are in front of me) and enjoy the sound of many people playing more or less together.

Marty:  editormard1@mac.com

The Sea Lion V

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

There is never disappointment as you walk through Rocky Neck’s Marine Railway. Here is some information about the Sea Lion V which is docked there right now.
September 10, 2013 Sea Lion V

Vessel’s Details
Ship Type: Special Craft
Length x Breadth: 36 m X 11 m
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 18.4 / 8.3 knots
Flag: USA [US]
Call Sign:
IMO: 0, MMSI: 367340530

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Last Position Received
Area: Atlantic North
Latitude / Longitude: 42.6083° / -70.6547° (Map)
Speed/Course 0 knots / 0˚
Last Known Port: PORT OF SANDWICH
Info Received: 14d 8h 41min ago (AIS Source: 888)
Not Currently in Range
Itineraries History
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Voyage Related Info (Last Received)
Destination:
ETA: 2013-08-19 10:22
Info Received: 2013-08-27 12:46 (14d, 8h 50min ago)

Calling People of Great Knowledge and Unerring Discernment

Posted on by God's Morning

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Biennial GMG Bloody Mary Competition sponsored by Ryan & Wood Distilleries at Khan Studio & the GMG Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery 3 on Rocky Neck.  Sunday, September 15th 9:30am.  Be there, or forever be sorry you missed it.

PS.  There will be coffee, deviled eggs and whatever goodies others bring along to share.  You don’t have to drink Bloody Marys to come and have fun.

E.J. Lefavour

Theresa and Allyson Stern Trawler

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Theresa and Allyson Stern Trawler Gloucester Fishing Boat ©Kim Smith 2013

Yesterday morning after filming the sunrise at Good Harbor I headed over to the harbor to film the Gloucester fleet’s comings and goings. The Theresa & Allyson was bound for  port and what a beauty! She is a stern trawler, a type of dragger. You can read more about her owner, Allyson Jordan, and the boats origins here: Eat Local Fish. Also, found on the website is a concise history of New England ground fishing.

While filming, I am also photographing and plan to make more posts about our Gloucester fishing boats. I am not knowledgeable about ships and boats, but am very interested to learn, and love photographing them because they are beautiful. If I make an error in description or caption, please let me know. I would really appreciate your help–thank you!

Singer Songwriter Shuffle starts up again tonight at Giuseppe’s featuring some of Gloucester’s best performers

Posted on by Vickie & Peter
Here’s who will be performing at Giuseppe’s tonight hosted by Aurelia Nelson of North Shore 104.9.
Allen Estes 7:00 pm   Listen to Allen Estes ALLEN ESTES
T Max 7:00 pm   Listen to T Max T MAX
8:00 pm   WILLIE ALEXANDER
8:00 pm   NICK CONSONE
9:00 pm   GLENN FRENCH
Inge Berge 9:00 pm   Listen to Inge Berge INGE BERGE
Chelsea Berry 9:00 pm   Listen to Chelsea Berry CHELSEA BERRY

Wow, what a lineup!

Cape Ann Community Cinema “20 Feet From Stardom” with a live set performed by The Honky Tonk Women Of Gloucester. 9.14.2013

Posted on by Joanne

SAT. SEPT. 14
On Saturday the Cape Ann Cinema is featuring a movie entitled, “20 ft. from Stardom” about the 60’s girl group era with a pre-show performance with the Honky Tonk Women at 8pm, movie to follow.
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Click to buy tickets to this event.

WITH A LIVE SET BYLearn more about the Honky Tonk Women.


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