Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The Essex Merchants Group, the Essex Division of the Chamber of Commerce and the Essex Enhancement Committee will be purchasing thousands of colorful potted mum plants at a wholesale price to be delivered to the parking lot of Main Street Antiques the third week of September. These locally grown plants will be sold for $5.00 each to those taking part in the campaign. (Checks payable to Essex Merchants Group)

Decorate your store front, porch and yard. Everyone is invited. Please let us know that you, your business or organization will be participating and how many plants you want us to order for you. In addition, if you are an individual, a business or an organization and would like to adopt a site or make a donation to the Mums Fund you can send it to

Bob Coviello

Main Street Antiques 44 Main Street Essex, MA 01929

For more information call Bob Coviello (978-768-7039)

or email robertcoviello@hotmail.com

Posting For SAT Tutors

Hello,

My name is Norma Ramirez and I am with LEAP for Education (formerly Salem CyberSpace) College Success Program.  You might have met Betty Haggerty, who was running the Gloucester College Success Program last year.  This year, due to the growth of our programs, I will be running the College Success Program in Gloucester along with Scott Memhard, who is a Gloucester resident and owner of Cape Pond Ice. 

The reason for my reaching out to you is to ask if you could possibly post something for us.  We would like to post that the College Success Program is looking for tutors to help high school juniors prepare for the SATs in Math and English.  SAT tutoring takes place once a week for 1 hour from October to May from 4:30 to 5:30pm at Gloucester High School.  Anyone who is interested can either email me (nramirez@leap4ed.org) or call me (978-741-6667 ext. 106).

Hi Joey,
Here’s an update on That Nutty Redhead-
WOOT!!!!!!!!!!! Wicked sweet!!!!!That Nutty Redhead’s application for product submission for Whole Foods Market!!!! I’ve worked in the food business for many years, this is a dream come true!! My gourmet nuts are based on my Victorian grandmother’s recipe. My ancestors once owned a candy factory so I grew up making confections. I’m picking up where they left off.

I’ll need help raising the funds for the required professional UPC/nutrition label packaging for Whole Foods & several other interested stores. Add another nut glazing machine, working capital, and I’m off to the next level!
Monday I launch my official Kickstarter fundraising campaign!!
It’s been a long road, but I’ve come this far, it’s gonna happen!!!!! 🙂
I’ll post the pledge link Monday. PLEASE share it with everyone, and ask them to share it. The more exposure I get the better my chances of making my goal. Kickstarter is all, or nothing, so making the goal is critical.

Does Kickstarter work? You bet!! Take a look at these numbers!
https://www.kickstarter.com/help/stats

  A tremendous thank you from Lisa, That Nutty Redhead 🙂

Up-Coming Chamber Events
 Look for our Table at the Last Block Party of the Season-this Saturday 5-9:00pm On Main Street, Gloucester.
 State Representative Debate: September 24, 7:00am, the Elks Lodge at Bass Rocks.
 Women’s Mixer-September 24: 5-7:00pm, Mile Marker 1.
 $25K Game: October 2, 5-7:00pm at the Gloucester House. Tickets $100- $25,000 given in prizes!
 Business Women’s Fall Luncheon: October 9, Gloucester House, 11:30am-1:30pm, Angela Sanfilippo keynote speaker
 October BAH: Wednesday, October 15, 5-7:00pm, the Building Center/Harbor Loop Gifts.
 Fall Restaurant Week: October 19-24.
 ClamFest: October 25, Best Fall Festival by northshore magazine.
 Congressional Debate: October 29, 7:00am, location TBD
 On-Line Auction starts October 1-15, 2014
For more information or to register for these events, visit www.capeannchamber.com

HOLY FAMILY PARISH AND OUR LADY OF GOOD VOYAGE AUTUMN FESTIVAL

The Collaborative of Holy Family Parish of Cape Ann and Our Lady of Good Voyage are planning our first joint event to welcome the Autumn season on October 4,2014.  Holy Family will welcome the gift of the Harvest Season and host the Harvest Festival.  The event will kickoff with a wonderful autumn breakfast of homemade Cider Donuts, Pumpkin Muffins, coffee and hot chocolate starting at 9:00 a.m. at St. Ann Church Hall.  Please don’t leave after breakfast because the festivities will just be getting started!  We will be offering a Yard Sale with treasures from all over Cape Ann.  There is something special with your name on it waiting for your discerning taste and pocketbook.  The famous bake table will be up and running too.  The theme for this bake table will be Harvest Delights.  Offered at the bake table will be Pumpkin, Apple and Squash Pies as well as the absolute Gloucester favorite ITALIAN and LEBANESE COOKIES.  Eat them now or put them in the freezer for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas Seasons.  There will be homemade Blueberry, Strawberry and Blackberry Jams and Cape Ann note cards to be enjoyed now or to put in Christmas Stockings!  The Autumn season on Cape Ann is as beautiful as any leaf peeping north of here!  Because of this beauty, we will have decorated and plain pumpkins you can carve yourself, garden art of dried hydrangea, bittersweet, cat-o-nine tails to name a few.  These dried arrangements and decorated, vintage farm tools will make a beautiful statement in your home or yard. Most importantly, we will be ending the Harvest Festival at 100 p.m. by celebrating the Feast of St. Frances of Assisi at Our Lady of Good Voyage parking lot.  At that time, our much loved pets will be blessed!  “All creatures great and small” will be welcome properly leashed, in their carriers or containers.  We hope to make this a yearly part of our Harvest Festival.  Come as we join together to celebrated this special saint who loved all of God’s creatures.  Save part of your week to join in fellowship with Holy Family Parish and Our Lady of Good Voyage.  See you there!

Good morning!  Rob Bradshaw here.  Would you be willing to consider mentioning the Cape Ann Soundscape project I am working on with Cape Ann Museum?  I’m trying to find the most interesting sounds of Gloucester and Cape Ann to use in a work to be premiered at CAM in January.

Here is an article in the paper from this week:  http://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/local_news/article_bef6160d-8417-5868-9d1a-7c6fa09cfe81.html

And I have started (need to update it!) a photo album of the places I am recording:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152460482178411.1073741834.43761053410&type=1

Thanks!

Rob

Religious Education at UU Church
Religious Education classes at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church begin Sunday, Oct. 5, under a new interim director, Rose Sheehan, a licensed early-childhood educator and former director of religious education at All Souls Church in Greenfield. A resident of Gloucester since 2004, Ms. Sheehan has trained in the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Renaissance Training Program for religious educators.  Classes at the Gloucester church are held simultaneous with Sunday family services starting at 10 a.m. The church, on Middle Street at Church Street in downtown Gloucester, is handicapped-accessible. For more information: (978) 283-3410.

Cape Ann TV’s Field Switcher

Be on the lookout for the Cape Ann TV mobile production van!

Be on the lookout for the Cape Ann TV mobile production van! VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

This year Cape Ann TV has invested in a portable field switcher that was proudly unveiled at the September 11^th Manchester/Essex vs Rockport girl’s field hockey game at Manchester/Essex Regional High School.

This field switcher allows Cape Ann TV to cover more events with multiple cameras and dramatically enhances the production quality. Turnaround time will also increase significantly because games and events will be edited live, right in the van! 

“We are thrilled to bring this powerful new equipment to the community. This is a huge step toward improving the depth and breadth of not just our high school sports coverage, but coverage of all types of events on Cape Ann,” said Executive Director Erich Archer.

If anyone would like to get involved with these productions please contact us at 978.281.2443. Classes are going on now.

The field hockey game will air on Cape Ann TV’s Channel 20 on Friday, September 19^th at 3:00 p.m.

www.capeanntv.org

Halibut State Park Program

Free nature program: “We Are All Connected: Animals, Plants, and People” at Halibut Point State Park on Saturday, September 27^th at 1:00pm. Join us for this presentation by The Center For Wildlife of Cape Neddick, Maine. Live animals, hands-on materials, and an interactive display will help to show us that everything is indeed connected. Students will learn about the food web, habitats, and ecosystems as well as our role in this delicate balance. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Halibut Point State Park and is appropriate for all ages. The Friends’ Annual Meeting precedes this program at noon. Meet at the Halibut Point State Park Visitor Center. $2.00 parking fee

Seeking a few new members for our writer’s group – The Finish Line

The Finish Line Writer’s Group, affiliated with and meeting at the Gloucester Writer’s Center since September of 2011, is seeking a few new members. We are a friendly, relaxed and supportive group who love to work and have a good time. It is not necessary that you are planning to publish a novel or taking up free-lance writing for a living. All forms of writing are welcome. We are looking for members who are dedicated to attend and participate in:

· WRITING on a regular basis and improving their skills

· SUBMITTING periodically to the group for feedback

· COMMITTED to providing positive, constructive feedback to group members’ submissions

We meet every other Tuesday evening, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the GWC, 126 East Main St., Gloucester – gloucesterwriters.org.

Please send your name and email address to Barbara Boudreau: bbboudreau@ymail.com

Subject line: Gloucester Writer’s Center

Barbara Boudreau
Author of “The Frenchman”
bbboudreau@ymail.com
@bbboudreau
http://www.amazon.com/Frenchman-Barbara-Boudreau-ebook/dp/B00DEEXWDQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391360126&sr=8-1&keywords=the+Frenchman

The Cave To Host Sicilian and Tuscan Wine Sampling For The Block Party-

On the cusp of the Sept. block party, and with Caffe Sicilia hosting a “Lil Italy”  fete in the west end, The Cave is hosting a free Italian wine & cheese tasting to complement the event. Thought I’d throw it out there. Sampling a Sicilian & Tuscan wine between 5-7. Hope to see you there.

Blessings,

Laura @ The Cave

Hi Joey,

I am helping the Lanesville Community Center with communications for its annual Lanesville Music Festival at the LCC next weekend, Sun. Sept 21st from 1pm-7:00pm.  I have attached a blurb & poster with the details – similar to last year – and would like to ask for your help including this event online in your posts/tweets for GoodMorningGloucester.  You helped post for us last year but I gave you a bit more notice.  So, whatever you have time to do this year again will be greatly appreciated by the LCC.

Thanks so much,

Osha Rose Saylor

The Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street in Gloucester, presents our 5th Annual Lanesville Music Festival on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 1:00 to 7:00 pm.

The Festival features 6 hours of great live music outdoors on the grounds from 1-7pm with some of the North Shore’s best musicians covering:  bluegrass, traditional and contemporary folk, Celtic, country and blues, classic rock, and reggae.  Here’s the line up:

1:00-1:30pm – Lisa Marie Blues Duo

1:45-2:15pm – Marblehead School of Music Ensemble

2:30-3:00pm – Tom Eaton & Pick 3

3:15-3:45pm – Orville Giddings

4:00-4:30pm – Quentin Callewaert & Ken Steiner

4:45-5:45pm – The Treehouse Charlatans

6:00-6:50pm – Alek Razdan & the A Train Orchestra

Great food and beverages will be sold by Smokin’ Jim’s BBQ with beer and wine on sale, as well as local crafts, health & wellness vendors,  and children’s activities.  Admission for the music festival is by donation.

Visit our website: www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org for more information on the outdoor music lineup and times, as well as directions, parking information and our other upcoming events.

Mary Rose Vintage Design Sale

Hi Joey,
I would like to announce that Mary Rose Vintage Design located at 269
Main street Gloucester will be having a 20% off all stock sale
beginning Wed September 17.  We have some lovely up-cycled furniture,
linens, local soaps and assorted vintage finds priced to sell.  The
sale extends through the end of October.

Thursday September 18th at 7:30

Vicki Lindsay speaks about her experience in Mexico working for

Math for Peace, Inc.

www.gloucesterwriters.org

The Pigeon Cove Circle will hold its  monthly Pot Luck Dinner on Thursday, September 25th at 6:00 P.M. at the Pigeon Cove Circle, 6 Breakwater Avenue, Rockport, MA. All members and guests are welcome. Please bring a pot luck dish.

The Pigeon Cove Circle is a benevolent group which includes men and women throughout Cape Ann. The Circle holds fundraisers throughout the year to support the needs of the community  including a scholarship to a Cape Ann High School student, Day in Rockport for the Disabled Veterans, Families in Need just to mention a few. We are always accepting donations to benefit these causes.

We also rent out the Hall for functions at a reasonable price.  There is plenty of parking.

Contacts:

For More Information: Carolyn 978-546-7146

Function Hall Rental: Michelle 978-546-1195

Saturday, September 27th – 9am to 2pm at the Gloucester High School parking lot: Docksiders Electronics and Appliance Recycle Day Fundraiser. Help the environment, help the Docksiders, and clear out your storage space at once! Recycle electronics such as computers, scanners, flat panel monitors, copiers at $5 each; large appliances such as washers, dryers, stoves, microwaves, dehumidifiers, refrigerators, air conditioners, exercise equipment, lawn mowers, small engine items, snow blowers, lawn mowers, etc. at $10 each. CRT (glass) computer monitors $10; TVs $10-30. The following will be recycled for NO FEE: cables, keyboards, cell phones, car batteries, sewing machines, and bicycles. Please contact Dennis Wood at 508-277-7513 or denwaynewood@yahoo.com with any questions.