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Happy Thanksgiving!

Pick #1:  

Gloucester’s Annual Santa Parade and Tree Lighting.

Sunday, November 29th

Parade Leaves the State Fish Pier at 3:00 and heads to Kent Circle.  Tree Lighting takes place at approximately 4:30

Pick #2:  

Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops

This annual concert has become a joyful holiday tradition as the orchestra is joined by the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus to perform many holiday favorites including an audience sing-along. Wendy Betts, Choral Director.

 

While Sunday’s show is sold out, there are still tickets available for Saturday’s  8:00 pm concert.

Go Here to Reserve Yours Before it is Too Late

Pick #3:  

Santa On Stage at the Larcom Theatre

Enjoy a magical 90 minute Christmas program with your child at Beverly’s fully-restored, historic Larcom Theatre!

• Multi-media presentation of The Night Before Christmas narrated byDavid Bull (Le Grand David)
• Christmas songs by Allen Estes & Sing-along with Allen & Santa’s Elves
• Special appearance by Santa
• Perfectly lit Photo Op with your child and Santa together on stage. (Premium seats meet Santa first)
• Each child gets a stocking filled with a FREE GIFT.
  PLUS a Gingerbread Cookie from Topsfield Bake Shop!

Please go to GimmeLive.com to Purchase Tickets and Read More

Gloucester Downtown
Catch Up…Sharing 12 Items.

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Gloucester Downtown Catch Up…Sharing 12 Items

Hello my fellow business partners…
Your Gloucester Downtown Association has been busy putting together promotions for the 2015 Christmas Season.  I want to share with you 12 items you need to know to have a successful season.  So let us start.

1. November 21 – The $1500 Shopping Spree is in effect.  Make sure you give your customers a coupon with purchase.  The Drawing will be on December 20.
2. November 27 – Black Friday, participating stores are asked to open early and and have some Wicked Good Specials.
3. November 28 – Small Business Saturday…shop local!
4. November 29 – The 34th annual Christmas Parade kicks off at 3 pm and will march though Main Street to the tree lighting ceremony at Kent Circle.
5. December 3 – 5 to 10 pm is the 42nd Ladies Night.  Main Street business will be offering refreshments, special discounts and a whole lot of fun. 
6. December 10 – 5 – 10 pm 2nd Annual Employee Night
7. December 12 – Middle Street Walk
8. Letters to Santa – We are looking for a few key locations to distribute blank letters to Santa  which will be given to Santa by children on December 12 and a winner will be chosen for a $100 gift certificate to Toodeloos.  Let me know if you want to help distribute Santa’s Letters. 
9. December 12 – 12-5 pm Friends and Family Night December 12 – Santa will be at the La Tractoria Restaurant Function Hall from 12-4 pm.  Santa will be there to meet children, give out a treats and be available to take photos.  Thank you Jane Fonzo for letting our Santa use the building for the afternoon.
10. December 17 – 40th Men’s Night
11. December 20 – Shopping Spree Drawing
12. Downtown is now done up for Christmas, thank you to the City of Gloucester for making the decorations possible through the Downtown Development Commission.  Good job making the city festive for the Holidays.  Thank you also to Ringo Tarr and family for making the Kent Circle Christmas tree a realty.  A hearty salute to Art Haven for putting together the downtown Lobster trap Tree .

So here you have it, plenty events going on, we are ready to start our selling season.

Priva  is staying on campus for Thanksgiving, so we were forced to visit her at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The sacrifices grandparents are forced to make.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

No-Bake Cranberry Velvet Pie

No-Bake Cranberry Velvet Pie
Ingredients
1 6oz. Graham Cracker Pie Crust
1 8 oz. Cream Cheese; at room temperature
1 14 oz. Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Step-by-Step
1 combine all ingredients in bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment; mix on medium-low speed 1 minute
2 pour creamy mixture into pie crust cover with Pie Crust clear lid; freeze 6 hours
3 remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving
4 serve with dollop of fresh whipped cream

After a four year hiatus the former champ who had been far removed from society is fired up and ready to reclaim his former glory in the GMG Farm Bar and Grille Hot Wing Challenge.

After four years off the circuit the only question remains- Does the Former Champ still have the will and desire to push through and take home another victory?

Only Time Will Tell!