Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The creator of goodmorninggloucester.org Lover of all things Gloucester and Cape Ann. GMG where we bring you the very best our town has to offer because we love to share all the great news and believe that by promoting others in our community everyone wins.

Rockport Middle School production of "The Sound of Music" was nominated for five MET Musical Awards by the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild

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Hi Joey!

The Rockport Middle School production of “The Sound of Music” was nominated for five MET Musical Awards by the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild.   Winners to be announced June 9th.

Info: http://metg.org/education/met-musical-awards/

Actors

Jack Kelly, Best Lead Actor  – Captain Von Trapp

Hattie Rich, Best Supporting Actress – Elsa Schraeder

Alex Strzemilowski, Best Supporting Actor – Max Detweiler

Production

Best Set Design and Execution

Best Lighting Design and Execution

Congratulations!

Best source of additional information:  Keith McCarthy, Drama Director Rockport Middle School

Please consider donating blood! Sign up today! The Red Cross Bus will be at Addison Gilbert this Saturday!

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David Adams retirement reception June 4th

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Joey –

thank you again for all of your help with the Docksiders events this past year.

One more favor (for this year)

We have set up a reception for David Adams, founder of the Docksiders and leader for the past 14 years, at Gloucester High School on Thursday June 4th from 6-8 p.m.  Mr. Adams is retiring at the end of this year.

People are invited to come see Mr.Adams and discuss the Docksiders and GHS Chorus (which he also leads).  Refreshments will be provided.

Thank you

Andy Withers

GHS Docksiders

awwithers@aol.com

Karen Pischke Is looking for A Home For An Organ

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Hi Joey.

Looking for a home for an organ and wondering if an FOB, local church or day care center might be interested. Someone I know has one to donate. It’s in need of some tuning. If interested, email me – info@dreamtimewellness.com or call – 978–283-4258.  Thanks.  Karen

Terry Del Percio–Piemonte asks How Cripple Cove Got Its Name

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Hi Joey
Would you happen to know how Cripple Cove got its name – or the history of it?
Thanks
Terry Del Percio – Piemonte

And this right here is why I fear animals

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Savages.  Can’t trust wildlife.  Turn your head for one second and they’re trying to bust through your window and peck your eyes out.

SAILOR STANS IS WHERE IT’S AT FOR SUMMER #GLOUCESTERMA BREAKFAST

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Mexican #Spiderman Doing It Big!

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Spiderman. Spiderman. Knockin himself out like nobody can!

No denying that performance. The kids loved it.
I’d like to hire him for the Horribles parade but we’d have to save his grand finale for the judges table.

Ut Oh, The Swells In Annisquam Are Gonna Lose Their Minds…

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Time Out Magazine In NYC just pointed out the pure bliss that is Lighthouse Beach in it’s 10 best weekend getaways from NYC article.

From personal experience, the Swells aren’t big fans of anyone in the media pointing out to the sweaty masses how fantastic Lighthouse Beach is.  The writer of this article may just want to hide out in a bunker til summer is over because if any New Yorkers find their way to Lighthouse Beach they might send a hit squad to take out the author who had the audacity to tell people about this gem of a location which may or may not be able to be found on the map below…

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The 10 best weekend getaways from NYC

We’ve got weekend getaways for adventurers and lazybones alike—all so close to NYC, you can go right now

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Click here or the map for a Google map to discover how to get there.

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Schooner Challenge and Luncheon to Benefit the Phyllis A Marine Association

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You are invited to attend:

Schooner Challenge and Luncheon to Benefit the Phyllis A Marine Association

Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Kick off a year of celebrating the Phyllis A‘s 90th Anniversary with a day of fun and food!

Join the crews of the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon and Schooner Ardelle as each ship’s captain challenge their teams to knot tying, sail raising, a sea chantey sing-off, and more!

Following the sail, join us for a luncheon in the Gloucester House function hall (Seven Seas Wharf, Gloucester, MA). Special tickets are available for those who can only join us for lunch. Luncheon begins at 1pm.

The Phyllis A Marine Association would like to offer our gratitude to the owners of the Schooner Thomas E. Lannon, Schooner Ardelle, and The Gloucester House restaurant for their support of our efforts.

All proceeds benefit the mission of the Phyllis A Marine Association: to promote the heritage, culture and folk life of the fisheries of Gloucester, MA, through the display and preservation of the gillnet fishing vessel, Phyllis A.
To reserve seats and pay by cash or check, please call the Phyllis A Marine Association at 978-381-3901.

Additional notes: Please arrive at the wharf 30 minutes before departure. The Schooner Lannon is berthed at Seven Seas Wharf (Rogers Street, Gloucester). The Schooner Ardelle is berthed at Maritime Gloucester (Harbor Loop, Gloucester)

Seven Seas Wharf

Rogers St

Gloucester, MA

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Gloucester Fish on display Brooklyn, NY

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Gloucester Fish on display Brooklyn, NY

And a photo related to the New York fascination with Gloucester….

This photo taken at the Greenpoint Fish and Lobster Company, Brooklyn NY

http://greenpointfish.com/

Photo credit:   Paul Munkholm

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American Heros

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Virginia McKinnon submits-

HI Joey, Sharing this picture with your readers of American Heroes. All are veterans. Picture was taken ten years ago
at my husbands 80 Birthday Party on Halloween 2004. Bob Beard, Gordon Hilshey, Charlie Dickman and Tony Rao in the back row
have all died. Surviving veteran of WW2 in the front row are Elmer Miller, Bob McKinnon and Joe Orange. God Bless our Heroes..

Bob-Friends 2004 Halloween

Memorial Day Parades, Ceremonies and Things to Do on the North Shore

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Hi Joey,

We have a compiled a complete list of Memorial Day parades, ceremonies and other things to do on the North Shore at http://northshorekid.com/category/events/holiday/memorial-day

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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Oscar Wilde Quote of the Week from Greg Bover

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“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.”

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)  

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Born in Dublin to intellectual parents, Wilde was a leading light of the Aesthetics Movement, which included Whistler, Pater, Swinburne and Waugh among others, and celebrated beauty for its own sake rather than the social uplift it might provide as championed by Ruskin et alia. Better known for his incomparable satiric plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde’s sole novel was the darkly Faustian The Picture of Dorian Gray. Although very successful as an essayist and lecturer, he died penniless in France after being jailed and then hounded from England for his sexual preferences. His last words, perhaps apocryphal, as he lay on his death bed surrounded by creditors: “Well gentlemen, I seem to be dying beyond my means.”

Greg Bover