My View of Life on the Dock
Executive Director Lara Lepionka
Backyard Growers is moving to their new home at the former site of Present Gloucester, 269 Main Street. They could use help moving furniture from storage in Rockport, unpacking, organizing, and setting up.
Volunteers are needed today, tomorrow, and Sunday, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, with volunteer lunch provided.
FoodCorps Service Member Meghan Stratton
Volunteer Andrew Brousseau from Black Earth Compost
I heard the bombs explode from two blocks away as I was taking portraits of runners after they finished the marathon. The tone of my images quickly changed as I documented the reactions of the athletes and the spectators.
Click here to check it out- Portraits from the Boston Marathon: 2013
Check out this single “Simple Machine” from Guster’s forthcoming album Evermotion , recorded live at Hearstudios in Camden Maine~ January 13th is the scheduled release date!
@AndreaWBZ shared this tweet from @OCEARCH today-
Shark Katherine (data below) set off a ping this morning just off Nantucket this morning at 4:42AM. You can see the path of Shark Katherine’s travels up and down the Atlantic Coast and In the Gulf of Mexico from the pings she sends out every time she breaks the surface of the ocean. not only do they have real time data on the latest shark pings, they have videos from when the individual sharks are tagged. The whole thing is about as cool a use of the internet as I’ve seen. Check it out here
Species: White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Gender: Female
Stage of Life: Immature
Length: 14 ft. 2 in.
Weight: 2,300 lb.
Tag Date: Aug 20, 2013
We’re about to book lots of new shows down the road at Beverly’s Larcom Theatre and one of the people we’re seriously considering is Book T. Jones who wrote “Born Under a Bad Sign” with William Bell, recorded in 1967 by Albert King and later by Cream. Here’s Booker T’s powerful version with his excellent touring band! Leave a comment or Click here and tell us whether or not you think we should bring these guys to the Larcom this winter.
Oh, I just couldn’t resist that terribly corny rhyme …
Before I head downtown (Gloucester, that is) to (hopefully) finish up my shopping, I figured I’d remind all of you, who might be stressing about what to buy, how easy it is to raise your loved ones’ spirits with the gift of music. Of course there are many excellent choices this year, but I’ll take this opportunity make a shameless plug for just 1: John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band right down the road at Beverly’ Larcom Theatre on Jan 31. It’s really easy:
1) Buy your tickets here.
2) Print them out.
3) Fold, wrap in a bow and put under the tree (or where ever you like).
Here are some reasons why this is a good idea: It’s local. Fun. Don’t have to go to the mall. Don’t even have to get dressed to buy them. Gives you and your loved ones a treat in the dead of winter. Gives you something to look forward to. Doesn’t take up any space. Music heals your soul.
Hey Joey,
Looks like you are all ready for the holidays, from every angle. Really appreciate the diversity of everyone you welcome to GMG.
We are gearing up for new members and making sure that our local artist remain in prime time. Could you please give a shout out to Jo-Ann Crawford who has just put together this new outreach to all Cape Ann artists to join seARTS so their work can be shown online. Here is the info she put together on her own time. We are really lucky to have her and all of the folks, you included, who put us on the map.
Grazie Mille e Buon Natale, BUON’ANNO E TUTTO QUANTO.
Carolyn
Left to right: Wearable Art by Selina Narovlansky, “Arabesque” porcelain sculpture by Cape Ann Ceramics Festival artist Thomas Hoadley, “Storm Surfers,” painting by Rob Diebboll, “Sounds of the Shipyard,” audio soundscape and sculpture PWA project by Jay Havighurst.
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Tickets for tonight’s Cape Ann Winter Solstice benefit for Gloucester’s UU Meetinghouse Restoration are only $20 in advance at The Liquor Locker 287 Main Street. But you can only get those tickets until 3pm today.
After that, tickets are $25 at the door.
Plus we have a few VIP tickets left on-line here.
We realize this holiday season can be hectic and stressful. That’s why this year’s Solstice concert is designed to take you away and give you an new appreciation for the power of acoustic music in a magical space to cleanse the soul.
When you hear Boston rock star Charlie Farren’s hits like ‘Fool In Love’ and ‘You are the Only One’ solo with guitar in this intimate room, you’ll feel them even more deeply than the electric versions. Add Danielle Miraglia’s soulful blues with slide guitar and mix in Gloucester’s iconic Americana singer/songwriter Allen Estes as host and we guarantee you’ll leave having been taken to a place you’ve never experienced before.
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” outside. Join us tonight and feel the holiday spirit inside.
Here’s a taste of what it will be like:
If you’ve been waiting for a multi-platinum recording artist (i.e., Rock Star) to come down the road to Beverly’s Larcom Theatre, wait no longer. John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band (feat. Michael “Tunes” Antunes on sax) will ROCK the house on Saturday, January 31 with his #1 hits “On The Dark Side”, “C-I-T-Y”, “Tough All Over”, “Hearts on Fire” and one of my favorites “Tender Years.”
You know how you’re gonna feel in late January … like you need some high-energy music to break you out of your winter doldrums. The thing is, these tickets won’t last that long. So get them now (right here). They make perfect holiday gifts for all of your friends and family who will be feeling the same way in late January. Here’s his hit, “On The Dark Side” from the Eddie and the Cruisers movie featuring “Tunes” on Sax.
For people that make their living based on how rough the seas will be I can tell you that an incredible amount of forecasts that have to do with sun and temperature mean diddly. It’s all about the wind- direction and speed.
www.windyty.com gives you just that in an interactive map which changes as you click along the timeline. check for yourself and bookmark it!
From Deadspin and forwarded by Robin Jones (click the link above to check the whole thing out)
It’s a difficult world out there, people. War, poverty, brutality, corruption, social and racial injustice … these are not civil times we live in. Which is why, more than ever, we NEED the comfort and warmth that only life inside the Williams-Sonoma catalog can provide. Follow me, America. Follow me inside these glossy pages, where there is no anger. No violence. No internet commenters explaining why YOUR SO STOOPID.
In here, there is nothing but endless kitchen countertops, and meticulously arranged buffet spreads with pre-made bundt cakes (prep it a day early, and your party is a snap!) that have been drizzled just so with triple-butterscotch icing. There are fancy chocolates enrobed in other fancy chocolates. There are WHIMSICAL TINS (yes, the copy actually says that). There are thousands of newfangled cooking tools and gadgets and devices that only a Greenwich, Conn., kitchen could possibly have space to accommodate. There are dustings and sprinklings and twee little bows, all perfectly arranged for your perfect little evening of perfect holiday entertaining with your perfect neighbor guests and your perfect children standing by the table in their john-johns and singing gaily to you all as you pipe fresh, warm cognac into each other’s butts.
Really, click the link to see the whole post on Deadspin, it’s good stuff. Just in case you’re not sure where to click- see the highlighted text after the word “word”, click there. word The 2014 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog
Get a Load Of Our Jew Buddies Up On Middle Street Rocking The First Ever Lobster Pot Menorah!
Right out there on the bleeding edge of cool- you name another small coastal community with more creative Jews than right here in Gloucester Ma. You can’t!
Read all about it on The Gloucester Clam
Click pic for the larger photos at The Clam
Trident Gallery will be open late and serving refreshments on Thursday night, the 18th, for Men’s Night, which also coincides with the opening of Pinoli. You can check out the Lobster Trap Tree next door to Trident, see Lynn’s photos, shop local, and have dinner at Pinoli (or any of the other fabulous dining establishments on Main Street). Sounds like a wonderfully fun night out to me!
Every single image in the show is beautiful and gorgeous, but my favorite amongst the favorites is this chromogenic print titled “Carousel, Geneva”
Tonight at Beverly’s Larcom Theatre, Gloucester’s Henri Smith releases his first CD in a decade (recorded live at the Larcom in March) with a concert celebration that will, of course, include dancing a traditional New Orleans Second Line parade in the aisles.
Vickie and I produced the CD and Vickie designed the CD case and disc.
This will be your last chance to get your CD signed by Henri and the band before the holidays. Very good seats still available in the balcony (here) and a few good seats also left in the orchestra (here).
Tomorrow morning Allen Estes & Charlie Farren are Aurelia Nelson’s guests on her 104.9 show Curtain Up at 9am (Worth getting up for!)
You get to hear a new song and a taste of the Solstice experience you can expect next Saturday 12/20 when they perform with young, rising Boston Blues star, Danielle Miraglia in a benefit for Gloucester’s UU Church Meetingbouse Restoration. This will be a festive night of original rock, blues and Americana music with a few traditional holiday sing-along favorites. Tickets are still available. Get them here.
Good Morning Gloucester 