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Top Boston Area Blues artist Gracie Curran to open Gloucester Blues Fest
This just in from Bob Hastings of the Gloucester Blues Festival: Hailed by Alternate Roots Magazine as one of the top 20 Boston Bands Right Now, Gracie Curran & the High Falutin’ Band will open the Gloucester Blues Festival on August … Continue reading
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Murder on Rocky Neck, The Opera – in its second and last weekend!
Last night I went to this show over at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck. It was a lot of fun! There are several more performances this weekend: 7:30PM today and Saturday, and 2PM Saturday and Sunday. More information … Continue reading
Gloucester & Cape Ann Featured on Chronicle Tonight
Last month, we previewed Chronicle star Ted Reinstein’s new book (see post here) with Motif #1 on the cover. Tonight’s Chronicle at 7:30pm on Channel 5 previews his book for the first time on TV — and it features a … Continue reading
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Rock On Moms!
To all the beautiful, hard-working and hard-loving Moms, daughters, best friends, sisters, grandmas, and aunts ~ Happy Mother’s Day! and ROCK ON! My Mom in Central Park (I think it is Central Park) with her four babies Liv and I … Continue reading
This weeks SingerSongWritersShuffle ~ Crazy good line up!
Check it out …. Nick Zaino, Alexandra Valenti, Willie Alexander, Chelsea Berry, Megan Burtt, TMax and David Balin
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Singer vs. Crowd
The deck is open. We eat outside because Cape Ann Brew Pub is full inside. People had come to hear Chelsea Berry and her friends and to support Boston Strong. After dinner, there’s room to stand inside to see … Continue reading
Glosta Strong supports Boston Strong Tonight
You know you’ve won over Joey when he starts a podcast with a joke about how much we love Chelsea Berry (listen to podcast here) and then within a week he’s promoting one of her events (see that post here). … Continue reading
Heroic Music for Mother’s Day ~ Beethoven “Eroica” & Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Check out this spectacular Cape Ann Symphony program for this Saturday 5/11 at Manchester High sent from Heidi Dallin of Cape Ann Symphony. Don’t forget Kids under 19 are FREE! WHAT CAN BE MORE THRILLING THAN HEROIC MUSIC? Beethoven’s … Continue reading
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Snoop Maddie Mad Is 250th Percentile For Loving Soccer
Running joke in our house is that our kids are 250th percentile at this or that. A joke making fun of obnoxious parents that claim their kids are this percentile or that percentile at some skill set. You’re only supposed … Continue reading
Beeman Ballroom Experience Premieres on TV TONIGHT ~ Mad Hot Ball on Sunday
Here’s what’s happening – from Lisa Smith @ Cape Ann TV: Cape Ann TV Waltzes in with the Premiere of The Beeman Ballroom Experience Documentary in Conjunction with the Gloucester Fifth Grade Mad Hot Ball What happens when you take … Continue reading
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Did you know we have a world-class composer in our midst? Check his new work out on Sunday
Award-winning, local, world-class composer Rob Bradshaw’s new work premieres this Sunday 5/5 at Gordon Chapel with 2 performances at 2:30 and 5pm. You may know Rob from over 20 works commissioned and performed about Cape Ann, including the cantata commemorating … Continue reading
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Breakfast at Atlantis — our official season starter — this Saturday
Everybody has their “start of the season” favorites. RD’s is a clam roll at Top Dog in Rockport (see Paul’s post about that here). For Vickie, John and me it’s breakfast at Atlantis Oceanfront Cafe, which opens on Saturday. For … Continue reading
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Sat, May 4th: You want to see the guy who turned down offers from major labels to do his music his own way!
And he’s got a heart. Check this out from the Old Sloop website: Garnet Rogers and Old Sloop Coffeehouse encourage attendees to bring non-perishable food items to this concert to be donated toThe Cape Ann Open Door Food Pantry. Donors … Continue reading
Rosie being a good sport
When Maddie, Owen Cole and Avery were here, Rosie was so good and very much loved by the kids. Love this picture of Rosie sleeping while the kids made a tent with the couch pillows.
Honors Youth Choir of Chorus North Shore Concert Friday 5/3 at Shalin Liu
The Honors Youth Choir of Chorus North Shore is very excited about the opportunity to perform their spring concert ”Music Shall Live” at 7:00 PM on Friday, May 3rd at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport. This 50 member … Continue reading
Making Pottery at the Hive
The Hive offers all sorts of fun art classes, including pottery. I tried my hand at the pottery wheel recently, and had a lot of fun! Here are some photos. When you’re done, the clay has to be fired in … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday to my oldest lovely daughter
Ericka at 18 months
Doing The Housework
After six days with these cutie pies decided they could do the housework. Maddie, Owen, Cole and Avery helping out. So much fun to be Papa and Nonnie
Defy Terror This Weekend
As I pointed out in this post, non-violent defiance is the best weapon against tyranny. This weekend we all have a chance to defy the terrorists by going out as planned. If you haven’t yet made plans, there’s even more going on … Continue reading
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Murder on Rocky Neck: The Opera!
News from Henry Allen and friends: This is David Wesson, I’m the new Outreach Coordinator for Henry Allen’s Northshore Folklore Theater Company. I’ve been a follower of GMG for some time, and look forward to connecting with you! As you … Continue reading
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What is important
With the sadness of our beloved Boston’s tragedy, I thought of how we must be brave and just continue to live and not be afraid. Here is a couple of pictures of why we must be brave. Handsome Dude Owen at … Continue reading
He’s Baaaaaack . . .
Something’s up in Gloucester. Only 2 weeks ago, Dennis Brennan played The Rhumb Line with Dave Sag (see post about that here). Tonight he’s back in Gloucester @ Jalapenos with Dave Brown, Wolf Ginandes & Dave Mattacks. Could it be … Continue reading











