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🎉Additional Specials for today!
🦞$16.99 Lobster Rolls
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

Image ~ September 3, 2025 ~ sam ~ 

Trash & Recycling Collection – September 2, 2025

The City of Gloucester is pleased to announce that curbside recycling collection will start tomorrow, after recent disruptions due to the Republic Services labor stoppage. Going forward, recycling will be picked up every other week.

Holiday Schedule for the Week of September 1:
Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, trash and recycling collection will follow a holiday schedule. All routes will be delayed by one day this week.

For example, if your regular pickup day is Tuesday, your trash and recycling will be collected on Wednesday. Please be sure to place both your trash and recycling at the curb by 7:00 AM on your revised pickup day.

Recycling Drop-Off Availability:
The recycling drop-off site at the Department of Public Works will remain open this week: Tuesday through Friday, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Missed Pickup: If your trash or recycling is missed, please wait until after 5:00 PM on your scheduled collection day to report the issue using SeeClickFix.

Evening offers a unique opportunity for some pretty cool scenes on the Inner Harbor, especially during Schooner Fest.

August 28, 2025 ~ chasnaz ~ 

Please join us Friday, September 5, from 6 to 8 pm, for the 2025 season’s final  Music on Meetinghouse Green concert at  the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Middle and Church Streets, Gloucester, as we go out with a bang with the Cape Ann Big Band. This diverse 17-piece big band entertains and delights audiences with danceable music infused with jazz, swing, New Orleans street bands, soul, and rock n’ roll that will take you back in time. 

Food service for this event will be Meat & Sweet serving savory meat dishes and baked goods. 

Our free summer concerts support partner local nonprofit organizations. This week, the  Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation itself will benefit from the free-will donations that support these partners, helping support preservation of this architectural and historic landmark. The evening also will include a 50/50 raffle as the Foundation celebrates the 10th anniversary of Music on Meetinghouse Green. Along with the nine-concert summer outdoor music series, The Meetinghouse year-around hosts public symposiums on contemporary concerns and offers a variety of concerts and other public programs. Information is on GMF’s website at www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org.

Please note that all events are rain or shine, with concerts being moved into the social hall if there is inclement weather!

Sun Rising…

And BTW the late night Machaca smash burger is top three in town-

Delicious

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Island Time…

Dawn Pratson and Michael Joviala, with special guests Sarah Slifer Swift, dance, and Derick Melander, visual artist.

Where: Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, 257 R. Granite Street, Rockport, MA. UNDER THE TENT

When: Friday, September 5, 2025, 8pm

Admission: $20; tickets can be purchased at https://windhover.org/

Contact m.joviala@yahoo.com for more information about the performance or workshop.

Locomotors is a collaborative music and dance group rooted in the practice of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and open-form improvisation, with a special focus on the somatic relationship between sound and movement.

The core members are pianist and composer Michael Joviala, and dancer and choreographer Dawn Pratson.

This fall, Locomotors will explore new artistic ground through a dynamic interaction with the work of visual artist Derick Melander, whose large-scale sculptures made from secondhand clothing confront the intersection between global consumerism and the intimate relationship we have with what wear.

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🍕Buy any 18” Pizza get an 18” Cheese for $5
🍕Buy any 16” Pizza get a 16” Cheese for $5

🎉Additional Specials for today!
🦞$13.99 Lobster Rolls
🍔 $4.99 cheeseburgers w/ Chips & Pickles

August 31, 2025 ~ The Cut Live

Friday James Austin Johnson from Saturday Night Live will be at The Cut for the first time and we couldn’t be more excited! Doors are at 6:30pm. Show is at 7:00pm. There are still a handful of seats available. Go grab them while you can!
We’ll also have live music in the restaurant starting at 8pm. No Cover.

Saturday it’s a Bim Skala Bim party in the venue. Kicked Off the Bus is opening, and Chip Rockers is jumping in as a special guest. Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 8:00pm. There are still tickets available.
DJ Skully will also be throwing it down in the restaurant with a pop-up DJ set from 9pm – Last Call. No Cover.

Sunday we have a “Sunday Soul and Lobster Rolls” collaboration between DVinci Soul (band) and Little Sister (food). Come grab a Lobster Roll special in the restaurant and then head back to the venue for some R&B, Motown, and Soul! There are still some tickets available. Doors at 5:00pm. Show at 6:00pm. You’ll be home in time to get your beauty sleep before the week!

As always, Little Sister will be serving their Best of The North Shore award-winning burgers (and so much more) starting at 5pm each night. Come early and grab food before the show or stay late and refuel after dancing! They offer a late-night menu on Friday and Saturday nights.

James Austin Johnson Tickets

Bim Skala Bim Tickets

DVinci Soul Tickets

HOURS:
MON, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN : 5PM – CLOSE

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An interesting story submitted by David Calvo:

Hello, Mr. Calvo.  

I’m Jason Chu, living in Korea.

I took your one-week class in 2015. Do you remember?

Your teaching was excellent, and I’m grateful.

And the beautiful scenery of Gloucester was so inspiring and unforgettable.

I still enjoy woodcarving. However, it’s hard to find people in Korea who enjoy it as a hobby.  So, I set up a small workshop in my home and work alone. Last year, I entered my woodcarving work for the first time in a local art competition and was honored to receive a special award. This December, I’ll be holding my first woodcarving exhibition. This is my first exhibition. I’m not a professional artist, but an amateur, so I’m not looking to make money.

I want to introduce people to woodcarving through this exhibition. So, the provincial government provided a small grant to hold this exhibition.

I’m 69 years old. My eyesight is deteriorating, so it’s going to be increasingly difficult for me to continue woodcarving. How many more years will I be able to continue?

I’m sending you a photo of my special award piece. In Korea, there’s a folk belief that tying dried pollack with a string wards off misfortune and brings good luck. So, I carved dried pollack out of wood. I’m sending you a few more pieces of my work and some photos I took there 10 years ago.

I’ve been receiving your emails with pleasure. Your emails bring back memories of that time there 10 years ago. I hope your workshop attracts many students and your classes are enjoyable.

I wish you continued health and happiness. And please give my regards to the owner of “The Colonial Inn,” where I stayed. I still remember his kindness and hospitality.

Regards, from Korea

Jason Chu

And more from David on background:

Here is the back story on Jason chu

Jason Chu 나무방 came all the way from South Korea (a two-day flight) to take a workshop. His son contacted me and said my father has wanted to learn woodcarving from you but he can’t speak English. He said, “is that going to be a problem?” I told him no, I don’t need words to teach him. He said “okay, I will sign him up.” So his father got his plane tickets and showed up on the first day of class. He did great in the workshop and he managed to learn everything through hand demonstrations. On his last day, he had a car service pick him up to drive him to the airport for his flight back to South Korea. As he was driving away, he stuck his head and hand out the window, looked back, waived and yelled “Bye Calvo” that was his english.