Day: July 14, 2014

Cat Ryan Submits-

… Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?

Raiders of the Lost Ark is coming this Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at I4-C2/65 Rogers Street for the free HarborWalk summer cinema series. Raiders is sponsored in part by Trident Gallerywhich just opened a new Gloucester focused exhibit featuring 18 contemporary artists. Stop in to see Gloucester through their eyes before the movie!

Make sure to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Food, snacks and drinks are available for purchase beginning at 6pm. You can bring a picnic too or eat/order out downtown. Movies begin at dark. In the case of rain or other inclement weather, the movie night will be postponed and will be rescheduled for the following Monday. Postponement announcements will be posted on the City website and HarborWalk Facebook page.

Seagulls, boats, and harbor…Oh My! Here’s more pictures of what you missed at last week’s Wizard of Oz, the first free movie for the HarborWalk Summer Cinema series. All the movies are family friendly classics and Oz was a fitting choice to start the series off! Big shout out to Doyon’s who sponsored Wizard of Oz. The massive screen and classic movie line up are all thanks to Rob Newton’s Cape Ann Community Cinema in partnership with the City of Gloucester’s community development department and the HarborWalk. Senior Planner Matt Coogan is orchestrating this series. Ramping up the scale of community viewing, Cape Ann Community Cinema’s owner, Rob Newton, geared up during the set-up. As you might expect in Gloucester, there was a big community turn out for art! As dusk approached, I stopped counting at 400 people streaming in. Kids played “soccer” with beach balls provided byNORTH SHORE 104.9 radio who emceed the pre-movie time. Radio host Aurelia Nelson and NORTH SHORE 104.9 crew were amiable. You can catch her show Curtain up! with Aurelia Nelson on Sunday mornings at 9AM. Carol Thistle, Senior Project Manager for City of Gloucester coordinated with the radio station. Vendors you may know from Cape Ann Farmer’s Market and/or festival and Downtown Block Party regulars set up nearby and included: Markouk’s specialty bread and sandwiches (grilled right there on their traditional Lebanese saj), Kettle corn, and fried dough. Pop Gallery added to the festive vibe—see some of their recent garb on Joey in this GMG post.

Need more free flicks and fun? Here are a few links for other line-ups (mostly Boston). I think we have the best poster thanks to Chris Muskopf!

· Wednesday right here in Gloucester HarborWalk Summer Cinema

· Thursdays Jamaica Plain

· Fridays Boston Harbor Hotel AND the Hatch Shell

· Saturdays Prudential and Somerville’s Riverfront Park Assembly Row

· Sundays Christopher Columbus Park

· Various days Beverly’s Lynch Park and various days/various neighborhoods Mayor Walsh’s Movie Nights

Attention all Gloucester High Students!  You can still have a fun summer with FREE Gloucester U workshops, including Sail Gloucester Harbor, Explore Downtown Gloucester with Cape Ann Museum and Read and Write Anywhere.  Go to gloucesteru.weebly.com to register now!  For info call:
978-281-9870 ext. 12223. 

Here are some highlights:

Cape Ann Museum & Tours of Downtown Gloucester  (2 weeks Mon thorugh Thursday, July 21 – July 31)
 A program developed in collaboration with the Cape Ann Museum to help students discover unique historic events and places in our town.

Sailing and Gloucester Harbor (1)
(2 weeks, Monday through Thursday, July 21 – July 31)
Or
Sailing and the Gloucester Harbor (2)
(2 weeks, Monday through Thursday,  August 18 – August 28)
Learn to sail and about natural features and history of the harbor, safety, physics of sailing, animals, and more.

GHS Students (including incoming 9th graders) find out and register for these or other FREE Gloucester U classes this summer.  Go to gloucesteru.weebly.com   now, or call 978-281-9870 ext. 12223.

Thank you!
Mark Kelsey

Mark Kelsey
Technology Integration Specialist /
Co-Coordinator 21st Century Community Learning Center – “Gloucester U”
Gloucester High School

mkelsey@gloucester.k12.ma.us
978-281-9870 ext. 12223 
32 Leslie O Johnson Rd, Gloucester MA 01930

For “Mahty Lusta”

Because everyone loves Marty’s B&W Photos

“When you photograph people in color you photograph their clothes.

When you photograph people in Black and White you photograph their souls.”

                                                                                           Ted Grant