Visit old Mother Hubbard at the Gloucester Dog Park
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They call her “Queen of the Blues” ~ Toni Lynn Washington Joins The Dave Sag’s Blues Party 8:30pm @ The Rhumb Line 6.16.2016
Dave says,
The bases are loaded this Thursday as I Welcome Ms. Toni Lynn Washington to the Rhumb Line stage. A veritable living legend in the Boston area, Ms. T is sure to have your Adam’s apple bobbing with delight. I know she’ll hit it out of the park, too, with such luminaries as Mr. Mike DiBari, the mentalist of the blues, on catarrh, and Mr. Steve Bankuti,the drummer whose line is always busy!
It’s her first time here in town, so come early and stay late! You’ll be quizzed on this next week!
40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-9732
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One Hour at a Time Gang Clean up
Good morning kids:
Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine.
This Saturday:
When: Saturday, June 18, 2016
Where: Rock Neck Parking Lot
Time: 8:00 – 9:00
Please bring gloves.
Thanks kids
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Cemeteries and playgrounds for all the new old open spaces
New playground ideas land at BSA
You may have been reading about Design Museum Boston‘s exhibit because there has been so much advance press and articles about play. The show opened last week at the Boston Society of Architects venue and will be on view all summer. I’m not sold on the term ‘playscapes’ but I’ll definitely see this exhibit. I’m expecting plans and ideas rather than actual playground equipment. There’s a party favor: a playground passport your kids can leave with as they head out to play for real in Boston parks.
A trending topic the show may cover is the idea of opening up all those schoolyard playgrounds for use by the community when the schools aren’t using them– at night, off days and hours. Here’s a recent article making the rounds from the Atlantic Monthly magazine and the trailer from the documentary The Land.
A cemetery budget is no walk in the park (and neither is a cemetery)
Swinging wildly through the stages of life: historic cemeteries, ‘gardens with graves’, are inspiring multi use discussion of a different sort. Cemeteries established in the 1800’s were rolling landscapes, beautifully designed to welcome the general public. Massachusetts’ first one:
“Mt. Auburn is more like a park than a crypt. It is 175 acres of winding paths, dignified trees, whispery breezes, and shimmering lakes. The land, called “Stone’s Wood,” used to be beloved by Harvard students as the perfect place to take respite from the bustle of 19th-century life, and the Cemetery was created in 1831 to ensure that the growing cities of Cambridge and Watertown would not envelop the forest’s beauty. The founders were successful in their efforts.” read more from this Harvard Crimson article.
In Gloucester, renewed attention for care in several cemeteries is under way. Sign up for the Oak Grove cemetery tour June 25th or July 2 to learn more about one of our own ‘Mt. Auburns by the sea’. The tours will be led by Courtney Richardson.
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Gabriel on Dry Dock and a Gloucester Smile
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Road trip – first stop Lobsta Land
We are headed “Off the Island” for an extra long weekend with our “Goombas” up to the Bar Harbor/Acadia area. First stop of the road trip is to fuel up for the 5 1/2 drive at Lobsta Land!
Eggs Bene, banana walnut french toast and a veggie omelet!
Peaceful morning view of the marsh
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2016 St. Peter’s Fiesta Novena Night 2 & 3 Photo Gallery!
My apologies for the delay post of photos from Tuesday evenings St. Peter’s Rosary. Simply the result of forgetting my camera Tuesday evening, and a hectic past few days….Enjoy!
Faces Of the Rosary Night 2
Voices from the women at the head table (night 2),who lead the rosary nightly
Sista Felicia’s Italian Flag Cookies!
Novena Coffee Time Night 2
Faces Of the Rosary Night 3
Novena Coffee Time Night 3
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Nichole’s Picks 6/18 + 6/19
Pick #1: Father’s Day Weekend Campout at the Crane’s Estate with REI.
Read all about it HERE For Trustees members only…so sign up now if you haven’t already.
Adult $45 and Child $25. Registration Required
Spend an adventure-filled weekend camping at the Crane Estate! Our special site in the Pine Grove is an ideal location for both experienced campers and first-timers. This overnight includes a choice of optional programs and activities on Saturday afternoon, which may include a Great Marsh Creek Walk, a Dune Hike through the Crane Wildlife Refuge, a Guided Kayak Paddle in Essex Bay, or a Scavenger Hunt for the little ones. Of course you are also free to simply lounge on the beach, or explore the property on your own. Bring a bag lunch for Saturday. REI will teach us how to make a delicious, nutritious camp out supper – and we’ll follow that with s’mores around the campfire on Saturday night. A light breakfast will be provided on Sunday morning. After you pack up on Sunday morning, you are welcome to spend Sunday afternoon at the beach (parking in the lot by the Barn only).
Pick #2: Connors Farm Strawberry Festival, Danvers
Always a favorite kick-off to summer!
READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE AND PURCHASE ADVANCED TICKETS IF YOU’D LIKE
Saturday, June 18, 2016 – 9am to 6pm (Rain date Sunday, June 19, 2016)
$7.95 Admission per Person, 2 and under are free.
(A Portion of the Proceeds Benefit Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana Farber)
Note: Everyone must pay the $7.95 fee for entrance to pick your own and all festivities
Activities Included with $7.95 admission: The Boston Rockabilly Band LIVE from Noon to 4pm, Jumping Pillow, Farm Animals, Hayrides, Cow Train, Grain Train, Duck Races, Pedal Carts & more!
Additional charge for: Food, Our Famous Strawberry Shortcake, BBQ Food, Pick Your Own Strawberries, Pony Rides, Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate and Face Painting.
Pick #3: Arts Fest Beverly
Saturday, June 18th, 2016 10am-4pm on Cabot Street
NEW – Arts Fest is expanding – Cabot St will be closed from Judson to Bow St
Rain or Shine
Join us at Arts Fest on Saturday, June 18th from 10am-4pm. New this year, Arts Fest has expanded to include one more block of Cabot Street. Artist tents will be set up all the way from Judson Street to Bow Street. For fourteen years, Arts Fest has brought fine artisans and crafters downtown for a free festival that attracts thousands of shoppers and visitors. Artist tents will be set up with jewelry, clothing, furniture, paintings, photographs, pottery and more for sale. The free event also showcases live painting and local performers. There is plenty of fun for the whole family!
Pick #4: Family Fishing Festival at Endicott Park, Danvers
Saturday, June 18th @ 10:00 a.m.
This festival is cosponsored by the MassWildlife Angler Education Program and Danvers Recreation. This is a non-competitive, family friendly, learn to fish event. Bring your fishing equipment, or borrow ours – limited equipment and bait will be provided. This is a free event; however, all visitors are subject to a $1 resident vehicle or $3 non-resident vehicle user fee. Open to the public. For more information, please contact Christine Dean at (978) 774-6518 or Jim Lagacy at (508) 389-6309 or jim.lagacy@state.ma.us.
As always, for a more comprehensive list of family activities, please visit our friends at North Shore Kid.
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BREAKING NEWS: CAPE ANN TV’S ERICH ARCHER WINS A NEW ENGLAND EMMY FOR “ON THE WATERFRONT!!”
Congratulations to Cape Ann TV’s Executive Director Erich Archer for Winning an Emmy at the New England Emmy Awards!
See the award winning episode here
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Beauport Hotel’s Walls Celebrate Gloucester’s Heritage – F/V Linda B.
Nina Goodick reflects on a painting by Robert C. Gruppé of her grandfather’s boat “The Linda B.” hanging in the Hotel.
Also see posts spotlighting Nina and her pottery at Ceramic Festival .
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Tonno Restaurant – Special Soft Opening
Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and guests attend Tonno’s special soft opening.
Tonno Restaurant’s Official Opening is this Friday June 17th 2016
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Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board Listings For 6/16/16
Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board
Joey C ~
A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.
The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com
To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.
Seacoast 10k July 16th
ALL WELCOME WATERMARK LAUNCH THURSDAY@Maritime Gloucester
Image ~ June 15, 2016 ~ maritimegloucesterprograms
Brunch at Beauport
June 15, 2016 ~ Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House
Brunch at Beauport
Thursday, June 30, 10:00 – Noon
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, 75 Eastern Point Boulevard, Gloucester, Mass.
Beauport Brunch 2016 – both dates
$40 Historic New England members, $50 nonmembers
Bring friends and family to an elegant morning brunch on the Beauport terrace overlooking Gloucester Harbor. Catered by “beach gourmet catering” from Gloucester, the brunch includes assorted quiche, fresh fruit, croissants, sticky buns, and mimosas. A tour of the house is offered after brunch. Sunhats are recommended. Rain date: Thursday, July 7.
Registration is required. Please call 978-283-0800 for more information. Purchase tickets now.
Upcoming Ribbon Cutting Events!
The Chamber has some exciting ribbon cuttings coming up on Cape Ann. We’ll be at 7th Wave Restaurant, Tonno Restaurant and The Brass Monkey with our big scissors and ribbon! We invite you all to join!
The Chamber will hold a Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Tonno Restaurant at 2 Main Street in Gloucester on Friday, June 17, 2016 at 3:00 PM. The ribbon cutting will celebrate the grand opening of the restaurant.
Later that night, June 17 at 7:00 PM, we’ll be in at 7 Tuna Wharf in Rockport for a Ribbon Cutting ceremony at 7th Wave Restaurant . The ribbon cutting will celebrate the grand re-opening and of the restaurant and New Concept Menu under new owners, Natasha Kahn and Zac Tran.
The Brass Monkey is having a grand opening celebration at 85 Main Street in Gloucester on Monday, June 20, 2015 at 5:00 PM. Their newly renovated space is open for business with an eclectic mix of goods.
We are excited about all three of these new ventures on Cape Ann. Join us to celebrate!
International Dory Races 2016
NOTICE
Schedule of Events for June Races 2016
Thursday, June 16th, 6:30 pm – Canadian Reception
At: St. Peter’s Club
*All committee members are welcome to attend and greet the Canadian rowers.
Saturday, June 18th, 10 am – International Dory Races
Versus Nova Scotia, Canada
At: Jodrey State Fish Pier
*Open to the public.
Saturday, June 18th, 1 pm – Awards Banquet
At: Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
*All committee members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Thank You!
Your International Dory Committee’s Board of Directors
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Gloucester to Lisbon Solar Voyager back on track!!
Solar-Voyager yesterday morning woke up and one of the two solar panel output’s showed zero output. Redundancy kicked in and yesterday’s travels were heading to Lisbon but last night’s drift occurred earlier because half the juice was made during the day.
But either the connection wiggled back closed or they rebooted it last night because both solar panels are making juice this morning!! Onward to Portugal!
Click here for map and click dots for info. The dashboard on the bottom fo the map also has good info.
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PLAYTIME STORIES OPENS FOR 2016 SEASON ON JUNE 18
Gloucester Stage Presents Live Theater Performances for Young Audiences
Gloucester Stage Company proudly launches the 2016 season of Playtime Stories, an engaging combination of children’s stories, live performances and interactive events for ages 3 and older, onSaturday, June 18 at 10 am at Gloucester Stage, 267, East Main Street, Gloucester. Playtime Stories offers young children the unique opportunity to experience the fun and magic of live theater as they watch their favorite books come to life onstage. Following the performance audience members will be invited to join the Playtime Stories Company in fun and interactive workshops relating to the story. Each Saturday the Playtime Stories Company, consisting of members of Gloucester Stage’s apprentice company, veteran Youth Acting Workshop students and special guest narrators. The company performs a children’s story against the backdrop of the story’s illustrations followed by a weekly series of dynamic interactive events related to the story. According Youth Acting Workshop Director and Teacher Heidi Dallin, “We had a great response to the Playtime Stories program last summer. It is a terrific way for YAW to reach out to younger audiences to spark their excitement in live performance. Many of the veteran YAW students in the Playtime Stories Company have been involved in the YAW program since they were 5 years old and now they will inspire the next generation of YAW students!” Each week Playtime Stories explores different stories ranging from classic fairy tales to new stories to works by local authors. The books for June 18 are the classic Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends: Thomas Goes Fishing, Based on The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry and The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch. Upcoming books to be read and performed by the Playtime Stories Company include The Three Little Pigs and The Little Red Hen on June 25; Curious George and Little Bunny Foo Foo on July 9. Other Stories planned for July include Virginia Lee Burton’s Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Rumpelstiltskin, and the Dr. Seuss classics, The Lorax and What Pet Should I Get? All Playtime Story performances are held at 10 am at Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Admission is $5. For more information, call the Gloucester Stage Box Office at 978-281-4433 or visitwww.gloucesterstage.com
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World Class Yoga Teacher Nicki Doane Coming to Gloucester!
More Cape Ann Health, Fitness and Wellness News-
http://www.capeannwellness.com
We’re honored to be hosting a teacher who we consider to be one of the greatest living yoga teachers to our home town. What makes her great? Well, for one – if she read this she’d probably take umbrage at the fact that we’re calling her one of the greatest living yoga teachers. But that’s part of what makes Nicki great.
As students and teachers of this practice, and now owners of a studio – Elizabeth and I make a sincere point of going and taking class and learning from the best. Most of the time it’s pretty good, sometimes it would have been better to save the money and the trip, and even more rarely than that – it exceeds every expectation. Without fail – that’s what you get from Nicki Doane.
There’s no smoke and mirrors and you won’t learn how to do a fancy handstand or…
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Tonno- Ridiculous.
Must visit. Must Order The Pork Chop. Yes the pork chop. Don’t ask questions. Just do as I Say and thank me later.
Tonno-Ridiculous . There, I said it again.
Tuna Tar Tar.
Hale Construction Crew and Steve Corbett of Corbett Electric – The Crew That Put This Beautiful Place Together
Madame Mayor and Anthony
The Pork Chop-
The Ribeye-
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SUPER FUN GLOUCESTER HARBOR TOUR WITH CAPTAIN STEVE DOUGLAS!
Thank you to Mayor Romeo Theken, Pauline Bresnahan, and Captain Steve Douglass for a super fun tour of Gloucester Harbor this morning. A tour of Gloucester’s harbor aboard the M/V Lady Gillian is a fantastic way to experience the waterfront. It’s actually a shuttle and costs only ten dollars for an adult ticket, children are five dollars, and kids under six ride for free. You can take the round trip, which takes about an hour, or you can ride between destinations, all day long. The Water Shuttle connects Gloucester’s two cultural districts, Harbortown and Rocky Neck, with points of arrival and departure at Maritime Gloucester, The Gloucester House Restaurant, Saint Peter’s Town Landing, and more. Visit the Harbor Tours website here for a map, hours of operation, and tour schedule.
Mayor Romeo Theken, Pauline Bresnahan, Rosaria Gaimbanco Floyd, Marianne Giambanco Pacquette, Grace Numerosi, Nina Goodick, Rosalie Favazza, Pierina LoContro, Rosa Palazollo, Geriann Palazolla, Donna Ardizonni, Manny Simoes, Kathy Santuccio, Susan Canning, and Roseanne Cody
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The last photo in the gallery shows the new handicapped ramp at Pavillion Beach, given by Beauport Hotel
Captain Dave Marciano’s Hard Merchandise
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Bacheler Civil War coat : a case for a case?
Charles and George King write,
“Hey everybody,
The coat is with the textile conservator and they’re working on it and it’s going great! A magazine about the Civil War is publishing some news about this special Gloucester coat and restoration. We will share that as soon as it’s published. In the meantime, we have a display case to decide on!
As a reminder, we hope that the coat will be shown 3D which poses some problems. For instance it makes any display case bigger and therefore more expensive. Before we make a decision we’d like the public to weigh in.
We have three options. All of them include the coat standing up on a special form from the restorer, a secure Gloucester High School location, and a stand design big enough to support the coat and show it off.
1)We can place the coat in the huge, already made display case in the Gloucester High School currently filled with trophies and an old poster. The JROTC case needs to be de-cluttered and rearranged and the lighting switched out.
Pros: inexpensive and easy
Cons: You can not walk around the coat. (However we could install a mirror behind it.) 
2)We can put the coat in a 5 sided display case (1/4″ plexi) on a pedestal out in the open in the Gloucester High School. The wood shop could also make a cabinet for underneath the pedestal Pros: you can walk around the coat Cons: more expensive than option 1 (estimates from a museum and gallery supplier start at $2000) 
3)Same as option (2), with some first class benefits that may offer more climate control
Pros: Special access door, special linen wrapped aluminum base, 3/8″ plexi
Cons: Pricey as estimates (from a museum and gallery supplier) with crating and shipping were more than $5000.
Conservation vs. good enough?
Because some of the estimates are as much money as the restoration, we are considering all the pros and cons and want to hear from the supporters.
On the one hand, we think it’s a shame to repair the coat and chance going through this for nothing. On the other hand, these estimates are more than it costs for kids to go to camp this summer.
We ask: is there a case for such a case?
Please email us your vote for 1), 2), or 3) or any comments or questions you have.
We hope to reach as many residents as possible, especially kids.
We wish nd Jane Enos will ask the Cape Ann Beacon readers, Mr. Lamont will ask the Gloucester Daily Times readers, and Kim will ask Good Morning Gloucester, and Caroline will ask in the High School,and Jule will ask Bay State Banner readers –even though we’ve asked so much already. “
Sincerely
Charles and George King
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Biker Bench
Good Morning Gloucester 