Joe Thomas & Memory Layne on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes tonight

Posted on by Vickie & Peter
Memory Layne (L) and Joe Thomas of Giuseppe's
Memory Layne (L) and Joe Thomas on the Local Music Seen set
photo Sheila Roberts Orlando

Giuseppe’s gets it.  They know how to blend food and music into an entertaining evening out for all ages.

Earlier this year they partnered with T Max, editor of The Noise Magazine to feature local singers and songwriters in what became a very popular Singer – Songwriter Shuffle.

Beginning tonight at 6:30pm, Giuseppe’s owners, Joe Thomas and Memory Layne are Allen’s guests on his Cape Ann TV show Local Music Seen with Allen Estes on cable channel 12.  The show airs again on Friday at 1pm, and Sunday at 6pm.  For all of you FOBs, who don’t live in Gloucester, you can now watch Local Music Seen and other shows on Cape Ann TV’s wicked cool on-line streaming service here.

If you do live here, bop on down to Giuseppe’s after the show and see rising stars Renee & Joe perform live at 7pm.  Then you can head over to the Rhumb Line and catch Allen with special guests, The Backwoods Ramblers later in the evening.

And tomorrow, live music in Gloucester starts at 1pm.  See the complete live music schedule here.

All of us are looking forward to a few weeks from now when Giuseppe’s fires up their Singer/Songwriter Shuffle for an exciting new season.  Stay tuned  . . .

Renee and Joe ~ Giuseppe’s by Request tonight 7-10 8.21.2013

Posted on by Joanne

Giuseppes by request photo by Brendan Pike

Photo by Brendan Pike

Joe Cardoza
Renee Dupuis

Photos by jisilva

http://www.reneeandjoemusic.com/

2 Main Street

Gloucester, Massachusetts

(978) 879-4622

http://www.giuseppesma.com/

The Annisquam Exchange is having a red dot sale

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

The Exchange is having a 20% sale, the following are a some items you can purchase. This sale is going on until the middle of October. Come by and browse around.

http://annisquamexchange.com/AnnisquamExchange/Annisquam_Exchange.html

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15 Years Of Gloucester Cyclocross

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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In early May, the chances of our event taking place in Gloucester were close to zero. All efforts ceased and we focused 100% on two other venues. 

What a turnaround in the past month. We have received the support of the Mayor, the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, the Open Space & Recreation Committee, racers, teams, and Gloucester citizens.  Despite a delayed start to the permit process, we submitted our applications and have received the approval of the Planning & Development Committee (P&D).  We now have one final obstacle.

On Tuesday, August 27th, we’ll attend a public hearing in front of the full City Council. While I’m extremely hopeful, this is where we could really use the help of the community. If you support the Gran Prix of Gloucester, please consider showing your support at this public hearing.

A few weeks ago, over 75 supporters came to Stage Fort Park for the P&D site visit in a non-participatory role. Next week, the public WILL have the opportunity to speak and we hope to hear from you.

We humbly ask, if you support GP Gloucester, please come to Gloucester City Hall on Tuesday the 27th and voice your support.

Details:

Gloucester City Council

7pm in Kyrouz Auditorium 

2nd floor at Gloucester City Hall

9 Dale Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930 

Fond Regards, Paul Boudreau

Race Director, Gran Prix of Gloucester 

Maplewood Car Wash – a great experience

Posted on by Matthew Green

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At the Gloucester block parties this summer, I have come across the table for Maplewood Car Wash (50 Maplewood Ave).  I hate to admit it, but I hadn’t washed the car since I moved to Gloucester 2 years ago, and hadn’t vacuumed it in at least a year.   I am a terrible procrastinator.  In fact, I got the car second hand from a family member, and we hadn’t had it professionally cleaned then either, so there was a desperate need!  I saw the Maplewood Car Wash booth as a reminder as an opportunity to clean up…  So, I made an appointment for this past Monday for a thorough “bumper to bumper” interior and exterior cleaning. Here are the results:

_Car exterior before and after _Car interior before and after _Car upholstery before and after

When I saw it in the parking lot, I literally asked myself if this was really my car, it looks so good! This is Eduardo, one of the workers who made my car look so good:

_DSC08968 Eduardo with the carAndrew (I believe he is the manager?) was very courteous and professional, as were the other people I dealt with.  The bumper-to-bumper job costs $130, and it was well worth it.

– Matthew Green

– Matthew Green

 

Cape Ann Lost Pets

Posted on by Alicia Pensarosa

Found this Facebook Group through a post that SeaPort Veterinary Hospital Shared on Facebook (they always share good stuff). It’s a Cape Ann Lost Pets group. You can join and share your lost and found animals on the page:

cape ann lost pets

Follow this link to Join the Cape Ann Lost Pets group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/107454752616503/

Like SeaPort Vetinary Hospital on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SeaPort-Veterinary-Hospital/225768857452567?ref=stream

It’s nice to know there are resources out there in case you lose or find a lost pet!

~Alicia

 

 

 

Three Strange Fish All Caught On The Same Day

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Free Swag (nonGMG) TShirt to the first person who can identify all three.
My money is on Mary Kay MF Taylor From Maritime Gloucester.

All three fish brought to the dock by Toby Burnham on the Jupiter II
I’m guessing the top one is a trigger fish but not sure.

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Thomas E. Lannon Caught in the Act

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I caught the Lannon turning around in front of Capt’n Joe’s Tonight with the Full Moon in the background

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THEN and NOW–Paint Factory (A New Beginning)

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

A lot of people don’t realize there is an open courtyard space that runs between the brick and wooden buildings at the Paint Manufactory. (see post card image)

As part of the restoration process, one of the courtyard spaces is currently being cleaned up by Kerr and his crew.

A pretty spectacular space.

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Community Photos 8/20/13

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro
Back To The Future Time Machine Outatime , photo from Anthony Marks

Hey Joey
This Delorean is the same model car used in the movie Back To The
Furure.The car in the movie was modified greatly. Note the plate !
    Best, Anthony

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Brandi Bonds submits-

Gloucester Native taking in Sun Rise at GHB

A picture of my gymnast daughter, Kara MacGilvray, jumping for joy enjoying the cool sunrise at Good Harbor Beach.

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37th Annual Magnolia 5K and 1K Fun Run

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

The Magnolia Road Race is always a good time. Please join as a runner or a spectator on Saturday August 24, 2013 at the Magnolia Library. Enjoy, Here is some info on this fun event.

August 19, 2013 August 24

37th Annual Magnolia 5k and 1k Fun Run
Categories:
WHEN:
August 24, 2013 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

WHERE:
1 Lexington Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
USA
COST:
$3 for the 1k Fun Run, and for the 5k, $15 for runners aged 14 and younger. $20 pre reg / $25 day of for adults
CONTACT:
Randy O’Neill 617-283-2363 or email Randy at magnoliarace@gmail.com

CATEGORIES:
Gloucester
TAGS:
1K 5K
General Race Information: Race along the shore to help kick off the 125th anniversary of the Magnolia Library Center (all proceeds go to the center), followed by post-race celebrations — and perhaps a dip in the ocean.
Race Distance: 5K and 1K Fun Run
9 am 5k / 8:30 am 1k

Rare Footage of a Luna Moth Taking Flight

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

 Beauty on the Wing ~ A Luna Moth takes Flight

My friend James, the facilities director at Willowdale Estate, sent a photo of a newly emerged moth on Sunday afternoon. He initially thought it was a paper napkin stuck to one of the lampposts, but upon inspection, discovered that it was a Luna Moth (Actias luna). With high hopes the moth would still be there, I dropped everything and raced over to Willowdale to photograph and film the moth. It is not that the moths are particularly rare, but that they are most often seen in flight at night.  Lucky me, to have had such a wonderful encounter with one of the most beautiful moths in all the world!

The Willowdale Luna Moth is a male of the species; you can tell by his bushy and feathery plumosa (or antennae). The female’s antennae are more thread-like. Notice too, just before he takes flight, how his body vibrates, which helps warm and energize the wings in preparation for flying.

Luna moths are members of the Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae. With a wingspan of typically up to four and a half inches, atypically up to seven inches, they are one of North America’s largest moths. Luna Moths are most often seen in the earlier part of summer in our region; this Luna Moth encounter took place on August 11, 2013. Luna Moths, like all members of the Saturn family of moths, eclose without mouthparts. They emerge solely to mate and deposit eggs of the next generation and live for only about one week.

Luna Moth larvae (caterpillars) feed on wide variety of broadleaf plants and different geological populations of Luna Moths are adapted to different hostplants. Northernmost populations most often feed on white birch (Betula papyrifera). More southerly populations feed on persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua), hickories (Carya), walnuts (Juglans), and sumacs (Rhus).

The damage done by Luna Moth caterpillars on host trees is never significant enough to harm the host trees. Please don’t spray your trees with pesticides or herbicides!

Male Luna Moth Actias Luna ©Kim Smith 2013

A note about the music playing in the background ~

Ave Maria, Ellens Gesang III, D. 839, No 6, 1852, was composed by Franz Schubert in 1852 and is a setting of seven songs from Walter Scotts epic poem The Lady of the Lake. Performed by Barbara Bonney.

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Last Chance to See Academy Award Nominee Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth at Gloucester Stage

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Gloucester Stage ends the run of the critically acclaimed production of Academy Award nominated writer Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth on Sunday, August 25 in the air-conditioned comfort of Gloucester Stage Company at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Kenneth Lonergan’s funny, compassionate and powerful work is a living snapshot of the moment between adolescence and adulthood when many young people first go out into the world on their own, armed only with the ideas and techniques they developed as teenagers. In meticulous and hilarious detail, Lonergan examines the lives of three privileged teenagers in 1980’s Manhattan’s Upper West Side – when and where an abundance of worldly knowledge proves no substitute for familial affection. Directed by Lewis D. Wheeler, This Is Our Youth features the return of Jimi Stanton and Amanda Collins from 2012’s critically acclaimed 9 Circles, and the Gloucester Stage debut of Elliot Norton award winner Alex Pollock.

The performance schedule for the final week of performances of This Is Our Youth is Wednesday, August 21 through Saturday, August 24 at 8 pm; a Saturday matinee on August 24 at 3 pm and a Sunday performance on August 25 at 4 pm. A limited amount of discount tickets are available to Cape Ann residents for the Wednesday and Thursday 8 pm performances. For these performances only, Cape Ann residents can purchase discounted tickets for $20. Advance reservations are strongly suggested to ensure tickets at the discounted price. Year round Cape Ann residents must identify themselves as Cape Ann residents when making a reservation and proof of residency must be presented at the box office the night of the performance. Gloucester Stage is handicapped accessible. Ticket prices are $40 for all performances. Senior citizen & student tickets are $35 for all performances. For reservations or further information, call the Gloucester Stage Box Office at 978-281-4433 or visit www.gloucesterstage.com