Month: September 2014
Golden Reeds and Rods ~ Where Did Summer Go?
I am procrastinating in getting out the warm woollies in hopes that Indian Summer is just around the corner. Do you recall it ever feeling so fall-like, so early in September?
Seaside Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
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Lights Out !
Tweet Tweet Tweet….Smash!!! Poor little guy Just flew into the window :0(
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Take Out
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Get Your Cameras Ready
@Joey_C: Clouds starting to break up, streaks of sun peeking through. Shaping up to be another awesome sunset
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Pretty sight
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Eli Cedrone Residency Talk at Cape Ann Museum
Eli has a studio at Madfish Wharf for the month of September where you can see some of her exceptional works and possibly catch her in the act of painting.
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If it’s for Charity it’s in good taste right?: GMG Charity Event this winter
The Perfect Storm of Events: Zoolander sequel on schedule, and Joey’s ability to describe hair removal and underwear selection and the post of this Youtube video coalesced together for the perfect GMG Charity Event.
Joey modeling Veronica’s Secret underwear.
Check out the video! (Because Gloucester we should be able to do this without this weird privacy screen and maybe Peter and Vickie can come up with a Gimmiesound “ba ba BOOM, ba ba BOOM).
Rubber Duck has said she will be a judge. Any money stuck in underwear goes to Cape Ann Animal Aid. Do it for the puppies!
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Open Wide
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I know this post will get me in trouble, but …
Bank Gloucester’s Banking For The Community program is bigger than ever this year. You get to vote ON-LINE (right here) for an organization to to win up to $5K! Now, there are some excellent organizations on the list, but you can also check a box labeled “Other” and write one in yourself. That’s what I did. I voted for the Harbor Loop Concerts. “Why?” Well, for a number of reasons this 30-year-old tradition almost fizzled this summer. But due to the tireless efforts of organizer Bradley Royds, with a little help from Mayor Kirk and others at City Hall, they pulled it off — barely — and it was a wonderful summer of free music at Harbor Loop enjoyed by thousands of residents and visitors. I’d like to see this concert series secure for next year and what better way than by awarding it the top Bank Gloucester prize. Soooo …. if you agree, just go to https://www.bankgloucester.com/ballot, check the last box in the right hand column and write in “Harbor Loop Concerts” just like in the image below:
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Why Water Around Cape Ann Is Rising
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The Big, BIG STRUM Saturday, October 4, 2014 @ The Gloucester House 63 Rogers Street Gloucester, MA Doors @7pm
Purchase tickets ($20-advance, $25-at the door)
The Gloucester House – 978-283-1812
Gloucester Music – 978-281-4874
http://thegloucesterhouse.com/
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Improv or Stand Up…You Choose
You know what I don’t do nearly enough? Go to comedy shows.
Every few years a few of us get together and make plans to take in a show….and then, inevitably I find myself wondering, “Why don’t I do this more often?”
Who doesn’t need a good, honest, unbridled laugh every so often?
Last week I did just that. I laughed, and laughed, and laughed.
Somehow, a year has gone by since my friends opened Laugh Boston and, on the club’s 1st anniversary, it was finally time to cross it off this year’s bucket list. I am so glad that I did! The comedians were, well, hysterical and the club itself is, dare I say, the perfect combination of industrial yet cozy. Its fantastic location within the Westin Waterfront in Boston’s Seaport district doesn’t hurt either. Nor does its full bar and “light fare” menu.
Laugh Boston is, as they say, “the stand-up brother to the Improv Asylum, Boston’s improv & sketch comedy theater located in the North End.”
If you haven’t been there either….you are totally missing out. In contrast to Stand Up comedy, the Improv Asylum features incredibly quick-witted improvisation and sketch comedy. Which, in my humble opinion, takes a true artist to pull off. They can boast to over 10,000 shows since its opening in 1998.
So, dinner and drinks in the North End and then a riot of an evening at the club. Or, a trip to the Seaport District, tons of laughs at the stand up club, and maybe even a quick overnight stay at the Westin? With summer coming to an end, that’s two good excuses to get over not only the A. Piatt Andrew, but also, the Tobin Bridges!
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Hard Merchandise
Hard Merchandise at rest.
Lately it’s hard to avoid The Hard Merchandise around the harbor working and with multiple cameras pointed at the crew unloading Bluefin Tuna.
I caught the Hard Merchandise at rest where it’s been docked for years. Behind the Madfish Galleries on Rocky Neck.
My camera was the only one there.
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Celebrated Our Last Summer Dinner at Niles Beach With Pasta & Mussels and “Rizzi”
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You have just crossed over…into the Twilight Zone
A parallel world, very similar to ours here in Gloucester, exists in Bayfield, WI, on the shores of Lake Superior. It has Bodin Fisheries, a commercial fishing boatyard, and even a bar called the Rum Line. Check out Bodin’s “Wild Caught Lake Superior U.S.A.” product list: http://www.bodinfisheries.com/price-list.html. If you’re tired of cod and halibut, try Bodin’s Burbot or whole whitefish.
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High Tide From Anthony Marks
Twilight tonight on the Essex River, at Cox Reservation From Matt Cegelis
Gloucester sure knows how to throw a welcome every time we visit. Spectacular sunset at Niles Beach this evening. It feels so good to be back.
Linda rae and Rob Castagna
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Tuesday September 16th , 2014 Cape Ann Weather ..
Marine Forecast :
Tue S winds around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue Night SW winds around 5 kt…becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Pod Cast Weather :
http://www.spreaker.com:80/episode/4971488
Hourly Forecast :
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Offshore Lobster Captain’s sons test the Bionic Pancreas
Colby and Carson, brothers with Type 1 Diabetes, test the Bionic Pancreas, for the full story link to Story here.
The brothers are extremely close, with extraordinary parents.
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Community Stuff 9/16/14
What’s Happening at GHS
We have just completed our second week of school and things appear to be settling in. Thanks to all of our parents who attended the “Meet the Teacher Night” last Thursday evening.
School Picture Day will be Wednesday September 17, and we look forward to some new and updated pictures.
For all Seniors, the regular registration deadline for the October 11 SAT was September 12, 2014, but the late registration is available until September 30. The Guidance Counselors will begin meeting with all of their seniors to follow up on their progress with applications and college visits next week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact your child’s guidance counselor for more specific information.
Guidance Department: 978-281-9874
– Option #8
Laura Heinzinger x 14012
Carl Sacco x 14008
Laura Carlson x 14011
Matt Duncan x 14010
Ellen Clarke x 14009
The PSAT’s will be offered at GHS on October 15, 2014 for all Juniors and any Sophomores who may be interested. This practice opportunity for the SAT’s is a wonderful time to begin thinking about the entire college application and acceptance process. To register for the PSAT, a payment of $20 (cash only) may be deposited with Mrs. Mondello before school, during lunch or after school.
Gloucester U will be beginning this week and offers all of our students the opportunity to take advantage of some exciting educational courses.
Session One
September 15 – November 20th
· Read and Write Anywhere (Wednesdays, 2:15 – 5:00)
· Art – Mixed Media (Wednesdays, 2:15 -5:00)
· Calligraphy (Wednesdays, 2:15 -5:00)
· Video Game Design/Programing (Mondays, 2:15 – 5:00)
· Career and College Readiness (Thursdays, 2:15 – 5:00)
· Anime Club/Website Creation (Wednesdays, 2:15 – 5:00)
· Gloucester Farm (Tuesdays, 2:15 – 5:00) Credit Recovery ( Mondays and/or Wednesday 2:15 – 5:00)
Please register at www.gloucesteru.weebly.com/
NEXT WEEK: High Holy Day at the Temple Ahavat Achim!
Join us for the High Holy Days services at the Temple Ahavat Achim (86 Middle St, Gloucester)! We do not charge for tickets and do not require advance reservations. Everyone is welcome! More details on our website, www.taagloucester.org
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 24th at 7 pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Thursday, September 25th at 9 am
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Friday, September 26th at 9 am
Kol Nidre
Friday, October 3rd at 7 pm
Yom Kippur
Saturday, October 4th at 9 am
Two Weekends of Free Historic Ice House Tours
In conjunction with Essex National Heritage Area Trails & Sails
Hosted by Cape Pond Ice Company
Fort Wharf, 104 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930
Chill with the coolest guys in town! Enjoy a cool visit to Cape Pond Ice Company, icing Gloucester’s fleet since 1848. We were featured in Sebastian Junger’s account of The Perfect Storm. Tours highlight the history of the ice industry, with vintage film of natural ice harvests. See first hand 300-pound block ice being made (up to 350 tons per day), fishing vessels taking on ice and ice sculptures being carved in our historic icehouse on Gloucester’s working waterfront.
Free Trails & Sails Historic Icehouse Tour schedule at Cape Pond Ice:
Friday, September 19, 2014, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Saturday, September 20, 2014, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Sunday, September 21, 2014, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday, September 26, 2014, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Saturday, September 27, 2014, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Sunday, September 28, 2014, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
No reservations needed. Practical footware and a warm sweater/sweatshirt recommended for freezer & wharf. Family Friendly, On Coastal Byway, Parking, Restroom. More info @ www.capepondice.com , tel. 978-283-0174, or www.essexheritage.org/ts/event/historic-ice-house-tours
Good Morning Gloucester 