Thank you to Generous Gardeners for all their work all around our beautiful city.
Fun Friday May 10 at TOHP Burnham Library Essex with Juni VanDyke and James McKenna children’s picture books
The TOHP Burnham Library Essex is pleased to present Once Upon a Contest: Selections from Cape Ann Reads May 4 – June 21, 2019 for the libraries of Cape Ann
Featuring: Leslie Galacar, Martha Shaw Geraghty, Marion Hall, Steven Kennedy, Charles King, George King, Michael LaPenna, James McKenna, Barbara McLaughlin, Alexia Parker, Victoria Petway, John Plunkett, Diane Polley, Mary Rhinelander, James Seavey, Gail Seavey, Kim Smith, Christina Ean Spangler, Bonnie L. Sylvester, Juni VanDyke, Maura Wadlinger, Betty Allenbrook Wiberg, Kirsten Allenbrook Wiberg, Jean Woodbury, Claire Wyzenbeek
Public Reception: Saturday, May 18 10AM-NOON
Temporary Public Art: Alexia Parker
Fun Fridays: May 10, 17, 31, June 7 at 4PM
Author James McKenna & Illust. Juni VanDyke If I were Series 5/10; Illust. Alexia Parker Bike’s Big Adventure and Pumpkin Carving 5/17; Author & Illust. Barbara McLaughlin The Long Way Home 5/31; Author Diane Polley & Illust. Marion Hall Let’s Go! Tracks in Snow 6/7
TOHP Burnham Library, Essex
30 Martin Street, Essex, MA 01929
(978) 768-7410
Days/Hours: M1-7,T1-5,W1-7,Th10-5,F1-5,S10-12
https://essexpubliclibrary.org
https://capeannreads.wixsite.com/picturebooks
PDF print postcard HERE
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GMG reader asks about Dutch company Fugro survey vessel far off #GloucesterMA today
Appealing to GMG readers for help with this comment:
A red Fugro vessel heading in the direction of Boston was moving slowly on the horizon past Gloucester this morning. It was well beyond camera phone range. A GMG reader described seeing “lots of phased array radars which caught my attention. Usually only on military ships. The logo was large enough to read with a scope. Best guess is that it was similar to the photo attached from the Fugro website. Do they pass this way frequently?”
“We are the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, collecting and analysing comprehensive information about the Earth and the structures built upon it.”- Fugro
According to the company website, Fugro provides expertise in different industries including off shore services and science. (For example its seawatch wind LiDAR buoys meaure wind speeds for proposed wind projects.) The website mentions “10,000 employees in 65 countries”. Offices in Houston and Norfolk coordinated prior work in MA. See the December 1 2017 Press release related to Cape Cod job here
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Backyard Growers BUILD Day
One Hour at a Time Gang
We need your muscle power! 💪
Backyard Growers’ 10th growing season is off to a great start – in spite of the weather! For our BUILD Day 2019, we’re making a final push to build new garden beds for families and seniors around Cape Ann so that they can enjoy their own fresh veggies this summer and into the fall. But we can’t do it without you! WE NEED YOUR HELP to build these garden beds.
Interested in joining the party? Meet us at Backyard Growers HQ (271 Main Street) in downtown Gloucester at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, ready to get your hands dirty, make a difference, and have an awesome time! Rumor has it it’s going to be SUNNY🌞, too!
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Wednesdays with Fly Amero ~ Tonight May 8th – 7pm His Musical Guests: HONKYTONK WOMEN!
Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, May 8 – 7pm
My Musical Guests: HONKYTONK WOMEN!
Who wouldn’t want to spend an evening with three incredibly fun, lovely ladies with
voices like angels and personalities to match? We’re talkin’ Honkytonk Women here.
It will be my honor to emcee this Wednesday’s great Rhumb Line show. 7pm! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen……features Morgan Forsythe! Dishes are better than ever before!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
5/15 – Jon Butcher
5/22 – Allen Estes
5/29 – John Rockwell
6/05 – JB, DB & Bobby Stanton
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
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YMCA Backshore 5k on May 16th
Backshore 5k on May 16th at 6:00pm. I have attached a flyer for the race and linked in our websites information regarding the race. This year our community race series races will support different causes serving our community. The Backshore 5k race proceeds will go to support camp scholarships for local children to attend summer camp. In addition to the camp scholarships we are offering a $5 discount to all middle and high school students that register for this race.
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MAC FITNESS GLOUCESTER MONDAY MAY SPECIAL!
ARE YOU A MEMBER AT MAC FITNESS GLOUCESTER?
IF SO, BRING A FRIEND FOR FREE EVERY MONDAY DURING THE MONTH OF MAY! DEFINITELY A GREAT MOTIVATION BOOSTER RIGHT BEFORE SUMMER!
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Gloucester Smiles in the Gardens
Bright Sunshine, Beautiful Garden and lots of smiles
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Visitors to Gloucester-108
Family from Buffalo New York visit Eastern Point
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Schooner Adventure’ Return
And here are two slides I just scanned of Adventure’s triumphant return to Gloucester in 1988 from her second life as a windjammer on the Maine coast – Pat Morss
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Schooner Adventure’s former rig
I have been scanning my old Kodachrome slides and came across some interesting photos of Adventure’s sail plan. Consulting Joe Garland’s 1985 book Adventure; Queen of the Windjammers, I find she had topsails when launched in 1926, but spent most of her working life as a dory trawler without topmast. This shortened rig is close to her present appearance. Adventure retired to Rockland, Maine as a prized member of the tourist windjammer fleet in 1954. She was painted white, and and the tall rig was restored. This is how she looked in my first photo from Eastern Point in 1988. The next two photos are 1992 (black hull) and 1993, and the last shows how she looks today after her Gloucester return and restoration. – Pat Morss
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Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Contractors Division Event
Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Contractors Division Planning Board is holding an event that is geared towards anyone who owns a business/operated vehicles over 10,000 lbs. The chamber also has a facebook event page for it.. link below.
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Free Friday Fun Schedule 2019
100 Venues! 10 Fridays! All for free!
Thanks to the Highland Foundation, Free Friday Fun is back for the summer of 2019!
READ MUCH MORE HERE: http://www.highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays-2019
Scroll down to see the FULL LIST OF FREE FUN on this year’s 10 different Fridays!
Our Free Fun Fridays offer visitors no-cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts. This program was created to increase access and enrichment opportunities for children and families throughout Massachusetts during the summer months. Every Friday, from the end of June through the end of August, multiple sites are open for free. We reach out to schools, veterans groups, libraries, seniors centers, and many other community organizations to ensure that everyone knows that they are also welcome.
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Nichols Candy For the Win
I needed a little something as a thank you gift and Nichols Candy just seemed to call out as a solution. It’s always worth the trip! PS and FYI Mother’s Day is right around the corner.
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Jazz Night this Thursday: Gorell-Landoni Duo at Feather & Wedge
Stop in at Feather & Wedge this Thursday to hear some fantastic jazz from the Gorell-Landoni Duo. With Zach Gorrell on piano and Dave Landoni on bass, this accomplished jazz duo performs selections from the Great American Songbook as well as arrangements of pop, R&B, and original compositions.
Reservations highly suggested! 978.999.5917
Feather & Wedge, 5 Main Street, Rockport , MA 01966 https://featherandwedge.com
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ROTARY’S HIGHEST AWARD TO THORPE, WILLIAMSON
The Gloucester Rotary Club has named Patrick Thorpe and Danny Williamson as Paul Harris Fellows, the prestigious award named after the Chicago lawyer who founded the Rotary movement in 1905. Thorpe was selected by a club committee of previous recipients of the award, while Williamson was chosen by members of the Interact Club, the very active group of Gloucester High School junior Rotarians. Thorpe and Williamson will be honored at a special dinner on Thursday, May 23, at Cruiseport Gloucester, located at 6 Rowe Square in downtown Gloucester. The social hour will begin at 5:30pm, followed by dinner at 6:30pm.
Patrick Thorpe joined BankGloucester in 1999 and was named President a year later. He is an active member of the community, serving on the boards of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, the Cape Ann YMCA, the First R Foundation, and as a board member and past president of the…
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Join the League of Women Voters at their annual meeting — all are welcome!
Author Laura Harrington will speak on her dynamic musical comedy of politics, power and persuasion, “The Perfect 36” about the struggle to persuade 36 states to ratify the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. She is the author of two novels, Alice Bliss and A Catalog of Birds.
Breakfast will be provided, by the League of Women Voters of Cape Ann.
There will be a very brief business meeting before the talk.
Saturday, May 11, 2019 – 9:00 a.m.
Scout Hall, 47 Mount Pleasant Street, Rockport, MA
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SHOUT OUT TO YOUNG CONSERVATIONISTS DIMITRI AND SVETLANA!
Svetlana, Dimitri, and Robert
This amazing family was in the parking lot at Good Harbor Beach. They had collected a trash bag full of garbage from around the lot. Dad Robert explained that because they love Good Harbor Beach so much, and go often during the summer, they wanted to give back.
Our DPW does an incredible job keeping the beach and lot clean however, it’s impossible for any one entity to keep up with the amount of litter that happens on our beaches. It takes a village, and it is people like Sveltana, Dimitri, and Robert that are making a real difference.
*Although I wrote down the names of the kids, somehow the message to myself was deleted. I think their names are spelled correctly, but if not, please write. Thank you 🙂
One determined seagull on Nautilus Road
Carry In, Carry Out
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Scenes from Literary Cape Ann special event at Cape Ann Cinema featuring Rodman Philbrick, Andre Dubus III and Stephen McCauley
Literary Cape Ann presented a terrific afternoon, Bestseller to Big Screen, featuring Rodman Philbrick, Andre Dubus III, and Stephen McCauley at Cape Ann Cinema 21 Main Street in Gloucester May 5, 2019.
The Toad Hall wheels behind Literary Cape Ann invited Beth Pocock, Asst. Director Sawyer Free Library, to moderate the first half of the program. Literary Cape Ann co-founder Rae Francoeur directed the second part. The Book Store of Gloucester set up shop to handle book sales. Cape Ann Cinema had trailers queued up and fresh popcorn pop pop popping which was offbeat and endearing. All went off without a hitch thanks to great questions, event coordination/collaboration and three dynamite authors who were frank, engaging, witty and bright. Make sure to look for the next Literary Cape Ann event.
Sponsored by Bach Builders and Gloucester Writers Center
“When a book becomes a movie, a lot happens. It’s a transforming moment for an author whose book takes on a new life. Three authors share their Hollywood stories on May 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. Rodman Philbrick: The Mighty; Stephen McCauley: The Object of My Affection; Andre Dubus III: House of Sand and Fog. Free. Book signings, refreshments, film clips.”
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A walk on a rare sunny day at Maritime Gloucester
It was such a nice day on Monday, had to take a walk around Maritime Gloucester.
Good Morning Gloucester 