Month: November 2021

Address: 65 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930

Menu: castawaysvintagecafe.com

Phone: (978) 559-7984

Reflective…

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Bluefin Blowout Captains, crews, sponsors and fans!  We have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving of 2021. 

Although the tournament had to be postponed for many reasons including the most obvious, we were able to begin the planning for 2022. 

The date has not been set yet as we need to work out the details with the Cape Ann’s Marina Resort, the City of Gloucester, and sponsors.  

With less restrictions, we wish the Bluefin Blowout family a very delicious Thanksgiving with family and friends.  In keeping with the philanthropic nature of the amazing Bluefin Blowout, the holidays provide many opportunities to give back. Please be generous this holiday season. 

From Drew, Rob, Cidalia and Kruti, we all wish you the best Thanksgiving filled with delicious food, fishing stories and laughter.

Happy Thanksgiving

Warren Waugh and the Bluefin Blowout Team

Gloucester, November 11, 2021 – Successful
multimedia artist Anna Vojtech is opening her new Art
studio on Western Avenue in Magnolia to the public
for the first time.
This open studio event will showcase a wide
variety of Anna’s work spanning over four decades, including her exquisitely detailed botanical watercolors from
her collection “Wild Flowers For All Seasons”, as well as her beautiful, whimsical Illustrations for Children’s books.
She is most known for her illustrations for “The First Strawberries”, a Cherokee Story, which has sold almost four
millions copies.
This display will feature artwork beyond Vojtech’s acclaimed illustrations. The viewer will be able to
experience the depth of her artistic expression, whether it is expressed via canvas in her lush dream-scape
paintings, through her collection of secret geometry oil paintings, or fairy
tale-like abstractions where you can get lost and wander through the fields
of delicious colorscapes. Her paintings are deeply rooted in her connection
to Nature.
Anna’s expansive body of work can not be defined by genre or technique.
Her artwork rather captures emotion and true feelings we all know so well.
Through her use of color, expressed with sometimes painstakingly detailed
brush strokes, other times with bold strokes and splashes, she is able to
express a deeply personal journey which creates an emotional response in
the viewer that is familiar, sometimes beautiful, often mysterious and
occasionally painful. Come experience the magic of Anna Vojtech art in her
new studio in Magnolia.
Anna Vojtech, a native of Prague, Czech Republic, is a painter and an award
winning children’s book illustrator. She studied Animation Film at the
Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, before being forced to leave her
homeland after the Soviet invasion in 1968. In Germany she received
extensive commercial success., and there she met her future husband.
Together they emigrated to Canada and eventually to The United States.
They first settled in Marblehead where Anna raised their two sons while working developing her artwork. Today
they have been living in Gloucester for 22 years. Vojtech has played a vital part of the Gloucester art community.
Her work has been published and exhibited nationally and internationally. She has taught Illustration at the
Montserrat College of Art. She is the founder of Cripple Cove Studios in East Gloucester Harbor. She has been an
active member of the Rocky Neck Art Colony.
Open studio hours: Friday, December 3, 2021 6-9 pm (opening reception & fire)

Saturday, December 4, 10 am -5 pm
Sunday, December 5, 10 am -4 pm
Location: 447 Western Ave. (rt. 127), Gloucester, MA

We like to stop by the Flying Dragon in Essex and just browse around the store for interesting items. This time we bought some old but functional and decorative salt and pepper shakers. There’s always a great deal to look at here at Flying Dragon. Don’t forget to check out the little barn along the side! And the signage in the front window changes to reflect the goings-on, so that’s always something to watch for.

Join the livechat at www.facebook.com/goodmorninggloucester at 9 am Sunday morning

From Brown’s-

Brown’s Yacht Yard

  · We just got word that more of the Zodiacs we have on order have started to show up on the Production Log roster. This means that we’ll be seeing more of them roll in as we approach the New Year. This week’s featured incoming boat is a Medline 580. Some of you may be already familiar with this model, but the color schemes have been updated to now feature a very yachty white-on-white look. Think of this one as a bigger and more comfortable Yachtline. She’ll be rigged with a Yamaha 115 for plenty of oomph. She’s rated for 12 persons (comfortable seating for and has lots of storage in big lockers at bow and stern. Let us know if you want more info.

http://www.brownsyy.com/

(978) 281-3200

Nov. 28^th Shop Local event features 25 Cape Ann Artisans, Crafters, Makers and Book Sale with Gloucester Author

Date and Time:
Sunday, November 28, 2021

11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Location:
Magnolia Library and Community Center

1 Lexington Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Details:
Free Admission
Indoor, rain, snow or shine

Street parking

Cape Ann Makers Market (CAMM) in partnership with the Magnolia Library and Community Center are hosting a 2021 Holiday Makers Market and Book Sale Event on Sunday, November 28, at 1 Lexington Ave., Gloucester from 11 am to 4 pm. 

Join us for a local made holiday shopping experience and meet 25 creative Cape Ann artisans, crafters and makers offering handmade jewelry, metalsmithing, pottery, painting, photography, woodworking, fiber arts, candles, hand harvested artisanal sea salts, specialty jams, natural body care and much more.  In addition to the Maker Market, the library will be holding holiday book sale and Gloucester author, Susan M. Lovett, will be signing her book Proof of Consequences!

All vendor fee proceeds from Makers Market go to support the library.

Vendor List:

After Hours Glass

Amaris

Angie’s Alpaca

Ardizzoni Photography

Audi Souza Arts

Beach Day Creative

Cape Ann Sea Salt

Clapping Waves Studio 

Diane Treadwell Designs

Eleven Eleven Elixir

Gloucester Sea Glass Design

Greg Bover Custom Woodworking

Hold Fast Company

Keyes Candles

KuKu Clothing

Lauralee’s Country Kitchen

Mini Lobster Traps/Gloucester Quilter

Nathlie Roytston Ceramics

Pat D’s Photos

Selkie Handknits

Sew Nice

Stockingfoot Knits

Temple of Enora

Tin Can Sally

Wheelworks Pottery

At the Cape Ann Makers Market (CAMM), we believe in a creative collective approach. It’s our goal to promote collective local shopping alternatives, with a unique atmosphere to support our local makers, local environment, and local economy. CAMM is dedicated to celebrating our makers, from Gloucester, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Rockport, who strive to create and sell high quality hand crafts, original designs, and handmade goods using upcycled and found materials. CAMM events are co-produced by Cape Ann Sea Salt Company and Hold Fast Company. 

The Magnolia Library and Community Center is dedicated to enriching the lives of our residents by providing educational and cultural experiences through programming and events.   

It is absolutely OUTRAGEOUS that small stretches of highway go years all screwed up and under construction and it doesn’t just affect one or two people, it affects the quality of life of the people of the entire state that drive.

Just ridiculous and I’d love for one person to give a reasonable explanation why these stretches take years to get done.

2:45 PM Danvers (not rush hour)-

Rapid Bridge Replacement in the highway on 7 days Timelapse (Not Danvers)

Also Not Danvers- Replacement of U.S. Route Nos. 1&9 and 46 Bridge Over Jones Road under budget and ahead of schedule using accelerated bridge construction

Also not Danvers-

I love this friggin thing!!!

Far pasture…

Need hostess gifts for the Holidays? We’ve got you covered – our Dipping Blend comes with olive oil and a ramekin – add a loaf of bread and you just brought the appetizer. 2 ounce any flavor gift sets include a wooden salt bowl and spoon. Both are $19.95 and available at 20 Maplewood Ave Gloucester