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2012 Middle Street Walk Schedule of Events Saturday, December 8, 2012

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Thanks Bill O’Connor from NorthShoreKid for putting this web friendly table of events together for us.

2012 Middle Street Walk Schedule of Events

Saturday, December 8, 2012
When Where and What
9 am-5 pm Saunders House, Sawyer Free Library
SeArts Wearable Arts Show and Fundraiser Raffle Sale to benefit Sawyer Free Library – tickets sold at Saunders House and at Library. Drawing at 4pm
10 am Sawyer Free Library

Ho-Ho-Hocus Pocus at Sawyer Free Library presented by Mike Bent’s AbraKidabra

10 am
to
3 pm

Gloucester City Hall

  • Festival Headquarters for information and buttons
  • Committee for the Arts will sell postcards of City Hall’s WPA Murals and have a table with information on City Hall Restoration efforts.
  • The Gingerbread House Contest Display – winner will be announced in Kyrouz Auditorium at 1pm.
  • Girl Scouts Troop #60235 – Bake/Cocoa Sale
  • The Phyllis A. Marine Association will have an information table and Ship’s Store.
  • Schooner Adventure – Coffee and Pastries, Ships Store will offer items for sale to support Schooner Adventure and an ongoing FREE children’s activity making ‘Sailor’s Valentine Ornaments’.
  • Craft Vendors
  • Flu Shot Clinic [12-2]
  • Whale Center of New England – Adopt a Whale and mini store.
10 am-2 pm Cape Ann Museum

  • Arts and Crafts for Families
  • Decorate an 1812 Briitish Redcoat ornaments the holidays

Saunders House, Sawyer Free Library
Presentation of history of murals and Samuel Sawyer.
10 am-3 pm

Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester
Cape Ann Thrift Shop Seasonal Goods Sale.

Cape Ann YMCA
Hot chocolate and pictures with “Santa” (1-3pm) to help kids in need receive Christmas presents, parents can donate a present to a child in need and have their child’s photo with Santa taken for free!
10 am-4 pm Cape Ann Art Haven

  • Free Events
  • 10 am–12 pm (or until complete) help create a Giant Ice Sculpture (ice courtesy of Cape Pond Ice)
  • Buoy Painting for Lobster Trap Tree All Day

Sargent House Museum
Open House decorated for the season, Holiday Goodies & Seasonal Gifts.
10 am-8 pm

Present Seasonal Art Collective Main Street
Special Gift Sales
11 am

Cape Ann Museum
Tour of the Elias Davis House with period “Winter Display” decorations for the Holidays by Gloucester Civic & Garden Council.

Gloucester City Hall
Live performance – Cape Ann Big Band
11 am-2 pm Gloucester City Hall

  • Cancelled due to construction – Tours of City Hall Tower on the half hour by Maggie Rosa, Chair of City Hall Restoration Committee.
  • Ring the bell for $100 donation.
12 pm Cape Ann Museum
Concert – Plum Cove Singers
12-2 pm Middle Street Trolley Rides
Featuring the Songbirds and a Holiday Sing Along, courtesy of CATA.
1 pm Gloucester City Hall

Saint John’s Episcopal Church
‘A Children’s Holiday’ with the Rockport and Annisquam youth choir singing music for the season
1:30 pm Trinity Congregational Church of Gloucester
Concert – with Louis Stella (piano), Mary Jane Fabanio (cello), Jeanine Lynch (flute) and Robert Heinaman (French horn)
2 pm

Cape Ann Museum
Tour of the Elias Davis House with period “Winter Display” decorations for the Holidays by Gloucester Civic & Garden Council.

Temple Ahavat Achim
Open House
2:30 pm

Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church
Concert – Elementary and Middle School String Group & Band and Gloucester High School Chorus
3 pm

Sawyer Free Library
Concert – “Leven”
4 pm

Sawyer Free Library
seArts drawing
4:45pm

Cape Ann Art Haven & Gloucester Police Station Plaza
Lighting of the Holiday Lobster Trap Tree and a visit from Santa!
6pm-?

Good Morning Gloucester Christmas Party at Bodin Historic Photo

Celebrate with the contributors of the blog that was voted Best of the North Shore!

Conan O’Brien Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you are kind, amazing things will happen."

Conan O’Brien (1963-      )

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A native of Brookline and a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University, where he served as president of the Harvard Lampoon, O’Brien was a writer for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons before hosting the variety shows Late Night and, briefly, The Tonight Show. The two-time Emmy award winner now hosts Conan on TBS and often appears in cameo roles on other comedy shows such as The Colbert Report, The Daily Show and 30 Rock. An avid guitarist who has played with Bruce Springsteen, O’Brien is also an anti-hunger activist and often speaks against the corrosive effects of cynicism.

Greg Bover

How old are You now?

Posted on by capeannpainter

How old is that lobster? Scientists now know

IMAGE: A live lobster
AP 2 days ago By Clarke Canfield

After years of guessing, scientists have now found a definitive method of determining a lobster’s real age.

PORTLAND, Maine — For the first time, scientists have figured out how to determine the age of a lobster — by counting its rings, like a tree.

Nobody knows how old lobsters can live to be; some people estimate they live to more than 100.

But knowing — rather than simply guessing — their age and that of other shellfish could help scientists better understand the population and assist regulators of the lucrative industry, said Raouf Kilada, a research associate at the University of New Brunswick who was the lead author of a scientific paper documenting the process.

Before now, scientists deduced a lobster’s age judging by size and other variables. But it’s now known that lobsters and other crustaceans, such as crabs and shrimp, grow one ring per year in hidden-away internal spots, Kilada said.

“Having the age information for any commercial species will definitely improve the stock assessment and ensure sustainability,” he said after presenting his findings Thursday at a scientific conference in Portland. CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE ARTICLE

Videos from Berklee in Gloucester on Thursday

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Renee & Joe — just beautiful.

Those of you who were lucky enough to get tickets to see them with John Rockwell and the great Chelsea Berry tonight at Crowell Chappel are in for a real treat!

The Shills – HOT!

Great live music continues on Cape Ann tonight and tomorrow.  See the lineup here.

Go See Our EJ Today At The Manchester Athletic Club Holiday Fair. 9-1

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The day has arrived!! Come get your holiday shopping done at Manchester Athletic Club holiday Fair. 9-1 TODAY!!!

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First Harbor Lobster Pot Rope Wreath

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Got mine thank you very much!

Get yours at the website-

First Harbor Company

Harbor Goods Wreath- Thank You

Introducing the
New England Rope Wreath

Traditional nautical rope work with a touch of the Holidays. Proudly hand-crafted in New England with quality American-made materials. A tradition to enjoy for years to come.

"First Harbor" is the name of a small cove nestled between two picturesque islands off the shore of Marblehead, MA. Some of New England’s first fishermen and their families settled here, forging a reputation for independence and hard work that continues today. First Harbor Company is a family owned business that takes pride in this heritage. To ensure the highest quality possible, we produce all our hand-made products in Marblehead using nautical skills passed down through generations.

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