FEATHER & WEDGE · Summer Hours
Wednesday + Thursday Lunch 12-3, Dinner 5-9
Friday + Saturday Lunch 12-3, Dinner 5-10
Sunday Brunch 11-3, Dinner 5-9
Bar remains open until closing, one hour after dinner service
Spaces still available to learn from a yoga master with direct lineage this weekend here in Gloucester. Deepen your practice.
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NICKI DOANE
Devotion to yoga and the desire to share with and give back to the world are what motivate the teaching of Maya Yoga with Nicki Doane. Yoga is spirit in action, and as Nicki teaches, she inspires people to find a place of spirit inside themselves, recognizing the profound connection between the self and spirit.
Nicki has been studying yoga in India for years and has been deeply influenced by the teachings of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and B.K.S. Iyengar. Her unique approach to Vinyasa yoga strengthens all aspects of your being through dynamic structural alignment, conscious breathing, and practical yogic philosophy; helping students find the deeper life of yoga. Nicki strives to teach each student that yoga is about being fully present in the moment and discovering that we are truly all One: One Love, One People, One Heart, One Destination –…
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Another Shark Sighting off of Rockport….because you can never have enough.
We stopped down the docks at Cape Ann’s Marina Resort last night to visit quickly with “Uncle Ricky” on the Wicked Pissah and were happy to get the chance to also say “hello” to Captain Paul Hebert…as well as Beaker on the Miss Fern. After chatting with Beaker about the upcoming Bluefin Blowout Tournament (he’s always a huge contender…if not the winner), Ricky showed us some photos (the one he texted me is included) of a shark that they caught/released off of Rockport around 2:00 in the afternoon.
The jury is out as to whether it is a Great White or a Porbeagle? I’m no expert, but I do know all about Cisco and his recent sightings. I also read, as you may have as well, this awesome blog post about lobsterman, Gil Mitchell, hooking Cisco recently.
In addition, there have also been some porbeagle sharks seen in the area.
I do know that porbeagle sharks have a distinctive white triangle at the rear base of their dorsal fins….which this shark seems to have. The face, however, and the clear line between the bluish grey coloring and the white belly seems more indicative of a white shark. Also, the tail fin seems to be curved or rounded in the same direction as a great white as opposed to curved in like a porbeagle’s (see tail fin chart) Hmmm.
Thoughts?
Porbeagle sharks, for the record, are members of the same family as great whites, but I’ve read that there have only been three recorded attacks on humans…and none were fatal.
READ MORE ABOUT PORBEAGLES HERE
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Announcing DIVA’s First Annivsary Sale
ANNOUNCING!!
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Happy Birthday To Our Boy Chris DeWolfe!
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Northern Gannet rescue on Good Harbor Beach update?
Hi Joey,
Yesterday (Wednesday 7/12), there was a beautiful Northern Gannet sitting right at the water line, kind of halfway between boardwalk #1 and the Witham St end of Good Harbor, where I was sitting. It was clearly in distress, it lifted its head a few times, and tried to stand up, but it was in obvious need of help. The lifeguards kept people away from it, so as not to stress it out, and called for help. Gloucester Police Animal Control came and made a rescue of the bird at about 3:30, carrying it off to their van, telling it they were taking it off to the vet. (I was so impressed by how humanely they were treating the poor thing, talking to it in calm, reassuring voices, etc.)
I am wondering if anyone has any kind of update about how the bird is doing.
I am wondering if it is suffering from the same mysterious disease that has taken the life of 100+ Northern Gannets on the Cape.
Have they taken it off to the New England Wildlife Center?
Is this the first of the Northern Gannets suffering from this mysterious illness to turn up in Gloucester?
Any idea?
Thanks,
Ann Rittenburg
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God I Love Getting Money Credited To My Electric Bill Rather Than Paying- Thanks Cazeault Solar! No Brainer City!!!!
Our latest Electric Bill!!!!
Call Tim Sanborn from Cazeault Solar to find out how you can help the environment and be cash flow positive right off the bat with Solar. Total no-brainer, and Tim’s company makes it look natural on your home.
Call Tim (774) 228-3411
Here’s the proof, and our house is all electric baseboard heat. We’re making money baby!
I especially like this part-
“Please do not mail payment. You have a credit balance on your account.”
If you don’t like money, then don’t call Tim.
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Nature. It all wants to kill you. Consider this a PSA
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWf8y1MgtHf/?taken-by=lackofchillz
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PUBLIC INVITED TO THE STAGE FORT PARK BEAUTIFICATION PRESENTATION JULY 20TH
Mayor Romeo-Theken and City Councillor Sean Nolan invite interested people to gather, review and discuss updated plans to beautify Stage Fort Park in anticipation of Gloucester’s 400th anniversary. Potential improvements include:
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Beautifying the area between the Gentile Bandstand and Visitor’s Center;
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Creating a new terrace to better accommodate popular festivals and the farmers’ market; and
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Modifying the paved parking area nearest the Visitor’s Center.
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OUTSTANDING PIPING PLOVER GROWTH CHART
Friend Dawn Vesey shared the Piping Plover Growth Chart to my facebook timeline and I thought our plover lovers would enjoy seeing. The chart was made by Jim Verhagen and he has offered a high resolution version, gratis, to anyone who would like it for education/research purposes. Contact Jim via his website “Readings from the Northside.”
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MBLC Update on the proposed new building plans for the Library
From Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Public Library
Date: July 13, 2017
Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library Wait-listed for Library Construction Grant
NEEDHAM – July 13, 2017 – The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) voted to place the Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library on a wait-list for a Provisional Construction Grant. The grant is part of the state-funded Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program (MPLCP) which helps libraries across the state meet the growing demand for library services with expanded and improved library facilities. Attendance at public library programs has increased 49% since 2006 and every 5.5 seconds a Massachusetts resident accesses the Internet through a public library.
Thirty-three libraries completed the grant round process. Through a rigorous review, nine libraries were identified to receive grants and twenty-four were placed on a wait-list. Wait-listed libraries will receive construction grants as the funding becomes available either through the existing bond bill or a future bond authorization.
“This is a very good result for us,” said Katherine Prum, Vice-President of the Board of Trustees. “It gives us the gift of time, a number of years in which to build community support, raise funds, conduct a strategic planning process, answer the questions regarding renovation vs new construction, and address concerns about the historic buildings, amphitheater, and gardens.”
“Our residents support the library and are using it more than ever. Obviously we would have preferred to be one of the nine initial recipients, but it was a highly competitive grant round. We’re proud to have completed the process and we’ll be ready when the funding becomes available for our library,” said John Brennan, President of the Board of Trustees.
The proposed project would centralize all the library facilities in a single building, and reassert the library’s role at the center of the city’s culture and learning.
Funding for the MPLCP is authorized by the governor and the legislature. Funding for this grant round is part of the general governmental needs bond bill filed in March, 2013 which included $150 million for the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program. This funding was also used to award construction grants to 11 communities that had been on a wait-list for several years and will be used to support a future Planning and Design grant round.
The MPLCP was first funded in 1987. Since then, the program has assisted hundreds of communities in building new libraries or in renovating and expanding existing libraries. For more information about the program, please visit the MBLC’s website.http://mblc.state.ma.us/
Central Grammar, City Hall, Library
New temporary shelving in children’s
John Ronan and Chrisy Russo leading Poetry Without Paper awards and reading ceremony
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Very cool sculptors
If you have ever driven down Magnolia Avenue near Route 133 you probably have seen these sculptors. The horse that was being built has 500 horseshoes, I love the mailbox that has a Tuna around it. The gentleman who creates these sculptors was very interesting.
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Shake time!
Classic housemade strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream milkshakes at Happy Belly 3 Duncan Street, Gloucester, MA. Whip cream is homemade, too!
Fresh baked bread and bakery treats are excellent. Large loaves ciabata coming out of the oven in just about an hour…
**Update: the bread is ready and added some more photos from inside**
more photos inside Happy Belly and menus
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This Weekend in the Arts
Peter Souza and 3 Sheets to the Wind
to benefit Schooner Adventure
July 14, 6:00 – 8.30 PM
Lawn in front of the Gloucester Meetinghouse,
corner of Church and Middle Street.
The Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation is pleased to announce the second of our free outdoor concerts, part of the series of ‘Music on Meetinghouse Green’. Tonight’s concert on July 14, 2017, features Three Sheets to the Wind, a Gloucester sea chantey and sea music group. Goodwill offerings will be made to benefit the Schooner Adventure. Bring lawn chairs or blankets, a check or cash, and a picnic dinner. The Causeway Restaurant is also offering food to purchase. In case of inclement weather the event will be held inside the historic 1806 Meetinghouse.
For more information: http://gloucestermeetinghouse.org/
Flatrocks Gallery presents The Manships through August 6th.
Featuring work by Paul, John and Margaret Manship.
A portion of the proceeds of sales will benefit the Manship Artists Residency and Studios (MARS), an initiative to preserve the artists’ home.
Quarry by John Paul Manship
View from Manship Estate, sculpture by Paul Manship; photo from P.Manship family papers
Paul Manship (1885 – 1966) is a major American artist responsible for many of our iconic public sculptures and whose work is considered to be a precursor to the Art Deco movement. There is a gallery dedicated to Manship’s work at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and in 2004 they held a retrospective of his career. Having gained fame and fortune by mid century, Paul Manship looked for a home for his wife Isabel and their four children. They found a 15 acre lot owned by the defunct Rockport Granite Company in Lanesville. With two large quarries and surrounding woods , it was an ideal spot. Being wartime, building supplies were scarce. A house from Pigeon Cove was moved to a perch over Butman’s Pit and the family moved in, in the spring of 1945. Soon after a large oxen barn was purchased and reassembled on site to use as a studio. The family home blossomed into an idyllic retreat, a showcase for Paul’s sculpture, with fabulous gardens, a welcoming place for villagers, a gathering place for the artists of Lanesville and beyond, offering swimming and skating on the quarries and lots of parties ! The legacy of fine art and community was carried on by son John and his wife Margaret, both devoted artists, until Margaret’s death in 2012.
Flatrocks is honored to host an exhibit of Paul, John and Margaret Manship’s work and to contribute to the initiative to save this historically significant site and the legacy it represents.
The Manships touched many peoples’ lives, Fireside Stories will be told Saturday July 15th from 7-9pm. All are welcome and storytellers encouraged!
Saturday, August 5th there will be a Gallery Talk from 4-6pm. Please join us !
Flatrocks Gallery is open Thursday-Sunday noon to 5pm, and by appointment, located at 77 Langsford Street.
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Great Event at the Magnolia Art Show
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Call out for Vendors
Last years show was so much fun and very successful so this year it will be a two day event.
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Small Village on the Sorrento Penninsula Coast
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Gloucester Smiles-681(AB)
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Visitors from Deutschland and California
Family visiting from Torrance, Los Angeles, California.
Mother is originally from the Lanesville area.
Family visiting from Deutschland (Germany)
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Rockland/Camden Maine views
Our adventure to the north was cancelled for the weekend so I’m sHaring a few views from the Rockland/Camden Maine area while we see what local mischief we can get into on this drizzly day! 
Good Morning Gloucester 