SeniorCare Inc. will host its 47th Anniversary Gala Celebration on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Cruiseport Gloucester, located at 6 Rowe Square on the harbor in downtown Gloucester, MA. The Gala will feature a delicious dinner, awards to three community leaders and a Silent Auction. The Gala is presented by ABC Home Healthcare Professionals.
Gloucester Attorney Mark Nestor will be awarded with the Myra L. Herrick Outstanding Older American Award for his ongoing support of the Veterans’ Community and his work with the American Legion to provide home delivered meals on holidays to home-bound community members.
Judi Cox of Coxco Disposal will be presented with the Rosemary F. Kerry Community Service Award for her tireless efforts on behalf of the elder community, and her respect and empathy when addressing challenging circumstances.
Mary Crowe of Care Dimensions will be presented with the Board of Directors Community Partners Special Recognition award…
This Saturday night, August 10, the Gloucester Block Party has another full schedule of entertainment! Join us on Main Street in Gloucester from 6-10 PM for the second Gloucester Block Party of the summer.
This Saturday we have a new addition… A BEER GARDEN sponsored by BankGloucester featuring live music by Toni-Ann Enes and the John Jerome Band!! On your stroll down Main Street you’ll also find two more stages with live music, exciting street performances, local food, Main Street merchants, vendor booths and more.
Visit Gloucester Block Party on Facebook for more info. We’ll see you on Main Street on Saturday night!
From the tiniest pinhead-sized eggs hatched quarter-inch caterpillars. A month later and these gorgeous Cecropia Moth caterpillars (30!) are approximately five to six inches in length and 3/4 of an inch in diameter.
Halibut Point Quarry was transformed in late July by the Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre who bedazzled the landscape in saffron and mustard yellow costumes and took center stage for a moment in time. Perched like birds on the quarry cliffs, first hovering, then gliding and cascading, the dancers interfaced with the seagulls in brilliant choreographic tandem! Windhover Performing Arts Center has produced eight quarry dances so far, and each one is unique and site-specific, utilizing the characteristics of each particular quarry landscape. All of us who were present at a performance witnessed the art of dance and music enlivened by nature… a perfect trio!
Those who missed it this year, stay tuned for more live dance happenings this summer when Windhover Performing Arts Center hosts the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company starting Wednesday, September 4–Saturday, September 7, 2019. The week explodes with three Master Classes in modern dance for all ages and levels, two open rehearsals, plus two evening dance performances of Paul Taylor’s works. The schedule is as follows: Master classes offered on Wednesday, September 4 from 6:00-7:30pm; Thursday, September 5 from 9:30am-11:00am; and Saturday, September 7 from 9:30-11:00am. Please come. No fee, but donations are encouraged. Open rehearsals for the public are Thursday, September 5 from 4:00-6:00pm and Friday, September 6 from 4:00-5:30pm. Evening Dance Performances are Friday, September 6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, September 7 at 7:30pm. Performances include three works by Paul Taylor: Images (1977) to music by Debussy; Funny Papers (1994) to novelty tunes, and Airs (1978) to music by Handel. Performances will be held on Windhover’s outdoor stage (weather permitting) or in case of rain, in the back dance studio.
There are no advance tickets and all seating is first come first served. Donations are greatly appreciated. Please come and experience this masterful company in the bucolic natural setting of Windhover.
REGISTER NOW:Â Dogtown Writers Festival: Finding Words in Place presented by Gloucester Writers Center:Â
 https://gloucesterwriters.org/dogtown-writers-festival/ For Workshops with best-selling Gloucester writers, including Anna Solomon, Charlotte Gordon, Alan Weisman, Sandy Tolan, M. Lynda Robinson, and others (limited space available) in a variety of genres to be held at Gloucester cultural, literary and historic venues: Dogtown Common, Ocean Alliance, Sargent House, T. S. Eliot House . Panel Discussions include Anita Diamant and Mark Carlotto – “Words in People: Voices of Cape Ann” and two other panels with moderator: JoeAnn Hart.  The Joseph Garland Keynote Address by Sandy Tolan will be free and open to the public (see details on link).
After a painful “dry spell”, and under Pepper the Ice Dog’s watchful eye, Cape Pond is back pumping ice on our fishing vessel customers. FV Sea Rambler ices up today with 15 tons, and Midnight Sun next in line.
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I noticed this struggling bird on the rocks off the back shore a few days ago. I believe it’s a Northern Gannet. I had seen them only out to sea previously so I was kind of excited to see one up a bit closer. But it appeared to be injured so I reported it to Jodi Swenson at Cape Ann Wildlife then was referred to City of Gloucester Animal Control (978-281-9746). I hope the beautiful bird is better by now.
***PS: Not long after I scheduled this post, our own Kim Smith re-posted information she had provided in 2017 regarding a mysterious disease affecting the Northern Gannets. See her post for more info! Great minds and all that……***
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We’ve decided to switch things up at Seaport Grille this summer with a little bit of help from our neighbors at the famous Virgilio’s Bakery!
Beginning in 1961, three generations of Virgilio family members have owned and operated their bakery located here in Gloucester. Their speciality baked breads and rolls are made fresh daily and delivered to restaurants and supermarkets throughout Cape Ann. According to Virgilio’s, “the bread makes the sandwich,” and at here Seaport Grille we couldn’t agree more.
Some of our favorite menu items that have benefited from the fluffy yet crisp and perfectly toasted Virgilio bun include our Gloucester Haddock Sandwich, our Sully’s Bacon Cheeseburger and our popular and delicious Lobster BLT.
Join us for #summeratseaport to indulge in a taste of our Gloucester Haddock Sandwich made with fresh haddock and home-made tarter sauce, our Sully’s Bacon Cheeseburger filled with lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon and American cheese…
The momma and poppa finches were busy this summer. Three rounds of eggs in the nest that they built in the spring wreath on our front door.
You may remember when we returned from vacation late one night we entered the house through that door and the dad finch flew into the house. We had a hell of a time getting it out.
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Good Morning Gloucester 