Things To Do- Homes For The Holidays Event 11/22 11AM-4PM

Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce

Eight fabulous homes in Magnolia will be open to the public on Saturday, November 22, for a self-guided tour from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Many of these beautiful homes will be professionally decorated for the holidays. “Homes for the Holidays” is a program of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Businesswomen’s Division.

The Home Tour is being planned by the Businesswomen to support the Carolyn O’Connor Scholarship. Named for the first Chairperson of this active Chamber group, the scholarship benefits a woman who is changing careers or returning to the workforce after an absence and is in need of further education. The Businesswomen have given out three $1,000 scholarships since it was created in 2006. The group is hoping to raise enough funds to either increase the scholarship amount or the number of scholarships for 2009.

Tickets are $25.00 in advance and $30.00 on the day of the tour. Actual tickets and a map showing the location of the homes can be picked up on the day of the tour at the Magnolia Library, 1 Lexington Avenue, Gloucester, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Contact the Chamber office to order your advance tickets.

Universalist Church Shot From Eric Lorden

Here’s another shot of The Universalist Church Steeple from guest contributor Eric Lorden.

Halibut Jack Interview With Guest Interviewer Eric Lorden

Halibut Jack carves up a swordfish real nice.

Neptune’s Harvest Silos

Neptune’s Harvest Silos, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

CACC Schedule For 11/20-11/22

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20

THE TRAP

SHOWN AT 7:15PM -�FREE SHOW!

A modern film noir reflecting the true face of Serbian “society in transition,” It’s a story that could happen to you. An ordinary man is forced to choose between life and death of his own child. “The Trap” is a film about post-Milosevic’s Serbia, in which there is no more war, only a moral and existential desert. This is Serbia in transition, in which human life is worth little, and normal life remains almost unreachable.�”Beautifully executed…deeply moving…a thoroughly involving cinematic experience” -Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter

This is a free show, and like at all of our free shows, patrons can purchase any quantity of discount passes for future ticketed shows for $6.00 (which is the price you would normally have to purchase 25 passes to get).

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21

MOMMA’S MAN

SHOWN AT 5:00PM (SHOWING NOVEMBER 21-23)

From the producers of “Half Nelson” and “Maria Full Of Grace,” “Momma�s Man” chronicles the increasingly anxious dilemma of Mikey, a young husband and father who stops off at his parents’ loft during a business trip to New York and finds himself emotionally unable to leave. Unsure of his own motivations, he makes up excuses about why he�s staying — his flight is delayed; his flight is canceled — but while his doting mother (the director�s real mother) is more than happy to enable his procrastination, his father (the director�s real father) grows suspicious of his son’s changes of plans.�”A touchingly true film, part weepie, part comedy, about the agonies of navigating that slippery slope called adulthood.” -Manohla Dargis, The New York Times;�”A beautiful, wise, shaggy, poker-faced comedy of discombobulation.” -Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

THE POOL

SHOWN AT 7:15PM (SHOWING NOVEMBER 21-23)

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, “The Pool” is the story of Venkatesh, a “room boy” working at a hotel in Panjim, Goa, who sees from his perch in a mango tree a luxuriant garden and shimmering pool hidden behind a wall. In making whatever efforts he can to better himself, Venkatesh offers his services to the wealthy owner of the home. Not content to simply dream about a different life, Venkatesh is inquisitive about the home’s inhabitants — indeed about the world around him — and his curiosity changes the shape of his future.�”Gorgeous…glowing luminescence.” -Stephen Holden, The New York Times;�”A truly independent gem of a feature. Informed by incisive observations about the class divide but more interested in the mysteries of the human heart, this gentle variation on neorealism is a delight on every level.” -Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter


Art Auction To Benefit The Library’s Book Fund

.hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } Hi; Joey,

I was wondering if you could put a post about the Art Auction That’s going on at the Sawyer Free Libray on your site. There are over 60 paintings by Cape Ann artist’s Hanging in the Library’s Lobby. Most of the paintings are of Gloucester scenes. I have a small one of “Autumn on Good Harbor Beach”. The Silent Auction goes on until December 1st and then they follow up with a live Auction on the Paintings on December 3rd. Proceeds go to the library’s book fund. I enjoy your site very much, strangely enough I enjoy your photo’s of the “sleeping” Gulls.
I’m sure your post will help out very much.
Here’s a link to the librarys calendar page That explains the Auction;
http://www.sawyerfreelibrary.org/whatsnew.html

Thanks,
Sincerely,
Paul Frontiero
http://www.frontieroartgallery.com

Winning Good Morning Gloucester Logo Beth Swan

There were many submissions for the GMG Logo Contest and truthfully I loved every single one.

Each one had a different style that brought individual elements that I really liked and the separation between the winning design from Beth Swan at Black Swan Design and the rest was minimal but she hit everything on all points for me with the sunrise symbolizing Morning, the homie, and the simplicity of the design.

Thanks to Alicia Pensarosa, Cathy Tarr, Kat Valentine, Hedgie, and Lia Parisi for playing along.

Rosa Rugosa Life Cycle Slide Show

Universalist Church Shot From Eric Lorden

My good buddy Eric (with a c) Lorden just got himself a fancy new Nikon D60.  Here is a photo he took the other day of the Universalist Church steeple.

We are currently working on a cooking show with Eric and my wife, the lovely Mrs.  We will be sourcing local seafood and other local food products and then Eric will be giving lessons with area guest chefs assisted by The Mrs at our house. look for it within a couple weeks on Cape Ann TV.