MAR 4TH Fireside Chat Speaker Series @ Beauport Hotel Gloucester w/Captain Paul “Sasquatch” Cohan

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Grab a drink, pull up a chair and listen to the tales of Captain Paul “Sasquatch” Cohan who made his living off the fierce ocean that is the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic.

Sasquatch has achieved an iconic stature in Gloucester through his 35 years captaining his own commercial fishing boats, his tireless fishing industry activism, and especially, his music. An acclaimed story-teller and songsmith, Sasquatch speaks from, and of the heart, and his boundless love of Gloucester. He is the quintessential “Gloucesterman” and it is verified by a style which he glibly refers to as “Gloustacana”, which embodies the heart and soul of The American Fisherman’s Home Port. His wit, his wisdom, and his “Sea Cred” are melodically woven into each of his spell-binding appearances. You will laugh and you will cry, and you’ll always remember your encounter with “Sasquatch”!

Space is limited, so please reserve your spot today for this FREE event by emailing our Concierge at concierge@beauporthotel.com. Be sure to mention your name and how many people will be attending. Light refreshments will be served. We hope you will join us for an engaging and lively discussion!

55 Commercial St
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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Call (978) 282-0008

Do You Have Yours?

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Chamber of Commerce Irish Sweepstakes event March 13; only 400 tickets available and Joey and I have this one! Looks lucky to me. I got this one at the Chamber office. Will I see you at the Gloucester House?

CouplesCast GloucesterCast 325 With Chris and Charleen McCarthy, Kim and Ralph DiGiorgio, and Katelyn and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 2/24/19

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CouplesCast GloucesterCast 325 With Chris and Charleen McCarthy, Kim and Ralph DiGiorgio, and Katelyn and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 2/24/19

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Topics Include:

Bagels and pastry from Jim’s Bagels.  Where do you go for pastry in Gloucester on a Sunday?

Kate and I are getting married this week!

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How long have you been married and what do you attribute the success of your marriage to?

What are some of the things your spouse does that makes you appreciate them?

What do yo miss about the years when all your children were in school and living home?  Is it a tough adjustment to be an empty nester?

If you are going to suggest one place to go on a honeymoon where would it be?

What is the best advice you could give a young couple that is about to get married?

Kim, Charleen and Kate- what are your favorite Gloucester restaurants, North Shore restaurant and Boston restaurant?

Death row meal at any restaurant.

Kim and Charleen- what brought you to Gloucester?

SNOWY OWL LADY ON A SNOWY BEACH

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This beautiful Snowy Owl female was left alone for the better part of a frigid and blustery morning. Although Snowies are covered in feathers from head to toe, during very cold weather they try to find perches low to the ground and blocked from the wind.

Snowy with her feathers fluffed for warmth

Morning foot bath

A cell phone photographer made her flush three times over a ten minute period before she gave up and left the beach.

Snowies don’t want to be disturbed and fly when they are resting on the beach. Flying makes them use up precious energy. It’s not just cell phone photographers that are harming the Snowies. Recently I watched from an adjacent road as a group of photographers with telephoto lenses chased a Snow Owl up and down a beach. The Snowy flew away and departed the area.

Snowy Owls that are visiting our shores are, for the most part, young and relatively new at hunting, are in unfamiliar territory, and basically just need to rest and conserve energy when they are not hunting.

Please respect our Snowies ❤

Snowy Owls love both rocky beaches and the tundra-like terrain of sandy beaches, because both are similar habitats found in their Arctic breeding and hunting grounds. And, too, look how well disguised is the Snowy in the photo above.

A few more creatures found on the beach that morning, including Surf Scoters, and a Snow Bunting flying very near to the Snowy.

Heavy surf and high tide rough on heavy equipment at Long Beach

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Views today were taken an hour before the afternoon high tide. Prior high tide left its mark, and I expect more tomorrow with such high winds predicted.

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2019 winter repairs

Feb 8 prepping for repairs

Scenes from Paige Farrell solo exhibition at Jane Deering Gallery

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The exhibition Paige Farrell | Relationships at Jane Deering Gallery, 19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester MA continues through February 27th. Selections from Farrell’s writings are paired with her closely observed motifs, some man made, some natural. The sense of place whether the weather or locale becomes all Farrell– often soft, atmospheric and peaceful. 

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Sawyer Free Library new building presentation Tues. February 26

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

Note schedule change – architect presentation with new building committee and library trustees is Tuesday February 26.

  • ON Monday February 25, 2019 Saunders House Stewardship Committee, 10:30AM-noon
  • ON Tuesday February 26, 2019 there is a Library (new) Building Committee meeting 5:30 PM sharp – 7:30 PM. Please note schedule change, again. The monthly meetings announced were said to follow the traditional schedule of meeting on the last Wednesday of each month at 4:00 pm, but that has not happened as meetings have been combined with Trustee meetings, etc. Do confirm ahead: 01/30/2019, 02/27/2019 02/26/2019, 03/27/2019, 04/24/2019 LOCATION: confirm SFL location if Friend Room or one of two rooms upstairs/downstairs in Saunders. There may be other informal ad hoc meetings.
  • ON Wednesday February 27, 2019 the fundraising committee for the new building may be meeting but I’m fairly certain it’s not at 4-5am– just a little typo on the events calendar. Maybe it’s 4-5pm

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THANK YOU TO ASHLEY DESTINO FOR THE FANTASTIC TOUR OF GLOUCESTER MARINE GENOMICS INSTITUTE!

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GMGI conference ‘room with a view.’

Friday morning, ahead of the first of many public open houses to be held at the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, we taped our weekly podcast in the conference room at the stunning new science center. Ashley Destino, development and communications director, gave us a grand tour of the labs, as well as a tour of the second floor.

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It was all very exciting to learn more about this stellar institution and my favorite parts were interviewing one of GMGI’s lead scientists, Tim Sullivan, and learning about Red Sea Urchins (Mesocentrotus franciscanus). This fascinating species can live for two hundred years, regenerate damaged appendages, and reproduce throughout their life span. The Red Sea Urchin is just one of many species the institute is sequencing. GMGI is also studying blue American Lobsters, one donated by Captain Joe and Sons!

At GMGI, Red Sea Urchins are housed in aquariums and fed weekly. Here’s one ‘chowing down’ on iceberg lettuce (just kidding; it was eating so slowly, you could barely tell it was eating at all). In the wild, Red Sea Urchins eat kelp.

The second floor is available to rent and the build out possibilities are limitless, with a huge amount of floor space, sun pouring through the windows, and an expansive outdoor deck, including a spectacular view.

Host Joey, with Ashley, Ron Gilson and Chris McCarthy

The Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute is located at 417 Main Street in Gloucester. Listen to our podcast and visit the GMGI website to learn more about the Institute’s research and education programs.

Hand painted oar gifted to GMGI by Sam Nigro

‘The Americas, Land of Many Cultures,’ a choral concert by Albany Pro Musica and Camerata Coral from Puerto Rico

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Saturday March 2nd 2019 at 3:30pm in the Gloucester Meetinghouse, corner of Church and Middle Streets

March 2, 2019 THE AMERICAS, LAND OF MANY CULTURES Concert PosterA festive choral concert in English and Spanish celebrating the diversity of the Americas presented by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation

The Americas, Land of Many Cultures. Distinctive harmonies and thrilling rhythms sung by two great choral ensembles will transport you in a journey celebrating diversity, multiculturalism, inclusiveness, and acceptance; the values that hold the Americas strong.

Puerto Rican chorus Camerata Coral join’s Albany Pro Musica Concert Chorus in homage to the musical heritage of the New World, featuring evocative music from North and South America and the Caribbean.

$45 Preferred, $30 General, $10 Students with ID, Under 12 free – Note: no one turned away due to lack of funds.  Tickets at the door or in advance with more information at http://www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org

PROGRAM

Albany Pro Musica: CANADA
Ambe by Andrew Balfour (b.1967)
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