My View of Life on the Dock
In a series of videos sponsored by Lyon Waugh Auto Group, Chris Langalanganopolopolos and I dive in and learn about different Electric Vehicle models, their features and give our impressions.
We start out at BMW of Peabody and Sam gives us a rundown on the BMW Xi EV. We hope you enjoy the series.
There were so many events packed into Gloucester’s annual Labor Day Weekend ‘Schooner Festival’ that I had to be selective, and concentrated on the boats.
The Cape Ann Climate Coalition Interfaith Committee will be showing the documentary film Common Groundthis Sunday 9/8 at 3 pm at the Annisquam Village Church (820 Washington Street). Winner of many film awards, this documentary profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of farmers who are using regenerative (climate friendly) models of agriculture, which could balance the climate and contribute to our health/well-being. Following the film, Tucker Smith, proprietor of Cedar Rock Gardens will lead a facilitated discussion. This event is free to the public.
On Sunday the artist were painting in our beautiful gardens on Stacy Boulevard. Thank you, Generous Gardeners, for all your hard work.
Summer Sets…
New show. Save the dates!
Opening Reception: Saturday September 7 from 4-6 PM
Location: Jane Deering Gallery
The exhibition runs Saturday September 7 through Sunday, October 6, 2024 and will conclude with a closing reception on October 6 from 4-6pm. Note Gallery hours: weekends, Friday and Saturday 1-5, Sunday 1-4 — and by appointment by contacting the artists directly
Deborah Barlow here: dbarlow@gmail.com | deborahbarlow.com
Mary Bucci McCoy here: mary@buccimccoy.com | buccimccoy.com
Heidi Dallin heralds the impressive 2024-2025 Cape Ann Symphony Season! Mark your calendars and choose your seats 🙂
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Cape Ann Symphony proudly announces the launch of the orchestra’s 73rd concert season on Sunday, September 29 at 2:00 PM at the Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium.
“Our 73rd season certainly is a season of spectacular performances,” says Cape Ann Symphony Board President John Todd. “Each concert is filled with dazzling music masterpieces played by our virtuoso CAS musicians who will be joined by two amazingly talented and world renowned guest artists: cellist Owen Young and pianist Myron Romanul; and our own Cape Ann Symphony Chorus returns with Brittany Betts, our new Choral Director and all is led by our incomparable Music Director and Conductor Yoichi Udagawa. I highly recommend getting your season subscription NOW so you will not miss a concert!”
Cape Ann Symphony Music Director and Conductor Yoichi Udagawa looks forward to opening the CAS 73rd Season in September,
“The 2024-25 Season of the Cape Ann Symphony will be a great one. We’re starting off with an Orchestral Spectacular that features An American in Paris by George Gershwin, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and the Candide Overture by Leonard Bernstein and The Pines of Rome by Ottorino Respighi. These are some of the most incredible pieces written for orchestra, and it will be an exciting concert.
In November, we will be presenting our annual Holiday Pops. The Cape Ann Symphony Chorus will be featured, and we are welcoming Brittany Betts, the new director of the chorus.
In March 2025, audience favorite Owen Young will join the orchestra as soloist in a performance of Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1.
Our May concert will feature pianist Myron Romanul playing Rachmaninoff‘s gorgeous Piano Concerto No. 2. Myron Romanul was a soloist with the Cape Ann Symphony in his youth, and in addition to being a fabulous pianist, he is a conductor at the Munich National Theater. The romantic and passionate Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius will also be on the program. The Cape Ann Symphony’s 2024-25 season is full of masterpieces and unbelievable virtuoso soloists. The incredible musicians of the orchestra and I can’t wait to prepare and present it to our amazing audiences!”
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Cape Ann Symphony 73rd concert season kicks off on Sunday, September 29 at 2:00 pm at the Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA with The Orchestral Spectacular Concert. Season subscriptions for the four concert season are available to purchase. Single ticket prices are $50 for adults, $45 for senior citizens, $20 for students of any age with valid Student ID; $5 for youth 12 years old and under. For information, call 978-281-0543 or visit www.capeannsymphony.org
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Citywide Summer Reading Initiative Wraps Up with Panel Discussion Led by Renowned Author
The community is invited to the final event of Gloucester Reads 2024, where best-selling author Clint Smith will join a panel discussion virtually on Tuesday, September 10 at the Gloucester Stage Company, located at 267 East Main Street.
Presented by the Sawyer Free Library in partnership with Gloucester Racial Justice Team, and the Gloucester Health Department, Gloucester Reads 2024 is a community-wide book club designed to spark conversations, inspire new ideas, and encourage introspection about racial equity within our community.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the free event, and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. Clint Smith, the award-winning author of “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America,” will provide an overview of his work, share selected readings from his book—which was the main selection for Gloucester’s summer book read—and answer pre-submitted questions from a panel of local community members. The evening will end at 8:45 p.m.
Following Smith’s appearance, there will be a discussion on how we can apply the lessons learned to Gloucester. The program will be moderated by Michea McCaffrey, co-chair of the Gloucester Racial Justice Team and a member of the Gloucester Human Rights Commission. The panel will include Doug Rich, owner of Susie’s Reads bookstore in Rockport, and Dominique Hurley, Gloucester’s Director of Public Health. The event is free and open to the public to attend, although registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org.
Clint Smith’s “How the Word is Passed” sheds light on some of America’s most essential yet overlooked stories and emphasizes how much we can gain by paying attention to them. In this narrative nonfiction debut, Smith explores eight sites—including his hometown of New Orleans, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, New York City, and Angola Prison—using archival research and contemporary interviews to uncover how slavery has profoundly shaped our nation’s collective history and memory.
The book, which has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism, the Stowe Prize, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, was featured on numerous “Best Books of 2021” lists, including being named one of former President Barack Obama’s favorite books.
In addition to this work, Smith is the author of two poetry books, Above Ground and Counting Descent, both of which won the Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and were finalists for NAACP Image Awards. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review, The Harvard Educational Review, and other publications.
The Gloucester Reads Panel Discussion with Author Clint Smith is free and open to the public. Registration is required at sawyerfreelibrary.org. Gloucester Reads is offering to cover childcare expenses for those attending the author’s talk. Participants can request funds through the registration form.
For more information on the event, including a full list of Gloucester Reads 2024 programs, book suggestions, and resources on racial equity, visit sawyerfreelibrary.org/gloucester-reads. Event registration at: sawyerfreelibrary.org.
As always, live music 7 days per week….nine shows in all. See you there!
The recent fog and forest fire haze gave Beacon Marine a special light. It’s beautiful on Cape Ann no matter the conditions.
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Another fun week at The Cut!!
Wednesday: WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION
Thursday:
In Bloom Listening Series – Featuring Kimaya Diggs, Joe Wilkins, & Conor Hennessy. This is a FREE show! Join us for an intimate evening of performances from local singer/songwriters. It’s always such a special night! Doors at 7pm.
Friday:
Back to Black Live – A Tribute to Amy Winehouse Starring Megan Wolffe. Vocalist Megan Wolffe takes audiences through a tour-de-force of Winehouse’s 5x Grammy-Award winning album “Back to Black”. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. There are still tickets available for this show.
Saturday: WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR A PRIVATE EVENT
Sunday:
The Open Door Fashion Show – Come support our local community and enjoy a fashion show! 6:30pm. There are still tickets available for this show!
This week The Kitchen at The Cut restaurant will be serving a modified Bar Bites menu only as our new Executive Chef Justus Dunton prepares to launch a new fall menu later this month.
WE HAVE NEW SUMMER HOURS: WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY | 4PM – 12AM
THE CUT | 177 Main Street | Gloucester, MA
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