The CAPE ANN SYMPHONY CHORUS welcomes new singers in all voice parts!

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The CASC, under the direction of Wendy Betts, will begin rehearsals for its November Holiday Pops concerts on Tuesday September 4 at 7 PM in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington Street, Gloucester. Please bring $25.00 for your membership/music fee to our first rehearsal. Please call Wendy at 978-546-5220 or email her wendybetts@juno.com, if you are a new singer interested in joining our chorus. Concert performances are Ipswich High School on Saturday November 24 at 2 pm, Manchester High School that evening at 7:30 pm, and Sunday November 25 at 2 PM in Manchester. Rehearsals run 7-9 PM everyTuesday evening through November 20. New singers must audition with Wendy August 29-31 at 13 Penzance Rd, Rockport.

4Ever Fab Concert Postponed

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Message from David Benjamin: The 4Ever Fab concert at the Antonio Gentile Bandstand scheduled for August 12, has been postponed until Tuesday, August 21, at 7pm. Please help get the word out. This is the only concert that does not have a “next Wednesday evening” rain date.

Wedge on a Ledge

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One of the collective nouns for egrets is a “wedge”, so when I saw this I had to share it.

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We found them at Parker River Refuge recently and were quite captivated.

Register Now For The 42nd Annual Magnolia 5K Road Race and 1K Fun Run

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If our recording software didn’t mess up you could have heard Randy, Quinny and Wyatt tell us all about it yesterday.

Here’s the link to register

Music of John Williams and Leroy Anderson at Gentile Bandstand

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The Cape Ann Community Band, David Benjamin, Director, plays their annual concert on Sunday, August 19, 2018, at 7pm at the Antonio Gentile Bandstand, Stage Fort Park, Hough Avenue, Gloucester MA. The concert theme is “The Music of John Williams and Leroy Anderson; A Salute to the Boston Pops” featuring an exciting concert of John Williams’ movie music and Leroy Anderson’s classic pops pieces. Come hear your friends and neighbors play with this exceptional concert band.

This concert is sponsored by Bank Gloucester, who will provide free ice cream treats to the audience. The concert is free to the public. Parking is free and the venue and rest rooms are wheelchair-accessible. Bring a blanket or chair and perhaps a picnic dinner. The rain date is Wednesday, August 22, 7pm. For further information please visit DavidLBenjamin.com or call 978-281-2286.

 

GloucesterCast 292 With Heath Ellis Daisy Nell and Captain Stan, Randy O’Neil, Cat Ryan, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 8/12/18

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GloucesterCast 292 With Heath Ellis Daisy Nell and Captain Stan, Randy O’Neil, Cat Ryan, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 8/12/18

JOEY’s iPad software glitched only recorded the first 18 minutes.  I am horribly horribly sorry that the last 50 minutes of teh podcast is lost with me having no way to retrieve it.  Absolutely brutal.

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When you subscribe you need to verify your email address so they know we’re not sending you spam and that you want to receive the podcast. So once you subscribe check your email for that verification. If you don’t see it, check your spam folder in your email acct so you can verify that you’d like to get the GloucesterCast Podcast sent to you for listening at your convenience..

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Topics Include:

Free Tickets To Cape Ann Community Cinema – Share this post on Facebook for a chance to win two free tickets to Cape Ann Community Cinema, The Cinema Listings are always stickied in the GMG Calendar at the top of the blog or you can click here to go directly to the website

2018 Gloucester Schooner Festival- More info http://gloucesterschoonerfestival.net/

MAKING NORTH SHORE ARTS SIGN

Drift Cafe and the Elks

Next week all the people that have kids in school will be all about getting back to school.
Block Party, Blues Festival and last two Saturdays being rainy
Drinking Sazeracs at Susan’s

Tickets and Donations online kayellisscholarship.org
Schooner Cruise and Dock Party $60
Dock Party $40

Schooner Lannon office 978-281-6634

Daisy Nell’s New Book- Darryl Eats A Donut

Magnolia 42nd Road Race August 25th Register Here

Clean Harbor Swim

Ginger Beer- Why Is It So Expensive- Twin Lights Bottling or Pigeon Cove Ferments

Coastal Waterbird Conservation Meeting

Straitsmouth Island Work Has Begun

Monsanto Ordered to Pay 289 Million dollars Because Of Roundup

 

GIANT SWALLOWTAIL ALERT!!

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One of our West Gloucester readers, DB, spotted a Giant Swallowtail in her garden! She was too surprised by its appearance to take a photo, and I completely understand why. They are fantastically large in size, as large as a Cecropia Moth. Giant Swallowtails are more of a southern species, but sometimes make it this far north and east, especially during long stretches of hot, humid weather.

Readers, please keep your eyes peeled, and if you can, try to get a snapshot, and please let us know of your sighting. Look for them nectaring in your garden; they especially love native Marsh Milkweed, tropicals such as lantana and bougainvilla, also butterfly bushes, Wild Sweet William, and honeysuckle.

I have only see one once in my garden (in 2012) and it was drinking nectar from the lantana growing in pots on my patio. By the time I ran indoors and back to the garden with camera, it was gone. The photos are from wiki commons media so you can id the butterfly if you see one in your garden. Happy spotting!

The yellow will be paler on an older butterfly as the scales wear off, but look for the arrangement of the spots for an id.

Giant Swallowtail Butterflies, with a wingspan of up to 6.5 inches across, are noticeably larger than Eastern and Canadian Tiger Swallowtails (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, left, Giant Swallowtail, right).

 

GHS Hockey Cruise

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Join the GHS Fishermen Hockey boosters in a fun filled “Jimmy Buffet” style cruise around the harbor. HawaiiIan shirts and grass skirts encouraged.

The cruise leaves promptly at 7PM from the dock at 24 Harbor Loop – DON’T MISS THE BOAT.

We only have a limited amount of tickets – get yours today!!!

Order here

Restorative Workshop Tonight

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Join us at North Shore Restorative Yoga this evening for a deeply relaxing experience. Focus on your calming breath with supported yoga poses, guided visualization and attention on your body all by candlelight. You will hear the gentle rain and flickering of candles with essential oil massage and reiki assists. Harmonize, clear and release.

$25 6:30PM-8PM www.nsryoga.com

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My buddy Adam had to move from downtown Gloucester to Annisquam. This is how he felt about it.

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Adam is really smart and his writing is funny and thoughtful. For 10 years, he and his wife Mysha lived near us in downtown Gloucester. We’d walk to his house for dinner sometimes and pass his place on walks down for coffee at Lone Gull or cookies at Caffe Sicilia. That all changed when he and Mysha moved to Annisquam. It’s a way different experience over there. Here’s what Adam had to say about the move. It’s a great read.  

A Shout from Annisquam

This winter, after ten years of renting apartments in the shadow of City Hall, my wife and I moved to another Gloucester outpost, Annisquam, a few scant miles away. When we told our downtown friends the news of our impending move, they responded in ways typically reserved for a cancer diagnosis.

“My God,” one friend said.  “Annisquam.  Isn’t there anything they can do?”

As the move drew near, our friends’ initial sympathy curdled into mild reproach.  This shift in tone opened the door to their gripes about the 3-mile overland journey between downtown and the Annisquam hinterlands.

“Can we find food along the way,” asked one friend.  “Or should we plan to eat the weakest member of our party?”

Read Adam’s really well-written post on The Gloucester Clam here.