Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Bluefin Blowout Captains, crews, sponsors and fans!  We have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving of 2021. 

Although the tournament had to be postponed for many reasons including the most obvious, we were able to begin the planning for 2022. 

The date has not been set yet as we need to work out the details with the Cape Ann’s Marina Resort, the City of Gloucester, and sponsors.  

With less restrictions, we wish the Bluefin Blowout family a very delicious Thanksgiving with family and friends.  In keeping with the philanthropic nature of the amazing Bluefin Blowout, the holidays provide many opportunities to give back. Please be generous this holiday season. 

From Drew, Rob, Cidalia and Kruti, we all wish you the best Thanksgiving filled with delicious food, fishing stories and laughter.

Happy Thanksgiving

Warren Waugh and the Bluefin Blowout Team

Gloucester, November 11, 2021 – Successful
multimedia artist Anna Vojtech is opening her new Art
studio on Western Avenue in Magnolia to the public
for the first time.
This open studio event will showcase a wide
variety of Anna’s work spanning over four decades, including her exquisitely detailed botanical watercolors from
her collection “Wild Flowers For All Seasons”, as well as her beautiful, whimsical Illustrations for Children’s books.
She is most known for her illustrations for “The First Strawberries”, a Cherokee Story, which has sold almost four
millions copies.
This display will feature artwork beyond Vojtech’s acclaimed illustrations. The viewer will be able to
experience the depth of her artistic expression, whether it is expressed via canvas in her lush dream-scape
paintings, through her collection of secret geometry oil paintings, or fairy
tale-like abstractions where you can get lost and wander through the fields
of delicious colorscapes. Her paintings are deeply rooted in her connection
to Nature.
Anna’s expansive body of work can not be defined by genre or technique.
Her artwork rather captures emotion and true feelings we all know so well.
Through her use of color, expressed with sometimes painstakingly detailed
brush strokes, other times with bold strokes and splashes, she is able to
express a deeply personal journey which creates an emotional response in
the viewer that is familiar, sometimes beautiful, often mysterious and
occasionally painful. Come experience the magic of Anna Vojtech art in her
new studio in Magnolia.
Anna Vojtech, a native of Prague, Czech Republic, is a painter and an award
winning children’s book illustrator. She studied Animation Film at the
Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, before being forced to leave her
homeland after the Soviet invasion in 1968. In Germany she received
extensive commercial success., and there she met her future husband.
Together they emigrated to Canada and eventually to The United States.
They first settled in Marblehead where Anna raised their two sons while working developing her artwork. Today
they have been living in Gloucester for 22 years. Vojtech has played a vital part of the Gloucester art community.
Her work has been published and exhibited nationally and internationally. She has taught Illustration at the
Montserrat College of Art. She is the founder of Cripple Cove Studios in East Gloucester Harbor. She has been an
active member of the Rocky Neck Art Colony.
Open studio hours: Friday, December 3, 2021 6-9 pm (opening reception & fire)

Saturday, December 4, 10 am -5 pm
Sunday, December 5, 10 am -4 pm
Location: 447 Western Ave. (rt. 127), Gloucester, MA

Join the livechat at www.facebook.com/goodmorninggloucester at 9 am Sunday morning

From Brown’s-

Brown’s Yacht Yard

  · We just got word that more of the Zodiacs we have on order have started to show up on the Production Log roster. This means that we’ll be seeing more of them roll in as we approach the New Year. This week’s featured incoming boat is a Medline 580. Some of you may be already familiar with this model, but the color schemes have been updated to now feature a very yachty white-on-white look. Think of this one as a bigger and more comfortable Yachtline. She’ll be rigged with a Yamaha 115 for plenty of oomph. She’s rated for 12 persons (comfortable seating for and has lots of storage in big lockers at bow and stern. Let us know if you want more info.

http://www.brownsyy.com/

(978) 281-3200

Nov. 28^th Shop Local event features 25 Cape Ann Artisans, Crafters, Makers and Book Sale with Gloucester Author

Date and Time:
Sunday, November 28, 2021

11:00 am to 4:00 pm

Location:
Magnolia Library and Community Center

1 Lexington Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Details:
Free Admission
Indoor, rain, snow or shine

Street parking

Cape Ann Makers Market (CAMM) in partnership with the Magnolia Library and Community Center are hosting a 2021 Holiday Makers Market and Book Sale Event on Sunday, November 28, at 1 Lexington Ave., Gloucester from 11 am to 4 pm. 

Join us for a local made holiday shopping experience and meet 25 creative Cape Ann artisans, crafters and makers offering handmade jewelry, metalsmithing, pottery, painting, photography, woodworking, fiber arts, candles, hand harvested artisanal sea salts, specialty jams, natural body care and much more.  In addition to the Maker Market, the library will be holding holiday book sale and Gloucester author, Susan M. Lovett, will be signing her book Proof of Consequences!

All vendor fee proceeds from Makers Market go to support the library.

Vendor List:

After Hours Glass

Amaris

Angie’s Alpaca

Ardizzoni Photography

Audi Souza Arts

Beach Day Creative

Cape Ann Sea Salt

Clapping Waves Studio 

Diane Treadwell Designs

Eleven Eleven Elixir

Gloucester Sea Glass Design

Greg Bover Custom Woodworking

Hold Fast Company

Keyes Candles

KuKu Clothing

Lauralee’s Country Kitchen

Mini Lobster Traps/Gloucester Quilter

Nathlie Roytston Ceramics

Pat D’s Photos

Selkie Handknits

Sew Nice

Stockingfoot Knits

Temple of Enora

Tin Can Sally

Wheelworks Pottery

At the Cape Ann Makers Market (CAMM), we believe in a creative collective approach. It’s our goal to promote collective local shopping alternatives, with a unique atmosphere to support our local makers, local environment, and local economy. CAMM is dedicated to celebrating our makers, from Gloucester, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Rockport, who strive to create and sell high quality hand crafts, original designs, and handmade goods using upcycled and found materials. CAMM events are co-produced by Cape Ann Sea Salt Company and Hold Fast Company. 

The Magnolia Library and Community Center is dedicated to enriching the lives of our residents by providing educational and cultural experiences through programming and events.   

It is absolutely OUTRAGEOUS that small stretches of highway go years all screwed up and under construction and it doesn’t just affect one or two people, it affects the quality of life of the people of the entire state that drive.

Just ridiculous and I’d love for one person to give a reasonable explanation why these stretches take years to get done.

2:45 PM Danvers (not rush hour)-

Rapid Bridge Replacement in the highway on 7 days Timelapse (Not Danvers)

Also Not Danvers- Replacement of U.S. Route Nos. 1&9 and 46 Bridge Over Jones Road under budget and ahead of schedule using accelerated bridge construction

Also not Danvers-

I love this friggin thing!!!

Need hostess gifts for the Holidays? We’ve got you covered – our Dipping Blend comes with olive oil and a ramekin – add a loaf of bread and you just brought the appetizer. 2 ounce any flavor gift sets include a wooden salt bowl and spoon. Both are $19.95 and available at 20 Maplewood Ave Gloucester

Mark Your Calendars! There is So Much to do Here in Gloucester, Cape Ann…

Check out What’s Happening!

For more events, Go To: discovergloucester.com

Winter Lights on Cape AnnCelebrating 150 Displays of Lights!November 26 – January 2The Second Annual 2021 Winter Lights on Cape Ann Display Celebration is beginning the day after Thanksgiving. Over 150 places are lit up throughout Cape Ann to help us all celebrate the joys of the season. A custom-designed Google Drive Map has been produced and available at www.discovergloucester.com/winter-lights-cape-ann.- highlighting Rockport, Gloucester, Magnolia, Essex and Manchester’s participating locations. We invite family, friends, locals and visitors alike to join us for a month-long promotion of enchanting exploration and glimmering light displays.night.

Fall Movie SeriesHighlander atHammond Castle MuseumNovember 21 at 7pmHammond Castle Museum is once again teaming up with Cape Ann Cinema as we present a “ Fall Movie Series” of four classic movies. Internationally acclaimed silent film live accompanist, Peter Krasinski returns to perform during three silent movies this season. Doors open at 6:45 pm and the show begins at 7:00 pm. Parking is always free.November 21: HIGHLANDER: 35TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING (1986)While this 1980s video store staple spawned many sequels and TV series, “There can be only one,” to quote the movie’s most quoted line. This modern sword-and-sorcery stars one-time Tarzan Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod!), an immortal 16th-century Scottish Highlander living in 20th-century New York, who becomes embroiled in a fight to the death with other immortals, with the ultimate prize being the mysterious “Prize” (the power of all the immortals who have ever lived. Great performances by bad boy Clancy Brown as the evil Kurgan, and Sean Connery as MacLeod’s friend and mentor, Ramírez (a Spaniard… with a Scottish accent… but born in ancient Egypt). Featuring a great soundtrack by Queen.https://www.hammondcastle.org/product/fall-movies/Hammond Castle Museum; 978-283-2080l www.hammondcastle.org

Shop Local! Shop Now!Small Business SaturdayNovember 27 from 10am-8pmGloucester, Cape AnnGather your family and friends and come to Gloucester for a shopping day at local retailers, restaurants, and businesses for Small Business Saturday! Continue your post-Thanksgiving holiday with a fun-filled day to get in the holiday spirit and support our small businesses in and around our coastal city. Go to: www.discovergloucester.com

Cape Ann Makers Market –2021 Holiday MarketNovember 28 from 11:00am – 4:00pmMagnolia Library & Community CenterCape Ann Makers Market (CAMM) is ready for the holidays! Come down to the Magnolia Library and Community Center for CAMM’s 2021 Holiday Market featuring over 20 Cape Ann vendors — many first-time CAMM vendors — offering locally made Arts and Crafts, including jewelry, pottery, sculpture, painting, photography, metalwork, woodwork, fiber arts, candles, hand-harvested artisan sea salts, handcrafted soaps, natural body care, and much more. For the book lovers on your shopping list, the Magnolia Library and Community Center will also be running a holiday book sale through the event! Magnolia Library and Community Center, 1 Lexington Ave, Gloucester. https://www.facebook.com/CAMakersMarket/ or www.magnolialibrary.org

Retrospective for Mary Rhinelander McCarl at Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck AvenueNovember 27 & 28; Noon to 5 PMOrganized by McCarl’s niece, Gloucester artist Mary Rhinelander, the show will display McCarl’s colorful artwork, from watercolor/gouache to the collages made from her vibrant hand-painted papers. Proceeds from sales of still lives and landscapes will be shared with the Rocky Neck Art Colony and the Children’s Programming Fund at the Sawyer Free Library. Her bed positioned with a view of Good Harbor Beach, Mary Rhinelander McCarl died at home, on her own terms, late this past spring. From her birth in 1940, she spent some part of every year in Gloucester, eventually retiring to Old Nugent Farm. A polymath with a photographic memory, McCarl excelled at everything she focused her mind on or put her hand to. “She never stopped working, even during the days immediately preceding her death,” says her niece. Her creativity required only paper, a brush and her imagination.“As a serious intellectual and scholar, McCarl managed to enliven even the driest of topics,” says her niece. “But it was in her art practice that she really let go, where she was joyful and unconstrained. The breadth of content on her bookshelves attests to an ongoing and diverse curiosity, but also provides insight into her artistic heroes: Matisse, Hockney and a smattering of Fairfield Porter.”At Cover Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester. Organized by Rocky Neck Art Colony, www.rockyneckartcolony.org

DIY Vintage Holiday Ceramics atThe Gloucester House RestaurantMonday, November 22 from 5:30-8pmLet’s create some holiday cheer! Join Create & Escape DIY Workshops at The Gloucester House for a festive night of DIY Vintage Holiday Ceramics on Monday, 11/22, from 5:30-8:00 pm! Choose from their 4 ceramic options and reserve your spot at https://www.createandescapediy.com/products/11-22-21-mon-5-30pm-diy-vintage-holiday-ceramics-gloucester-house-restaurant Contact hello@createandescapediy.com with any questions.

Cape Ann MuseumShop, Sip, Support!Tuesday, Nov. 30 from 10am-7pmYou’re Invited! On Giving Tuesday, give the gift of CAM! Jump start on holiday shopping and shop at the Cape Ann Museum’s thoughtfully curated holiday gift shop featuring exciting new merchandise from local designers including Coleman Coastal Crafts, We Dream in Colour, Cermica del Mar, Prospect Hill Handmade and many more! Enjoy: Bubbly. Gift Membership Discounts.Giveaways.Laughs with your shopping pals. Shopping exclusive Cape Ann Museum products. Can’t make it to shop? Browse online at store.capeannmuseum.org.For questions, please contact Amanda Pollock (978) 283-0455 x. 110 or amandapollock@capeannmuseum.org. 27 Pleasant Street. Gloucester. 978-283-0455

Middle Street Walk, GloucesterSaturday, December 11From 9am – 4:30pmJoin us for a free, event-filled stroll on historic Middle Street. The Walk ends at 4:30pm with the Lobster Pot Tree Lightings at the Police Station Plaza. Visit our website for schedule of Events and Activities. Middlestreetwalk.org and on Face Book.

Cape Ann and Monhegan Island Vistas: Contrasted New England Art Colonies at Cape Ann Museumthrough March 16, 2022The growth of two of New England’s oldest and most revered summer art colonies is the subject of a special exhibition, on display at the Cape Ann Museum from Oct. 30, 2021-Feb. 13, 2022.The exhibition features works by artists who visited and were inspired by both Cape Ann and Monhegan. Among them are Theresa Bernstein, Walter Farndon, Eric Hudson, Margaret Patterson and Charles Movalli. Monhegan and Cape Ann trace the roots of their respective art colonies back to the mid-19th century and specifically to the years immediately following the Civil War. Summer enclaves which sprung up during that time gave artists the chance to socialize with one another and to work together, sharing ideas, trying out new techniques and critiquing each other’s work. During the early 20th century, both communities saw a surge of artists, professionals and amateurs, visit their shores. Today, Monhegan and Cape Ann continue to be vibrant regional art colonies of national significance. Learn more at www.capeannmuseum.org. “Cape Ann & Monhegan Island Vistas: Contrasted New England Art Colonies” was organized by CAM in collaboration with the Monhegan Museum in Monhegan, Maine, and curated by art historian James F. O’Gorman. https://www.capeannmuseum.org/exhibitions/cape-ann-monhegan-island-vistas-contrasted-new-england-art-colonies

Get your FREE Discover Gloucester Visitor Guide — chock full of great information for your upcoming visit!As you plan your getaway to our charming coastal community, order the Official Discover Gloucester Visitor Guide. In addition to the guide, you will receive access to our website full of Gloucester excursion ideas that include outdoor dining, shopping, boating adventures, whale watching, overnight packages, parks, trails and hikes. To receive a copy and to view the online guide click HERE!

THANKS TO YOU
2021 WAS A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR…

Under the most challenging circumstances, Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute had a remarkable year. With all the uncertainty of the pandemic, GMGI delivered on our promises to provide transformative workforce training and conduct ground-breaking research, both of which are helping to catalyze our regional economy. 

Gloucester Biotechnology Academy graduated the Class of 2021, maintaining the stellar job placement outcomes of this flagship program. We recently enrolled our sixth class, the first to train in the brand new biomanufacturing learning laboratory. A donation to GMGI allows us to continue to redirect lives of the career-compromised though hands-on learning, mentorship and professional development. For young adults struggling to connect with college and career, the Academy is an on-ramp to the thriving life sciences industry. 

At our marine genomics institute, GMGI’s team of scientists ‘cracked’ the lobster genome, forged exciting new collaborations, and pushed the boundaries of discovery. From new insights into the health of the Annisquam River to groundbreaking research aboard the OceanXplorer, our scientists tackled some of the most vexing marine biology challenges.  A donation to GMGI enables a groundbreaking genomics research agenda into fishery, ocean, and human health.

The word is spreading that there is a life science workforce pipeline in Gloucester and that important marine science is being conducted on the city’s waterfront. This is attracting the interest of other biotech firms who are exploring alternatives to the conventional Kendall Square and Seaport locations. In recognition of all we are accomplishing, GMGI has been named a 2021 finalist for a Massachusetts Economic Impact Award.