Good Morning Gloucester

Couple more views from Annisquam the other night. It was a peaceful night except for the attack of gnats so if you go for sunset, bring your bug spray…last year I dubbed this spot Anni-squash-a-gnat!

Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

JOEY C ~

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

Summer Art Programs!

MAY 31, 2018 ~ CAPE ANN ART HAVEN

Join us at Art Haven this June-September for summer art classes, for kids from ages 5 – 18.

It’s going to be a summer full of great experiences, creative learning and fun memories!

Register at www.arthaven.org.

Read About The Three Age-Level Programs Below

Art for Kids Grades 1-5

All the same Art Haven favorites plus a few new classes. These week-long programs, each with its own fun theme offer kids a positive, fun environment to learn and be creative.

Middle School Art

Designed just for kids grades 6-8, join us for week-long classes that take your art further. It’s all about self-expression, learning new skills and creating art with friends.

High School Art

All NEW! We are bringing all the same college-level prep with real-world art and design instruction offered by large art schools, right here to Cape Ann—at a fraction of the cost, and with a schedule that allows teens to attend while working and being involved in their other summer activities.

Spaces are limited, register soon.

Scholarships and Sibling Discounts available.

www.arthaven.org

Art Show Tonight!

MAY 30, 2018 ~ CAPE ANN ART HAVEN

Come by and see work by our students from kids, teens and adult classes this spring, with a live demonstration of the Potter’s Wheel!

The show takes place 6 – 8 pm at the Art Haven Studio at 180B Main Street in Gloucester.

Pre Demo-Pop Up Show June 24 -29th Demonstration June 29th 2pm KT Morse’s demo will be focused on painting clouds and sky scapes, with a focus on morning and evening light and mixing dramatic color. Space is limited so we do suggest that you sign up early… North Shore Arts Association •11 Pirates Lane • 978.283.1857 • www.nsarts.org

MAY 30, 2018 ~ 11PIRATES

Joey –

This is the 14th year hundreds of riders ride from Lynnfield HS to Stage Fort Park to raise money and awareness for cancer, could you promote it on your site for us

Reid’s Ride, are you Registered?
“Make it So”!
www.reidsride.org

U.S. Dory Elimination Races

The International Dory Racing Committee will hold it’s elimination races off Niles Beach next Saturday June 9th at 9 AM.  All racing fans are encouraged to attend!!  Those dues paying members who plan to race must attend sign ups next Friday evening June 8th at St. Peter’s Square at 6 PM or email before 6 PM.  These races are strictly for 2 person teams in the following categories:  Juniors (men under 18), Women, Mixed Doubles, Seniors (Men Open) and Master’s (Men over 50), and will determine who will represent the US against Canada in the upcoming International Races here in Gloucester Harbor on June 23rd.
Please share this with friends and family.  It will be a great day of racing, uniquely Gloucester, and fun for all!

Harriet Webster Pier, Maritime Gloucester.

I came upon these rock sculptures at Annisquam Light over the weekend and of course took advantage of the new photographic views!

Thatcher’s birthday was last Thursday, but he had a super busy day that day…so when baseball was cancelled on Wednesday we took advantage of a free night and went to the Studio for dinner to celebrate a little early….before celebrating a bit late later in the week.  #weeklongbirthdays

After dinner we stopped by Cape Hedge Beach for the annual and obligatory birthday-photo-on-the-beach that I subject my children to. The horror.

While driving down to the lot we inadvertently found ourselves driving through some movie filming that was taking place in the neighborhood.

They waved us through, walkie-talkied ahead, and kindly tolerated the interruption.  We went down to the beach long enough for the boys to scale the massive wall of rocks, oblige me with a few photos, and steal a lobster buoy.

That’s right.  Finn had spied a lobster buoy pretty far down the beach and took off to grab it.  As you all know, lobster buoys wash up on our beaches often….so I didn’t think much of it when Finn tossed it into the backseat of the car before we left.

We had to wait a bit for crew members to exit the home where the filming was taking place and I scanned the group for a face I might recognize….but had no luck.  Once the group had moved on towards the beach and the coast was clear, someone waved us along again.  I drove up the road slowly and paused to ask what the name of the movie was….but, I never found out.  Instead, as the nice movie crew peep walked up to my window, I started to apologize for interrupting their work and was about to explain why we had driven down the the beach…..birthday boy and all.   But, mid-sentence the movie crew guy interrupted and said, “Yuh…ummm….so did you by chance pick up a lobster buoy while you were down there?”

Oops.

Turns out the lobster buoy that Finn saw and ran 50 yards to pluck from the beach was actually a movie prop….and was kind of essential to the scenes that were about to be filmed. Bygones.

In thinking back on it….there was a girl in the parking lot with a walkie-talkie watching the boys and I on the beach.  She must have seen Finn take the buoy because she radioed my license plate # to the buy up the road.  I thought she was simply telling him that we were on our way up so they could pause filming for a minute.  Evidently not.  I can’t help but wonder why she didn’t simply tell us that the buoy was theirs…. Finn would have happily put it back….especially if to avoid the embarrassment of having to cough it up and hand it over up the street.

I wish we had thought to snap a photo of Finn with his buoy!  It will be funny to see the buoy make its appearance in the film once it’s released.  Whatever the movie is.