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google map of MA Cultural Districts From Cat Ryan
Hi Joey,
Here’s a google map of the towns in Massachusetts with cultural districts designated by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as of 2014. Besides Gloucester, Barnstable now has 2 cultural districts.
If you’re traveling in MA–or anywhere across the US that has cultural district designations–they’re a good place to investigate ahead of time for planning.
The summer Butterflies exhibit at the Berkshire Museum that includes Kim Smith’s work is nearby 5 western ma cultural districts and ideally situated for visiting Tanglewood or whatever Berkshire art and trail you envision.
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Anninversary Dinner at The Franklin
I recently listed The Franklin in my top 5 most favorite places to dine on the North Shore, during a Gloucester Podcast, with Brother Joey and Nichole Schrafft. It truly is one of my favorite places to dine. The atmosphere is hip, cozy, clean, comfortable, and private. Their wait staff is always on point with outstanding service, and clear knowledge of what components make up each gourmet dish creatively pieced together by their talented chefs in the kitchen. The Franklin chefs have clearly mastered the art of cleverly paring textures and flavors of seasonal ingredients, perfectly together. They wow my taste buds every time we dine there.
Yesterday my Husband Barry and I Celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary at The Franklin Restaurant on Main Street in Gloucester Ma. Last night’s anniversary dinner started with Crisp Iceberg, Apple Wood Smoked Bacon, Tomato, Blue Cheese Dressing, and Grilled Lamb Chops, with Arugula, Fennel & Bell Pepper Salad. The lamb chops were cooked to perfection, and the Arugula Salad was tossed in tasty light dressing that complemented the grilled chops nicely. Our Entrée’s for the evening were both OUTSTANDING! My husband selected Soy Chile Glazed Salmon, Scallion Twice Fried Rice, and I selected the House Made Mushroom Ravioli, Tomato, Lemon, & Asparagus Sauce, Parmigianino. The mushroom filling was “OFF THE CHART DELICIOUS”… I mean INCREDIBLE…OMG GOOD! For dessert, we shared a Banana Bread Pudding with Vanilla bean Ice cream & Hot Fudge Sauce… It was heavenly… not overly sweet…but perfectly Sweet! We should have ordered two!
The entire Franklin staff goes the extra mile to make a pleasurable dining experience for all their patrons. If you’re planning to visit Gloucester this summer, I highly recommend dining at The Franklin… and if your server happens to be “Joe”…tell him Sista Felicia said hi, and sent you in to be wowed! He has been my server numerous times, and I think he is by far one of the best servers in our beautiful city! I can wait to go back for seconds…
lll
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Open House and BBQ at the Magnolia Fire Station July 5th
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Lobster Cove, 1916
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Gloucester Gig Rowers Getting After It In The Fog!
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Thursday June 5th , 2014 Cape Ann Weather..
Marine Forecast
Thu SE winds around 5 kt…becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Thu Night N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Today’s Forecast …
3 Words …… Wet , Fog , Cloudy…
Tonight few showers lows in the 50’s highs 55-65°
Hourly Forecast
Extended Forecast..
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Community Stuff 6/5/14
Gloucester Area Astronomy Club event June 13
The theme of the June 13 meeting of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club is “Come to a star party this year!”
What is a star party! How should one behave? What can we expect? When is the next one?
We’ll talk about star party etiquette, what you can expect to see, and we’ll let you know what’s coming up. For starters, we’ll talk about our Sun Day party on the boulevard, at the fisherman statue, from 5 to 9 on Sunday June 22, and our first Halibut Point star party from dusk to 10:00 on the 27th, with more to come later in the summer. And this year we’ve got a new star party to talk about, just a short drive away in Maine.
The main event at the June meeting will be a colorful and entertaining presentation by GAACster Dwight M. Lanpher on the upcoming 6th annual Acadia Night Sky Festival, held in Maine’s Acadia National Park at the end of September. Maine, luckily, still offers a relatively close really dark sky, and the festival Dwight will speak to us about is getting to be a major east coast event. We’re really looking forward to a fun and informative evening, and hope to see you there. Bring a friend, this is going to be a good time!
GAAC meets at 8:00 on the second Friday of the month at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Ave. Parking is free, and there are no dues or fees; it won’t cost you anything to come to a GAAC meeting, ever.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
SHOW YOU CARE EVENT
Saturday, June 14, 2014, 9 a.m. – 12 Noon, Five Corners, Rockport.
Sponsored by Rockport Police Department and Rockport Council on Aging. Please join anytime from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon.
All are welcome. Feel free to bring your business, organization or a hand-made banner or sign.
“Each year, hundred of thousands of elders are abused, neglected and exploited. Unfortunately, no one is immune.
It occurs in every demographic and can happen to anyone; a family member, neighbor or even you.”
For further information about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, please contact Roger Lesch at 978-546-1212, ext. 13
rleschrockportpd.org
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A Serious Load Of Gear…
Two Truck and Trailer Loads From Here-
To Here-
210 Traps At Once #Kablammie!
Off To Set Traps…
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GMR and Schooner Adventure happenings
Hi Joey,
The Gloucester Marine Railway is a busy place these days. Everyone is busy getting their boats ready now that
we have some warm weather. The tug Towline is being painted. The Ardelle came out on Monday and was
powerwashed, Harold Burnham expects her to go back in Wed morning at high tide, about 5 a.m. The Adventure’s crew are
very busy painting, caulking, and replacing the outer section of the stem. Geoff Deckenbach expects her to go
back in on Wed evenings high tide, about 5 p.m. The Adventure will motor over to the Harbor Loop which she will make
her new home by the Maritime Museum. Meanwhile, the Phyllis A’s team is raring to go with her restoration, we are awaiting
word on when she can come up into dry dock. Workers pictured include Geoff, Manny from GMR, John Miles, Tony Finnociarro,
Sarah Tuvim, Katherine Richmond of KR Painting all on the Adventure, and Doug Parson’s with the Phyllis A. Michael Bergman
stopped by. He is very anxious to get back onboard to continue working on making the rat’s rails (ladder like structure up to the
top of the masts).
Mary Barker
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Ginormous Moth and Live Butterflies at the Berkshire Museum!
In the above Vine from the Berkshire Museum exhibit “Butterflies,” you can catch a glimpse of the ginormous Attacus atlas, the world’s largest moth. Atlas Moths are found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia and are common across the Malay archipelago. The female Atlas Moth, which is appreciably larger than the male, may have a wingspan of up to ten inches-imagine, nearly a foot! Attacus atlas is a member of the Saturn Family of moths, as are the North American Luna and Cecropia Moths. For comparison sake, our gorgeous Cecropia Moth has a wingspan of up to six inches.
Images courtesy of wikicommons
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Wine Tasting at Savour Wine and Cheese
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Fed Up to Benefit the Cape Ann Food pantry
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Two Cranes High Above the Harbor
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Schooner Adventure Makes It’s Way Over To Maritime Gloucester
Continue reading “Schooner Adventure Makes It’s Way Over To Maritime Gloucester”
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BREAKING NEWS: Stage Fort Park Trolley Shuttle is BACK!
We just got word from Bob Ryan at CATA that, since the Blynman Bridge weight restriction has been lifted, he was able to scramble and get the Stage Fort Park Trolley Shuttle up and running starting on June 21! See the trolley schedule here. This is excellent news for everyone who drives in Gloucester during summer weekends because it means fewer cars — as well as anyone who benefits from tourists coming to Gloucester (which is just about everybody who lives and/or works here as I explain in this post).
Way to go Bob!
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Summer days
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Happy Birthday Richard
Richard Rosenfeld is a great and generous friend and neighbor to all on Rocky Neck – an author, historian, benefactor of the Cultural Center and patron of the arts, fun loving Mug Up competition judge and winner, and all around good guy.
Happy Birthday Richard from all of us here on Rocky Neck and beyond who know and love you. We hope your day is filled with wonderful surprises and well wishes.
E.J. Lefavour
http://www.hobbithousestudio.com
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Get your Gloucester Stage Membership before June 12 and enter to WIN!
This just in from Heidi Dallin of Gloucester Stage. Check it out — and don’t miss this year’s musical Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.
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Alicia DeWolfe Chimes In On Surfside Pizza…
Hey Joey,
Based on your recommendation everyone at work grabbed something different from Surf Side Sub.
Here’s my “out of this world” Melanzane pizza!
Alicia DeWolfe
Good Morning Gloucester 