My View of Life on the Dock
Spring time in Gloucester! Right whales visible from the shore May 5 and May 6, 2022. Not as close as 2018, but we could still hear the blows!
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Donna Ardizzoni posted about the (humpback) whales off Magnolia last week.
Summer is coming, and it’s a cause for celebration as we all start spending more time outside. The days are getting longer, and more and more windows are staying open throughout the day. For many of us, we don’t have the opportunity to spend as much time outside in the sunshine as we’d like. Perhaps, we should focus more on bringing the outside into our homes
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Mother’s Day is almost here and our teams have been working to put together a line up of special menus that she’ll love.
Reserve a table at15 Walnutwhere you can enjoy brunch food and beverage specials, like theGrapefruit & Mint Bellini or CitrusyChampagneSangria, orhead toAlchemyfor brunch specials like the BBQ Pulled Pork Hashwith 12-hour brined pork shoulder, home fries, two eggs, caramelized onions & chipotle aioli, serveduntil 3 PM.
Opus‘ brunch specials include French Toast Stickswith house-made Portuguese sweet bread, ouzo chantilly, maple butter & powdered sugarand are available all day.
Click on the restaurant’s name below to view our Mother’s Day Specials.
15 Walnut. Alchemy. Hale Street Tavern.Maggie’s Farm.
Minglewood Harborside. The Spot. Opus.Cala’s.
Give Mom something delicious this Mother’s Day!
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Going green…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 5, 2022
WORLD PREMIERE COMPOSITION PERFORMED AT GLOUCESTER MEETINGHOUSE
The highlight of a program on the international remembrance day of the Holocaust called Yom HaShoah, that was presented in the historic Gloucester Meetinghouse on Middle Street last Sunday, May 1st, was the world premiere of a composition by Leslie Steinweiss called “The Grip of Evil: The Endurance of Hope. It was performed with narration by Judith Black by an ensemble including strings, flute, clarinet, piano and two vocal soloists, conducted by the composer. The event was co-hosted by Temple Ahavat Achim and the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation.
Composer and Lyricist Leslie Steinweiss with the narrator and ensemble after the performance
The program had to be postponed two years due to the pandemic. A group of donors from the Temple, led by Eve and Phil Cutter, commissioned the Steinweiss piece in 2019 and Sunday’s performance was the long-anticipated premiere.
Donor Phil Cutter chatting with Stephen Bates, who played the clarinet and flute
Two other original pieces were performed during the event. Stephen Bates presented his composition called “Remembrance of Things Past and Future” for solo clarinet and Abigale Reisman presented her piece “Gedanken” for string trio.
Composer Abigale Reisman performs her piece “Gedanken” for string trio with Anna Seda, cello and Rebecca Hallowell, viola
The program included a dramatic remembrance story about the Holocaust presented by Judith Black and readings from the period by Ally Kramer, Hadassa Goldberg and Emma Quateman.
Storyteller Judith Black acts out a dramatic remembrance account of the Holocaust
The next program in the spring series at the Meetinghouse is performance of beloved Bach orchestral works including the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, played on period instruments by the Appleton Consort on Saturday, May 21, at 8:00pm. For more information and online ticket purchases visit www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org
Event photos provided by Kathleen Williams
The Glen T. MacLeod Cape Ann YMCA receiveda $10,000 gift from BankGloucester to support the Y’s financial assistance program. BankGloucester President & CEO Patrick Thorpe presented a check to YMCA of the North Shore President & CEO Chris Lovasco on May 5, 2022.
“The Y is an exceptional organization. They have been a staple of the Cape Ann Community for a very long time and through their programs, have supported our community members and their families in various ways, said Patrick Thorpe, BankGloucester President & CEO. Thorpe added, “This has been especially true over the past couple of years as the pandemic has significantly impacted so many of us. The…
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I am a sucker for spring flowers, in particular tulips so I jumped on the opportunity to visit the Spring Bloomfest at the Stevens Coolidge House and Gardens in North Andover recently. Things have changed there since my last visit about 4 years ago, so it took me a minute to realize I had visited this very festival earlier. Honestly I was a little underwhelmed by the spring blossoms but delighted by the rainbow-ribbon themed decorations which seem so very appropriate for a spring day.
The Bloomfest is sold out but soon (May 16) the grounds will be open for normal admission and you might want to give it a try. The house is open to the public and there’s a thorough self guided tour you can take advantage of. Plenty of helpful staff is also available. But if it’s mostly tulips you love, take a stroll on the boulevard!
Good Morning Gloucester 