Hi Joey I know people must be pretty sick of the snow after the past 3 northeasters but there is a certain beauty to freshly fallen snow when the sun comes out the day after the storm.
John Abisamra
Monthly Dance Social At Magma 3/24/18
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GloucesterCast 268 With Jon Butcher, Aurelia Nelson, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/18/18
GloucesterCast 268 With Jon Butcher, Aurelia Nelson, Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/18/18
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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
Jazz Brunch at Feather and Wedge Sunday
Poke Bowls at 15 Walnut Incredible
Jon Butcher Show Friday April 20th for Tickets www.rockportmusic.org
Mile Marker Pool continues to be the best take for the winter blues.
Market Basket and Stop and Shop with inexpensive corned beef briskets.
Kim Getting A “Friend of The Earth Award” From Salem State
Shout Out To Fred Shrigley and The Rhumb Line
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COME ONE COME ALL TO THE GROPPO FAMILY FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH
With a troupe of friends lending a hand, preparations for tomorrow’s Feast of San Giuseppe were full underway today at the Groppo home. All are invited to the table at the welcoming home of Nina and Frank Groppo.
Caffe Siclia’s Maria Cracchiolo creates Saint Joseph altar bread in exquisite nature-inspired shapes and iconic Christian symbols.
Noami helping Jane with the flowers.
These three friends call themselves the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Your guess is as good as mine re who is who.
Celebrating tomorrow with sweet friends ❤ 
Viva San Giuseppe!
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Close to sunset at Niles Pond
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4th Annual Welcome Home Mission at #GloucesterMA Elks 892
Summer Dreaming
Waking up early this morning to go catch sunrise I heard the wind and decided to not go shoot,, yes I’m a fair weather photographer, well only when it’s March and the temperatures in the teens with wind chill.. I hope you enjoy this sunset shot from Colby Farm taken last September 
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Gloucester Smiles-850
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Mass at the Mohans Altar of St. Joseph
We were honored to have Father Michele Benetti from Bishop Fenwick present Mass to us during our Novena yesterday at Sista Felicia’s home. It was a beautiful morning and Father B, being from Northern Italy had a special request to sing his favorite song Dell Aurora which happens to be one of our favorites as well!
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Please join us at Atomic Cafe in Beverly, MA on Sunday 3/18 at 3 PM for updates and information from MassBike North Shore (MBNS)!
Heidi —
Our regional chapters help us stay connected with each municipality across the state. One of our newest chapters, MassBike North Shore, is focused on connecting local communities to improve the cycling experience for all through advocacy and education. In order to make this happen the goals of the group are:
- To set up regional communication channels to state and local governments to advocate for cycling
- To create a resource group that will be available to respond to circumstances in a manner that is both proactive (public hearings, meetings, education, events, etc.) and responsive (crashes, road repairs, policy issues, etc.)
- To foster and grow events that identify connections and infrastructure around the region as well as to celebrate the victories as they come
- To create a forum for local groups to network with other groups to develop successful advocacy strategies
Please join us at Atomic Cafe in Beverly, MA on Sunday 3/18 at 3 PM for updates and information from MassBike North Shore (MBNS)!
We are looking for anyone who is interested in being involved in education, advocacy and community support in every community on the North Shore. The advisory board for the MBNS will give a brief presentation and then there will be time for open forum discussion as well as networking and socializing. Please join us for an afternoon of community, advocacy and cycling talk!
-MassBike
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition
http://www.massbike.org/
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition
MassBike works to improve bicycling across the state of Massachusetts through legislation, education, and outreach.
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Rocky Neck in the Snow
A little walk around Rocky Neck recently showed the beauty of winter
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Meetinghouse Concert by The Spectrum Singers featuring Masterworks by Joseph Haydn, ‘Mass in Time of War’ and Franz Schubert, the ‘Magnificat in C’ with distinguished soloists and orchestra
MASTERWORKS BY HAYDN AND SCHUBERT ON SUNDAY, MARCH 18
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation hosts a performance of Haydn’s Mass in Time of War, and Schubert’s Magnificat in C on Sunday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the Gloucester Meetinghouse at the corner of Middle and Church Street. Doors open at 2:30; come early for the best seats. The performance features the outstanding Cambridge-based Spectrum Singers, distinguished soloists, and a large orchestral ensemble.
Spectrum Singers Music Director, John Ehrlich, describes the two monumental works. “Haydn’s Mass in Time of War bristles with abundant energy and amazing choral and orchestral effects,” he notes. “The trumpets and tympani are boldly featured, painting the sounds of war that were occurring nearby as Haydn composed the music in 1796. Schubert, whose work bridged the Classical and Romantic periods, is renowned for his treatment of melody and harmony. His Magnificat in C, written when…
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Vote for CAFM!
Vote for Cape Ann Farmers Market in Best of North Shore 2018!
Let’s put Gloucester’s very own CAFM on the map!
** Can’t find us? We’re in the Live category under Farmers Market**
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After the Fall: A Lesson in Mindfulness
Promoting Optimal Wellness for Mind, Body and Spirit
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Today has me reminiscing about Nor’Easter Riley- derived from ‘Reilly,’ which comes from the Old Irish name Raghailleach.
(Video by Tucker Destino)
‘Sheltering-in-Place’ Nor’Easter Riley brought hurricane-force winds, astronomical tides, record-breaking waves and flooded roads. With flying debris and falling tree limbs, I chose instead to shelter-in-place and watch the 3-day storm unfold on the news and social media. Over the 3 days I watched as people were evacuated to safety, trees fell onto homes and branches through car windshields. Never did I expect during this Nor’Easter that I would end up injured in my own home!
Accidents Often Occur in the Home Despite my efforts to stay home and safe, while home alone I ended up falling down my basement stairs. Late that night my husband was on his way home with a weekend guest. I was distracted and…
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ROCK ON R. B. STRONG (LITERALLY!) WORK CONTINUES ON THE NILES POND BRACE COVE CAUSEWAY RESTORATION
The arduous work of rebuilding the Niles Pond Brace Cove causeway continues, despite the mid-week blizzard. I walked the causeway Tuesday night and then again the past several mornings–the pace of the restoration is fantastic and will soon be completed. Many, many thanks to the generous residents of Eastern Point who are striving to keep Niles Pond from being engulfed by the sea.
R. B. Strong’s Larry expertly operates the John Deere excavator, deftly extracting and moving boulders around as if they were pebbles on the shore. The track-hoe not only scoops and lifts the massive rocks, the bucket is also used to tamp down the boulders once in place, as you can see in the video below.
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GLOUCESTER CITY HALL SUNSET
Last night’s sunset shifting colors.
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Beautiful Fish: Rosefish (Acadian Redfish) with Landings -By Al Bezanson
OCEAN PERCH; (ACADIAN) REDFISH; RED SEA PERCH; RED BREAM; NORWAY HADDOCK
“This is one of the most plentiful of the commercially important fishes in all but the shoalest parts of the Gulf: on the offshore banks, in or over the deep central basin, and along shore.”
From Fishes of the Gulf of Maine by Bigelow and Schroeder (1953) online courtesy of MBL/WHOI http://www.gma.org/fogm/Sebastes_marinus.htm\
The situation cited in the excerpt above, in a couple decades after this 1953 publication, proved no longer to be the case. Subsequent data from NOAA shows 184,370,800 pounds landed in 1951 declining to 290,321 pounds in 2000. This plot is from published NOAA data.
Comments invited. Surely some readers of GMG were involved in this fishery.
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St. Joseph Feast at Sista Felicia
Another fun and inspiring time at Felicia’s on Friday night celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph. Wonderful time. The food, the altar, the guests and the hostess made for such a beautiful evening. Thank you Felicia.
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Top o the mornin’ from Farm Bar and Grille! Irish breakfast & Mike O’Leary & Friends LIVE celtic music felt like a pub in Dublin, and home 🍀🍀
Saturday Saint patties day @FarmBarGrille in Essex started extra early this year (officially 9:30 AM to 11 AM) with a superb Irish Breakfast, LIVE Irish music from Mike O’Leary & friends, festive beverages, amazing coffee & famous Irish soda bread. They’re serving a great menu ALL day. Get over there while it lasts! (And mark your calendars next year!)
Farm Bar and Grille, 233 Western Avenue, Essex, (978)768-0000 Facebook – @FarmEssex
MENU and scenes from early this morning
Mike O’Leary played with David de La Barre (Irish whistle and voice) and Linda Swicker (voice). Fiona Warner lilting voice accompanied the trio, and with Maeve, too.
tail end of mountain dew
bonus (one of Michael O’Leary’s favorite St. Patrick’s Day tunes) do you know it?
Their restaurant En Fuego will feature some creative St Patrick’s Day specials, too.
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Good Morning Gloucester 