Day: July 29, 2024

1400 without power. 2nd power outage in a week #GloucesterMA

Posted on by Catherine

MEMA Outage map July 29, 2024 at 5pm here (about 6 hours for us).

Update: out again 720pm.

1400 outages in Gloucester (out of 1640 total outages in Massachusetts)

On July 23rd 800 customers were out in Gloucester and Rockport

Beach weekend

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

So lucky and blessed to be able to walk to a beach and enjoy.   If you look at the photo with the float, there is a woman, whom by the way is a very funny person, she is blowing up the float.  She told me it takes her almost an hour.  Love the beach.

One Person, One Crossing, One Week with Heidi Wakeman

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 ~ Sawyer Free Library ~ 

Stories and Service at the Border at the Sawyer Free Library

Local educator and poet Heidi Wakeman traveled to the Arizona-Mexico border in April 2024, where she collaborated with activists from New England, Arizona, and Mexico to learn about and assist people involved in the immigration story. The Sawyer Free Library is pleased to welcome Heidi on Thursday, August 1, at 5:30 pm as she shares her experiences and insights through stories and slides about this complex situation, which many consider one of the most important issues of the 2024 presidential election. Heidi’s talk will be conducted in English. Registration is not required. The event will take place at 21 Main Street. For more information, visit sawyerfreelibrary.org.

One Person, One Crossing, One Week with Heidi Wakeman

Surfside Sub and Pizza Monday 7/29 🍕🦞🦞$13.99+tax Lobster Roll w/Chips🍕 Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” $5 Cheese Pizza! *excludes gluten free crusts

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

this week! The Cape Ann YMCA Goes under the Sea with Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr

Posted on by Catherine

Heidi Dallin shares the Press release and cast photo by Sassy Square. Link for tickets here

Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. is playing at the Cape Ann YMCA, 7 Gloucester Crossing Road, on Thursday, August 1 and Friday, August 2 at 5pm. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories, Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. is an enchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for love and acceptance. The talented young cast of North Shore residents features over 40 young actors led by Director Heidi Dallin  and her  YMCA  Theatre Team. 

The Little Mermaid JR. takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice. Based on the 2008 Broadway production and the 1989 animated feature film, The Little Mermaid JR contains all of the songs from the Academy Award® winning animated feature film as well as three new songs from the Broadway show. The musical includes the classic Disney hits : Part of Your World, Under the Sea, Kiss The Girl and Poor, Unfortunate Souls.  

For information on purchasing tickets please visit MermaidTickets or call the Cape Ann YMCA: 978-283-0470. Tickets are $15 for Adults and $10 for Children. 

Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International

Photo Attached : The Cape Ann YMCA’s  Little Mermaid Company Photo Credit: Sassy Square

Sure to be drawing admiration in August: Group show ‘Lines of Thought’ Jane Deering Gallery #GloucesterMA

Posted on by Catherine

Upcoming show invitation from Gloucester gallery owner, Jane Deering:

Please join us for the Opening Reception of ‘Lines of Thought | Contemporary Women Artists Draw’ on Thursday August 1st from 5-7pm. The opening will also have Dick Luecke on classical guitar.  He’s terrific.

As Art Critic Robert Hughes wrote:  

Drawing never dies, it holds on by the skin of its teeth, because the hunger it satisfies – the desire for an active, investigative, manually vivid relation with the things we see and yearn to know about – is apparently immortal…”             

The gallery is pleased to include artists—Meg Alexander . Gabrielle Barzaghi  . Ann Conneman . Linda Ekstrom . Celia Eldridge . Paige Farrell . Renata Fryshara . Lilian Hsu Anne Johnstone  Ann Ledy . Kat O’Connor  . Whitney River . Marie Schoeff . Emily Speed . Joan Tanner

JANE DEERING. Jane Deering Gallery. Summer gallery hours: Thursday 4-7pm . Fri & Sat 1-5pm . Sun 1-4pm

Margarita Monday At Vita Bella

Posted on by Pat D

We saw a social media posting from Vita Bella along Eastern Ave in Essex mentioning they were now serving pizza on Mondays so we decided to make that our Margarita Monday stop last week. Brett, our server and bartender, mentioned it was their very first day offering pizza after many experimentations in the kitchen. The pizza is only available on Mondays so take note.

My margarita was a strawberry flavored drink and I was pleased to be able to taste the strawberry. It’s a refreshing margarita! We ordered antipasta, pizza and apple crisp for dessert. I liked the pizza quite a bit. There’s plenty of fresh mozzarella and the toppings are generous. The sauce is savory rather than sweet and the dough was fresh and crispy as I prefer. The pizza was sized perfectly for the two of us. We have been to Vita Bella before but this was our first time sitting at the bar. It is very nicely set up and it’s a comfortable atmosphere. We’ll do that again. If you have suggestions for Margarita Monday, speak up! Remember it needs to be a place open on Mondays in the Cape Ann area.