Katharine Newhouse submits-
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.
Cape Ann Giclee Month Of March 20% Off Custom Print Special
Hi Joey,
We are running a special for the rest of the month of March we are offering 20% off custom prints for orders placed ONLINE thru our website – photo paper, canvas, fine art paper – all of it is on sale online only – use our easy upload feature with cropping and custom sizing, we even have a wall preview feature! Spruce up your walls for Spring or get ready for an upcoming show. In store or phone orders are NOT eligible for the discount. Coupon code is march15 go to
http://www.capeanngicleeshop.com/upload-page to upload your photo and place your order!
This is for anybody who has an image they want printed whether they are a pro with a show coming up or a person with family photos they want printed.
Thanks,
Anna Baglaneas Eves
Cape Ann Giclee
20 Maplewood Ave
Gloucester, MA 01930
978-546-7070
http://www.capeanngiclee.com
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Fort Square Cafe Breakfast In A Bowl
Should Boston Voters Should Decide Whether or Not The City Of Boston Host The Olympic Games?
From WGBH Greater Boston Report
Support for Boston’s Olympic bid has tripped out of the starter’s gate. Now, Boston 2024 says it won’t go forward without public support. Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim and United Independent Party chairman Evan Falchuk have proposed ballot questions to gauge just that, hoping to provide a place for voters to weigh in, maybe even have the final say.
Should people get a say, maybe the final say, on whether the Olympics come to Boston? And if so, should it just be Bostonians? Or the whole state? Let us know.
Community Stuff 3/24/15
Good Evening Joey,
Could you please include the following brochure in the Good Morning Gloucester website before March 31st. I will have a power point presentation, and will do a few book readings. I will also have autographed copies of my book for sale on hand. I will share some sea stories of my career at sea, as well as my experiences growing up on Cape Ann.
Could you confirm this when you do it?
Thank you very much.
George Grimes
Please join us at the Shipbuilding Museum on March 31 at 7:30 PM as Master Mariner, Captain George Grimes of Rockport shares stories of a life working at sea. Remember, this program is free for museum members!
Hi Joey-
We are gearing up for CAFM’s 7th annual Dinner and Movie Fundraiser on April 6th-
Great film, great food and great company!!!
Hoping you can post this for us when you have a chance-
Thank you!
Niki
Maritime Gloucester April Vacation Programs
Sign up today for our PreK – 1st grade April vacation programs! Make your own creature crafts, and hear ocean stories. Our popular February vacation programs sold out completely this year, so be sure to register today. We’ll be announcing additional April vacation programs for ages 6 – 10 soon, so stay tuned.
10am – 11:30am, parents/guardians required. $10 per session for non-members, $5 for Maritime Gloucester members.
April 21 – For the Birds
April 22 – Something Fishy
April 23 – Jiggly Jellies
Captured: Photography, Sculpture and Fine Crafts by RNAC Members
March 5-29
The Cultural Center Gallery
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Gallery hours, Thurs-Sun, 12:00-4:00 PM
Closing Celebration Reception Sunday, March 29, 2-4 PM / Viewers Choice Award at 3 PM.
SAVE THE DATE
Gloucester MA, Mar 21, 2015 —The public will have a last chance to view the photos and craft pieces ”captured” by members of the Rock Neck Art Colony in this first member’s exhibition of 2015. The public is invited enjoy the exhibition accompanied by light refreshments with the artists at the Closing Celebration of CAPTURED on Sunday, March 29, 2-4 PM. Cast a vote for your favorite work by 2:30 PM Sunday for the Viewers Choice award to be presented at 3 PM. The Gallery is open each week, Thursday-Sunday, 12:00-4:00 PM.
Be sure not to miss the work of exhibiting artists, jeweler Katherine Bagley, mosaic magicians Mary Boles and Pam Stratton and photographers Matt Cegelis, Leslie Heffron, Skip Montello, Judith Monteferrante, Tom Nihan, Michael Oleksiw, David Piemonte, Katherine Richmond, Judy Robinson-Cox and Dianne Schaefer.
Next up at the Cultural Center is “It’s Not Furniture” a juried annual of paintings and mixed-media 2D work April 2-26.
Currently Packing GMG Charcoal Stonewashed Caps For Shipping. Including The New St Paddy Day GMG Stickers In Each Shipment!
46 Granite St. #1 Rockport, MA 01966 For Sale From Kenny MacCarthy
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Businesswomen of Cape Ann Take Over The Crow’s NestTomorrow Night. Join us!
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Cousin Joe Marcantonio Hosted Tommy & Peter from the Isle of Mauritius After The Boston International Seafood Show
Tommy & Peter from the Isle of Mauritius came to Sister Felicias after Joe invited them. Joe works for Stavis Seafoods as a director of buying and they source a good amount of fish from The Isle Of Mauratius.
Where is The Isle Of Mauratius You Ask?
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I’m pretty sure they ate pretty good at Felicia’s ![]()
Stuff Happening at Rocky Neck Cultural Center
It’s Not Furniture: Paintings and drawings by RNAC Members
April 2-26, 2015
The Cultural Center Gallery
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Gallery hours, Thurs-Sun, 12:00-4:00 PM
Meet the Artists Reception Sunday, April 12, 2-4 PM
Closing Celebration and award ceremony, Sunday, April 26, 2-4 PM
RNAC MEMBERS SHOW FEATURES PAINTINGS AND DRAWING
Gloucester MA, Mar 23, 2015— On April 2, 2015, the Cultural Center Gallery on Wonson Street in Gloucester opens the second of two RNAC member shows—a juried Spring exhibition of paintings and drawings by Rocky Neck Art Colony members. Provocatively titled “It’s Not Furniture,” the exhibition features 35 works by 23 member artists exhibiting 2D works in oil, acrylic, watercolor mixed media, encaustic, collage and color pencil. Juror Carol Pelletier, Chair of Fine Arts and Professor of Art at Endicott College, selected the work.
“It’s Not Furniture” is on view April 2-26, 2015 during gallery hours Thursday-Sunday from 12-4 PM. The public is invited to a reception for artists and friends on Sunday, April 12, 2-4 PM at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester.
According to the exhibition organizer Martha Swanson, the slightly odd title for this painting show is meant to provoke a discussion about the function of art from both artist’s point of view and intention, to the non-utilitarian function of wall art. To express one of the myriad of reasons for collecting art, a member of the Cultural Center’s exhibition committee succinctly stated, “a painting need not match the décor.”
“It’s Not Furniture” looks at the landscape, seascape, cityscape, still-life study and more in styles ranging from realistic to abstract through the diverse styles of artists Kathleen Gerdon Archer, Kristie Bernard, Katherine Coakley, Mary D. Cole, Robin Colodzin, Maura Cronin, Terry DelPercio-Piemonte, Loren Doucette, Gail Gang, Leslie Heffron, Michele Kenna, Kat Masella, Mary Rhinelander McCarl, Sinikka Nogelo, Gerry O’Leary, Sue Ann Pearson, Regina Piantedosi, Ronald Pruett, Deb Schradieck, Lully Schwartz, Kate Somers, Anna Vojtech, and Rokhaya Waring.
Photo credits:
“Poppies” by Katherine Coakley
“Stairway“ by Mary D. Cole
“Thinking of Hartley” by Loren Doucette
“Halibut Point, Winter Color” by Deb Schradieck
“Apple Trees and Boulders in the Snow” Rokhaya Waring
ALSO:
Looking and Drawing: 6-week workshop with Gabrielle Barzaghi
April 13, 20, 27 & May 4, 11, 18, 2015, 1-4 PM
Cost for the workshop: $330, $300 for RNAC members
Email to Register: Gabrielle Barzaghi, gb@gabriellebarzaghi.com
The Cultural Center Gallery
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
DRAWING WORKSHOP WITH GABRIELLE BARZAGHI
Gloucester MA, Mar 23, 2015 – This class is designed to help you draw with accuracy, confidence and enthusiasm. Drawing basics such as mapping, structural line and composition will be covered. You will learn to observe very carefully and to create volume and space with both line and value. Lively and nuanced mark making will be explored. There will be demos, critiques and lots of one on one attention. The class will be flexible to allow for a variety of skill levels and experienced participants may choose to work in a self-directed manner. A supply list will be provided.
Artist and educator Gabrielle Barzaghi is a Senior Lecturer at New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University and has taught college level drawing since 1980. Visit her website at www.gabriellebarzaghi.com.
Alice in Wonderland Jr. at the O’Maley Innovation Middle School
Martin DelVecchio submits-
The O’Maley Acadamy Drama Club is putting on another fabulous show. This year it’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.
Four shows remain:
Sunday, March 22nd at 1:00p (Cast X)
Friday, March 27th at 7:00p (Cast Y)
Saturday, March 28th at 1:00p (Cast X)
Sunday, March 29th at 1:00p (Cast Y)
Here are some more photos:
Cast X: https://www.flickr.com/photos/martindelvecchio/sets/72157651412124176/
Cast Y: https://www.flickr.com/photos/martindelvecchio/sets/72157651418013386/
March 23 and I come down to the dock frozen. Awesome.
Community Stuff 3/23/15
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Master Plan for our Meadow and Pond
JOHN SPARKS (1941-2014)
We will miss John Sparks….
Join our Conservancy!
Generation after generation, our Millbrook Meadow and Pond have given this community respite and solace from the effects of hectic life …
Now it is our generation’s turn to give respite and renewed life to the meadow …
We have formed the Rockport Millbrook Meadow Conservancy to support restoration goals, and to give the Meadow and the Mill Pond new life to last another century.Please join us to preserve, protect and give life to this town’s treasure!
Master Plan takes shape. Our contractor will soon begin developing plans for actual construction of the long-awaited Restoration of Meadow and Pond.
The conceptual plan above shows the Pond, at left, with proposed boardwalk in white. Meadow is at right.
Plan calls for dredging tons of sediment from Mill Pond, rebuilding the watercourse for the Mill Brook so that it winds more and is widened to prevent flooding.
The path through the Meadow will begin at Beach St. (far right) with small entrance plaza. There’ll be rain gardens near path to capture water runoff.
The old, dying willows will be replaced with new willows and other native plant species.
Writing a 10-Minute Play Workshop
Gloucester Writers Center
126 E. Main St., Gloucester, MA
Instructor: M. Lynda Robinson
4-Week Workshop with Staged Reading event post-Workshop
April 2, 9 16, 23: Thursdays 7 â 9:30 pm
Public Staged Reading in spring – date TBD
Limited to 10 participants. $125
Everyone has a story to tell. The 10-minute play format has all the elements of drama â plot, characters, dialogue & conflict. Learn how to put those elements into a short piece written specifically for the stage, for actors, and for an audience. Over the 4 week class, participants will create a 10-minute play for a Staged Reading to be performed live. If you are a writer, this is an opportunity to work on dialogue – or just stretch your skills into the world of theatre! If you are a dreamer, put your story into the short-play format for all the world to see!
Your play will have a professional Staged Reading in spring at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center, where your play will be read by actors. Our Readings have been drawing large crowds and providing audience feedback for the plays.
For more information or to enroll on line do to: www.gloucesterwriters.org
Pauline Getting Ramped Up For The Pauline’s Gifts Opening For The Season
GloucesterCast 124 With Jason Grow, Kim Smith, Donna Ardizzoni,Nichole Schrafft, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro #GloucesterMA
GloucesterCast 124 With Jason Grow, Kim Smith, Donna Ardizzoni, Nichole Schafft, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro #GloucesterMA
Topics Include: Jason Grow’s WWII Veteran’s Project, If You Know A Veteran who Served In WWII From Cape Ann Please Contact Jason at 978-884-7964 or email jason@jasongrow.com , Winner Of Last Weeks’ Podcast Subscriber Contest Is Paul Foster, One Hour At A Time Gang Starts Up This Coming Saturday, Kim Recount’s The Groppo Family St Joseph’s Day Feast and More Kudos To All The Families and Bakers Who Continue The St Joseph’s Traditions, Props To Coaches and Hockey Tryouts for Next Year, Starting A Ski/Bike Swap In Gloucester Like Hamilton School’s Do, Volunteering Other People To Do Work For You, Passports, Jason Is Anti-Quinoa, Jason Shout’s Out To Tacos Lupita and George’s Coffee Shop, Another Plea For An Indian Restaurant, Nichole Apologizes To Mile Marker, Is Lice a Thing Again and FairyTail Lice Spray, Locks For Love, East Gloucester Commies, Alicia’s Teen driving Like A Jerk Post, FOB Jim Clyde Provides Two Prints For The Next Subscriber To The GloucesterCast Contest (prize must be picked up at the dock, two weeks to pick up prize or it goes back into the prize pile)
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MUST WATCH! North Shore Ski/Surf Film- Exclusively Shot Here By Anthony Farenwald
Joey says-
Must Watch Short From Anthony Farenwald. Brilliant Cinematography , Film Editing ,Soundtrack and Footage. I Give It a 10 Out Of 10 @craigkimberley, Check It!
Hi GMG,
My name is Anthony Farenwald and I grew up here in Gloucester. I thought you might be interested in this ski and surf film that I made documenting how my friends and I made the best of Boston’s craziest winter yet. It was filmed exclusively on the North Shore, I’m sure you’ll recognize some of the locations. In any case, hope you enjoy!
TAA COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER Saturday, April 4th at 6 pm at Temple Ahavat Achim
TAA COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER
Saturday, April 4th at 6 pm at Temple Ahavat Achim (86 Middle St, Gloucester, MA)
Please join us for the TAA Community Passover Seder on the Second night of Pesach. We’ll enjoy a traditional Seder meal with contemporary twists.
Reservations are STRONGLY recommended – our seats sell out fast!
Please CLICK HERE TO RSVP.
Natalia Carollo
Office Coordinator
Essex Elementary PTO is raffling off a BOAT!
Hi Joey,
Not sure if you could share this with your readers… the Essex Elementary PTO is raffling off a BOAT! It’s a great prize (all new, 14ft Lund, trailer, 20HP engine, safety equipment, and a mooring off Conomo Point for the summer). All proceeds go to fund enrichment at the elementary school. I attached a flyer with the info.
Our family loves Good Morning Gloucester!
Stacie
Stacie S. Capotosto
President, Essex Elementary PTO
Rabbit Invasion From Jeanne Blake
Hi Joey,
Rabbits are eating the bark off my trees — the trees in the picture are autumn olive trees. They’re also eating the bark off my crabapple trees – and others.
Last summer when rabbits ate many of my plants, a professional landscaper tried a ton of solutions. I sprinkled moth balls, coyote urine, etc. Nothing worked. Now, it appears that rabbits are living under my deck, which means I’ll have even more this spring.
This afternoon I sprinkled “Shake Away” Fox Urine Granules under the trees. I’m not optimistic…
I know that a lot of people are struggling with the rabbit invasion this winter. Perhaps one of your readers will have a suggestion.
Thanks.
Jeanne Blake
Editors note-
My advice- bring in some Coyotes ![]()
Can’t resist linking to an episode of Rabbid Invasion
Ohana Re-Opening For The Season April 1st!
Hello Joey,
I hope that you are doing well. Please post this on GMG:
Ohana Opening for the season on April 1st!
As a welcome to Spring Special our prix fixe menu will be $35 for three courses April 1-15.
Updated menu on the website, www.ohanacapeann.com
Thank you.














