Sharing exciting update from Fished Impressions Facebook page:

Hello Joey! Hope your 2025 is off to a great start! I just wanted to share with you some fun news! My friends and I at wonsonrockproductions.com (based in Gloucester) created a short film called ‘A Little Human Spark’ (2024) with a local Gloucester cast and submitted it to some film festivals and it just won an Award of Recognition from the IndieFEST.com film awards out in California (Jan. 2025). It is also an official selection of the NewFilmmakers New York Film Festival (2025) as well as placing as a semi-finalist for selections in Beverly Hills, Paris, Rotterdam, Seoul, San Francisco, Austin and Sacramento. The film is a short (13mins, 10secs) and is loosely based on a true story. *A brief description of the film: “Dream Voice Solutions (DVS), a vocal coach and singer-songwriter content placement company is getting driven out of the business after 25 years by artificial intelligence. The tangled web unravels in grand, karmic fashion”. Here are a few trailers: OFFICIAL TRAILER: https://youtu.be/2xRFblBAd3A?si=HaP0j7cgjN6T_QdV.  (Ad/Promo clip for 5/10/25 PREMIERE at Cape Ann Community Cinema, Rockport MA: https://youtu.be/EAfXYDOIE-Y?si=itbOlhcdpABu_yDE. *The film will be screening (3) times on Saturday 5/10/25 on all (3) screens in the building at 6:30pm…7:30pm…8:30pm at capeanncinema.com. Tickets are $20. *Each screening time slot will be: the film followed by a Q&A with the cast & crew AND also a 10min “outtakes & bloopers” reel from the making of the film. *Please visit: wonsonrockproductions.com for: more info on the film, the official IndieFEST.com press release on the award, pics, media, etc. **To purchase tickets please email: billdwyerband@gmail.com. We’re hoping you can give this local film a plug for the 5/10 PREMIERE and I bet you’ll know a BUNCH of the cast members in the trailers! I also have two tickets with your name on them! Thanks so much! -Bill Dwyer 617-669-9473 

Here’s the progress at the Cripple Cove Playground rebuild. The Gloucester DPW and the vendor are working to update this very cool play area on East Main St with amazing water views. It may be done by the time this post publishes. Thank you City of Gloucester! Our family has many fond memories there.

Hello Dolly!

AUG. 5-10

 

Youth Wanted

Auditions to be held May 28 at Village Hall

 

The Annisquam Village Players, one of the country’s oldest community theatres, will hold auditions at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 28 for its production of the Broadway classic Hello Dolly! that will be performed Aug. 5-10 at the historic Annisquam Village Hall.  Auditions for ages 6-12 will begin at 5:30 p.m.

 

Local youth ages 6 years and older and teens who are interested in musical theatre are encouraged to participate as there are many roles and ensemble opportunities. 

 

Auditionees will be asked to sing a portion of a musical selection from the show and read a few lines of dialogue. Copies of the musical selections, character sides, and full details can be found on the AVP website, www.annisquamvillageplayers.org.  

 

See the complete list of available roles below.

 

The show is a 1964 musical that follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, NY, to find a match for the miserly “well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire” Horace Vandergelder. 

 

The lyrics and music were written by Jerry Herman and the book by Michael Stewart. It is based on Thornton Wilder’s 1938 farce, The Merchant of Yonkers.

 

Hello, Dolly! debuted at the Fisher Theater in Detroit on November 18, 1963.  It starred stage performer Carol Channing as Dolly Gallagher Levi, a role theatrical audiences of the world would forever associate with her. The show moved to Broadway in 1964, winning 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Channing. 

 

Since then, the show has become one of the most enduring musical theater hits, with four Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into the 1969 film Hello Dolly! by 20th Century Fox, which won three Academy Awards, including Best Score of a Musical Picture and was nominated in four other categories, including Best Picture at the 42nd Academy Awards.

 

 

Available Hello Dolly! Roles

 

Chorus Ensemble: Interchanging parts to include Townspeople, Coachman, Horse, Policemen, Court Clerk, Paperhanger, Polka Contest Dancers, Parade Watchers, Restaurant Diners, Store Customers

 

Dolly Gallagher Levi: A widow in her middle years who has decided to begin her life again. She is a matchmaker, meddler, opportunist, and a life-loving woman of strikingly dramatic appearance.

Horace Vandergelder: The proprietor of a Hay & Feed store and a client of Dolly Levi. A well-known half-a-millionaire, he is a widower, gruff, authoritative, and set in his ways.

Cornelius Hackl: Vandergelder’s chief clerk who yearns for one exciting day in NYC. Energetic, enthusiastic, and adventurous young man who has a sweet innocence about him.

Barnaby Tucker: An assistant to Cornelius at Vandergelder’s Hay & Feed store. He is sweet, naïve, energetic, and a follower.

Irene Malloy: A widow and a beautiful, smart, fun-loving milliner with a hat shop in New York. Dolly has introduced her to Horace Vandergelder but she yearns for romance.

Minnie Fay: A young girl who works in Irene’s hat shop. Irene’s assistant, she is a naïve, straitlaced, fresh, and a follower.

Ambrose Kemper: A young and explosive struggling artist seeking to marry Ermengarde.

Ermengarde: The young niece of Horace Vandergelder. She cries often and wants her independence and wants to marry Ambrose.

Ernistina Money: An eccentric-looking girl in need of Dolly’s matchmaker services.

Risenweiber: Maître d’ of the Harmonia Gardens restaurant who speaks in a German accent.

Mrs. Rose: A friend of Dolly’s from years before and a street vendor who sells vegetables.

Stanley: A young waiter at Harmonia Gardens restaurant.

First Cook: Harmonia Gardens employee who speaks in a German accent.

Second Cook: Harmonia Gardens employee.

Judge: A white-whiskered night court judge. Easily moved to tears by romance.

 

For more details about Hello Dolly!, the AVP, or the upcoming auditions, please visit www.annisquamvillageplayers.org. 

 

“It takes a community to stage a theatre!”

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Renewal…

MAY 5, 2025 ~ HAMMOND CASTLE MUSEUM

Program:
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Networking & Refreshments
6:15 PM – 6:40 PM | Presentation by Curatorial Director John Leysath
6:40 PM – 7:30 PM | Exhibit Tours

Light refreshments will be served.

Join us for our opening reception & presentation celebrating the opening of ‘Spinning Platters with Hammond: Inside the World of Vinyl Records.’ Join us for an evening of history, innovation, and discovery as we unveil never-before-seen and heard archival materials highlighting John Hays Hammond Jr.’s contributions to sound recording.

Exhibition Highlights:
-A selection of rare and unique records from John Hays Hammond Jr.’s personal collection, including aluminum, vinyl, and shellac discs in a variety of unusual formats.
-Fun and interactive displays that explain how records are made and how they work—perfect for all ages to enjoy and understand.
-Rare recordings from the collection, including newly digitized recordings shared with the public for the first time.

See a behind-the-scenes look at our NEW temporary exhibition with our new Assistant Curator Here!

SEE THE INVITE HERE, then be sure to RSVP HERE!

RSVPs are greatly appreciated to help us manage capacities.

MAY 3, 2025 BY ANGEL WINGS WELLNESS

A single dose of CBD reduces blood pressure in healthy volunteers in a randomized crossover study. A study by “The Journal of Clinical Insight”

BACKGROUND. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a nonpsychoactive phytocannabinoid used in multiple sclerosis and intractable epilepsies. Preclinical studies show CBD has numerous cardiovascular benefits, including a reduced blood pressure (BP) response to stress. The aim of this study was to investigate if CBD reduces BP in humans.

METHODS. Nine healthy male volunteers were given 600 mg of CBD or placebo in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover study. Cardiovascular parameters were monitored using a finometer and laser Doppler.

RESULTS. CBD reduced resting systolic BP (–6 mmHg; P < 0.05) and stroke volume (–8 ml; P < 0.05), with increased heart rate (HR) and maintained cardiac output. Subjects who had taken CBD had lower BP (–5 mmHg; P < 0.05, especially before and after stress), increased HR (+10 bpm; P < 0.01), decreased stroke volume (–13 ml; P < 0.01), and a blunted forearm skin blood flow response to isometric exercise. In response to cold stress, subjects who had taken CBD had blunted BP (–6 mmHg; P < 0.01) and increased HR (+7 bpm; P < 0.05), with lower total peripheral resistance.

CONCLUSIONS. This data shows that acute administration of CBD reduces resting BP and the BP increase to stress in humans, associated with increased HR. These hemodynamic changes should be considered for people taking CBD. Further research is required to establish whether CBD has a role in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.

Read more from this study……

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The Schooner Fame has come to Gloucester for a haul out, touch up and general spiffing up. At the time of our visit, she could be found behind Rose’s Marine on Main St. It’s such a joy to see our schooners prepping for the upcoming season!

MAY 1, 2025 ~ TRIXY546

Leo Bergeron will be presented with the Gloucester Rotary’s Paul Harris Distinguished Service Award at a special dinner on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Cruiseport Gloucester, located at 6 Rowe Square in downtown Gloucester. The Paul Harris Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Gloucester Rotary and recognizes Leo as a long-time local banker and community activist.

Leo was selected by a Rotary committee of previous Paul Harris recipients. Over its 100+ year history, the Gloucester Rotary has honored more than sixty individuals with the award. The award is named after Paul Harris, a Chicago attorney who founded the Rotary movement in the early 1900s.

After graduating from Nichols College in 1976, Leo began a career in the banking industry working at lending institutions in the New Hampshire seacoast region and on Boston’s North Shore. In 2000, he joined Cape Ann Savings Bank in Gloucester where he successfully established a commercial lending department to serve Cape Ann businesses.

After previously serving other Rotary Clubs and a presidential position with the Kiwanis Club in NH, Leo was welcomed by the Rotary Club of Gloucester as a member 25 years ago, where he has held several leadership positions, including the club’s 2020-2021 presidency.

Leo has a daughter, Brianna; a grandson, Graham; and has been married to his wife Jacqueline for almost 20 years. His hobbies include freshwater fly fishing and riding his motorcycle.

Tickets for the Paul Harris Distinguished Service Dinner are $60 per person and may be reserved by contacting committee Chair Steve Kaity at 978-407-1504 or skaity@strongleather.com. The dinner is open to the general public and friends and colleagues of Leo are encouraged to attend.