New Year’s Rockport Eve is Just a Few Days Away!

NEW YEAR’S ROCKPORT EVE will entertain you with clowns, cowboys, magicians, musicians – classical, pop, jazz, Dixieland, folk, country, gospel swing and rock and roll – ventriloquists, dance, drama, puppets, and MUCH, MUCH MORE! And, we have planned a spectacular midnight event that will be a truly memorable welcome to the beginning of a new year.

Our buttons ($15 adults, $6 children 12 & under, 3 & under, free–no button needed) are now available. Buttons can be purchased at the following locations:

In Rockport:

John Tarr Store, Main St.

Smith hardware & Lumber at the Lumber Desk, 3 Station Square

Toad Hall Bookstore, Main St.

In Gloucester:

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Commercial St.

House of Raven, Main St.

Gloucester Music, Main St.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION: Can I buy buttons on the 31st?

Buttons also sold on December 31st at Spiran Hall (our headquarters) on the corner of Broadway & School Street from noon ’til 11pm.

Many of our inns, B&B’s, and motels will be open and we suggest you make your reservations early. Click on the Food/Lodging link for a list of Rockport Inns with links to many of their web sites courtesy of rockportusa.com.

As a non-profit organization, we are continually engaged in fundraising. Besides tax-free donations (which we would welcome – make checks payable to NYRE, Inc.), we are offering items for sale. Please click on the Store button on the site navigation to order NYRE souvenirs.

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The Latest Wicked Tuna Promo

http://vimeo.com/56452862

Check out Dave Marciano’s Official Site-

Hard Merchandise

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And Dave Tuna.com’s site-

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Sailor Stans Open The Morning Of The Rocky Neck Plunge!

Brenda Malloy writes-

    Happy Day Joey~
    thought I’d let you know that Sailor Stan’s Restaurant on Rocky Neck will be open for business the morning of the swim serving breakfast to the hearty souls and cheerleaders and bystanders of the Plunge (and everyone else too, of course).  8am to 11am, breakfast is on!
    PEACE!

Community Photos 12/29/12

William Dorey Langer submits-

Hi Joey, Happy New Year to you and yours! Here’s my entry to the Annisquam Lighthouse Photo Exhibit — all the best —

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My Next Cell Phone Case Is A Lobster

submitted by StopKickingMe and Keith Trefry-

Video at Mashable– Lobster iPhone Case is Truly a Work of Art

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Famous Artists Teach at The Hive

Famous local artists Ken Knowles and Caleb Stone will teach at The Hive this Jan.2013!

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Go to www.arthaven.org for schedules and check out www.kenknowlesfineart.com and http://calebstoneart.com for a peek at these extraordinary painters!


Mary Ann DeLouise

Fish on Fridays

The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.

This week we have photographs of Cod from the Cape Ann Seafood Exchange (http://capeannseafoodexchange.com) and tuna from the line at Connolly Seafoods (http://www.steveconnollyseafood.com

tunaChapmanPhoto MarketCod Color work © Kathy Chapman 2012
http://www.kathychapman.com

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B+W photos © Marty Luster 2012
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The Ocean and the Wind are in charge on Thursday

Here is a couple of pictures of surfers at Magnolia Harbor and the bridge at GHB closed.

Wall of water coming towards the surfer

December 27, 2012 wall of water

December 27, 2012 surfing on Magnolia Beach

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December 27, 2012 Good Harbor Bridge

New Years Rockport Eve is right around the corner

New Years Rockport EveDon’t have buttons yet?  Here’s where to get them:

In Rockport:
John Tarr Store, Main St.
Smith hardware & Lumber at the Lumber Desk
Toad Hall Bookstore, Main St.

In Gloucester:
Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, Commercial St.
House of Raven, Main St.
Gloucester Music, Main St.

Here’s a list of the live music (dozens of choices).  The whole shebang goes from 6pm to midnight and is one of the best entertainment values of the year.  You can download a map and complete schedule (in table format) here.  Plus if the weather cooperates (which it just might) you can see the moon, Jupiter and its moons, and galaxies so far away they’ll convince you that you really are as insignificant as you thought — a great way to begin the new year.  The Zip Line Kid and I are still talking about how much fun we had looking through the telescopes set up by the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club at Dock Sq.

Last year we were too late to get in to see Cape Ann Big band at Shalin Liu.  We won’t make that mistake this year.  Here’s a sample of what we missed:

Plenty of opportunities to get into the party spirit tonight (see complete live music listings here).  Might be a good time to check out  Mike O’Connell and his excellent band at Minglewood starting at 9pm.

The Four Legged Faithful ~ The Rhumb Line ~ Tonight ~ 9:30 pm

My head is spinning at all the excellent music right here in our little town alone.
You have to hear The Four Legged Faithful
Tonight ~ The Rhumb Line 9:30
They are a young lively bluesgrass funkyphsycodelic fun band.
A real pleasure to hear and watch…… seriously. IMG_1152

I happened upon this band a while ago.  Being so excited to fit in three bands in one night and hearing just about an hour of each. These young men blew my mind. After reviewing their music I got goosebumps all over again, as when I first heard them. They are totally a must see band.

Listen to the link below and you will see/hear exactly why.

http://www.thefourleggedfaithful.com/music.php

Megan McKenzie Band @ The Rhumb Line ~ Saturday~December 29 at 9:30 pm

meganAll our favorite funk and soul tunes to get you grooving on a Saturday night along with some funked up originals, as well! Woohooo, time to party!
Megan McKenzie wailing on vox, Jeff Buckridge rockin’ guitar, Ed Spargo holding it down on bass, and special guest John Iltis on drums!

WEEKEND MUSIC UPDATE: Megan McKenzie Band will be rockin The Rhumb Line this Saturday night 9:30-close bringing you the soul and funk your love to groove too!

Then on Sunday Jeff Buckridge’s Uke Joint will be playing at Chianti Tuscan Restaurant and Jazz Lounge from 6:30-9:30, jamming to everything from Duke to Amy and Marley to Hebb all on electric ukelele 🙂 See you there!!!

The Megan McKenzie Band

BANDITs. BFs. Rhumbline Mighty Fancy NYE III. (& cd release party)

The Bandit Kings

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The CD

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The BF’s

the BF's

Monday, December 31, 2012
9:30pm in PST

Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
The Bandit Kings and the BFs are pleased to
announce the third annual Rhumbline Mighty Fancy
New Year’s Eve Party!

Dress up if you wanna. Get down if you’re gonna.
Celebrate a brand new effing year.

What else?! Oh yeah. AND The Bandit Kings third
album will be officially released that night as well.
The BKs are taking a hiatus this winter, so this may
be the last chance to see ’em for a bit. No pressure.

December 31 • 9:30pm • Open latah than usual •
yeah, there’s a cover, get under it.

http://banditkings.com/

http://thebfs.bandcamp.com/

http://www.therhumbline.com/

Prehistoric Origami

Michelinoceras and Anomalocaris, folded from a Japanese origami book I got for Christmas called “Dinosaurs 3” by Fumiaki Kawahata.  Neither of these creatures is a dinosaur, but you get the point – the book has diagrams for how to fold creatures of which we only have fossils. These models are not very complicated, but there are others in the book that are more challenging. I hope to fold some of them soon and will post photos…

Fr. Matthew Green

 

Plunge for Pete – Freezin for a Reason

Good morning Joey

I am not sure you know about and will be covering the "Plunge for Pete" taking place tomorrow afternoon at Good Harbor Beach.  It would be great to get some publicity for this awesome event.  Over 80 people will be plunging into the water at 1PM to raise awareness of ALS in support of a wonderful 27 year old, Pete Frates from Beverly.  Here’s the link to his page.

http://www.petefrates.com

Sully and Jan