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The Addams Family Musical Tickets On Sale Now 

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Tickets are now on sale for The Addams Family Musical, that will be performed by the Annisquam Village Players, one of the oldest community theatres in the country, Aug. 4-9, 2026, at the Annisquam Village Hall, 34 Leonard St., Gloucester. Shows start at 7 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased via the website, annisquamvillageplayers.com, or online here.

Directed by Terry Sands and Tracie Ewing, the show is based on the The New Yorker magazine, single-panel comic series by Charles Addams, which ran in the magazine from 1938 to his death in 1988.

The show takes place in the Addams’ crumbling old Central Park mansion, alive with dark shadows and generations of dearly departed ancestors who simply won’t depart. When teenage daughter, Wednesday, invites her new boyfriend and his painfully “normal” parents to dinner, what could possibly go wrong?

Quite a bit.

As the boyfriend’s tidy, conventional family steps into the Addams’ gloriously morbid world, tensions rise faster than a ghost through the ceiling. Personality clashes spark chaos, dinner threatens disaster, and the evening takes a shocking turn when it becomes known that the young couple are engaged to be married.

Cue the mayhem.

Between the devotedly macabre and tango-dancing Morticia and Gomez Addams – along with their intense teenage children, an eccentric Uncle Fester, a 102-year-old grandmother (who may have outlived reason itself) and a hulking, chiseled butler, called Lurch, who speaks only in heartfelt grunts and groans – the stage is set for comic catastrophe. But in a good way!

And yet—through zombie ancestors, slapstick torture, and morbid humor — love finds a way. By the show’s end, both families discover that “normal” is relative… and that love conquers even the most haunted hearts.

For more information, visit online at AnnisquamVillagePlayers.com. Get your tickets today. It’s going to be a great show!

Obituary and Memorial Service Information For David Cox

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

David Cox, 89, of Gloucester, MA, passed away peacefully at Seacoast Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on the evening of July 4, 2026. David was a devoted father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to many. 

David was the son of Frank L. Cox and Annabell MacAuley Cox of Gloucester MA. 

David was a proud member of the US Marine Corp Reserve. 

For 35 years, David was the proprietor of Main Street Arts & Antiques, where his sharp eye and passion for antiquities, art, books, beautiful objects, postcards and historical ephemera, made him well known to collectors from far and wide.

Those who knew David best, knew him first as a photographer— rarely seen without two cameras around his neck. David navigated the world through his lens. Much of his work captured the events, people, sports, landscapes, flowers on the boulevard and the nature on Cape Ann. He generously shared that gift with the community. He loved photographing the Gloucester High School football team and cheerleaders. 

David was, by every account, a character — unmistakable and unforgettable to everyone who crossed his path. 

David is survived by his children, Kimberly A. Cox of Gloucester, MA, Alison L. Cox and her husband Michael P. O’Dea of Gloucester MA, and his son, David M. Cox, of Sag Harbor, New York and many nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his grandson, Tyler M. Cox, his parents and by his siblings, Frank Cox, Norman Cox, Theo Lovell, Louise Ingham, Christine Lane, Blanche Shaw and Marjorie Champagne. 

We would also like to extend our gratitude to the kind and caring staff at Seacoast and to the Care Dimension hospice team.

Memorial Service to celebrate David’s life will be held at the Annisquam Village Church on September 12th, 2026 at 10:00am. Reception following the service.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to one of the organizations that were near and dear to his heart, including the Gloucester High School Athletic Department, The Generous Gardeners, the Friends of Seacoast or Care Dimensions.

Winhover End of August Feast of Dance and Music Performances

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro
This week celebrates the conclusion of August performances at Windhover with a feast of great dance and music. On Thursday August 28 and Friday, August 29th at 7:00pm, former principal dancer from the renowned Paul Taylor Dance Company, Annmaria Mazzini, performs in a show she curated with dancers and musicians working in a collaborative manner. This innovative performance is titled: â€śThe Sound of Memory,” exploring music with sound bowls, Saigon water bells, Moroccan Crescent Drum, Caxixi Brazilian Shakers, Octo Cahon Drum, Indian Kinjira Drum, healing practices, vocals, oral history and varied choreography by Annmaria and others.

The Sound of Memory


Jennifer Mabus (dancer) and Brittany Breitman Nearing (sound bowls) rehearsing at Windhover
This evening presents a choreographic and musical meditation about the passage of time, caregiving, loss, fragility, and moving through life with a sense of awe and wonder. Renowned for its capacity to provoke thought and generate healing, “The Sound of Memory” explores questions of where in the body memory resides, what haunts us, and what sustains us. Tickets are available on the Windhover website or by using the buttons below. Distinguished bios of the artists can be found on the Windhover website: www.windhover.org
Thursday, August 28Friday August 29
Then on Saturday, August 30, please join us in a musical bash when two talented music groups collaborate for an evening under the tent. Opening the evening at 6:30pm will be guitarist Brendan Evans and the Night Owls which brings together the music talents of guitarist Brendan Evans, vocalist Ben Blanchard and Daniel Palmer, a songwriter turned mystery/suspense novelist. The group performs mostly original material blending classical guitar with three-part harmonies to create a unique sound for their indie-folk infused songs. Then at 7:30pm, the Clements Brothers & Good Company perform. This is an exciting chance to see the local and beloved (and identical twins) Charles and George Clements with their full national touring band who will perform together under the tent. The Clements Brothers, who live here on Cape Ann, have been playing and writing music together for as long as they can remember. With roots in rock, bluegrass, jazz, and classical influences, George (on guitar) and Charles (on bass) aim to capture their singer-songwriter sensibilities in a unique blended voice, at once enthralling and intimate, groovy and serene. Tickets must be purchased in advance with this link.
And a sneak peek at September brings a group of local Cape Ann dancers and musicians together for a special one night only performance under the tent titled Locomotors on Friday, September 5 at 8:00pm. Locomotors is a collaborative music and dance group rooted in the practice of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and open-form improvisation, with a special focus on the somatic relationship between sound and movement. The core members are pianist and composer Michael Joviala, and dancer and choreographer Dawn Pratson. This performance also brings in guest artists Sarah Slifer Swift, dancer and director of Movement Arts in Gloucester ( MAGMA), plus with the work of visual artist Derick Melander, whose large-scale sculptures made from secondhand clothing, confront the intersection between global consumerism and our intimate relationship with what we wear. Tickets can be found here.The mission of Windhover this season continues to be: Collaboration… Connection… Community… and Creativity, which are our themes and directives. All of these upcoming performances are rare chances for you, the audience, to engage in these art forms and enjoy the collaborative beauty of these creative artists.Please come enjoy and support these artists in dance and music.
Warm Wishes,
Lisa Hahn, Windhover Executive Director



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It’s much harder to write a good review than a bad one

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Inge Berge

It’s not that hard to write review panning a concert or an album.  You’ve probably read many such reviews.  It’s much more difficult to write a glowing piece that doesn’t sound corny or like a puff piece.  Below is one of the best examples of a rave review that I’ve ever read. It is at once intelligent, witty, entertaining, straight to the point and completely devoid of obscure references and highfalutin language reviewers all to often use in an attempt to show off their intellect.  It’s written by local singer/songwriter/composer/lighting designer Inge Berge, who is actually smart, so he doesn’t need to try and convince anybody.  Check it out:

Fans of exquisite music: Pay attention to Ruby Rose Fox. Her headlining at The Cabot tonight, courtesy of Peter Van Ness and GimmeLive is easily among the top 3 shows I’ve seen all year (and I see way too many shows.) This show was pure magic. Sublime. Genius.

Her songwriting is smart, heartfelt, genre-bending, profound and just plain gorgeous. Her musicianship is impeccable. Her stage presence is mysterious, deep, eclectic and sexy as all get-out. The backup singers blend like butter yet cut like a razor. The band is road-tight and stadium-confident. The material is presented with rock balls, sensual vulnerability and analytic intelligence. A show chemically cleansed of clichés and standard showbiz cheese.

I count myself among the lucky few who got to experience this evening of not-yet-world-famous MA-grown music before it turns into something more industry-processed. (Hopefully not.)

Unfortunately, what I find of Ruby Rose Fox’s music currently online does not quite do justice to the show I saw tonight. But I understand there’s a full length CD in the works. I’m first in line to purchase.

Final Weekend to see Horovitz’s Play “North Shore Fish”

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

NSFecardSee what people are saying about North Shore Fish Boston Globe, GDT & us