Month: May 2015

Powerful artwork by talented homeless and disabled artists

Posted on by James Eves

Lexicon Gallery Presents ArtLifting

Please join us for a very special and inspiring event in the Magnolia area of Gloucester, MA. Lexicon Gallery will be joining with ArtLifting in a show and sale of powerful artwork by talented homeless and disabled artists.

Opening and Artist Talk with Scott Benner: Friday May 8, 6-8pm. Show continues through June 21. Lexicon Gallery is located at 15 Lexington Ave., #1, Gloucester, MA. Gallery hours are fri-sun, 12-6pm.

Contact Seyrel Williams, gallery owner, for more info. seyrelwilliams@gmail.com To watch a short video interview with Seyrel about this event click here- https://www.bridgecapeann.com/profile/video.php?id=41&video_id=1411

Miranda Russell Band @ Shalin Liu May 7tt & 8th

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Here’s a sneak peek of Miranda Russell, accompanied by Justin Piper and Joe Kessler, performing “Jolene” on “Local Music Seen with Allen Estes.” She will be Allen’s guest this week through to May 10, 2015. Airing Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, Fridays at 1:30 pm and Sundays at 6:00 pm, on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.

After you watch her on TV you’re really going to want to see her live — and you’re in luck.  Miranda will be at Shalin Liu in Rockport next Thursday & Friday May 7 & 8.  Good seats are still available for both shows, but the best seats are on May 7.  Don’t wait.  These shows are likely to sell out.  Get tickets here.

BREAKING FIRE GLOUCESTER HARBOR

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Update: #USCG training fishermen in the use of flares and fire suppression equipment.

Gloucester Harbor fire ©Kim Smith 2015

 

Thursday Night Blues Party with Dave Sag’s Tonight~ Ed Scheer, Jack Ward, Mario Perrett and Paul Foss 8:30 – 11:30 @ The Rhumb Line 5.7.2015

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We got a real fine band this week: The Euphemystics. Not really new but famous in my own mind as a favorite to work with.So, let’s get going! Our fearless leader this time is the diaphanous Mr. Edd Scheer, the singing, talking drummbler par excellance. He sings, he plays, he has amusing side effects on the band and crowd.  As agent provocateur, we have the commodious Mr. Jack Ward (Cleaver): glittering glitarist, singer, and blues composter; a real pleasure. On sax, we got that former teen idol  and Playgirl® spokesmodel with his jewel-encrusted uvula: Mr. Mario Perrett. From Maine, we got the guy who put the bunion (Bunyan?) in Bangor: Mr. Paul Foss. We’re old friends. I don’t know why. Add me, the severely addlepated basis of blunt, stir well, and have a great time. Don’t miss this. 8:30 till…

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40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-973

http://www.therhumbline.com/

 

Not My Circus Not My Monkeys…

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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No time for drama.  Good luck to all those that try to drag me into their nonsense.   Life is way too short for grudges and negativity. 

Every year that passes Buddhism and Buddhist principles make more sense. 

I choose happiness and laughter. Try it on,  it’s a good fit.

A great sign of Spring/Summer

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

If you have not been over to Pauline’s Gift at 512 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930, you are missing a great store with hand painted gifts.  If you would like to contact Pauline’s Gift please call 978-281-5558.

May 5, 2015 favorites

May 5, 2015 beautiful hand painted mailboxes

May 5, 2015 Great clock

“Out of Africa ~ and Into Rockport.”

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin

AfricaMarty5829wmThe carved granite African wildlife has been uncovered after a long winter. Big game photographer, our own Marty Luster, adds to his trophy collection with a happy elephant family. Yesterday’s weather was simply stunning.

Behind The Scenes @CapeAnnTV Taping The GloucesterCast

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Huge thanks to Erich Archer,  Lisa Smith and Henry Cooper  At Cape Ann TV.
Watch Channel 12 and bookmark http://www.capeanntv.org

Don’t Miss Anita Diamant Reading at the Cape Ann Museum!

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The Boston Girl at the Cape Ann Museum

Reading and book signing with refreshments from Ohana Restaurant

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (May 6, 2015) – On Saturday, May 16 at 3:00 p.m., in collaboration with the Bookstore of Gloucester and Ohana Restaurant, best-selling author Anita Diamant brings The Boston Girl book tour to Cape Ann. Join us at the Cape Ann Museum for a reading and book signing with light refreshments. Books will be available for purchase. This program is free and open to the public.

The Boston Girl is a coming-of-age story about family ties and values, friendship and feminism told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early twentieth century. Written with attention to historical detail and emotional honesty, The Boston Girl is a moving portrait of one woman’s complicated life in twentieth century America, and a fascinating look at a generation of women finding their places in a changing world.

Anita Diamant is the best-selling author of several books, among them theRed Tent, Good Harbor, and Last Days of Dogtown. Diamant has often used Cape Ann as an inspiration for her novels and The Boston Girl is no exception. The Rockport Lodge, a vacation house for working women of low and moderate income, plays a significant role in the main character’s life.

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The Cape Ann Museum tells multiple stories, all relating to Cape Ann. Founded in 1873, the Museum’s collections represent the history of Cape Ann, its people, its industries, its art and culture. For a detailed media fact sheet please visit www.capeannmuseum.org/press.

The Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours areTuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $10.00 adults, $8.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Youth (under 18) and Museum members are free. For more information please call: (978)283-0455 x10. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org.

Nichole’s Picks: May 9th and 10th

Posted on by Nichole S.

I’ve fairly certain that I’ve never had an easier time coming up with a perfect first pick!

Pick #1

The Gloucester Public Schools Art Festival

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Come one, come all to the Gloucester Public Schools Arts Festival on Saturday, May 9 from 11am – 3pm.

This fabulous showcase of art, music, theater, dance and technology from grades pre-school through 12th will take place throughout downtown Gloucester all day long. A ukulele concert, drama workshop, poetry reading, ballroom dance demonstration, art displays, and an outdoor community painting project are just a few of the dayÂ’s offerings.

Check out the Gloucester Education Foundation for more information HERE

AND…see the entire SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE

Pick #2

Ride the Water Shuttle

Cape Ann Harbor Tours, Inc.

With nice weather finally here, get out on the water and see the sights!  Hop on, hop off.  Grab a bit to eat, check out the galleries on Rocky Neck, enjoy a cocktail or an ice cream, etc.

The prices can’t be beat and season passes are now available.

Get all the info you’ll need HERE!

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Pick #3

Visit Long Hill Gardens in Beverly

As a member of the Trustees of the Reservation, Long Hill is a must see at some point, and why not this weekend?

If you’ve never been, Long Hill is a glorious 114 acres of gardens, trails, and wooded areas.

http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/northeast-ma/long-hill.html#t6

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As always, for a much more comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid.

The Stones of the Quarries Documentary

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi. Hows it going?

My name is Rob Apse and I’m a filmmaker out of Boston, MA. Over the last year or so I filmed a documentary involving the granite quarries of Cape Ann. It was an Official Selection at both the Boston International Film Festival and Newburyport Documentary Film Festival. The film is also receiving a Gloucester Historical Commission Award on May 17th and will be screened at the ceremony as well.

I’d love to share it with the entire Cape Ann community and Good Morning Gloucester seems like the perfect place.

I hope you’d be willing to share it and more importantly, I hope you enjoy it.

You can watch the film here.

Take care and thank you for your time.

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Rob Apse
creative writer//director//editor
http://www.indywayproductions.com

Beautiful, Beautiful Watecolors by Gloucester Artist Marilyn Swift Solo Show!

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Eastern Point Lit House Welcomes Emily O’Neill

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Emily O’Neill is a writer, artist, and proud Jersey girl. Her recent poems and stories can be found in Five Quarterly, Profane, and Split Rock Review, among others. Her debut collection, Pelican, is the inaugural winner of Yes Yes Books’ Pamet River Prize. She teaches writing at the Boston Center for Adult Education and edits poetry for Wyvern Lit.

She has facilitated workshops and poetry programming in association with the White Plains Public Library, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, and the New Jersey public school system.  She competed at the 2010 National Poetry Slam in St. Paul, MN with the Hampshire County Slam Team and is a founding member of the nationally touring performance poetry troupe No More Ribcage.

Her work has appeared in The Best Indie Lit New England Anthology, Sugar House Review, and Whiskey Island, among others.  Her poem “de Los Muertos” was selected by Jericho Brown as the winner of Gigantic Sequins’ second annual poetry contest, and her poem “& when the canary stops singing” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2014 by Vector Press.  She is a former editor and essayist for Side B Magazine.

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1975 World Series

Posted on by David B. Cox

Just a few photos of the World Series that some believe was the greatest ever.

Birds hanging out at Clarke Pond

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

What a way to end a busy Saturday. Coolidge Reservation is so beautiful. Take a walk but I mostly love Clarke Pond and its beauty.