Year: 2013

Barns and Boathouses of Conomo Point, Essex

Posted on by Lowell Peabody

Somehow, lost in the beauty of Essex’s Conomo Point with  views of open water, far away dunes and the Essex River, the boathouses and barns can slip into the background.

Magnificent Eastern Point Fall Day

Posted on by God's Morning

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I can’t express how much I love living here.  Gloucester is just too beautiful for words.  So here are a few photos to make the point.

E.J. Lefavour

Must Have Kitchen Gadget…Sista Felicia Aproved

Posted on by Sista Felicia
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One of my Favorite Kitchen Gadget’s will be on sale at  Girls Night Out Shopping Extravaganza! Friday November 15  7:00 pm. at Cruiseport Gloucester! The Pampered Chef Garlic Slicer is the perfect gift for all the chefs in your life, and the perfect addition to any kitchen! I use my slicer all the time to make garlic infused oil and garlic chips! Love,  Love,  Love this gadget …it can be used to slice so much more then just garlic…
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The Pampered Chef Garlic Slicer

Garlic Slicer $15.00  Item #1113 in their catalog

Effortlessly slice fresh garlic! The unique slicer features two stainless blades and wells that hold up to two cloves each. Just drop in peeled cloves and twist. 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″. Dishwasher-safe. Also sold as a set with the Garlic Peeler. Save $1.50 when purchased as a set!

Once again Sheree Zizik has graciously extended a helping hand to support  another  local group.  Realtor; mother of Two, wife of Jimmy LoGrasso, Gloucester’s newest auto repair business owner,  GMG”s Female Red Carpet Tri-host, and Gloucester’s famed Housewives Leader, Lillian LoGrasso  has recently added another feather to her cap! Lillian has taken it upon herself to piece together a fundraiser for her daughters GHS Photo Class. She has set out to raising enough monies to support students with the dreams of going to Italy with Mr. and Mrs. Underwood in April, with the financial means to make it a reality.  Mark your calanders save the date, and call your girlfriends. Who doesn’t like a night out with their BFF’s shopping, sipping wine and getting a few gifts checked off their Christmas list during this time of the year! I too will be their as a shopper and vendor, selling my cookbook Gifts of Gold In A Sicilian Kitchen with Sista Felicia Harvest
 Lillian writes…
“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Saint Augustine
Hi Guys! It’s Lillian LoGrasso!! I am hosting this Amazing Shopping Event to help raise money towards a spectacular trip that is being offered to the GHS Students through Mr & Mrs. Underwood!  It’s a trip to Italy which includes visits to Venice, Florence & Rome!!! What an opportunity for these kids!!! Some kids really want to go but financially it’s just not possible… So I created this event to help raise money for …Alessia LoGrasso (my daughter) and all the kids that want to go!!!
Here are just a few of the details but I’m working on more vendors so stay tuned:
Cruiseport Gloucester (Thanks to Sheree Zizik that made this possible!) Doors open at 7pm There will be Cash Bar (Yes girls, have a glass of wine while checking out the goods 🙂 Vendors that are already confirmed:
Katy Grow Shem from Silpada Designs… Most gorgeous .925 Sterling Silver Jewelry…. My fav!!!
Kellie Frank from Kellie’s Pampered Chef! Let the Martha Stewart in you go nuts! hahah
Bethany Osborne from 31 Bags… The hottest new thing right now in bags!!! Get a customized one for you and a xmas present for someone else!!!
Elja N Bagaco from Life Celebrations will be there to tell you about her great event planning business and will be frying up fresh fried dough for you to purchase!! YUM!!!!
Denise Quintiliani from Origami Owl Living Lockets will be there with her beautiful unique jewelry!

https://www.facebook.com/events/362841187183936/

Trident Gallery

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Trident Gallery
Panel Discussion with Three Artists in Dialogue with the Past
Saturday, November 2d, 5pm

Gallery Director Matthew Swift will introduce the exhibition and moderate a conversation among its three artists, Gabrielle Barzaghi, Nadine Boughton, and Susan Erony.

To be followed by questions and discussion with the audience and light refreshments.

Trident Gallery
189 Main Street, Gloucester

+1 (978) 491-7785
TridentGallery.com
Gallery Hours (Autumn 2013)
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday: 10am-5pm
Saturday 10am-7pm
Monday, Tuesday, and any time by appointment

HBO is Here

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin
This is the official notice. For better or for worse.
This is the official notice. For better or for worse.
The inside of Passports has been transformed, It's now a pharmacy,
The inside of Passports has been transformed, It’s now a pharmacy,

The Schooner Sugarbabe Has New Sails

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi

Here is a few hundred shots of the “Babe” running around Gloucester Harbor with a new suit of sails…made by Roy Downs….they are fantastic and makes the babe go really well.  Have a few tweaks to do on the main to take out the crease.  I can hardly wait for the snow to melt so the Babe can sail again.   She will be put into winter storage (in the water) at Beacon Marine in East Gloucester shortly.

The Crew was made up of  three schooner skippers, a 5th place finisher of the Whitbred Circumnavigation of the World Race, and a friend who helped out all summer.  Additionally there were three photographers placed in different locations to capture these wonderful photos. It was extremely enjoyable to have these friends aboard for the LAST SAIL OF 2013.

Capt. Stumpy

S/V Sugarbabe

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Plum Street’s Spooky Businessman

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

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Every Halloween, about an hour before sunset, Spooky Businessman appears on our front porch, just in time to welcome the night’s trick-or-treaters. This year, several trick-or-treaters were BRAVE ENOUGH to sit on his lap! He leaves shortly after all have gotten their treats, only to appear again on the following All Hallows’ Eve.

The following morning as the children in the neighborhood are walking to school, I oftentimes see them staring intently at our home, or some furtively looking over their shoulder, I think half-expecting to see see Spooky Businessman.

See you again next year Plum Street Trick-or-Treaters (and Spooky Businessman)!

Chris Anderson photo.

Another Rubber Duck Awesome Idea

Posted on by paultmorrison

rdheadshotRolling rally Saturday. Wake up on Sunday with a hangover. Day of rest. Now what do you do? By Monday there are 108 days left until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. What is it about that number? It happens to be the number of Red Sox wins in 2013.  So.

NESN, please play in sequence each winning game at midnight (maybe even the shortened Sox in 2) each night for 108 days. Then the next day, winter is over and Salty is welcoming the pitchers into camp.

Works for Rubber Duck. Rubber Duck hates surprise endings. She loves watching the Sox when she knows they are going to win. Even those 21 walk offs. It will warm your heart  in the midst of a cold and dark winter.

Fish on Fridays

Posted on by Marty Luster

The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

Last weekend Kathy spent time in NYC. While she was there checking out the migratory art scene in it’s latest hot location of the Lower East Side, she stumbled across this fishmonger. There were great prices on whole fish: red snapper, hybrid striped bass, scup, butterfish, but what is that long shiny fish out in front?

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Photos © Kathy Chapman 2013
 http://www.kathychapman.com

 

Trick or Treating on Main Street

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Even though it was raining on Thursday it was a lot of fun on Main Street.

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Listen to Slide Master Calvin Cooke’s interview on Aurelia Nelson’s Curtain Up here

Posted on by Vickie & Peter
Calvin Cooke – the B.B. King of gospel steel guitar

Don’t worry if you missed Aurelia Nelson’s wonderful interview, on her show Curtain Up, with Calvin Cooke (the B.B. King of gospel steel guitar) on Sunday at 9am (like we did because we were at Joey’s surprise birthday Mug Up).

You can listen to the whole thing right here.

Calvin tells the fascinating story of the birth Sacred Steel and how he blends its unique sound with blues and classic rock on The Slide Brothers’ latest CD and live in concert.

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You can see Calvin and his band tomorrow night right down the road at The Larcom Theatre in Beverly.  This is rare chance to see the greatest living masters of steel guitar (the people who taught Robert Randolph how to play) close up and close to home.  Local virtuoso Michael Thomas Doyle (who played with Robert Randolph, while at Berklee) opens the show.

Good seats in the historic Larcom Theatre’s fully restored horseshoe balcony are still available (get them here).

Three Day Threshold tonight @ The Rhumb Line 9:30pm

Posted on by Joanne

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Giddy-up tonight with ‘Three Day Threshold’ a VERY high energy Country/RockAbilly and Bluegrass band from Boston…They tour all over the place and we are lucky to have them again… This is gonna be like a real live Hootenanny for sure.