I am admittedly not a cake fan, but I’ll take one of these little pieces of heaven from Rockin’ Cupcakes any day!

It has become our tradition to get 6 for each of our birthdays.  At any given time they probably 15 varieties of scrumptious cupcakes!

Make a point to stop in next time you’re walking around Bearskin Neck in Rockport….or, for the record, they are worth a special trip! Located conveniently near Top Dog, Roy Moore Lobster Co., The Blue Lobster Grille and many more awesome eateries, you really can’t go wrong.

Cadet Elizabeth Schuster (center), with Lt. Matthew Landry, USN (left), Sea Cadet New England Regional Director, and Ens. Philip Strauch, NSCC (right), Commanding Officer of the Sea Cadet Division based in Gloucester.

Local High School Student Graduates from Sea Cadet Recruit Training

Gloucester resident receives top honor in Naval Sea Cadet Recruit Training

Elizabeth Schuster, age 14 of Gloucester, a member of the David G. Ouellet Division of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC), recently completed a two-week recruit training at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. At this training, Schuster joined over 200 other young women and men from across New England in completing a rigorous program, which is based on the U.S. Navy’s recruit training curriculum. Sea Cadet boot camp is designed for youth and instills teamwork, discipline and leadership skills in participants.

At the end of this challenging two-week training, Schuster was named Honor Graduate from her group of 40 peers. This award is extremely competitive and granted only to a cadet who displays top performance in several key areas, including leadership, teamwork, motivation and accountability.

During the two-week training, Schuster’s activities included swim qualifications, military drill, damage control, and physical training. “It was a very challenging two weeks, but I met so many great people from around the country and I learned a lot,” Schuster said. Schuster is the daughter of Michael and Heidi Schuster of Gloucester and granddaughter of Louis and Wendy McGrath of Gloucester and Robert and Helen Schuster of

Edinboro, PA.

The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps is a federally chartered non-profit civilian youth organization for young people, ages 11 through 17 and is supported by both the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Every year cadets participate in training opportunities such as Navy Special Warfare, SCUBA, field and medical training, photojournalism, military police science and sailing. The program teaches them how to successfully lead groups of their peers and will also inspire them to become leaders in their schools and communities.

The local Sea Cadet unit in Gloucester is currently accepting applications for the 2015-2016 school year. Gloucester Sea Cadets train at the U.S. Coast Guard station two Sundays a month, and also at The Village Training Field in Danvers, MA. For more information, please contact ENS Phillip Strauch at pstrauch@gloucesterseacadets.org or visit the program’s website at www.seacadets.org

Hi Joey!

Wanted to let you know about the Rockport Fireworks that are happening on Saturday August 8th.  Cape Ann Whale Watch will be hosting the 3rd annual “Fireworks Cruise” for them! 

Here are the details:

Rockport Fireworks Cruise aboard the Hurricane II
Boarding begins at 7pm, we leave promptly at 7:30 & arrive back to dock around 10

Tickets are $15 per person & cash only

Full cash bar

DJ Tracey Sousa

Call for more information or for reservations!

1800-877-5110

Thanks!

-Emily Douglass

 Live From Cape Ann Farmers Market!   
 

Cape Ann Farmers Market, Sista Felicia Mudiga Steak..  looks and smells so good

The usual drumming class with Mamadou takes place at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 (all are welcome).  This Tuesday the weather was so beautiful, they decided to move to Trefrey Park.  They sounded great and people stopped to listen and watch, including my mother and I.  Henry the dog was so moved by the sound that he flipped on his back and pawed the air to the beat of the drums.  It was hysterical how well he kept to the beat and truly enjoyed himself.

E.J. Lefavour

Tonight’s show has been called off!

Weather permitting….

Tangaent

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Mike O’Connell & Friends

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This video got cut short a little …..so good..

Historic Home free and open to the public
for 17th Century Saturdays

The Cape Ann Museum, which owns and operates this historic property, will open the White-Ellery House on Saturday, August 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Museum docents and staff will be on hand to educate the public about the unique house and its history. The house is located at 245 Washington Street at the corner of Poplar Street in Gloucester and is open to the public at no charge on the first Saturday of the month from May through October as part of Escapes North 17th Century Saturdays. Parking is available off Poplar Street in the field behind the house.

The White-Ellery House was built in 1710 and is one of just a handful of First Period houses in Eastern Massachusetts that survives to this day. Unlike other structures of this period, the largely unfurnished house has had very few interior alterations over the years. Stepping inside today, visitors enter much the same house they would have 300 years ago.

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The recently renovated Cape Ann Museum celebrates the art, history and culture of Cape Ann – a region with a rich and varied culture of nationally significant historical, industrial and artistic achievement. The Museum’s collections include fine art from the 19th century to the present, artifacts from the fishing & maritime and granite quarrying industries, textiles, furniture, a library/archives, and two historic houses. For a detailed media fact sheet please visit www.capeannmuseum.org/press.

The Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday 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.

HISTORIC NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL FUNDRAISING FINE ARTS AUCTION AND GALA

One hundred percent of the proceeds going to its Building Restoration Fund.
Saturday, August 1, 5:30 pm.

The event of the summer auction season! Kaminski Auctions, the North Shore’s premier auctioneer for over 25 years, will conduct live and online bidding at the NSAA’s exquisite harbor side galleries overlooking East Gloucester’s Smith Cove. Over 80 original works, including watercolors, oils, graphics, and sculpture by the NSAA’s extraordinary, multi-award winning and nationally acclaimed artists, will be offered for bidding.

A rare opportunity to add to your Cape Ann artists collection, and also a rare opportunity to help fund the NSAA’s restoration of its home for over ninety years. The Annual Fine Art Auction proceeds are paramount to funding the much needed restoration of the windows and exterior siding of its historic gallery building.

Tickets are available through NSAA’s website http://www.nsarts.org, by telephone or at the door. Elegant hors d’oeuvre and wine gala.

The North Shore Arts Association’s galleries are open, free to the public,
Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.

More information on all North Shore Arts Association events is available by visiting their website at www.nsarts.org, and by email at arts@nsarts.org, or by telephone 978 283-1857.

James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.

Bill O’Connor from http://www.northshorekid.com just sent me this photo.  Neither one of us have ever seen one