Sales Tax Holiday Weekend
No sales tax on Saturday, August 15th and August 16th, 2015.
Great opportunity to shop local.
Gov. Charlie Baker approves dates for 2015 Massachusetts sales tax holiday
Lighthouse Cruise: Circumnavigate Cape Ann by boat to view historic lighthouses
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to offer a lighthouse cruise with Harbor Tours of Cape Ann on Saturday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m. For this trip, a Museum docent will be on board to answer questions and provide insight into the history and culture of Cape Ann. $25 members. $35 nonmembers. Advance tickets required. Please call (978)283-0455 x10 or email info@capeannmuseum.org for more information.
Enjoy the history and beauty of Cape Ann’s coast – up close! Presented by Cape Ann’s longest-running sightseeing company, you’ll get views of the Cape you can’t reach by car – or on any other boat trip! Bring your camera – you’ll see historic lighthouses, Gloucester’s fishing fleet, lobstermen, drawbridges, islands, and Cape Ann’s spectacular natural beauty. Learn about some of the names of famous artists and poets that spent time here painting and writing. Hear about the great granite industry that flourished here for many years.
Restrooms, snacks and drinks are available on board. Trip length is approximately 2-1/2 hours.
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It’s a Boston Cream Cupcake Kinda Morning @ Sista Felicia’s Kitchen!
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You’re Off to Great Places! Oh the Places You’ll Go…
…With your Fairy Dog Ma.
Take a snooze in the AC, like Jelli Bean, after a day full of Fun…
Romp on the Beach like Tango…
Or cuddle down for the night with, your bud, Paco’s closest companion…
Oh the Places You’ll Go when you have Jen Nicol as your Fairy Dog Ma!
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Saturday Clean Up
Good Morning all:
Hope everyone is doing well.
Clean Gloucester and The One Hour at a Time Gang will be cleaning:
Where: Good Harbor Beach: Foot bridge side
When: Saturday, August 15
Time: 8:00 AM
See all there,
Thank you all
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Joey C’s Latest Gloucester Waterfront Series Now Available On Canvas or Print At www.capeanngiclee.com
You can order any of these in canvas or print at Cape Ann Giclee click here- http://www.capeanngicleeshop.com/photography-1vkisq57boly/categories/joey-ciaramataro
If you don’t see the particular photo you’d like from the set above, contact James At Cape Ann Giclee & he can add it
Contact James or Anna with any questions at – info@capeanngiclee.com or 978-546-7070
Sunrise at The Dock
Storm Comin’
Calico
Cripple Cove
Holy Mackerel
Iced In
Offloading
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Overindulgence?
So, this happened a few weeks ago at The Studio.
And it was delicious.
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Community Stuff 8/12/15
Live Creature Presentation at the Sawyer Free Library!
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August 15th Downtown Gloucester Block Party Is This saturday Night!
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As a fan of Both Apple and Android Products I Can Unequivocally State That Apple’s Lightning Cable Connectors>Micro USB Connectors
I have yet to have a micro USB cable that didn’t eventually loosen up over time , not make a connection or fail. Never had a single issue with a lightning cable.
In this department Apple wins and it’s not even close.
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MONARCH BUTTERFLY EGG BONANZA!
Nancy’s Milkweed Field
Ninety-nine thank yous to Nancy Lutts of Salem who responded to my plea for Monarch butterfly eggs. She follows both GMG and my blog and emailed immediately after reading the posts. Nancy has the most amazing farm and fields located along the Danvers River. She and her family have been farming the land for decades. Nancy invited me to come and collect eggs. She had been to one of my lectures, but you hardly get to know people at the programs so it was a delight to meet her and super fun to peruse her fields for eggs while chatting and sharing butterfly info. 
Interestingly, Nancy’s plow wasn’t working as well as usual, so the mowing of her fields, which usually takes place in early summer, happened later than usual. Good thing! The two-inch tall emerging milkweed shoots were the females’ preference. This goes to a topic that is often brought up in the lectures that I give and one of the most frequently asked questions, “When is the best time of year to plow my fields?” I recommend plowing in early fall, well after the monarchs have emerged from their chrysalides and headed to Mexico. Although, the very, very best practice for the pollinators is to mow half a field annually, alternating from one side of the field to the other every other year. This allows for the pollinators to complete their life cycle within a two year time frame. The single greatest threat to Monarchs, as well as all bees and butterflies, is habitat destruction in the United States, whether it be from Monsanto’s Roundup or from mismanagement and loss of fields and meadows. 
Nancy has a truly fabulous butterfly and hummingbird garden that I’ll be back to photograph on a sunnier day. 
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Kamishibai Lady Storytelling New Summer Schedule
Abi’s Art Studio in Lanesville
1078 Washington St. 01930
Wednesdays @ 10:30
August 12, 19 & 26
*Kamishibai is a fun storytelling experience from Japan for kids ages 3-10.
At Abi’s Art Studio we tell stories, play games and create our own
Kamishibai Stories to take home and share with friends and family.
Parents can drop-off or stay and play with us, $12 a visit.
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On Golden Ponds
Barbara and I are just back from several days with our family in the Adirondacks. We hiked, kayaked, canoed, sang, ate and drank (a little).
Here is a short video of one of our kayak excursions. We explored two remote lakes; Osgood Pond and Deer River Flow, both in northern Franklin County, not far from the Canadian border.
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The Phyllis A
On Saturday went over the Marine Railways at Rocky Neck. Bill Cox took me around with regards to the Phyllis A. If you have a chance take a ride over and take a look.
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Opening Reception: Photography Show ~ by Land, Sea and Sky
Opening Reception: Thursday August 13, 2015, 5-8pm. Cape Ann Giclee, 20 Maplewood Ave, Gloucester, MA 
Please join us for the 4 person photography show “by Land, Sea, and Sky” August 6 – 30, 2015. Photographic works by Merlyn Caswell-Mackey, David Fernandes, Law Hamilton, and Ricardo Marnoto will be featured. Check out the facebook event page for more info.
20 Maplewood Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 546-7070 • info@capeanngiclee.com • www.capeanngiclee.com
James Eves, owner of Cape Ann Giclée, Fine Art Printing and Gallery, is GMG’s Arts Enthusiast and the Calendar Guy. To submit arts related press releases, photos of arts events or any arts related posts email: james@capeanngiclee.com.
To add an event to the GMG Cape Ann Calendar go here to see how to submit events.
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Sista Felicia Shops “The Cave” for Next Weeks GMG Wine Tasting Cruise Aboard the Thomas E. Lannon
Do You Have Your Ticktes Reserved Yet?
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Dead Fish in the Middle of the Road
Dead fish in the middle of the road
dead fish in the middle of the road
and it’s stinkin’ to high Heaven.
It was actually in the middle of someone’s driveway. I couldn’t help but wonder how long it had been there and how it ended up there in the first place.
E.J. Lefavour
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Sail away on the Schooner Ardelle to the world of Fitz Henry Lane
Sunset Tours of Gloucester Harbor
Sail away on the Schooner Ardelle to the world of Fitz Henry Lane
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (August 4, 2015) – The Cape Ann Museum, in partnership with Maritime Gloucester, is pleased to offer a narrated tour of Gloucester Harbor aboard the Schooner Ardelle on Wednesday, August 12 at 6:00 p.m. The cost for the Fitz Henry Lane Sunset Harbor Cruise is $30 for Museum members; $45 for nonmembers. Space is limited; reservations required. For more information please call (978) 281-0470 or visit maritimegloucester.org. This program will also be offered on August 12.
The newly renovated Cape Ann Museum celebrates the art, history and culture of Cape Ann – a region with a rich and varied culture of nationally significant historical, industrial and artistic achievement. The Museum’s collections include fine art from the 19th century to the present, artifacts from the fishing & maritime and granite quarrying industries, textiles, furniture, a library/archives, and two historic houses. For a detailed media fact sheet please visit www.capeannmuseum.org/press.
The Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $10.00 adults, $8.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Youth (under 18) and Museum members are free. For more information please call: (978)283-0455 x10. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org.
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The Jon Butcher Axis w/ Special Guest Cliff Eberhardt Together again for the first time! Saturday 8:00pm 8.15.2015
8pm
(doors open at 7pm)
The Cabot
286 Cabot Street
Beverly, MA 01915
AIR CONDITIONED
If you haven’t seen them then you’re in for a wicked good treat..
I got to catch the last show “Jon Butcher Axis Experience” and it totally blew my mind….
Part of the buzz…This guy is f’n amazing..it’s like Jimi Hendrix reincarnated….let me tell this person does not toss compliments around lightly…
Brought to you by GimmeLive, Vickie & Peter Van Ness
Get tickets here > http://gimmelive.com/Axis.cfm
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Music Around Town ~ August 11 – 16, 2015
Click photo for music info
Good Morning Gloucester 