My View of Life on the Dock
Present, Gloucester’s pop-up holiday craft store, had its grand opening on Sunday. Here is a time lapse video I made.
Present is the perfect place for hand-made holiday gifts. It is located at 120 Main Street this year, and is open every day until Christmas Eve. Hours are Monday-Saturday 10-5, and Sunday 12-5.
Disclaimer….. my 1st pick is totally selfish…which I rarely (if ever) do in my “Pick’s Posts”. So, come watch my son and many, many fantastic members of the absolutely fabulous Cape Ann Youth Hockey Program play hockey.
Cape Ann Youth Hockey will proudly welcome teams from Westmount, Quebec, Canada to play a weekend long tournament at the Dorothy Talbot Memorial Rink at O’Malley.
Come show some Cape Ann Pride and support these boys and girls! It would be so great to see the stands full. Shameless plug… Thatcher’s team, Mite 1 (last year’s Valley League Champions) kicks off the tournament at 4:50 on Friday.
The Neverland Theatre Company always does a fantastic job!
Click HERE for more information!
Using only all natural materials found on the forest floor, create your own secret home. Elves, gnomes or fairies will love them! Even our littlest wildlife friends will enjoy checking out your wee secret home. Wear your faery frock and dance along the children’s trail with wee secret homes!
Head to the Trustees Website HERE to read more!
Please see our friends at North Shore Kid for a more comprehensive list of activities
Cape Ann Wellness, Health and Fitness News-
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Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind and Spirit
Lung Cancer Affects Non-Smokers as Well as Smokers
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 80% of the cases of lung cancer deaths are linked to smoking cigarettes; that leaves 20% not linked to smoking.
Cigarette Smoking Remains the # 1 Cause of Lung Cancer.
Smoking is the #1 Cause of PREVENTABLE Death.
STOP SMOKING
According to a report by the American Cancer Society (written by Stacey Simon,October 30th 2015,) “as many as 20% of the people who die from lung cancer in the United States every year do not smoke…
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November Artists Natalie Daley (left) and Kay Carpenter (right) pictured with Juni Van Dyke Director of the Rose Baker Art Program
Watercolor artists Natalie Daley and Kay Carpenter are the November artists of the month at the Rose Baker Senior Center. Each month Juni Van Dyke, Director of the Art Program at the Senior Center selects one or two artists to honor with a show of their works. The works are displayed in the main lobby of the Senior Center and can be viewed weekdays from 9am to 4pm. We hope you will stop by to enjoy the works of Natalie and Kay.
It’s that time of year again, friends and families! Our ONLINE AUCTION through biddingforgood.com is OPEN! Museum memberships, sports tickets, spa treatments, jewelry, restaurant cards and so much more!! Check it out, bid and pass it on! Last bids will be accepted December 6th by 6 pm! When you participate in our online auction, you are helping our school continue to offer affordable tuition and financial assistance to ensure that ALL families in our community have access to the unique and rewarding educational experience we provide! THANK YOU! http://www.biddingforgood.com/epds 
Temple Ahavat
COCONUT MACAROONS! A Delicious Temple Ahavat Achim Fundraiser! 
THE PERFECT GIFT for family, friends, hostess and teacher gifts… or keep them for yourself! *** COCONUT MACAROONS (6 plain and 6 chocolate) – $15 for 12 macaroons *** Made in the TAA kosher kitchen with 100% all-natural kosher ingredients: coconut, pure cane sugar, ground almonds, egg whites, pure vanilla extract, salt. Chocolate macaroons also include chocolate and cocoa. The macaroons are parve and gluten-free! MACAROONS CAN BE – PICKED UP (ready at the Temple beginning Wednesday, December 9th) – DELIVERED (local Cape Ann towns only) – OR SHIPPED ($6/per package, continental US only) PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER AND PAYMENT NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd!! We accept cash, checks (payable to “TAA”) or credit cards (call Natalia at (978) 281-0739 with your credit card information)!
Hanukkah Party 
Saturday, December 12th at 6 pm Join us for candle lighting, dairy supper cooked by Abe Baron and crew, and enjoy the music of the Temple band! Bring your Hanukkah menorah – we will light the candles together. This event is open to TAA members of all ages, including kids! Suggested donation – $5/person $10/family. Please CLICK HERE to RSVP!
Tuesday, December 8th at 6 pm 
Please join us on Tuesday, December 8th at 6 pm as we light our famous Lobster Trap Hanukkiah! There will be signing, dancing and latkes. Everyone is welcome! This event is free of charge.
Come on Saturday, November 14th to share a Shabbat lunch and participate in Torah study with the community! Please RSVP if you would like to attend the lunch. We will also be dedicating a plaque in memory and in honor of Josh Horowitz. Shabbat services begin at 9 am Lunch at 11:15 am Suggested donation to cover the cost of lunch: $8 members, $15 non-members
What is a Monarch Butterfly explosion? The butterflies migrate to Mexico to keep from freezing to death in northern climates. The air is cool and moist in the trans-Mexican volcanic mountains, cool enough to keep them inactive and in a state of sexual immaturity, called diapause, but not so cold that they will freeze. As spring approaches and the Earth’s temperature begins to rise, the butterflies sleeping in the oyamel fir forests need to get out of the hot sun. Millions explode from the trees, drink water from nearby mountain streams, and move to a cooler, shadier spot on the mountain.
I hope you’ll come join our program Thursday night at 7pm at the Sawyer Free Library. We’ll be talking all things Monarchs including the current status of the butterfly’s migration, habitat destruction here in our own community, and most importantly, ways in which we can all help the Monarch possibly survive the warming of the earth.
We will be premiering the trailer for my forthcoming film about the Monarchs, too (also titled Beauty on the Wing). I hope to see you there!
For more information, visit the Programs page of my website and the Sawyer Free Library Facebook page.
The skies have been amazing lately.
E.J. Lefavour
Jordan (# 1)co-captain of Curry playing in next to last game for his college in spectacular quadruple overtime loss at Endicott last Saturday. Jordan played his usual outstanding game carrying the ball an unbelievable 35 (or more) times for some very tough yardage.
Just left the pool at Cape Ann’s Marina Resort and discovered this sight. Wow. Christmas is really coming.
On Wednesday November 11, Ken Bonfield & Steve Davison will rekindle their national touring under the banner, Artistry of the Guitar. For those used to the in-the-round shows Bonfield has presented in the past, this will be a bit different. As in most Artistry of the Guitar shows the two will each have a solo set lasting approximately 30 minutes, and that will be followed by 30 minutes of duets. The duets are a bit of a change and something audiences have been asking for since the very beginning. The music will be far ranging, from Celtic to Classical, Blues, Folk, Country, and include some good ol’ Travis thumbstyle fingerpicking. And as always they will be played on some amazing instruments; Bonfield’s Alan Carruth 11-string harp guitar and baritone guitar, and Davison’s Tony Yamamoto 12-string or his Sheldon Schwartz Oracle.
In this 90 minute workshop the guitarists will cover topics every guitarist should know; how to tune a guitar, how and when to change strings, how to properly hold the guitar, how to hold a pick, as well as discuss basic chord theory, and proper right and left hand technique. There will be plenty of time for Q & A. Bring a guitar, pencil, notepad and an open mind.
Last October, Gloucester’s Henri Smith chatted with Allen Toussaint in Allen’s dressing room at Berklee Performance Center. Check out Allen’s reaction to Henri’s song. Plus you’ll LOVE what Allen says about Amadee Castenell! You can see Henri and Amadee along with award-winning trumpeter Stanton Davis (who performed with Henri at Celebrate Gloucester) on December 5 right down the road at Beverly’s fully-restored, acoustically magical Larcom Theatre. Tickets available here.
As we honor those who give their lives in defense of our freedom, we thought we’d share perhaps the most eloquent account ever written by a soldier of what compels him to serve.
Wednesdays at the Rhumb Line
This week…
Lobster Roll w/French Fries for two – $22. (while they last)
Wednesday, November 11th – 7pm
Special Guest: ALLEN ESTES!
Allen Estes has quietly-but-firmly held his tenure as Cape
Ann’s strongest original music artist for over three-and-a-half
decades under our very noses. His profound and loving lyrical
tributes to the local fishing community alone will surely stand
the test of time for generations to come. Allen has already
placed a personal stamp on our culture that will last forever.
To my definition, this is the true measure of success for us all. ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
Chick Marston
Mary Lou Lord
Jon Butcher
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
With Christmas around the cornor I thought I share a multi functional gift idea for all the beach loves on your Christmas list!
Good Morning All:
Saturday’s Clean Up
Where: Pavilion Beach and St. Peter’s Parking lot
Time: 8:00 – 9:00
When: Saturday, November 14, 2015
Please bring gloves, etc.
I have my grandchildren so will not be there. If anyone needs bags can bring them to you today.
Stay warm and dry and thank a Veteran
Hey there Joe,
Wanted to let you know the Plant Shack will be kicking off it’s holiday season of “Pop Up” events this Saturday. We are planning on hosting events every weekend with different local artist’s through the end of December.
This Saturday, Kara, of Needle and Knot, www.needleandknot.com, will be bring her amazing woven wall hangings and intricate macrame’s, and will be also be taking custom orders. Please join us at the Shack, 186 East Main Street, from 11am-6pm, be there or be square!
I’m what you call a Velcro dog. I love to be with my owner! Chinese Crested dogs were bred for Therapy dogs so we love to be with our family all of the time. I would love nothing more than to eat, sleep and breathe you. I love to snuggle under the covers of your bed, ride in the passenger seat of your car and sit on your lap while you watch T.V. but I hate going in a crate! I am a Special needs adoption because I have severe skin acne and will need weekly scrubs and bathes with special shampoos to get my skin back looking the way it should. Know and love my breed? Have time for a special guy who will be loyal and true? Stop by the shelter to meet me or one of my furrier friends!
Visit www.capeannanimalaid.org for more information about Stewie and all the other animals waiting for homes here at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter.
Good Morning Gloucester 