Virginia Lee Burton Writing Cottage & LCC news: scholarship deadline and ice cream social

Posted on by Catherine

Two reminders:

July 31: Deadline approaching for Scholarship Opportunity

Do you live on Cape Ann?  Do you have a child in Grade 4 or above who struggles with reading and spelling?  Would you like to see that child gain two or three grade levels in his or her reading ability in the next school year?  The Virginia Lee Burton Writing Cottage Committee is offering two full $6000 scholarships for 1:1 instruction for the 2019-2020 school year.   For more information or for an application, contact Robin Carlo here    Applications will be accepted through July 31.

August 4th Ice Cream Social and Children’s Program

Reading some wonderful excerpts from Virginia Lee Bruton’s book, Life Story, followed by arts and crafts project

 

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Bluefin Blowout Schedule of Events

Posted on by Nichole S.

Keep this photo handy so that you can plan your weekend around all of the exciting events happening as part of this year’s Bluefin Blowout at Cape Ann’s Marina Resort.

For much more information about the biggest bluefin tuna tournament in the Northeast, click HERE:  http://bluefinblowout.com/

Come down to experience the fun and help make an impact in the efforts to #endalz

Alzheimer’s Association

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Lunch at Minglewood Harborside

Posted on by Pat D

We’ve been looking for a chance to sit outside on the newly redesigned patio at Minglewood, so we stopped for lunch recently. We were not disappointed! There is plenty of outdoor seating, attentive staff and yummy menu choices. I noticed a wide range of customers: families, senior citizens, young adults, locals as well as visitors. We ordered freckles (fried pickles) and I had a fish burrito; Jim had the Cobb Salad and we treated ourselves to dessert.

Bonus—I submitted my Serenitee card and our server Lucas informed me I am almost to a free entree!

Bids, Budgets, & Beer (and tacos)!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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bids budgets beer-100.jpgBidding jobs is half art and half engineering. There are many different ways to do it and about a million factors to consider. It’s a challenge that we all face. We know its not an easy subject, and that it’s a little outside the comfort zone, but that’s why we have the tacos and beer.  We will hear about the journeys, processes and methods from 4 different professionals across the building industry. We’ll wash it all down with True North beer and tacos by La Victoria. Can you honestly think of a better way to spend your Thursday? Bring your crew! 

When: Thursday, July 25th, 5-8
Where: True North Ale Company
116 County Road
Ipswich, MA

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GloucesterCast 348 with Pat and Jimmy Dalpiaz, Heath Ellis, Michael Dekoster, Daisy Nell, Chris McCarthy and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 7/23/19

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GloucesterCast 348 with Pat and Jimmy Dalpiaz, Heath Ellis, Michael Dekoster, Daisy Nell, Chris McCarthy and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 7/23/19

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Topics Include:
Bluefin Blowout Coming Up! July 25-27th www.bluefinblowout.com
Kay Ellis Memorial fundraiser Kay Ellis Scholarship Fundraiser Info August 19th, 2019 Tickets here
Dockwa testimonials from Daisy Nell Chairwoman of Gloucester Schooner Festival, Captain Heath Ellis of The Thomas Lannon and Michael Dekoster Executive director of Maritime Gloucester
Schooner Festival Information and official website link- https://gloucesterschoonerfestival.net/
Daisy Nell’s new Book-Winnie at the Wheel
Magnolia Pier Fundraiser Cheers To The Pier
Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 4 PM – 9 PM
Shore Road, Gloucester, MA  01930

 

Stage Fort Park Pedestrian and Traffic Advisory for Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (July 22, 2019) – The City of Gloucester has issued a pedestrian and traffic advisory for Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26 in and around Stage Fort Park.

Stage Fort Park will be open and operate as expected however the Upper Lot at Stage Fort Park will be closed for film production staging.  General parking in that lot will be unavailable with the exception of handicapped spots.  There will be resident and visitor parking available at the Little League parking lot and lower lot adjacent to The Cupboard Restaurant.

Local traffic and access will be managed with lot attendants, posted signs and police details. Lane shifts and/or alternating one-way traffic may be required and implemented based on the work and direction of the detail officers.

As always, drivers and pedestrians should exercise caution and patience navigating through and around Stage Fort Park.  The City of Gloucester appreciates everyone’s patience and cooperation.

SEA-ROCKET!

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

What is that wonderful succulent yet scrubby-looking green plant we see growing on our local beaches? You are most likely looking at American Sea-rocket (Cakile edentula). Named for its rocket-shaped berries, Sea-rocket is a native annual. It grows in dry sand and is pollinated by beetles, moths, butterflies, flies, and bees. The edible flowers and peppery, succulent leaves, which taste somewhat like horseradish, attract myriad species of tiny insects as well.

Sea-rocket reseeds itself each year all around New England beaches and thrives in the poor medium of dry sand, above the high tide line. In springtime, along the Massachusetts coastline, you will see tiny shoots emerging and by early summer the multi-branching plant can grow two feet wide and equally as tall.

Throughout the Piping Plover’s time spent at Good Harbor Beach, Sea-rocket is an important plant, providing shade on hot summer days, protection from the wind, and attracts a smorgasbord of insects that both the adults and tiniest of chicks depend upon for their diets.

Piping Plover chicks and adults forage for small insects at Sea-rocket.

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The first photo was taken on April 6, 2019. You can see that there is no vegetation growing in the roped off area.

The second photo was taken about one month later, at the time our Piping Plovers began nesting. Notice the tiny shoots of Sea-rocket beginning to emerge.

The third photo was taken during the second week of July. Look how beautifully the Sea-rocket is growing in the roped off area. The fourth photo shows the same area after the PiPl refuge was dismantled and the Sea-rocket raked over.

Three Piping Plover chicks finding shelter beneath the Sea-rocket foliage.

DENOVO QUARTET PLAYS IN ANNISQUAM

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The Annisquam Village Church concert season continues on Saturday, August 3 at 7:30 p.m. with chamber music of Holbrook Robinson, played by the Denovo Quartet. Robinson has close ties with Annisquam from his childhood summers there. The late Kira Robinson, the composer’s mother, emigrated to the U.S. during the Russian Revolution. The French-speaking group that she started upon her retirement in 1974 from Adelphi University still meets weekly in Annisquam. Following in the academic footsteps of his parents, Robinson is professor of French at Northeastern University with a deep passion for music. He is a self-taught composer, strongly influenced by (mostly tonal) works in both romantic and modern repertoire that have coherence and breadth.

Robinson’s quartets reflect his French propensities as suggested by the titles of his works: Accélerations, Célébrations, Langoureux Vertige, etc.. Jakov Gubanov, one of the last private students of Dmitri Shostakovich, writes of Robinson’s “individual style” and his “embrace of many noble traditions” . . . “Even though the music language leans on tonal, mostly diatonic idiom, the music sounds quite contemporary. There are many features, so attractive to both a professional and a common listener: rich and diverse texture with intensive polyphonic work, bright thematic ideas, convincing structure, and – what is most important – a strong spiritual message in each composition. I am very happy that inspiration never abandons you and that you have such responsive artists performing your works.”

Since their debut at the Deer Valley Music Festival in 2015, the Denovo Quartet has quickly established a creative presence in the greater Boston area as sought-after performers and collaborators. Mentored by the Muir Quartet at Boston University, Denovo Quartet is known for their robust sound and energetic interpretations and has been featured on numerous recital series performing both classic and contemporary repertoire. Recent engagements include performances at the Alcyon Chamber Music Series, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Brookline Library, and Parish Center for the Arts. While remaining grounded in the standard quartet canon, Denovo’s curiosities also extend to contemporary music, where they have an extensive background performing and recording new works. They were fortunate to work with Joan Tower at the Deer Valley Music Festival in the summer of 2015 and premiered Douglas Friedman’s “The Pilgrim,” which has since inspired them to seek out exciting new music. New commissions include recording quartets by Northeastern University professor Holbrook Robinson as well as current Northeastern University composition students. The quartet members come from Ohio, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Washington. Individually, they have performed across the US and on tours to China, Russia, Europe, South America, and Canada. They have played in master classes for such renowned musicians as William Preucil, Stephen Clapp, Christian Tetzlaff, Joshua Bell, Itzhak Perlman, Midori, and for the Emerson, Tokyo, Arianna, JACK, and Atrium Quartets. Each member of Denovo holds a graduate music performance degree from Boston University. All four freelance and teach privately in the greater Boston area.

The concert takes place in the newly renovated sanctuary of the historic Annisquam Village Church, renowned for its resonant acoustics and classic New England simplicity. All are welcome to a reception following the concert in the Village Church Cove Room.

Admission at door $20 / Seniors and Students $15 or order on-line through
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4292971 or
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-denovo-quartet-tickets-64879169342
The Annisquam Village Church is located at 820 Washington Street (corner of Washington and Leonard Streets) in Gloucester. 978.281.0376.
Join our mailing list at avc.music.program@gmail.com

Holbrook Robinson, composer

DENOVO QUARTET
MaeLynn Arnold, violin
Michael Hustedde, violin
Amberly Lamphere, viola
Daniel Dickson, cello

Kathleen Adams, Music Director

We’re Taping A Live GloucesterCast Podcast From The Crow’s Nest Tomorrow Wednesday At 11AM With Mark Price “Skippy From Family Ties” and Comedy Warrior Joe Kashnow

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

 

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Remember Skippy?

He’s coming to do a show at Cape Ann community Cinema with Joe Kashnow  the Comedy Warrior.  To help promote the show he’s going to come tape a live podcast with us tomorrow Wednesday July 23 at 11AM at The Crow’s Nest

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COMEDY SHOW – “SKIPPY & THE COMEDY WARRIORS”

As any comedian will tell you, the most poignant comedy comes from pain. And no one knows this better than a service member with a life-changing injury, like combat veteran Joe Kashnow, performing this special show with host Marc Price, best known as Skippy from the classic TV hit, “Family Ties.”

A LIMITED NUMBER OF MILITARY VETERANS’ TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FREE. EMAIL CAPEANNCINEMA@GMAIL.COM TO RESERVE.

Come on out to The Nest tomorrow for the taping, should be fun and Greg Souza makes the best Bloodies in town!

Cheers to the Pier

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni
Magnolia Pier Fundraising Committee
Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 4 PM – 9 PM
Shore Road, Gloucester, MA  01930
Our Beloved pier is coming back to life so lets CELEBRATE! We are shutting down Shore Rd at the Landing and throwing a party! Bring the family, bring some cash, bring your party pants and let’s toast the Pier and rake in some $$ to help pay off the construction crews!
Lobster will be first come first served at 6pm, Burgers and dogs and corn available.
Cash Bar. Beer and wine only.
Kids Korner with activities for the youngins
Live auction at 7pm
50/50 raffle (must be present to win)
Local gift certificates raffle

City of Gloucester Announces 2019 HarborWalk Summer Cinema Series

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (July 22, 2019) – Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken announced today the City of Gloucester will once again host the HarborWalk Summer Cinema.  The free family outdoor movie nights are set to begin on Wednesday, July 24 with the screening of “Dumbo.”

Mayor Romeo Theken said, “Our free movie nights are back by popular demand and our movie series is a great way for families to come out and enjoy a film under the stars throughout the summer.”

There will be a movie shown every Wednesday at dusk, from July 24 through August 21. If needed, a rain date is scheduled for Monday, August 26.  The big screen will be located at 65 Rogers Street.  All attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, blankets, friends and family.

HarborWalk Summer Cinema Schedule

·         July 24 – Dumbo (presented by BankGloucester)

·         July 31 – Never Ending Story (presented by The Sawyer Free Library)

·         August 7 – Mary Poppins (presented by Cape Ann Savings Bank)

·         August 14 – Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (presented by Cape Ann Veteran’s Services)

·         August 21 – Pirates of the Caribbean (presented by Maritime Gloucester)

This programming was made possible by the presenting sponsors listed above as well North Shore 104.9 and the City of Gloucester.

Mayor Romeo Theken said, “My administration is committed to continuing these efforts and thanks to our wonderful sponsors we are able to host this FREE, family, fun activity downtown.  I’m grateful for their support and partnership.”

The movie series, featuring a combination of classic and new movies for all ages to enjoy, will help promote the HarborWalk as both a civic space and a destination for residents and visitors, promote civic pride, and bring the community together throughout the summer to one of the community’s greatest assets, the working waterfront. These events also drive business downtown, encouraging people to enjoy local restaurants and shops while downtown.

Mayor Romeo Theken said, “Join us downtown and enjoy the show!”