Aeolus String Quartet Family Concert

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The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present, in collaboration with Rockport Music, the Aeolus String Quartet.Enjoy a morning filled with music on Saturday, October 10 at 10:30 a.m. This program is free and open to the public. It is presented as part of a residency through Rockport Music’s Education and Outreach program with programs in both Rockport and Gloucester Public Schools. For more information please email info@capeannmuseum.org or call (978) 283-0455 x10.

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Winners of multiple awards and the Graduate Resident String Quartet at the Juilliard School, theAeolus String Quartetpromises an engaging one-hour program with excerpts of Haydn, Dvorák, and Ervin Schulhoff appropriate for all ages. The Quartet will introduce their instruments, the different roles they play and the different tools used by composers to make their quartet repertoire distinctive—all presented in a program that will cultivate a greater love for music and a deeper understanding of how a team can become greater than the sum of its parts.

 

Community Stuff 9/26/15

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Fellowship Soup: Saturdays 11:30am-1pm

From October thru April, (weather permitting), GUMC once again is opening it’s kitchen to the community.

  Located at 436 Washington St, GUMC offers free soup, bread, and dessert for all. 

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Parents Night Out

Drop of the kids at the Gloucester United Methodist Church and enjoy a night out. 

On Friday, October  9th from 5-8pm, kids will be busy doing Christian themed games, music and crafts and it’s free for all!  We serve supper so you don’t have to!

to register call the church at 978-281-1040

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Pillowcase Drive

The Gloucester United Methodist Church is holding a Pillowcase Drive for their mission, Little Dresses for Africa. Simple dresses are made out of pillow cases or fabric, and distributed through the orphanages, churches and schools in Africa and throughout the world.

We accept all sewing aid from bias tape, elastic, lace and thread. The pillowcase aid can be dropped of at the church and placed in the specially marked drop box, 

located by the ramp door. For more information contact Julie at 978-290-9312.

Thank you

Julie Kesterson


Hi Joey.  Could you please help publicize the next Theatre in the Pines production, Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”?  It will be performed at the Shalin Liu, opening on Thursday, October 1 and running through Sunday, October 4.  Show times are 7:30 PM on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 3 PM on Sunday.  Attached is a small version of their poster.  Thanks in advance. Peter


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Past The Breakwater – MUST VIEW Full Documentary About The Current State Of The Fishing Industry In Gloucester From Anthony Farenwald

LUMINESCENT SALPS IN THE HARBOR LIGHTS

Check out this super interesting and beautifully filmed salp life story video:

See E.J.’s previous post about salps here.

Capt. Dave Marciano Of the F/V Hard Merchandise

Capt. Dave Marciano signed autographs for his fans during a Wicked Tuna Photo Shoot at St Peter’s Square.

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What a weekend!

Summer might be over, but the hot Fall music season has just begun.

TONIGHT (FRI) you’ve just got to go see Sarah and the Wild Versatile at Minglewood.  Here they are at our gimmeLIVE summer concert featuring Boston’s Rising Stars at the Cabot.

TOMORROW (SAT) Cape Ann Symphony‘s musical feast featuring “The most descriptive sex music ever written” (more on that in this post).  Get tickets here.

SUNDAY Lanesville Music Festival, featuring some of Cape Ann’s finest musicians.  (More on that in this post.)  Donations accepted at the door.

Remember, you live in one of the most culturally rich areas in the country, so get off your couch, get out and soak in the area’s extraordinary live music — there’s no other experience like it!

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Live Smoking Porkcicles @CaptJoeLobster

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The butcher at East Gloucester Stop and Shop was kind enough to cut this pork loin into strips for me.

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Cut the coated pork strips in half and generously reapplied the Paul Prudhomme rub.

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Insert a sharp knife in the middle to make it easy to insert the popsicle stick.  Before removing the knife,  insert the popsicle stick using the knife as a guide.

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Set up the grill for offset smoking. Looking for 225-250 degrees.
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Be sure to soak your popsicle sticks in water for at least twenty minutes to get some moisture in them so they don’t burn up during the cook. I folded over a piece of tin foil and placed it under the popsicle sticks for a little insurance.

An hour in-
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When you get the bark you want, mop em with your favorite bar b que sauce on both sides-
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After a turn take em off and eat em hot!
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6th Annual Charles Olson Lecture: Michael McClure

Lecture and Readings by Michael McClure

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present, in collaboration with the Gloucester Writers Center and Charles Olson Society, author Michael McClure as this year’s Charles Olson Annual lecturer. The 6th annual lecture will be held Saturday, October 3 at 1:00p.m.This program is free and open to the public. A book singing will follow. McClure’s book can be purchased at The Bookstore of Gloucester. For more information please email info@capeannmuseum.org or call (978) 283-0455 x10.

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In 1954, poet Robert Duncan introduced Michael McClure to poet Charles Olson’s influential manifesto,Projective Verse. McClure’s lecture, entitledThe Greatness of Olson will include a discussion about his relationship to Olson, as well as readings from McClure’s most recent work.

 

 

It’s 2015 Gran Prix of Gloucester Weekend!!!!

If you’ve never gone you’re missing out.  It’s a true spectacle.

For all the details check out the awesome website- http://www.gpgloucester.com/

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Gran Prix of Gloucester Day One Course Map

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“The Two Little Kids Fighting Like Lucic”

Hanging out with Bob Sweeney the other day as he presented a sweet check to the Gloucester Education Foundation and listening about where he was off to next, made me take pause and appreciate (again) just how much these incredibly dedicated organizations do to help positively impact communities in their “fan nations.”  I’ve climbed onto my soap box many times to recall the hours and countless nights (often several right in a row) that the high-ups in the Red Sox front office spent making appearances, offering large donations, and simply being in attendance to show their support to so many diverse charities, groups, schools, etc. during the years that I had an inside view.  Organizations such as the Red Sox Foundation, the Bruins Foundation, and the Patriots Charitable Foundation do more than many people may ever guess to give back and help make a difference.

Ok, done.  On that note, being in Bob Sweeney’s presence also reminded me of a fantastic day my boys spent skating on the ice at the TD Bank Garden.  Bob and the Bruins Foundation put on quite an event and made the boys and all other guests feel like little VIPs.  The best part, however, is the proud Mother moment that I got watching the video below a few days later.  While the boys flash by and make several appearances in the Bruins short video…. second 50 is where I have to stop and think, “Super.”  After watching the same video, Thatcher said, “The Ice Girl thinks we’re cute.”  Super, again.

If you have a 1:55 seconds of spare time…take a peak.

http://video.bruins.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=499909

Here’s Thatch dropping gloves with Lyndon Byers…totally a good sport.

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2015 Good Morning Gloucester Gloucester MA Preliminary Election Poll

Comments on this post are disabled. This is strictly a poll and any comments endorsing one candidate or another on this post will not be posted.

Your votes in our poll are however, greatly appreciated

Absentee voting is now open at the clerk’s office during normal business hours. Voting will close on Monday September 28th at 12 NOON.


Election Dates for 2015

Preliminary Election: September 29, 2015
Municipal Election:    November 3, 2015

Candidates Listed In Random Order


Sefatia Romeo Theken 2015 Gloucester MA Mayoral Election Video

Video produced by Rick Moore- http://www.msonewsports.com/

To View Other Candidate submissions- https://2015gloucestermaelection.wordpress.com/

An Offer To All #GloucesterMA Election Candidates:
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As you all know we don’t take political stances here or endorse candidates but what I’d like to offer is an invitation for any candidate that is running for office in Gloucester to submit a video explaining why they think they are best suited for the position they are running for. The easiest way to do this would be to upload the video to YouTube.

The videos will be released once and placed on GMG at 7PM on the following night that they are received. If more than one video is submitted to me at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com then the first one that is submitted will be aired the following evening at 7PM and the next one submitted will be posted the following evening at 7PM. There will be a link in each candidates post containing their video to goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com which will have all previously submitted candidate’s videos.

Once they are submitted they will be added to https://2015gloucestermaelection.wordpress.com/ where all the videos will be available for viewing at any time on the same page.

In the title of the video it should list the candidate’s name- position they are running for and the words “GMG submission”.

As always the GMG politics disclaimer- any post on these pages containing a candidate does not imply an endorsement for any candidate. Comments on www.goodmorninggloucester.com for these video submissions on the blog will be turned off for these posts as well.

Hopefully this will serve to help candidates get their message across.

Good luck and thank you to all that participate in the process for the love of Gloucester and making it better.

 

Three Visions of Gloucester

Peter Vincent, Jeff Weaver and Don Gorvett in a new show at the Cape Ann Museum

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announce the opening of their latest exhibition, Vincent, Weaver, Gorvett: Gloucester, Three Visions on Saturday, October 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. The opening reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition will remain on view through February 28, 2016.
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During the early 1970s, the lives of Weaver, Gorvett and Vincent converged in Gloucester. They had each studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and for a time, Don Gorvett and Jeff Weaver shared studio space in an apartment building on the Fort; Peter, who lived in Rockport, was a frequent visitor. For each artist, Gloucester’s hardscrabble working waterfront was the attraction. Struggling to recover from the ravages of urban renewal, while at the same time weathering the slow steady demise of the city’s fishing industry, Gloucester Harbor in the early 1970s was a gold mine for the three artists.

Today, Jeff Weaver maintains a studio in Gloucester. After painting signs and murals in the 1990s, he turned his focus to watercolor and oil. Jeff can frequently be seen around town, brush and palette in hand, looking to capture the particular flavor of the city he calls home. Don Gorvett currently lives and works in Portsmouth, NH, having maintained a studio in Gloucester for many years. Don excels at the exacting art of reduction wood block printing and is a dedicated teacher. Peter Vincent, who passed away in 2012, secured a solid reputation as one of New England’s most well regarded marine artists. In 1986 he was honored with the coveted Mystic Invitational Award for excellence in painting.

Related Programs
Saturday, November 7 at 9:30 a.m.
The Art & Life of Peter Vincent: A Gallery Talk with Eoin Vincent

Saturday, November 14 at 9:30 a.m.
Jeff Weaver Gallery Talk

Saturday, December 19 at 10:00 a.m.
Don Gorvett Gallery Talk

Saturday, January 23 at 2:00 p.m.
A Conversation with Eoin Vincent, Jeff Weaver and Don Gorvett

These programs are free for Museum members / $10 nonmembers (includes admission). Space is limited, reservations required: (978) 283-0455 x10 or info@capeannmuseum.org. Updates and details at capeannmuseum.org.

Backyard Growers Harvesting at Veterans Memorial School

Lisa Smith submits, “Fall is here and it is time to harvest the crops. The Backyard Growers have gardens at all of the Gloucester schools where they mentor the students on how to grow vegetables from seed. Here they are harvesting at Veteran’s Memorial School with the students.”