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.

Gloucester Police Updates From Chief Campanello

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Hi Joe,

2 things today for your readers. In the spirit of having a safe and enjoyable Halloween for the little ones, the Gloucester Police Department would encourage the use of reflecting clothing or a flashlight to illuminate persons walking on sidewalks or streets during trick or treating, be aware of traffic, as traffic should be aware of the many kids who will be out and about on Thursday night. Kids, stay wih your parents or the adult who came out with you. The Gloucester Police Department will be fully staffed to address any concerns that may arise throughout the eventing.

Also, The Fiesta After Action Report is completed. I would encourage your readers to stop by and grab a copy of it from my office. Read for yourselves the exhaustive review of Fiesta and the plans for moving forward, and then please contact me directly with any questions, comments or concerns.

As we all well know….Editorials tend to miss important issues.

Respectfully,

Leonard Campanello

Chief of Police

City of Gloucester, MA

Al Bezanson Photo Caption Contest

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My friend Aram Nersesian, Capt. of schooner Heron, got this photo of his wheel during the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race last week.  I would like to challenge your readers to come up with a caption.

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Community Photos 10/28/13

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Remembering The HMS Bounty One Year Later, photos from Anthony Marks

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Sunday Night G Town Music Photos From Mary Barker

Hi Joey,

Thought I would share some shots of musical happenings Sunday evening.

There first few are from the Dog Bar, where Michael O’Leary (bodhran and vocals), Lin Swicker (guitar, mandolin, banjo), and Adrienne Howard (guitar, hurry gurdy) were joined by Olivia Gale (in blue – guitar, vocals), Bob Barker (Scottish small pipes) and a host of singers for a Celtic music session.   We always get people up dancing.

Next, are some shots from the Cape Ann Contra Dance held at the First Baptist Church on Gloucester St, organized by Rose Sheehan.  The dance is always enjoyed by folks of all age ranges,  I just missed an 82 year old dancer and a family with 3 young boys.   All are welcomed to come and give it a try!

Mary Barker

Happy Halloween from the Gloucester Gig Rowers at Maritime Gloucester!

Best-

Janet Rice

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Here is Bailee delivering the 200 prizes for the pedi patients at Beverly Hospital through her fundraiser from Saturday! Thanks for helping promote her event!

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Birds at Jones River taken on 10/20 From Charles Erbafina

The first bird I believe is an immature Little Blue Heron and the second a Great Blue Heron in flight

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Community Stuff 10/28/13

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Join us for a red carpet opening of “As You Like It” on Thursday October 31 at 8 PM. Dress up for the red carpet and receive a gift at the post show reception with the cast. Shakespeare’s witty and popular comedy features the cross-dressing Rosalind (Lauren Ashley Suchecki) and a host of misplaced characters cavorting in the Forest of Arden. Also in the cast are Jonathan Arnold, Henry Cooper, Olivia Gale, Ashlee Holm, Andrew Hoover, Beebe Nelson, Nick Neyeloff, Dominic Parry,

Nathaniel Punches, Jim Robinson, Donald Roby, Jessie Sorrells, Stephen Turner, Claudio Von Bismark, Daria Whittaker, and Jayson Winer.

Original music for the many songs in the text is by Sirkka Natti. Choreography is by Carl Thomsen, well known in the North Shore area for his dance theatre pieces, especially on Cape Ann for “Clear Away” a dance drama about local fishermen.

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Hi Joey,

My name is Silvana Costa and I am a new shop owner in Rockport, working with a committee of folks to help generate buzz and energy around supporting local merchants. Someone turned me onto your BLOG, and it is perfect, especially for newcomers to the area looking for a down-home experience!

On Dec. 6th, Rockport merchants are organizing a Shop Local night and I wanted to send over the Press Release to you so that you had it, and cold possibly BLOG about? 

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A HOLIDAY FAIR sponsored by the WOMEN’S COMMUNITY CLUB of MAGNOLIA will be held Saturday, November 16th from 9:00a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in Jones Hall of the Magnolia Library Center, corner of Lexington and Norman Ave. Magnolia.

There will be a variety of handmade crafts, holiday gifts, jewelry and bake table.  There will be several local consigners featuring there goods. There will be lots of fun activities for the whole family.  The Silent Auction will feature gift certificates from local businesses and restaurants along with gift baskets and a Money Raffle.

Mulled cider, coffee, punch, donuts will be sold throughout the day.  Lunch with homemade fish chowder, quiche, hotdogs, and tuna rolls will be served starting at 11:30 a.m.

This is the Women’s Club’s major fund raiser of the year and all the money raised is returned to the community to support organizations and projects that benefit the community as a whole.  PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY EVENT!! 

For more information on the Women’s Club, please contact president Carol Sutherland at 978-525-3773.

Any questions contact Sandy Dupray 978-879-4625

Hi, Joey,

I am a life-long resident of Gloucester.  I enjoy your blog and have become an avid daily reader.  I particularly enjoy learning about all the wonderful and diverse events available right here in our own backyard….which has caused me to share the following information.  I am a volunteer at Star House (located in Beverly)  and truly believe in our mission; however we are in need of funds.  The services available at Star House for children and their families are like no other; it is a very unique program.  I hope you will consider including my first requested posting in a few blogs between now and November 9, the date of the fundraiser.  We are hoping and praying to fill the venue.

Stars of the Sea

Join us for a festive evening of food, silent and live auctions, and dancing with Leo’s Classic Hits while overlooking beautiful Gloucester Harbor.   STARS OF THE SEA, An event to celebrate the new Star House Day Program, Saturday, November 9, 2013, 7-11 pm, at Tavern on the Harbor, 30 Western Avenue, Gloucester.  Please come and support this very worthwhile cause for our children.  With our own Leo Francis “at the helm,” it promises to be a fun-filled evening!  Suggested Cost: $100 per ticket.  For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 978-203-9195 or email us at starhouse323@yahoo.com. 

Thank you, Joey

Joey, 

I’m taking part in the “Plunge 4 Pete” on December 28, 2013 at Good Harbor Beach. The event is a polar plunge raising money for the Pete Frates #3 Fund and other non-profits in the fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). I hope that some of your followers may be willing to pledge me in my quest to be the biggest fundraiser. Here is the link:

http://www.petefrates.com/p4p/plunge/joe-orlandos-plunge-page/

Thanks, Joey. Keep up the good work at GMG!

Joseph M. Orlando, Jr., Esq.

GloucesterCast 10/27/13 With Guest Toby Pett and Joey Ciaramitaro

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GloucesterCast Podcast Taped 10/27/13 With Guest Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro

Topics Include: Controversial Boston Pro Sports Officiating,Sista Felicia Makes It Official, Rotary Trivia Night, Chad Konecky, iPad Air vs Microsoft Surface Pro,Reminder To Vote In Local Elections

Topics Include: Controversial Boston Pro Sports Officiating, Sista Felicia Makes It Official, Rotary Trivia Night, Chad Konecky, iPad Air vs Microsoft Surface Pro, Reminder To Vote In Local Elections

Thi Linh Wernau’s "You Are Beautiful" Exhibit Review from James Eves

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Hi Joey,

Anna and I went to Thi Linh Wernau’s “You Are Beautiful” exhibit at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center this afternoon. On the way over, my mind was wandering with work stuff and other concerns. However, from the moment I stepped into Thi Linh’s world  I was moved by beauty in people, all people. Her art has a profound affect on any who experience it. Walking into the Cultural Center I was impressed by her overall presentation. She has such attention to all details of her work. Like the other patrons in the gallery I took my time with each piece of art. Marveling at the beauty in her photography and the statements of her subjects. I am impressed that many of the people Thi photographed were strangers to her at first and how much they gave of themselves. She has a way of creating intimacy immediately.

This weekend she is inviting visitors to participate in her “You Are Beautiful Polaroid Project”. We found Thi downstairs where she’s set up a photo studio. Anna and I decided to participate in her project. Thi had us make our own “You Are Beautiful” sign and write a statement of why we are beautiful. Coming up with the statement was harder than you might think. Thi takes two polaroids of each person; one she keeps for her project and the other she presents to the participant in a beautiful black box. I  was thrilled by the experience of participating in her art.

I am looking forward to going back in the coming weeks for the other events she has planned.

SAT, NOV 2 OPENING RECEPTION 4-6 PM

Enjoy wine, light appetizers and good company. There will also be an after-party at Short & Main in Gloucester, with 10% of food and drinks donated to charity.
SUN, NOV 3 PANEL DISCUSSION 3-4 PM
Listen to a talk with Cape Ann fine-art photographers, including Paul Cary Goldberg, Judith Monteferrante and Anne Rearick. The panel will also include a special guest artist, Joseph Geary, who was also photographed by the artist for this project.
FRI, NOV 8 FILM, ARTIST TALK AND VETERANS VOICES 7-9 PM
Watch the artist’s film and listen to her talk. Celebrate Veterans Day weekend with art and stories from local vets.

James Eves

Cape Ann Giclée

20 Maplewood Ave.

Gloucester, MA 01930

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If you’re cleaning out your old Gloucester house or the one you grew up in..

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Adam Bolonsky submits-

If you’re cleaning out your old Gloucester house or the one you grew up in..

Be sure to give the Cape Ann Museum a call.
When I cleaned out my dad’s basement in East Gloucester this summer, I
came across tons of Gloucester memorabilia from the 1960’s, 70’s and
80’s.
..old programs from the Cape Ann Symphony when it used to play at the
Fuller School…
…theater programs from the Gloucester Stage Company when it staged
its plays at the BlackburnTavern…
…GHS graduation programs…
…Gloucester postcards from the 1950’s…
…announcements from the Rockport Art Association containing min bios
of members from the 1940’s…
All sorts of stuff, valuable and not, ephemeral and permanent, that
captured eras of not-recent Gloucester history.
Anyhow, I stuffed all of the paper and books and Gloucester
knickknacks into a box, and the archivist from the museum came over to
pick through it. She took a lot  for the museum archives, sent a deed
of gift later in the mail, and mentioned that she wished more
Gloucester residents would call the museum come time to clean  out
their parent’s homes.

our lady

Community Stuff 10/27/13

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Hi Joey,  The Cape Ann DAR would appreciate if you would  include this notice in your Community Announcements of your webpage we would greatly appreciate it.

    On November 2, 2013, The Cape Ann DAR will present a program, ” Remembering and Thanking Our Troops”. The meeting will be held in the Friend Room of the Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester, MA. at 11:00 A.M. Richard Barbarto , Director of Veterans Services in Gloucester, will be the speaker and will give us an update on the services offered to the returning forces. He will tell us of programs that individual and groups can do to support our troops. The DAR is asking that you bring a new pair of white SOCKS for a man or woman as an entry fee. Light refreshments will be served.  Any questions call Pam @ 978. 282.1416.

Please feel free to alter this any way you think necessary,

Pamela Schwartz

Vice Regent Cape Ann DAR

Bailees Beverly Hospital Fundraiser

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Bailee is a young philanthropist who loves to help others please join her Saturday to help bring the pediatric patients at Beverly Hospital some prizes!

$5 Gift Card To People Wearing Halloween Costume At Cape Ann Brewing

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Using Technology to Create Art

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Hi Joey,

I stumbled across this on YouTube and thought it was very cool.  These guys are creating public art by combining radio control with a dash of artificial intelligence and a sprinkling of robotics and mixing it with human perception. Check it out!

 

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

Community Stuff 10/26/13

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Invitation to Veterans Memorial Square sign dedication

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NEW SQUARE SIGN

Easter Point Day School Presents
Musicians of the Sun
Monday, November 25th, 6:30 p.m.
Gloucester Stage Company

Please join the children, their families and staff of Eastern Point Day School for an art exhibit and supporting production of Musicians in the Sun. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.

Patricia Reed, EPDS Art Specialist, and Matthew Recine, Upper School Teacher and Performance Director have been working with students and teachers throughout the fall as they apply their knowledge and skills to expressing and studying the Aztec culture. The result is a wonderful exhibit and production that will be both educational and entertaining.

As described by Mr. Recine, “Musicians of the Sun is based on an ancient Aztec folktale of the same name detailing the birth of color into the world.  It’s a story of heart, life, love, and music – about color and the absence of it.  It’s about song and the joy it can bring to people.” 

Please join us on November 25th for Musicians of the Sun at the Gloucester Stage Company.

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By supporting your local post you are supporting our troops.
If you are interested in having a table please contact
Jennifer Gannet 978-290-7313 or Melissa Cox 978-631-9015.
Tables are limited and will sell out quickly.
Location: AMVETS Post 32 14 Prospect Street Gloucester, MA 01930

Willow Rest From Cat Ryan

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Yummy lunch and lots to look at! Rusty Kinnunen linocuts on exhibit along with other creative folks work. His linos range $25- $80, editions from 20 to 50, lobster, beaches, boats, whales…

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Rainer Maria Rilke Quote Of The Week From Greg Bover

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October 24, 2013

“The only journey is the one within.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke  (1875-1926)

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Rilke is regarded by many as the most significant poet in the German language. Born in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Rilke was sent to military school, but rebelled and studied the humanities at university. He became the protégé, and some say lover, of Lou Andreas-Salome, an older intellectual woman, and traveled extensively with her. He settled in Paris after the turn of the century, writing much of his best work there, including his Requiem poems.  He later lived in Trieste and then Zurich where he continued to examine the nature of life and death. In 1922 he finished his best known work, the Duino Elegies. He died of leukemia at 51 in Switzerland.  His slim volume Letters to a Young Poet, published posthumously, contains advice and encouragement to those who seek fulfillment in an artistic life. I highly recommend it.

Bigtime Tennis Legend Visits Small-town Manchester by-the-Sea

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MAC tennis players and coaches train hard, build confidence, win championships and, on occasion, spend the weekend with a sports legend. Now through Sunday, October 27, junior and adult tennis players will have the chance to take private and group lessons with Nick Bollettieri, arguably the most famous tennis coach in history. MAC Tennis Academy Days will be conducted on Saturday from 2-5pm and Sunday from 9am-12pm for juniors in the prestigious academy program designed specifically by Bollettieri for the MAC, leading to remarkable success for the program and its players.

Bollettieri is the legendary tennis coach linked to 10 number-one world-ranked players including Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Martina Hingis, Jelena Jankovic, Marcelo Rios, Monica Seles, and Venus and Serena Williams. One of the sport’s most well-respected and influential tennis experts, Bollettieri will impart his considerable wisdom as he visits with hundreds of players during his weekend visit to Manchester Athletic Club, including
many top juniors on their own tracks to winning national and international tennis acclaim.

In addition, the Boston Lobsters—the professional tennis team which now calls Manchester Athletic Club home—and its corporate sponsors were treated to a private Q&A with the energetic octogenarian whose accomplishments reach far beyond tennis. His impressive career includes flying with the Blue Angels, giving back in Iraq and Afghanistan and authoring several books, including a book dedicated to Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe due out March 1, 2014.

“This marks Nick’s eleventh year affiliated with Manchester Athletic Club’s MAC Tennis Academy,” said Todd Carpenter, Director of Tennis at Manchester Athletic Club. “Our members are fortunate to have this unique opportunity to get tips and strategy from one of tennis’s most famous and celebrated coaches.”

Manchester Athletic Club is located in Manchester by-the-Sea, MA, and is one of only 24 USTA regional training centers in the country. The full-service health club features 13 tennis courts, the Gymazing! Child Center for preschool-aged children, iXl programs for young teens, a fitness and strength training center staffed with certified professional trainers, indoor aquatics center, multiple group exercise studios, and an outdoor pool with playground.