Listen we can all talk about how Fiesta starts with the nine days of novena which started last week but we all know that it really starts when the first sazizza sandwich from Ambie hits the grill.
AND
THAT
JUST
HAPPENNED!
BUONA FIESTA BABY 2015 EDITION!!!!!!!!
Let’s not pretend there’s anywhere else for your Fiesta Coverage. From start to finish you know we got this…
Setting up Now, Starting to Cook at 9 First Sausage Ready at 9:30. Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
A tradition unlike any other- GMG bringing you the first photos of the unofficial/official start of Fiesta (When Ambie Fires Up the Grill)
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Remember when Penny Candy actually used to cost a penny…or maybe 5 cents? Not so much anymore.
I have such fond memories of going to a legit penny candy store in the Whistle Stop Mall in Rockport with my grandparents when I was little. Little UFOs with tiny little candies inside that were made out of what can only be described as thin edible styrofoam, delicate candy cigarettes painted red at the end, swedish fish (of course), licorice, and tons of other choices.
Flash forward more than 35 years and I’m reliving the dream by unleashing Thatcher and Finn in the Las Vegas of penny candy….and, much like Vegas, nothing really cost a penny.
Tucked away all hidden in the back of a pretty excellent surf and watersports shop called Force 5 in Nantucket is a little room, maybe 10 ft x 10 ft, filled to the brim with candy of all types and flavors.
To say the boys look forward to doing their little supermarket sweep through the bins, buckets, and shelves is a major understatement. With some minor parameters in place, we usually make the pilgrimage to Force 5 on our first full day on the island each June. The boys then get to slowly work their way through their candy loot during the rest of our stay….and well into our summer vacation.
My favorite thing by far about this little cavity creator is the incredibly polite young man who seems to always be working when we visit. Well, him and the Bit-O-Honeys. He couldn’t be nicer…and counts all of the candy in his head…occasionally reverting to the use of a calculator when combining siblings’ orders.
The not-so-penny-candy store is a huge hit amongst the kiddos…and even a bigger hit to the wallets. I kid you not that Thatcher’s little red basket totaled close to $40 and Finn’s was just under $30! While fairly ridiculous to lay down that kind of cash on candy, as with most things we do, it is waaaay more about the tradition.
The obligatory annual photo on the front steps tells the tale of a great little group of kids who are growing up together while celebrating some pretty fantastic traditions and creating memories to last a lifetime (and maybe some cavities).
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Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble to Perform in Rockport
The Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble will perform a free concert at the Rockport High School, 24 Jerden’s Lane, Rockport, MA at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12th. Tickets will be available Saturday, July 27th at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 24 Broadway, Rockport, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and at the Rockport Police Station, 168 Main Street, Tuesday, July 30th, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. There is a limit of four tickets per person while tickets last. The concert is part of the Rockport Navy Weekend, July 10th – 12th, organized by the Rockport Navy Committee. For more information got to http://www.rocnavcom.org.
The Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble is comprised of thirty-five talented musicians from around the country and provides musical entertainment for audiences of all ages. The versatility of this group allows it to play a wide variety of musical styles, including classical, patriotic, contemporary, big band, country and popular hits of today.
Navy Band Northeast was established in 1974, and is one of eleven official bands of the United States Navy worldwide. Under the direction of Lieutenant Gregory Fritz, the band is attached to the Naval War College at the Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, and serves the military and civilian communities throughout the Northeastern United States.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Sharon
Sharon Grandmaison Rockport Navy Committee
The First Baptist Church in Gloucester, located at 38 Gloucester Ave. will move to a summer worship schedule on Sunday, June 28. Beginning that day, worship will take place at 9:30am. Upcoming events include our church picnic, which will follow worship on July 19, and worship on the lawn on Sundays, July 26 and August 23. The First Baptist Church is a church in the American Baptist tradition and all are welcome to join us. We look forward to meeting you!
Thank you,
Mark Spreer
Good afternoon,
Essex Heritage is extremely excited to announce that we will offer public access to Bakers Island Light Station for first time in seventy years! This summer, Essex Heritage will be hosting escorted, guided boat tours aboard landing craft, Naumkeag, to Bakers Island Light Station, for up to 18 passengers, July 1 through September 7 (Labor Day). The full press release is included below and attached to this email.
Additionally, we would like to invite the press to the ribbon cutting for our new landing-craft, Naumkeag! We hope that you will join us to celebrate launching this exciting new adventure for residents and visitors in the region!
DATE: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
TIME: 11 AM ribbon cutting celebration with brief remarks made by Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll and Essex Heritage CEO Annie Harris.
LOCATION: Salem Ferry dock at 10 Blaney Street, Salem, MA 01970 (two blocks past the House of the Seven Gables). There is free, on site public parking available.
Please RSVP to join us! Kindly RSVP by June 29 by contacting Meredith George by phone 978-740-0444 or email MeredithG@essexheritage.org.
Cape Ann TV (www.capeanntv.org), a non-profit community access cable station serving Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Essex, invites you to our upcoming Annual Meeting event, taking place at Cape Ann Television (38 Blackburn Center, Gloucester, MA 01930) on Thursday, June 25th at 7pm.
This year’s keynote speaker is Mary Alice Crim, Field Director at Free Press. Free Press is a fantastic organization that advocates for individual’s rights to connect and communicate.
Mary Alice led the campaign to stop the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger and participates in ongoing campaign and policy initiatives through outreach, organizing and public education activities. She develops, plans and runs Free Press events like the National Conference for Media Reform and leads the organization’s member-engagement work. She also serves on the board of Northampton Community Television.
She will be covering the future of the Internet, how broadcast and broadband will merge, and the importance of people power in media.
Also at this year’s event, Senator Bruce Tarr will be receiving the Legislator of the Year award for his continued support of Cape Ann Television and the values of community access television.
Delicious food will be provided by Wally’s Blackburn Bistro.
It’s sure to be a fun, informative event. Seating is limited so please RSVP to rtober@capeanntv.org.
Thank you and we hope to see you there!
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Hump Day on the deck at My Place by the Sea! Wednesday’s from 5pm to 9pm. Music from mixmaster Rudy Dottin, fun pub fare, creative cocktail list. Bring your dancing shoes!
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Gloucester Native, Bridget Mathews beautiful photo of last years 2014 St. Peter Novena Altar highlighting the “Oars” carried in Sunday’s Fiesta Parade was selected by the Fiesta Committee to be the photo on this years 2015 “Fiesta Pin”
Bridget Mathews Photos from last nights Day 9 Rosary and procession to Beach Court, and St. Peter’s Club
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For the most part, the stage is stored in Chris Palazolla’s truck when not in use during Fiesta. Today he and his crew are giving the stage a fresh coat of paint to give it a beautiful crisp look.
Murray and the DPW hanging planters.
Despite the new hotel construction project underway at the Fort, the ferris wheel has returned!
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Classes in Acting, Stage Combat, Magic, Stage Makeup Techniques, Modern Playwriting and Hip Hop
GLOUCESTER STAGE YOUTH ACTING WORKSHOP ACCEPTING STUDENTS FOR 2015 SUMMER SESSION
Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshop exposes young people to professional theatre during a 6 week acting program for children ages 6 to 18on Fridays from July 10 through August 14. The Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshop provides young people an opportunity to develop self-confidence, communication and teamwork skills to use in their daily life as well as to introduce them to the skills necessary for professional theatre. A professional training program, the workshops include an introduction to theatre basics such as theatre games, improvisation, movement, vocal and physical expression, character preparation, scene study, storytelling, writing, public speaking and confidence building training.
Award winning actress Heidi Dallin teaches acting in collaboration with Special Guest Instructors to offer specialized training in theatre related disciplines. This summer some of the Guest Instructors will include: Evan Northrup, Magician to teach magic andRobert Walsh, Stage Combat Instructor and Gloucester Stage Interim Artistic Director to teach stage combat. Newly added specialized training classes include Stage Makeup Techniques with Jenna Worden; Modern Playwriting techniques for Classic Stories with Avery Daniels and Lucas Baisch and Dramatic Expression through Hip Hop Dance with Avery Daniels.
The 2015 Summer Session begins Friday, July 10 and meets on Fridays for two hours per week through Friday, August 14 at Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA.The students are divided in classes according to age: Children’s Class: 9 am to 11 am-6 to 8 year olds; Pre-Teen Class: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm-9 to 11 year olds; Teen Class: 2 pm to 4 pm-12 to 18 years old.The Youth Acting Workshop Program received a grant for tuition reduction thanks to sponsorship in part from the Bruce J. Anderson Foundation and John and Mollie Byrnes. Reduced tuition is $185 and scholarships are available. Call Heidi at 978-283-6688 to register or for more information.
L to R: Mackenzie Sweet of Rockport, Emma Killian of Gloucester and Olivia Osterman of Manchester in a scene from Chekhov’s Three Sisters Photos by Mike Dean http://www.mikedeanphotos.com
Members of The Children’s Class narrate Little Late Riding Hoodwith guidance from Teaching Assistant Olivia Osterman of Manchester
Teacher Heidi Dallin gives feedback to students on improvisation Photo by Gary Ng
PreTeen Students perform an improvisation Photo by Gary Ng
Teen Students Talia DeWolfe of Gloucester and Lila Olson of Gloucester play a theatre game photo by Gary Ng
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One of the Niles Pond night herons, and one of the two that hang out at Smiths Cove every evening. They may be the same two – hard to tell (I’m shooting through two not very clean windowpanes in the dusk, so Smiths Cove shots aren’t great).
The night herons are medium-sized herons in the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius. The genus name Nycticorax derives from the Greek for “night raven” and refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the black-crowned night heron.
In Europe, night heron is often used to refer to the black-crowned night heron, since it is the only member of the genus in that continent.
Adults are short-necked, short-legged, and stout herons with a primarily brown or grey plumage, and, in most, a black crown. Young birds are brown, flecked with white. At least some of the extinct Mascarenes taxa appear to have retained this juvenile plumage in adult birds.
Night herons nest alone or in colonies, on platforms of sticks in a group of trees, or on the ground in protected locations such as islands or reedbeds. 3-8 eggs are laid.
Night herons stand still at the water’s edge, and wait to ambush prey, mainly at night. They primarily eat small fish, crustaceans, frogs, aquatic insects, and small mammals. During the day, they rest in trees or bushes.
There are seven extant species. The genus Nycticorax has suffered more than any other ciconiiform genus from extinction, mainly because of their capability to colonize small, predator-free oceanic islands, and a tendency to evolve towards flightlessness. (Wikipedia)
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For the most part, the stage is stored in Chris Palazolla’s truck when not in use during Fiesta. Today he and his crew are giving the stage a fresh coat of paint to give it a beautiful crisp look.
Murray and the DPW hanging planters. 
Despite the new hotel construction project underway at the Fort, the ferris wheel has returned! 
Teacher Heidi Dallin gives feedback to students on improvisation Photo by Gary Ng
PreTeen Students perform an improvisation Photo by Gary Ng
Teen Students Talia DeWolfe of Gloucester and Lila Olson of Gloucester play a theatre game photo by Gary Ng
Good Morning Gloucester 