Wow…talk about a line up! Kicking it off this Thursday we got the super talented Mr. Chris Fritz-Grace from Pier Ave. Friday, Mystery Meat makes their triumphant return to Minglewood. To cap off this all star line up, Saturday, we got the one and only DJ Vito! Get here early and bring your dancing shoes
Chris Fritz – Grice with Jake Pardee Thursday 7:30 – 10:30pm
Martin & Kelly August 1, 7pm, Antonio Gentile Bandstand, Stage Fort Park, Hough Avenue, Gloucester (rain date Aug 4). Please join us for this terrific Country concert featuring Jilly Martin, Ryan Brooks Kelly and their fantastic band! This free concert will be the third in our summer series. We’ve had a rocky start with lots of postponements so please share this post and bring some friends. The concert is sponsored by Daily Printing and the Gloucester Rotary Club. Parking is free, restrooms are open and ADA accessible. For information please visit DavidLBenjamin.com or call 978-281-2286
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During the summer, enjoy free concerts in the Cape Ann Museum Courtyard at 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, on Thursdays from 5:00-7:00 pm. Offered as part of the city-wide Culture Splash, the Courtyard Concerts feature local and regional musicians whose music ranges from salsa to sea shanties, bluegrass to jazz, and reggae to folk.
What Time Is It Mr. Fox?
Named after a Victorian children’s game,What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? delivers their own brand of smoky cabaret, neo-soul and acoustic noir, sounding something like Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse performing unplugged in a French cafe. The band is known for their original songs which marry rich lyrical imagery with a cinematic sensibility, exploring themes of love, spirituality, and identity. Their song “Cold Rain” was covered by soul legend Irma Thomas on her Grammy-nominated album “Simply Grand.”
What Time Is It, Mr. Fox? features 3rian King on lead vocals, guitar and keys; Renee Dupuis on lead vocals, keys and melodica; Nathan Cohen on fiddle and trumpet; Joe Cardoza on upright bass; and Dennis Monagle on drums. In summer 2019, the band premiered their new multimedia animated musical “Medusa,” a feminist retelling of the myth in a complety sold-out run at the Charles Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Science, Boston. The team is currently adapting the play into a fully staged theater production. For music & tour dates visit www.whattimeisitmrfox.com
Dinner Specials Each Week! Wednesday, July 7… 6pm start
My Musical Guests: LISA MARIE with CHARLIE O’NEAL!
If the term, “blues mama” means anything at all, it means the one and only Lisa Marie. Her one-of-a-kindpowerhouse presence is utterly unrivaled here in the northeast. This week, Lisa brings with her the slick accompaniment of guitarist, Charlie O’Neal. It’s gonna be a different kind of Wednesday at the Rhumb
Line, for sure! We go 6 to 9pm. ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest The Rhumb Line Kitchen…..better than ever before! Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
It has been 490 days since The Goddesses hosted The Jam: Mondays at Minglewood Tavern with Dennis and Joe in real life, but tonight we get to do it again after a long virtual wait. Sam and I will be joined by George Hall, and we will join Dennis Monagle and Joe Cardoza tonight at Minglewood Harborside from 8pm-11pm. Come listen! Come play! Come dance! We will be doing LOTS of all three. (Thanks to Joanne Silva for the photo!)
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Dinner Specials Each Week! Wednesday, June 30… 6pm start My Musical Guest: RON SCHRANK!
I would have to classify this week’s guest artist as a master under the category of “feel good.” Ron Schrank has all the right songs, along with all it takes to send them into your hearts with peace and love. So, if you like music and you like to feelgood, come and join Ron and the gang at the Rhumb Line on Wednesday. You’ll be very happy you did. Once again… wego 6 to 9pm. ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!*
Each week features a special, invited musical guest The Rhumb Line Kitchen….better than ever before! Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!Upcoming…
Announcing that The Harbor Loop Summer Concert Series is BACK for the 2021 season!
Oh how we’ve missed you! After a long year without live music we are so excited to bring it back to you! The biggest update is that we have a NEW LOCATION! Our Thursday concerts will now be held at Stage Fort Park’s Antonio Gentile Bandstand from 5:30-9pm each week.
Here is our line-up:
July 8 – DireSloth / Live Dead
July 15 – Alexandra Grace & Josh / Dub Tone All-Stars
July 22 – Honkey Tonk Women / The Syndicate
July 29 – John Jerome Music / Groove Therapy
August 5 – Jeff Fraser / The Gary Backstrom Band
Aug 12 – Pier One with Chris Fritz-Grice Music & Jake Pardee
August 19 – Garfish
August 26 Bim Skala Bim Music!
We could not have done this without our community sponsors!
Thank you to BankGloucester, Cape Ann Savings Bank, Lyon-Waugh Auto Group, Brookline Bank, Salem Five Bank and Maplewood Car Wash. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Please let us know if you or your business would like to help or contribute in any way!
Many thanks as well to Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and The City of Gloucester Special Events Committee and local departments involved for all their continued support and guidance.
Hope to see you all next week! The first concert is July 8….and remember it’s at Stage Fort Park this year, located at 24 Hough Avenue Gloucester, MA 01930
Thank you! Please share this post so everyone will be made aware of our returning concert series and new location! if anyone has any concerns or questions, just send us a message
We’re kicking off 4th of July weekend tonight with karaoke! Tomorrow night, our favorite reggae band returns: Dis N Dat! Saturday night, Alter Ego performs. We open for dinner at 4:30 & we can’t wait to see you!
Dear Friends, I’m happy to say “I’m baaaaack” at the best little shop around! I’ll be playing at the infamous “Sip & Shop” at Design of Mine on Main St. on Thursday, July 1st from 6:00-8:00pm. So please stop by and see what Mellissa has in store for you! Looking forward to seeing you!💗Toni Ann
33 Main Street. Gloucester, MA
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Thursday July 1st – 7-10pm New Orleans Trad style.
Mo Henley Douglas JR, Theo Brierley upright bass, Derek Hayden drums, Brandon Tarricone guitar/vocals. Check it out 7-10
Friday: Funbucket 7-10
Saturday: Johnny Carwash with Josh Davis 6-9pm aka Bob Davis Trio
It’s Official : I will be doing a Double Header at The RHUMBLINE JOHNNY CARWASH 6-9 pm Then my Solo V57 Show Following! SATURDAY JULY 3rd Come for Dinner and see two shows! Fred’s got the AC Cranking 40 plus years for this Establishment! Let’s make a Night of Celebration and Good Times!
Dinner Specials Each Week! Wednesday, June 23… 6pm start
My Musical Guest: LIZ FRAME!
This week, we feature one of my all-time favorite musical guests.
The amazing Liz Frame. Every bit as smart and sassy as any songwriter you’d ever expect to find, with a performance and delivery that backs it all up 1000%.
We have brother JB to thank for bringing her into the Rhumb Line fold. He knows “great” when he sees and hears it. Once again… we go 6 to 9pm. ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest The Rhumb Line Kitchen……better than ever before! Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
The free outdoor concerts resume live on the Green at the corner of Middle and Church Street starting July 9th on Friday evenings at 6:00pm. Join us for the festival’s sixth season of great music, raising funds for Cape Ann non-profits via free-will offerings, and delicious food available from local vendors. Info: www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org
Description:
This unique free summer music festival features a different popular musical ensemble at each Friday evening concert on Meetinghouse Green and benefits nine North Shore non-profits via free-will offerings from the audience. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and your favorite libation to enjoy the music and delicious food available from local vendors while supporting the local non-profit partner of the event with cash or check donations.
Performers:
The season again opens with the acclaimed John Baboian Ensemble from the Berklee School in support of Pathways for Children. Concerts offer a delightful medley of Jazz, Punk, Rock-n Roll, and Oldies from the 50s to the 70s. Some of this season’s offerings include: What Time Is it Mr. Fox? with Brian King; singer Mari Martin; Willie Alexander’s Persistence of Memory Orchestra; The Goddesses; and The Cape Ann Big Band. The Middle Eastern group, Hye Fusion, returns with music ideal for line dancing and there are two newcomer ensembles to delight music-lovers: the internationally-acclaimed Klezmer band, Ezekiel’s Wheels and Vermont lyrical Folk duo, The Early Risers.
Schedule:
DATE
MUSICIANS
NON-PROFIT PARTNER
FOOD VENDOR
July 9
John Baboian Ensemble
Pathways for Children
Causeway
July 16
The Early Risers
Backyard Growers
Common Crow
July 23
Hye Fusion
Maritime Gloucester
Classic Cooks
July 30
The Goddesses
Open Door
Jalapeno’s
August 6
What Time Is It Mr. Fox?
North Shore Health Project
Maria’s Pizza
August 13
Mari Martin
HAWC
Jalapeno’s
August 20
Ezekiel’s Wheels
Grace Center
TBD
August 27
Willie Alexander’s Persistence of Memory Orchestra
Gloucester Education Foundation
TBD
September 10
Cape Ann Big Band
Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation
Causeway
Location, Time and More Info:
The Green in front of the Gloucester Meetinghouse is located at the intersection of Middle and Church Street. The program starts at 6:00PM and concludes around 8:30PM. Please consult www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org for more information about the performers, non-profits and food vendors. Sign up for our email blasts to stay current, especially for contingency plans in case of bad weather. Note: parking on the Green is limited to a small area near Middle Street for persons with disabilities only.
Sponsors
Thanks to our Sponsors all the series’ expenses, such as for the musicians, are pre-paid. 100% of the free-will donations go to our non-profit community partners.Platinum John & Janis Bell, J.J. & Jackie Bell, Cape Ann Savings Bank, J. Linzee Coolidge, Scobie Ward
Gold BOMCO, Michael & Mary Ann Bresnan, Landesign, Inc. Silver Anonymous, Tom Burger & Andrée Robert, JoeAnn Hart & Gordon Baird, Pat Johnson & Jeff Henderson, Susan McKain & Ken Steiner, Charles Nazarian, John & Sandra Ronan Bronze Jerry Ackerman, Karen Bell, Pamela Bynum & Henry Ferrara, Peter Calkins & Susan Casey, Frederick Cowan, Richard Gardner, Rev. Janet Parsons, Dick Prouty, Joe & Maggie Rosa, Kathleen Williams, Sarah Willwerth-Dyer
Restoration of the Green Coming Up Soon!
After many years of neglect Meetinghouse Green is in need of a thorough restoration. Last year, summer series virtual audiences contributed $7,500 towards a Feasibility Study by the firm Landesign, Inc. to improve accessibility and enhance safety. The GMF is currently seeking large government and foundation grants plus individual donations to fund this over $200K project, slated to begin this fall and be completed in time for the 2022 summer series.
About the GMF
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit modeled upon the Old North Foundation in relation to Boston’s famous Old North Church. Its mission is to preserve the landmark building as a civic hub, entertainment venue, and community center. The ongoing preservation of the building seeks to combine the highest standard of restoration with energy conservation techniques and has achieved a ‘net-zero’ building carbon footprint with the help of Reforest the Tropics and its climate-change initiative TownGreen/2025.
Building History and the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation
Completed in 1806 for the first Universalist Church in America, the grand Federal Style, 600-seat Meetinghouse with a 110’ lantern steeple and Paul Revere Bell is a jewel in the heart of the Historic District. Now well into its third century serving the people of Cape Ann, its history is steeped in the establishment of religious freedom in Massachusetts and the Constitutional separation of church and state. Home of the present-day Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church and host to The Grace Center, the building is alive with activities like concerts, family-friendly entertainment, events, symposia and civic celebrations.
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Dave is still laid up but feeling much better about his recent knee replacement.
Brian Templeton’s barrelhouse belting style of singing, hot harmonica playing and exuberant onstage persona has garnered him a legion of fans in the U.S, Europe and beyond. As an international blues sensation, and all around cool cat, Brian Templeton is a veteran New England blues star who rose to worldwide fame as the front man of The Radio Kings. He’s a top notch vocalist and harp player, a riveting performer, and a master of down home Texas and Chicago style blues. The main thing he prides himself on is his ability to entertain his fans. “I don’t think of myself as a musician first but as a showman. I want my audience involved, whether it be by dancing, singing or just clapping along to the beat.” This onstage attitude has earned him the reputation as one of Boston’s most dynamic performers and a legion of dedicated fans.
40 Railroad Ave. Gloucester, MA
Music is back @minglewoodharborside! Kickin’ off the Thursday night summer series this week is Soul Rebel Projects, Mike Francis. Now open late, swing down and check him out this Thursday (6/17) from 7:30-11:00pm
25 Rogers Street.Gloucester, MA
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Come join us for a night of Festive Fashion, Giveaways and Refreshments. FREE – just bring Good Vibes. RSVP Limited space. 978-491-7495 or designofmine66@gmail.com
65 Main Street
Gloucester, MA
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