Thanks to my friend Michelle for sharing this beautiful video today.
Even on a cloudy day, feeling blessed

Arts Fest 2017 – Call to Artists

ARTS FEST APPLICATION FOR NEW EXHIBITORS – DEADLINE APRIL 2
Arts Fest • Saturday, June 17th • 10am-4pm on Cabot Street (Rain or Shine)
Arts Fest Beverly is a free outdoor festival that’s fun for the whole family – including over 150 juried fine artists and crafters, music and entertainment, kids’ activities, art-on-the-spot creations and local fresh food.
Calling all artists! Exhibitors who would like to apply for a 10’x10′ space on Cabot Street must complete the online application by April 2.
All details about the jury review process and space fee are in the online application. All artwork must be original and handcrafted by you. We are looking for new artists to join us at Arts Fest this year!
A limited selection of thoughtfully curated collections of vintage, upcycled, unique and specialty retail items will also be considered.
We encourage everyone who is interested to apply, the online application only takes a few minutes!
More details can be found on the Arts Fest website.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Save the date for our upcoming events!
June 15 – Arts Fest reception at the Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College
June 17 – Arts Fest on Cabot Street
July 29 – THE BLOCK downtown street party
August 12 – Bacon + Brew Fest at the Raymond J. Bourque Arena at Endicott College
September 16 – THE BLOCK downtown street party

“Does anyone realize if you complain about everything you complain about nothing?”- Barstool Big Cat
My sentiments exactly-
BREAKING NEWS – Sometimes Donald Trump Moves Water Glasses Around, Will Probably Be Stepping Down From The Presidency Soon
“Fucking wake up you dummies, not every thing is a thing. I seriously can’t stand either side of any political argument these days. It’s like everyone has lost their mind and everything has to be said in absolutes.”
Liz Frame This Wednesday 7pm @ The Rhumb Line 3.29.2017

Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, March 29th – 7pm
Special Guest: LIZ FRAME!

Wanna see a nice bit of sharp songwriting? Performance with
attitude? Wanna have some fun? Come see this week’s
incredible music guest, Liz Frame. A exquisite package! ~ 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 guests…
Bradley Royds
Toni Ann
Jon Butcher
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
A New Lobster Season Another Lobster Trap Tag
Gloucester Smiles-553
Smart Flower…Solar Power!
This awesome Smart Flower is taking solar energy to a whole new level. So cool. Call me a dork, but I could watch it in action all day long.



The Rabbit Masshole Audio Mashup Is The Funniest Thing I’ve Ever Seen
If this doesn’t tickle your plums then I probably wouldn’t enjoy your company for too long.
Colorectal Cancer on the Rise in Young Adults
Your Bridge to Health; Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind & Spirit
March is Colon-Rectal Cancer Awareness Month –
According to the American Cancer Society, “Thanks in part to improvements in screening, the rates of new colon and rectal cancer diagnoses have been falling in the United States for people ages 50 and older. But for people under 50, for whom routine screening is not recommended, rates seem to be increasing significantly,” especially among Generation Xers.
Prevention, Screening, Early Detection and Treatment of Colon-Rectal Cancer SAVES LIVES!
Talk to Your Doctor About Screening.
Signs of Colorectal Cancer can include changes in bowel movements and blood in the stool. But cancer of the colon and/or rectum (colorectal cancer) can begin without symptoms, which is why early screening is important. Pre-cancerous and benign polyps can be removed before they become cancer. While routine screening often begins at 50, screening for those…
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We’ve all got that friend…
GloucesterCast 221 With Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/28/17
GloucesterCast 221 With Kim Smith and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 3/28/17
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SLIPIN’ AND SLIDIN’
BOSTON CRITICS RECOGNIZE GSC FOR EIGHT IRNE AWARDS!!
Will Lyman in Israel Horovitz’s Man in Snow Photo by Gary Ng
Boston Critics Recognize Gloucester Stage Company’s 2016 Season
Non-Profit Theater Receives Eight IRNE Award Nominations
The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) recently announced the nominees for the 21st Annual IRNE Awards. Gloucester Stage Company received a total of eight nominations for the 2016 season. The IRNE Awards honor the best of the previous year’s actors, directors, designers and companies across the full spectrum of large, midsize and fringe theater companies in the New England area.
The nominations for Gloucester Stage’s 2016 season include two for Israel Horovitz’s Man in Snow: Best New Play and Best Lighting Design: Mark O’Maley; three for Deborah Zoe Laufer’s The Last Schwartz: Best Actress-Play–Midsize: Brianne Beatrice, Best Actor-Play-Midsize: Paul Melendy and Best Supporting Actress-Play-Midsize: Andrea Goldman; and three nominations for Peter Shaffer’sLettice and Lovage: Best Actress-Play–Midsize: Lindsay Crouse; Best Supporting Actress-Play-Midsize: Marya Lowry and Best Director-Play-Midsize: Benny Sato Ambush. In 2014 Gloucester resident and Academy Award nominee Lindsay Crouse won the IRNE Award forBest Actress-Play–Midsize for her performance in GSC’s 2013 production of Driving Miss Daisy directed by Benny Sato Ambush.Ms. Crouse returns to GSC in 2017 in the New England premiere of Lucy Prebble’s The Effect from June 16 through July 8.
The winners will be announced at the 21st Annual IRNE Awards to be held on Monday, April 24th, at 7:30 p.m. at the 1200 Hotel Ballroom (Holiday Inn) in Brookline, MA, just outside Kenmore Square. Tickets, as always, will be free, courtesy of the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE). They are soliciting donations to help cover expenses for the event. Donations can be made athttps://www.youcaring.com/irneawards-769410
The Gloucester Stage 2017 season opens on May 19 with John Kolvenbach’s Bank Job directed by GSC Artistic Director Robert Walsh and featuring Johnny Lee Davenport and Nael Nacer. For information about Gloucester Stage, or to purchase single tickets or subscription packages, call the Box Office at 978-281-4433 or visitwww.gloucesterstage.com.
Marya Lowry and Lindsay Crouse in Lettice and Lovage Photo by Kippy Goldfarb/Carolle Photography
CALL TO ARTISTS AND UPDATE FROM JUNI VANDYKE
Deadline for Applications: April 1, 2017
We are very proud to announce that the Art Loan @ Bass Rocks program has hit a milestone… its tenth anniversary year, in 2017!
As an artist-member of seARTS, you have the opportunity to exhibit and sell your artwork in the beautiful setting of the Bass Rocks Golf Club, where over 500 club members plus hundreds of visitors will attend club events, weddings, community group gatherings and functions. Now in its tenth year, this annual display/exhibition has been appreciated by countless viewers, generating sales, commissions and exposing our artist-members to a tremendous group of art enthusiasts. This unique partnership between the arts community and the club, made possible through the efforts of the seARTS team, creates an incredible connection to local arts. All seARTS members are invited to submit recent works, and all work will be juried in by an esteemed panel of judges, hand-picked by the seARTS board.
If your membership may have lapsed, or if you’d like to become a seARTS member, please take this opportunity to renew or to join when you send in your Art Loan @ Bass Rocks application.
Once again, an informative, enjoyable, beautiful opening reception will be held at the club (date TBA) that is free and open to invited guests as well as to the public. These receptions have always been tremendously well-attended, featured a panel of experts speaking on some aspect of making/selling/collecting/caring for art, and offer an opportunity for artists and patrons to meet and mix. This is a wonderful chance for the 20-40 selected participating artists to expose themselves and their work to a local, affluent, art loving crowd.
We hope that you will submit work to be included as part of this very successful program, especially in this milestone anniversary year! To find out more, please visit the seARTS website. For the 2017 application form, click here.
Busy duck day at the State Pier



The Rabbit Masshole Audio Mashup!!!
Manchester Historical Museum presents:
Charlotte Roberts:
A Retrospective 1973-2017
Manchester -by-the-Sea resident Charlotte Roberts is proud to exhibit a Retrospective of her work from 1973-2017 at the Manchester Historical Museum (MHM) located at 10 Union St., Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, 01944, Telephone 978-526-7230, www.manchesterhistoricalmuseum.org. The MHM is open to the public Tuesday through Friday 10 AM through 3 PM The Retrospective opened with a reception on March 14th and will remain at the MHM through April 7th 2017.
The Retrospective illustrates the progression and expanse of Roberts’ graphic design and fine art career. Works include her plain air paintings, studio work, small scale three-dimensional art, bookmaking and collage. Works featured are fine art printmaking, acrylic, watercolors, oil, and gouache paintings from Cape Ann and Cape Cod. The Retrospective includes blown glass vessels, hand-painted by Roberts and hand-blown by her son, John Wiedenman. Wiedenman’s career in glass blowing began at the Pilchuck Glass School in the state of Washington.
The recipient of numerous awards, Roberts has studied with Erma Wheeler, Celia Eldridge, Betty Lou Schlemm, Paul Ciaramataro, Zigmund Jankowski, Cynthia Packard, Ron Straka, Timothy Harney and Caleb Stone. Her present memberships include North Shore Arts Association, Rockport Art Association and Cape Ann Painters.

East Gloucester Elementary Spring Trivia Night – 3/29!
Support the East Gloucester Elementary School PTO
At Minglewood Tavern
Wednesday, March 29th
TOTALLY ’80S + THAT’S SO ’90S TRIVIA starts at 7 PM
classic trivia categories with a throwback theme
$5 per person to play
Plus, we’ll be raffling off awesome prizes like this gift basket from Harpoon Brewery:

It includes a Harpoon navy t-shirt, Harpoon IPA vest & hat, 4 Harpoon pint glasses, 4 can koozies, 4 bumper stickers & a 4 pack of Hoppy Adventure 16 oz cans – $125 value!
Trivia not your thing? You can still support the school just by dining out at Minglewood Tavern on 3/29, as a percentage of food sales from the entire evening (4-10 PM) will be donated to the EGS PTO.
Minglewood Tavern is located at 25 Rogers Street in Gloucester www.minglewoodtavern.com









