Day: December 4, 2014

The Cave On Main Street Is Ready For This Evenings Ladies Night!

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The Cave is always the place to be on Ladies night!  Laura, Jeff and I look forward to hosting another tasty night of shopping local on Main Street! P lease join us at the Cave tonight from 5-8pm for some  scrumptious tastings and holiday cheer. Owner Laura Cramer will be serving a complementary special “Sista Felicia Appetizer” at the cheese counter,  along with other yummy tastings sprinkled throughout the store! Tonight’s the night to Stop by The Cave Cheese Shop on Gloucester’s Main Street to pick up some specialty items and a signed copy of  “Gifts Of Gold In A Sicilian Kitchen With Sista Felicia Harvest.” 

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Last year was a blast…this year will be even better!….See you all tonight!

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To order copies of “Gifts Of Gold” on line click link below

http://www.storenvy.com/products/2742897-gifts-of-gold-in-a-sicilian-kitchen-with-sista-felicia-harvest

 

Chris Stovall Brown Tonight! Dave Sag’s Blues Party @ The Rhumb Line 8:30 to 11:30 12.4.2014

Posted on by Joanne

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Ho, Ho. Ho! Marry Christmas with music, and what do you get?…The gift that keeps on giving, even during your nightmares. In the spirit of Xmas passed and presence, I offer you my  favorite crowd- stomping musical buddies this coming black lung season, so, let’s get going!
This Thursday nite sees the return of that comedic, string-biting master of guitar and harp: Mr.Chris “Stovetop” Brown. Long a mainstay of the Rhode Island and Boston scene, his antics and dry humor will have you on your worst behavior! Forrest “Frosty” Padgett, drum-dribbler and all-around go to guy handles the boom booms. I’ll be the object of derision. Phew! what a nite!
Sunday, I’ll be re-living the nightmare at O’Reilly’s Bar in Newton. With Chris and a cast of thousands. Call for info.

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http://users.rcn.com/drhepcat/CHRIS_WEBSITE/Home.html

  Monday, I’ll be at the Rose Baker Senior Center, once again with the Good Old Salty Jazz Band. From 1 to 3, we’ll be playing all your favorite traditional jazz standards for the prune juice crowd. It’s free!

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40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-9732

http://www.therhumbline.com/

Peabody Essex Museum Art Basel New York Times Theo Jansen’s art walk in Miami

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hey Joey,

Coming to theaters December 2015, have you seen the new Star Wars trailer? Museums kindle interest with trailers, too, and there’s one in Miami that may go viral.

This week the art scene is all about Art Basel Miami, the annual contemporary art fair juggernaut. With so many international artists, galleries, exhibits and events, it can be difficult to get any coverage at all. The single event the New York Times Magazine featured last weekend to build anticipation for Art Basel Miami was the Peabody Essex Museum prelude for Theo Jansen’s 2015 national tour. The story quickly climbed to the #1 most emailed articles for the NYT magazine. Jansen’s kinetic sculptures are on most media short lists as a must see experience at this year’s Art Basel Miami (e.g. Huffington Post Art Basel to do list)

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PEM is featuring Dutch artist Theo Jansen at Art Basel Miami to herald the national museum tour for Strandbeests, managed and debuting at the Peabody Essex Museum in the fall of 2015.

Will there be a chance to marvel at these curiosities in our natural world? Will we encounter a herd at Good Harbor, Wingaersheek, or Singing beaches? I’m not sure. These graceful engineered beings seem a good fit for visiting our shores and inspiring wonder. Does anyone remember the Crane’s Beach dune buggy scene from the 1968 Thomas Crown Affair with Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway?

PEM ranks in the top 10 largest collections in the country and is growing fast. I’m not sure where the Jansen exhibit will be installed within the museum, but I bet connections will be past, present and future all betwixt and between.  I am anticipating and looking forward to the Jansen exhibit calling forth my memories of the dinosaur fossil skeletons and mounted installations. I remember feeling awestruck by the scale of the objects within the spaces and purpose. “That every mariner may possess the History of the World”.

Special congratulations to PEM curator, Trevor Smith, for the Theo Jansen exhibit. On December 5th, he’ll be with Theo Jansen as part of Art Basel Salon discussions. Trevor launched the FreePort contemporary artist commissions at Peabody Essex Museum in 2010. He helped as a juror for the Gloucester HarborWalk Public Art Challenge.

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Decorating the Trees, Manchester by the Sea

Posted on by Lowell Peabody

The tree decorating for the Festival of the Trees is ongoing. Remember that the official lighting of the Freedom Tree and the Festival of the Trees is this Sunday.

SUNDAY: The 3:30 holiday concert performance at the First Parish Church. Immediately following the performance at 4:30 will be the official lighting Manchester’s Friendship Tree and the Festival of the Trees on town hall common to officially kick off the holiday season.

Seacoast News December 2014

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Thanks to the Friends of Seacoast!!! The Friends of Seacoast Holiday Bazaar was a huge success!

Thank you to all the ladies who baked cookies and contributed to the cookie walk.

Special thanks to all the Raffle donors:
Bank Gloucester for the gift basket,
David Cox and Lawrence Mc Eachern for their framed pictures,
Joe Palmisano for the Gift Basket. Our own Friends of Seacoast members, Rosalie Nicastro for her wine Basket, Seaport Grill Gift Certificate and the Crockpot, Maryann Amero for her Italian Basket, Grace Simpson for her Homemade Jelly Basket, Pat Ciarmitaro for the Gifts of Gold Cookbook and Paul Spinola for the lottery ticket raffle arrangements.
Thank you Mayor Kirk for drawing the scratch ticket lottery raffle winners!
Thank you to David Cox for his photo shoot of this event and to
Rudy Macchi for his Santa Claus visit which always provides joy to the children.

Thank you to all our Vendors who make the Fair the big success.

Thank you to our staff, families and friends for the donations to the white elephant sale. This year’s white elephant sale was spectacular. Special thanks to Cathy Groves and the Annisquam Exchange for their wonderful donations to the White Elephant tables.

Many thanks to all the members of the Friends of Seacoast, the people who give selfishly of their time and who are so committed to enhance the quality of life for the residents living at Seacoast Nursing and Rehab Center. Their efforts provide special entertainment, dining at area restaurants, dinner shows at Seacoast, gifts at Mother’s and Father’s Day along with Christmas, and many more events that would not be possible without the Friends of Seacoast support. Our Friends of Seacoast members, Maryann Amero, Angela Ciaramitaro,  Pat Ciaramitaro, Tom Lattof, Lisa Leahy, Buzz Mc Eachern, J.D Mac Eachern, Rosalee Nicastro, Vincie Scola and her daughter Lee Oleary,, Mary & Paul Spinola, Rita Stapulonis,  Grace Simpson, & her sister Vinnie Woodham.

Thank you Joey Ciaramitaro for posting the Seacoast Holiday Bazaar on Goodmorninggloucester and Gail McCarthy for the article about the fair in the GloucesterTimes. The community involvement was tremendous!

To our dedicated staff members who contributed to making this event a success, The staff at Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Roseangela Cabrera, Pat Ciaramitaro, Dorothy Nelson, Mary and Paul Spinola, Dolly at the reception desk, the kitchen crew who prepared the food for the food table and our Maintenance workers Anthony and Tom Thank you!!!

Homemade Vinegar Peppers

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Thanks to GMG FOB and friend Brian O’Connor this recipe was created!  Brian delivered a bag of fresh sweet and mildly hot peppers from his garden a few weeks ago. After doing some research,  I was able to developed a no fuss recipe that is easy to prepare just in time for the holidays. Jars of homemade Vinegar Peppers make great hostess gifts during this time of year. Thank you for the peppers Brian, my family  and friends we will be enjoying them this moth!

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Former GDT Delivery Boy Bite Into Show Biz and IS A SEMIFINALIST FOR DORITOS SUPERBOWL COMMERCIAL!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Violet Gray submits-

Hey Joey, 

My brother Chuck, (formally your parents paper boy) turned Hollywood Actor has not one but two entries that have made it into the semifinals of the Doritos Crash The Super Bowl contest. 

This link explains the contest

This is Chucks submission:

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This is another submission featuring Chuck as lead Pirate:

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Chucks self styled press release:

Former GDT Delivery Boy Bite Into Show Biz

My name’s Chuck McCarthy. I grew up in Gloucester and delivered papers for the GDT. My sister Violet lives there still, and my father lived there up to his death. He also delivered papers for the GDT and was very active in local and state politics. If you knew him, you may have been put off by my email address… as he is dead and wasn’t very good with computers when he was alive.

Thursday December 4th , 2014 Cape Ann Weather…

Posted on by Peter J Lovasco

Marine Forecast :
Today NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Tonight N winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Pod Cast Weather :
http://www.spreaker.com:80/episode/5306435

Hourly Forecast :

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Holiday Boutique Saturday, December 6, 2014 9am-3pm Winthrop School Hamilton, MA

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

This festive event features over 50 local vendors selling holiday gifts. Stock up on cookies at the Cookie Walk, bid on great Silent Auction items, pick up great gifts at the Scholastic Book Fair, and enjoy a tasty breakfast or lunch at the Winthrop Café.

Children will delight in doing their own holiday shopping with the help of friendly elves. All gifts in this Children’s Secret Shop cost $5 or less.

And, of course, Santa will be on site!

Adults: $2.00 Children/ Seniors: $1.00

Community Stuff 12/4/14

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Please join us for our 5th annual Christmas Concert sponsored by the North Shore Christian Men’s Choir featuring the Light House Brass Quintet of Rockport. The free concert will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, December 20 at the First Baptist Church, 4 High Street in Rockport. Refreshments will follow.

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Cape Ann Artisans 1st Ever Holiday Group Show and Sale

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In 2013, the Cape Ann Artisans were invited to show their work together for the first time at the Cape Ann Museum.  The opening and exhibit was one of the most popular ever to be held at the Museum.   Building on that success, the Artisans will go “on the road” again for a first time ever combined Holiday Show.  This time, the destination is Rockport at the Rockport Art Association.

As an extension of the popular “Shop Rockport’s” special evening planned by the merchants for Friday December 5th, the Artisans will display and sell their wares in the heart of the Rockport Cultural District on Friday evening and continue through Saturday.

“This is a wonderful collaboration between the RAA and Cape Ann Artisans to bring together our audiences and expand gift giving of hand-made artist works in our community,” says Carol Linsky Executive Director of the RAA,  “in fact, many of the artisans represented in this show are also juried artist members of the RAA.”

The majority of Artisans will participate in the show, but not all.  Those whose works are challenging to move around invite the public to contact their individual studios for a visit. 

With winter upon us, the Artisans hope that by moving under one roof, they can make “shopping local” even more convenient for Cape Ann art lovers. 

What you will see: Unique works by 18 Artisans in a variety of media including glass jewelry, sea glass accessories, colagraphs, pottery, painting, photographs, and hand painted silk, stone sculpture, weaving, mosaics, and more! You will also enjoy RAA’s Masterpieces in Miniature small works show.

Details:

• December 5th 4-9PM, December 6th 10-3 PM

• Admission is free; snacks provided

• Rockport Art Association, 12 Main Street, Rockport, MA. 

• For further information contact Pam Stratton, Cape Ann Artisans President pamstratton@verizon.net  or 978-546-7582.

Cape Ann Artisans in RAA Show:

Cynthia Curtis, Terry Del Percio-Piemonte, Mike Foley, Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco, Elizabeth Harty, David Montgomery

Camilla  MacFadyen, Anni Melancon, Erin O’Sullivan, David Piemonte, Scott Place, Pam Stratton, Ruth Worrall, Beth Williams

Sara Wright, Judy Wright

LADIES NIGHT IS TONIGHT!!! THURSDAY DECEMBER 4TH, 2014

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

LADIES NIGHT IS TONIGHT!!!

 THURSDAY DECEMBER 4TH, 2014

First and only thing I’ve heard about it was the lone promo I got from Pop Gallery.

Chop Chop!  Send in your ladies night promo here- goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com

Edit:  Who is in charge of Downtown any more?  The Chamber?  The Downtown Merchant Group?  Is it every man for themselves down there?  Nothing in Todays Times, nothing from anyone except Pop Gallery seems strange.

Update #1:

Hi Joe
Ladies Night Deals
Common Crow
20% store wide
Greenlife
20% store wide plus mystery discount
Delicious spread in Greenlife

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Happy Holidays from Savour Wine and Cheese!

Come join us for food, wine and fun at Savour Wine and Cheese for the Annual Gloucester “Ladies’ Night!”

Enjoy wine, cheese, charcuterie, and appetizers made by chef Matt Beach of Beach Gourmet – all complimentary!

Thursdays evening – 5 – 8 p.m.  AND – 10% off for ladies on everything at Savour all day, Thursday, Dec. 4.

Update #2

Hey Joey and GMG Readers, great News…..Relay for Life  of Cape Ann will be wrapping presents at Ladies Night on December 4th…We will be located at the Art Haven….Relay for Life of C ape Ann will supply the Wrapping and the Ribbons….All this for a donation to a great cause…. We will also be available to wrap during Men’s night December 18th….doesn’t get easier than this now does it!!!!giftwrap

 

Hi Joe – the Gloucester Downtown Association planned has a December full of events – Ladies Night, Men’s Night – and much more!
For Ladies Night at the Weathervane:

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Mark Parisi, Gloucester-born cartoonist whose award-winningpanels appear each day in the GloucesterDaily Times and whose works have been featured in a number of books andcalendars, will be at The Weathervane on Ladies Night to greet shoppers andsign copies of the 2015 edition of his calendar. Starting at 5 p.m., The Weathervane gift shopon Main Street will have Mark signing calendars while shoppers can takeadvantage of the 20% off store-wide sale (excluding Cape Pond Ice merchandise).

Thanks for all you do to support local business!

Joseph A. Ciolino

The Weathervane

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Hey Joey!

Promo for Ladies Night:

Ocean Alliance and 7 Seas Whale Watch will be at Cape Ann Art Haven on Ladies Night with whale watch tickets and whale adoptions for the holidays. Whale watch tickets will be discounted $5 off for the 2015 season and we’re offering a special Whale Lovers’ Cape Ann Combo Gift Pack – with your Basic or Deluxe Whale Adoption get $10 off your 7 Seas whale watch tickets. We’ll also have brand-new bumper stickers hot off the press to stuff your stockings for a $5 donation. So come see Heather and Rebecca at Cape Ann Art Haven!

Amy Kerr

Ocean Alliance

Social Media Manager

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Gloucester Downtown is in full swing for the holidays!

Beth Williams Studio-

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Come Shop, Visit, and Enjoy……

December 4th:
In My Studio…and Downtown Gloucester
Thursday, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
41st Annual Ladies Night

December 11th:
In My Studio…and Downtown Gloucester
Thursday, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
3rd Annual Friends and Family Night (and Employees Night, too!)
December 19th:
In My Studio…and Downtown Gloucester
Thursday, 5:00 – 10:00PM
41st Annual Men’s Night

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Eastern Point Lit House:

We’re having Eastern Point Lit House’s Author Night that Kim posted two days ago in conjunction with Ladies Night. We didn’t really include the words Ladies Night in our promos because we thought there would be more noise about it and everyone would assume. I’m surprised too that there wasn’t more promo for this. Anyway, we’re having a raffle for cool gifts, etc. Nine authors, one night. Signed books for all ages and interests make great gifts!

Topside Grill

Dear Joe,

December is a month to celebrate! Join us tonight for our first event of the month- Ladies Night!

Ladies Night!

two-wine-glasses.jpg Join us this Thursday, December 4th, for Ladies Night at the Topside Grill! All night, upstairs in the pub.

Try our Topside Margarita for only $5.95!

Check out our cocktail menu for amazing signature drinks:

Fall Harvest– Domaine de Canton ginger liquor with apple juice, muddled orange, and brown sugar

Peanut Amaretto Martini– Peanut rum from St. Lucia, amaretto, and Stoli Vanil

Spanish Coffee made with Liquor 43

Blood Orange Margrita made with jalepeno infused tequila & fesh squeezed blood oranges

Also offering great $5 appetizers:

Sweet chili Fried Calamari

Potato Skins Baked Stuffed Clams Nachos Chicken Wings Mozzarella Sticks Stuffed Mushroom Caps

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Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team & Kestrel Educational Adventures – Our Favorite Things

We’ll be having a blast at the Get Outside Center, 186 Main Street, Gloucester, from 5:30 – 10 pm.

With only 4 days left in the auction, tonight is your chance to view our auction items in person.

Bid on any items, or Buy Now and walk away with select items.  Everything for a great price, and to benefit Kestrel and the CAVPT!

We’re providing light refreshments, drinks, AND live music!  Don’t miss out on the fun!

View All Auction Items Here