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Don’t Miss August Night on the Neck – Tomorrow

Posted on by God's Morning

In addition to the great lineup of performers and fun that happens every first Thursday on Rocky Neck, stop in at 77 Rocky Neck Ave and welcome artists, Paul George and KT Morse.  It is supposed to be a beautiful evening, so why not think about taking a cruise over to Rocky Neck on the Gloucester Harbor Water Shuttle from Harbor Loop on the hour or from St. Peter’s Landing at 15 after every hour.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

If you’re not on vacation, find an excuse to take tomorrow off

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

There’s so much going on tomorrow that it’s just not a good day to be at work.

Gloucester’s Sidewalk Bazaar kicks off at 9am and must be better than ever — otherwise why would our boy Joey represent?

Click here to download the complete Sidewalk Bazaar Schedule

The Farmer’s Market starts at 3pm at Stage Fort Park — remember it’s ON, regardless of the weather.  And the knife guy (forgot his name) will be there this week.  I’m bringing my precious Sabatier French knife that I got in 1974 so he can fix the curve, which I have not been able to maintain properly because I only have a stone, not a grinder.  More on that later . . .

At 6:30pm Allen Estes and Fly Amero will be on the Schooner Lannon for a gorgeous Sunset Music Sail.  Call 978-281-6634 for tickets.  Seeing these two aboard the Lannon is a must.  No mics, no amps, no speakers.  You know you’re in the presence to world-class musicians when there’s literally nothing between you and the sound of voices and guitars.

For all of you who won’t fit on the Lannon, check out Nights on the Neck, which starts at 5pm.  This week you can see singer/songwriter and Noise founder/editor T Max at 8:45.

And of course there’s the Harbor Loop Concert starting at 6:30 — always a good time –and you can bring your kids and watch them dance.  If you video your kids dancing (or other kids) put it up on YouTube and paste the link in a comment to this post.  We’ll show it to all of Gloucester.

If that’s not enough, six other venues have music of all kinds.

But let’s not forget about tonight!  Fly Amero is back from Larry Hoppen’s memorial service and will host the great Inge Berge at Rhumbline.  Marina Evans joins Dennis Monagle at Minglewood.  Steve Caraway hosts an open mic at Catch 22 …

Whew!  I could go on and on.  See the complete live music schedule here.

Cape Ann Giclee Grand Opening Today!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,
We wanted to let everyone know that our Grand Opening Celebration is today  August 1st from 4:00 – 9:00 pm.

Stop by anytime during those hours for some food and drinks and to look at some wonderful artwork. We will be featuring  the artwork of David Montgomery, Charlie Carroll, Michael McDougal, Deb  Schradieck, Stefan Mierz, Mark Kanegis, Justus Dunton, Joel Dawson, Chyanne  Stowell, Maggie Hanley and the "art of Dino". We are grateful to all these  talented artists for filling our studio/gallery with so much color!

The  giclees of the artists listed will be available for sale.

We are located at 20 Maplewood Ave in Gloucester, parking is available in
the Shaw’s parking lot.
Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Anna Baglaneas Eves
Cape Ann Giclee
978-546-7070

Community Stuff 8/1/12

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Schooner Adventure’s History Sharing Program – August 10, 2012 (10am)

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Happenings At The Rockport Senior Center

Free Ice Cream Social on Thursday, August 9th  at 1:00. Call to RSVP 978-546-2573

Free Laughing Yoga on Monday, August 13th at 11:00. Come and try something different. This does not require mats or getting on the floor.  All are Welcome to attend

Seniors Birthday Celebration will be Thursday, August 23rd at 12:30.  If your birthday is in August, come down for cake, ice cream and free raffle to celebrate together.  RSVP 978-546-2573

Foxwoods Casino Trip, Tuesday October 9th $25.00.  Trip includes Deluxe Motor Coach Transportation,  Buffet Luncheon & $15.00 Keno. Leave Rockport Depot at 7:30AM, return approximately 7:30PM.  Call  978-546-2573 to reserve your spot.

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Move Over Or….

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Thanks Dan Goldthwait  for Da Sticka

Dan writes-

I just read the bicycle rant and plan on mailing you the sticker I had made for my car.  I live in southern California but was born and raised on the Maine coast and I simply lose my squash at the spandex mafia that thoroughly dominates my neighborhood every weekend.  Gigantic batch of asshats who form a massive group every weekend morning making it entirely impossible to get around near our house. And boy are they uppity.  Blow through stop signs, traffic lights and as you said, manage to find themselves dead center of the road going 7 with no intention of moving over. 

Two Cable shows feature new music tomorrow (Wednesday)

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Two excellent shows premiere tomorrow (Wednesday) on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.  At 6:30pm, Allen Estes welcomes his family for a special, very lively Local Music Seen that’s sort of like a peek into the family living room.

Then at 7:30pm Blues Festival producers Bob Hastings and Paul Benjamin are Rick Sagall’s guest on Cape Ann Report — complete with footage of some of the stars of the festival.  See a preview of that very special show below.

Tonight you can see some of Cape Ann’s finest musicians for free and if you have tickets to  the sold out Ladysmith Black Mambazo concert at Shalin Liu, you’re in for a treat!  See the full live music lineup here.

Gloucester Angels – EJ Gets Rescued and Gets Her Wings

Posted on by God's Morning

I got lost on my walk this morning.  I am directionally challenged, so normally walk one of 3 established routes.  I had taken the longer walking route up Mt. Pleasant Ave to Moreland to Atlantic to Brace Cove and up St. Louis to Farrington and straight back Eastern Point to East Main and up Rocky Neck Ave.  This time I turned up High Popples, a route I have taken with walking buddy artist, Caroline Kwas, who is not directionally challenged, and has a GPS.  When I got to Grapevine, I followed my “sense of direction”, turned left and continued walking.  By this time I was tired and wasn’t seeing anything familiar.  I spotted a couple in their front yard and went up to them and asked where I was.  They laughed and said: “You’re in Gloucester, Mass!”  It was Ed and Jean Pasquina, and Jean immediately offered to give me a ride back to Rocky Neck, which I gratefully accepted.  Thanks Jean, you get the Good Morning Gloucester angel of the day award.

The next angel is Tom Bernie of East Gloucester.  Tom, a longtime pilot, has wings, and gave me my wings when he took me up yesterday in his very cool two-seater open cockpit experimental, homemade in his basement and attic, bright red plane.  It was without a doubt the adventure of this summer.  I got to take 400+ photos of the coastline from Hampton to Cape Ann, and got many cool shots of familiar places from a very unique perspective.  I’ll be sharing some of them with you over the next couple of days.  This series is Tom preparing the plane for takeoff, me looking like a cool aviator chick, the plane’s shadow on the beach.  Can you identify the others?

Thanks Tom for a really great experience and view of Cape Ann.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

 

Joshua Nelson aka "The Prince of Kosher Gospel" this Friday, August 3rd at 7 pm.

Posted on by Joanne

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Temple Ahavat Achim (86 Middle St., Gloucester) is hosting a Musical Shabbat with a special guest Joshua Nelson aka "The Prince of Kosher Gospel" this Friday, August 3rd at 7 pm.
This event is free and all faiths are welcome to attend!

Check out Joshua Nelson’s music here
"Gloucester Daily Times" has featured this event here

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Harbor Loop Concert Series ~ Thursday August 2nd 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Posted on by Joanne

Musician/Band

Simply Said is a party rock band based in Gloucester, MA performing originals and covers including songs by J. Geils, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, and more…

Simply Said:
Scott Parisi – Vocals, Guitar
Len Palazola – Bass, Vocals
Rick Geraghty – Drums
Mike Chipperini – Harmonica, Vocals
Frank Hawks – Guitar

http://www.simplysaidmusic.com/index.php

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Dented School Bus


Dented School Bus:
Frank Bernadini – Vocals
Thereas Gray – Vocals
Rick Geraghty – Drums, Congas, Vocals
Walter Piscitello – Drums, Vocals
John Donlon – Bass, Vocals
John Silviera – Guitar, Vocals
Frank Hawks – Guitas, Vocals

 

Cape Ann Talent Will Be In Full Force at The Weekend’s Festival By The Sea

Posted on by Joanne

This Saturday’s Festival By The Sea is expected to draw crowds of visitors excited to experience the best of the Cape Ann art, music, and food scenes in downtown Manchester by the Sea. With art and food vendors extending from Town Hall Common, through town center and down to Masconomo Park, there will be something for everyone. From painters and photographers to jewelers and crafters, visitors will have the opportunity to shop the local arts at a variety of price points.

While taking in the work of local artists, visitors will be treated to a special afternoon of live music on 2 stages. The Town Hall stage will feature soloists and duos including Charlee Bianchini, Janice Fullman with Izzy Attenborough, Bradley Royds, Joe Wilkins, and local music staple, Dan King. According to Co-chair and Musical Director, Chris Langathianos, “each musician will play about a 45 minute set.” He added, “we really wanted the opportunity to feature as much of the local talent as possible. I don’t think a lot of people recognize how lucky we are to live on the North Shore – Cape Ann, in particular. If you love live music, you’d be hard pressed to find anywhere else in New England with the depth of talent that we have on Cape Ann.”

The waterfont stage in Masconomo Park with feature a separate lineup of musicians, including Henry Allen & The New Swingset, Just Like Newman, The Dejas, Marina Evans with Jack Tomiaolo, and Chris Phillips. The day will end with an extra special, 2-hour finalé concert by The Chelsea Berry Band from 6 to 8pm.

Speaking of the evening’s finalé concert, Langathianos said, “This is one of the things that the Festival committee really set out to do when we created this event – we wanted to cap it off with a special, family-friendly, musical event in Masconomo Park. We were very fortunate to sign on Chelsea Berry and her band fresh off of opening up for Chris Isaak at The North Shore Music Theatre last month. She is a gifted songwriter and performer and she is backed by a top notch band that includes, Michael Thomas Doyle, Pete Iannitto, Michael Feingold, and Renee Dupuis.”

The Festival came together pretty quickly when it was announced that The Manchester Arts’ Festival was taking a hiatus in 2012. A group of local residents came together and formed a committee to explore creating a new event that would bring visitors to town to support local businesses while shopping from local artists and hearing the music of local musicians. With the support of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Festival By The Sea was born.

Co-Chair, Michael Storella said, “we felt that a summer festival in Manchester was essential, not just for the businesses in town, but it has also become a summer rite of passage. We were troubled by the thought of a summer without an event like this in town.” After some quick preliminary planning and a speedy approval by the Board of Selectment, a date was set and the wheels were in motion. Storella added, “we were able to get things moving along quickly thanks to the instant support of Singleton Plumbing & Heating, who immediately stepped up with a generous donation to get the event off the ground. That coupled with the support of The Chamber of Commerce and local businesses made this event possible.”

The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 4th from 11am to 8pm. Artists will be set up from 11am to 6pm and from 6 to 8pm, action will shift to Masconomo Park for the Chelsea Berry concert. Event maps and music schedules will be available at local shops at the end of the week or by visiting www.facebook.com/festivalbythesea.