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.
Christian Heeb, Photographer In Town To Shoot For A German Travel Book Swings By The Dock With Linn Parisi
Linn Parisi from Discover Gloucester swung by the dock with Christian Heed. An incredible photographer who travels the globe photographing for big time publications.
Linn regularly guides influential travel writers around Gloucester with her FAM tours designed to give these writers a great sense of what our community is all about!
Check out his site www.heebphoto.com
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Art Haven Fall Classes
FALL CLASSES
are now in session
ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN
Its Almost Time To Carve A Pumpkin!
Free Pumpkin Carving CONTEST SATURDAY Oct. 27th @ ART HAVEN
Missed signing up for the session no worries. You can alway give it a try NO EXPERIENCE NO PROBLEM our teachers are going to get you hooked on ART. You can always check on our web site for updates and more info…
October 1st-November 30th Session
After School + EVENINGS
Youth Clay Beginners (3rd-6th grade) Monday & Wednesday, 3:30-5pm $130 for session, $10 walk-inz
Youth Pottery (5th-8th grade) Monday & Wednesday, 5:30-7pm $130 for session, $10 walk-inz
Youth Drawing Beginners (3rd-6th grade) Tuesday, 3:30-5pm $65 for session, $10 walk-inz
Youth Cape Ann TV Film Class (5th-8th grade) Tuesday, 3:30-5pm $65 for session, $10 walk-inz
Youth Painting Beginners (5th-8th grade) Thursday, 3:30-5pm $65 for session, $10 walk-inz
Youth Open Studio (5th-8th grade) Tuesday & Thursday, 5:30-7pm $130 for session, $10 walk-inz
Youth Photo (Darkroom) (5th-8th grade) Wednesday, 6:30-8pm $65 for session, $10 walk-inz
Family Studio (all ages, with parents) Friday, 3:30-5:30pm walk-in only: $10 for first child, $5 for each additional child
Above are the class fees for each program, but financial assistance is available if needed. Fill out and return the registration form for more information and sign ups call 978 283 3888. Give us a call
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Poll- U.S. unemployment has remained above 8% for 43 months but do you feel like the local economy is in the crapper?
I don’t have any friends that don’t have a job. All of the restaurants we service are having great years and have told me that over the past 5 years things have gotten progressively better. The malls are always packed.
I don’t see a ton of for sale signs around town on houses like you normally do when housing goes to shit.
So I ask you, do you feel like the economy is horrible based on what you see around you? I’m not talking about the national 8% number I’m talking you personally? Do you feel like the economy around you is horrible?
Leave your comment below this post in the comment section.
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First Picture- Wind Turbines En Route To Gloucester
- · See attached pictures of the wind turbine components being loaded yesterday in Wismar, Germany.
- · The boat left the harbor yesterday and is off to Belgium for a one day stop to load more cargo on it’s way to the US.
- · The vessel is due in Boston on Monday 10/8.
- · It will be off loaded onto a barge and the barge is due at Cruiseport Gloucester on Monday 10/15. Then transported to the site (Varian) that week.
- · The crane will begin to be erected next Wednesday 10/3. There will be ~60 truckloads of components for the crane.
- · The tower base is scheduled to be installed on 10/19.
- · Full erection activities begin on 10/22.
- · Grid interconnection “witness” testing is scheduled for 11/19.
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Fort Square Café Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich
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Breaking News: Skinny Jeans Update From John McElhenny
Joey,
Aware of your not-so-secret crush on the Skinny Jean, Julie LaFontaine alertly pointed out this breaking news: the Second Glance Thrift Store on Pond Road is selling jeans for half price this week only.
That’s $3 for skinny jeans that’ll fit you perfectly hauling lobsters down the dock, riding Sister Felicia’s bike around the neighborhood, swirling the three ecru-colored Splenda packets into your coffee, or for any occasion.
More details are here
<https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151086999588652&set=a.10150970461453652.419195.113525213651&type=1&theater>. Get ’em while they last!
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Community Stuff 10/3/12
Community Health Needs Assessment Community Forum with John Snow, Inc.
Location: The Gloucester House Restaurant, 63 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA
Date: Tuesday, October 9th at 5:30 p.m.
Northeast Health System will host a presentation and discussion of key findings of the Community Health Needs Assessment mandated by the state Attorney General. The community forum, held with public health research and consulting firm John Snow, Inc., is an opportunity to discuss the data and key findings of the needs assessment process. This community forum is designed to facilitate community responses around the needs assessment and to lay the foundation for ongoing Northeast Health System activities and community initiatives.
Dear Joey,
This Pastor Anne from St. Paul Lutheran Church. We decided to have a service in honor of St. Francis and The Mendicants at our church, on Thursday, October 4th, the Feast of St. Francis. All are welcome. He’s a saint we all can love and appreciate, who exemplifies holy welcome in every way possible. The service is at 7:00 pm. And we’ll read some of his teachings and poems. I would love it if you wouldn’t mind posting this for the whole community. Our address is 1123 Washington St. In Lanesville. Thank you for your blog and all you do for our city. Peace and all good things, Pastor Anne
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Gloucester MA- WatchBoom Destination of The Month!
WatchBoom.com’s Travel Destinations of the Month
Living Local in Gloucester, MA
Immerse yourself in a vacation in Gloucester, Massachusets, a historical working seaport and artists’ colony. The proud and friendly residents are happy to have you. So dive into Gloucester life – the water’s fine.
Read The Entire Article and More Here
A couple of weeks ago our buddy Scout introduced me to Courtney Drake-McDonough writer for
Here she is during her visit to the dock. Apparently she had a pretty good time here in Gloucester MA. Read all about it here
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Ardelle’s Yoyage To Washington DC Photos From Bruce Slifer
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Diana Glenn, Judith Brackley and Carol Ferrant Represent! On The Block Island Ferry
Hey Joey
Three FOB island gals (left to right: Diana Glenn, Judith Brackley, Carol Ferrant) representing on the ferry from Block Island after a grey, windswept, rainy, and lovely weekend on another island!
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Schooner Ardelle Voyage To Washington Video From Bruce Slifer
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Follow Eurodam Passenger Nicholas Sabalos Cape Ann Adventure on Twitter
Follow Nicholas here- @nicholassabalos
of course you can follow your Boy Joey C here @Joey_C
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Hi Joey-The Eurodam Has Arrived! From Janet Rice
So we rowed out to to greet her!
Best,
The Gloucester Gig Rowers Club
Maritime Gloucester
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GMG Inside The Numbers Stats For October 1st, 2012 52,649 Views and Top Ten Posts
You know usually when the kids go back to school we get a little drop off from the heady numbers we do in June and July during our Fiesta and Horribles Parade Coverage, but we’ve been adding so many subscribers that this thing called GMG just keeps on chugging and growing so there hasn’t been any drop off. Just killing it.
Will there be a day when we do 100,000 a day consistently? I don’t know, but if you ever told me that our hyperlocal blog about our community would be doing almost double the number of Gloucester residents on a daily basis 4 years ago I would have called you crazy.
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Community Photos 10/2/12
Joey:
I haven’t submitted to you before, but here are a few photos of Thomas E Lannon from Sunday’s sunset in the EPYC/Raymond’s Beach area. The monarch was earlier in the day, same area. Enjoy GMG every day.
Sherman”Pat” Morss
Twilight At The Paint Factory From Bill O’Connor
Hi Joey,
I caught this shot while rowing in the harbor at twilight the other night. I was really quiet too.
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
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Ardelle Update From Len Burgess and Mike Dyer Also Harold Burnham’s podcast interview by Josephine Reed for the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Awards
Ardelle’s Arrival in Washington, D.C.
Len writes-
The stalwart crew of the Pinky Schooner Ardelle arrive in Washington, D.C. to deliver Captain Harold H. Burnham to the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Awards. Mike Dyer just sent up pictures and stories which are in the new album in the Essex Shipbuilding Museum’s Facebook.
Thank you, Mike! Mike tells me that there will be stories when they return. Stay tuned for updates!
Listen to Harold Burnham’s podcast interview by Josephine Reed for the NEA National Heritage Fellowship Awards. -LB
http://www.arts.gov/av/audio/Burnham-podcast.mp3
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Community Stuff 10/2/12
Gloucester Cyclist Meet Up and Talk With City CCouncilor Melissa Cox and the Open Space and Recreation Committee
Heidi Wakeman forwards-
Are you a Gloucester cyclist? Do you have an opinion about bike riding in Gloucester? City Councillor Melissa Cox and the Open Space and Recreation Committee invite local bicyclists to meet-up and talk about ways to improve bicycling in Gloucester.
Wednesday, October 10, 6:30-8 pm
3rd Floor, City Hall
Any questions? Contact Heidi @ 978-282-6509
Flatrocks Gallery’s grand re-opening show, Modern Masters of Cape Ann, presents the work of five accomplished painters in a lively visual debate. Long time colleagues Ralph Coburn, Bob Anderson, Joy Halsted, Roger Martin and Oliver Balf have challenged, consoled, and inspired one another for decades. This show provides unique insight into the long term friendships that helped each artist, in his or her unique way, redefine the art of Cape Ann. Don’t miss this opportunity to view and collect the work of these regionally and nationally important modern masters. We are also proud to represent fine craftspeople-Slim Larsen, Brad Story, Martin Ray, John Kuykendall furniture makers & sculptors; Anni Melanson and Tina Buchs potters; Karen Drazen, Clapping Waves Studio, KKatLarge, Barbara Erkkila and Melle Finelli jewelers.We are open Tues-Sun 11am – 5 pm, and we’ll be open for Columbus Day.
Modern Masters of Cape Ann will continue until October 14. Flatrocks Gallery is located at 77 Langsford St. Gloucester MA. (978)-879-4683.
Last week to apply! Cape Ann Farmers’ Market accepting applications for Backyard Growers Program
The Backyard Growers Program offers training and resources to help low- to moderate-income Gloucester residents start vegetable gardens in their own backyards. The deadline to apply for the 2013 season is Friday, October 12. To download an application go to www.capeannfarmersmarket.org/backyard-growers, or contact Lara at 978-317-8025 or lara@beaconstreetfarm.org.
Art Opening Oct 6th At The House of The Raven-
Hi Joey!
Love what you do!
Local artist Joy Dai Buell is having her 5th show downtown at House of the Raven with an opening reception this Saturday from 5-8PM. All you people already anticipating Sunday morning mug up withdrawal should venture out and stop by on your way out to dinner, have a glass of wine and see what she has been up to recently.
Good Morning Gloucester 