Run, don’t walk, right now, to The Red Umbrella food cart downtown next to the whale watch lot (across from Walgreens)!! The pulled pork w asian style slaw is BANGIN!!!!
GREAT FAST FOOD!!
IT’S AMAZING PULLED PORK!!
Month: May 2018
Cape Ann Artisans Celebrate 35 Years of Open Studios – spring tours June 2,3
Details and dates from Cape Ann Artisans:
“Cape Ann Artisans Celebrate 35 Years of Open Studios & Gloucester’s Designation as a
Top Ten Crafts Destination! See the Studios in style with a new private bus tour offering!
There’s nothing like seeing the artists and their spaces in the intimate studio settings. Enjoy 20 studios and 23 Artisans in the upcoming 35th Anniversary Spring Tour, June 2-3 and Oct 7-9. The 2018 Artisans are:
- David Archibald
- Cynthia Curtis
- Rob Diebboll
- Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco
- Deborah Gonet
- Elizabeth Harty
- Camilla MacFadyen
- Andy Matlow
- Anni Melançon
- Sinikka Nogelo
- Bond Street Studio: Terry DelPercio-Piemonte & David Piemonte
- Marcie Rae
- Margaret Rack
- Mi Robertson
- Pam Stratton
- Bart Stuyf *
- Twin Lights Studio: Erin O’Sullivan & Scott Place
- Beth Williams
- Ruth Worrall*
- Judith Wright
- Sara Wright
*Note this is one location
The Cape Ann Artisans Spring Tour will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3. There’s much to celebrate in 2018. Just announced, Gloucester is ranked in the Top Ten destinations for Craft Lovers by American Craft Week. The tour is primarily self-guided by car, but for the first time ever, the Cape Ann Artisans have partnered with a local arts and cultural tour operator to offer a new touring option. Cape Ann Plug-In Tours will provide a 14 passenger bus alternative to meet tour-goers and navigate the neighborhoods of Gloucester and Rockport. In total, there are three bus tours – Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning in order to cover all the studios in two days. For Boston visitors there will be a convenient train station pick up. The bus will also have a guide to introduce the artisans and local history and on-board goodies including a Shopping credit from the Artisans!
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The Sun Keeps on Setting
We had to turn around and capture this sunset before the opportunity was gone. I love that Thatcher likes to capture “the right” shot almost as much as I do.
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Gloucester makes the list again! America’s Top 10 Towns for Craft Lovers
Results from American Craft Week “Top 10 Towns for Craft Lovers- 2018” are tallied. Gloucester, Massachusetts, made it again! view alphabetized list of American Craft Week 2018 Top 10 winners- see photo of a Cape Ann Artisans stop.
And save the dates- annual American Craft Week will be Oct 5-14 in 2018
Pauline’s Gifts is ready for ACW 2018!
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Glosta @ Work
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American Craft @Gloucester Elks Lodge #892 – Red, White & Blue Sip ‘N’ Shop May 11
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GHS SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM – APPLY NOW!!
ATTENTION Gloucester High School Students (and Parents):
Applications for 2018 summer jobs are now being accepted – summer is only 6 weeks away!
Apply for a GHS summer internship for July and August. Get a jump on your friends and nail down a summer job. THERE ARE VERY LIMITED OPEN SLOTS, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING YOUR APPLICATION ASAP!
As part of this internship you will:
- Be matched with a local company where you will gain important workplace skills – we have numerous job listings at a wide range of employers!
- Be paid minimum wage or a stipend
- Start to build a solid resume for college and future endeavors
Internship highlights:
- Open to students in 9th through 12th grades
- Interviews being conducted NOW!
- A 2.5 hour workshop each Wednesday at GHS to learn valuable workplace skills during the weeks of July 9th- August 17th, and an internship…
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New STEM Summer Program for High School Students!
Still on the hunt for opportunities and activities for high school students over the summer?
Introducing the newest program from Gloucester Biotechnology Academy – SummerSTEM: Fish Fraud Forensics!
Gloucester Biotechnology Academy’s SummerSTEM: Fish Fraud Forensics is a one-week, hands-on summer course to introduce high school students to biotechnology. Held at the state-of-the-art teaching laboratory at Gloucester Biotechnology Academy, students will use modern biotechnology methods to identify a mystery fish specimen by analyzing its DNA.
Registration is now open to all high school students, ages 14 to 18 – no science experience required! Visit our website at gmgi.org/summerstem/ to learn more and download the registration forms. 
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1 Day till Empty Bowl Dinner!
FINAL SNEAK PEEK! Count down begins! Volunteers and staff for The Open Door 18th annual Empty Bowl Dinner on Thursday, May 3 are busy as bees! Soups and cookies are being made and collected, bowls are journeying from kiln to display!
Doors at Cruiseport Gloucester open at 4 p.m. and close at 8p.m. so you have 4 solid hours to fall in love with a bowl, bid on those Silent Auction Bowls, and tuck into some delicious local soup, bread and cookies!
This year is The Open Door’s 40th Anniversary, so come also to eat cake and celebrate!
Hope to see you there!
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MAC’s Backyard BBQ Bash 2018 + $0 Join Fee!
JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL
BACKYARD BBQ BASH!
Grab your swimsuit and join us for another year of good food, great music, outdoor pool fun + MORE! We can’t wait to see you there!
WEDNESDAY, June 20th
4:00 – 7:00 PM
MAC Outdoor Pool Area
FREE for members
$10 per family for non-members
BOUNCE HOUSE – FACE PAINTING – BBQ FOOD – CASH BAR – LIVE ENTERTAINMENT – SPECIAL CHARACTER VISIT – AND SO MUCH MORE!
Register online HERE
Membership Promotion – May 2018
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THE RETURN OF OUR SNOWY OWL HEDWIG!!!
At least, I think she is our Hedwig–Betty G. and Dave Fernandez, what do you think? Comparing photos from last winter, the feather patterning around her face looks to me identical.
With thanks and gratitude to Bob and Doug Ryan from Ryan and Wood Distilleries. Bob emailed yesterday afternoon that a Snowy Owl was being dive bombed by crows and gulls. I raced over and she had tucked in under the rocks at the base of a tree.
I took several photos and footage, and just as I had packed up to go, she flew to a large boulder. Immediately, within thirty seconds, a noisy flock of gulls were harassing her from overhead once again, and a few crows dove at her. She then flew to the nearest building. The crows and gulls pestered her for another fifteen minutes, while she quietly perched.
To write “return” is not entirely accurate. She was probably here all along. As soon as work began on the Atlantic Road hotel roofs, we no longer saw her at the back shore. I thought Hedwig might still be here last month, but wasn’t positive, and then Alicia wrote to say she had seen a Snowy and thought it could possibly be Hedwig. It was difficult to confirm without looking at closeups from a long lens. I searched around Alicia’s location for several days but could not find.
Considering most Snowies have left Massachusetts by April, it’s wonderful to have a record of her here in Gloucester in early May. I am elated, and grateful, to Bob and Doug for the call, because now we have footage of her in a rocky woodland Cape Ann setting! Thank you, thank you!
The reason crows mob owls is because some owl species, like the Great Horned Owl, eat crows. Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) and Great Horned Owls (Bubo virgianus) are closely related.
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After the rain on Sunday
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Greetings From Venice
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Gloucester Public School 10th Anniversary ARTS festival
Beautiful colorful banners on Dale Avenue announce GPS 10th anniversary annual ARTS festival, Saturday May 12th 11-4pm, at City Hall, Cape Ann Museum, and Sawyer Free Library! Sponsored by Gloucester Education Foundation; what a milestone!
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Friends of the Rockport Library
And hello dear Friends of the Library.
The bright light in this past dreary April was seeing many of you. We connected when you worked and shopped at the Book Sale, and we celebrated those of you who volunteer for the RPL and FOL at our Appreciation Reception. It always feels good to link with our members and experience the common bond of our commitment to our extraordinary library.
As an organization, we have achieved some notable successes already this spring. We made a positive difference in advocating for library funding, and we raised $3,000+ for library programming through our Spring Book Sale. Behind the scenes, your FOL Board is facilitating support for library staff education, launching a book-donation drive, designing a membership drive, organizing a Motif #1 Day mini-sale of books, CDs, and DVDs, planning a July Book Sale from 7/19-7/22, and arranging our Annual Meeting with a special performance by Sheryl Faye as Abigail Adams. (We heard great reviews of Sheryl as Eleanor Roosevelt — we are bringing her back by popular demand!)
As you can see, your Friends’ Board has ambitious goals and a busy schedule. You are part of it all. Actually, you are the most important part of it all! Membership is our financial foundation, and your active participation makes our work possible.
Here are dates to note. Mark your calendars, and please contact us if you can help with these coming events. One thing we can all do is spread the news about our mission and activities and encourage others to join us as Friends of the Rockport Library.
Motif #1 Day Mini Book Sale
Saturday, May 19,
Harvey Park 10-5
Summer Book Sale
Thursday, July 19 – Sunday, July 22,
Brenner Room See posted schedules coming soon.
FOL Annual Meeting with performance
Wednesday, August 1,
by Sheryl Faye as Abigail Adams – Brenner Room 6:30 PM
No more versions of my May Message coming — I promise! Let us know your ideas for moving FOL forward, and please click on the attachment to see a poster about book donations.
Be well, all!
Martha
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One Hour at Time Clean up
Hi kids:
Hope all is well and we all look forward to a warm day tomorrow.. Beach chair in the truck…
This Saturday, guess what could use some TLC?
Time: 8:00 – 9:00
Where: Magnolia Avenue near Klondelin Road
When: Saturday, May 5, 2018
See you there.
Thank you
Donna
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Wednesdays at The Rhumb Line ~ Bradley Royds hosts for the evening w/ Special Guest:Tony Frontiero 7pm 5.2.2018
Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, May 2nd – 7pm
Your Guest Host: BRADLEY ROYDS!
Sheila Roberts Orlando photo
Bradley’s Guest: TONY FRONTIERO!
Bradley Royds steps in once again as host this week. His
outstanding guest will be Gloucester’s very own Tony Frontiero.
The ultimate songwriter’s night. Tres cool! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen……now features Janet Brown with some new and healthy ideas!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
5/9 – Quentin Callewaert
5/16 – Jon Butcher
5/23 – Julie Dougherty
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
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Gloucester Smiles 2015 Video
This video has most of the photos taken in 2015 for the “Gloucester Smiles and Happy on Main Street” series. Many thanks to all that participated.
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A reminder from NOAA and more whales
Mariners are urged to use caution and proceed at safe speeds in areas used by right whales. Federal law prohibits operating vessels 65 feet or greater in excess of 10 knots in certain areas and times along the US east coast. Approaching right whales closer than 500 yards is a violation of federal and state law.
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ACTIVE DMA ZONES AND SHIP STRIKE REDUCTION
REGULATIONS VISIT:
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike
DETAILS OF SIGHTINGS CAN BE VIEWED AT:
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/surveys/
DETAILS OF ACOUSTIC DETECTIONS FROM CORNELL UNIVERSITY:
http://www.listenforwhales.org/
***NEW NUMBER TO REPORT RIGHT WHALE SIGHTINGS IS 866.755.NOAA***
Right Whale Sighting Advisory System
NOAA Fisheries
ne.rw.survey@noaa.gov
866.755.NOAA
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More Whales
These beautiful creatures are spouting and feeding. How exciting
Good Morning Gloucester 