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The New Gloucester Harbor and Monster Tuna

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Tonight (Sunday 8/18/13) Janet and I went to the final hour of the Waterfront Festival. After a brief stop in the gallery, we decided to take our cars to Captain Carlo’s for dinner, and on the way to our cars, Janet pointed out a large motor yacht tied up at the Fort. I immediately saw the possibilities of an interesting post of our old harbor and what’s ahead in the future, so I told her I’d meet her after taking a few shots from behind Latitude 43.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw a very large tuna being unloaded at the Intershell dock. The tuna boat was Second Source of Marblehead. Even the Intershell fish cutter/processor (orange foul weather pants) was taking photos of this exceptional fattie monster tuna.

It looks like they were in awe of this fish. The Intershell employee is holding a fillet knife to cut out samples to check for quality, and they’re all hoping it won’t fall on them. That would be bad – real bad. Taking into account the relative size of the fishermen, we estimate this tuna to be at least 12 feet in length. Tomorrow, I’m walking down to Intershell and getting us a piece of this beautiful giant for the grill. This island we live on is very, very special.

Rhumb Line Monday Night Jam 18th Anniversary Celebration feat. Russ Lawton and Ray Paczkowski of Trey Anastasio Band

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Every once in a while you just have to step back, take a breath and marvel at the fact that you can go out on a Monday night and see some of the world’s best musicians jam in an intimate venue right down the street from where you live.  And it’ FREE!  Check out this note from Dan King about tonight’s very special Rhumb Line Jam:

Tonight is the 18th Anniversary of The Rhumb Line Monday Night Jam Celebration. The Jam has seen many ups and downs, countless players and attendants and many hosts holding down the fort over the years. Russ Lawton and Ray Paczkowski, two obvious jam masters being in the Trey Anastasio Band, are joining in to help us celebrate. It’s a closed Jam with a schedule of former and current musicians who’ve kept it alive, making for an amazing night of mayhem. Early Start at 8:30pm by Bandit Kings to get it rolling since they’re the current caretakers. Thanks for making my little idea such a big piece of Cape Ann Music.

Here’s an example of the kind of jam that gets going when all these folks get together.

Another reason to be glad you live in Gloucester!

Updates on Engine 2 Being Built at The Pierce Factory From Fire Chief Eric Smith

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Photo Album for Gloucester, MA Job 26779 August 16, 2013
This week the cab, pump house, body and water tank have all been merged with the chassis. Your apparatus now begins moving through the main assembly line. Next week your apparatus should be at the end of the main assembly line.

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Lighted Boat Parade Sign Up Forms

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Here’s the link-

http://www.capeannmarina.com/Forms/BoatParadeSignUp.pdf

Can you please pass along to your committee and anyone else that can assist with encouraging boats to enter the Boat Parade?  Above is a link to the registration form, however boats can also show up before sunset at Jones Creek- pick up a number and do the parade.

Please let me know if you have any questions,

Thanks for your help,

Tobin

Tobin Dominick

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Public Art and the block party

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Olivia and Kamila leaping © Cruz Ferreras

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James Owen Calderwood abstract fish net street mural on Parsons

Right foreground, T.A.G artists from Art Haven painting plein air at the second 2013 Block Party 

Says it all! Great day/night

Live Blogging From The Gloucester Waterfront Festival!!!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

For more info about the Waterfront festival –

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Look for the GMG tent Under the Huge Red Balloon they have flying-

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Amandacakes submits some of her favorite tents-

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F/V Orion and Team All Funked Up are all fired up for the 2nd Annual Bluefin Blowout in Gloucester

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

F/V Orion and Team All Funked Up are all fired up for the 2nd Annual Bluefin Blowout in Gloucester. Game time is 12:00 a.m. out of Cape Ann Marina Friday August 23. Time to have some fun, fun, Funky!

For more info- www.bluefinblowout.com

Sista Felicia and Peter Van Ness on Aurelia Nelson’s Curtain Up Sunday 9am 104.9 FM

Posted on by Vickie & Peter
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L-R: Curtain Up Host Aurelia Nelson, Sista Felicia, North Shore 104.9 owner Todd Tanger

Well … Aurelia Nelson found a clever way to host Sista Felicia on her North Shore104.9 radio show Curtain Up that features guests in music and theatre. But it wasn’t much of a stretch.  Anyone who’s ever seen Felicia in the kitchen knows that she puts on a great show.  She’s got star quality!

Sista Felicia’s Waterfront Festival tent on Friday

So get up early enough tomorrow (Sunday) to catch Aurelia Nelson interview Sista Felicia about her new cookbook at 9am and you’ll also get to hear Peter talk about how our Fall concert series is reviving The Larcom Theatre in Beverly.

In the meantime, you can bop down to the Waterfront Festival and check out Sista Felicia’s tent.

Watching her put the sides on is a good show in and of itself.

Topless On Hammond

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

I thought I would share this shot of the house around the corner from you that is going through some major renovation!

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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Jewels Of Gloucester offers Free Watch Batteries For Our Fishermen

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey! As part of our first anniversary we are replacing watch batteries for free to show our gratitude to our locals. If you can, post the ad attached here, or go to our Facebook page and share the ad I posted there. We are thrilled to be part of this great community and wanted to give something back.

Thanks,
Jim

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Jason Burroughs’ art at The Hive

Posted on by Matthew Green

Yesterday evening at The Hive (on Pleasant Street, less than a block up from Main Street, on the right) there was an opening of an art show by Jason Burroughs in their back room. It was accompanied by a concert by a variety of bands. I stopped in to snag some photos! Jason is an up-and-coming local artist, who also works in the programs offered at The Hive and Art Haven.

He will also be in the gallery during the block party today. Stop by to see the art and meet the artist! And maybe buy a print or an original… Get it before he gets famous and the prices go up!

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– Matthew Green

Yeah I Just Paid For My Dinner Dealer Deck With One Use At Cape Ann Brewing #Boom!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

$19.50 for a Dinner Dealer Deck good through the end of the year paid off in one use with an extra fiddy cents in my pocket on a $20 savings at Cape Ann Brewing.

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Fish on Fridays

Posted on by Marty Luster

The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

Baby Haddock:  Now legal, but is it healthy for the fishing industry?

The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries recently amended the state’s regulations to complement federal groundfish regulations. The minimum size of commercial Gulf of Maine haddock has been reduced from 18 to 16 inches. Similar adjustments were made regarding other species of groundfish.
 
Romeo Solviletti of Steve Connolly Seafood in Gloucester explains how what sounds like an easing of catch regulations hurts the fishery, the industry and in the long run, the consumer.

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Photos © Kathy Chapman 2013
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Video © Marty Luster 2013
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Last night’s show at The Harbor Loop Concert featuring The A-Train Orchestra and Johnny Carwash 8.15.2013

Posted on by Joanne

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Gloucester 2014 Calendar by Deb Schradieck

Posted on by God's Morning

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If you’re looking for a unique calendar for yourself or as a gift, stop by Khan Studio & the GMG Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck Ave., Gallery 3 and check out Deb Schradieck’s incredibly detailed pen & ink drawing 2014 calendar.  It includes the Tarr & Wonson Paint Factory and Main Street as pictured above, as well as Annisquam Light, Pigeon Cove, rowing gigs Gannet and Siren Song, Marine Railways, Motif #1, the Thomas E. Lannon sailing past Ten Pound Island, Good Harbor footbridge, Beacon Marine, Gloucester Harbor, and for December — the lobster trap Christmas Tree.  The minute details in Deb’s pen & ink drawings will amaze you.

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Local stars going over the bridge to Beverly this fall

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

MardiGrasCrowdThere’s a hidden gem down the road in Beverly: The Larcom Theatre.  Opened in 1912 (the same year as Fenway Park) featuring Vaudeville shows, The Larcom’s initial advertising boasted, “Lit Completely by Electricity.”  Fully restored in 1985, the Larcom Theatre  became a second home to Le Grand David Spectacular Magic Company, which closed in May 2012.

In April 2013, Vickie and I presented Henri Smith at the Larcom Theatre to a sold-out crowd, many of whom had never before set foot in the theatre.  We fell in love with the Larcom the minute we walked in, checked the acoustics and told one of the owners (David Bull, star of Le Grand David) that we’d like to present lots of concerts in this acoustically magical theatre…

So, we begin with a 2013 Fall Music Series featuring Gloucester legend Allen Estes and his new Band on October 5 with Dave Foley’s Fabulous Mustangs opening, The Slide Brothers on November 2 with Gloucester’s Michael Thomas Doyle opening, and A New Orleans Christmas with Henri Smith on December 14.  We’re working on another six shows for late winter and spring of 2014 and will announce them in the not-too-distant future.

These shows will sell out quickly, so we’re giving FOBs first crack the best seats.  Here’s where you can get tickets:
ALLEN ESTES
SLIDE BROTHERS
HENRI SMITH CHRISTMAS

The last time Allen Estes performed with a full band they nearly sold out the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford, which has more than twice as many seats.  

The Slide Brothers are the greatest living musicians who embody the Sacred Steel tradition. The joyous music these legendary artists create extends far beyond scared steel to encompass blues, rock and soul all celebrated with a sound that is uniquely their own.  This is their only New England show this year.

Henri Smith sold out the Larcom in April.  Plus he sold out the 2012 Mardi Gras show in Gloucester and was the headliner for the 1000+ Celebrate Gloucester crowd in 2010.

I know it seems like you’ve got lots of time, but don’t wait to get good seats to these shows in one of the most beautiful, acoustically perfect venues north of Boston.