Good Morning Gloucester

Can we all agree that there are just a lot of dogs in Gloucester?  I’m not really a “dog person”, but even I have to admit it’s hard to resist a friendly dog (unless it is pooping on the beach or some-such).  It truly is a Dog Town.  So much effort and energy is placed on their very existence around town.  They are everywhere, and yet I hardly ever hear continued barking.  They have made their presence known in the very fiber of the popular history of Gloucester.

You have Dogtown.  We have a lot of cows in my hometown, but there is no area with the specific designation Cowtown!  You have Harry Chapin singing about it:  Yes, it’s a Dogtown and it’s a fog town, And there’s nothing around ‘cept the sea pounding granite ground.  

So, as a homage: here are some pictures from Dogtown in the fall and some pictures of Dog Town in the fall.

Hey, I think they match up! Maybe there’s something to this whole dog thing after all.

Annual Annisquam Sewing Circle Christmas Fair
December 2, 2017 – 8:00am – 12:00 pm

Annisquam Village Hall
34 Leonard Street, Gloucester MA 01930-1322

Each autumn the members of the Annisquam Sewing Circle gather to prepare for the Annual Christmas Fair, well known for its fabulous one-of-a-kind wreaths and center pieces as well as decorated boxwood trees. Also one will find beautiful bulbs and potted plants ready to give or take home, delicious homemade gourmet food items and handcrafted gift items.

The Annual Christmas Fair & Luncheon and the Annual Plant and Gourmet Food Sale raise funds to support scholarships for graduating seniors who are going on to college, training for a trade or other educational opportunities and community projects on Cape Ann, for example: The Open Door Food Pantry, Backyard Growers, Cape Ann Animal Aid, Pathways for Children.

The Annisquam Sewing Circle was begun in 1837 as the Annisquam Female Benevolent Society. It is thought to be the oldest continuous independent society of women on Cape Ann.

The Society’s purpose as stated in its Preamble, was “for the performance of acts of benevolence.” Through the years, the Society, and now the Circle, has contributed generously to community programs and to individuals.

Web site: AnnisquamSewingCircle.org
Blog: http://www.annisquamsewingcircle.net
FaceBook: www.facebook.com/AnnisquamSewingCircle

Adam Curcuru, Director, Cape Ann Services master of ceremonies

Lucia nearboy sweet boy’s lifting voice chiming Pledge of Allegiance

2 NIGHTS ONLY!!

Coming to you on November 17 & 18 from the Cape Ann Theatre Collaborative—an interactive evening of music & storytelling from Studs Terkel’s famous book, My American Century.Take a seat at Studs’ Place and hear the tales of a real-life 1920s Chicago hoodlum, a boy who rode the rails in the Depression, a high society photographer, a U.S. Marine veteran of WWII, and more.

Our cast of North Shore stalwarts includes Doug Brendel as Studs Terkel, Ben Reed as Doc Graham, Carolyn Aliskevicz as Eva Barnes, Nathan Arroyo-Long as Ed Paulsen, David Prentice as Jerome Zerbe, Sheryl Reed as Peggy Terry, Lauren Ashly Suchecki as Betty Basye Hutchinson, Eric Cheung as Peter Ota, and Paul Philpy as E.B. Sledge.

This is an open event with no reserved tickets and wine & beer will be available. The suggested donation is $20 to cover the cost of the theatre rental & rights; any excess will be donated to The Open Door and Cape Ann Veterans Services. Many of the stories come from Hard Times and The Good War, so we’re very pleased to be supporting these causes!