My View of Life on the Dock
Design of Mine float for Gloucester’s Horribles Parade
My friend Melissa is going to be tossing out some lovely gifts to parade goers. If you haven’t been lately, Melissa is carrying several local dress designers, and she still has a few of those wonderful white and red V-neck Fiesta VIVA T-shirts for sale (which btw, were designed by her daughter Bianca!).
A great day for Meg!! 2/100th of a second behind to win a BRONZE in 200M Freestyle. What a race!!
These guys. All so much fun to watch. Those winning walkers get lots of press, and rightfully so, but also worth celebrating are some of the Greasy Pole’s unsung heroes. Cheers to those who hit the water with no flag in their hands.
He may have been over-served this past weekend. We wish him well in his recovery.
Demonstration July 21st 2pm Pop Up Show July 16 -21st John Caggiano, a long time Cape Ann artist, will demonstrate his skills painting with brushes and palette knives. His oil palette, which has evolved over many years, is large and varied. It contains many colors, most of which are utilized in every painting. He will most likely paint from photos unless it is feasible to move outside on the grounds of the Northshore Arts Association, in which case he will choose a subject from the surrounding area. Questions from the audience will be welcomed. If time permits, he will be happy to critique a painting that you bring with you as long as you are willing to share it with all in attendance. Aside from the Northshore Arts Association, John Caggiano is an elected member of the American Society of Marine Artists, Academic Artists, Hudson Valley Art, Lyme Art and Rockport Art – Associations. Annually he is a juried and invited artist in up to a dozen plein air events around the country including Cape Ann Plein Air. Some recent awards are the Texas Ranchland Award from En Plein Air Texas, the Guerrilla Painters Award from Wayne (PA) Plein Air Festival and Second Place in the Marine Art Exhibition at the Lyme Art Association. John Caggiano’s art may be viewed on Facebook, JohnCaggiano.com or at his gallery on Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Massachusetts founded in 1981.
Part two of Sunday In the morning.
Perfect for the deck, it’s heavy and feels premium like it should be at least double the cost. I also like how deep it is so ash will stay contained unlike a shallow ashtray.
Link to purchase here
Your Saint Peter’s Fiesta 2018 Greasy Pole winners!
Michael Sanfilippo (Saturday), Randy Sweet (Sunday), and Frankie Taormina (Friday)
Mayor Seafatia Romeo Theken Saint Peter’s Fiesta Procession
Snapshots from Gloucester’s 91st Saint Peter’s Fiesta celebration opening night ceremony. Viva San Pietro!
City of Gloucester and Rob Newton, Cape Ann Cinema and Stage, announce the 2018 Gloucester HarborWalk Summer Cinema free outdoor movies line up:
July 11 ::: The Greatest Showman
July 18 ::: Coco
July 25 ::: The Wizard of Oz
August 1 ::: The Beatles Yellow Submarine
August 8 ::: Footloose
July 11, 18, 25 and August 1 and 8. Rain dates August 15 & 22
The 2018 series poster and movie flyers were designed by Ariana Puopolo for Jill Cahill, Community Development Director, and based on original designs by Chris Muskopf and C7A.
Over 5000 Cape Ann residents attended Gloucester’s HarborWalk Summer Cinema series in 2017. Awesome North Shore 104.9 amps the pre-show festivities! The HarborWalk Summer Cinema series is presented by the City and Cape Ann Cinema & Stage with the support of local businesses:
Woodman’s of Essex; DIVA; Cape Ann Lanes, The Cave Gloucester Mass: Cheese, Wine & Chocolate Shop, and Gloucester Auto Body.
Contact Rob at Cape Ann Cinema & Stage for partnership options
How sweet it is! Congratulations to Randy Sweet and Family!!! Randy’s third Greasy Pole win, he is now a member of the Greasy Pole Hall of Fame. Last year, in 2017, Randy won both the Friday and Saturday Greasy Pole competition.
Hi Joey, In Seattle for the National Special Olympics & Bobbie (Silva) Bronson – obv from Glou, now lives in WA – stopped by to cheer on her Glosta Girl #marlinmeg
In 2017, donations of $650,000 were secured to preserve four acres of Lobster Cove acquired by Essex County Greenbelt Ed Becker and Dave Rimmer working with the city staff (DPW Mike Hale, Ken Whittaker, Community Development) and many in the community. The property is co-owned by Mt. Adnah Cemetery.
Recently DPW teamed up with Greenbelt to scrub out trees, rocks, earth and stone to grade a pedestrian path along its Leonard Street stretch at the landing past Annisquam Church. Widening Leonard Street because of its variable and intermittent scale would be a very expensive and perhaps unwelcome project. This quick jaunt seems like a thoughtful solution to support safe access and property exploration in a tricky spot.
No longer hidden by overgrowth, beautifully balanced granite outcroppings were exposed. If you look just so you might see the lines of a baby shorebird under wing or is that just me? Hmmm… Mother Ann, Squam Rock and baby Bird Rock.
Good Morning Gloucester 