Category: gloucester

Dave Sag’s Blues Party, Tonight! with “Willie Loco Alexander” 8:30pm @ The Rhumb Line 1.15.2015

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Tonight Willie “Loco” Alexander’s ragtime band featuring Billyclub Loosigian, the most dangerous guitarist I know. You’ll see.
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Cape Ann Chamber License Plate Drawing and Information

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Great Gifts and No Better Way To Show Your Cape Ann Pride Watch Video To See If You Won!

Cape Ann License Plate

 

CAPE ANN LICENSE PLATE

Cape Ann License Plate

LICENSE PLATE APPLICATION (pdf) DOWNLOAD > Print, Fill Out, Mail Back to the Chamber

Proceeds from the license plate will be used to benefit promotion, economic development and education initiatives for Cape Ann and the Cape Ann communities of Essex, Gloucester, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport.

After an extensive design submission and voting process, the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the winning design for the Cape Ann License plate. The winning design was chosen after nearly 2,000 votes were received from the Cape Ann community through online and ballot voting. The design was created by local Rockport artist, Annalei Babson, from Coveside Designs.
Download the Cape Ann License Plate Application

BREAKING!!!! MUSIC VIDEO WORLD PREMIERE! Directed by Craig Kimberley

Posted on by Craig Kimberley

Junkip Pop flyer

Yes, my good friends, it’s time to party! This Friday Night at DOG BAR @ 9pm is the place and time. Please come out and support our local artist POCKET TANYA, and have a blast at a live showcase performance and JUNKIE POP music video world premiere. Filmed inside the landmark locations of EMPIRE DEPARTMENT STORE and THE DOG BAR, this puppy is all Gloucester through and through! The video was conceived on the fly, and shot in a matter of a couple of hours. It was done all hand held, and just me and Paul, no other crew. This is a true run-n-gun production. Pocket Tanya is an amazing performer-singer-songwriter that will entertain the shit out of you! Also on the ticket is Megan McKenzie, a soulful and powerful vocalist that you won’t want to miss. Then to hold it all together is the pumpkin’ DJ stylings of SUPA UGLY. Calling all LGBT, ESPN, WKRP, NCAA, AACP, AARP..EVERYBODY COME OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN!!!!(The video will be re-played throughout the night, so you won’t miss it if you come out a bit late.)

Below is are some sample frames from the video!!

CLUBE DREAM SCENE: DOG BAR
CLUBE DREAM SCENE: DOG BAR
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Pocket Tanya photo shoot by CK

Pocket is amazing, so call all ya homies, best mates, stupid neighbors, and so-so friends and come to the show!! Maybe have some snacks & drinks, meet Pocket Tayna and special guests, and have a friggin blast!!!!

You can find Pocket Tanya on iTunes suckas!

Lance Shaw and His Wife Are New To Gloucester- Here’s Some Photos-

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

My wife and I recently moved to Gloucester and naturally have subscribed to your blog.  Are you ever looking for content, whether it be articles or photos?  I work full time in software product marketing and create plenty of content in various forms for work and am an aspiring amateur photographer – if you are looking for pics, or reviews or something else, let me know!

Here is a recent flickr album with a few Gloucester shots:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/8031099@N03/sets/72157647074989800/

Cheers,

Lance

Lance Shaw

Click photo below to see the entire set-

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BREAKING NEWS: GARY BACKSTROM BAND to open for John Cafferty on Jan 31 in Beverly

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

You’ve all heard the Gary Backstrom Band, right?  (If not, you’re missing out on one of Gloucester’s most exciting musical ensembles.)  Be sure to catch these guys when they open for John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band on Saturday, January 31 right down the road at Beverly’s Larcom Theatre.  Good seats are still available RIGHT HERE.  Some of the best available seats are in the balcony GET THEM HERE.

Gary’s got quite an impressive bio (see here) having opened for the Allman Brothers, Derek Trucks and Los Lobos among many others.

Besides being one of the area’s top guitar players, Gary is also a very talented singer/songwriter.  Here are a couple of videos of the band at Harbor Loop with special guest Carlos Menezes Jr. on Sax (great solos in the 2nd video):

Potluck Writer’s Book Club and Backyard Growers Event at the Eastern Point Lit House

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Getting All My Ducks in a Row for Trip to Santa Monica

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Niles Pond Ducks in a Row ©Kim Smith 2015Niles Pond Ducks 

This week, with the exception of Thursday, I have pre-scheduled my posts with a series of photos from last Sunday’s early morning walk as I am not sure how easy it will be to post from California. I am hoping to fill my time with additional posts from LA, if doable. Liv reports it may be in the seventies this week!

Medical Monday

Posted on by Fredrik Bodin

9.30am: CATA Dial-a-Ride bus picks me up at home to go to Addison Gilbert Hospital.
10:00am: Have an echocardiogram made, to check for heart valve abnormalities.
11:00am: In oncology clinic, get injection for my bones, and have a teaching session about upcoming chemotherapy treatment.
12:30pm: Eat lunch in hospital cafeteria, read, and people watch. The food is good there and inexpensive.
2:15pm: Walk down to the AGH sports medicine and rehab department for specific exercises for gait and balance.
3:00pm: Call Dial-a-Ride for ride home to Rockport.
3:30pm: Hit the couch and watch CNN.
Don’t let anyone tell you that being sick is like a vacation. I’m busier that when I was healthy!

Monarchs Eyed for Possible Inclusion Under US Endangered Species Protection

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Cape Ann Milkweed and Monarch Habitat, Eastern Point

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding Monarchs as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. A one-year review is underway to monitor the butterfly’s status. Since the 1990s the population has plummeted from about one billion to approximately 35 million. That may seem like a substantial number, but the Monarchs need stronger numbers to be resilient to other threats such as harsh weather.

The reason for the decline is primarily because of loss of milkweed habitat in the agricultural heartland of the United States. With the development of Monsanto’s Roundup and Roundup Ready (glyphosate resistant) seed, farmers are now able to spray glyphosate directly on their corn, soybean, and sorghum crops. Roundup also destroys milkweed. Secondly, with the push for ethanol, farmers have begun to plant corn on conservation land.

If the Fish and Wildlife Service determines that the Monarchs are threatened, they will set aside land for milkweed.

You can read more about the the Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act here:

FAQs on the Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Act Petition

Monarch Butterfly Wildflower Joe-pye ©Kim Smith 2012Monarch Butterfly Drinking Nectar from Native Wildflower Joe-pye Weed

You can learn more about the Monarch migration and the loss of Monarch habitat from Professor Tom Emmel here ~ 

Laura Harper and Chris Sumner Tonight at Eastern Point Lit House!

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Michelle writes, “There is a really cool living room concert at the Lit House tonight at 7:30. The event is great for kids, too. There will be two different performers and they are both so good!”
Harper Sumner Show at Lit House Flier Draft

Fabulous Fried Oyster Special at Passports Restaurant

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Hands down, without a doubt, and with one thousand percent certainty, Passports Restaurant makes simply the best fried oysters. Today they were on the special menu, combined with another Passports fav, the Caesar Salad. GO!!Best Fried Oysters Gloucester MA ©Kim Smith 2014