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ONLY A DOZEN TICKETS LEFT FOR THE GREAT GLOUCESTER GROWDOWN!

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GET YOUR TICKETS NOW- This event will sell out!! 

Backyard Growers fantastic annual fundraiser is back – even bigger and better than last year! Join us for an evening of fun, friends, food and music to support our farm to school and community gardening programs.Enjoy appetizers, dinner and cocktails prepared by Short & Main followed by a rockin’ dance party with live music performed by Gloucester’s premiere 80’s band, SAFETY Bring your friends and join us for a great night out to support a wonderful cause!

WHEN: Tuesday, September 26, 2017
WHERE: Short & Main 36 Main Street, Gloucester
TICKET PRICE: $75 (includes appetizers, cocktails, and a delicious farm fresh dinner)

PROGRAM:
6:30 Cocktails and Appetizers
7:00 Speakers
8:00 Dinner is served
9:00 Dance Party

Many thanks to our lead Sponsor:
WORKS by Jesse DeBenedictis

Additional Generous Sponsors Include:
Alprilla Farm
Beauport Financial
Black Earth Compost
Boston Brewery
Brian Orr Pediatrics
Building Center
Cape Ann Brewery
Cleaves Insurance
Holly C & Co
Ann & Dan Lasman
Manchester Athletic Club
Notch
OneGloucester
Privateer
Ryan & Wood
Short & Main
TD Bank

FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS RAISED FOR THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION!

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A check for fifty thousand dollars was presented to the Alzheimer’s Association by Warren Waugh of Lyon-Waugh Auto Group and Mayor Sefatia Monday evening. Held at the Beauport Hotel, the check-presenting event celebrated the donations raised from the Bluefin Blowout Tournament’s live auction, silent auction, and from a percentage of the tournament’s daily jackpot.  Cidalia Schwartz, Mayor Sefatia, and Warren Waugh

 

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See Nichole Schrafft’s Bluefin Blowout posts here:

Bluefin Blowout, Final Results

This is the Bluefin Blowout. Highlights 2017

JEFF ZINN’S PRMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR GLOUCESTER STAGE’S “FLIGHT OF THE MONARCH”

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Check out Jeff Zinn’s promo video for Flight of the Monarch, the current production at Gloucester Stage Company. Sunday’s talk back was a delight to attend. So many thanks to Jeff Zinn and Bob Walsh for the invitation. The playwright Jim Frangione has a deep love for Monarch butterflies and it was a joy to make his acquaintance!

For the video, Jeff borrowed footage from forthcoming documentary Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly. The scenes that he selected from the film were all shot right here in our own backyards, in Gloucester.

For tickets and more information visit the Gloucester Stage website here.

To read Tom Hauck’s review for Good Morning Gloucester, go here.

CAPTAIN MARC AND SAM FRONTIERO OF THE FV CAPT. NOVELLO HEADING OUT INTO THE FOG

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A foggy Sunday morning and the captain and crew of the FV Capt. Novello are hard at work preparing for a day of fishing.

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Heading Out Into the Fog

TAHNK YOU AINSLEY SMITH AND GLOUCESTER CLEAN CITY COMMISSION VOLUNTEERS!

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In honor of International Coastal Clean Up Day, Gloucester’s Ainsley Smith led a team of volunteers to clean along the Annisquam River. Ainsley shares the following:

“We had about a dozen volunteers on foot, kayak and in small boats take place in our river clean up in honor of International Coastal Clean Up Day. We filled 9 bags of trash with the usual: foam cups, cigarette butts, snack wrappers, plastic and ziplock bags, as well as a buoy, a broom, a raft, a boot, work gloves, pieces of rope, gear, and fishing line. Many thanks to our volunteers who joined us despite the foggy start, we hope to make the river clean up an annual tradition!” 

First three photos are by Zach Orsulak.

Second round of photos by Jennifer Smith Iliades.

COME JOIN US SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, FOR “FLIGHT OF THE MONARCH” TALK BACK AT THE GLOUCESTER STAGE

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Please join myself and the cast, director, and author of Gloucester Stage Company’s current show “Flight of the Monarch” for a Talk Back on Sunday September 17th. The Talk Backs are fun and interesting events held during a show’s run where audiences are invited to ask questions of the players. In attendance will be Jeff Ziinn, the director; Jim Frangione, the playwright; Nancy Carroll, the lead actress who plays Shelia Callaghan; and Tucker Smith, the lead actor who plays Thomas Callaghan. I have been asked to join to answer any questions folks may have about Monarch butterflies and this year’s migration. The Talk Back is at 4:00pm and will be held in the theatre. Anyone is welcome to come, whether or not you have seen the show, so please do come!

Monarch Butterflies Gloucester Morning Awakening

CAPE POND ICE HISTORIC ICE HOUSE TOURS WITH TRAILS AND SAILS!

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Chill with the coolest guys in town! Enjoy a cool visit to Cape Pond Ice Company, icing Gloucester’s fleet since 1848. We were featured in Sebastian Junger’s account of The Perfect Storm. Tours highlight the history of the ice industry, with vintage film of natural ice harvests. See first hand 300-pound block ice being made (up to 350 tons per day), fishing vessels taking on ice and ice sculptures being carved in our historic icehouse on Gloucester’s working waterfront.

Trails & Sails Ice House Tour Dates:

September 16, 2017, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

September 16, 2017, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

September 17, 2017, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

September 22, 2017, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

September 23, 2017, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

September 23, 2017, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

September 24, 2017, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
 

JOHN NESTA BOSTON GLOBE OBITUARY

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Sending our heartfelt condolences to the Nesta Family. John will be deeply missed by his Rocky Neck community of family and friends, and by all who knew him.
John L. “In Love With My Next Painting” Nesta, 72, Prominent Cape Ann Artist, of Gloucester. Husband of Jennifer S. (Miles) Nesta, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 14, 2017. John had a gallery in The Rocky Neck Art Colony in Gloucester, MA for over 40 years. He is survived by his loving family. His visiting hours will be held on Monday, September 18, from 5-7 p.m. in the Greely Funeral Home, 212 Washington St. Gloucester, MA. John’s service will be held on Tuesday, September 19 at 10 a.m. in the Greely Funeral Home. Burial will be held privately. A reception will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in the Rocky Neck Cultural Center, 6 Wonson St. Gloucester, MA at 2:30 p.m. Friends and acquaintances are all cordially invited to these gatherings. Online condolences may be given at: www.greelyfuneralhome.com Greely Funeral Home Gloucester, MA. 978-283-0698

Published in The Boston Globe on Sept. 17, 2017

John Nesta and Son Dom tool around the harbor
Entrance to the John Nesta Gallery on Rocky Neck

Photos courtesy Good Morning Gloucester photo library.

“All Wired”

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Sinikka Nogelo shares her latest sculpture ~

It’s “All Wired,” my new sculpture, made from 3,000 metal hangers! You’re invited to see it and the works of 37 other artists at the “Tension – Outdoor Sculpture at Maudslay 2017”  show at Maudslay State Park, Curzon Road, Newburyport.

The show runs through Sept. 30th. The Opening Reception is this Saturday, Sept. 16, 2-5pm with a group tour starting at 2.

Fall 2017 Youth Programs at Gloucester Stage

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NEW YOUTH ACTING WORKSHOP PROGRAM TO BEGIN AT GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY

FALL Session 2017 Starts on

Friday, September 22 For Children &

Saturday, September 23 For Teens

Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshops is accepting students 5-18 for the Fall Session.  The six week Youth Acting Workshop Fall Session meets for a total of four hours per week through Saturday, October 28. The Fall Session features expanded class hours & lower tuition. The Fall 2017 Session curriculum features Acting Instruction taught by award winning actress, Harvard graduate and Gloucester native Heidi Dallin; plus instruction in Lighting Design; Stage Management; Costume Design; Acting Shakespeare and special classes taught by Education Apprentice Annika Schultz in Prop Construction, Devising Theater and Play Writing.

Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshops are designed to provide young people an outlet to nurture their creative potential through developing self-confidence, communication and teamwork skills to use in their daily life as well as introducing them to the skills necessary for professional theatre.

Registration is open for the FALL 2017 Session. Students are divided in classes according to age.  The Children’s Class (ages 5-9) meets Fridays,4-6pm and Saturdays, 11-1pm. The Teen Class (ages 10-18) meets Saturdays, 9-1pm Class size is limited and registration is on a first come basis. For class times and schedules and to register, call 978-283-6688 or visit www.gloucesterstage.com.

Jungian Study Group at the Writers Center

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Carl Jung spent his lifetime exploring the relationship of our individual existence to the Grand Cosmology of the world around us. He addressed simple questions which are still being asked today. What is our relationship to ourselves, to others and to the world of nature around us? As much as Jung was an academic his journey was very personal as well. We are going to explore “Jung’s Map of Soul” by Murray Stein as a way to find “tangible spiritual tools” to add more depth, understanding and to celebrate our own creative lives.  Call David Calvo for more info 978-283-0231
 
It will be led by:  Patricia Vesey-McGrew, MA, NCPsyA is a supervising and training analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute Boston, where she is past president and a faculty member. Additionally, she is Deputy Editor (US) on The Journal of Analytical Psychology, a member of the Council on Accreditation and Board of Trustees of ABAP and a past member of the NAAP Board of Directors. 

COYOTE CLAN

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Stopping on my way home from a job site in Boston late this afternoon, I met up with a beautiful immature Yellow-crowned Night Heron. While photographing and filming, out from the woods appeared a pack of coyotes, two youngsters and two adults, I think. Then the heron that I was filming flew low and toward the coyotes; please don’t do that I said to nobody but myself. Up he then flew into the trees above and you can see one of the adult coyotes looking up toward the heron.

The canids took a few sips of water from the pond’s edge before stealing back into the brush. A few seconds later there was a series of loud growling and yelping. I was tired and shaky from a long day with no lunch, a little spooked that the coyotes were so close and didn’t wait to see what would happen next.  With both cameras in hand, I did manage to film the scene (and record audio of the ferocious growling!) and here are a few snapshots.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Immature

Gloucester Harvest Music Festival 2017~ Just a sample of all the great music you will hear this Saturday Sept. 16, 2017

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The 2017 Gloucester Harvest Music Festival is going to be off the hook…just look at this lineup..i can hardly wait! Something for everyone and all for some…
Set times!
Nadia Robertson ( National Anthem – shortset) 10:30 – 10:45

Ol Brown Shoe 11:00 – 12:00

Fennario 12:15 -1:15

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Red Tail Hawk 1:30 – 2:30


Cold Engines 2:45 – 3:45


Bim Skala Bim Music 4:00 – 5:30

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The Four Legged Faithful 5:45 – 6:45


Gang of Thieves 7:00 – 8:30

CAPE ANN TRAIL STEWARDS

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Good Morning Gloucester received a nice note of appreciation from Cape Ann Trail Stewards president Nick Holland. I went to their website to learn more about Cape Ann Trail Stewards. They are a non-profit, all volunteer coalition founded in 2012 and their primary focus is on helping municipal landowners and conservation organizations protect, maintain, and expand Cape Ann’s trail network. They match volunteer trail stewards to trails in need of stewardship, and organize trail work parties.

I am super excited to learn more and looking forward to exploring some trails with Nick. Thank you for writing and letting us know!!

Cape Ann Trail Stewards Mission Statement: Trails, from meandering paths to stony fire roads, connect Cape Ann communities across borders, public and private land, and diverse natural landscapes. CATs helps to maintain existing trails, improve access and promote the responsible and safe use of the Cape Ann trail system and recreational areas. CATs works with municipalities and like-minded conservation organizations to protect and preserve land for its recreational and ecological values. CATs promotes the understanding of the wildlife and natural resources of our woodlands and wetlands.

Cape Ann Symphony Expands in New Season

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CAPE ANN SYMPHONY 2017/2018

THE 66th SEASON:

GROWING BIGGER AND BETTER

Cape Ann Symphony proudly announces the launch of the orchestra’s 66thConcert Season on Saturday, September 23 at 8 pm at the Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA and on  Sunday, September 24 at 2 pm at Ipswich High School on 134 High Street, Ipswich, MA with Russian Fireworks, a passionate and fiery all Russian program. The orchestra’s new season features CAS’s debut performance in Ipswich in September; the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus in the annual Holiday Pops Concert in November 2017; a concert featuring French symphonic miniatures with guest artist harpist Ina Zdorovetchi in March 2018; and an evening of Orchestral Opera Gems in May 2018. Cape Ann Symphony Music Director and Conductor Yoichi Udagawa is eager to open the CAS 66th  Season,”The musicians of the Cape Ann Symphony and I are extremely excited about the upcoming 2017-18 Season. We have added a concert in Ipswich in September, and are growing bigger and better because of the generous support of our wonderful audience. Our goal is to present concerts of the highest artistic standards guided by an enthusiasm for learning, a passion for the joy of music and love of good old fashioned fun and humor.” Season subscriptions for the four concert season are available to purchase. Single ticket prices are $43 for adults, $38 for senior citizens, $15 for Students of any age; $5 for youth 12 years old and under. For information, call 978-281-0543 or visitwww.capeannsymphony.org

RUSSIAN FIREWORKS

Performances:

Saturday, September 23, 2017: 8:00 P.M: Manchester-Essex High School,Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

Sunday, September 24, 2017: 2:00 PM: Dolan Performing Arts Center,Ipswich High School. Ipswich,MA

Cape Ann Symphony kicks off the 66th season with Russian Fireworks a passionate and fiery all Russian program featuring Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and Stravinsky’s Firebird and welcoming guest artist, the brilliant pianist Ya-Fei Chuang to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in her CAS debut. The season opening concert features the CAS debut performance in Ipswich at the Dolan Performing Arts Center on Sunday, September 24 at 2:00 pm in addition to the performance at the Manchester performance venue.

HOLIDAY POPS

Performances:

Saturday, November 25, 2017: 8:00 P.M. Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

         Sunday, November 26, 2017: 2:00 P.M. Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

The Holiday Pops Concert, Cape Ann Symphony’s joyful holiday tradition, including an audience sing-along to kick off the holiday season on Saturday, November 25 at 8 pm & Sunday, November 26 at 2 pm. The Cape Ann Symphony Chorus under the direction of Rockport’s Wendy Betts joins the orchestra for this exciting celebration of holiday music.

BELLE MUSIQUE FRANCAIS

Performance: Sunday, March 25, 2018: 2:00 P.M Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

The Belle Musique Francais Concert features a selection of French symphonic miniatures by Faure, Ravel, Bizet, and Debussy. Guest Artist harpist Ina Zdorovetchi joins the orchestra for Debussy’s Danse Sacree et Profane and Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro. The program also includes Faure’s Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and Bizet’s Jeux d’enfants (Petite Suite).

ORCHESTRAL OPERA GEMS

Performance: Saturday, May 19, 2018 8:00 P.M. Manchester-Essex High School, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA

Emotional, romantic and stirring works from the world of opera are featured in Cape Ann Symphony’s Orchestral Opera Gems on May 19 at 8 pm. The CAS celebration of opera features orchestral masterpieces from famous operas by Wagner, Puccini, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Bizet and others. The program includesWagner‘s Meistersinger Overture; Tchaikovsky‘s Polonaise from Onegin;Puccini‘s Intermezzo: Manon Lescaut; Bizet‘s Carmen Suite No. 1 plus many other audience favorites.

SINGLE TICKET PRICES FOR CONCERTS

Adult/$43.00

Senior Citizens/$38.00

Students (of any age)/$15.00

Youth (Age 12 and Under)/$5.00

Season Subscriptions are Available.

 For Information call 978-281-0543 or Visitwww.capeannsymphony.org

Wednesdays at the Rhumb Line ~ Allen Estes joins Fly Amero tonight 7pm 9.13.2017

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Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, September 13th – 7pm
Special Guest: ALLEN ESTES!

Cape Ann’s premier songwriter returns to the Rhumb Line
Wednesday stage this week! But, Allen Estes is more than
just a songwriter. He’s a poet, a singer, a multi-instrumentalist
and… a dear sincere friend to us all! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen…
…now features Janet Brown with some new and healthy ideas!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
9/20 – Quentin Callewaert

Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂

BREAKING: POLYSTYRENE (STYROFOAM) CUPS AND CONTAINERS BANNED FROM GLOUCESTER (Edited)

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Plastic: Pick It Up Club Kids Lotus, Pilar, Atticus, Meadow, and Frieda

The proposed ban on the use of polystyrene (Styrofoam) cups and containers in the City of Gloucester passed City Council by a vote of seven to two. Voting in favor were Councilors Melissa Cox, Sean Nolan, Scott Memhard, Valerie Gilman, Jamie O’hara, Paul Lundberg, and Joe Ciolino. Voting in opposition were Councilors Joe Orlando and Steve LeBlanc. The ban will be fully implemented in January 2019.

The vote on banning single use plastic grocery bags will come again before the City Council in October, with some slight wording changes to the petition.

Ainsley Smith of Gloucester’s Clean City Commission wishes to thank all who came to the meeting last night in support of the ban and thanks everyone for all that they have done, and are continuing to do, on behalf of the citizens of Gloucester and their efforts to make Gloucester a clean city.

Really proud of our neighborhood kids for having the courage to come before the City Council.

Terrific turnout at the City Council meeting to ban plastic single use bags and polystyrene to go cups and containers.

Kestrel Outside Center Fundraiser

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The Get Outside Center (GOC) opened in 2014, with funding from a single generous donor who promised to fund all our expenses for 2 years. We have just completed our third year in operation.

The idea was to create a free community resource that would, after two years, become supported by local businesses and community members.

Our Vision Team planned and schemed for two years to find a way to remove common barriers to getting outside. We decided that what our community really needed was a resource center right downtown, where even people who don’t yet value nature shop, work, and eat. We decided to make this place easy to get to, completely free, super comfy and fun, and open all year.

The Get Outside Center brings in many children and families, and has something for all ages: Trail maps, live animals, digital microscopes, rotating hands on activities, and staff naturalists to answer questions. It has an extensive resource library so you can look up information, and includes everything from small children’s books, to in depth books for serious naturalists. For a small fee, visitors can become members and then check out all kinds of cool gear, including waterproof boots, high quality binoculars, compasses, field guides, backpacks, snorkel sets, and more.

We get about 1000 drop in visitors a year, and also host classes, events, and a Meetup group.

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Cape Ann Museum Exhibition Announcement – WWII Veterans – Photos by Jason Grow

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Jason Grow’s World War II Veterans Photographs

On view October 27 through November 26 at the Cape Ann Museum

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announceWWII Veterans: Portrait Photographs by Jason Grow, a special exhibition on view from October 27 – November 26, 2017. First shown at Gloucester City Hall in 2015, Grow’s portrait photographs of Cape Ann’s World War II veterans were enthusiastically received by audiences of all ages and walks of life. The exhibit makes an encore appearance at the Museum this autumn, offering visitors another opportunity to view these remarkable images as a group. Admission is free throughout the exhibition run for veterans and all active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve.

On Saturday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day, the Museum will be free and open to the public and Jason Grow will present a talk about the exhibit at 2:00 p.m. in the Museum’s auditorium.

The Cape Ann Museum is proud to participate in the national Blue Star Museum program.Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America. Each summer since 2010, Blue Star Museums have offered free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information please visit the Blue Star Museums’ website:arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

Jason Grow is a Boston-based photographer and Gloucester resident. He specializes in photographing exceptionally accomplished, busy people with real time constraints in real environments. With a background based in photojournalism his experience has ranged from refugee camps to conference rooms.