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| Gloucester Harbor from the Beauport Hotel |
We aren't exactly in Boston, but rather in Gloucester as we continue our pursuit of a cultural winter. The Beauport Hotel is a luxurious oceanfront hotel. As you can see in the above photo, the sunsets are fabulous. It's a 15 minute drive to Rockport where the Shalin Lui Performance Center is. There we saw John Pizzarelli.
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| Shalin Lui Performance Center |
The Shalin Lui is a most unique center with a windowed stage backdrop looking overlooking Rockport's Sandy Bay. John Pizzarelli is an American jazz guitarist and vocalist. He credits his father, Bucky Pizzarelli as his most important teacher, and referred to him frequently. He had a pianist accompanying him; the sounds were easy and pleasant as was his chatter. One funny story was about his recording of Beatles songs which his publicist referred to as Abby Road Kill.
Before the concert, we had drinks and hors d'oeuvres at the Beauport. The sunset was so gorgeous. We had thought to eat dinner afterward at Barbara Lynch's new restaurant in Gloucester. However, it was far from the hotel and didn't seem to have parking. Instead, we opted to return to the Beauport. The dinner offering was not nearly up to the hors d'oeuvres. Nor was breakfast the next morning. Lesson learned.
