Tag: Things to do

Here is the Proposed Layout For Our GMG/ Lat 43 Outdoor Celebrate Gloucester II Bash To Renew Newell Stadium September 17- Final Block Party Night!

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Click on The Plan To see It Full Sized-

LAT 43 Entrance

You can see where our 25 foot screen will be located as well as the serving areas and outdoor café tables.

We have some big time surprises that we are working on!  Stay Tuned!

From the initial testing to measure dimensions of the projection-

testing projection size for screen building measurements

building the screen-

Day 1
Day 2

The Menu-

All very affordable pick up food.

Clam Chowder $4

Chicken Wings $4

Pizza $4

Pulled Pork Sliders  $4

Sushi $8

Popcorn  $2

And To Top It All Off- 10% of all food and beverage sales goes to GFAA to help rebuild Newell Stadium.

Some of the highlights-

Sam Hartson’s  “This Is Fiesta” Movie,all three winning walks from the 2011 Greasy Pole, Seine Boat Races, Blue Lobster Videos 2o feet wide, St Joseph’s Novena Video, Faces of The Greasy Pole, Back Shore After The Storm Video and some big time surprises we are working on!

Don’t Forget! Today Is Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Day

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Cape Ann Farmers’ Market

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Thursdays 3:00 – 6:30 pm at Stage Fort Park  June 30 – October 13

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Art Now: Rockport on September 17th

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Kurt Ankeny Writes-

Good Labor Day weekend to you all:

I’m pleased to announce that I will be a part of the Art Now: Rockport evening on September 17th. This is an intimate evening with five of Rockport’s leading contemporary artists where conversation about art and a bit of context provided by Lydia Barry Kutko, a New York based art advisor, will set the tone for the night. We hope that the event will help to contextualize Rockport’s contemporary artists and help familiarize attendees with the artists pushing past the boundaries of the more traditional artworks that Rockport has a reputation for.

Tickets are available for this evening event, please visit www.artnowrockport.com. (The official promo poster is attached to this email.)

Featured artists: Kurt Ankeny, Renata Fryshara, Ben MacAdam, Nina Samoiloff, and Karen Tusinski. Much thanks to Sarah Kelly, Rockport’s very own events guru and all around booster for the arts! She has organized and promoted this event, and we are very happy and grateful to have her in our corner!

Thank you, and I hope to see some of you there!, Kurt

Here’s a video with Lydia Barry Kutco

Lydia Barry Kutco Talks Art and Art Now

GMG Old Cuban Cigar Ryan and Wood Rum Sail Aboard The Schooner Thomas E. Lannon- We Had So Much Fun The First Time We’re Goin’ Again!

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The First One Was So Much Damn Fun I Didn’t Want The Night To End. 

So what the hell, Paul Giacalone, Bob Ryan and Kay Ellis all agreed to shave a little off the prices of their incredible products and we give you the deal of the century for what promises to be another incredible night aboard the most beautiful ship in Gloucester Harbor- The Thomas E. Lannon.

For less than the price of regular ticket aboard the Lannon you get two hand rolled Cigars from Paul Giacalone’s Old Cuban Cigar Company and three rum drinks Featuring Ryan and Wood’s Folly Cove Rum and a couple of rum samplings from Bobby Ryan’s private collection.  $35 bucks gets you two hand rolled cigars three rum drinks AND your sail aboard the Lannon.  No brainer, right??? Call Kay at 978-281-6634

The thing is after we had so much fun last time I’m pretty sure the tickets are going to sell out  quickly.  So if you are one of my peeps I WANT YOU ABOARD DAMNIT!

Don’t be a lazy bastard and put it off, call now so we can hang- and smoke- and drink!  Fuck that sounds like a great time!

Here’s the deets-

Thursday September 8th

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2011 Sawyer Free Library Art Auction

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2011 Sawyer Free Library Art Auction

Director Carol Gray shows off a few Paintings in this years Auction

The Silent Auction will take place throughout the month of September in the Matz Gallery. The Live Vocal Auction will be held on October 5, 2011 at 7 pm. A Preview Party at 6 pm will precede the auction.

 HOW IT WORKS

Joey C did a great video describing how you place a Silent Bid

This video is from the 2009 Art Auction.

3rd Annual GMHC Harbor Race, September 10th

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Please join us for our 3rd Annual GMHC Harbor Race, September 10th.  We welcome pilot gigs, whaleboats, dories, and other traditional rowing craft.

This is a 5.5 mile triangular course in beautiful Gloucester Harbor (see attached course diagram).

Registration – 8:00 a.m. (pre-registration is encouraged)

Captain/Cox meeting – 9:00

Race Start – 9:30

Water will be supplied, prizes will be awarded, and each participant who pre-registers will receive the first ever GMHC Harbor Race hat.  These are sure to be a collectors’ item, and to bring big bucks on eBay®.

Lunch will be served on the beach following the race (BYO liquid refreshments).

Cost:  $25 per person with advance registration (received by August 8th).
          $30 per person if registering after August 8th.

Contacts:

Esther Martin for registration – esther@netwa.com (please reply to the spam-blocker message;  it will only happen once, but I won’t get your email unless you reply)

Suzanne Clerkin for overnight accommodations – suzannec362@gmail.com

Bart Schick for all other questions/issues – dobbs@gis.net

Do not hesitate to contact Suzanne if you’d like to stay over the night before and/or after.   We’ll do our best to accommodate everyone.

URL for more information:  http://www.gloucestergigrowers.com/gmhc_race_2011

Registration Materials   |   Directions  |  Race Flyer  |  Race Course

2011 GLOUCESTER SCHOONER FESTIVAL September 2-5th Excitement Heightens as Fleet Grows!

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The 27th anniversary Gloucester Schooner Festival will take place Labor Day weekend, September 3-4, 2011. It’s Gloucester’s major marine event, with participating vessels coming from ports along the Eastern Seaboard. There will be both large and small vessels—ranging from 19 feet to over 100 feet in length. You will see new boats and old boats, from newly built to over 100 years old! Gloucester’s Thomas E. Lannon, Essex’ Ardelle, Lewis H. Story, American Eagle from Rockland, Maine, The Alabama, Liberty Clipper, Roseway and many more!

The Mayor’s Race is the major event of every Schooner Festival and will take place this year on Sunday, September 4, with over 20 schooners expected to compete for the Esperanto Cup, the Cameron Cup, and the Ramsey Plate. Racing starts on Saturday afternoon with seven classes of traditional small craft, consisting of approximately 50 vessels from 19 to 45 feet long.

“This event is a chance for Cape Ann sailors to celebrate our traditions and also show the visiting competition out on the water how to win.” said Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bob Hastings. “Ultimately, though, it is just a great weekend to plan to be in Gloucester.”

An obvious choice for boat lovers, the Schooner Festival also offers plenty of shore side events. On Saturday, these include Gloucester Maritime Heritage Day, walking tours of Gloucester’s Harborfront (hosted by The Schooner Adventure), the lighted boat parade, and a gala fireworks display over Gloucester Harbor. Sunday morning, a grand Parade of Sail passes the Boulevard promenade (Stacy Boulevard, Route 127) as the large schooners head out to sea for the Mayor’s Race.

New in 2011 is a Schooner Festival Raffle with a two-hour private cruise for 30 guests on the schooner Ardelle as the grand prize. Additional prizes include a Gift Basket from Ryan & Wood Distilleries, two tickets for a cruise aboard the schooner Thomas E. Lannon, and an autographed copy of Festival Chair’s recently published children’s book “The Stowaway Mouse.” Tickets for the raffle will be available on Friday, August 19, from Schooner Festival Committee members and at the Chamber office (978-283-1601).

Corporate support is provided for the Gloucester Schooner Festival from TD Bank and Market Basket. The Festival is planned and organized by the Gloucester Schooner Festival Committee, composed of representatives of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and the City of Gloucester. Further information can be obtained by calling 978-283-1601. For a full schedule of events, go to www.capeannvacations.com/schooner.

High resolution media images are available on-line for download at: www.capeannvacations.com/schooner/mediaimages.

About the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce: The mission of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is to serve as the principal voice of business in Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea, while working to enhance both the economic environment and the quality of life for the citizens of Cape Ann.

THANKS VERY MUCH!!!
Tracy Arabian
Gloucester Schooner Festival Committee

The Gloucester Adventure Summer Lectures

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The Gloucester Adventure

Summer Lectures

Thursday, August 18

James McAllister, Salem Historian and Art Collector

"The Sea and Its Influence on Art in Essex County"

7PM, Sawyer Free Library, Friend Room, Gloucester

FREE ADMISSION

Supported by Cape Ann Insurance Agency, Inc. and VarianSEA

Sponsored by the Gloucester Adventure

Stewards of the 1926 National Landmark Dory-Fishing Schooner Adventure

Information  978-281-8079  www.schooner-adventure.org

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Register for the Parade of Light on Sept 3rd at Sunset at Jones’s Creek Before August 15th $100 of Fuel, After $50 of Fuel!

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Tobin Domenick Writes-

We need boats to sign up and show up with lights on them….if you sign up by August 15th, you will receive $100 of FREE FUEL!  If you sign up or show up at the day of the event you receive $50 of FREE FUEL.  Sign up on line at http://www.capeannmarina.com/Forms/BoatParade_Signup.doc or sign up sheets are available at Cape Ann ’s Marina Resort lobby.

LIGHT BOAT PARADE Fundraiser – Friday, August 19th at Mile Marker One located at the Cape Ann ’s Marina Resort. -Proceeds from the evening will be donated to the committee, as well as donations accepted at the door.  50/50 Raffle and Live entertainment from 6pm-10pm.  

For information, if you want to volunteer, or need to register over the phone call Tobin at 978-283-3293.

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Tonight’s The Rocky Neck Artists Ball!

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TONIGHT ~ THURSDAY, August 11

Joey C from Good Morning Gloucester has honored us by agreeing to be one of our judges for the costumes at this event! 
Lots of fun and great prizes!

TICKETS AVAILABLE at the Door, The Studio, 51 Rocky Neck Ave

Rockport Rotary’s LobsterFest Video From Lisa Martin

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LobsterFest is August 13th, 2011 and is always a great time.

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Rockport, North Shore, and Greater Boston, MA – Rain or shine, on Saturday, August 13 from 12 noon to 7 pm at the American Legion Hall Bandstand on scenic Back Beach in Rockport, MA, Rockport Rotarians will host their 15th annual public LobsterFest cookout, open to all, and including free entertainment by the legendary Cape Ann Jazz band. Enjoy a complete meal of hot boiled lobster, corn-on-the-cob, clam chowder, roll and butter, watermelon and a soft drink in this festive and picturesque setting for just $25. (military/fire/police/EMT price: $23). A cash menu of hot dogs, burgers, chips, desserts, beer and wine is also available. Each year close to 800 people enjoy this lively event, and funds raised support the good community service projects of Rockport Rotary.

Advance tickets are recommended, available at Granite Savings Bank, John Tarr Store, Rockport National Bank, Village Silversmith, BankGloucester, or from a local Rockport Rotarian or by calling Event Chair & President-Elect Laurene Wessel 978-290-8035, email: lwessel@bankgloucester.com

– Don’t Miss It! –

Free-spirited lobsterboy mascots Camden, Kyle, and Eamon will be on hand along with live entertainment from the Cape Ann Jazz Band and hundreds of great folks turning out to support the community service work of Rotary this saturday, August 13, at Rockport Rotary’s 15th annual LobsterFest. More than lobsters will rock, noon to 7 pm, rain or shine, at the Legion Bandstand on Rockport’s scenic back beach! For just $25 cool greenbacks, you get a complete hot-boiled lobster dinner with corn-on-the-cob, chowder, roll and butter, beverage and watermelon (military/fire/police/EMTprice $23). A cash menu of hot dogs, burgers, chips, desserts, beer and wine (yes!) is also available. Advance tickets @ Granite Savings Bank, John Tarr Store, Rockport National Bank, Village Silversmith, BankGloucester, from local Rotarians, or by calling 978-290-8035. Get more scoop at http://www.rockportrotary.org Lobster is good for you and for community, too!

Come To Gallery Five Tonight On Madfish Wharf To Party Like You Mean It

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Ben Macadam and Jeffery Cluett Will be hosting an art show for the ages(and by ages I mean anyone cool and hip enough to appreciate young fresh art)
Jeff will be manning the wheels of steel and there will be adult beverages as well as some fantastic grub.

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If you haven’t met Ben and Jeffrey yet let me introduce you-

Click the Map for Directions to the Hippest joint in G Town Tonight-

click below for directions

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Fishermen Memorial Service Saturday, August 13th

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Fishermen Memorial Service

The Fishermen Memorial Service, a ceremony to remember fishermen lost at sea, will be held on Saturday, August 13th. 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.

Camilla MacFadyen: The White-Ellery Farm Project

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COMMUNITY CELEBRATION and ART INSTALLATION
Camilla MacFadyen: The White-Ellery Farm Project

Saturday, August 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

245 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA

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"… have you noticed on the pole on the corner of your house a big red mark? Well that is a sign that ‘human beings live here’ and I remember that no one went from our door hungry."

From the diary of Ida Beaman Falk, 1892-197?

The White Ellery Farm Project is a collaborative piece about history, community and our agrarian roots. It is an art/history "happening", gathering artists and farmers together to bring spirit and community back to the old farm. Join friends and neighbors for a community pot luck with food given by the plentiful home gardens of Cape Ann. If possible, bring an old family recipe or a salad from your garden to share. Take this opportunity to sit with and meet the people in your community and learn about this precious historic farm.

Inside the historic house, Camilla MacFadyen will show her large collograph printed silk landscapes along with an exhibit of photographs of the old farm and an audio diary. Shep Abbott’s film More precious than Gold, a historical documentary on the early settlers of Cape Ann, will play continuously throughout the day. Outside,there will be a small Farmers Market with goods and produce for sale from local farms including the Alprilla Farm in Essex, and the Riverdale Youth Garden in Gloucester.