Samantha Barrett if a first time Fiesta Crazy Hat Lady
CRAZY HAT LADY SAMANTHA BARRETT’S MAGNIFICENT CREATION
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WINNING WALK SHORT FILM – ANTHONY NOVELLO YOUR SATURDAY GREASY POLE CHAMPION!
“I did it for the Fort!”
VIDEO – LEO CANNAVO 2022 FRIDAY GREASY POLE CHAMPION
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEO!
Veteran Greasy Pole Walker Leo Cannavo captures the flag, his first in 20 years of walks. And it’s his birthday!
DEREK HOPKINS YOUR 2022 SUNDAY GREASY POLE CHAMPION
Greasy Pole Walker phenom Dereck Hopkins captured the flag on the second walk of the first round. It wasn’t unexpected, as he strolled out to the very end of the Greasy Pole on the second walk of the courtesy round. Congratulations to Derek!
SCENES FROM ST. PETER’S NOVENA, MASS, AND PROCESSION
The last night of the nine-day Novena concluded with a Mass and procession to Beach Court. With thanks and gratitude to the beautiful Novena ladies for hostessing and organizing the Novena to St. Peter. You could feel the joy in people’s hearts to be back celebrating again in person.
YOUR SATURDAY GREASY POLE CHAMPION ANTHONY NOVELLO!!
CONGRATULATIONS ANTHONY AND FAMILY!
SCENES FROM FRIDAY FIESTA
A glorious Friday Fiesta overflowing with joyful, smiling Fiesta goers. One attendee sweetly spoke about how during Fiesta, the community of Gloucester comes together like one big family, and we all become Sicilian for a weekend. Viva San Pietro!
With thanks and gratitude to the Fiesta Committee for organizing the 2022 St. Peter’s Fiesta, no small feat after a two year hiatus due to Covid.
Joseph Novello – President
Michael Linquata – Vice President
Anthony Cusumano – Treasurer
Rose Aiello – Clerk
Christopher Palazzola – Committee Member
Salvatore Ferrara – Committee Member
Ralph Puopolo – Committee Member
Carlo Barbara – Committee Member
Rose Aiello – Committee Member
Alphonse Millefoglie – Committee Member
Lucia Sheehan – Recording Secretary
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
the agony
Santo Parisi, Friday Greasy Pole
YOUR FRIDAY GREASY POLE CHAMPION LEO CANNAVO!!!
Congratulations to Leo and the Cannavo Family <3
NONNA, WHAT IS ST. PETER’S FIESTA?
Charlotte LOVES Nonna, What isSt. Peter’s Fiesta? and we have given it to many of her friends, and they love it ,too <3
Author Laura shares – Celebrate St. Peter’s Fiesta with your very own copy of Nonna, What is St. Peter’s Fiesta? A great book for children and adults. All proceeds benefit St. Peter’s Fiesta, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit. Available at The Bookstore of Gloucester, Main St. Gloucester.
SAINT PETER’S FIESTA OFFICIAL 2022 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
St. Peter’s Fiesta 2022 Schedule
Tuesday, June 21
6:00 Novena
7:00 Mass
American Legion
Wednesday, June 22
7:00–10:00 p.m.
Musical Entertainment….St. Peter’s Park:
Entertainment featuring “BARRY MOONEY”
Thursday, June 23
6:30 p.m.
Fiesta 5K Road Race – with Cape Ann YMCA
Starting location Stage Fort Park,
Finish line at St. Peter’s Park.
For further details, contact the Cape Ann YMCA.
8:00
Entertainment, Live Music and Dance at St. Peter’s Park
Featuring ….. “WILDFIRE”
Friday, June 24
4:45 p.m.
Greasy Pole Contest…and…Women’s Seine Boat Races
Pavilion Beach
6:30 p.m.
Entertainment….Before Opening Ceremony
7:30 p.m.
Formal Opening ….St. Peter’s Square
Entertainment immediately following
8:30 – 11:30 p.m.
featuring “MORENO FRUZZETTI”
Saturday, June 25
10:00 a.m
Pavilion Beach… Seine Boat Race:
U.S. Coast Guard vs Gloucester
Fire Department and Gloucester Police Department
10:00 a.m.
Playtime performance of our Children’s story book
“Nonna, What is St. Peter’s Fiesta?”
Location: TBD
3:00 p.m.
Children’s Games…. Beach Court
4:45 p.m.
Sports Events… Pavilion Beach
Seine Boat Races & Greasy Pole Contest
8:00
Musical Entertainment…St. Peter’s Square
featuring “FRANCO CORSO”
Sunday, June 26
10:00 a.m.
Celebration of MASS OF ST. PETER
at St. Peter’s Park
12:00 noon
Procession following the Celebration of Outdoor Mass
3:00 p.m
Blessing of the Fleet… Stacy Boulevard.
4:45 p.m.
Sports Events…at Pavilion Beach
Seine Boat Races & Greasy Pole Contest
7:15 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
Trophies awarded to winners of the Sports Events
8:30 p.m.
Musical Entertainment
St. Peter’s Park featuring
“ GRAZIANA LAZZARO and ELIO SCACCIO”
11:00 p.m.
Raffle Drawings and Closing Procession
St. Peter’s Fiesta Children’s Book Nonna, what is St. Peter’s Fiesta” will be on sale at the Main Stage Altar throughout the Fiesta weekend. To purchase a copy before Fiesta, email http://www.stpetersfiesta.org
All proceeds benefit St. Peter’s Fiesta.
Save the Date: Next Year….
St. Peter’s Fiesta, June 21 – June 25, 2023
“St. Peter’s Fiesta ™ ”
Copyright © 2023 St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee. All Rights Reserved.
THE GREASY POLE SHRINE IS A KNOCKOUT THIS YEAR!
Gloucester’s beloved Greasy Pole Shrine has returned after a two year absence due to Covid. The Shrine is beautiful and meaningful every year however, this year it has expanded. Eric Spear has made some outstanding improvements, including repainting and redesigning signs incorporating both Sicilian and American flags and iconography. Eric has also reprinted nearly every photo, at his own expense, and we know how high the cost of printing cartridges is currently.
Eric taking a break
It’s going to be a fantastic Fiesta!
Viva San Pietro <3
Charlotte practicing Greasy Pole moves
GREASY POLE SHRINE HONORING ANTHONY MATZA GIAMBANCO AND RUSSEL HYNES
Eric Spear’s Greasy Pole Walker’s shrine this year is dedicated to Sunday Champion Anthony Matza Giambanco and Saturday Champion Russell Hynes. Go see, very low key but moving and beautiful.
SaintPeter’s 
VIVA!
Art Haven’s Fiesta VIVA! mural!
SAINT PETER’S FIESTA POSTPONEMENT DATES
This year’s 2020 Fiesta is scheduled to take place from Wednesday through Sunday, June 24th through June 28th. If a postponement were to occur, Fiesta President Joe Novello and the Fiesta Committee are waiting for final approval by the Special Events Committee to schedule postponement dates over the weekend of September 10th through the 13th. They are hoping to have a definite answer by May 5th. However, this is all contingent upon the State government’s mandated protocols.
You can read the full article in today’s Gloucester Daily Times
MAYOR ROMEO THEKEN ANNOUNCES DEED TO PAVILION BEACH!!
At the St. Peter’s Fiesta opening ceremony, Mayor Romeo Theken announced that the citizens of Gloucester are now the proud owners of beautiful Pavilion Beach. The beach was deeded over to the City by Sheree Zizak, Beauport Hotel proprietor.
Greasy Pole Fall Classic Full Length Edit
As First Seen On Good Morning Gloucester
The Greasy Pole walk is a uniquely Gloucester Italian-American event that takes place every summer during the St. Peter’s Fiesta. The pole is rigged on a platform in the harbor off Pavilion Beach. The objective is to walk the heavily greased pole and capture the flag. During the fiesta three walks take place, one walk each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and there are three winners declared. Much bravado and celebrating takes place during and after walking the greasy pole. To see Greasy Pole videos from the summer of 2011 visit Good Morning Gloucester. To read more about the Greasy Pole and Gloucester’s annual St. Peter’s Fiesta visit the St. Peter’s Fiesta website.
This past autumn the platform rigged in the harbor that supports the pole was damaged first by Hurricane Irene, and then destroyed by a subsequent ‘noreaster. Roughly eighty thousand dollars is needed to reconstruct the platform. The Greasy Pole Fall Classic fundraiser, from where the video footage was shot, was held at the local football stadium, and is a one time only re-creation of the annual event that takes place in the harbor. Gloucester’s St. Peter’s Fiesta is attended by tens of thousands and is a beautiful celebration of St. Peter, the patron saint of fishermen. The Greasy Pole is a highlight of the fiesta, and just one of many religious and celebratory events.
Donations to restore the Greasy Pole may be sent to the following address:
St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee
P.O. Box 3105
Gloucester, MA 0193
Greasy Pole Fall Classic SHORT
Greasy Pole Fall Classic Short Edit
Greasy Pole Fall Classic Video Special
As first seen On Good Morning Gloucester. The following is the program schedule for the video special that I produced for Good Morning Gloucester, which is also airing on Cape Ann TV this week.
Program schedule for The Greasy Pole Fall Classic airing on Channel 12, Cape Ann TV:
Wednesday, November 23 at 8:00 pm
Thursday, November 24 at 1:00 am and 6:30 pm
Saturday, November 26 at 7:30 pm
My Cape Ann readers know of the Greasy Pole. For my off -island readers, the Greasy Pole walk is a uniquely Gloucester Sicilian-American event that takes place every summer during the St. Peter’s Fiesta. The pole is rigged on a platform in the harbor off Pavilion Beach. The objective is to walk the heavily greased pole and capture the flag. During the fiesta three walks take place, one walk each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and there are three winners declared. Much bravado and celebrating takes place during and after walking the greasy pole. To see Greasy Pole videos from the summer of 2011 visit Good Morning Gloucester. To read more about the Greasy Pole and Gloucester’s annual St. Peter’s Fiesta visit the St. Peter’s Fiesta website.
This past autumn the platform rigged in the harbor that supports the pole was damaged first by Hurricane Irene, and then destroyed by a subsequent ‘noreaster. Roughly eighty thousand dollars is needed to reconstruct the platform. The Greasy Pole Fall Classic fundraiser, from where the video footage was shot, was held at the local football stadium, and is a one time only re-creation of the annual event that takes place in the harbor. Gloucester’s St. Peter’s Fiesta is attended by tens of thousands and is a beautiful celebration of St. Peter, the patron saint of fishermen. The Greasy Pole is a highlight of the fiesta, and just one of many religious and celebratory events.
Donations to restore the Greasy Pole may be sent to the following address:
St. Peter’s Fiesta Committee
P.O. Box 3105
Gloucester, MA 01930
Greasy Pole Fall Classic
Night Street Photography with Fujifilm x100 Fiesta Gloucester
Night street photography with Fujifilm x100, St. Peter’s Fiesta, Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Fujifilm x100 Ferris Wheel Fiesta
Fabulous Ferris Wheel, Gloucester Waterfront, St. Peter’s Fiesta
Shutter 1/60, f 2.2, ISO 4000
Shutter 1/2, f 14.0, ISO 4000
Shutter 125, f 2.o, ISO 4000
Shutter 125, f 2.8, ISO 400
Shutter 125, f 2.2, ISO 4000
Shutter 125, f2.0, ISO 4000
Shutter 1/60, f 2.5, ISO 4000
Thanks to husband Tom for helping me overcome my fear of heights. I so wanted to see the city from the top of the ferris wheel–stunning, fabulously fun, and all too brief–I didn’t want the ride to end!