Sharing information from DeCKlyns Facebook page. They are located on the Harbor Loop.

My View of Life on the Dock
Sharing information from DeCKlyns Facebook page. They are located on the Harbor Loop.

I took a little walk around Rocky Neck on a grey Saturday morning recently and it was lovely, as always. Thanks Rocky Neckers!







Just days away! Manchester Essex Regional Middle School presents the Sound of Music on May 5, 6, and 7. Below is a press release, cast list and rehearsal photos.
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The YMCA of the North Shore and Manchester Essex Regional Middle School (MERMS) are proud to present one of the most famous musicals of all time: The Sound of MusicYouth Edition on Friday, May 5 at 7:00pm; Saturday, May 6 at 7:00pm; and Sunday, May 7 at 2:00pm at the Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. All tickets are $15.00. For ticketsgo to:https://our.show/mermssound-of-music
Directed by YMCA of the North Shore Theatre Specialist Heidi Dallin, the production features students from the Manchester Essex Regional Middle School playing some of the most beloved characters in theatre history. The Sound of Music was the final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein and features many cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, The Sound of Music. The book of the musical was written by the Pulitzer Prize winning writing duo of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. A Broadway legend, Crouse spent his summers living in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester. The Sound of Musicwon the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. Set in 1938 Austria, before the Nazi occupation, this inspirational story based on the memoir of Maria Augusta von Trapp, follows Maria Reiner, an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household.
MERMS 8th Grader Cate Vendt playing Maria Reiner and MERMS 7th Grader Jack Rousmaniere playing Captain von Trapp lead the cast of over 30 middle school actors. Director Heidi Dallin’s YMCA Theatre Production Team includes Music Director: Rin Wolter; Set, Prop and Costume Designer: Sarah Vandewalle; Stage Manager: Manchester native Jenny Hersey; Choreographer: Ts Burnham; Sound Designer: Francis Bordeleau; Set Tech: True Sayess and Lighting Designer: MERHS Sophomore Nicholas Haley.
The YMCA of the North Shore and Manchester Essex Regional Middle School’s production of The Sound of Music Youth Edition will be presented at the Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium on 36 Lincoln Street, Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA on Friday May 5, and Saturday May 6, at 7:00 p.m and Sunday, May 7 at 2:00 pm. All tickets are $15 and can be purchased at https://our.show/mermssound-of-music
Sound of Music Youth Edition CAST LIST
| Character | Cast |
| Maria Rainer | Cate Vendt |
| Opening Number ensemble (mountains, trees, birds, a brook, etc) | Grace Burgess, Kit Carpenter, Thomas Chrzanowski, Damian Etna, Kate Graeter, Annabelle Kerivan, Calvin Lee, Scarlet Lee, James Lamb, River Martin, Mady N, Jack Rousmaniere, Oscar Storella, Julian Zaremba |
| Sister Berthe, Mistress of Novices | Simone Argento |
| Sister Marge | Harper Hemme |
| Sister Anne | Natalia Woodman |
| Sister Etta | Maddie Delaney |
| The Mother Abbess, in charge of the Abbey | Scarlet Lee |
| Sister Sophia | Rosie Renehan |
| Nuns of the Abbey | Katelin Aloi, Sofia Colarusso, Elizabeth Coughlin, Emily Fedorowich, Maya Khan, Paisley Koeplin, Estelle Lovett, Chloe Marletta, Hannah Meara, Anne Stevens, Antonia Vivanco |
| Captain Georg von Trapp | Jack Rousmaniere |
| Franz, the butler | Elizabeth Coughlin |
| Hellen, the Chef | Hannah Meara |
| Clara, the Maid | Katelin Aloi |
| Annika, a servant | Estelle Lovett |
| Emilia, a servant | Maya Khan |
| Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper | Anne Stevens |
| Liesl (16) | Kit Carpenter |
| Friedrich (14) | Oscar Storella |
| Louisa (13) | Kate Graeter |
| Kurt (10) | Thomas Chrzanowski |
| Brigitta (9) | River Martin |
| Marta (7) | Grace Burgess |
| Gretl (youngest) | Annabelle Kerivan |
| Rolf Gruber | Damian Etna |
| Max Detweiler, friend of Captain | Calvin Lee |
| Goat | Antonia Vivanco |
| Girl in the Pale Pink Coat | Chloe Marletta |
| Folks In the Town | Sofia Colarusso, Maya Khan, Paisley Koeplin, Madelyn Nazzaro, Natalia Woodman, Rosie, Simone, Katelin, Maddie D, Harper, James, Damian, Scarlet, Estelle, Julian |
| Mama | Emily Fedorowich |
| Herr Zeller, a German supporterFrau Zeller | James Lamb |
| Fraulein Zeller, Herr Zeller‘s Sister | Madelyn Nazzaro |
| Baron Elberfeld, party guest against Nazis | Julian Zaremba |
| A New Postulant | Paisley Koeplin |
| Admiral von Schreiber, admiral In German Navy | Chloe Marletta |
| German Officials | Damian Etna, Maya Khan, James Lamb, Antonia Vivanco, |
| Salzburg Accordion Dancers | Elizabeth Coughlin, Paisley Koeplin, Hannah Meara |
| Festival Judges | Estelle Lovett, Anne Stevens, Julian Zaremba |
| The Trio of The Saengerbung of Herwegen | Sofia Colarusso, Emily Fedorowich, Madelyn Nazzaro |
| Fraulein Schweiger | Katelin Aloi |
Sawyer Free Libraryis pleased to present a series of local authors reading and discussing their memoirs this May at 21 Main Street in downtown Gloucester.All events are in person and open to the public. To register, or for more information, visit, sawyerfreelibrary.org.
Thursday, May 4, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Book Reading with local author GAIL BRENNER NASTASIA

Join local Author and Gloucester native Gail Brenner Nastasia, who will speak about her newly released memoir,The Fruit You’ll Never See.
Gail learned early on that some people mattered and others didn’t. Despite moving away from Gloucester in her early twenties and becoming an attorney, it wasn’t until she began to appreciate the value in her criminally-charged clients, those with whom she shared similar struggles, that she was finally able to recognize her own worth…
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Good Morning Gloucester in conjunction with the St Peter’s Club will be holding the first ever Meatball Challenge to benefit the St Peter’s Club Scholarship Fund.
The first 100 people to donate $10 at the Club Thursday night will taste a meatball from each of these great Gloucester Iconic Chefs-
Delaney’s Pizza, Richie Baressi, Zina Saputo, Charlie’s Place, Topside Bistro, The Causeway, Tonno, Oak To Ember, Minglewood Harborside and Sclafanis Italian bakery.
The first 100 to donate will receive a ticket with which they will use to vote for their favorite after trying all ten in a blind taste test. The Trays of meatballs will only be identified by a single letter- A, B, C, D . and at the end the meatballs that have the most tickets win.
Thank you to Joe Virgilio for donating 200 rolls and to The Zappa family from The Causeway for donating the use of 10 chafing trays. Open to the public the night of the event, membership applications will be available and the bar will be open for you to stay and watch the event even if you aren’t there in time to get one of the 100 tickets for voting. Each entrant is only making 100 meatballs so only the 100 first people to donate will be ticket holders.
Good Morning Gloucester will be livestreaming the event so come by the table and say hi!
Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!

I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!
We will be taping other segments with the other spots tomorrow and through the week leading up to Thursday!!
Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – Topside Bistro- Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway – Charlie’s Place

Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!
I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!
We will be taping other segments with the other spots tomorrow and through the week leading up to Thursday!!
Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – Topside Bistro- Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway – Charlie’s Place




Episode 111!
Listen we need a disclaimer, it’s been a minute since we’ve done this. But we’re back and who better to do it with than none other the Island Cowboy himself, John Jerome! We talk about his sophomore album ‘Sunday Morning Sunrise’ that releases on May 11th!
We even play a few tunes! Check it out!
Showing off…

Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!
I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!
Here’s Neal Maver and Curtis Healy chiming in. we will be taping other segments with the other spots tomorrow and through the week leading up to Thursday!!
Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – Topside Bostro- Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway – Charlie’s Place







147 Thatcher Rd Gloucester
978-281-1700


Did you know Magnolia Cafe has smoothies?
Tropical Paradise, as featured in the photo
Green Machine
Cafe Berry Banana
Almond Butter Delight
They also have ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes, frozen yogurt and more!
If you haven’t tried out this hidden gem located in Magnolia, you’re missing out!
20 Lexington Ave Gloucester, MA 01930
978-526-0443
Here are your horses for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby. Who do you like?
https://www.kentuckyderby.com/

As a follow up to the discussion held on the podcast about Pat’s hummingbirds, I humbly accept the honor bestowed for being the first of the contributors to post hummingbird news. (How’s that Joey?) As you saw last week, our hummingbird station was all set and ready to roll but we soon discovered the new larger tube we got wasn’t going to work. It was much too large to work efficiently so I replaced it with a small one in addition to 2 small hangar style feeders. So far, the single male we have had visit is very happy with the small hangars. Hoping to see a female soon! This is what it looks like when the hummingbirds can come to your deck and avoid various sporting equipment usage nearby.




ORDER tickets NOW for Empty Bowl Marketplace: there’s still time!
The Open Door Empty Bowl Marketplace has been reimagined with a new twist—a street fair-themed event at Cruiseport in Gloucester (6 Rowe Square, Gloucester MA) this Thursday, May 4, from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Step through the doors and into a dining room transformed into a colorful marketplace packed with this year’s bowls. Choose your favorite bowl and then head to the lower level to bid on auction bowls, get your picture taken, and pick up your dinner from the Farmers’ Truck. The bowl will go home as a reminder that somewhere, someone’s bowl is empty.
CLICK HERE for pay-what-you-can tickets.
Each year, The Open Door Empty Bowl event raises funds for programs that keep local children fed over summer break, including Summer Meals for Kids, Mobile Market, and Food Pantries. The annual event is held in tandem with an…
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Join Erin McKay and Sawyer Free Library for Storytime Yoga – free yoga for children exploring stories, movement and fun this Tuesday, May 2 at 10:45 a.m. at Treetop Yoga!
Hosted by Sawyer Free Library, the free program will be held at Treetop Yoga Studio, 3A Pond Road. Yoga for children 5 and under and their caregivers.
Register at sawyerfreelibrary.org. Questions? Contact: jvitale@sawyerfreelibrary.org
