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ALSO ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR: SATURDAY OPEN HOUSE!! 6/1 FROM 1:00-2:30PM
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Nichole’s Picks 6/1 + 6/2
Pick #1: Kids Bowl Free
The ever popular and tremendously great deal “Kids Bowl Free” is up and running again at Gloucester’s own, Cape Ann Lanes
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE to ensure your child’s chance to bowl for free all summer long!
Pick #2: Ipswich River Audubon Nature Festival 2019
Special Event
Sunday, June 2, 2019
10:00 am-4:00 pm
(Rain or shine)
Admission
$20 per car (members and nonmembers)
Some of the many activities being offered at this fun day!
- Live owl presentations throughout the day
- Insect zoo
- Native reptiles & amphibians exhibit
- Face-painting & henna
- Children’s games and activities
- Craft demonstrations & sales
- Butterfly plant sale
- Food! Bake sale! Ice cream!
- Raffle with lots of great items to choose from
- Naturalist-guided walks & pond explorations
- Guided tours of our butterfly & bird habitat gardens
- Green Games Alley, featuring games & activities about sustainability
- Live music all day
- Local craft artisans
Pick #3: Peabody Car Show
June 2 11:00am-3:00pm
Peabody Main Street Car Show, Main Street
LEARN MORE ON THE EVENT FACEBOOK PAGE HERE
http://www.livepeabody.com/events.html
Bring the whole family down for the 5th annual Peabody Car Show. Enjoy a stroll down Railroad Ave Main and take in a wide selection of classic, collector, antique and specialty cars from all eras on display.
Thank you to Century Tire and Peabody Wealth Advisors for sponsoring the car show.
Join the fun on Leather City Commons with DJ, 50/50 Raffle, Photo Booth, Auto Vendor Booths, and Beer Garden
Grab a bite to eat from:
Santoro’s: hot dogs, burgers, sausages, lemonade & soft drinks
Breaking Grounds Cafe: boded lunch, chips, cookies, coffee and other treats
Ice Cream truck
Little Depot Diner open from 7a-1pLots of fun kids activities, too, including Magic scratch off art activity with cars. Free bubbles and some other kid friendly items compliments of Aspire Developmental Services.
Free admission.
Note: This year the event is being held on Leather City Common and adjacent Railroad Ave (which will be closed to traffic).
Car Owners wishing to participate will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis. Entry will only be from Sawyer Ave (off Lowell St) beginning at 930am and will continue until 10:45 or until space runs out. There is no cost to participate. Please note, since we are closing a public street we are unable to accommodate early departures from the show.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Want to feature your auto related business or product? email lgeczi@ne-arc.org for more information.
As always, for a comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our good friends at North Shore Kid
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Summer Rates Heating Up
We have finally got some warm weather to compliment the hot real estate market that has been occurring this spring. The question earlier this year was, what are rates going to do and how was that going to influence the housing market???
You will notice from the above graphic, that in May 2018 rates were close to 4.5% and moving up to almost 5% at year-end 2018. January 2019 the rates dropped, and then in March, they really dropped and where they stay today…the low 4’s. The reason this is happening is because, as I wrote in March, the Fed decided to keep rates unchanged for the most part in 2019. The markets reacted favorably to this news, and rates began to settle down. Because there is no talk of future rate hikes, and with uncertainty in the trade and tariff markets, mortgage rates have benefited. And you can too!
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Color in the Backyard
We are blessed with beautiful color in our backyard. Our favorite colorful couples:
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GHS FOOTBALL FUNDRAISER
JOIN US ON JUNE 15th FROM 7-10 ON BOARD THE LADY SEA, FOR A FUN NIGHT WITH FORMER AND CURRENT COACHES, TEAMMATES, AND OTHERS AS WE KICK OFF THE SUMMER AND GET READY FOR THE 2019 FOOTBALL SEASON.
TICKETS ARE $25, CAN BE PURCHASED AHEAD OF TIME OR AT THE BOAT. ENTERTAINMENT AND RAFFLE ITEMS AVAILABLE
VISIT https://ghs-sunset-cruise.cheddarup.com FOR MORE INFO
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Ocean Day Celebration Saturday June 8th at noon at Maritime Gloucester
Please join us on Ocean Day Saturday June 8th 2019. For the OLLIE Launch Party! https://www.oceanlab.org/ The FREE festivities begin at noon, right on our pier at Maritime Gloucester at 23 Harbor Loop Gloucester
Gather and check out tables and activities, have fun, be wowed in our virtual submarine partner OLLIE. The Whale Mobile’s (https://thewhalemobile.com/) inflatable whale will be under the big tent, and we’ll open up the classroom/microscope lab with the AR Sandbox, the touch table, and digital microscopes. A quick welcome, a champagne christening, and then we’ll open the doors to OLLIE, and people can check it out until 6pm. We’ll be virtually taking people to coral reef in Bermuda. This is an awesome hands on experience for anyone looking to learn more about our oceans.
Hope to see you all!
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GHS Staff Golf Tournament 5/24/2019
On Friday May 24th 53 golfers braved the cold windy afternoon for a good cause, to play in the 7th Annual GHS Golf Tournament. Starting at 3pm at Cape Ann Golf Course the participants competed for the highly coveted GHS Golf Trophy. It was a great event which raised money for the Gloucester High School Sunshine Fund.
A big thank you to the Cape Ann Savings Bank for their continued support in our event with the generous donation to help make t-shirts.
A second big thank you to Pete Sutera for making this year’s t-shirts. You can find him on Instagram at: psutescustomvinyl.
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A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E HOURS OLD PIPING PLOVER CHICKS!
These sweet Piping Plover chicks are only hours old. All four are healthy, vigorous, and already feeding themselves and stretching their wing buds. They sure were giving their Mom and Dad reason to panic as they ran hither and thither, not yet understanding the adults piping voice commands. A dog ran through the nesting area and a pair of Crows added to the parent’s stress. After both parents briefly left the chicks to distract the dog and give chase to the Crows, calmness was restored and three snuggled under Mom while the fourth kept dad on the run.
*Note–I have been following and filming half a dozen PiPl nests around the state and just to be clear in case of any confusion, these are not our Good Harbor Beach PiPls 🙂
There have been quite a few PiPl chicks hatching around New England beaches. The cool, overcast weather will benefit the hatchlings tremendously. The beaches are relatively quieter, with fewer people, dogs, and trash that attracts avian predators, which will help allow the babies to reach that critical one week old age.
Finding insects in the wrack zone
Tiny wing buds
Adorableness ❤
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A little bit of paradise
On Monday spent sometime at the beach. Feeling so blessed.
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Kids and family program featuring Barbara McLaughlin TOHP Burnham Library Essex May 31 4pm
For all those interested in the progress of the Cape Ann Reads Children’s Book Contest story The Best Way Home, written and illustrated by Barbara McLaughlin, McLaughlin will be at the Burnham Library in Essex for a reading with an art demonstration and activities for young artists.
Friday, May 31 from 4 – 5 PM, art materials will be provided
Bring children and grandchildren ages 5 and up so they can share their budding talent!
Very best regards,
Barbara McLaughlin
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Scenes from Essex TOHP Burnham Library Reception
Here are a few scenes from the open house on Saturday May 18, 2019 at TOHP Burnham Library, Essex, for the Once Upon a Contest Cape Ann Reads exhibition. Most of the photos were taken at the beginning and at the end. What a great turn out on what felt like the first sunny Saturday this spring! Library Director Deborah French and librarian April Wanner welcomed the artists and writers and the community to a lovely public reception. The Friends of the Library provided coffee and baked goodies.
You can catch the exhibition at this venue through June 21, 2019. The temporary public art series by Alexia Parker is on view in this hall and look for one work in the library on the main floor. Three special upcoming programs in Essex feature Barbara McLaughlin this Friday May 31st at 4pm; Diane Polley & Marion Hall June 7th, 4pm; and Betty Allenbrook Wiberg. Contact the library for more information. Good to know: two fantastic playgrounds are close by the library and this exhibition: Memorial Park on the grounds surrounding TOHP, and Eagle’s Nest at Essex Elementray on Story Street.
April Wanner of Essex’s TOHP Burnham Public Library on Cape Ann Reads, a program where kids work on projects with local authors & illustrators. It runs on Fridays through June 7. The show is on display through June 21st. 📗 pic.twitter.com/BU6TvfVSvP
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Beauport Hearing Care
One more week to donate old hearing aids through our ‘Orphan Hearing Aid Drive’. Thank You to All that already donated! It doesn’t cost anything to donate old hearing aids – but the Gift of Hearing could mean the world to a child or adult. Please consider giving at one of our partner locations listed at beauporthearing.com. And don’t forget to have your own hearing tested annually.
8 Lexington Ave
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
(978) 525-2300
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Music Around Town ~ May 29-June 2, 2019
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Boston Bruins Stanley Cup Finals Hype 2019 From Spencer Weeks
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Gloucester Smiles at Eastern Point
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Schedule and Artists for 30th Anniversary Greenbelt’s Art in the Barn, Cox Reservation, #EssexMA June 7 – 9, 2019
SAVE THE DATE! Essex County Greenbelt submits press release and photo
30th Anniversary of Greenbelt’s Art in the Barn, June 7 – 9, 2019
Essex County’s Land Trust celebrates its 30th Anniversary of Art in the Barn on June 7 – 9, 2019 at the Cox Reservation, 82 Eastern Avenue, Essex. One of the North Shore’s premier, juried art shows, Art in the Barn hosts more than 150 local artists. Throughout the Cox Reservation, the barns are filled with paintings, ceramics, jewelry and more. The artists generously donate 50% of their proceeds to Greenbelt to support their land conservation work.
Back by popular demand, the fabulous public opening party from 5 – 8:30 pm on Friday night June 7th will feature live music by EJ Ouellette & Crazy Maggy. Melt Truck will sell chipotle BBQ and Cubano sandwiches, and Ipswich Ale and Mill River Winery will sell beer and wine.
In celebration of Art in the Barn’s 30th Anniversary, there will be exciting new features on Saturday including: a landscape painters’ program with instructions provided by artist Carol Benally (pre-registration required); local author Bill Sargent will read from his children’s book Lilly & Minot Go to the Beach; and Saturday morning music will be provided Paul Harty.
Admission and parking are FREE. Learn more about Art in the Barn and the participating artists at https://ecga.org/artinthebarn
Friday, June 7th 2019:
10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Art Exhibit Open to the Public
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Public Opening Night Reception
EJ Ouellette & Crazy Maggy, food truck, beer & wine
Saturday, June 8th 2019:
10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Art Exhibit Open to the Public
9:00 am – Carol Benally instruction (pre-registration required)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm – live music with Paul Harty
11:00 am – 11:30 am – children’s read aloud with Bill Sargent
Sunday, June 9th 2019:
10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Art Exhibit Open to the Public
About Greenbelt:
Greenbelt – Essex County’s Land Trust works with local individuals, families, farmers and communities to protect the farmland, wildlife habitat and scenic vistas of Essex County, and to create an environment more resilient to climate change. Since 1961, Greenbelt has protected more than 17,500 acres of local land. For more information, visit ecga.org or call 978-768-7241.
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#GloucesterMA in national news: Audubon feature article by Deborah Cramer ode to city, Kim Smith, piping plovers, volunteers, GMG and Greenbelt
Deborah Cramer wrote an outstanding feature for Audubon published May 2019. This feel good – feel proud story is a great read inspiring efforts near and far. It takes a city.
“…(Kim) Smith, a photographer and filmmaker, had inspired much of the effort. While not everyone can be on the beach every day, her images, videos, and blog offered the entire city an up-close portrait of the birds’ daily lives.”– Deborah Cramer
Read the article here
“How Plover Chicks Born in a Parking Lot Spurred a City to Make its Beach Safer: The dramatic ups and downs of a piping plover family in Gloucester, Massachusetts, show what it takes to protect a threatened species” By Deborah Cramer published by Audubon May 23, 2019.
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Things are Looking Up
After realizing last minute that I had a little window to run “up the line” or “over the bridge” to do a couple of things…..and then realizing that the paddle boards may not have been strapped down appropriately for a trip on the highway… I pulled off Blackburn Circle to tighten them a bit. As I adjusted the straps I heard Finn say, “Whoa” as he stood there staring up into the sky. I have seen the windmills from that perspective before….Finn had not. It is pretty cool to stand at one’s base and watch them do their thing.
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Egret Snacks and Ruffled Feathers
Recent egret adventures yielded some neat glimpses into their habits.
Snacking on bugs and fish:
Graceful flight:
Ruffled feathers:
Good Morning Gloucester 