City Hall Tower on Saturday

Trails and Sails this weekend included climbing up Gloucester City Hall’s Tower.  Amazing views from the top.  Rick and I actually went all the way to the floor above the clocks.

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Another Sand to City fun event

For more information please go to https://www.facebook.com/sandtocitystyle/

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Feather and Wedge In Rockport Is Open and Updating Their Facebook Page Regularly

Please help out Good Morning Gloucester By Downloading Dropbox For Free

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I use Dropbox to store, send and share huge files. It’s totally free and a tool I use daily when putting GMG together. Because there’s so much content I’m running out of storage on my Dropbox account and I rely on it for producing the GloucesterCast podcast. If you could download this awesome free tool they will give you AND me a free 500 mb of cloud storage. It would help me out a ton if you downloaded Dropbox. I think you will find it to be hugely helpful and in turn you’d be helping the blog.

Thanks, Joey

I promise you Dropbox is not spammy, not a resource hog on your computer and doesn’t mess up your computer.  I’ve used it for years and it’s been an invaluable part of my workflow.

Here’s the link to get Dropbox and 500mb of free storage for free

MAIN STREET WAS HOPPIN!

Shopping for family dinner today on Main Street and at every stop, the shops were bustling! 

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The Zuiderdam’s shuttle boats were running passengers nonstop all day back and forth across the harbor.

POP UP ART SHOW AT IMAGINE GALLERY TODAY ONLY!

Come on down to Imagine Gallery for today’s Pop Up Art Show!

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Imagine Gallery is located at 43 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester.

Hamilton WGBH dates announced. Plan your screening parties!

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Is it or is it not the whole thing straight through?  Behind the scenes doc on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES. “Follows the creation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon, Hamilton, and the history behind it. Interviews with Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, Nas, Questlove, Stephen Sondheim and more. Friday, October 21 at 9PM  WGBH 2.”  Anyone else annoyed by the buzz phrases “thought leader” and “notable thinkers”?

I loved the Hamilton live performance, riveting Grammys opener.

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Remembering Fred Bodin

Dear FoFs,

Meet at twilight this evening, Saturday September 24.

Come to the Fisherman’s statue on the Boulevard at 7 pm and bring a a flower, candle, lantern or flashlight.

We’ll turn our lights on at 7:30 in honor of Fred.

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Beautiful industry: Salon 127

Salon 127 is always put together and they make you feel that way, too. Great group.

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New Season New You! Come check out some of the new rich colors at Salon 127, Cape Ann Marketplace, 127 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, MA (978)293-2555. Hair salon for men, women & kids.

Wonderful Gloucester Cultural Council has money for 2017 arts, humanities and sciences projects. Apply now!

The GCC Application deadline is October 17, 2016. No paper copies are required this year!

The GCC grants have primed countless programs that would not have been possible without that support. The unheralded community volunteers that put in the time and effort to administer the process are fantastic. I look forward to seeing the annual choices. Good luck everyone!

Rose Sheehan writes to GMG:

On behalf of the Gloucester Cultural Council please help us get the word out about project funding opportunities. Thanks! 

The Gloucester Cultural Council is currently accepting applications for grant funding for community-based projects in the arts, humanities and sciences for the FY 2017 round of funding. Each year, organizations, schools and individuals are invited to apply to the Local Cultural Council for funding to support projects that promote rich cultural experiences in the Gloucester community. This year, all applicants must submit their proposals via the new online system and no hard copy applications will be accepted. 

The Gloucester Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community. The Gloucester Cultural Council guidelines, project priorities and online applications are available at http://www.mass-culture.org/Gloucester.

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Gloucester Daily Times April 2012, Poetry Comes Alive, East Gloucester Elementary school celebrates National Poetry Month with support from the Gloucester Cultural Council, an MCC LCC initiative