“He who does not eat cheese, will go mad.”

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

This French proverb is printed on T Shirts and hangs over the door at The Cave — 44 Main St.  For some reason, it took Vickie and me 3 weeks to get there, but we finally made it yesterday and boy are we glad we did.  Then we took our bounty to a friend’s house.  The best way to  enjoy good food is with good friends, each being enhanced by the other.  Check out the video to see what we got and how it tasted.

Laura, who owns The Cave, tells me she’s got a 3 year lease and they will be open year round.  Sounds like a plan to me.  Vickie and I will be in again soon.

Just as The Cave has something for every palate, tonight there’s music for every possible taste on Cape Ann from string quartet to bluegrass to rock, soul, reggae, pop, New Orleans jazz, blues, metal, singer/songwriters — you name it.  Don’t stay home.  Check the live music lineup and get out on the town!

Harbor Loop Concert Series 2012 ~ Groove Therapy and The Inge Berge Band.

Posted on by Joanne

Groove Therapy

Click the here for a slideshow > http://www.flickr.com//photos/joey_grl/sets/72157630574801396/show/

Inge Berge Band

Morgan Brady in Blue and the one in yellow, orange and pink is Lizzie Sly

What a fantastic start to The Harbor Loop Concert Series 2012. Opening with Inge Berge,Vincent Briguglio, Leo Ciaramitaro and James Buhrendorf. Groove was off the wall as always, with Mark Pelosi, Vincent Briguglio, Jeff Arnold, Brian O’Connor, Dennis Monagle and James Buhrendorf sitting in. So much fun, people smiling, dancing, children and aldults hoola hooping, blowing bubbles, sun shining and a sweet breeze….What a great job Frank Hawks and John Silvera did with that sound!

Thank you Bradley Royds for heading this up.

Here’s a line up copy, paste save…….

Harbor Loop Concert Series 2012

Each week there will be acoustic shows to open the evening, when

possible.

Please note this schedule is subject to change.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Opening – Ric Saint Germain and Ken Steiner

Jake Pardee Band

Gary Backstrom Band

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Marina Evans Band
Magnolia
Charlee Bianchini

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Dented School Bus

 Simply Said

Thursday, August 9, 2012

 Mile 21

 The Runaround Sound

Thursday, August 16, 2012

KBMG

SAFETY

Thursday, August 23, 2012

 John Rockwell with The Human Jukebox

Miss Judy’s Farm

Call me crazy, but…

Posted on by Matthew Green

…I think I would buy one of these if they took the advertisement text off the top.  I just love the absurdity of it!

What a conversation piece, right?  “Dude, what’s that on your tee-shirt?” “It’s a fire-breathing liger riding a pickle over a double rainbow. Isn’t it obvious?”

Seen in the window of the G33K store at 130 Main Street.

-Fr. Matthew Green

The Newest Fashion Trend in Gloucester

Posted on by Alicia Pensarosa

Some Stylin’ Pups picked up their Dog Park Bandanas last Thursday at The Gloucester Dog Park information booth.

Penny:

Manny: 

Holly: 

Sandy: 

Bring your pup to Stage Fort  Thursday July 26, Aug 2, 16 and 30 and Sept 13 and 27 to get a tour of the new Dog Park and pick up the latest fashion accessory. Bumper stickers and T-Shirts for their Humans.

~Alicia

Community Stuff 7/14/12

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Five Guys Burgers and Fries locations in Saugus, Gloucester and Swampscott are happy to announce we will be donating 500 burgers to Reid’s Ride.  Five Guys welcomes an opportunity to support the efforts of the ride participants, and considers the donation a small contribution toward the monumental goal of beating cancer.  Five Guys supports the efforts of Reid Sacco Memorial Cancer Research Fund and considers it a high priority to support the community.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries is a family owned burger restaurant chain, specializing in handmade Cheeseburgers, Hebrew National Hotdogs and Hand Cut French Fries.  Five Guys has been named the “Best Burger in America” every year Zagats has held the annual competition, and Zagats recently awarded Five Guys the “Best Concept” award for 2011.  Five Guys was also named “Best Fast Food in America” by Travel and Leisure Magazine in 2012.
Five Guys was founded by Jerry Murrell as a single burger joint in 1986.  Five Guys refers to Jerry and his 4 sons at the time.  Since 1986 they have added one more guy, but never strayed from their absolute dedication to never-frozen, handmade food and direct-from-producer meat and produce.  Five Guys considers itself a part of the community, and prides itself on being willing to stray from the menu if there’s something a customer doesn’t see but would like to eat.  Popular off menu (secret) menu items are the “Patty Melt” and the BLT.

Saturday: Give a Hoot and a Holler to the Blackburners

Posted on by paultmorrison

I’m reading Joe Garland’s The Lone Voyager to psyche Rubber Duck up for the paddle on Saturday. Extraordinary.

7:45AM to 8:45 AM the paddle boards to outriggers set off from behind Gloucester High School. Give the paddlers (and rowers) a shout out as they go by and that would be anywhere on Cape Ann because they go all the way around.  To help, follow the Rubber Duck Tracker clicking here for up to date real time view of where the Rubber Duck is and come on down to Pavilion Beach when the flotilla pulls in.

20×24 Canvas Print Of The Burnham House At Dawn Just Came In

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I normally order 16×20 but they offered a 20×24 for only $25 bucks more so I ordered it up. It’s a pretty substantial sized piece.  The colors are ridiculous, the exact reflection of the house in the still water in front of the Burnham House is wild. As a matter of fact The Bean asked me to hold it upside down to see it from that perspective..

So if someone wants it, it’s $150 and ready for hanging.  No framing necessary (the reason everything I do now is canvas framed).

Email me at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com.  It’s available for immediate pick up.

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Mystery Girl

Posted on by Marty Luster

 On Thursday, July 12 I photographed a gorgeous little girl on the beach in Rocky Neck where the New Year dip takes place. I don’t know the name of the beach.

I don’t like to publish identifiable photos of very young children without permission of the parent or caregiver. In this case, I got distracted by other subjects and missed my opportunity to speak with the girl’s parents.

Accordingly, I have processed this photo to mask the subject’s identity and hope that her lucky parents will contact me. I have other very attractive images I would like to post on GMG. I assure the parents that there is absolutely no commercial aspect to this request.

Thanks.

Marty

mabl64@comcast.net

I love Madfish Sushi and the Madfish Sushi Guys

Posted on by God's Morning
Photo by Wendie Demuth

I have never been a fan of sushi . . . until now.  Alma McLaughlin took me to dinner at Madfish to celebrate the successful completion of my Kickstarter project, and I decided to try Jordan and Sang’s sushi.  I have to say it is the most incredible thing I have ever eaten.  Even if you don’t think you like sushi, you owe it to yourself to try Madfish Sushi.  In addition to being masterful sushi chefs, Jordan and Sang are also really cute and the nicest guys you will meet.  Don’t take my word for it, try it yourself.  Your mouth will thank you, and it is so good for you too.  Check out their menu here.

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E.J. Lefavour

The Barque Picton Castle

Posted on by God's Morning

 

 

The Barque Picton Castle is a three-masted tall ship based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada but best known for sail training voyages around the world to ports in the United States and Canada, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and the Spanish Main.

The Picton Castle is tied up at the Marine Railways and will be here until Saturday morning.  She and her crew came here from Newport, RI where they took part in the Ocean State Tall Ships event.  Pictured above at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery are Picton Castle purser, Kate “Bob” Addison from England, and Capt. Daniel Moreland from Nova Scotia.

Each year Sail Training International recognizes excellence by handing out awards to sail trainers, volunteers and sail training organizations large and small. This year, at the conference in Toulon, France, Captain Daniel Moreland was recognized as Sail Trainer of the Year.  He has sailed for years out of Gloucester, and was good friends with Joe Garland.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

38 artists at 21 venues this weekend. How do you choose?

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

No, you can’t see them all.  You’re just gonna have to pick your favorites.  We can help.  First, you can see a complete live music lineup here.  And if you’re not sure who you might like, you can  see 15 Artists of the week in over 75 videos too.

Here are a very few suggestions in various genres (this is NOT an exhaustive list of who you might enjoy — see that here)

If you’ve never seen rocker Ned and the Big Babies, you should  catch them tonight at the Rhumb Line.  You’ll be dancin’ — believe me.

If you missed The Runaround Sound high energy ska, reggae, punk-rock band at the Boulevard on July 3, you can catch them tonight at Capt Carlo’s and tomorrow at the Rhumb Line.   You’ll get a workout if you go to both shows, so no need to go to the gym this weekend.

If you like New Orleans Jazz & Blues and you missed Henri Smith opening for Aaron Neville on June 30, you can catch him at the Brew Pub on Saturday (see Henri Smith videos here)  Henri is also opening the Gloucester Blues Festival on August 11.

Also on Saturday is the latest in T Max’s concert series at the Dog Bar.  This time he mixes bluegrass from Tom Eaton & Pick 3 with singer/songwriter Jon Waterman and his own style that’s a must-see but impossible to peg.

On Sunday music begins at 10:30am at Seaward Inn in Rockport and continues all day with two free outdoor concerts: Michael O’Leary’s Celtic music at Halibut Point State Park at 2:30 and the Compaq Big Band at Stage Fort Park at 7pm.

Remember this a very small list of a few highlights.  Check all shows before you decide where to go.