Last evening Salt Island looked like a giant cookie floating on the sea!
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Author: Joey Ciaramitaro
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Community Stuff 9/18/13
The Cape Pond Ice Company, which dates from 1848, will be offering free Historic Icehouse Tours this coming weekend, September 20 – 22, on Friday at 2pm, Saturday at 11 am and 1 pm, and Sunday at 11 am. A warm sweater or sweatshirt, and practical footware (no flip flops !) are recommended.
The narrated tours last 45 minutes to an hour, and include archival film footage of natural ice harvests from the beginning of last century, an account of the company’s 165 year history, a tour through the 335 # block ice manufacturing area and the 28 degree F. icehouse where new custom ice sculptures are on display, and kids may indulge in a snow ball fight ! The tour concludes with a visit on the ice company wharf overlooking Gloucester Harbor, where vessels are still iced down with tons of ice, and then with several film clips from the WB Perfect Storm movie and the company’s own upbeat TV Commercials.
These free Icehouse tours are sponsored through the Essex National Heritage Area’s Trails & Sails program, which Cape Pond Ice Company has participated in now for 10 years, since 2004, and has consistently been voted the “People’s Choice” popular venue Award. Parking is available. The free tour program will be repeated again next weekend, September 27 – 29.
Further details and directions available at 978-283-0174 or coolestguys@capepondice.com.
Joe Muzio to speak at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
When: Wednesday, October 2, 7:30 pm
Where: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson street, Gloucester, MA 01930
The Gloucester Writers Center is proud to present author Joe Muzio at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck on October 2nd. Muzio’s memoir Buddy Remembers- Then and Now is a intimate view into the life of an American Family. Joe is the second child of Italian American parents, both of whom came to America from southern Italy as children. The book is a detailed recollection of his parents’ lives: their marriage, their approaches to life, how they raised his sister and he in Brooklyn and Queens, New York and their continuing influence. Mr. Muzio is married to Lois Grant Muzio and has three sons and two grandchildren, he lives in Rockport, MA.
Founded in 2010,The Gloucester Writers Center’s mission to preserve, promote and celebrate Cape Ann’s rich literary legacy and to encourage writing and citizenship in the belief that all voices count. For more information about GWC go to gloucesterwriters.org
The Rocky Neck Cultural Center in Gloucester, MA is hosting an art exhibit titled Synthesis featuring Montserrat College of Art and Endicott College faculty and students, Sept. 26 – Oct. 20. The Public Reception will take place Saturday, Oct. 5, 3 – 5 pm at The Rocky Neck Art Colony, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA. See attached, contact the Cultural Center at 978-515-7004 or visit rockyneckartcolony.org for more information.
Local artist, J. Abbe, has a open studio this Saturday from 1 – 4 at 548 Washington St, Gloucester, MA
public welcome.
Join us on September 21st:
Trails & Sails and Block Party Doubleheader
NEXT WEEKEND: Sat., Sept. 21st we have 2 great outdoor events at The Sargent
House Museum.
€ Trails & Sails. Noon-6:00pm. Open Door Event. (House will be open for paid
tours during this time.) Explore the fascinating world of early American
feminist writer Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) and her husband Reverend
John Murray (1741-1815), the founder of Universalism in the Country. Event
includes historic children¹s games and activities in the garden that bring
Judith¹s story to life.
€ Downtown Gloucester Block Party. 6-8pm. At 6pm North Shore Folklore
Theatre Co. will perform two acts from Judith Sargent Murray¹s 1795 play
³The Medium² in the garden. We guarantee a good time will be had by all as
you watch young Eliza¹s story come to life.
Check out our events page for more details! http://sargenthouse.org/events/
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Your 2013 Bloody Mary Contest Winner- BEX
First Place. Even though from what I understand the top three were within points of each other, a champion has to be crowned, that’s why you play the game.
This year’s champ- BEX
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J&L Welding To The Rescue!
Fernando Fills In The Winch Head
Thanks Jeff and Fernando!
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A Parsons study.. From Lowell Peabody
A little work on Parsons Street… I really liked the idea of a fishing net painting but thought it would be fun to see a real net in place. Bear in mind this concept is definitely not OSHA approved…or in anyway encouraged!! The first shot shows current conditions, the second with the new fishing net in place, and then the third is just an extreme. Now I’ll have to find Bob and show him what I did to his street…
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Giant Lobster In Gloucester- Interview With Carol Jackson From American Public Radio
Lewis Sandler’s Magnolia Library Race Children’s 1K Photo
Hey Joey,
I was in Gloucester for a short vacation from China where I work. I took some pics of the Magnolia Library Race. Here is one pic of the children’s 1K Fun Run on Aug 24, 2013
Lewis Sandler
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Community Photos 9/17/13
Hi Joey-
I thought I would share a few photos of the Gloucester Gig Rowers race from Niles Beach this past Sunday. It was a blast and thanks to all who made it happen.
If you are someone who is interested in having a wicked good time rowing with a bunch of great people, check us out at gloucestergigrowers@gloucestergigrowers.com. Rowers of every level welcome 🙂
Best,
Janet Rice
Hi Joey, I had to put the fishing rod down to capture this amazing sunrise this morning. Share if you want to. Paul Spinola
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Community Stuff 9/17/13
Backyard Growers has a series of big announcements!
1) Backyard Growers has been selected as the Massachusetts finalist for the Tom’s of Maine “50 States for Good” community giving program for a chance to win $10,000 to support school gardens in Gloucester. Please vote for Backyard Growers at 50StatesforGood.com once a day until October 15! Thanks!
2) In the next two weeks over 1,300 Gloucester elementary school children will harvest fall vegetables from school gardens that they planted back in June. Thank you to the parent-led school garden teams, teachers, principals, food service staff, and of course, kids, who have made it all happen!
3) The application period for the 2014 Backyard Growers season is open! Low- to moderate-income Gloucester residents are encouraged to apply for a limited number of spots. For more information and to download an application go to www.capeannfarmersmarket.org/backyard-growers. Applications are due by Friday, October 11.
4) NEW! Want a garden, but are not income eligible for our program? Participate in our “Get a Garden/Give a Garden” program. When you purchase a garden through Backyard Growers you are also making it possible for a low-income Gloucester family to receive a garden and grow some of their own food. Contact Lara at 978-317-8025 or lara@beaconstreetfarm.org for details.
5) Welcome Anna! A warm welcome to Anna Swanson, our FoodCorps Service Member who will be serving with Backyard Growers for the year to support our backyard and schoolyard garden initiatives!
Cevicos Medical Mission Needs Our Help!
Missionaries from Holy Family Parish of Cape Ann will be traveling to Cevicos in the Dominican Republic.
Items that are needed for their trip include:
Selsun shampoo ,Baby wipes, Baby lotion (small bottles), Saline nasal spray, Hand sanitizer, Band-aids, Tooth brushes for children & adults, Toothpaste (small tubes), new toys, Clean and gently used clothing for children of all ages. New clothing also welcome., Latex free gloves
If you have items that you would like to donate, please bring them to the Fisher Lobby at
Addison Gilbert Hospital.
A container for these items will be available until October 23.
Thank you for your consideration in helping!
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Bait Truck 5:30AM
8 Pallets To Go…
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Chickity Check It- Interview With Carol Jackson From American Public Radio
2013 Lone Gull 10K Photos From Lowell Peabody
Yeah, the Back Shore doesn’t suck for a race course.
What a place this is!
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In light of the recent iPhone releases of the 5c and 5s a poll for iPhone users or potential iPhone users
I’m fairly confident that we can all agree that smartphones of today including Apple’s iPhones and the high end Android phones are incredible marvels of innovation, productivity and communication powerhouses.
The iPhone is a great phone, the android powered Samsung Galaxy s4 is a great phone, bottom line, end of story.
Not here to debate which is better. What I would like to know from current iPhone users is what features you would like most to see in the next version of the iPhone or were you most disappointed weren’t included in the latest iPhone release.
I contend that instead of a cheaper iPhone made with plastic parts like the iPhone 5c, a larger iPhone with more screen real estate and a larger longer lasting internal battery would bring larger numbers of people upgrading to that iPhone or converting from Android. I think there are a huge number of power users and gamers who don’t care about having the lightest slimmest phones, they just want a performance beast with more real estate on the screen.
I’m not discounting the benefit of small and light, all I’m saying I think there’s a whole other segment of the market that would happily give up small and light for large and without a care in the world about having to not get through a day on a battery charge.
In the comment section on this post please share your thoughts about what you would like to see in the next iPhone or additional model to complement the current iPhone. Even if you’re not an iPhone user I’d like to hear your thoughts about the larger heavier phone with longer lasting battery and more screen vs smaller lighter phone with a battery that may not get you through a day.
I’m not trying to convince anyone that one way is better than the other- for some people they just want the most unobtrusive, smallest, lightest phone they can carry, for others maybe having a larger screen means you can read and see things a little better, for others not being able to get through a day without charging their phone might drive them up a wall. Fortunately there are many options in phones out there which push each manufacturer to get better and better.
I personally fall into the camp where I favor a larger phone and longer lasting battery but for someone that hardly uses the multimedia capabilities of their phone a smaller phone might be a better fit for them.
For size comparison- Samsung Galaxy s4 on the left and current version of the iPhone on right.
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Sunday Morning At The Dock- 6:30AM Fun City
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Community Stuff 9/16/13
Rockport High School DECA announces its new online school store.
Visit RHSDECA.com for website link to the RHS DECA program and click on link to our school store. Items available right away and can be shipped directly to you wherever you are.
Profits from the online store go to the RHS DECA program.
& keep December 8 in mind as we will be doing our third Sea Shells and Jingle Bells Holiday Inn and Home Kitchen tour.
Barbara Boudreau submits-
Hello Family, Friends and future friends,
It’s an exciting time in life. Over the past 4 years, I have been working on The Frenchman, and now suddenly, it’s done, and what a fun ride! Releasing a novel is like growing up all over again. The writing was fun, self-reflective work involving many forks in the road. Fortunately, it was not a solo journey. There were so many people that helped along the way, much like a long road trip with flat tires, good and bad weather and varying road surfaces, but now, it’s done! Hard to put it all into words, but basically, The Frenchman is a great story.
The release will be held at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center at 6 Wonson St., Gloucester, on Sunday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m., Al and I will be doing a musical literary evening with the band at the center, an evening of cocktail party/jazz music/novel reading that we would like to share with you!
In addition, it can be found (after the release, pending review) at the following locations:
The Bookstore, 61 Main St., Gloucester – (978) 281-1548
Toadhall Bookstore, 47 Main St., Rockport – (978) 546-7323
Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave., Gloucester, MA – (978) 281-9763
Rockport Public Library, 17 School Street. Rockport, MA – (978)-546-6934
Quick look:
Robbery, escape, rendezvous, pursuit and romance all season “The Frenchman ” as Jean LaChance, running from his criminal past, finds solace in the isolation of the bleak California desert. There, in search of the money he and his unscrupulous partner have stolen, LaChance instead finds Lilly Parsons and her children. Over four days they forge a sense of belonging for the first time in their lives, loneliness and despair begin to melt away. This bond of trust is seemingly broken when Lilly flees with the children, unaware that the money is in the trunk of her car. Now LaChance is in determined pursuit of the woman and children he has grown to love, but he is unconvinced of their motive for leaving, taking the money and sending the cops. What will he do when he finds them?
The Frenchman is now available at these sites:
Barnes and Noble/Nook press – ebook only:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/the-frenchman?keyword=the+frenchman&store=nookstore
Amazon.com/Kindle Publishing – ebook only:
And, for those of you who want a “real” book – people after my own heart!
Create Space/Amazon – Print on Demand
Joey:
Rosalie Parisi asked me to provide info & pic for the John Orlando
Scholarship Fundraiser being held this Wednesday, Sept 18th at Jalalpenos.
I finally got around to putting up the web site
(http://johnorlandoscholarship.org/) for the scholarship, and although
it needs some more content, it does have the info on the fundraiser and
a picture of Johnny. Feel free to pull any of it for GMG.
Dave
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GloucesterCast 9/15/13 With Guest Ed Collard and Host Joey Ciaramitaro
GloucesterCast 9/15/13 With Guest Ed Collard and Host Joey Ciaramitaro
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Thanks to Bill OConnor from www.northshorekid.com for the fancy “NEW EPISODE” GIF
Topics Include:
“There’s nothing around here”, LobsterFest, Bluesfest, Gloucester Daily Times Comment Section Banning Anonymous Commenting, Bloody Mary Competition, Mark Ring, Fish Box Derby, Manchester Festival By The Sea, Essex Mums, Rockport Merchants, Sara Kelly, Angela Cook, Dawn Noble, Joey’s Show At Cape Ann Coffees
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The Window Of My World From Virginia McKinnon
My front door is a large French door with three panels. The middle panel opens on to my Dream Deck. This large elegant French door is the window of my world. I see the city spread out in front of me, as my home faces the west, the rising sun from the east shines upon the city and the inner harbor lighting everything up to great splendor. My home sits up high on a hill and the view is spectacular. I love to watch the fishing boats going in and out of the harbor. Sea gulls fill the sky following the boats in anticipation of getting a free meal. I look across the skyline. The majestic City Hall clock tower commands the city skyline.
I see the twin blue towers of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church and the statue of Our Lady. At night her lamp is lit to guide the fishing boats to shore. I see the shining steeple of St. Ann’s Church, like a sword piercing the morning sky and steeple at St. John’s Church. All the steeples fill me with awe that God is present watching over our beautiful city. I look at the very busy fish pier where many people are at work and large trailer trucks carrying cargos of fresh fish. Many boats are tied up to the piers. I look across the harbor and I can see Stage Fort Park and the weather tower at Stillington Hall. I find myself looking into the city for the house, where I was born, the places I visited in my childhood and where I grew up.
Later in my day, I look forward to the beautiful sunsets, the brilliant colors across the evening sky. I love to sit on my deck, my favorite place in my rocking chair. I hear the birds in flight looking for their resting places for the night. Later still the city before me lights up in golden hues, the fish pier appears so magical with all its lights causing shimmering, sparkling lights across the harbor reflecting the shadows of the fishing boats.
The city lights are like jewels. I look up at the sky on a starlit night. The moon and all the stars are visible to me. I can rock in my chair and never tire of magical view. I feel so at peace with God and my world as I meditate. Truly I am so blessed. My wealth is overwhelming, as I thank God for this wonderful gift.
Virginia (Frontiero) McKinnon
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Professor Irwin Corey Quote of The Week From Greg Bover
September 13, 2013
“If we don’t change direction soon we will end up where we are going.”
Professor Irwin Corey (1914- )
A New York born comedian and actor, Corey is known as “The World’s Foremost Authority” for his ability to improvise impressively and at length on almost any topic while making little real sense but sounding completely plausible. Blacklisted in the 40’s and 50’s for his leftist politics, he nonetheless rebounded to appear numerous times on the Tonight Show. Author Thomas Pynchon, famously publicity-shy, tapped “The Professor” to stand in for him at the National Book Award ceremony for Gravity’s Rainbow. Lenny Bruce was a fervent fan of Professor Corey, calling him one of the most brilliant comedians of all time.
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One Full Pound Of Meatloaf Love At Passports
Meatloaf Sangie On St Joe’s Roll. Might As Well Stick A Fork In Me. Gonna Be Lights Out!
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Fishing Boat Hedge From Anthony Marks
Hey Joey
This is an interesting hedge trimming. Sal Brancaleone of the Brancaleone fishing family trims a hedge at his home in the shape of the Family’s former fishing vessels the Joseph & Lucia II & III
Good Morning Gloucester 