Author: Donna Ardizzoni

Ardizzoni Photography, Business Manager, Grandmother, love living in Gloucester, love to swim, kayak, walk and of course take pictures. Our company does computer networking, Office Management, Medical Billing, transcription, networking software updates and virus protection

UU Music Meetinghouse Green with the Alex Minasian Quartet

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 2022

ALEX MINASIAN QUARTET PERFORMS AT MUSIC ON MEETINGHOUSE GREEN FRIDAY, JULY 22
Alex Minasian, acclaimed jazz pianist and impresario, brings his quartet to Music on Meetinghouse Green for a free
Friday evening concert at the corner of Middle and Church Streets, July 22 at 6:00 p.m.

Alex Minasian quickly earned the attention of the music world for his performances at the country’s most famous
jazz venues including the Blue Note, Birdland, Village Vanguard, and The Apollo Theater. His brilliant career has found
him sharing the stage with jazz legends James Ingram, Arturo Sandoval, Marilyn McCoo, Joe Pesci, Hank Jones, Clark Terry,
and many others. He has also headlined important jazz celebrations including the Rochester Jazz Festival and performed at
the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Istanbul Jazz Festival.  New York City audiences will find him performing weekly at the
iconic Tavern on the Green restaurant. He has been featured in Yerevan Magazine, a Los Angeles-based publication promoting
Armenian news and culture. Minasian teams up with bassist Brandi Disterheft, drummer Joe Farnsworth, and saxophonist Bill Pierce
for their first appearance at the Music on Meetinghouse Green summer music concerts.

Free-will donations will support the concert’s featured local non-profit partner Maritime Gloucester, inspiring students and visitors
to value marine science, maritime heritage, and environmental stewardship through hands-on education and experiences. The
evening’s food vendor is Crepes du Jour.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Now entering its seventh season, Music on Meetinghouse Green features nine free Friday evening concerts from July 8 to September 9.
Performances are held on the Green and feature great music, favorite foods from local vendors, and a different North Shore non-profit
organization featured each week through free-will donations from the audience. Concerts begin at 6:00 p.m. and conclude at 8:30 p.m.
Some chairs will be provided and audience members are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. Picnic with delicious local
food from our vendors or bring your own. Performances are handicapped accessible and parking on the Green is limited to persons
with disabilities.

ABOUT THE GLOUCESTER MEETINGHOUSE FOUNDATION
Founded in 2015, the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is dedicated to preserving the landmark building as a civic hub, entertainment
venue, and community center. In addition to its work to preserve the historic 1806 Meetinghouse, GMF is currently raising funds to restore
Meetinghouse Green. The GMF has received a $130,000 grant from the Community Preservation Act and a $2,000 grant from the
Essex Heritage Partnership Grant Program towards a total project goal of $340,000. Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2023.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Thanks to our sponsors, many of whom have contributed since the series’ first year, all of the season’s expenses for musicians and logistics
are fully paid making it possible for 100% of audience donations to go directly to our non-profit partners.

PLATINUM: John and Janis Bell, J.J. and Jackie Bell, Karen Bell, Cape Ann Savings Bank, J. Linzee Coolidge, Scobie Ward, GOLD: BOMCO,
Mary Hintlian, Trish Roach and Rob Martin, Mary Weissblum, SILVER: JoeAnn Hart and Gordon Baird, Landesign, Susan Mckain and Ken Steiner,
Charles Nazarian, John and Sandra Ronan, BRONZE: Jerry Ackerman, Peter Calkins and Susan Casey, Jonathan Golding and Sally Bradley-Golding,
Joe and Maggie Rosa, Kathleen and Peter Van Demark, Kathleen Williams

For more information, a full schedule of upcoming concerts and events, and to sign up for the GMF newsletter, visit www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org.

Help wanted at the Magnolia Library and Community Center

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This is a fun Library and Community Center

email to magnolialibrarycommunitycenter@gmail.com

Our local station 104.9 been sold

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Reblogged from the Salem News

 

BEVERLY Radio station North Shore 104.9 FM has been sold and was scheduled to switch to new programming on last Friday, according to people who hosted shows on the station.

Lauren Swanson, the executive director of the Enterprise Center at Salem State University, said she was informed on Wednesday that the show she has hosted for two years has been canceled.

“It’s very disappointing,” Swanson said. “It was a great vehicle for us to talk with regional and business leaders on issues that were important.”

Swanson said she did not know what the new programming format would be.

North Shore 104.9 was owned by Westport Communications. The company bought the station for $4.6 million in 2003, according to Federal Communications Commission records.

Todd Tanger, one of the owners of North Shore 104.9 FM, did not return messages for this story.

The station, which goes by the call letters WBOQ, traces its roots to a classical music station started by Simon Geller of Gloucester in 1964. The station is licensed out of Gloucester and operates from a studio on Enon Street in Beverly. North Shore 104.9 played “adult contemporary” music and aired several local programs on news, sports, food and the arts.

Local shows included North Shore Conversations hosted by Swanson and produced by the North Shore Alliance for Economic Development; Destination Salem hosted by Destination Salem Executive Director Kate Fox; and The North Shore Sports desk co-hosted by Dom Nicastro and Gloucester Daily Times Sports Editor Nick Curcuru.

Swanson said North Shore Conversations was a particularly effective way of communicating during the pandemic. Guests have included local mayors like Kim Driscoll of Salem, Ted Bettencourt of Peabody and Mike Cahill of Beverly and the presidents of Salem State University, North Shore Community College and Montserrat College of Art.

“You could be driving your kids to soccer or be in your kitchen and you could hear local leaders talking about information and why it’s relevant to you,” Swanson said. “It was a great way to be able to spread information to the business community.”

Fox said she did 55 episodes of the Saturday morning Destination Salem show over the last year highlighting the city and its businesses. She said she recorded a show on Wednesday that now will not air.

“It’s done really well. Our audience has been growing,” Fox said.

“We’ll see if we can transition to a podcast, but it’s not the same. For Destination Salem I’m sad that we’re losing our weekly show, but I’m more sad for the people at the station who’ve lost their jobs. That’s a shame.”

Staff Writer Paul Leighton can be reached at 978-338-2535, by email at pleighton@salemnews.com, or on Twitter at @heardinbeverly.

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Staff Writer Paul Leighton can be reached at 978-338-2535, by email at pleighton@salemnews.com, or on Twitter at @heardinbeverly.

Thank you Sandra Williams for sending this to me

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Robert Williams talented artist painting of the Grace Marie.

Reblogged form the Gloucester daily times

Seven fishermen were rescued by a good Samaritan fishing vessel after their vessel began taking on water Friday night.

The crew of the Gloucester-based vessel Grace Marie issued a may day around 10 p.m., saying the boat was taking on water and experiencing rapid flooding, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Noel. The a 65-foot fishing boat was about 80 nautical miles east of Gloucester.

The Coast Guard put out a urgent marine information broadcast, asking any vessels nearby to answer the Grace Marie’s may day.

The Dawn T answered the call, according to the Coast Guard, and was able to bring all seven crewmen aboard and ferry them home.

There were no injuries reported, Noel said.

Noel had no information about the status of the Grace Marie, or other information about the incident Saturday night.

According to a federal vessel registry, the steel-hulled Grace Marie was built in 1978.

 

 

Annisquam Seafair

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Annisquam SeaFair – Fun for the entire family!

If you have ever, been you know what fun the whole day is. If you have never been, come and experience a real, old-style, community day of celebration!

Saturday, July 30, 10 am to 3 pm

34 Leonard St, Gloucester, MA 01930-1322

– Food, Drinks & Baked Goods
– Music & Waxworks
– T-Shirts & Mugs
– Games for children of all ages
– Small wooden boat race 2:00 pm on the Harbor
– Lighting of the Cove 9:00 pm on the Bridge

– All proceeds go to the Annisquam Village Church & Annisquam Village Hall

SEAFAIR ITEMS:
The must-have, Annisquam 2022 SeaFair T-SHIRTS
https://www.customink.com/g/kfw0-00cm-9pag

Sailing hats, mini sailboats for the race, & mugs

Order here:: https://2021-annisquam-sea-fair-online-order-store.square.site/

 

And pick up at the Farmer’s Market, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 9 AM – Noon or at Sea Fair July 30, 9 AM-3 PM, 34 Leonard St., Gloucester, MA 01930-1322

Another beautiful beach afternoon

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So glad I can get to the beach after work.  The ocean takes away all your stress of a workday.

 

One Hour at a Time Gang

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Hope all had a great weekend with the beautiful weather.  I was over at Rocky Neck today and their parking lot could use some TLC.

 

When:             Saturday, July 9, 2022

Time:              09:00 – 10:00

Where:            Rocky Neck Parking Lot

Please bring your gloves and pickers.  If some would like to bring a broom and dustpan that would be great as well.  The cigarette butts are so disgusting.  Thank you kids