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The Blues Trail Revisited

In 1971, Ted Reed drove through the South to find some of the last living blues legends and to discover the roots of American music. Fifty years later, Reed returned to experience the evolution of American music, resulting in this memoir that encompasses the upheavals of Civil Rights and the power of memory.

“A story of blues friends, fans and follow-through, Ted Reed’s remarkable BLUES TRAIL REVISITED spans 50 years — tying together past Southern blues traditions with those of the present-day and perhaps even the future.”
– Roger Stolle, Cat Head Promotions

“The memories that this film brought back were outstanding and made me want to go back and discover some of the places that I missed . . . This movie will also make anyone that is not into the Blues or Mississippi change their mind.”
– Paul Benjamin, North Atlantic Blues Festival

Submitted by Cat Cavallinni

Gloucester Stage wants to give a big shout out to Tono’s Neal Maver as their very special Chef Consultant on the production of SEARED being performed now through August 22 at Windhover Center for Performing Arts in Rockport!

Maver shared the tricks of the culinary trade with the play’s lead James Louis Wagner recently in his busy kitchen of Tono in Gloucester to get Wagner ready for the show.

Gloucester Stage’s  hilarious and insightful new play, SEARED is set in an intimate working kitchen of a New York City restaurant where it explores the delicate balance between a creative spirit navigating success, recognition, and responsibility to a financial bottom line.  

Gloucester Stage’s performances are outdoors Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 pm at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, 257R Granite St, Rockport, MA. Tickets are now on sale and available at www.GloucesterStage.com.

The original musical Nothing to Hyde will be presented Aug 11-14 by the Annisquam Village Players. Here’s preview with Peter Nelson as Mr. Edward Hyde”

And a brief interview with Terry Sands:

Nothing to Hyde will be presented by the Annisquam Village Players this week August 11-14 outside between the town hall and the Annisquam Exchange on Leonard Street. We talked with director Terry Sands about this original musical written by Mary Curtis and Tony Hutchins. Tomorrow’s tickets have already sold out so get yours online as soon as possible ($35). Loosely based on The Strange Tale of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, this production features Peter Nelson as Edward Hyde. He presented a number for our entertainment which I encourage you to review below! Very entertaining.

Get your tickets online for this outdoor event (spaced seating so limited tickets available)! You won’t want to miss this original production.

I have video to share but am currently unable to upload it. Please stay tuned!

Last Saturday was the annual 20-mile “around Cape Ann” Howard Blackburn race for anything you can row or paddle. Also, more water and wildlife this week.

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U.S. Coast Guard Station Gloucester

At 1430 Coast Guard Station Gloucester was conducting training on the CG 47322 in the vicinity of Ten Pound Island when they were diverted for a search and rescue case involving 2 injured boaters on board a 23ft vessel, one with a reported back injury, near Thatchers Island. At 1454 MLB 47322 arrived on scene and transferred 2 Station Gloucester personnel to the vessel to render aid. The Coast Guard personnel assessed the patients and rendered appropriate first aid and proceeded to closely escort the vessel into Rockport Harbor where EMS was standing by. Once safely moored the Coast Guard members transferred both injured boaters to Rockport EMS for further evaluation and transport to the hospital. Many thanks to all our port partners, Gloucester and Rockport Fire Departments and the Gloucester and Rockport Harbormaster’s for their continued support!

Churchyard….

Hey Joey—
The Gloucester Blues Festival is back this coming Saturday, August 14th at Stage Fort Park, and once again my friends and I will be setting up a tent to promote the Blues Foundation. This is our third year supporting the foundation and its work for furthering blues music today through its Blues Music Awards, aiding musicians with its HART fund, and promoting music education through its Blues in the Schools program. My production company sponsored this year’s Blues Music Award for Best Emerging Artist Album which went to King Solomon Hicks—he’ll be performing at the festival Saturday afternoon.  The lineup is going to be a great one, and we’re hoping music fans of all stripes come and enjoy a day of outstanding talent. We will also be taping interviews for the Blues Trail Revisited podcast, so please come by our tent, we would love to meet you all!