My View of Life on the Dock
As part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s summer event series Culture Splash, Maritime Gloucester invites you to enjoy a FREE screening of the classic film, Captains Courageous, projected on the sail of the Schooner Adventure! Bring a snack and your lawn chair and relax on Harriet Webster Pier and view this inspirational nautical adventure!
Thursday August 15. Gates open at 7:30pm
Vita Bella, open Mondays.
109 Eastern Ave Essex
Flying Cloud…
Thursday, August 29th (Schooner Fest) at 7pm. Dogtown Books. 132 Main St.
Governor Maura Healey signed into law the most ambitious legislation in Massachusetts history to tackle the state’s greatest challenge – housing costs. The Affordable Homes Act and related initiatives will support the production, preservation and rehabilitation of more than 65,000 homes statewide over the next five years. It is the largest housing bond bill ever filed in Massachusetts
The Affordable Homes Act creates key policy initiatives, including allowing accessory dwelling units under 900 square feet by right on single-family lots. Often referred to as in-law apartments, accessory dwelling units can be attached or detached from a single-family home and often take shape as a basement or attic conversion, a cottage in a backyard or a bump-out addition to a home
Contact me to learn more about getting the money you need to build an ADU in your yard!
Brandon Pratt
VP of Mortgage Lending / Loan Originator
All other bathing beach water test results from August 12th came back within normal ranges.
To see the most recent results, visit our webpage: https://bit.ly/3zE3WRm
With all of this these half rainy/half sunny days, rainbows seem to be popping up everywhere. I looked out my window in time to catch this double rainbow the other day. I wish the sky was more blue.
Maybe some of you have followed my travails with putting together the mini block Lego-style puffin that I recently purchased from Pauline’s Gifts on Essex Ave. This is the final result. He looks a little pixelated due to the teeny tiny mini blocks used to construct him: 443 of these according to the 31 steps of instructions! There was more than a little bit of swearing and searching on my knees for fallen pieces but we got there! I challenged my Facebook friends to guess where we would end up over/under on pieces at completion and I thought you all might be interested in the results. Drum roll…….there were 90 (!!) EXTRA pieces left over! I found that astonishing. Pauline has suggested I work on the lobster next and I think I’m going to take her up on it. This puffin will reside at 44 Main St. Open this week Thursday 1-5; Saturday 11-5 and Sunday 11-3. (Taking Friday off with company in town).
~ The Cut Live ~
Another fun week at The Cut!!
Wednesday:
Donna The Buffalo – There are still some tickets available! This band is not to be missed – they’ve opened for The Dead and played countless festivals! Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:30. Genre: Rock, Jam Band.
TRIVIA! – Come test your smarts with our new bar trivia series. Game starts at 7:30pm. It’s free to play, but we do suggest you make a reservation to secure a table. Trivia will be held EVERY Wednesday night in the restaurant.
Thursday:
Johnny Trama and the B3 Kings in the restaurant. Music from 8pm – 10:30pm. No cover.
Friday:
The Fish Tales Gala– Join us for an evening of storytelling and a fashion revue! There only a few tickets left for this show. Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7:30pm.
Saturday:
Homecoming Drag Show with Laila McQueen & Tenderoni – Doors at 7:30pm, show at 8:30pm. There are amazingly still some tickets available! Grab them while you can!
Sunday:
Rock & Roll Playhouse Plays The Beatles – A Kid’s Show – This show is a one hour dance party for kids. The bar will be open for the adults! It’s an interactive experience with limbo and a fan fave, the parachute! Doors at 11am. Show at noon. There are still some tickets available!
Vinyl Night in the restaurant. BYO records and we’ll spin them! 4pm – 10pm. This will be a recurring event every Sunday.
BEATLES KID DANCE PARTY TICKETS
WE HAVE NEW SUMMER HOURS: WEDNESDAY – SUNDAY | 4PM – 12AM
THE CUT | 177 Main Street | Gloucester, MA
August Abstract…
Little Art Cinema is proud to announce an exclusive screening of Spirit Sensing: Anima of the Quarry, a short film that has been selected for several upcoming international film festivals, as well as a performance by Kyle Browne and Stan Strickland. The film was produced by the Manship Artists Residency and B-Roll FIlms, and directed by Manship Artist and Cape Ann native, Kyle Browne. The film will premiere in Vienna in September, and already has received seven prestigious awards, including “Film Editing” and “Original Score.” Artists Kyle Browne and Stan Strickland, with Jack Davies, the videographer, and Ken Kinna, the film’s editor, are inviting our community to a private, pre-premiere viewing of the film in the screening room of the Little Arts Cinema, located at 19 School St. Rockport, MA, on August 15. Find out More + Donate:https://kylebrowne.com/shortfilm
A full weekend with a Hand roll Omakase dinner.
From 8/22 to 8/25.
You can book at Tock or visit www.sushisanglee.com
After a long year of waiting for the Perseid meteor shower to re-appear, it clearly paid off. I went for the “finger on the shutter-button” approach the other night. I stood still for 2 1/2 hrs. to try and capture a few of the flying fireballs shooting across us over Gloucester. This was the first one, and the best one I managed to capture. I had hundreds of “trigger” practice shots before this one, so I felt ready. Usually it’s a miss, but this one just seemed to happen just in time. It appears on the screen just like it looked to the eye, a big fire filled green flash! I shot this on a Sony EV Z1, with a Sigma 24-70 f2.8 lens. Exposure was set for 2 seconds, so you can imagine the nerves trying to snag a shot. You can see the amazing aurora that was happening that night on the right side as well, taken Aug. 12th, 12:08 am. The medeor is traveling left to right, the green is picked up as the tail.
Good Morning Gloucester 