Got out of work at 6:45PM and had it in my head to make sure I drive extra slow on the way home because it was Halloween night and I figured that would be prime time for kids to be out and about.
I saw three kids in one pack on Haskell and not another group all the way to my sister Felicia’s house where we had dinner. While at Felicia’s only one group came by, a group of four one of which was Erin McKay’s daughter and then Buzzy Boo came home dressed up like a skeleton.
Uhmmmmmm, does anyone else remember what it was like when we were middle schoolers in the early eighties?
It was egg fights on the Golf Course and you’d get cans or shaving cream and put needles in the nozzle and then melt it down so the shaving cream would squirt out 7-8 feet or so. Toilet paper in the trees? We’d come home COVERED in shaving cream and eggs.
Those were good times.
The streets were packed with kids. I’m not sure how it is around the rest of the city but our neighborhood in East Gloucester was a dead zone. Get to CVS today because I’m sure there’s a buttload of candy left over that they’ll be selling for next to nothing.
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It is a tree of life to those who grasp onto it, and whoever holds on to it is happy.
(Proverbs 3:18)
First an invitation, and then some reflection.
Invitation
This Friday night (a musical Kabbalat Shabbat with the Alle Brider Band) is the first time we will join together as a community after the horrific murders at Congregation Tree of Life in Pittsburg last Shabbat. Our service, which will follow the regular form of our Friday evening service, will be an opportunity for prayer, song and healing in response to this horrific event.
We are also reaching out to the wider Gloucester community to join us in solidarity. Since Shabbat, I have received many expressions of concern and support. I expect I am not the only one. Today, leaving the synagogue, I saw a car…
If you missed our very successful Grand Opening Reception October 13th for this Exhibit, now is your last chance!— Please join us for our upcoming Closing Artists’ Reception for Leon Doucette & Peter Herbert at ART@the IceHouse, Cape Pond Ice Company, this Saturday afternoon, November 3, from 3 pm – 6 pm.
Saturday, November 3, Closing Artists’ Reception, from 3-6 pm,
ART@the IceHouse, 104 Commercial Street, Fort Wharf, Gloucester
Please join us to view these lovely portraits, and land and sea-scapes by two talented local artists!
Join us tomorrow, Nov. 1 at MAGMA as we dance our final week to the fun music of Pink Martini. If you don’t know the group, they are very eclectic. Something for everyone. Here are a few links to their music. Sway and Bitty Boppy Betty Come check it out.
And join us at the Rose Baker Center on Mondays at 1 pm for a free weekly Nia class.
Hope to see you soon! Namaste, Linda
Nia is a no-impact, movement class that draws from a number of disciplines including yoga, Tae Kwon Do, Jazz, Alexander Technique, Tai Chi. Routines are created for safety and joy, all while getting a great cardiovascular workout. Hmm.. fun, safety, good music, joy and cardiovascular health all in one package. Come experience this healthy and mindful fitness experience for yourself. For more info, visit my web site
Local restaurants come together in one night of support for YMCA Teens
WHAT: The Taste of Cape Ann Celebrating our TENTH YEAR! The most delicious event of the year featuring the best of Cape Ann eateries offering food, wine and spirits for just $25 per person with 100% of the proceeds of ticket sales going to support the Cape Ann YMCA’s Youth & Teen programs in Gloucester and Rockport. Annually, some 200 guests take part in this fabulous foodie festival. Some local favorites include Cake Ann, Cape Ann Food Tours, Cape Ann Olive Oil, Common Crow, J Cakes, Latitude 43 & Minglewood Tavern, Lobster Land, Mile Marker One, Mom’s Kitchen, Nutty Redhead, Passports Restaurant, Pier 23 Kitchen, Pigeon Cove Ferments, Seaport Grille, Trio, Sugar Magnolias and more! Music by John Jerome.
Through the generous support of the Cape Ann community and Beauport Financial Services, Cruiseport Gloucester, Tom Davis, CPA, Robert Stewart, PC and Institution for Savings, proceeds directly impact the Y’s Teen Leadership Development programs and Teen Centers in Gloucester and Rockport. The Cape Ann Y has a long history of serving youth and teens in the Gloucester and Rockport communities and strives to empower the next generation of leaders by giving them the tools to succeed. Through service learning opportunities, leadership clubs and drop-in Teen Centers where everyone is welcome, the Y is creating an inviting and inspiring atmosphere for young adults to thrive.
WHEN: Thursday, November 8th, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Tickets: $25/person
WHERE: Cruiseport Gloucester
6 Rowe Square Gloucester
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This is the biggest live story-telling show of the year, benefiting The Writers Center and Gloucester Stage. With the theme OMG, it is bound to be entertaining. Buy your tickets early, it was sold out the last two years.
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Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, October 31 – 7pm
My Musical Guest: INGE BERGE!
I’m sure Inge Berge has something scary bubbling in his
witch’s brew pot for us on Halloween this Wednesday. Only
one way to find out what it is… jump on your magic flying guitar
and come to the Rhumb Line! We start at 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…
11/7 – Toni Ann
In the tv show, Who Do You Think You Are? (March 5 2010), produced by Lisa Kudrow, season 1, episode 1, Sarah Jessica Parker learns that her tenth great grandmother, Esther (Dutch) Elwell, was found guilty of witchcraft in 1692. Her arrest was the last formal accusation recorded during the Salem witch trials. The grisly court was dissolved days prior to her sentencing because spectral evidence was banned. Esther lived to be 82 years old. Parker visited Danvers to meet with historians and inspect the original records, and then on to Salem to pay respects.
Did Sarah Jessica Parker come to Gloucester?
Well, not according to the final edit. The show could have filmed here.
Witches of Gloucester
Beckoned to Gloucester, Salem teenager and accuser, Betty Hubbard, officially confirmed the false suspicions in 1692. And just like that three women from Gloucester– Esther Elwell, Abigail Rowe and Rebecca Dike– were arrested for killing Gloucester resident, Mary Fitch, by witchcraft. Historians determined that nine women from Gloucester were caught up in the witchhunts, jailed, and released (by the spring of 1693). Accused were more often than not related and at odds with accusers, well off, and/or “trouble”. Collaborating institutions and collections have gathered and digitized 17th century documents. You can peruse them here: http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/17docs.html
Later history of witches in Gloucester revolve around Dogtown. In the 1896 book, In the Heart of Cape Ann, Charles Mann described Gloucester’s Dogtown as “practically the only ruined city in America.” By then Dogtown legends persisted about “witches” like Tammy Younger (died 1829), her aunt Luce George, Peg Wesson, and Judy Rhines. Percy Mackaye’s 1921 poem Dogtown Common acknowledged Mann’s book, “curious reader may learn many strange, half fogotten facts concerning the old Puritan life of that region…” Here’s the eerie opener setting a fitting scene for Halloween.
Inland among the lonely cedar dells of old Cape Ann, near Gloucester by the sea, Still live the dead–in homes that used to be. All day in dreamy spells They tattle low with toungues of tinkling cattle bells, Or spirit tappings of some hollow tree, And there, all night–all night, out of the dark– They bark–and bark.
Apparently, when Sarah Jessica Parker starred in Hocus Pocus (1993), she did not know this family history. Some of the movie was filmed on location in Salem and Marblehead.
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I took Finn to lunch at Captain Carlos to see the Halloween Decorations on Sunday while Thatcher was off volunteering at the awesome City Hall Halloween Party!
They do a wonderful job of turning the restaurant into a treat for diners!
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This Friday’s playoff game is on the ballot for Fox25News Game of the Week. Please take the 2 seconds to vote for the Fishermen/Patriots Semifinal matchup.
Good Morning Gloucester 