Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Seeking Picture of Rosie Balboa-

Joey,

      I’m hoping you can help me locate a picture of Rosie (Crud) Balboa, who was a local visual fixture who lived by The Tavern and was usually seen down the blvd. in the 70’s.  Recently I did this portrait of Floyd Morris, The Clam Digger who use to sell clams door to door all around Cape Ann when I was a kid in the 60’s.  I’m a life long local artist and this is a project I’m working on.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.  I’m offering a free print of Floyd or Rosie ( once I’m done) to anyone who can find me a picture of the subject.  Currently the picture of Floyd can be found at local art & toy store, Island Art and Hobby, on Main St. in downtown Gloucester.  There’s a wonderful wall there where local artist can show pieces of their art for sale at low prices under &250.. framed.

Sincerely, James Oliver

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR AND HAVE A TABLE AT THE FAIR?  DEADLINE IS APRIL 25

Athletic & academia fitness fair!

In Memory of alphonse “Al” Swekla

Saturday, May 17, 2014 ~ 10-2pm

Held at The Gloucester High School Field House During The Boston Red Sox World Series Trophy Tour!

AGH Patron Sponsor – $500                          

· Sponsor name on printed materials, including event flyers distributed & posted in area

· Recognition during opening ceremonies at event

· Sponsor name/logo included in our event sponsor program booklet –Top Quarter Page Ad location

· Premium space provided at fair site, for your sponsor table or booth

· Sponsor name included in press releases submitted to the media

AGH Exhibitor Vendor Sponsor – $100                                 

· Table/booth set up at fair to promote your business

· Sponsor name on printed materials, including event flyers distributed & posted in area

Payment Information

q Please accept my enclosed check, made out to AGH Citizens Fund

Please return to:       AGH Citizens Fund, Inc.   

                                    P.O. Box 1495

                                    Gloucester, MA 01930

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Presented by the Addison Gilbert Hospital Citizen’s Fund www.aghcitizensfund.org

All proceeds go towards our vision for Addison Gilbert Hospital, for the existence of a full service hospital with the availability of acute services on site 24/7.

UP TO 3,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TURN OUT TO THIS EVENT, SO PLAN ACCORDINGLY!

Lee Swekla

                               
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT!!               
5:30-8:00                                   May 2, 2014
Ages 3+                               
Pizza and juice served for dinner!
$10 per child
Contact Gymazing! to sign up
Note: No shows will be charged $10 per child
978-525-6111                                                     May 9, 2014

“The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one.”

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Born in Ireland, Shaw was the author of more than 60 plays, including “Pygmalion” on which “My Fair Lady” was based. Shaw also wrote literary and political criticism, novels, short stories and essays, many featuring his thoughtfully humorous outlook on life. An ardent and life-long Fabian socialist, he was a founder of the London School of Economics, as well as an early vegetarian, anti-vivisectionist, and a supporter of eugenics. He is the only person to have won both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar. It was Shaw who observed that “England and America are two countries separated by a common language.”

Gotta love it when our fishermen are celebrated enough to become bobble heads!

The GloucesterCast Podcast is coming to Stitcher for those of you who have it in your car, you’ll be able to listen to it through your car radio.

I listen to the podcast through the auxillary port and a 3.5 mm jack from my headphone jack on my cell phone because I don’t have a radio system in my car with stitcher. You can get a 3.5 mm connector for something like $6 at radio shack. Good for long rides in the car. Yo can also use it to listen to Pandora and any other audio through your cell phone.

Tom Ellis captain of the Thomas E. Lannon is now captain of a new 2-wheel ship.
He came by to see what was going on at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum Saturday.
-Len

Almost Time For The Lannon To Sail- Woot!

The Gloucester Police Department Proudly Supports Massachusetts Special Olympics with an incredible evening of food, music and good company.
At
Giuseppes Ristorante 2 Main Street, Gloucester, MA  (978) 879-4622

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 from 5pm-10pm
Come in and enjoy a great dinner with music and great company. Gloucester Police Officers will be assisting in serving you and explaining how you can “Tip a Cop” to help out our Special Olympians. All Tip proceeds will go directly to Massachusetts Special Olympics. Lets pack the place and beat the State record for donations! (Rumors abound that for a special donation, you will get a song from a certain Police Chief known to play late night Springsteen tunes)
Call Giuseppes directly for a reservation or stop on in and enjoy a great night for a great cause. You wont want to miss this!!

For the love of God people- just say no to Red Mulch!
Cheese city.

From Pop Gallery

Here’s Marty With Son Brian at Carnegie Hall Where They Performed.

Hey Joey! Backyard Growers has a lot going on! Any chance you could post our stuff? Do I need to give you the actual links and photos or is it easy for you just to pop in our Constant Contact thing below? Just trying to make your life easier ; ) Anyway, if you need the actual link for “Click here to vote” it is http://www.seedsofchangegrant.com. Thanks Joey!

Join Backyard Growers at our upcoming events!

The week of April 14th is filled with Backyard Growers events! 

The annual miracle is about to occur. Winter will yield to spring and gardening season will return! Time to get ready! 

Join us for a free Fruit Tree Workshop

Learn how to prune, revitalize,and harvest overgrown fruit trees as a way of growing food for each other, connecting our community, and celebrating our heritage. People will learn how to work on their own trees, and receive training as a group so we can tend to fruit trees in selected downtown and East Gloucester neighborhoods.  

Workshop Instructor: James Harrison, North Shore Director of The Food Project

When: Wednesday, April 16, 5:30-6:30 PM(location TBD)

Limited spots available. To register contact John Sarrouf.

Movie Night! Come watch Growing Cities!

Calling all backyard, community, and schoolyard gardeners! And friends of people who garden!

Join Backyard Growers and Cape Ann Community Cinema for a screening of Growing Cities, a film about urban agriculture and sustainable food systems. Stick around after the film and participate in a panel discussion with youth from The Food Project, one of the organizations featured in the film.

Where: Cape Ann Community Cinema, 21 Main Street

When: Thursday,

April 17, 7:30 PM

Ticket prices are $10 adults, $8.50 students & seniors, and a special discount for BYG and CACC members. A portion of the ticket sales goes to Backyard Growers to support our programming. 

Purchase your tickets here!

Shop for Spring Seedlings & Seeds

We have lots of lovely spring items for sale at the upcoming Cape Ann Farmers’ Market. 

We have spring seedlings for a buck each (broccoli, kale, Swiss chard, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower),  High Mowing Seeds, and cool Backyard Growers t-shirts.

First and second year Backyard Growers will receive free seeds and seedlings–don’t forget to come and pick up your free stuff!

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Church Street

When: Saturday,

April 19, 9 AM-12 PM

We’re looking forvolunteers to help us on distribution day. Current Backyard Growers have their participation fee waived or returned in exchange for volunteering. Sign up to volunteer her

Hi, Joey,   Could you include following in GMG? Thanks.
BOOK LAUNCH  TUESDAY APRIL 8 ROCKPORT LIBRARY AT 7:30
THE WIFE AND I: WALKS IN THE WOODS AND LANES OF CAPE ANN 1958 & 1959
Sarah Clark will be presenting power power slides of old and present Rockport and reading from her new book a compilation of her father, Jim Clark’s writings. Jim wrote a popular column recounting his walks with “the wife” and later also the pugnacious pooch, Molly, around Rockport and sometimes Gloucester for the Gloucester Times from 1958-1966.  Books will be available at the event and later at Toad Hall, The Bookstore and Tuck’s.  A portion of the profits benefit the Sandy Bay Historical Society, sponsor of the event.

Gloucester Area Astronomy Club April 11 Meeting

Eclipses are coming!

At our Friday April 11 meeting, GAAC favorite Jim Koerth will show us everything we ever wanted to know about eclipses in general, the moon in particular, and even more in particular, the two lunar eclipses we’re expecting this year — one in April and another in October. And there are another two eclipses coming up in 2015, so come to GAAC and be prepared!

Jim’s talk will focus on the mechanics of eclipses, lunar and solar, here and on other planets, and will touch on lunar geography and even the role of eclipses in the search for planets around other stars. Come on in for the usual good times and good eats, and a great, informative talk. You’ll leave looking at the moon differently!

The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club meets from 8:00 pm to about 9:30 on April 11 at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street in Lanesville. There are no costs or fees, and the public is encouraged to attend. See more on our Facebook page,http://www.facebook.com, our website athttp://gaac.us, or follow us on twitter, @gaactweet

Dory prep rain delay!

For those of you who read the schedule of events sent to you recently by the IDRC, you noticed we have scheduled a dory prep day at Eastern Ave. Self Storage this Saturday April 5^th.  But, due to the forecasted rain, we will be moving to Sunday April 6^th, meeting around 9 AM.  We will need some bodies at least to move the boats around (un-nest a pair).  Then, we will be scraping and sanding.  The whole process should take less than 2 hours, so if you have some time please come down and lend a hand for a good cause!!

Thank you, Joey! 
Here’s our mission statement: 

Downtown Magnolia is undergoing a revitalization. At the heart of this transformation, is a gathering spot that will bring people together. Owner/Developer Eric Loiacano has partnered with the Serenitee Restaurant Group to build a restaurant that will serve as that meeting place for the community. 
Appropriately named 525, the restaurant’s neighbors may be the only ones to get the connection reference, but everyone is going to love the food! 525 will feature creative tavern fare with New England staples, served in a comfortable setting. The bar will boast great cocktails, wines by the glass and ice cold beers. With plenty of outdoor seating available, 525 will be the perfect après beach destination this summer.  
525 will be opening on Thursday, May 8th