Last chance: Film producer Alejandro Springall and John Sayles at Cape Ann Cinema

“I like to show my beautiful country.”

Alejandro Springall, Mexican film producer, talk back after The Thin Yellow Line / La delgada línea amarilla screening at Cape Ann Community Cinema, Gloucester, MA.

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Last night at Cape Ann Community Cinema was a rare chance to see an auteur film before its American distribution. A memorable talk back with Alejandro Springall — a film producer with a poetic touch– was informative and inspiring. Springall provided behind-the-scenes details on the making of The Thin Yellow Line, other films including ones in collaboration with John Sayles, and the Mexican film industry. Mexican companies can invest in films and write off a deduction with tax incentives built into mandatory state funding for culture. Why give it to the government when your marketing is funding a movie? It’s easy to see why Sayles and Springall have worked together: similar artistic approach to filmmaking, a particular focus on characters, great scripts, and dignity.

John Sayles presents Go For Sisters tonight!

About the 2 Gloucester screenings this week

Way cool NE Beach Soccer Cup at Good Harbor Beach June10 also benefits GHS soccer and FYS

“The New England Beach Soccer Cup tournament is not just about crowning a champion, but more importantly giving back to the community.

This year, all of the proceeds from the event will be donated to Fishermen Youth Soccer as well as the Gloucester High School Soccer Boosters.

These two organizations have been instrumental in the development of thousands of young student-athletes and soccer players and have played a vital part in the community for several decades. We’re so happy to be able to give back to these deserving organizations and re-invest in our youth and community!”

We can’t be there because of a Fishermen Youth Soccer game this Saturday–AWAY AWAY as in Haverhill– but we’ll check out that this cool new add-on: LIVE streaming the event!

NE 2017 beach soccer cup

Video from 2016

Visitors from Georgia, Montana and Hubbardston MA

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Visitors from Georgia at the Fishermen’s Memorial

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Visitors from Montana at the Fishermen’s Memorial

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Visitors from Hubbardston Mass at the Fishermen’s Memorial

Nichole’s Picks 6/10 + 6/11

Pick #1:  Dragon Boat Race and Festival, Boston

June 10th and 11th along the Charles River

http://www.bostondragonboat.org/

The 38th Annual Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will be held the weekend of June 10-11, 2017.  Be sure to save the date!  Races and cultural performances. Admission is free.

69 teams raced in the 2016 Boston Dragon Boat Festival, once again breaking a Festival record for the number of teams competing.  See the list of teams that participated.

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Pick #2: Millbrook Meadow and Pond Annual Rubber Duck Race

Saturday, June 10th at 11:00 am

Be sure to buy plenty of raffle tickets for the big Rubber Duck Race, 11 a.m. June 10, 2017. Event is sponsored by the Friends of the Council on Aging, and if your duck comes through among the first, you can be a winner! — in Millbrook Meadow and Pond.

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READ MORE HERE

Pick #3:  Cape Ann Museum’s Second Saturdays

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The second Saturday of every month is free from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for families with school-aged children. Families are invited to the Activity Center to participate in hands-on activities that delve into the art, history and culture of the region. Each Second Saturday focuses on a specific theme based on the Museum’s collection and/or special exhibitions.

READ MORE HERE

As always, for a comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid

Landry and Arcari Famous 26th Annual Yard Sale Is Saturday June 10th!

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Jay Arcari and son Nick Arcari are preparing thousands of square feet of carpeting for our 26th Annual Yard Sale, this Saturday from 8am to 4pm at our Salem location. Designer wool carpeting 25% to 65% off of our closeout prices! Top name brands like Karastan, Stanton, Fabrica, Prestige, Fiberworks and many others! Don’t miss this sale! www.landryandarcari.com/yard #yardsale #rugs

Our 26th Annual Yard Sale, this Saturday, June 10, from 8am to 4pm in Salem MA, rain or shine! Breathtaking tribal, modern and vintage handwoven rugs starting at $250. All-wool carpeting and area rugs starting at 99 cents a square foot. Food, fun and special guests for the whole family. Don’t miss it!

Jeff Arcari is feverishly discounting thousands of rugs with sale tags for our upcoming 26th Annual Yard Sale, this Saturday at our Salem location, 8am to 4pm, rain or shine! Jeff only discounts like this once a year, so you don’t want to miss this sale! www.landryandarcari.com/yard

Cape Ann Farmers Market TODAY at Stage Fort Park!

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Come to Stage Fort Park from 3:00-6:30 this Thursday to enjoy the view while you shop for delicious fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, cheese, pastries, and more! Browse our craft vendors, get your knives sharpened, listen to live music, and eat dinner while your kids play on the playground!

Check out our full list of vendors at capeannfarmersmarket.org!

The Cape Ann Farmers Market accepts EBT/SNAP, WIC Coupons, Senior Farmers Market Coupons, and cash.

Free parking at Stage Fort Park during the market! Come enjoy the sun!CAFM2017

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HELP WITH THE HARBORWALK AND THANK YOU MAGGIE ROSA!!!

Would you like to help us spruce up the pollinator gardens at the HarborWalk? The wonderful Maggie Rosa called last week expressing interest in helping care for the garden. We had a nice walk through the HarborWalk and talked about weed versus wildflower. Maggie has already made a tremendous improvement. If you would like to volunteer, I’ll be at the HarborWalk on Sunday morning from 7am to 8:30, before the podcast, and happy to show anyone interested how to identify the wildflowers. Please feel free to comment in the comment section or email me at kimsmithdesigns@hotmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you.

Cape Ann Farmers Market

Every Thursday from 3:00 – 6:30 you can get the great veggies and merchandise at Stage Fort Park.

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One Hour at a Time Gang

Hello all:

Hope everyone is doing well. Saturday Clean will be at the Back Side of Wallace Pond.

Where to park, Essex Avenue at Fernald Lake Gate, across for Tally’s on Rte. 133
Time: 8:00
When: Saturday, June 10, 2017

Thanks all

Donna

Thursday night blues party with Danielle Miraglia 8:30pm @ The Rhumb Line 6.8.2017

Thursday at the Rummie sees the return of the magnificent Danielle Miraglia. The divine Miss D always gets everyone cranked up, flapping and working up a big appetite. You’ll see.

 

 

https://www.daniellem.com/

 

Tagging along is the Bobster,i.e. Bob Enik on guitar and the formidable Edd Scheer, on drums and vocals. Be there!!

 

40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-9732

http://www.therhumbline.com/

Wednesdays with Fly Amero ~ This week’s special guest: Allen Estes 7-10pm 6.7.2017

Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, June 7th – 7pm
Special Guest: ALLEN ESTES!


Cape Ann’s premier songwriter, Allen Estes is with us this
week. Multi-instrumentalist. Brilliant lyricist. One of our
most beloved cultural treasures. We hit at 7!

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Fly

Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen……now features Janet Brown with some new and healthy ideas!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
6/14 – Bill Gleason
6/21 – Quentin Callewaert
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂

Congratulations Topside Grill & Pub! Now serving great food, drinks and fun year round

Topside Grill & Pub, 50 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA (978) 281-1399

Topside Grill shut down January through April, but no longer! I asked restauranteur Doug Silva what it means to Topside Grill to have a year round liquor license awarded by the licensing board?

“First of all, we are very excited and feel pretty lucky to have been selected with all the choices.” Other businesses vying for the license included: Captain Carlo’s; Jasmine Garden Restaurant; Dennis Senecal for the former Espresso location; Simon Prudenzi for the former Dog Bar space; and Karma Liquors. You can read more about the process and see a map of all MA licenses on my earlier GMG post. 

“What does it mean to us? It means many things. We can stay open year round. We can hold on to our staff which will really help out with turnover. It’s great for our customers who come on a regular basis and won’t need to shift plans in the winter anymore. A year round schedule will stamp out any lingering seasonal perception that we cater solely to tourists. We’re all about local. We live downtown. We help downtown. We’re here for Gloucester and part of the community.” 

And?

“It’s been super nice to hear congratulations and feedback from everyone, and so so so nice to hear from the professional community, too.”

Anything else?

“We get to play with a year round cocktail menu, too.”

If you hadn’t heard, Doug is a master mixologist. What’s popular now? Topside Grill makes a delicious homemade artisan ginger beer–fresh ginger!— refreshing on its own or shoring up a signature Moscow Mule or Dark & Stormy.

Topside Grill serves a great menu selection of seafood and steak entrees, and creative daily specials. My kids love the appetizers and delicious homemade lasagna and chicken-eggplant Parmesan which are family recipes. They think Doug is so lucky because his mom could cook these, you know, probably after school. Anytime. Just like that.

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Topside Grill is part of the downtown cultural district and the Chamber. Doug serves on Gloucester’s Tourism Commission

In case you missed this sign in the background.

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