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.

The GloucesterCast Podcast Episode 6

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In this episode- GloucesterCast Listener Poll results, One Hour at A Time Gang Shout Out, St Joseph’s Novena Crawl, Gloucester Glacier, Harbor Porpoise and Common Dolphin, Kenny’s Real Estate Segment, Kenny’s Gloucester Pizza Map, Cow Poop, Tech Talk- iPad & iPad2

Click here to play or save the podcast

Please leave comments or questions on which topics you would like to hear more about on The GloucesterCast or how we could improve. Thanks for listening.

Check Out Kenny’s Blog- TheCutBridge.com

The GloucesterCast Theme Song Gloucester Til The End Music is from Earl and Arch- you can download it for free at GimmeSound here- http://www.gimmesound.com/EarlAndArch-1/

Talking About The Summer Retreat 2011 With Lindsay Crouse and Stacey Fisher

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2011 Summer Retreat FlyerFor more info-

http://www.thesummerretreat.com/

Liquor Locker New Murals Pic From Donna Ardizzoni

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Donna Writes-

What a beauty of a day..  Wayne at the Liquor Locker is having someone
do some Murals on his walls, this one is from a Donald Mosher picture of
Good Harbor, on the other side he will be having a mural of a vineyard
in Tuscany.  Told him maybe we could post this on the best blog in the
world, GMG…  I run into so many people who love your blog…

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Daisy Nell & Capt Stan and the Crabgrass Band April 2 at the One World Coffeehouse

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Daisy Nell & Capt Stan and the Crabgrass Band– Jack Schwartz and Pat Conlon– will be doing their annual concert at the One World Coffeehouse, (UU Church, street level entrance), 57 Main St, Essex, MA, Saturday, April 2, 8 PM, 978-768-3690 for reservation list. Doors open 7:15. Daisy Nell and Stan Collinson will hold forth with some new material and old favorites, plus special guest Miranda Russell. Miranda will be sampling a couple of her duets with mother Daisy, as she prepares for her April 7 and 8th shows at the Shalin Liu Center in Rockport. Daisy and Stan will preform on banjo and guitar, with their usual combination of traditional and contemporary folks songs, blues, gospel, and maritime material, including a new song about the new schooner Ardelle which will be launched in Essex this spring. Pat Conlon will add his tasty mandolin licks while Jack Schwartz holds it all together on the stand-up bass. The usual selection of coffee, teas and a great choice of sweet treats will be available.Tight vocal harmonies, a varied repertoire, and some audience sing-alongs, will all make an evening of lively music.

For more information about the fabulous Daisy Nell and Captain Stan check out their website-

http://daisynell.com/

Blue Shutters Beachside Inn Knitters Weekend — April 1-3

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The Blue Shutters wanted to let its Good Morning Gloucester friends know about a cool new event planned for early next month.  On April 1-3, we’ll be welcoming those folks who like to "sit and stitch" with our first-ever Knitters Weekend.  When we started to think about ways to make this a special getaway for our guests that weekend, little did we know that we’d find an author who wrote knitting mysteries….and that these stories were set right here on Cape Ann!  Many of you have learned about Sally Goldenbaum and her Seaside Mystery series right here at Good Morning Gloucester.  On that weekend, our guests can check our these books — and take home signed copies. We also were turned on to the folks at the Coveted Yarn, and discovered an amazing knitters heaven right here in Gloucester. Even if those of us not into knitting, were impressed with this yarn shop, located just a few minutes from the Blue Shutters. We chatted with the owner, Rob, who gave us some ideas for our Knitters Weekend — he has agreed to let us organize a "field trip" to the Coveted Yarn on that Saturday April 2, where our guests can check out their extraordinary selection of yarn and other knitting items. And the Coveted Yarn has graciously offered a discount for any guests who stay with us that weekend. There’ll be other treats for those who join us for the Knitters Weekend — beginning with the opportunity to work on that knitting project or meet others who love to knit (or want to learn) while enjoying the most awesome views of Good Harbor Beach from our comfy sofas. Guests can stay one or two nights — we’re offering special discounts for groups and for two-day stays that weekend.  Call or email us for more information — and please pass this news along to those knitting lovers you know.

Tony, Patty, Ed and (our own knitting lover) Ann Marie
Blue Shutters Beachside Inn One Nautilus Road, Gloucester, MA 01930
p: 978.283.1198 | c: 617.650.2995

Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/blue.shutters

Follow us on Twitter: @blue_shutters

The Bean and Leaf In Rockport is Hiring

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Just Saw This Posted On Twitter-

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Have you veer dreamed of working in a coffee shop in a cool seaside community like Rockport Ma on Bearskin Neck?  Well this is your chance.

If you were on twitter and followed them you would have gotten this info even if your boy Joey missed it.   I’m just sayin…….

http://twitter.com/#!/Joey_C

You own a business?  You want people to pay attention?  Something cool happen at your establishment that people might be interested in?  Get your ass on Facebook and Twitter and help the newsmakers help you.

oh, and by the way, when you stop in to apply for the job, tell ‘em Joey sent ya. Smile

Bid On a Day With Mac Bell

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Monday, March 14 8:00 am – Monday, March 28 10:00 pm

Plum Cove Elementary School

http://www.biddingforgood.com/plumcove

15 Hickory St., Gloucester, MA

The Plum Cove PTC will be hosting its 3rd annual online fundraising auction for The Plum Cove Elementary School in Gloucester, MA from March 14th through March 28th.

Gloucester, MA Feb 1st, 2011 – Expect to find great deals on one-of-a-kind, unique items and experiences at Plum Cove’s largest annual fundraising event. Cape Ann’s favorite local businesses, artists, authors and services have donated items to benefit this, our 3rd consecutive online auction.

100% of the proceeds will benefit the arts and education of the students at Plum Cove Elementary School. The success of our past auctions has allowed us to re-build our playground and make improvements to our library; including the purchase of books and the implementation of an electronic library cataloging system.

About the Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op:

Voted PTO Today’s “Outstanding New Group” of the year in 2009, the Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op was established in 2007 following a major citywide redistricting that left the school without a parent/teacher group of their own. The group leaders and parent volunteers, through an enormous amount of local support, raised funds to upgrade the existing playground equipment, relocate a playground from an old school, update the library and upgrade the school grounds, making them better suited to the new student body.

Contact:

Ann Andrew, PTC Auction Chair Plum Cove Parent-Teacher Co-op

978 325 0220 http://www.biddingforgood.com/plumcove

Ann Writes-

I have a GREAT new addition to our auction that i bet a ton of locals would love to get – a day of Mac bell…!!  Check this out:  https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=130129845

It would be AMAZING if you could help us push this one more time…  thanks so much buddy!

Up Close and Local

Buy Mac Bell for a Day (well, 3 hours anyway…)

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Quote of The Week- Elvis Costello Sent In By Greg Bover

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“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.”
Declan Patrick McManus- aka Elvis Costello (1954-      )

Born in England to parents of Irish descent, Costello is known for the intelligent wordplay in the lyrics of his many hit records in pop and punk genres, such as “Watching the Detectives” and “Pump It Up.”  A musical omnivore, he has collaborated with other performers as diverse as Paul McCartney, George Jones and Burt Bacharach, acted in more than a dozen films, and scored several more.

Greg Bover

Click the picture for the Elvis Costello Wikipedia page

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Chickity Check It! A Gloucester Wedding Shot By Dan Gillan

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Click the picture to see the whole funky set at Dan’s site.  I like it!

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Aron Leaman Fine Art Glass

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Gloucester Fine Art, formally the Ortman Gallery has undergone some changes this cold winter. Carl Ortman has brought some friends in to add even more to the Gloucester art scene. The gallery is now representing four artists: painters Carl Ortman, Cody DeLong, and Josh Been, and local glass artist and sculptor Aron Leaman.

Please join Aron and Cody for Gloucester Fine Art’s Spring Preview Opening, as they have been busy this winter creating new work and it is time to showcase their craftsmanship. Cody just flew in from his gallery in Arizona and is ready to paint this week in lovely Gloucester; we will see what his hand can capture! Aron has been working on a spring line of small works, as well as his Cape Ann inspired sculptures. Carl and Josh are in Colorado painting away, and plan to be out in May and June.

Hope to see you this Saturday, March 26th 5:00 pm to whenever.

A grand opening will take place some time in June with all the artists.
For more information on the artists participating in this event, please vist:
aronleamanglass.com
codydelong.com
joshuabeen.com
carlortman.com

Keep Those Tight Calf Muscles Stretched Out!

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Harmeling Physical Therapy Tip of the Month From Tom Faulds MSPT

A great way to help prevent many foot injuries is to keep your calf muscles flexible and stretched out. This is especially important for running athletes where you execute thousands of high impact strides in any given workout.

You have two calf muscles, the soleus and the gastrocnemius. These muscles attach to the back of the heel bone (aka the calcaneous) via the achilles tendon. When you walk or run these muscles contract with great power to propel you forward helping you push off on your toes.

Often when these muscles and the achilles tendon are tight, it can put extra stress on other areas of the foot. This can cause painful injuries such as Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendinitis. 

So spend a minute or two twice a day stretching your calf muscles! This is especially important before and after exercise. The common runners stretches most of us know will do the job nicely; below are some pictures.

In the first, Kelly is stretching her back leg; her heel stays flat on the ground and her knee and leg are straight. She gently lunges forward until she feels a stretch in the gastrocnemius muscle in the upper calf of the back leg.

The second stretch starts in the same position but this time Nikita bends her knees and drops her butt straight down toward the floor. Keep that heel flat. You should feel this stretch at the base of the calf or in the second of your two calf muscles, the soleus. Hold these stretches for 20 – 30 seconds and repeat it 2 times each side.

To advance these 2 stretches you can put a small folded towel under the toes to create your own stretch board.

Happy Calf Stretching!

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Harmeling Physical Therapy Tip of the Month

Now offering Free ACL screenings and Sports Injury Evaluations Every Monday Night in Our Gloucester Office, 8 Blackburn Center @ 6:30 pm. Call 978 283 0888 to find out more.

www.harmelingpt.com

YMCA TEEN LEADERS CLUB 2011 ROCKATHON TO FEED CAPE ANN ’S HUNGRY

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Back in January, thirty-three members of the YMCA Teen Leaders Club embarked on their annual "Rockathon to Feed Cape Ann’s Hungry" – with each member rocking in a rocking chair for 24-sleepless hours from 8am Saturday through 8am Sunday.  Each Y Teen Leader committed to solicit and collect a minimum of 230 cans.  Youth spent weeks soliciting and then collecting donations of non-perishable food items.  In order to accommodate prospective donors who might have difficulty carting caseloads of cans, the club established a "two-for-a-dollar" rate for financial donations for Open Door.

Through the efforts of this fantastic group of local youth, 7749 cans and other non-perishable food items were earned and distributed to the Open Door, St. Vincent DePaul Society and directly to local families in need.

On March 10th, the YMCA Teen Leaders Club welcomed special guest Julie LaFontaine, Executive Director of the Open Door to attend their weekly meeting.  After Julie thanked the teens for their consistently strong efforts year after year, club members proudly presented a $2075 donation – the fiscal culmination of the groups’ collections.  The YMCA Teen Leaders Club would like to officially recognize our top three solicitors:  Alex Jones-770, Steven Verga-554 and Shannon Gallagher-536.  We would also like to extend thanks to our families, friends, neighbors and the community for such a tremendous outpouring of support for others in need. Also, special thanks for donations to Dominos Pizza and Carroll K. Steele Insurance for our meals.

Other participants include: Noah Ashe, Paul Bondarev, Heather Boudrow, Cheyanne Fanala, Colby Ferris , Victoria Flannagan, Alex Henry, Katt Kariores, Sofia Lane , Ardrianna Lombardo, Rosie, Luce, Jared Marshall, Christian O’Donnell, Lindsay Parrish, Matt Pastagal, Kevin Redmond, Nathan Rubin, Jeff. St. Peter, Brandon Stewart, Breanna Silva, Antonio Saputo, Andreaz Saputo, Tiffany Sonia, Danielle Thibodeau, Keith Todd, Molly White, Zach White, Andrew Widtfeldt, Nikki Williamson & Robyn Wonson.

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Karen Pischke Moonrise Photo 3/21/11

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Hey Joey.

Here’s something for GMG.

(I am supposed to travel to Japan next week. If I do, I’ll be sure to take the GMG logo.)

Photo: Moonrise 3.21.2011. As I watched last night’s moonrise I was reminded of a childhood song- “Let There Be Peace.” The lyrics are below. The moon reminded me of Japan’s flag. We ask people to continue to send healing thoughts, prayers, and relief to those affected by the latest natural disasters and political turmoil around the world. Together we can do so much more. Hoping for a more peaceful plant.    ~ Karen Pischke

Things To Do- Geology Walk at Dogtown Sunday, March 27

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Hi Joey,
Wondering if you might post this great free Essex County Greenbelt walk on
your blog?
Sunday, March 27, 1 – 3 p.m.
Geology Walk at Dogtown
Carter Reservation, Gloucester
Led by Greenbelt’s Executive Director Ed Becker and Greenbelt staff member
Cathy Lanois
The landscape and legends of Dogtown have inspired naturalists and writers
for centuries. On this walk, we’ll focus on natural history, with an eye to
the many interesting geologic features of this unique area. Registration
required, please email smd@ecga.org
Directions: From Route 128 North, take the third exit off Grant Circle, the
first Gloucester Rotary, onto Washington Street, Route 127. Drive 2.2 miles.
Just after the causeway that crosses the outlet for Goose Cove, turn right
onto Dennison Street. Drive to the end of Dennison Street and park at the
Greenbelt sign.
Thanks, Jill Buchanan

Wachusett Green Monsta IPA at Stone’s Pub

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I wonder if the Red Sox will go after Wachusett Brewing for the obvious play on the Red Sox left field wall or if they got the blessing from the team first.  I doubt they would just let them use the name without getting something in return, unless they got around it by calling it Green “Monsta” instead of “Monster”  Interesting

Chickity Check It!- The Roving Home Collections

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I wasn’t sure if y’all knew but our Sarah Kelley who chimes in with the occasional searing rant also has her own online store of classic goods.  Check it out here-

The Roving Home- Collections