Announcement re Volunteers needed for Gloucester block Party this Saturday August 18th

Hi Joey – I’m working on the Downtown Gloucester Block Parties.    The July party went very well; this weekend’s party is shaping up nicely as well. 

But, we are short volunteers for this Saturday.   Val Marcley said that I should contact you to get an announcement into your wonderful Good Morning Gloucester ramblings.  I’m new here but read it often….

See below for the facts on the need for volunteers.  Feel free to call me on my cell 617-901-3805  if you have any questions.   Please let me know if there are any problems.  Thanks very much for your help.  Lucinda Seigel

Volunteers needed

Downtown Gloucester Block Party

Saturday, August 18^th

Main Street, Gloucester MA

Some of the easy jobs that may need to be done:

Help set up Main Street for the party – e.g., putting  up signs

Help out at the information table, answer questions

Sell Raffle Tickets

Help stage managers with last minute prep

And, … whatever else needs to be done

Please contact us at:  lseigel1@gmail.com.  Provide your name and how to reach you this week.   Thank you !!!!

Striped bass tournament to benefit Open Door Pantry

Tourney in memory of Danvers official has raised over $44,000 in the last nine years; marks its tenth anniversary Labor Day weekend

Tickets are now on sale at Winchester Fishing in Gloucester and Fin and Feather in Essex for a striped bass fishing tournament to benefit the Open Door Pantry in Gloucester.

The Leo Almeida Memorial North Shore Striped Bass Tournament is celebrating its tenth year this Labor Day weekend. It is the only tournament that combines the North Shore’s fishing heritage with the fight against hunger on Cape Ann and in other local communities.

The tournament will be held Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1-3. Prizes up to $500 will be awarded in various categories, including boat, shore/surf and for youth 15 and under.  A raffle of dozens of prizes will also be held. Those who wish to donate to the pantries can enter and will also be eligible to win raffle prizes.

Entry fee is $15. Tickets are available at Winchester Fishing in Gloucester and at Fin and Feather in Essex. Ticket sales end Friday, Aug. 31.

The Open Door Pantry on Emerson Avenue has been feeding local residents for over 25 years. The tournament will also benefit the People to People Food Pantry in Danvers, Our Neighbor’s Table in Amesbury and Essex County Hunger Relief.

Leo Almeida was a lifelong North Shore resident whose commitment to public service was matched by his love of fishing. He died in 2003 shortly before the first North Shore Striped Bass Tournament that he organized. Now family and friends carry on the tournament in his name each year.  In the past nine years, the tournament has raised over $44,000 for anti-hunger organizations in Essex County. Over 900 people have participated since the tournament began.

To enter or for more information, see http://www.northshorestriper.com or call Tournament Chairwoman Amy Almeida at (617) 501-1659

Carol St.John, artist, author and workshop leader, formerly of Gloucester, will be delivering a talk at the Unitarian-Universalist Society in Rockport next Sunday, August 19th at 10:30AM. Her subject includes personal observations and experiences at the US border where Nogales, Sonora meets Nogales, Arizona. She will describe events that demanded her involvement and turned her into an activist for human rights. St.John offers an insider’s view to a situation that is being filmed, exposed and critiqued around the world.

Fishermen Memorial Service

The Fishermen Memorial Service, a ceremony to remember fishermen lost at sea, will be held on Saturday, August 25th. The procession will leave from American Legion Square promptly at 5pm and will proceed to the Monument of the Gloucester Fisherman on George O. Stacy Boulevard where the ceremony will take place. The public is encouraged to participate in the procession and ceremony. Please bring loose flowers to be scattered into the harbor. Wreaths will be placed at the Fishermen’s Monument. If raining, the ceremony will be held in American Legion Post 3, corner of Middle and Washington Streets.

For information please contact the Office of Veterans’ Services
(978) 281-9740.

Splash into Cape Ann Museum’s CAMafterhours

Enjoy a Night of Art, Dancing, Music, Fun, Food, Spirits & More

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announce this summer’s CAMafterhours, inspired by water, water, the multimedia installation by Gloucester artists Sarah Hollis Perry and Rachel Perry Welty. Come join us for a night of art, dance, music, fun, food & spirits on August 16, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Museum. Free for Museum members; $10 for non-members. Cash bar. RSVP to Courtney Richardson at courtneyrichardson@capeannmuseum.org or 978-283-0455 x12.

Playing off the themes of water, water, dancer Sarah Slifer and musicians Brian King (of What Time is it, Mr. Fox?) and Kristen Miller go Victorian in a performance piece which explores social taboos, inspired by works in the Museum’s collection. Selected songs use water as a metaphor for the unknown. In between these short pieces, DJ mixes provided by Mystery Train Records will fill the Museum galleries. These culled water-themed tunes come directly from the racks of this popular downtown Gloucester vintage record store.

After enjoying the great performances and music, dive beyond the water, water installation and follow the CAM scavenger hunt into the other galleries. Prizes will be awarded! Stirring things up, Alchemy Bistro’s general manager, Matt Rose, and Clayton Belanger, principle bartender, will give mixology demonstrations featuring Ryan & Wood Distilleries’ Beauport Vodka.  A cash bar will also be available and hors d’oeuvres will be generously provided by Alchemy Bistro and Latitude 43.

Always popular, CAMafterhours is an event you don’t want to miss, so reserve your spot early.

The Cape Ann 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. The Museum is closed during the month of February, on Mondays, and on major holidays. Admission is $8.00 adults, $6.00 Cape Ann residents, students, and seniors. Children under 12 and Museum members are free. The Museum is wheelchair accessible. For more information please call: (978) 283-0455. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org.