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!
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Look who I ran into at Whole Foods in Lynnfield on my way home from work today. That Nutty Redhead, also known as Lisa Griffiths, isn’t so nutty after all–her business is doing fantastically and you can find her at Whole Foods, gourmet shops, online on Amazon, and on her website at thatnuttyredhead.com.
Today she was serving acorn squash with almond praline topping, drizzled with maple syrup. The recipe is on the back of the New England Praline with Seas Salt package. Congratulations to Lisa on the wonderful success of That Nutty Redhead. Looking forward to seeing more deliciousness from That Nutty Redhead!
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Melissa Sallah, owner of Sugar Magnolia’s has opened DRIFT WOOD CHARCUTERIE, a delicious catering option to help you entertain in style. When you order Drift Wood Charcuterie boards– like the one featured at Taste of Cape Ann– you’ll get a delicious spread to kick off your party plus a one off charcuterie board hand crafted by RPF Woodworking that you keep! Call Melissy at Sugar Magnolia’s (978) 509-5641
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photos: teens help the annual fundraiser run smoothly (click on photos to enlarge and see captions)
Sarah Jean
Who Brought the Magic for a great cause?
I don’t think that there are many individual YMCA or towns that could pull this fundraiser off so well. They don’t have Rick Doucette and the rest of the great staff in Gloucester or such a ridiculous abundance of local foodie establishments and culture. Here’s a list of Gloucester, Cape Ann and North Shore great eats and drinks establishments that participated this year:
Dazzling fine food, desserts and drinks were at every turn. Feather & Wedge, 1606 Restaurant, Mile Marker One, Classic Cooks, Azorean, Sea Glass Restaurant, and Sugar Mags served winning main dishes. To die for desserts and specialty drinks were abundant. Virgilios cannolis were gone fast!
photos: Great fun taking snapshots at all the booths. (Apologies to Liquor Locker! The only photo that didn’t come out.)
Live Entertainment – Jerome Music
Sounds of Taste of Cape Ann thanks to fine musicians were John Jerome on guitar and vocals, and Steve Jerome on drums. Cameron sat in as a back up drummer.
Wouldn’t happen without the 9th Annual Taste of Cape Ann generous sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors: Institution for Savings and Cruiseport Gloucester
Presenting Sponsors: Beauport Financial Services, Robert Stewart PC, Tom Davis CPA
plus all the participating restaurants, hotels, specialty food and liquor businesses, and local business support for all those gift basket raffles
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Took advantage of having the morning off to head out for sunrise with my good friend Helen who’s visiting from Chicago. What started with light rain showers over the Essex Marsh, quickly turned into a moody fall glow with some awesome clouds!
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Such a great event! If you weren’t able to make it to last night’s Taste of Cape Ann, you should be sure to mark your calendar for next year. So many of Cape Ann’s finest food establishments all under one roof….and all for a great cause….all to benefit the Cape Ann Y Teens.
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Today we observe Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day and meant to note the anniversary of the end of World War I. I’m a little fascinated by World War I, mostly because it was 100 years ago (a nice round number) and I’m a little surprised we don’t hear more about this anniversary.
This is an article from the Gloucester Daily Times Nov 9 1917 noting the Sawyer Grammar school’s 85 member Roll of Honor of alumni serving the war effort as members of the military.
I see many familiar Gloucester surnames on this list, including at least one relative. Family stories indicate he was “never right” after he came back from the war, sadly not unusual then or today. Many years later he was driven to commit suicide and it was supposed his war service had an impact on his decision to end his life.
It’s when military service gets personal like this that makes days like Veterans Day so meaningful. Veterans Day may be observed today, but is actually tomorrow November 11. If you can, fly your flag over the weekend. Let me know if any of these names have stories you’d like to share.
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This is a community Symposium presented by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation and its clean energy initiative TownGreen/2025 on Saturday afternoon November 11th, 2-6:00pm.
The event will explore whether preservation of our older homes and historic civic buildings is compatible the goal of becoming “green” through expert presentations, responses from a distinguished panel, and Q&A with the audience.
Cape Ann is actively pursuing two goals that are sometimes viewed as separate or opposed. One is for the preservation of Cape Ann’s historic buildings and homes, especially as Gloucester’s 400th anniversary approaches in 2023. The other is to seek alternate sources of clean energy, minimize consumption, and reduce our overall carbon footprint to counter the global forces of climate change.
We explore many aspects of the basic question: Can preservation and sustainability can be complementary rather than competitive goals?
Some of the issues emerged recently in the controversy about…
Nice letter from Patti Amaral in today’s Gloucester Daily Times writing on behalf of the city’s Clean City Initiative. She thanked the city, donors and supporters while providing some background about the Carry In Carry Out art. In case you missed it: Nov 9 2017 Letter to the Editor
The murals were refurbished by Jason Burroughs in October 2017. They were designed and painted by Bob Viau from StudioVo 15 years ago. Here are a few photos documenting the refurbishing. The Wingaersheek wall needed more attention.
Carry In Carry Out mural at Good Harbor Beach BEFORE
Carry In Carry Out mural at Good Harbor Beach AFTER
Carry In Carry Out mural at Wingaersheek BEFORE
Carry In Carry Out mural at Wingaersheek AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Anyone interested in sponsoring a possible update to these beach displays, please let her know!
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Good Morning Gloucester 