Do you have a “Boat Dog”? If so send in it’s picture on your boat and I’ll feature them on a “GMG BOAT DOG” series.

A Celebration of Place: Cultural Heritage Festival THIS WEEKEND!

OCTOBER 3, 2023 ~ G400+EVENTS ~ 

Join us at one of our final, signature Festivals of our 400+ year!

Free to the public and hosted at Stage Fort Park, this 2-day extravaganza will showcase the rich and diverse cultural history of Gloucester. The weekend’s festivities will include performances from local singer-songwriters, cultural dance performances, including those by the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a collaborative community art project, and booths representative of our cultural communities.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 7

10:00am: History of New England Desserts with Tammy Donroe Inman

11:00am: Gloucester 400+ Music Sessions

Peter and Audi Souza (Sea Shanties, Gloucester 400+ Folk Volume One )

Michael O’Leary (Celtic Sessions, Gloucester 400+ Folk Volume One)

Paul (Sasquatch Smokehouse) Cohan “Wrapped in the Arms of Gloucester”

1:00pm: Two, one-act plays, written and produced by Debbie Weiss

First Light at Ten Pound Island

Remembering Good Harbor Beach

2:00pm: Revontulet Finnish Dancers and Oivan Ilo Finnish Band

3:00pm: Kyle Ann Carey – Traditional Celtic Music

4:00pm: Gloucester 400+ Music Sessions

Hayley Reardon (Winner of Gloucester 400+ Songwriter Challenge) 

Corey Wrinn (Folk Rock, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)

Sunday, October 8

11:00am: Gloucester 400+ Music Sessions

Bill Gleason (Acoustic 12 String Blues, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)

Sheila and Ron Schrank (Folk Rock, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)

12:00pm: Children’s Scandinavian / Nordic Dancers 

12:30pm: Mandingueiros dos Palmares (MdP) Brazilian Capoeira

1:00pm: Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers

3:00pm: Gloucester 400+ Music Sessions

ToniAnn Enes (Singer-Songwriter, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)

Kitt Cox (Folk, Gloucester 400 Folk Volume One)

Allen Estes (Country, Composer of the official song of Gloucester “Howard Blackburn”)

ACTIVITY & DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 7

all day

Community Art Project

Interconnections Brazil-Africa / Portugal – New England

Wellspring’s Cape Ann Immigrants

Sicilian Cultural Display

2:00 – 5:00pm: Indigenous Crafts (Clay bead making and Traditional Instrument demos)

2:00 – 5:00pm: Pick Up Soccer Tournament hosted by GHS Girls Soccer

announcing soon: Elianara Raquel, Brazilian Muralist

Sunday, October 8

all day

Community Art Project

Interconnections Brazil-Africa / Portugal – New England

Wellspring’s Cape Ann Immigrants

Sicilian Cultural Display

11:00am – 1:00pm Indigenous Crafts (Wampum Beads demo & Corn Husk Doll Making)

11:00am – 3:00pm: Wampanoag Artifacts Presentations

2:00 – 5:00pm Pick Up Soccer Tournament hosted by GHS Boys Soccer

3:00 – 4:00pm Indigenous Crafts (Deerskin Keychain making and Traditional Instrument demos)

announcing soon: Elianara Raquel, Brazilian Muralist

WEEKEND FOOD VENDORS:

Meat & Sweet Foods: Jewish Brisket Sandwiches & New England (Essex) Grapenut Pudding

Kanaka Hawaiian Poke

Wampum Sisters Indigenous Tacos

Nana’s Portuguese Fried Dough

Crepe du Jour

… and more!

Link to Seaport Trail Here- https://discovergloucester.com/seaport-trail/

As the birthplace of the U.S. fishing industry and the site of the first marine railway, Gloucester has been a beacon of maritime innovation and culture for more than four centuries. The Seaport Trail invites locals and tourists alike to immerse themselves in Gloucester and Cape Ann’s rich history, encompassing art, innovation, culinary delights, and a medley of adventures by sea, from schooner sails to whale watching.

Central to the Seaport Trail is a celebration of the abundant catch-to-table seafood offered in Gloucester and on Cape Ann thanks to the city’s active working waterfront, and home to the largest lobster fishing fleet in Massachusetts! Autumn in Gloucester promises an unparalleled variety of high-quality seafood options. Try lobster like you’ve never had it before: atop an angus beef burger, nestled in a quesadilla, lobster linguine, baked, boiled, rolled, bisqued, and more! Not to mention other timeless local favorites from the sea, like baked haddock, fried clams, fish & chips, a tuna reuben, ceviche, and seafood stuffed baked pineapple, to name a few.

“The Seaport Trail, highlighted through video and promoted digitally, is intended to make it easy for visitors to learn how to experience our history, art, award-winning cuisine, and famous passion for the sea, in all seasons,” says Discover Gloucester Executive Director Tess McColgan. “This trail embodies so much of what makes Gloucester unique and true to its roots. We’re proud to share that authentic spirit and local stories through the Seaport Trail.”

Discover Gloucester’s unique charm, and chart your course along the Seaport Trail at discovergloucester.com/seaport-trail.

Discover Gloucester’s Seaport Trail was funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism. The project was made possible by support from the North of Boston Convention and Visitors’ Bureau.

About Discover Gloucester:

As the official, 501(c)6 not-for-profit destination marketing organization (DMO) for the City of Gloucester, Discover Gloucester works to promote tourism and the visitor based economy by increasing awareness of Gloucester as a desirable visitor destination while also improving the quality of life for Gloucester residents and local business owners, and yielding positive economic benefits. Our work is enabled through grant support from the City of Gloucester, along with tourism-related local businesses that invest in promoting Gloucester as an attractive, year-round destination. The purpose of the DMO is to promote and encourage tourism and the artistic, cultural, historic, maritime, recreational and scenic resources of Gloucester.

Sharing information from Grill Friends Facebook page. Now you have yet another reason to stop by Magtoberfest Sunday Oct 8!

Fishing Expedition…

This Saturday and Sunday
from 10 AM to 5 PM.   

The Annisquam Village Hall
36 Leonard Street, Annisquam.

Nearly 40 artisans and artists will be displaying their work this weekend at the Annisquam Village Hall.  The annual Arts & Crafts Show is a major community event to benefit the Annisquam Village Church.

Among this year’s displays will be framed photographs of schooners, mostly from various Gloucester Schooner Festivals.  Included will be a photograph of three schooners with the Boston skyline as a backdrop used for invitations in 2015 and 2019 to the Mayor’s Reception and the poster marking the 2014 festival.  A more recent photograph is of Gloucester’s Thomas E. Lannon catching the evening sun July 1, 2023 as it emerges from the fog.   Another shows the Virginia in 2008.  The photographs below are by local photographer Carl Gustin and printed by Cape Ann Giclee.

Admission is free.
For information: http://www.annisquamartsandcraftshow.org.

Dear Family & Friends 10/3/23

Greer is doing great. He has been having two appts. weekly at the Brigham with the post team who are all great. His numbers are great. They are very pleased with Greer’s excellent record keeping. We just took a nice walk in Boston for exercise & fresh air. Admittedly he is a little bored but that’s understandable. We walk the boulevard, Rocky Neck, take drives….Lots of bonding time with Bob & I, ha ha. His appetite is good. He had lost 20 pounds and being 6’2″ and skinny to begin with he needs to put on some weight. He had the drain port taken out last week which was great. Still gets tired. Can’t lift. He wishes he could fish but no go yet.

He wrote a letter to the donor, Bob wrote a card and me, well, you can maybe guess, I wrote five pages. We put them together and brought them to the transplant office last week. They told us they would make sure our miracle amazing donor would receive them. We hope when they feel ready they will want to meet him. 

 His immune system is low right now for several months. 

He can be with people for visits providing no one is sick in any way or been around anyone ill.  They are fine with visitors in small groups if mainly outside. 

No indoor venues with lots of people, no restaurants. Just mindful of staying healthy.

The team really wanted Bob & I to be currently COVID  boosted plus get the Flu & RSV vaccines which we did. 

My hope is to work with the National Kidney Registry possibly as a microsite coach to help people get the word out for Living Kidney Donorship. 

We are grateful for all your love & support. Greers direct email is gviau2@gmail.com

I can’t guarantee he’ll respond but feel free to give him a shout out. 

Love Donna

 On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 1:00 p.m., on the steps of City Hall, Mayor Greg Verga will proclaim the month of October as Domestic Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. All are invited to join him to reaffirm Gloucester’s commitment to becoming a violence-free community. 

Mayor Verga notes, “This is an annual gathering of community leaders and partners to recommit ourselves to making Gloucester a Violence Free Zone. Continuing to do all we can to prevent and address domestic abuse and sexual assault are substantial parts of this ongoing effort.”

“As a community, we are blessed to have the swift response of HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change), our police department, led by Chief Conley and the Domestic Abuse Response Officers, the intersecting efforts of the Community Impact Unit, and the continuing training offered throughout the City on trauma-informed responses. We will share updates on these endeavors at our October 5th event,” the Mayor continued. 

“Even as we come together to celebrate our persistence, we are only too aware of the continuing tasks and the need to support each other as we advance this mission by asking…. ‘what else can we/should we do?'”

“Please join me for this important event – the annual proclamation reading followed by the raising of the Domestic Abuse Awareness Flag. Be assured that the outstanding community services on which we all rely remain accessible:

• HAWC services for those experiencing domestic abuse are available via telephone intake and in-person or virtual services as needed – 978-744-8552. The HAWC Hotline is staffed 24/7 at 800-547-1649
• The Gloucester Police Dept. is available via 911 for emergency calls and 978-325-5400 for Officer Ron Piscitello and the other domestic abuse officers, and for non-emergency situations
• Younity: Young Adult Access Center is available for youth 16-25, in person, at 6 Elm St. in Gloucester, and via text or telephone at 978-270-0428 or 978-415-4115
• YWCA North Shore Rape Crisis Center for sexual assault concerns is available via the hotline at 877-509-9922 and the Lynn office at 781-477-2313 or support@ywcanem.org
• Elliot Community Human Services, providing group counseling for those seeking Intimate Partner Abuse Education is available via Glennys Acosta at 339-223-3446. Programs are all via Zoom 

“If you have a concern, please reach out to one of our outstanding response organizations,” the Mayor concluded.

Wicked Wednesday! 🍕🦞
Lobster Rolls $15.95
Half price Large Cheese & One Topping Pizzas!
excluding gluten free crusts & slices

147 Thatcher Rd Gloucester

978-281-1700

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I took a ride and found myself at Pebble Beach in Rockport as the sun was beginning to sink in the sky. The light was so beautiful and the water so peaceful, I stayed much longer than anticipated and was eventually accompanied by some shorebirds.

OCTOBER 2, 2023 ~ TODTHEOPENDOOR ~

Harvest Home Sip & Shop at Second Glance

Second Glance is holding a special Harvest Home Sip & Shop event THIS SATURDAY.

On Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., shop a selection of high-quality, curated furniture at Second Glance (2 Pond Road, Gloucester MA).

A selection of complimentary coffee, cider, popcorn, and fruit from The Open Door Farmers Truck will be available on a first come, first served basis.

Thank you! As a program of The Open Door, revenue at Second Glance helps fuel hunger-relief programs that serve local people. Learn more at FOODPANTRY.org