Mid February snow reflections

Since the weather this week is starting to moderate, much more pleasant to take a walk at sunset.

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Meetinghouse Foundation Annual Bach Birthday Concert

Please join us on March 21, 2026 for our Annual Bach Birthday Concert-performed by Brandenburg and Beyond. Please see the attached press release and poster for more details on this special occasion and please reach out with any questions.

Annual Bach Birthday Concert

Saturday, March 21st, 2026, 7:30pm

The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is proud to host Brandenburg and Beyond, a neo-baroque ensemble featuring a combination of flute, oboe, harpsichord, and strings, for its annual Bach Birthday Concert on Saturday, March 21st at 7:30pm. We are especially grateful to H. Woody Brock, who provided a generous gift to make this concert possible.

Best,

Ashley

Salty’s Bagels is taking a short break this weekend and will be closed on Saturday, February 21st and Sunday, February 22nd.

We will reopen on Saturday, February 28th. : ) Pre-ordering for 02/28 and 03/01 will open on 02/23 at 8:00 am.

PRE-ORDERING:
Sign up at http://www.hotplate.com/saltysbagels (see link in bio) to get a text alert when our pre-orders go live on Monday mornings at 8:00 am. Pre-ordering is now available on both Saturday and Sundays!

Another Packing Idea

I noticed a suggested packing list (must be my theme this week) that included bringing a nightlight along on your trips when you stay in a hotel or motel. GREAT THINKING! And guess where you can get your auto light sensor nightlights to throw in your suitcase? 44 Main St! Open Saturday and Sunday this week (Feb 21-22) from 11-3. Stop by! Oh….and Joey’s hats too…..

Rocky Neck Art Colony Launches First Annual March Music Month

Live Weekly Concerts at the Cultural Center in Partnership with the Cape Ann Guitar Society

Gloucester, MA — March 2026 — Rocky Neck Art Colony, Inc. is pleased to announce the inaugural March Music Month, a new pilot program featuring a series of live musical performances curated by Cape Ann Guitar Society. Concerts will take place each week in March at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, located at 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, an intimate and historically significant venue known for its exceptional acoustics.

March Music Month expands Rocky Neck Art Colony’s artistic offerings by introducing live music into a space traditionally dedicated to visual arts. Past performances revealed the Cultural Center to be a warm, inviting setting for concerts, inspiring the organization to envision this program as an annual event with future opportunities for expanded performances and educational workshops.

“This series is part of our broader effort to welcome new and more diverse audiences to Rocky Neck,” said Elizabeth Carey, CEO. “Music is a powerful, accessible art form, and these performances invite both longtime supporters and first-time visitors to experience the Cultural Center in a new way.”

The series features five performances showcasing a wide range of musical styles.

Sunday, March 8 with Daniel Villela on Classical Guitar at 3:00pm

Sunday, March 15 with Jason Ji on Fingerstyle Guitar at 3:30pm

Sunday March 22 with Steve Lacey on Jazz Guitar at 3pm

Saturday, March 28 with Andrew Cohen on Blues Guitar 1pm workshop; 3pm concert.

Rocky Neck Art Colony is proud to partner with Cape Ann Guitar Society, a newly formed 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to elevating local guitarists and bringing global talent to Cape Ann. 

In addition to March Music Month, the Cultural Center will host “Women by Amy Sudarsky: Nude Portraits from the Last Decade,” on view from March 4 through March 29. The exhibition features life-size paintings of women who meet the viewer’s gaze with pride, warmth, and quiet strength. Sudarsky, Artistic Director of Rocky Neck Art Colony, has previously taught drawing and painting at Boston University School of Visual Arts and Lesley University College of Art and Design. The exhibition will be open during concert dates and by appointment throughout March.

A modest admission fee will be charged for concerts ($15 for RNAC Members; $20 for Non-Members). Proceeds will help support this pilot program, with the goal of building momentum and establishing March Music Month as a signature annual event.

For performance schedules, tickets, or more information, visit rockyneckartcolony.org or click HERE

NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY AT MACHACA 🍹 

Sunday, February 22nd • Doors open 4:30PM

✨ $10 YEYO MARGARITAS ALL DAY ✨ 
Featuring Yeyo Blanco + Yeyo High Proof Blanco

🔥 Daily Specials You Love: 
🌮 $3 Bar Bite Menu (Bar Only) | 4:30–5:30PM
🌙 Late Night Bites | 9–11PM 

$7 Bites + $11 Smashburger & Fries 

Grab your crew, celebrate properly, and sip one of our favorite margaritas with us. Cheers! 🍹

14 Rogers St Gloucester MA

themachaca.com

🍹 NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY AT MACHACA 🍹 

Sunday, February 22nd • Doors open 4:30PM

✨ $10 YEYO MARGARITAS ALL DAY ✨ 
Featuring Yeyo Blanco + Yeyo High Proof Blanco

🔥 Daily Specials You Love: 
🌮 $3 Bar Bite Menu (Bar Only) | 4:30–5:30PM
🌙 Late Night Bites | 9–11PM 

$7 Bites + $11 Smashburger & Fries 

Grab your crew, celebrate properly, and sip one of our favorite margaritas with us. Cheers! 🍹

14 Rogers St Gloucester MA

themachaca.com

4-9pm Minglewood Harborside Fundraiser for the families of the F/V Lily Jean.

10% of all food sales will go to the fund. I’ll have the fish hook hat clips if you leave any donation you’ll get a free fish hook hat clips. Joe Higgins will have fish prints with 100% of the money raised for the fish prints going to the fund, Joe Novello will be running a 50/50 and I’ll have Gloucester Fishermen caps with 20% of those sales tonight going to the fund. Thanks Zach Sears and team for putting this event on!

UPDATE: Blynman Canal Drawbridge Critical Steel Repair Work 🚧

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Attention Gloucester residents and travelers! 🚢 The Blynman Canal will be closed to marine traffic for one month, starting Sunday, February 22 through Sunday, March 22. This closure is essential for critical steel repairs on the drawbridge to ensure its safe operation.

During this period, Western Avenue will remain open to vehicles with alternating one-way traffic controlled by temporary signals. Trucks are permitted, and pedestrian access will continue on the northbound sidewalk. 🌉

🕔 Work hours: 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., seven days a week. Expect delays and please drive with caution!

For updates on traffic conditions:
📱 Download the Mass511 app or visit http://www.mass511.com
📞 Dial 511 for real-time conditions
🐦 Follow @MassDOT on X for regular updates

For any inquiries, contact us at BlynmanBridge@dot.state.ma.us or call our hotline at (978) 792-3099.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation! 🙏

BlynmanCanal #Gloucester #MassDOT #TrafficUpdate #InfrastructureRepair

The Gloucester Police Department (Official)’s Community Impact Unit will be hosting their backpack initiative to help support the unhoused on Sunday March 8th , 8am to 10am at the CIU Office located at 5 Center Street in Gloucester.

What’s In Your Suitcase?

Begging to differ, New York Times and whomever came up with these packing numbers…..Here you see an example of how many of what kinds of items to pack for a one week trip in accordance with a 5-4-3-2-1 plan. I kind of agree with the ratios, but not the actual numbers. For a one week trip, I am packing AT LEAST 8 pairs of underwear. (* I am guessing I am not the only woman who packs extra underwear for “just in case” even though I have literally never needed it*) Five pairs for a week? That’s not my style and I’m guessing many of you agree. The tops and bottoms/pants I can live with but I’m probably only packing one additional pair to shoes to the ones I am wearing. The extra underwear can take over the space the second pair of shoes takes up in the luggage. Not putting one of Joey’s poms in the suitcase either…I am wearing it proudly. What do you think of these suggestions for a week’s trip?