THE OLD FOLKS NOVICE ACOUSTIC JAM is looking for

After more than two years of weekly jam sessions, this collection of aging amateur acoustic musician wannabes is reaching out to others who are similarly situated. Join us at 7PM on Wednesdays at Cape Ann Giclee , 20 Maplewood Ave., Gloucester. We are laid back (or, perhaps, unconscious), non-judgmental, folks who simply like to sing and play acoustic instruments and learn from each other as we select songs to play from an eclectic and large repertoire of compositions of previously recognizable tunes. Our tastes range from The Carter Family to Woody Guthrie to Levon Helm to The Beetles and The Grateful Dead.Join us as we take the best of these artists and turn their work into sometimes barely recognizable mutations, having a great deal of fun in the process.

For more info:

Marty <mabl64@comcast.net>

James<james@capeanngiclee.com>

   
  Tonight”s Event 5-8  #50 Enon Street Rt1A across the street from “Not Your Average Joes!”  

    
    
    
 

Art Supplies and other stuff Yard Sale

Saturday, November 14, 9am to 1pm, rain or shine

34 Mt. Pleasant Ave, Gloucester MA

• ·      Stretched primed canvas many sizes
• ·      Aluminum watercolor easel
• ·      Full-size Julian French field easel with luggage wheels and backpack
• ·      Half-box Italian French type easel
• ·      Oil paint brushes, some new, all OK, various sizes
• ·      Tubes of oil paint
• ·      Wood frames in various sizes
• ·      New black Neilson frames in various sizes with hardware
• ·      Variety of other frames
• ·      Collage materials
• ·      Transparent card boxes for A7 size cards
• ·      Shadow boxes
• ·      Acrylic paint
• ·      Drawing supplies
• ·      Cotton duck canvas roll
• ·      Clear Holiday ornament balls to fill or paint
• ·      Art books and magazines
• ·      Typesetters box
• ·      Old window frame with lots of panes
• ·      Variety of pre-cut mats new and used
• ·      Misc. photography equipment
• ·      Almost new 7 ¼”, 2.3 HP Skil Saw
• ·      Strobe lights
• ·      Digital and film point and shoot cameras
• ·      Tripods
• ·      And much more

978-290-2639 for more info

Took Mom for a hot fudge sundae at Friendly’s over the weekend, and came out in time to catch this beautiful sky and view.  Better than the sundae, and calorie free.

E.J. Lefavour

Spring 2016 AAU Try-outs: MCW Starz

Anyone who knows basketball, knows Michael Carter-Williams.  If you have somehow missed the ride….allow me to catch you up….  Home grown local basketball icon, turned Syracuse Orange star, drafted 11th overall in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, 2014 NBA Rookie of the Year, and now Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard.  What is cooler than even all of that, is that he grew up attending and then coaching a basketball camp started by his own amazingly talented mother and step-father.  Now, your daughter can have the opportunity to play for the MCW Starz Team. Talk about a not-to-miss experience.

Check out this great video where Michael Carter-Williams, the Milwaukee Bucks Point Guard, talks about his family-run MCW Starz Basketball Camp

ATTENTION ALL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYERS 4TH-11TH GRADE.

This past spring was the first MCW STARZ AAU Season. They had 11 players on the 11th grade elite team and all 8 juniors (3 were 10th graders) are going on to play basketball in college 5 scholarships, 1 Ivy league and 2 will play at D3 great academic schools!

They attended exposure events that showcased their players at the right level!

This fall they added two teams and this spring they would like 1 team for every grade, 4th-11th.

Tryouts this SUNDAY!  A Fantastic Opportunity for players!  

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.

Pick #1:  The Sal Grasso Memorial Tournament

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.

Pick #2:  Neverland Theatre’s Production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

The Neverland Theatre Company always does a fantastic job!

Click HERE for more information!

Pick #3:  Wee Secret Home Making at Ravenswood

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