These are podcasts from 1623 Studios' members and friends! They cover unique subject matters that are pertinent to the eclectic communities here on Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Maureen Aylward talks with: Joe Parisi, Rockport DPW Director Leo Jeghelian, Rockport resident Lisa Orgettas, Director, Disability Resource Center Bob Heineman, Gloucester-based architect about accessibility in Rockport, MA. The discussion focuses on wheelchair accessibility as well as other accessibility challenges for people with disabilities who use a cane or walker or even people who are using a baby carriage. They also discuss ADA compliance and the issues and challenges of making changes for businesses and municipalities.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Maureen Aylward talks with:
Deborah Kelsey, Sawyer Free Library Director
Fran Aliberte, Sawyer Free Library Board Member
Larry Ingersol, SafeGuard Blue
about the new security at the Sawyer Free Library.
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
In their latest podcast celebrating food & drink across Cape Ann, hosts Kory Curcuru & Heather Atwood talk with Angela Sanfilippo, president of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association, about the emergence of redfish, news on the fishing fleet, and what she prepared for St. Peter's Fiesta :)
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
In their 10th podcast celebrating food & drink across Cape Ann, hosts Kory Curcuru & Heather Atwood talk with Cynthia Hendrickson of Cape Ann Foodie Tours. There are some great stories shared about Howard Blackburn & tourists mistaking Gloucester's fort section for Chinatown :)
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Tuesday Jul 16, 2019
Host Jennifer-Lee Levitz interviews Michele Ellicks, Community Outreach Coordinator for the RMV, about the Real ID. Tune in to get the info! Then Jennifer takes you on a bus ride from the Senior Center to the RMV with friendly bus driver, LeAnne.
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
In this episode of Cape Ann Report, host Maureen Aylward discusses the importance of shopping local with Peggy Russell of Pop Gallery, Adam Farber of Mark Adrian Shoes, and Christian Del Rosario of Surfari Stand Up Paddle & Surf :)
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Monthly Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce update! A recap of recent events including small business week and the recent membership drive. Also a preview of upcoming events over the summer such as the block parties, annual chamber auction, and more!
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
Thursday Jun 27, 2019
In their 9th podcast celebrating food & drink across Cape Ann, hosts Kory Curcuru & Heather Atwood talk with Beth Cheney Roenker of The Seafarer Inn, who, along with 13 other innkeepers in Rockport, Mass., released The Inns of Rockport Cookbook - a collection of favorite recipes.
Watch us try Tobey's Legendary Melt-in-your-mouth Scones (Linden Tree Inn), Poached Pears (Sally Webster Inn), and Individual Crustless Tomato Basil Quiche (The Seafarer Inn)
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
1623 Studios BackCAST Cape Ann LGBTQ Community Podcast
Episode 5: Fred Cowan
Fred Cowan shares a glimpse into his life from childhood to today.
- Fred talks about his early life and his struggles with school.
- He discusses his loving parents and family life.
- Fred shares remarkable stories of failures and successes.
- Community involvement in Gloucester has been his life’s passion.
- Fred reminisces about meeting his husband.
- And, he recounts many touching and emotional stories about the beginning of the AIDS crisis and working for the AIDS Action Committee.
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
BackCAST Cape Ann LGBTQ Community Podcast Series
Episode Notes for Charles Nazarian
Charles Nazarian provides a fascinating glimpse into the personal and the historical gay community on Cape Ann.
- Finding Cape Ann as a young man in his 20s, Charles moved here to take a job with Charles Fisk and the CB Fisk organ company.
- He remembers the gay liberation movement of the 1960s.
- Charles is a historian and provides a fascinating account of John (Jack) Hays Hammond, Jr., who built Hammond Castle, and the Hammond family; Henry Sleeper; A. Piatt Andrew; and Leslie Buswell who owned Stillington Hall in Gloucester.
- Charles tells one of his favorite Cape Ann party stories about the old Rockaway Hotel.
- And, Charles shares a moving personal story about a friend who died from AIDS.