Fantastic shopping at Pop Gallery on Main Street in Gloucester, Mass. Open from 11-4:30 Christmas eve day.
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Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall conducts Boston Pops classic 🎄Sleigh Ride | ❤️the custom tux!
“…The simplicity was part of the selling point. So was the history of Celtics centers past pulling this off. “As soon as (I was told) Shaq did it, I was sold,” Fall said.
Videos and more here: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2019/12/boston-celtics-tacko-fall-conducts-boston-pops-video.html
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Rush home with some presents | wonderful shopping at Alexandra’s Bread bakery #GloucesterMA
Great gifts and vintage finds at Alexandra’s Bread bakery and shop on Main Street Gloucester, Ma. Festive selections are folded in during holidays year round.
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Candle lit on the first night of Hanukkah | Temple Ahavat Achim #GloucesterMa
December 22, 2019 the first light Temple Ahavat Achim Gloucester, Ma., 2019 – An additional (buoy) candle on the giant lobster trap menorah will be lit each night until full illumination on the 8th night.
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Still more Holiday Lights and cocoa drives#GloucesterMA
Have you seen these festive lights December nights? Merry drives and cocoa Part 3 scenes all around Gloucester, Massachusetts, including a few extra GMG reader tips and requests:
photos below- Looking past Man at the Wheel on the left, through wreath, Beauport Hotel tower lit red and green
Merry drives and cocoa nights 2019 (mobile photos #nofilter)
12/8/19 Part One here
12/19/19 Part Two here
12/23/19 Part Three (this post)
Merry drives and cocoa day 2019 (wreaths, traditional displays and/or mostly white lights) 12/13/19 here
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1985 Holiday Lights decorated homes competition | throwback Gloucester Daily Times article #GloucesterMA from Pauline
In response to the recent Holiday Lights posts on GMG, Pauline Bresnahan shared a fun memory about a holiday lights competition sponsored by local realtors on Cape Ann in 1985. Her father, Philip McComiskey, won the most festive home category that inaugural year. This First Lighting Contest held by Lufkin & Brown Inc., awarded prizes in three categories.
Reporter Ken Fish wrote that “Midge Kart’s display on 729 Western Avenue, Magnolia – a combination of red velvet ribbon, Christmas lights and spotlights — won in the most traditional category…Philip McComiskey’s lighted trees at 514 Essex Avenue won the festive award…The creche at Lester Mountain Sr.’s home at 2A Pigeon Hill Ct., Rockport won in the religious category…”
Judges were Fitz Lufkin, Ruth Pino, John Kent, Sharon Surma, Diane Polley (author of Let’s Go! Animal Tracks in the Snow, a Cape Ann Reads Honor book), Susan Scola and AnthonyMilitello. Read the article for the fun details and bonus – find out who was awarded the honorable mentions!
Gloucester Daily Times article, “A Light Touch for Christmas: Light Displays”, by Ken Fish (click to enlarge the photos of the article or here for a Printable PDF “A Light Touch for Christmas” GDT article)
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Tonight! Lobster Trap Hanukkiah Lighting 🕎 #GloucesterMA
Lobster trap menorah lighting
Sunday December 22, 2019 at 5:30pm
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Deadline for the 2020 Bruce J Anderson Foundation funding opportunities
Don’t miss the Bruce J Anderson Foundation funding opportunity in the New Year! The foundation has helped many local organizations and initiatives annually like Cape Ann Reads.
They are low key modest with credit but impact many. The Bruce J Anderson generous recommendations from 2019– for just the Cape Ann region– bolstered support across four areas of focus. Chances are every one of us has benefited, or knows someone that has benefited, from this largesse: Arts (Gloucester Education Foundation $8,400; Rockport Music $8,000; Gloucester Stage Company $5,000; and Cape Ann Art Haven $7,500) Environmental Protection recommended for funding (Clean River Project $11,000; Backyard Growers $12,000; Ipswich River Watershed Association $10,000; Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center $6,000; Cape Ann Farmers Market $2,500) Historic Preservation recommended for funding (Cape Ann Museum $7,000; St. Peter’s Fiesta $2,500; Gloucester Writers Center $5,000; Mental Health recommended for funding (Pathways for Children $7,500; Action Inc. $5,000)
Don’t miss the information session and deadline to apply for 2020. Good luck!
Here’s the News from the Boston Foundation outreach for the Bruce J. Anderson Foundation:
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
We are pleased to announce the 2020 Request for Proposals for the Bruce J. Anderson Foundation, a supporting organization of the Boston Foundation. The Bruce J. Anderson Foundation has been making grants on Cape Ann and in the Nashoba Valley for over 30 years. Please review the guidelines carefully and note that the application deadline is Friday, February 14, 2020. Grant announcements will be made in mid-June.
This year we will be hosting an informational webinar session on Wednesday, January 15th. Those interested in attending can join us to hear about the Bruce J. Anderson Foundation’s grantmaking priorities, and the process for applying for funding. Please note that this webinar is not mandatory and attendance will not affect how your application is reviewed. If you would like to participate in the webinar, please accept the attached calendar invitation.
This year all applications will be submitted online.
Please find the 2020 application and a back catalogue of prior grants made from the Bruce J. Anderson Foundation here.
We hope you will consider taking advantage of this Bruce J. Anderson Foundation funding opportunity. Questions regarding program eligibility can be directed to the attention of Loren Van Allen at loren.vanallen@tbf.org or 617-338-1621.
Sincerely,
The Bruce J. Anderson Team
Ritika Kumar
Senior Donor Relations Associate
The Boston Foundation
75 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116
Direct Line: 617-338-4294
Ritika.Kumar@tbf.org
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More Holiday Lights and cocoa drives #GloucesterMA 2019
Here are a few more twinkling neighborhood lights in Gloucester, Massachusetts, from December 2019, including a few GMG reader requests and tips following the “merry drives and cocoa” post part 1.
(you can double click the photos to enlarge and pinch and zoom)
There are plenty of local homes decorated with white lights only or candles in every window aglow with single color bulbs. I love these, too, but my phone camera not so much.
photo caption below- I’ve always been in love with holiday lights. Personal distinction or traditional inspiriation- I’m grateful for all creative cheer each year. Decades ago ca.1970s, this home and yard (on Lowell Street between Peabody and Lynnfield) was trimmed all in pink lights. Just pink.
photo caption below: Decorated Saugus condos just off Rt. 1 and homes off surrounding streets if you happen to be in that neck of the woods.
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dusting of new snow | on rocks like molasses crinkles, a Hopper house, and Good Harbor Beach
12/18/19 Gloucester, Ma.
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GHS boys basketball home games today! 🏀🏀 And a great read Charles Barkley basketball story
Home games tonight! 5:30PM vs. Peabody GHS boys JV basketball / 7pm GHS boys Varsity. (Girls’ basketball games alternate with the boys’ so they’re Away today in Peabody.)
Shout out to outstanding communication by Athletic Director Bryan Lafata! Essential content updated on Facebook and twitter (GHS Fishermen Athletics @FishermenGhs) and all that parent email correspondence. There are a ton of winter sports (boys’ and girls teams; varsity and JV): basketball, hockey, track, wrestling, cheerleading, swimming…
- Find all the GHS sports schedules and bus times here main page http://northeasternma.org and Gloucester specific page here
- GHS Basketball twitter = @FishermenBball
- GHS Fishermen Athletics twitter = @FishermenGhs
Here’s a must read basketball story. I know. I know. It’s not a Celtics story. Trust me if you’re a sports fan and have a beating heart you’ll enjoy the read here. “My Pal Charles: An NBA Star, an immigrant scientist, and a friendship no one believed”, story by Shirley Wang for WBUR.org published in Reader’s Digest Dec.2018-Jan 2019 issue.
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public street art | artist Josh Falk mural on Stone Barn Lane behind Rockport Public Library #RockportMA
Gray and sunny day views of the beautiful street art mural by Josh Falk on Stone Barn Lane behind Rockport Public Library, Rockport, Mass., with support from Awesome Rockport. Falk’s work on display at Blume coffee shop in Whistlestop Mall is striking. How exciting to see his vision on a monumental scale!
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The AIDS quilt comes home: the Names Project | special public art display at City Hall
Thank you for bringing this display Gloucester Health Project
Read more about the project: “On December 1st, the Health Project is unveiling Cape Ann portions of the AIDS Quilt in the Kyrouz Auditorium at Gloucester City Hall. Please join us at 2PM as we read names and share stories, and refreshments will be served. The 3 squares will be on display for the month of December whenever City Hall is open. Please check the city website for a calendar of meeting times and visit the quilt when the auditorium is not being used. This is an important and historic art installation and we are grateful for the support of the Mayor of Gloucester and for the financial support of Awesome Gloucester and The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.” – Gloucester Health Project
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High tides
winter high tides, Gloucester, Mass. December 14, 2019
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Scenes from Middle Street Walk 2019 #GloucesterMA
public art- AIDS quilts from the Names Project on display Kyrouz Auditorium City Hall Gloucester MA Nov-Dec 2019
More scenes from Middle Street Walk 2019 here of Sawyer Free Public Library
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Middle Street Walk | perfect weather for Harry Potter themed festive fun at Sawyer Free Library #GloucesterMA
Middle Street Walk Gloucester, Ma. – Friends of Sawyer Free and Gloucester High School National Honor Society students helped with bustling stations of Harry Potter themed crafts and treats from creative librarians.
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Holiday wreaths and cocoa drives day #GloucesterMA 2019
Merry drives and cocoa – daytime
It’s beautiful out here! Wreaths adorning decorated homes and businesses make for merry daytime drives throughout Gloucester neighborhoods and Cape Ann.
Twofers- bonus night illumnation for many!
Merry drives and cocoa – part 1, nights Holiday lights: here
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Holiday lights and cocoa drives #GloucesterMA 2019
Merry drives and cocoa:
If you’re wondering about holiday lights near you, in addition to the city’s beautiful seasonal trees and festive sparkle downtown, rewarding drives through Gloucester neighborhoods abound. These local homes were shining last week. Can you guess which street was most lit up? Grab some hot chocolate and go!
With each new day, more merry lights brighten December nights. Did we miss a street?
Answer- Reynard Street is dazzling and concentrated. (See if you can spot the back fence illuminated with fish shapes when you go. Neighborhood kids could set up a hot chocolate stand 😉 easy. Walk or drive with the great complete street work by the City DPW.) Other streets with decorated homes: Maplewood, road into Annisquam (coming from Gloucester look off to second story star shining off Goose cove), Rt. 127, Abbott, and)
Combine it with Middle Street Walk! Mark your calendars: December 14th
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Before 8AM winter storm #GloucesterMA
Lots of plows and shovelers keeping up with the wintry mix. Weather reports estimated one inch an hour to continue over the next few hours. Next high tide 4:09pm.
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schools CLOSED Tuesday #GloucesterMA ❄️⛄
Forecast for the winter storm this first week in December is troubling enough to call the first snow day for the 2019-20 school year.
Gloucester schools closed tomorrow 12/3/19
Good Morning Gloucester 