My View of Life on the Dock
THE FRIENDS OF THE GLOUCESTER COUNCIL ON AGING is holding an on-line Auction that will end this Saturday, April. 4, at 9am. Our goal this year is to raise funds to support programs of the Gloucester Council on Aging. We need your support! This is an exciting and fun way to help us, and at the same time have a chance to win cool items!
Here is the online auction- http://friendsgcoa.cmarket.com
Thanks very much!!!
WOOLIFE
The Cape Ann Community Cinema
267 East Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
978/282-1988
SHOWTIMES: THURS., APRIL 2 @ 7:15PM
From living in a box under the streets of Chicago for 7 years to attending over 3,000 Chicago Cubs baseball games and being featured on ESPN, FOX, Howard Stern and in the pages of Sports Illustrated, NY Times and the Japan Nikkei, Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers has become one of America’s greatest baseball fans.
WooLife chronicles Ronnie’s journey from an abusive childhood on the south side of Chicago to his adopted family in Wrigley Field. A young Ronnie becomes inspired after his grandma takes him to a Cubs game in 1947 to see Jackie Robinson play. What Ronnie discovers in the bleachers of Wrigley is a foster family of Cubs fans and players that awakens his spirit and saves him from homelessness. He finds his soul music by rejoicing “Cubs Woo, Cubs Woo” in a way that inspires some of baseball’s greatest players.
WooLife starts during the 2000 season as Ronnie follows his dream of being recognized by the Cubs as the first fan to sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” Faced with obstacles from Cubs’ management, the fans decide to buy Ronnie a new smile to help improve his chances of his dream coming true. WooLife is a testimony that the human spirit can overcome and conquer the most grim of circumstances simply by recognizing the gift of being alove and the passion of truly believing in something.
Featuring appearances by: Buck O’Neil, Joe Mantegna, Andre Dawson, Fergie Jackson, Leon Durham, Dusty Baker, Rick Monday and many others.
Part of the proceeds from this special screening will benefit Gloucester’s Action Inc.
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
The Cape Ann Community Cinema
267 East Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
978/282-1988
SHOWTIMES: FRI. & SAT. APRIL 3 & 4 @ 5:00PM; SUN. APRIL 5 @ 7:15PM
One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties. Ari is surprised that he can’t remember a thing anymore about that period of his life. Intrigued by this riddle, he decides to meet and interview old friends and comrades around the world. He needs to discover the truth about that time and about himself. As Ari delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, his memory begins to creep up in surreal images. Director Ari Folman’s animated documentary has been acclaimed worldwide and is winner of 6 Israeli Film Academy Awards, including Best Film, Director, Screenplay and Art Direction, and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
“Provocative, hallucinatory, incendiary… it’s unlike any film you’ve seen, period.” -Los Angeles Times
“An absolute stunner.” -Wall Street Journal
Ron Gilson is a man who remembers Gloucester’s glory days of fishing and tells it like it is. No holds barred. His offering in this weeks blog entry is a must read. To check out Ron’s Latest Click This Text
Look for three more videos from Ron Gilsons archives coming in the coming weeks.
HI-DEF HITCH
The Cape Ann Community Cinema
267 East Main St. (at Gloucester Stage)
Gloucester, MA 01930
978/282-1988
www.CapeAnnCinema.com
THE BIRDS ::: Tues., 3/24 @ 7:15pm
REAR WINDOW ::: Wed., 3/25 @ 7:15pm
VERTIGO ::: Thurs., 3/26 @ 7:15pm
PSYCHO ::: Fri., 3/27 @ 7:15pm
As you might have figured out by now, we’re serious film fans. So when we found four of Master Of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock’s four greatest films were being pulled out of the vaults at Universal, we got giddy. And we have reason to — they look and sound better than they have since their original theatrical releases. Remastered in the highest quality high-definition picture and sound, we are thrilled to be able to share “The Birds” (Mar. 24), “Rear Window” (Mar. 25), “Vertigo” (Mar. 26) and “Psycho” (Mar. 27) with you as part of this very special engagement. Please join us so that Universal is keen to go back to the vaults for more great classics.
Registration for the Gloucester Triathlon is currently open. According to the website it is roughly half full for the race which takes place on August 9th. Janda Ricci-Munn and Bill Burnett founded the Gloucester Triathlon.
Click the picture below for the interactive version of the course map.
Thanks To Mayor Kirk for the tip off on this upcoming event.
Click this text for the Gloucester Triathlon site.
Lisa Peek Ramos will be doing a power point presentation of her book Magnolia:A Brief History and Magnolia’s history in general. If you presently live in Magnolia or have in the past, this book is a must-have.
She and her grandmother, Fran Hines (who was maid of honor at my parents’ wedding 61 years ago), collaborated on this project. Magnolia’s history is fascinating! Check it out Thursday night at the Sawyer Free Library!
From Paul-
I will be posting My Paintings And a step by step process of my painting, on there.
I will also be featuring other Painters of Cape Ann, and some of my photos of Cape Ann on there also.
From Ron-
This blog, hosted by noted author and Gloucester historian, Ron Gilson, will commence regular publication on Friday, March 20th, 2009. We look forward to your joining and engaging us as we embrace both the past and the future of America’s oldest commercial fishing port, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
I really enjoyed our three part interview with Ron this week. To check it out you can click on these links-
Ron Gilson Author Of An Island No More, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
For any of you planning to head up to The Shriners Auditorium Saturday for The Roller Derby, here is an excellent video which explains how it all goes down. (I particularly like the fighting demonstration around 2/3 of the way through)
For more info about this Saturdays Roller Derby click this text
Coming soon to Dock Near You!
A blog, hosted by Gloucester waterfront historian, Ron Gilson, will launch a regular weekly publication in the immediate future. He looks forward to your joining and engaging him as he embraces both the past and the future of America’s oldest commercial fishing port. Please join Ron each week.
http://www.thegloucesterilove.blogspot.com/
Thanks to Hedgie who forwarded this pic to me. The picture comes from someone named Sameli on Flickr.
, originally uploaded by Sameli.
At 7 pm…The second bout of the evening kicks off our home team season with the Nutcrackers taking on the Cosmonaughties. Will the Nuts have an advantage with a veteran-heavy team? Or will the Cosmos capitalize on the energy of their freshmeat skaters?
Half time show features the tunes of While Rome Burns. And as always, the after party dance floor is open to all, with DJ John Barera spinning until midnight.
I’m dedicating this year to educating the masses of how awesome and accessible Dory Racing and rowing are to everyone. There simply is no better deal around to get you onto Gloucester Harbor, get exersize, feel like a part of a great Gloucester tradition than rowing.
From the Gloucester International Dory website-
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All year long you will see Dory Racing news, race results,pictures and video here. I want people to get it, to see just how easy it is to get on Gloucester Harbor for a measly $50.
Get involved, it’s a blast. Learn more at the Gloucester International Dory Website by clicking this text
To View The Dory Slide Show Click The Picture Below
Maybe Steve B from Shooting My Universe or Jim Barber From Jim B Media will swing by to help identify this crazy looking seagull. Check out both of their great sites especially if you are into birds. They both do great work.
What Up Homie?, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Contact: Dylan L’Abbe-Lindquist
Cape Ann Brewing Company
978-281-4782
Cape Ann Brewing Company Opens Brew Pub in Gloucester
(Gloucester, MA) – Cape Ann Brewing Company, an award-winning, family-owned, micro-brewery and the home of Fisherman’s Brew, in the heart of downtown Gloucester, announced today the opening of its highly anticipated Brewpub.
The Brewpub, features the brewery’s award-winning craft beers brewed onsite, in a unique community gathering room featuring a bar shaped like the port side of a ship. Long, German-style wooden tables and a sitting area with several rocking chairs create a mellow, laid back atmosphere unlike anything else in the Cape Ann community. Classic board games, books, magazines, newspapers and bar games are available for leisurely enjoyment. Local artist renderings adorn the wood-paneled walls and the large picture windows look out onto St. Peter’s Square where the famed St. Peter’s Fiesta is held each June.
Cape Ann Brewing Company was founded in 2004. Head brewer and co-founder Jeremy Goldberg began his sojourn into professional brewing as a home-brewer and broker on Wall Street. After September 11, 2001, looking for a change Goldberg embarked upon a 38 brewery 40 day micro-brewery cross-country tour with a some of friends to film the documentary, American Beer. Upon return, Goldberg knew that the brewing industry was his future and 6 months later, along with his father Michael Goldberg and his brother in law, had begun preparation for the opening of the Cape Ann Brewing Company. In May of 2004 Cape Ann Brewing released it’s Fisherman’s Brew and have grown to distribute it’s beer in 9 states from Maine to Virginia.
“My family and I are immensely proud of the brews we produce and are delighted to be able to serve our customers on premise,” said Jeremy Goldberg, Head Brewer and co-founder of Cape Ann Brewing Company. “It was my father’s and my dream to start a micro-brewery together. Our Brewpub is family-friendly and not the typical watering hole. We don’t serve liquor at all, and only serve the beer is made right here.”
The Brewpub will also feature non-alcoholic beverages and pizza from Panorama Pizza in Gloucester. The menu will soon expand to include offerings from several local businesses including Panorama Pizza, Ned’s Groceria, and Sasquatch Smoked Fish, as well as an assortment of bar snacks.
Cape Ann Brewing brews a variety of craft beers at the brewery –
Available both on draft and in the bottle:
-Fisherman’s Brew, the company’s flagship offering is an American Amber Lager.
-Fisherman’s IPA, an Indian Pale Ale
-Fisherman’s Ale, a Kolsch style ale which received the gold medal at the Great International Beer Festival in the fall of 2007
-Fisherman’s Pumpkin Stout, our autumn offering, which was awarded the 2007 New England Microbrew Championship at the 2007 Lowell Ribs-‘N-Brews festival
-Fisherman’s Navigator, a German style Doppel-bock offered during the Winter season
-Fisherman’s Bavarian Wheat, our Spring/Summer offering, a Hefeweizen
Available only on draft when available:
-Fisherman’s Tea Party, a barley wine made with three different types of tea that were amongst those dumped during the Boston Tea Party
-Fisherman’s Greenhorn Double-IPA, a high alcohol amply hopped IPA, not for the faint of heart
-Fisherman’s Dunkelweiss, a dark German wheat beer
Cape Ann Brewing Company
Founded in 2004, Cape Ann Brewing Company is an award-winning, family-owned, micro-brewery in the heart of the historic seaport of Gloucester in Cape Ann. Brewing beer whose bold flavor and character reflects the spirit and courage of the sailors of the North Atlantic fishing fleet, and is the same passion that drives what we do. The Fisherman’s line of beer is a tribute to hard work, and a salute to friendships that endure. Cape Ann Brewing continues it’s support of the Northeast Seafood Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving fishing communities, protecting fishery resources and feeding the world, and urges people to get involved in aiding our local fishermen.
RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
The Cape Ann Community Cinema
267 East Main Street
East Gloucester
978/282-1988
Friday 3/6 @ 5pm & 7:15pm
Saturday 3/7 @ 5pm & 7:15pm
Sunday 3/8 @ 5pm & 7:15pm
When Kym (Anne Hathaway) returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister Rachel, she brings a long history of personal crisis and family conflict along with her. The wedding party’s abundant cast of friends and relations have gathered for an idyllic weekend of feasting, music and love, but Kym—with her black-comic one-liners and knack for bombshell drama—is a catalyst for long-simmering tensions in the family dynamic. Filled with the rich and eclectic characters that have always been a hallmark of Jonathan Demme’s films, Rachel Getting Married paints a strikingly perceptive and sometimes hilarious family portrait.
“A triumph — Demme’s finest work since ‘The Silence Of The Lambs,’ and a movie that tingles with life.” -Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
“’Rachel Getting Married’ is a masterpiece.” -David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Academy Award Nominee, Best Actress, Anne Hathaway
For those of you finding our blog through the Gloucester Daily Times Community Blog Website –
Here’s Paul Bruce. A special shout out to Paul’s wife Lisa Bruce who is a fan of the blog and an avid knitter. Check out Lisa’s knitting website by clicking this text.
You can also check out a slide show of her knitting by clicking Paul’s picture-
Paul Bruce Represents!, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 