Morning Glory…

Adventure Calls!

New this year, Gloucester’s flagship and only National Historic Landmark vessel will be located at PierI4C2 during Gloucester’s 39th annual Schooner Festival. Sail  an authentic part of Gloucester’s fishing heritage. Captain Miller-Shelley says” We’ve been preparing all season for this weekend. We’ve taken every tack and opportunity to train for the race in hopes of making the shortest time possible around the marks. I’m looking forward to the excitement and friendly competition of sailing alongside other schooners and their crews.”

For more information and tickets visit our website calendar

For more information and tickets visit our website calendar

Friday, September 1

Kick-Off Sail

10 AM – 1:00 PM

Catch a glimpse of the excitement building out on the water.

Festival Fleet Sail

1:30 – 4:30 PM

Greet the fleet as they begin to arrive.

Saturday, September 2

Heritage Day Sail

8:30 – 11:30 AM

Sail out among 28 other Schooners from around the nation.

Sunday, September 3 
Mayor’s Cup Race & Parade of Sail

8 AM – 5 PM

This all day excursion complete with breakfast and lunch is the biggest sailing day of the year! Help Adventure’s captain & crew lead the parade and capture first place in the race!

with John J. Ronan

Season Premier of the 34th Season

September 7, 2023

1623 Studios and Gloucester resident John J. Ronan have announced the 34th season of the television series, The Writer’s Block with John J. Ronan.  The award-winning production is one of the oldest, continuously-running public access shows in New England and has been recognized with a First Prize for an Educational Program at the New England Cable Television Association.

This season again kicks off with the winners of the Poetry Without Paper contest, held each spring for all Gloucester students by the Lyceum at Sawyer Free Library.  The program airs Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., channel 12, and will  repeat a week later. From September 19 onward, the series will move to channel 6. After their premieres, all programs are uploaded to YouTube for the general public. 

 

John Ronan, producer and host of The Writer’s Block, is a former Gloucester Poet Laureate and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow.  His most recent book, Taking the Train of Singularity South from Midtown, appeared in 2017.  (theRonan.org)

 

“I am happy that The Writer’s Block has been a part of the Gloucester 400 celebration,” Ronan declares.  “We have survived the virus and are starting strong on the next 400 years!” 

 

For more information, send an S.A.S.E. to: The Writer’s Block with John J. Ronan

Box 5524, Gloucester, MA 01930

Sushi Sang Lee Omakase bar open Thursday to Sunday.

2 seatings a night.

Reservation at Tock or

visit www.sushisanglee.com

978-281-1700

147 Thatcher Rd Gloucester MA

With the Maritime Gloucester Schooner Fest just days away (Aug 31-Sept 4 2023), it seems appropriate to share this schooner model I noticed at the Essex Shipbuilding yard on Main St in Essex a few days ago. She’s a beauty! Hoping to see you along the Harbor Loop and out on the harbor for the Schooner Fest!

CODA Film Screening at the Library on Thursday, August 31