Plum Cove Sunset ~ a timelapse
It was so nice to get out of work last night and head down to Plum Cove beach for some dinner and a sunset with friends. Last night I took the lazy way out and just set up my camera and put it on time-lapse while we sat and relaxed with a beautiful view! Enjoy!
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Spoon Making/Wood Carving Classes With David Calvo
Triple the Mass. Sales Tax Savings At landry and Arcari- August 9 to 13
Triple the Mass. Sales Tax Savings – August 9 to 13
Remember the Mass. tax-free weekend? Well, it’s not happening this year. But Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting refuses to let you down! Shop August 9th thru August 13th, and Landry & Arcari will discount your purchase TRIPLE the amount of the Massachusetts sales tax! That’s right, save TRIPLE the Mass. sales tax on all of our handmade rugs and select carpeting in our Salem, Framingham and Boston showrooms. So enjoy triple the sales tax savings on the finest rugs in New England August 9th thru August 13th!
Consumers purchasing at any of our three showroom locations (Salem, Framingham, and Boston MA) will receive an 18.75% promotional discount on their handmade rugs and select carpeting subject to the following terms and conditions:
- Offer not available on labor and/or installation charges.
- Orders must be paid in full when the order is written to qualify for the 18.75% promotional discount.
- Offer cannot be combined with any other offer, including the Karastan SmartStrand All-Pet Protection and Warranty Rebate.
- Offer cannot be used on previous sales, redeemed for cash, and has no cash value.
- Sarkin Rugs are not included
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Goodnight, Bluefin Blowout
See you all in the morning. Day #2 of weigh-ins. Go catch some fish.
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Live From the Bluefin Blowout
Big happenings here at Cape Ann’s Marina Resort and Mile Marker 1.
The Bluefin Blowout is under way and promises a weekend full of fun!
Come have a great time and support an even greater cause. This year the tournament is donating funds to The Alzheimer’s Foundation.
See the full calendar of events and read more about the organizers, sponsors, and history at the link below.
We have our first fish!
Congratulations to Captain James Dolan and his crew! Shark Bait has officially weighed in the first fish of this year’s tournament.
A beautiful 485 pound and 95 inch bluefin tuna!
Email them here sharkbaitcharters@gmail.com
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STUNNING HONEYMOON HEART BARGELLO QUILT HANDMADE BY RENATA GREENE
Friend Nubar writes, “Hi Kim, Thought you might be interested in this story for GMG. Our friend and neighbor, Renata Greene made a quilt. She was in a fabric store in Auburn, MA and asked if they wanted to see it. They loved it, took a picture of it and posted it on their FB page. The numbers are astounding: more than 1.4 people reached, 6.3k likes/wows/loves, 973 comments and 17,000 shares. Here’s the picture they posted and a photo of the quilt itself.”
Additionally, Renata is selling images of the quilt printed on tote bags, t-shirts, cell phone cases, coffee cups, and more. The proceeds from the sales will go towards helping her son and his fiancee go to Scotland for their honeymoon! Go here to order your Honeymoon Heart Bargello Images
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Science All Around Us with Collin Keegan Update
An educational series created by and starring an ambitious young boy who has an extraordinary vision.
Created by
We’d like to thank all of you once again for your support of this project. While we did meet the initial objectives of the Kickstarter campaign – to create a finished Pilot for the series, develop a strong presence on social media, and pitch the Pilot coast to coast, there have yet to be any offers to pick up the program from traditional broadcast outlets. It was received with great interest (including a possible appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show), and as some of you know from the SAAU Facebook page, it received third place at the Red Shed Film Festival in Rockport, MA.
Nubar and his production company, Walker Creek Media (WCM), have been in touch with a producer who loves this project and believes it can be a success. Based on his advice and his own success with non-traditional media, WCM has created the first episode of Science All Around Us, which will be available for sale online as a Video On Demand (VOD). The idea here is to build a measureable audience…..10,000-30,000 downloads…. at $2.99 each. This is not simply about money, but about demonstrating to advertisers the strength and commitment of the audience for the series. The funds for the next episode will come from a monthly fee from advertisers on the SAAU website. (As an example, the producer mentioned above has a show on YouTube about woodworking with 30,000 subscribers and generates a daily average of $1324 from advertisers.) To view Science All Around Us Episode 1 click here.
Meanwhile, Collin has continued to be buoyed by all the support and interest and has moved forward on several other avenues. He has maintained his interest in science, providing a weekly Science public announcement for his school this year. He has participated in the science fairs each year – doing some really creative research and exciting other students with hands-on activities on sound and the science behind 3-D images, started his own computer company Coltch Computing and learned to fly a plane. He’s also been invited to be the student keynote speaker at the MassCue in October of 2016 at Gillette Stadium, a conference for “computer use in education.” And this is the short list of what he’s doing.
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Sidewalk Bazaar Pix
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Reflections from Magnolia Pier
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Trio in Rio and other Olympic stories to watch and remember
Olympics open tonight
With Rio’s challenging current events and Olympic travails, I thought Mashable did a good job on this Olympics round-up:
Mashable Olympic highlights
Sailing fans
There’s at least one person from Gloucester in Rio for the Olympics in an official capacity. I know this because I read Nick Curcuru’s interesting article from today’s Gloucester Daily Times: Ben Richardson Heading to Rio as US Sailing Olympic Committee Chairman
Remember to toast James Brendan Connolly
I wrote about the very first Olympic winner in 1500 years having a Massachusetts and Gloucester connection, author James Brendan Connolly. Connolly won two gold medals in the Athens Olympics in 1896: Before he was a Harvard spurner, a Veteran, a Gloucester Master Mariner, a sea tales chronicler and beloved writer, James Connolly was one of 14 American athletes to compete in the international Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece, 1896.
I wonder about other Olympic athletes with Gloucester ties.
Will you watch any Rio events? cue GMG poll
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The Annisquam Village Players, Beauty and the Beast
AVP Announces 2016 SHOW
Beauty and the Beast
Performances: August 9-14, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets are now on sale!
For more information please follow the link below.
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This Weekend in the Arts
CAPE ANN SISTERHOOD EXHIBIT AT
NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION
AUGUST 5 – SEPTEMBER 18, 2016
OPENING RECEPTION – FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
From August 5th to September 18th, the Cape Ann Sisterhood will be presenting an exhibit of paintings at North Shore Arts Association, 11 Pirates Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930 (tel, 978-283-1857) Open weekdays and Saturdays, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sundays noon to 5:00 pm.
The OPENING RECEPTION will take place on Friday, August 5th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Public is invited to attend.
A Visual Feast:
A multi-media, juried exhibition of contemporary works by 28 artists chosen by Juror, Ellen Wineberg ~ August 4-Sept 11, 2016
Artists Reception and Juror Awards:
Saturday, August 6, 5:00-7:00 PM
Closing Reception and Viewer’s Choice Award:
Sunday, September 11, 4:00-6:00 PM
The Rocky Neck Art Colony is pleased to present “A Visual Feast” a multi-media, juried exhibition of contemporary works by 28 artists chosen by Juror, Ellen Wineberg. Their work will grace the gallery walls of the architecturally historic Cultural Center for six weeks beginning August 4 and continue through September 11, 2016. The public is invited to meet the artists at the Opening Reception on Saturday, August 6, 5:00-7:00 PM and to vote for a favored artist who could receive the “Viewer’s Choice Award” at the closing reception on Sunday, September 11, 4:00-6:00 PM.
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday, 12:00-6:00 PM
Fitz Henry Lane Walking Tours
at the Cape Ann Museum
Get your art fix outside.
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present its new and improved Fitz Henry Lane walking tour, Fitz Henry Lane: On Foot and Online, on Saturday, August 6 at 10:00a.m.
Experience 19th century Gloucester history as this tour leads you through the neighborhoods and waterfront that inspired the artwork of native son Fitz Henry Lane. Learn how Lane rose from modest beginnings in the pre-civil war era to worldwide recognition as a marine painter and why, even today, numerous artists journey to Cape Ann to capture its unusual light, first immortalized by Lane.
Old House Doctor
Have your house questions answered by our experts!
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present a day with historic house and garden experts on Saturday, August 6 from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. at the Museum’s White-Ellery House. This program is offered in conjunction with the exhibition, Design/Build: The Drawings of Phillips & Holloran, Architects (on view at the Cape Ann Museum through October 9, 2016) and in collaboration with Historic New England.
Preservation experts at this drop-in event will answer questions about preventive maintenance, researching an old house, identifying architectural styles, creating historic gardens and choosing paint colors that enhance historic houses. Visitors are invited to bring photos or images of their homes along with their questions to share with the “Old House Doctors.” The White-Ellery House (1710), maintained and operated by the Cape Ann Museum, will be open to the public during this event.
A $10 donation is suggested. For more information, please call (978)283-0455 x10 or email info@capeannmuseum.org.
The White-Ellery House(1710), located at 245 Washington Street in Gloucester, MA is owned and operated by the Cape Ann Museum.
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Sunday August 7 – Cape Ann Big Band at Stage Fort Park
2016 Summer Concert Series
Stage Fort Park, Hough Ave., Gloucester, MA
Sunday, August 7th
Sunday, August 7th
Cape Ann Big Band at 7pm
The Cape Ann Big Band, Directed by Carlos Menezes, appears in concert on Sunday, August 7, at 7pm at the Antonio Gentile Bandstand, Stage Fort Park, Hough Avenue, Gloucester MA. This outstanding local big band delivers a great evening of Big-Band Jazz, Swing and Ballads.
This concert is sponsored by Institution for Savings
The concert is free to the public. Parking is free and the venue and rest rooms are wheelchair-accessible. Bring a blanket or chair and perhaps picnic dinner.
The rain date is Wednesday, August 10. For further information please visit DavidLBenjamin.com or call 978-281-0543
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Gloucester: Dancing in the street Aug 13 and
Dancers from American Travelling Morrice perform twice August 13th- once at St. Peter’s (2:30pm) and later Harbor Loop (6:15pm). They’re on their 41st tour which you’ll read on as you wander; this poster I snapped was displayed at Jalapenos. I wonder who created the woodcut? I also wondered if multi-talented Rose Sheehan, Cape Ann Contra Dance, was involved. Yes. And her son Colin de la Barre (another name befitting a pursuit!) Gloucester Daily Times has the story.
You might fill your Aug. 13th dance card. Whether audience or participant, one could make it a daylong celebration of beauty, sport and nature. Not 41 years, but pretty darn close, the Celebrate the Clean Harbor Swimis 38 years young and scheduled earlier that morning. Reminds me: check the GMG calendar for options. Every weekend in Gloucester is like First Night. A few of the other special events planned for August 13: Cape Ann Museum has a walking tour and White Ellery contemporary installation. Cape Ann Community Cinema features two films. Gloucester Stage has a live theater show for kids in the morning and 2 shows for Songs For A New World (one is pay what you wish).
I bet you can reel off a few of the chart topping rock groups circa late 1970s. Who knew that there was a 1979 American folk dance held in St. Ann’s parish hall? The dances were started by Patricia and Norris Marston who hoped to build interest for regular square dances in Gloucester and perhaps raise funds to hire bands. One night Roger Whynott was a featured caller. On another evening it was Charlie Webster calling out folk, square and contra. – Gloucester Daily Times
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Grandsons with Gloucester’s Finest at Thurs Sideway Bazaar
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Visitors from Germany (Deutschland)
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Gloucester Smiles-320
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Horizon glow at Lighthouse Beach
The colors last night after the sun set were more than photos could capture and the horizon just seemed to glow. Here is my view last night from Lighthouse beach.
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Bearskin Neck Country Store
I have always been a huge fan of General Stores. Rockport’s is certainly no exception.
Good Morning Gloucester 