Yesterday’s captivating visibility at noon.
Author: Catherine
posted content / cell phone photos mine, unless otherwise credited
(thumbnail portrait of Catherine at MFA, Boston © David Cox photo)
https://www.cryanaid.com/
Soggy start for baby piping plover on day 19
The chick made it through the night. From today’s Gloucester Daily Times
One Surviving Piping Plover Chick Remains
Also Local firefighters Make Way for Ducklings and six Fire Fighters retire
Updates from the piping plover volunteer watch are shared LIVE (or close to it) throughout the day on twitter https://twitter.com/Glostaplover
Volunteer any time –extra eyes help!– There are some times with no coverage. Email Ken Whittaker kwhittaker@gloucester-ma.gov
Hazel’s flyer reflects status of the summer 2017 brood as of July 10, 2017
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Generous gifts | Pauline’s Gifts paints an original scene on a surprising surface
What a lovely surprise gift from my friend, Pauline, and an even more surprising matrix I had to share! Pauline painted a tender piping plover mom with 2 chicks and an iconic Cape Ann vista directly on a vintage bag with bamboo – rattan handles. I’m gobsmacked. Twin chicks. Twin Lights. Love it!
Pauline’s Gift Shop, 512 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA. Check out Pauline’s work and her creative solutions for a range of commissions!
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Cafe Brew & Spirits 3 Main Street opening in former Caffe Dolce space
From Caffe to Cafe
Cafe Brew & Spirits “Opening Soon” and “New Owner” signs have been displayed (for a while) at the former Caffe Dolce space on the corner of Main and Washington Streets, across from Tonno.
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Laura Harrington’s new novel A Catalog of Birds to be released in 2 days |Gloucester book launches at The Bookstore and goodlinens
Laura Harrington’s New Novel, A Catalog of Birds, will be released on July 11 by Europa Editions. Two back to back special book launches in Gloucester:
book launch Thursday July 13th @ 7PM The Bookstore of Gloucester – 61 Main Street
“Harrington’s ‘Alice Bliss’ was a big hit, and you won’t want to miss out on this one either!”
book launch Friday July 14th @ 7PM at goodlinens / studio 133 Main Street UPDATE goodlinens RSVP at capacity
Laura Harrington Book Tour Dates for A Catalog of Birds
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Laura Harrington is an award-winning playwright, lyricist, librettist and author. She teaches at MIT and lives in Gloucester, MA. And she sings! Alice Bliss, her first novel, grew out of Harrington’s one-woman musical Alice Unwrapped, which ran off-Broadway in New York and in the Minneapolis Fringe Festival in 2009. Her novel Alice Bliss (Viking/Penguin) won the 2012 Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction. Playwrights Horizons has commissioned her to create Alice Bliss the musical which is in production 2017.
Read the great press release issued by MIT
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
“July 8, 1856 Rockport Women Smash Liquor Barrels” today’s Mass Moments
From Mass Moments (http://www.massmoments.org):
“On this day in 1856, 200 women, some of them wielding hatchets and ranging in age from 37 to 75, rampaged through the town of Rockport destroying every container of alcohol they could find. One eyewitness recorded in his journal: “There has been exciting times a-going on here today.” Weeks of planning preceded the five-hour raid. When it was over, the women had spilled hundreds of gallons of liquor. Over the next decade, alcohol sales in the town steadily declined. Rockport became one of several dozen Massachusetts towns where one could not buy liquor. Not until April 2005 would residents vote to permit inns, hotels, and restaurants to serve alcohol with meals. Twelve towns in the Commonwealth are still dry today, down from 17 in 2004.”
Listen to the Mass Moments Rockport story:
or Click here to read the rest of the story…
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Ocean is warm enough to swim – went from 61 to 65 degrees in one day
Never fails to amaze me how that can happen so quickly!
CAPE ANN SUP is renting paddle boards at Cape Ann Motor Inn Long Beach and Beauport Hotel Pavilion Beach. It’s a great day to try it out, but be warned. We did that last year and bought a couple of kypads because of Dominic!
Save the Date August 12 and check out Cape Ann SupahBowl
We’re looking forward to the First Annual Cape Ann SUPAHBOWL on site at Beauport Hotel.
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Fishing Partnership tribute to Angela Sanfilippo
Clay Sign Service installing a monumental and beautiful tribute ‘THE SEA IS A VITAL RESOURCE. SO IS SHE.’ on the back of 189 Main Street (above Wisdom’s Heart and the police station parking lot)
More honors planned for Angela Sanfilippo: see Gloucester Daily Times article about two big upcoming events: Sea to Supper at Mile Marker One on August 24th and the Fishing Partnership 20th Anniversary Gala at the Boston Fish Pier in September.
HarborWalk Fishermens Wives marker
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Where were we?
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
If your deck chairs are missing…and you want to see a coyote
We found them at Good Harbor Beach, July 4 2017. The striped cushions are the right color! The pair were upended and cushions scattered along with various party remnants between the pedestrian bridge and the piping plover enclosure. We righted them and set them up for Piper Plover viewing. Some folks vandalized the endangered species signs and littered, and others were picking up trash and repairing. The coyote and birds were on the move.
There was a great crow ruckus in the trees across from Blue Shutters Beachside Inn and out popped the coyote. Hung around the creek and then off down the road past http://www.blueshuttersbeachside.com/
Patti Amaral July 4, 2017
Peggy and Patty July 4, 2017– Peggy spotted the plover family of 5 this morning, Day 12. All are ok after an eventful Day 11 — see Kim Smith’s glorious photojournalism update
Piping plover 3rd shift brought a hammer
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Gloucester high school athletes summer beach training
These coaches and kids show up Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays and really dig in. The Volunteer coaches today were Zach Smith and Kyle. Michael Lattoff (sp?) is retiring and started this boot camp 30+ years ago. I marvel at the dedication of volunteer coaches.
My piping plover watch shift overlaps with this session. Good Harbor Beach piping plovers are conditioning alongside these hardworking athletes. The birds have to be well and strong for migration; zipping about the beach is no picnic.
Tough drills start low and use the ocean, too
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
When there were 4 baby plovers at Good Harbor Beach
Today is day 11 and there are 3 babies. This volunteer video was taken a few days ago when there were 4 babies, tracking 1 baby plover back to its mom with a surprise at the end. From a volunteer shift by Cliff and Charles. For (nearly) LIVE updates to see what the summer brood is doing, updates are posted here https://twitter.com/Glostaplover
Please join in and share your sightings #Glostaplover
Professional close-ups and best ever viewing follow Kim Smith! Here’s her post from Day 10
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Motif Monday: many moods of Twin Lights Thacher Island
From a great distance roughly same spot at the Gloucester end of Long Beach, various days and times July 2017.
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
YES!
Sean on the Italian Ice outpost by the piping plover enclosure, Good Harbor Beach
Not too many folks swimming, but brisk biz for a cool slush. You can mix all the flavors!
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Gloucester motif heaven: Piping plover, paddleboarder, Bass Rocks, Hopper house
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
da dum da dum JAWS less than 2 weeks away Gloucester HarborWalk Summer Cinema
Rob Newton, Cape Ann Community Cinema and Stage, announced the 2017 HarborWalk summer cinema line up back in March. The six free movie nights start Wednesday July 12th! July 12, 19, 26 and August 2, 9, 16. Rain dates August 23, 30.
July 12 ::: Jaws
July 19 ::: Disney Moana
July 26 ::: Rogue One Star Wars Movie
August 2 ::: Lego Batman Movie
August 9 ::: The Princess Bride
August 16 ::: Sing!
“Jaws is a thriller of surprise rather than suspense. You feel like a rat, being given shock treatment, who has not yet figured out the pattern.”Molly Haskell, The Village Voice review
JAWS 1975 trailer Percy Rodriguez voice over
28 year old Steven Spielberg’s legendary camera shot (spoiler don’t peek if you haven’t seen the movie)
Continue reading “da dum da dum JAWS less than 2 weeks away Gloucester HarborWalk Summer Cinema”
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Mayor Romeo Theken can’t wait! UU Gloucester Meetinghouse Summer Concert Series resumes July 7th!
FREE! “Nine Friday Nights. Nine Great Outdoor Concerts to benefit nine local non-profits.”
Mayor Romeo Theken likes to remind everyone that “There’s always something going on in Gloucester!” including all the free performances for most every Gloucester Summer Night.
Gloucester MA Free Outdoor Performances Daily
Mondays farmers market Magnolia
Wednesdays HarborWalk Summer Cinema Cape Ann Community Cinema and 104.9
Thursdays Farmers Market at Stage Fort Park and Harbor Loop summer concert series
Fridays Meetinghouse Green concert series United Universalist Church
Saturdays Main Street Block Parties Cape Ann Chamber
Sundays Stage Fort Park concerts at the bandstand
Gloucester Meeinghouse Foundation announces their 2017 line-up
First up Berklee Be-Bop Guitars on July 7 to benefit Pathways for Children
From Gloucester Meetinghouse printed matter:
“The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is pleased to announce the return of the free, outdoor concert series ‘Music on Meetinghouse Green’ starting with the Berklee ensemble Be-Bob Guitars to benefit Pathways for Children on Friday evening July 7th.
Mayor Romeo Theken regrets missing the 2017 kick off concert due to a prior family commitment, and she’s ever thankful that this fantastic series at such a grand and special venue is continuing after the pilot program last season! She’s asked Ward Councilor Melissa Cox to be on hand to open the first event. Mayor Theken is especially calling out old friends to come downtown to the old stomping grounds for all of them…especially August 11th!
July 7::Berklee Be-Bop Guitars
July 14:: Peter Souza, 3 Sheets to the Wind
July 21:: Melanie Bresnan & Friends
July 28:: Willie Alexander’s Persistence of Memory Orchestra
August 4:: Gordon Michaels
August 11:: Scanzonati Band
August 18:: Hye Fusion
So don’t miss the second season of Music on Meetinghouse Green featuring 9 great musical events in support of 9 terrific local non-profits via free-will offerings (please bring a folding chair, blanket, cash or check). Shows start at 6:00pm and run until 8:30pm. In case of inclement weather events will be held inside the historic 1806 Meetinghouse at the corner of Church and Middle Street.
The sponsors of ‘Music on Meetinghouse Green’ pre-pay the expenses so all contributions go to our non-profit partners. Special thanks to Linzee & Beth Coolidge (matching gift) plus Tom & Susan Andresen, J.J. & Jackie Bell, Michael & Mary Ann Bresnan, Harry & Mary Hintlian, Dick & Doris Prouty, Charles Nazarian, Sandra Ronan, and our corporate sponsor: Cape Ann Saving Bank.”
More info: www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org
Continue reading “Mayor Romeo Theken can’t wait! UU Gloucester Meetinghouse Summer Concert Series resumes July 7th!”
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Saw The Effect @GloucesterStage last night | stellar acting and writing
We like to support Gloucester Stage and Heidi Dallin, and try to see anything with Lindsay Crouse. There’s no question that Gloucester Stage productions are mostly terrific.
Tom Hauck’s GMG review compelled us to see the New England premiere of The Effect, Lucy Prebble’s 2012 dramatic play at Gloucester Stage. It’s a go see for sure! I think it’s the best play about thorny life and medical themes since Wit. We can delight in Prebble’s dynamite dialogue because the direction, acting, and set are pitch perfect.
Who knew? You can bring that glass of prosecco you didn’t finish back to your seat.
Buy seats on line for Gloucester Stage matinee today and you’d have time to make it over to Windhover’s dance tonight! Tough summer living here in Gloucester 🙂
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
Naked eye test | Share your piping plover sightings #Glostaplover
Can you spot a piping plover? Train your eyes to scan for movement–it’s the easiest way to spy the piping plover summer 2017 brood. They scuttle along dry seaweed patches back and forth to the wet sand and within the enclosure. Yesterday the baby chicks were still apt to topple over inside sand scallop depressions. Their future wings are visibly growing out. Now 1 week old, their sweet piping chirps are clearly audible. The parents are much easier to find. We’re lucky we can see the birds close up in Kim Smith’s gorgeous art.
Phone in hand? Share your Good Harbor Beach piping plover photos and observations! tag #Glostaplover and follow Gloucester Plover at https://twitter.com/Glostaplover
Volunteers are needed for shifts over the upcoming holiday weekend. Contact Ken kwhittaker@gloucester-ma.gov
Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
June nights under pressure
Shifting skies Tuesday vs Wednesday
Good Morning Gloucester 