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Community Photos 12/7/12
Lanes Cove, Lanesville / Gloucester photos by Anthony Marks
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Community Stuff 12/7/12
Hey Joey:
Just wanted to send out this invitation to the pottery show in Rockport this weekend. If it has already been sent to you I apologize.
Thanks
PS….GMG is such an asset to Gloucester. You have done an amazing job! Good for you…who would have thought that little boy I used to ride the school bus with , would be such a huge presence in the city. And not because of his business, but because he has made the citizens of the city his business. Take care. Nina(Testaverde)Goodick J
Hi Joey
We are hoping you can add us in for the show we are doing at The Saunders House
at Sawyer Free Library for the Middle Street Walk
Friday night 5-8:30 (please stop in and have some refreshments and listen to part of the Cape Ann Big Band!!)
Saturday 9-5
with a BIG raffle that benefits the Library!!
Thanks
Jo-Anne Crawford
(and Jackie)
Adult Learning Initiative at Wellspring House to hold Information Sessions
The Adult Learning Initiative (ALI) at Wellspring House in Gloucester will be holding Information and Registration Sessions on Thursday, Dec. 13 and Thursday, Dec. 20, from 9-11 a.m. ALI provides free classes in Computers, English, Basic Math and Career Development, for men and women in transition who need a boost to get into a new and better job or back to school. Income eligibility may apply.
The overall goal of ALI is to help individuals move toward personal and financial self-reliance by helping them gain the self-confidence, direction, motivation, workplace skills, and training necessary to move toward further education and careers. Whether your goal is to go back to school or into the workforce, come to an Information Session to see what the program is all about.
Call Program Coordinator Mary Scofield for more information or to RSVP at 978-281-3558, ext. 304.
Wellspring House is located at 302 Essex Ave., Gloucester.
Hi Joey!
The Sarah Elizabeth Shop is having Storewide sale!
People who purchase 10 or more handmade cards from the shop will receive 15% off when they bring in this ad
Linen table runners and wall hangings are 50% off!
T shirts and Tote Bags are 20% off!
We are now open Thursday-Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 12-6.
Thanks to everyone for shopping local this Christmas!
Julia
The Sarah Elizabeth Shop
5 Whistlestop Mall
Rockport, MA
www.sarah-elizabeth-shop.com
I am having an open studio sale at my home art studio Sat 12/8/12. My studio is at 2 Straitsmouth Way in Rockport . The show/sale is from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. I paint in oils. I have many paintings of Gloucester and Cape Ann. I also make prints and cards from my paintings. All are welcome.
If you could mention this in your blog
tomorrow, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Jean Byrd
hi joey,
will you please post the attached flier about our shop in Lanesville? we sell clothing and handknits, all made right here in our Lanesville shop!! a great opportunity to "shop local" and get some high quality, one-of-a- kind gifts. besides, it’s a fun place to visit…
thanks, kathy powers
wulla 1074 washington street gloucester, ma 01930 978-515-7432
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2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Village Silversmith
The fourth year of the GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Video Series where we walk up and down Main Street and try to capture as many retailers as we can and highlight their best gift ideas one a day every day leading up to Christmas.
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Toodeloos
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2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Nelsons
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Alexandras Bread Co
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Lone Gull
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Kids Unlimited
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Harbor Loop Gifts
2012 Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Pleasant Street Tea and Coffee Co
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Ladies Night At Dog Bar
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Chickity Check It! What Causes A Sea Breeze From Sail Magazine
What Causes a Sea Breeze
By Teresa Carey • Posted: Dec 3, 2012
My first solo offshore passage began with sunshine, gentle breezes and easy sailing. But there was nothing gentle about my return to land at day’s end. Tempestuous headwinds opposed my progress as my little boat crashed through the waves in the gathering darkness. By the time I finally neared the harbor entrance, it was fully night and there was no light to guide me through the channel. I was tense as Daphne raced between the rows of channel markers, inconspicuous in the gloom.
for the entire article click here
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Ladies Night Stuff That Came In today
Cape Pond Ice – Solving Christmas present problems in a Cool way
Joey – I’m not big on Tweeting, and The Weathervane is covering us on Main Street for Ladies Night with our CPI shirts, sweats & caps, but we do like to say that Cape Pond Ice Company has stepped up to solving alot of local’s, or former local’s, Christmas present problems over the years. The best selection of our "coolest guys & gals" merchandise line is right here in our 104 Commercial Street ice company office shop, and we’re open this time of year 9 – 4 weekdays, and Saturday 9 – noon. If someone can’t make that, call us, and we’ll make arrangements to meet you/
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Article: Steve McCurry talks to WordPress.com about his work, and why he blogs
Steve McCurry talks to WordPress.com about his work, and why he blogs
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/12/06/steve-mccurry-interview-on-wordpress
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2012 Seacoast Holiday Fair Photos From David Cox
Hi Joey,
I have a couple of series of pictures taken by my Dad, David Cox at the Seacoast Holiday Baazar. They are great! We would love it if you would post them with the message below to the Friends of Seacoast.
The residents and staff of the Seacoast Nursing and Rehab facility would like to express our gratitude and give special thanks to the Friends of Seacoast for all they do to enhance the lives of the residents living at Seacoast.
The holiday fair sponsored by the Friends of Seacoast was a huge success and enjoyed by all!
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OMG- Outstanding Cartoon Based Off Our Exit Interview With Lobsterman Wannabe Ben Grenon From North Carolina
From YouTube User EKAJ13
We taped this interview two days ago and I posted it last night. I have no idea how you could turn this around in a full animation in less than 24 hours.
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The Infamous One Has The Answers To The Mysteries of The 19th Century Gloucester Windmill and It’s Photographer (Natch)
hey joey – this is the photo al mentions in gordon thomas’ ‘wharf & fleet’, shot by martha harvey (not hovey), one of gloucester’s photographer legends. she grew up on prospect court as martha rogers, married the artist george harvey and they set up shop in annisquam on river road. she stood about 4’10" in her socks and wandered all over the cape with a mammoth box camera and a suitcase of unexposed glass plates, some of them 11×14! she deserves an honorary chair in the lumpers’ lounge.
gordon thomas’ caption for this photo reads: "Winter Quarters on Five Pound Island, 1893. This fine Martha Harvey shot shows several schooners hauled up for the winter on the eastern end of Five Pound Island. Many vessels for various reasons were hauled up during the winter months and as most of the wharves around the harbor were busy, vessels were laid up at the Island until spring. In this photo, the inner harbor is frozen solid. The schooner, bow on with flying jib boom, is the beautifully names ‘Herald of the Morning,’ owned by John Pew and built in 1875. The clipper bowed schooner to the right is the ‘Columbia’, built in 1891 for Parmenter and Co. (not to be confused with the racing ‘Columbia’ of 1923.)"
Cape Ann Museum has a large collection of Harvey plates, as does the Annisquam Historical. CAM’s brilliant photo archivist has arranged a set of binders with inkjet prints from scans of the Harvey plates, available for browsing during regular library hours.
-infamous (and brilliant) fred buck
The infamous one is responding to yesterday’s post from Al Bezanson-
19th Century Gloucester Windmills From Al Bezanson
Posted on December 5, 2012 by Joey C
This illustration appears in History of the town and city of Gloucester, Cape Ann Massachusetts, 1892, by James R. Pringle, who wrote,
“A sketch of the town in 1817 was drawn by Capt. John Beach, from a point in the harbor opposite Ten Pound island, off Pavilion Beach. Standing out prominently in the foreground was an eight-sided wooden windmill erected on the site now occupied by the Pavilion Hotel. This had been built in 1814 by Ignatius Webber, and its long arms, fitted with sails, made it a conspicuous object, and gave the town quite a foreign aspect. It was subsequently removed to a position on Fort Square, where it became a familiar landmark, being destroyed by fire a few years ago.”
Another windmill, of more modern design, is prominent on Five Pound Island in an 1893 photograph by Martha Hovey, reproduced in Wharf and Fleet, by Gordon W. Thomas.
Al Bezanson
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Community Photos 12/6/12
Golden Afternoon from Elinor Teele
John Donovan from Bothways Farms drove the John Deere Tractor and haywagon from the farm all the way to Singing Beach to bring Santa.
Hi Joey This morning I snapped a picture of these two brave guys paddling on the Annisquam River under the watchful eye of the Annisquam River frog.
Mary Page
The new normal as viewed from our row in Gloucester Harbor this beautiful December morning!
Best-Janet
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Community Stuff 12/6/12
Fun, heartwarming Christmas stories
Ipswich humorist Doug Brendel will read his beloved Christmas story “Dirty” and his story-poem “The Day After Christmas” at Time & Tide Fine Art, 4 Market St., Ipswich, on Thursday evening, December 13.
The 7 pm event will serve as a fundraiser for the humanitarian “New Thing” charity that Doug and his wife Kristina direct in the former Soviet Union. Admission is free; donations will be accepted. Between the two readings, Doug plans to briefly introduce New Thing and answer questions.
For more information, contact Doug Brendel directly via 978-810-1005 or unconventional@dougbrendel.com.
Hello Kate,
I was thinking – that it would be great if you sent the info for the film to Joey
so he can put the event on his blog on wither Thurs. or Friday.
Here’s a link to the trailer:
http://capeanncinema.wordpress.com/advance-tickets/
Here’s the poster attached.
Love, ya G
North Shore Christian Men’s Choir Christmas Concert
North Shore Christian Men’s Choir
Christmas Concert
The North Shore Christian Men’s Choir Christmas Concert will take place on Saturday, December 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church,Four High Street, Rockport, MA. Special guests will include Scott Clements – trumpet and Colette Daniels – Hand Bells.
Free admission and refreshments served.
Rockport’s 67 Annual Nativity Pageant will take place at 5 p.m. from Dock Square.
Celebrate this special time of year by attending the concert, stroll around the beautiful
Christmas trees, visit the many shops and celebrate Rockport’s 67 Annual Nativity Pageant that surely will put you in the true Christmas spirit.
Holiday Party at the Rockport Senior Center, 58 Broadway on Wednesday, Dec. 12th from 11:30 – 1:00PM
There will be a luncheon and musical entertainment by Tony Malioek. The luncheon is provided by Senior Care Nutrition and the Rockport COA
The Menu is Roast Lamb with Gravy, Whipped Potatoes, Green Beans, Red Velvet Cupcake & Knotted Roll $2.00
Reservations required. Call Freda 978-546-2573
Tuesday, December 18th at 7PM
Tornado Terry & the Twisters will perform a Free hour long choreographed routine. They dance to the Big Band 40’s music as well as the 50’s Rock n’ Roll at the Rockport Senior Center, 58 Broadway, 978-546-2573 Everyone is welcome to attend.
Empty Bowl Painting at the Rockport Senior Center for The open Door on Wednesday, January 9th from 1:00-3:00 PM
There is no charge. Let us know if you are coming, so we can have enough bowls. 978-546-2573.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA:
Santa would like all to come to a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Saint Ann’s School and the Ladies Guild will sponsor the breakfast.
Sunday Dec9th 8:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m.Monsignor Sullivan Hall, (St Ann’s Hall) Breakfast consist of Pancakes, Sausage, Coffee, Orange Juice or Hot Chocolate.
Cost:
Adults $8.00
Kids $5.00
Family $20.00
Come and enjoy a wonderful breakfast, and we promise to have a special guest from the North Pole and activities for the kids. All are welcome. Tickets on sale at the school, the office and will be sold at the door.
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Video Interview- So You Want To Be a Lobsterman Ben Grenon From NC Describes His Experience
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Just Moved The GMG Search Box To The Top Right Corner of The Blog
Thanks to a suggestion from one of our FOB’s that the search box can be difficult to find I just moved it to the very top right hand column of our page.
For those of you who subscribe and get the email blast which is an aggregation of the days posts, you can get here by clicking the title of any post and it will bring you to the blog where you can go to the top right hand column and search for anything GMG related that you may have heard about if it’s not still on the front page.
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2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Toodeloos
The fourth year of the GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Video Series where we walk up and down Main Street and try to capture as many retailers as we can and highlight their best gift ideas one a day every day leading up to Christmas.
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Nelsons
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Alexandras Bread Co
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Lone Gull
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series Kids Unlimited
2012 GMG Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Harbor Loop Gifts
2012 Downtown Gloucester Holiday Gift Series- Pleasant Street Tea and Coffee Co
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I Don’t Care Where You Stand On the Windmills This Is Some Funny Stuff
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Click the List to See The Latest Joey C Local Retailer Happenings On Twitter
https://twitter.com/Joey_C/cape-ann-retailers
Is there a local retailer not on my list? tweet it to me @Joey_C
Below is just a snapshot, Twitter updates as the retailers who are on my list update their twitter feeds. So click on the list for the latest. If you are a local retailer, tweet your Ladies night deals and let the GMG and Joey Twitter List Know.
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Pitbull murdered in Gloucester??
Kristen Lark writes-
Hello, I was wondering if you heard about a pitbull found dead on the side of the road gutted. From what I gathered on facebook and by the Sweet Paws Rescue of Essex facebook page, a woman & her son were walking their dog around the Sadler St Burnham’s field area yesterday. Their dog reacted to something in the bushes & when they looked it was a dead pitbull sliced open. This is horrifying. I guess the police think the dog was used for fighting. I wish I could have seen the dog’s body to check for scars to confirm it was a fighting dog or not. Not all pitbulls are fighting dogs. Many are show dogs or weight pulling contest dogs.
There is no media attention to this and I don’t know why. I am Gloucester resident who owns a 6 month old pitbull puppy and I am outraged. The pitbull population in Gloucester has grown a lot in the past 10-15 years and there are many responsible owners here. Is there anything you can do to investigate this further? I emailed the Times but didn’t get any responses. I am a member of B.O.N.E (Bully Owners of New England) and we do a lot of pitbull advocacy work. Pitbulls are the most tortured, brutalized, and misunderstood dog.
Thank you for your help,
Kristen Lark
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Gloucester Harbor December 2, 2012 3:57PM Black and White
Good Morning Gloucester 