Building a home is a challenge, and it comes with a lot of opportunity as well as obstacles to overcome. It requires vision, creativity, and a lot of hard work. At every stage there are decisions to make, whether it’s a product or design choice, that can have a huge impact on how the house will perform and how long it will last.
These are the issues Randy Rand is facing with his project. As a builder with a background in architecture and engineering, design is an important element in every part of his projects. When it came time for his parents to size down, they couldn’t find what they wanted. The homes that were available felt overpriced and didn’t offer the quality or design they were looking for. They did find an empty lot. And so Rand decided he would…
pastaioviacorta :FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY ! Couple things…we are having a party today at 6pm. Stop by for some laughs, natural wine tasting + pasta. For every customer that makes an in-store purchase today, Friday 6/18, you can be entered into a raffle – 5 lucky winners will be chosen and gifted one pound of extruded pasta and a pastaio hat! Thanks to my family for all your help and support, Debbie D, Patrick B and Mila B (my team) … special thanks to my importers, farmers, millers, wine makers, artisans + of course every single one of my customers. You choose transparency with where ingredients are sourced and how your food is made…look what you’ve helped grow. The food revolution has begun. 🚀Grazie mille!
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The free outdoor concerts resume live on the Green at the corner of Middle and Church Street starting July 9th on Friday evenings at 6:00pm. Join us for the festival’s sixth season of great music, raising funds for Cape Ann non-profits via free-will offerings, and delicious food available from local vendors. Info: www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org
Description:
This unique free summer music festival features a different popular musical ensemble at each Friday evening concert on Meetinghouse Green and benefits nine North Shore non-profits via free-will offerings from the audience. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and your favorite libation to enjoy the music and delicious food available from local vendors while supporting the local non-profit partner of the event with cash or check donations.
Performers:
The season again opens with the acclaimed John Baboian Ensemble from the Berklee School in support of Pathways for Children. Concerts offer a delightful medley of Jazz, Punk, Rock-n Roll, and Oldies from the 50s to the 70s. Some of this season’s offerings include: What Time Is it Mr. Fox? with Brian King; singer Mari Martin; Willie Alexander’s Persistence of Memory Orchestra; The Goddesses; and The Cape Ann Big Band. The Middle Eastern group, Hye Fusion, returns with music ideal for line dancing and there are two newcomer ensembles to delight music-lovers: the internationally-acclaimed Klezmer band, Ezekiel’s Wheels and Vermont lyrical Folk duo, The Early Risers.
Schedule:
DATE
MUSICIANS
NON-PROFIT PARTNER
FOOD VENDOR
July 9
John Baboian Ensemble
Pathways for Children
Causeway
July 16
The Early Risers
Backyard Growers
Common Crow
July 23
Hye Fusion
Maritime Gloucester
Classic Cooks
July 30
The Goddesses
Open Door
Jalapeno’s
August 6
What Time Is It Mr. Fox?
North Shore Health Project
Maria’s Pizza
August 13
Mari Martin
HAWC
Jalapeno’s
August 20
Ezekiel’s Wheels
Grace Center
TBD
August 27
Willie Alexander’s Persistence of Memory Orchestra
Gloucester Education Foundation
TBD
September 10
Cape Ann Big Band
Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation
Causeway
Location, Time and More Info:
The Green in front of the Gloucester Meetinghouse is located at the intersection of Middle and Church Street. The program starts at 6:00PM and concludes around 8:30PM. Please consult www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org for more information about the performers, non-profits and food vendors. Sign up for our email blasts to stay current, especially for contingency plans in case of bad weather. Note: parking on the Green is limited to a small area near Middle Street for persons with disabilities only.
Sponsors
Thanks to our Sponsors all the series’ expenses, such as for the musicians, are pre-paid. 100% of the free-will donations go to our non-profit community partners.Platinum John & Janis Bell, J.J. & Jackie Bell, Cape Ann Savings Bank, J. Linzee Coolidge, Scobie Ward
Gold BOMCO, Michael & Mary Ann Bresnan, Landesign, Inc. Silver Anonymous, Tom Burger & Andrée Robert, JoeAnn Hart & Gordon Baird, Pat Johnson & Jeff Henderson, Susan McKain & Ken Steiner, Charles Nazarian, John & Sandra Ronan Bronze Jerry Ackerman, Karen Bell, Pamela Bynum & Henry Ferrara, Peter Calkins & Susan Casey, Frederick Cowan, Richard Gardner, Rev. Janet Parsons, Dick Prouty, Joe & Maggie Rosa, Kathleen Williams, Sarah Willwerth-Dyer
Restoration of the Green Coming Up Soon!
After many years of neglect Meetinghouse Green is in need of a thorough restoration. Last year, summer series virtual audiences contributed $7,500 towards a Feasibility Study by the firm Landesign, Inc. to improve accessibility and enhance safety. The GMF is currently seeking large government and foundation grants plus individual donations to fund this over $200K project, slated to begin this fall and be completed in time for the 2022 summer series.
About the GMF
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit modeled upon the Old North Foundation in relation to Boston’s famous Old North Church. Its mission is to preserve the landmark building as a civic hub, entertainment venue, and community center. The ongoing preservation of the building seeks to combine the highest standard of restoration with energy conservation techniques and has achieved a ‘net-zero’ building carbon footprint with the help of Reforest the Tropics and its climate-change initiative TownGreen/2025.
Building History and the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation
Completed in 1806 for the first Universalist Church in America, the grand Federal Style, 600-seat Meetinghouse with a 110’ lantern steeple and Paul Revere Bell is a jewel in the heart of the Historic District. Now well into its third century serving the people of Cape Ann, its history is steeped in the establishment of religious freedom in Massachusetts and the Constitutional separation of church and state. Home of the present-day Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church and host to The Grace Center, the building is alive with activities like concerts, family-friendly entertainment, events, symposia and civic celebrations.
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The deer come pretty close to the back deck in our yard in Magnolia. And even though deer might seem pretty common they are still worth dragging the camera out.
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Over the last several weeks we’ve been getting to know the folks who help keep the Gloucester office of Harmeling PT running! In this week’s post we’re getting to know Jackie Wonson, PTA!
Jackie is a new addition to the Harmeling Physical Therapy team. She enjoys working with a wide variety of patients and diagnoses. Jackie is a Gloucester native and in her free time she loves camping, working out, traveling and going to the beach with her friends!
Give a call today to set up your appointment at the Gloucester office, and make sure you say hi to Jackie when you come in!
WHAT IS CONSIDERED ROAD RANGE AND LEARN IF YOU MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF IT?
(1) Aggressive driving has been a problem on our roadways for a while, and it seems to only be getting worse. Incidents of screaming, rude gestures, and sometimes even violence are reported frequently on our roadways to the point where it has earned its own name: road rage. Learn what causes road rage, whether you are prone to it, and how you can help to keep our roads safe by not giving in to road rage.
Definition of Road Rage
Written bySafeMotorist.comThe term Road Rage was coined by local news station KTLA in Los Angeles after a string of shootings occurred on several freeways in the city. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines road rage as when a driver “commits moving traffic offenses so as to endanger other persons or property; an…
GloucesterCast 510 With Pat and Jim Dalpiaz, Scottie Mac and Joey C Taped 6/18/21
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