Category: gloucester

2013 Gloucester MA Lobster Trap Tree Being Built

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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All the traps are on loan from local lobstermen.

Volunteers dedicate a weekend to building the tree.

Children paint buoys as “ornaments” to decorate the tree. Buoy Painting is December 14 and the Tree Lighting Ceremony is 4:30 – 5:00 on December 14.

When the tree comes down in January, the buoys are saved and auctioned off as a fundraiser for Cape Ann Art Haven on January 24th @ Gloucester Cruiseport.

Thank you to Awesome Gloucester for awarding Cape Ann Art Haven $1000 towards the Lobster Trap Tree and Buoy Painting Week!

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Join Savour’s Open Chef’s Table Sunday, December 2nd ~ 3 Seats Remaining

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

217I am just beyond thrilled to write that my husband and I have been invited to Kathleen’s and Chef Matt Beach’s Open Chef”s Table tomorrow night at Savour Wine and Cheese. There are three seats left at the table. Please come join us!!!

I have never had rabbit before and am so excited to try Chef Matt’s Rabbit Ragout. My husband and I both adore mushroom soup and I think my all time favorite desert is apple tart tatin. The wine pairings sound exquisite–I just hope I can stay not tipsy enough to photograph through desert! Monday I’ll post the photos (and perhaps more) from the dinner party!

Open Chef’s Table – Sunday, December 1st (3 seats remaining)

The main course of Rabbit Ragout and homemade pasta is one of the best dishes I have ever had.  With the Cocci Grifoni Tellusred, it is also one of our most
successful wine pairings. Come join us for Beach Gourmet’s Open Chef’s Table!

MENU

Hors d’oeuvres
Broiled Shrimp Cocktail

Pear and Blue Cheese Tartlet

Wine:Ferrari Brut

Trentino, Italy

Mixed Greens with Roasted Squash, GoatCheese, Toasted Pecan, and Shallot Vinaigrette

Wine: Cellar de Roure Cullerot Bianco

Valencia, Spain

Wild Mushroom Soup

Wine: Twelfth Night Pinot Noir

Central Otago, New Zealand

Entrée
Rabbit Ragout with Pappardelle

Wine:Cocci Grifoni Tellus

Marche, Italy

Warm Apple Tart Tatin

Wine: Casa Lola Tre Monte Albana PassitoRomagna, Italy

The Open Community Chef’s Table

Here is how it works. There are twelve seats available at the table.  You can reserve as many seats as you like.

Take one or take all twelve seats and invite your friends to join you. Your personal dining experience begins at 6:00 p.m. when you arrive at Savour Wine and Cheese for hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting at the wine machines.

Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. when you join your dining companions (whomever has bought the other 11 seats) for a four-course meal, each course paired with tasting-portion wines chosen by our in-house expert, Kathleen Erickson Morgan.

Call today to reserve your seat.  You can use a credit card to reserve your place and we will  not charge it until the day of the event.  If you choose to pay by check, make it out to Beach Gourmet.  
Checks will be held until the evening of the event.  (As this is such a small gathering, we must charge for no-shows, or cancellations within the 24 hours prior to the event.  Just call and let us know).
Price per seat is $90.00.  Wine is served in tasting portions, and is complimentary.  (MA Meals Tax and gratuity not included).  As always, if you have a food allergy, please inform your server.  We look forward to sharing this great event with you!

Sincerely,

Chef Matt Beach and Kathleen Erickson Morgan(Co-owners of Savour Wine and Cheese)

Beach Gourmet 978 282-1414
Savour 978-20282-1455

Music starts @ Six O’Clock for the Dan King’s early show then @ 9:30 Groove Therapy kicks it up a notch @ The Rhumb Line

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Sit back relax and enjoy the early show
Dan King‘s guests today
George Hall  and Brian O’Connor ( I’ve seen these guys at In a Pig’s Eye you don’t want to miss them).
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Then if you feel so inclined to let loose
Groove Therapy
9:30
Let’s go crazy….
All this is happenin @ The Rhumb Line

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THE RHUMB LINE BAR & RESTAURANT40 Railroad Ave.Gloucester, MA 01930phone: 978-283-9732

VIDEO: Partial Lineup for Cape Ann Solstice Announced

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Final lineup to be announced soon.  Tickets will go on sale in a couple of days.  The entire concert will be filmed for a Local Music Seen special.  Here’s your chance to support the Meetinghouse Restoration Fund to build Gloucester’s premier performance venue — and to be on TV (or sit in the back and remain anonymous).

Turkey and Pee Wee Football

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Cape Ann TV will air A, B and C team championship football all weekend long on Channel 20.  See the schedule here.  Watch the promo:

Thanksgiving Message from the AGH Citizen’s Fund

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Lisa  Smith sent us this Thanksgiving video produced by Cape Ann TV:

THANKSGIVING EVE at the RHUMB LINE

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Wednesdays Only: Prime Rib, $12.95!

Hello everyone!
Wednesday, November 27th, Thanksgiving Eve
Special Guests: THE BAND IS BACK IN TOWN!
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We haven’t done this in a few years.  Always festive.  Very cool.  It’s Fly, Dave Brown, Wolf Ginandes & Dave Mattacks.  Know what happens?  Da walls get ripped down, that’s what happens!
This is how we kick off the holidays in Fishtown.  It starts at 8:30, but you’d better get there earlier than that if you wanna sit… and if you wanna get some prime rib before it’s gone!  ~ Fly
Thanksgiving Eve with Fly & the Band: 8:30 – ‘til
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prime Rib Special –  $12.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Upcoming…
12/4 – John Rockwell

12/11 – Dan King (John Lennon Tribute)

12/18 – Amero Family Christmas

Looking forward…
…to seeing you there!  🙂 ~ Fly 

  
 
  
 

 

Santa Parade and Tree Lighting Sunday December 1st

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Gloucester’s annual Santa Parade and Kent Circle Tree Lighting is Sunday December 1st.

Parade begins at the State Fish Pier at 3pm and ends at Kent Circle for the tree lighting around 4:30pm.

Look for the Pink Elephant and donate an unwrapped toy to Toys4Tots.

Santa arrives at Kent Circle by fire truck and children are invited to sit on Santa’s lap.

Everyone at Kent Circle is invited to sign holiday cards to be sent to our troops overseas and to bring an unwrapped toy for children in need.

Free popcorn, hot chocolate and chowder provided by Lobsta Land, MileMarker One and The Gloucester Fund.

Music at Kent Circle by North Shore Bell Ringers.

Bring the kids and help celebrate the season with your friends and neighbors in Gloucester!

When it comes to local entertainment the days of procrastination are over

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

I love to procrastinate.  One of my Grandfather’s favorite sayings (he had lots of them) is “Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow, ’cause you might not have to do it.”

It used to be that if you wanted to see live music in Gloucester and Cape Ann, you could decide at the last minute, stroll down to the venue just before showtime, get your tickets at the door, mosey on in and find a good seat.

Those days are gone.  Oops, did you want to see Chelsea Berry & Friends at Crowell Chapel on Dec 7 or Cape Ann Big Band’s Shalin Liu matinee on Dec 8?  Too bad.  They’re sold out.  The good news is that Chelsea & Friends added a new show on Dec 8 and there are still a few tickets for Cape Ann Big Band at 7pm.

But if you wanted to see Overboard on Nov 30 at Old Sloop, you’re just plain outa luck. They’re completely sold out.  So are a number of other local shows between now and Christmas.

More good news : we added a Sunday Matinee on Dec 15 for our Henri Smith Christmas show at The Larcom Theatre in Beverly, so you can still get good seats.  And there are still a few seats left to some of the Shalin Liu shows we told you about in this post.  But these won’t last long, so don’t think you’ve got much time to decide.

I think we can probably all agree that having a thriving music scene in Gloucester and Cape Ann is a good thing for all of us — even if it means we miss a few shows because we don’t pay attention to posts like this one that tell us to save the date.

East Gloucester Timelapse From the Office Window 11/24/13

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Clouds just cranking by to the right and cars zipping by to the left.

and here’s one from a similar view- shot composed by Eloise and Madeline-

Time to order your 2014 Cape Ann calendars! BY SHARON

Posted on by Joanne

sharon lowe Cape Ann calendars make a great gift for those who used to live here, someone in the service, or for friends who would love to live here someday! They can be mailed directly or you can pick them up at Present, 33 Main St here in Gloucester. Here’s where you can order: http://slowephoto.com/?p=6864

These calendars have become favorites for people all over the country! Year after year folks re-order for gift-giving or to keep for themselves. I love the notes I get from those who                                                         have received calendars during the holiday season.

The calendars make great holiday gifts for:

-Your kids’ teachers
-The dog groomer
-Your hairdresser
-Friends who have moved away
-An elderly person
-Mail delivery person
-Babysitter
-Your favorite waitress
-Party host(ess)
-Newspaper delivery person
-Your mother-in-law
Just about anybody! (Even your therapist!!)

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This calendar comes in a unique cd-type case which flips into a stand for the monthly pages. s 1

Good Harbor Beach desk calendar:

s2 gh-back-front-copy And the 8.5 x11 Cape Ann  wall calendar : cover-copy back-big

Snapshots from Jeff Weaver’s New Works Show

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Jeff Weaver ©Kim Smith 2013

I took a little break from work this afternoon and ran over to Jeff’s studio to have a look at his new work. I urge to go; you will not be disappointed. Jeff captures the beauty of Gloucester’s waterfront and neighborhoods with matchless skill and inimitable eye. The show runs from now through December 21st. Ricardo Diana Fernandez ©Kim Smith 2013Perfect timing–while there, I met Beverly residents Ricardo and Diana Fernandez, the proud new owners of Jeff’s Cape Pond Ice painting.

Scott and Marie Memhard ©Kim Smith 2013Scott Memhard, owner of Cape Pond Ice, with his lovely daughter Marie.

Jim Holscher ©Kim Smith 2013Jim Holscher, collector of Jeff Weaver paintings, perusing the bins.

SIMPLY STUNNING~ Gorgeous New Works from Jeff Weaver

For more information, visit Jeff’s website.

Tomorrow night look for my latest mini film ~ Macklemore LIVE performing “Can’t Hold Us,” which I filmed at the Xbox Release Party at Best Buy Theatre in New York City this past Thursday Night!

SAVE THE DATE SAT DEC 21: Cape Ann Winter Solstice Fundraiser for UU Meetinghouse

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Vickie and I are honored to announce a gimmeLIVE concert series beginning on the Winter Solstice, Saturday, December 21, 2013 to help the Gloucester UU Church raise money for Meetinghouse restoration, with the goal being that the Meetinghouse becomes one of Gloucester’s premier concert and performance venues. 

This is one of our City’s most cherished landmarks, it’s lantern steeple with a bell crafted by Paul Revere having guided mariners into port for over 200 years.  The acoustics are excellent and the Meetinghouse currently seats about 300 people.  One major goal is to renovate the balcony, which will increase capacity to 525.  More restoration info here.

We will feature top Gloucester talent in this very special holiday concert:

SavetheDate600Stay tuned to GMG for more details.  You know FOBs will hear it first!

Groove Therapy ♪♫♪ NB4 Thanksgiving Dance Party ♪♫♪ Wednesday Nov. 27th @ Minglewood Tavern

Posted on by Joanne

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Feast of St. Joseph Film Project Update

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

St. Joseph Day Altar ©Kim Smith 2013 copyDear Community,

An update on the progress of the St. Joseph’s Day Film Project ~

Last year I wrote the script for our community documentary film about how Gloucester families celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph. We spent the month of March filming in your welcoming homes with your beautifully decorated altars and sharing your special stories and traditions. I wrote at that time, tremendous thanks is owed Felicia for coordinating the visits to her friend’s homes and for opening her home and family to filming during their preparations and celebration. Special thanks goes to Sefatia for coordinating the trolley tour and to her family for sharing their stories. Tremendous thanks goes to all the families for their generous hospitality and for embracing the project, including the Orlandos, the Ferrantes, the Groppos, the Silvas, the Canovas, the Scolas, the Russos, and many more.

St. Joseph Trolley Party ©Kim Smith 2013

Following filming in March, I have spent the past months filming what is called B-roll, which is very important because although not the primary action that takes place, B-roll gives a documentary a sense of place, and Gloucester is a very special and beautiful place.

Spring, summer, and autumn are the very busiest time of year for my landscape and interior design business. That being said, we are blessed that the best time of day to film is in the very early dawn hours and later hours of the day, which means I have been able to capture many scenes around Gloucester before my work day begins and at the tail end of the work day. I log and transfer all the footage at the end of each day and  make time to create little mini-films, which also helps to organize the B-roll.

Ciaramitaro Family and Friends St. Joseph 2013

Larger projects, such as the St. Joseph Day Film Project and butterfly life story documentaries that I am creating, take much, much greater chunks of time to edit and these projects I save for working on in January and February, when business traditionally slows. I cannot emphasize this enough–big projects require huge chunks of time to edit; huge chunks of time I simply do not have until after the holiday season.

So if you have been wondering about our beautiful community project, know that I am eagerly looking forward to editing the film this winter. Know too, that another challenge to overcome is film distribution. There is no point in creating a beautiful documentary about our community and not have the knowledge on how to best distribute the film.

I hope this clarifies any questions that you may have. If not, please feel free to contact me at kimsmithdesigns@hotmail.com or through the comment section of this post. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Kim

Reminder: Jeff Weaver’s New Works Opening Reception is Saturday November 23rd, 2 ~ 6pm

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See previous GMG post to read all the good things people are saying about Jeff Weaver ~

SIMPLY STUNNING~ Gorgeous New Works from Jeff Weaver

and visit Jeff’s website for more information about the opening.

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The Fleet

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Traditionally I suspect when people think of the Gloucester Fleet or Gloucester Fishermen they think of large draggers, wooden or steel.  Fact is probably over 90% of our fleet are boats less than 50 feet in length and most are made of fiberglass.  Sure there are a few draggers left but that subsector of Gloucester’s fleet is miniscule compared to what it once was.

This morning in the office our fishermen were having a conversation about how many fishermen and lobstermen are due to retire within the next 10 years.  The last great generation of fishermen to fish out of this port are nearing retirement.  The last generation of fishermen who can remember Gloucester fishing when it was humming.

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Dave Sag’s Thursday Night Blues Party with Orville Giddings, Mark Earley and Steve Chaggaris @ The Rhumb Line 8-11~ 11.21.2013

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This Thirsty,

The polls are in. And it’s official: Orville Giddings and Marque Earley  are the undisputed kinghs of Ipsquitch. Many Magi believe that twins were born at the virgin birth, and scholars have long debated how a freakin’ tenor sax was hawked out of the birth canal to the tune of “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I got love in my tummy”. We’re here to dispel the notion that flossing will help you lead a more upright life. Indeed, the mere mention of saxophone reeds and guitar picks is enough to send the most  covalent of humanoids into a maelstrom of shock.
That being said, Let’s welcome that  fabulous guffawer of glee and full-time guitslinger Mr. Orville Giddings. This guy writes great songs, sings them well, too, and plays a mean goo tar. and then there’s Marque Earley, tenor and baritone buffonio maestra on sexomaphone, willing to chase you back to whatever evil planet you came from. How can we miss?? Add the stylistic cacklings of Stevedore Chaggaris and basic innuendos of Dave Sag and you have the beginnings of a life worth living and dying for. And we will.
Our new winter hours are 8 to 11. Bring cash.

Dave

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THE RHUMB LINE BAR & RESTAURANT
40 Railroad Ave.

Gloucester, MA 01930

phone: 978-283-9732