Month: June 2010
Music at The Dog Bar
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Lat 43 Sushi – It Doesn’t Suck
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Bobby Viau Starting Art On The Pier Sessions
Deej writes in-
Hi Everyone,
School is almost out and ART on the PIER will begin it’s second summer of classes down at StudioVO: Commercial and Fine Art Studio of Gloucester. www.studiovo.com . Attached is a revised form of what we will be offering. Session 1 & 2 are dedicated to illustration work. Portraiture work (self, pet, etc…), Boats and Harborviews off the dock. Session 3 is dedicated to reliefs and molds. For more information please contact us by email. Please feel free to download the attached form and send to Viau 41 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA.
Best, Deej Viau
Pictures From Last Year-
ART on the PIER
Located on the Scenic Gloucester Harbor
SUMMER ART PROGRAM
SUMMER SESSION: Focus on Drawing and Illustration technique: Portraiture features, Landscape, Still life, Sculpture & Molds: In sessions 1 & 2 Bob will instruct the students in pencil work through illustration and drawing techniques that focus on elements of size, dimension, lay-out, shading, light and darks, facial features for Portrait work and Harbor views sessions. Self portrait work will be covered. Please send in a 5 x 7 photograph of a person or pet. Relief sculpture work and making molds will be covered in session 3.
Co-ed Ages 8 – 13 (space limited)
INSTRUCTOR: BOB VIAU: BFA from Mass Art
Owner/Artist of STUDIOVO: Commercial and Fine Art Studio
121R East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. (At East Gloucester Marina)
· PRIVATE or SEMI PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE: $35hr.
SUMMER Program Sessions: Tuesday and Wed. mornings
Session 1: July 6, 7, 13, 14 : 9:30-11:00 : Portraiture
Session 2: July 20, 21, 27, 28 : 9:30-11:00: Harborviews
Session 3: August 3, 4, 10, 11: 9:30-11:00: Sculpture&Mold
One session $90: Two Sessions $170: Three Sessions $250
10% Family discount off second child
Snacks and Materials Provided. MUST BE 4 Students for class to proceed
Registration and payment for Session One: July 2. Session Two: July 16. Session Three: July 30
Any questions please contact us at dviau3@verizon.net or 282-0269
Please read and sign below with registration and mail or deliver to:
StudioVO: 41 East Main Street Gloucester, MA 01930
CHILD’S NAME and Age: _______________________________ Phone ________________
Allergies: ___________________________ Parent sign: __________________________-_____
I hereby allow my child/children to participate in the ART on the PIER. I acknowledge that my child/children are in proper health to do so. I will not hold the Viaus, StudioVO or their property liable/responsible in any legal way should anything occur with or to my child.
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2010 ART at Bass Rocks – presented by SeaArts
Held June 8th at the Bass Rocks Golf Club.
Featured local artists and some of their work, a great forum to listen to the artists speak about their work. A great evening understanding the motivation and personal story behind each piece. We were also rewarded with a rainbow ‘Nature’s own painting’ at the end of the program.
I have captured some of the artists and their work below in a slide show; I hope to also put together a short video of them speaking about their work. Please enjoy and support your local artists, and watch for the video on GoodMorningGoucester.
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Karma’s A Bitch- RIP JJ Jinglenuts
Just got a call from the Mrs.
Our neighbor just popped by to let her know that there’s a tore up cat in his yard and it looks like JJ. I guess all the killing of the mice and the chipmunks finally caught up to the poor fella and an animal a little higher on the food chain got him last night.
JJ I hope you’re having fun up in heaven and there is plenty of fine pussy up there for you to play with. We’ll miss you buddy.
We got JJ as a kitten at the animal shelter in Salem. It was after a long period of trying to conceive our first child without success and many medical procedures. Within a month of JJ’s arrival into our home The Mrs became pregnant with The Bean.
There have been many funny stories revolving around JJ but my favorite was the one in particular I’ll never forget.
JJ never liked closed doors. If there was a room he wanted to get into he would scratch and scratch and scratch at the door until you would get up and open it to let him get to the other side of that damn door. To say that his scratching wasn’t a total PITA to have to manage would be a lie.
The Mrs would often yell at him when he scratched at the doors or a piece of furniture. So one day when the Bean was 2 years old I get home from work and we are all sitting around the island in the kitchen and JJ starts scratching at the door that leads out to our screened in porch. Without hesitation and with the perfect inflection in her voice The Bean at all of 2 years old says out loud “FUCKIN JJ”! Obviously she picked up that little oratory gem from hearing The Mrs lash out in an irritated state when JJ had scratched at the door one too many times in the course of a day.. But the way she said it was just perfect with the inflection and attitude- “Fuckin JJ”!
I looked at my wife and she looked at me and that’s when we learned that we ought to watch our mouths around the little ones because they really do pick up everything you say whether you think they are listening or not.
Well anyway buddy it’s been a good run. Thanks for keeping my feet warm at the foot of the bed and being the Angel Cat that brought little Eloise into our lives.
JJ Jinglenuts Oct 14, 2006- June 9,2010
JJ with The Bean –
JJ With Madeline
The Bean Insisted To be In This Shot-
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Historic Display in Cambridge at Longfellow National Museum Features Gloucester
The King of Thailand Birthplace Foundation (KTBF) is co-hosting a cultural event August 15th at Longfellow House Museum in Cambridge, at which Gloucester’s role of the Trail of Thai Royalty will be displayed.
From The Longfellow House Bulletin Found Here
Prince Mahidol Songkla of Thailand was the sixtyninth child of King Chulalongkorn by one of his wives, Queen Savang Vadhana. The prince attended a prestigious boarding school in England before going to university in Germany. On
August 27, 1916, he and his party arrived in Gloucester,Massachusetts. He had come to study at the School of Public Health, part of Harvard Medical School and the Institute of Technology. At the time, he was among many Siamese students in America,
but the first Thai royal to study in the U.S.
For More Information About The Longfellow House Including A Virtual Tour Click The Picture Below
Thanks Amy Shapiro for the heads up.
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Gloucester At Dawn-4:50AM 6/7/10 Good Harbor Beach
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Cape Pond Ice 2010 Father’s Day Contest!
2010 Father’s Day Contest!
"COOL" DAD’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
In Celebration of Father’s Day the "Coolest Guys Around" will be a holding
"THE COOLEST DAD AROUND CONTEST!"
Is your Dad someone who listens to your ideas and problems?
Does he inspire you to be a caring and loving person?
Does your Dad go Above and Beyond in his special way?
If he does then submit a brief essay and include a picture of your
"Coolest Dad" along with your name, address, day & evening phone numbers and your Dad’s name.
The Lucky Winner will receive
"Cape Pond Ice Coolest Guys Gift Basket"
Baseball cap, hooded sweatshirt, long & short sleeve tee shirts and a few other surprises.
Remember all entries must be submitted to us by June 16, 2010 to qualify.
You can e-mail your entry to office@capepondice.com
mail or
Stop by 104 Commercial St, Gloucester, MA 01930
and drop it off.
All entries will receive a Cape Pond Ice Gift Certificate!
Neil Matthews 2009 Coolest Dad-
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Sail For Sails Adult Sailing Program Info With Patti Page Of The GHS Sailing Program
Patti Explains Yet Another Way Gloucester Folks Can Get Out On Gloucester Harbor
Are you one of those people that will die regretting that you never got to learn how to sail? No excuses! Take charge of your life! No Regrets! Bucket List Type Stuff!
Just Do It! for more info contact Patti Page at sailghs@yahoo.com
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International Dory Event
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GMG Inside The Numbers Two and A Half Years Of Views
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The Plan B Herring Seiner Loads Welding Tanks
How Do you get acetylene tanks aboard a fishing boat at low tide?
Very Carefully.
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Debra Bretton Robinson Fine Art
Chickity Check Debra Bretton Robinson Fine Art Website Here
Blue Gloucester-
Lanesville Corner
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Dining at Beauport……..Finally! A new episode of Inspired Cooking…
view from the brick terrace at the back of the house
Hi Friends.
There will be a brand new episode of Inspired Cooking airing on Cape Ann TV tonight at 8:30. Last week I had the good fortune to tour the summer home of Henry Davis Sleeper, Beauport, on Eastern Point in Gloucester. Not only did I get a wonderful tour from the delightful and every knowledgeable site manager Pillar Garro but we recreated one of the recipe Mr. Sleeper is said to have served his guests.
It is a simple cold salad, easy to prepare and would likely have been served for lunch.
I am going to give you the recipe at is originally appeared in Elise De Wolfe’s book “Recipes for Successful Dining” that was published in 1934. Both Pilar and I were stumped as to how crayfish might have made it on to a menu in Gloucester back in those days so if anyone has any clue on that, please respond with a comment below.
Crayfish Gloucester
Cook crayfish in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Cook small lobsters in a court bouillon for 12 to 15 minutes or a large one for 25 minutes. When cold cut the lobster meat into pieces and mix with the meat of the crayfish and a mayonnaise dressing to which have been added a teaspoonful of chili sauce and a dash of paprika. Serve in crystal cups garnishing with a circle of lettuce leaves. Decorate the top with the red portions of the crayfish. Serve very cold.
I stuck pretty much to the recipe, using equal parts of lobster to crayfish and I made the dressing separately and folded it in to the seafood, using just a small amount of the chili sauce as not to obscure the taste of the seafood.
I am sure that Mr. Sleepers cook and housekeeper Mary Wonson would have made her own mayonnaise and chili sauce but I took the prepared route on this one. I seasoned the dish with salt and pepper and place it in iced shrimp cocktail glasses on a bed of gorgeous native lettuce that I bought here in Essex–gorgeous!
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The Stripers Are In
You don’t need any more proof than this. When Jeremy can catch ‘em off the dock you know they are just about suicidal.
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The Ice Cream Store, Bearskin Neck
At five in the morning Bearskin Neck is a great place for a walk.
Nice and quiet. The next afternoon walking out on the Lumber Wharf with our ice cream from The Ice Cream Store (daughter is in love with Purple Cow) and a Latte from Bean and Leaf I started to wonder what if.
What if the Large Family who really liked ice cream showed up. Say, six really large ice cream lovers, ordered Banana Splits then went to the back table of The Ice Cream Store and all sat down to eat. If I was at the counter ordering my one scoop of Purple Cow Cone and heard some wood creaking I think I would run for the door.
The green building to the right is the Bean and Leaf. Great Latte’s cookies, chowder, (that’s all I get, I bet the other stuff is good too.) Free WiFi. I’ve been in the back window of Bean and Leaf for a high tide with a Nor’ Easter pushing swells into Old Harbor and the waves would occasionally slap up against the building.
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Hey You- I’m Lookin At Ya!
Striper Eye- Click for Larger Version
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GHS Baseball 2010 Playoffs vs Wayland Slide Show From David Cox
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Beth Swan and Rob Hall Want You To Check Out- Marion Stoddart’s Documentary-The Work of 1000
Hi Joey!
The documentary that Rob and I have been privileged to work on is premiering! We’re very excited and though it isn’t necessarily Gloucester, or even Cape Ann related, all the water flows into the ocean eventually and it is relatively local.
An inspiring story of how one person can do the work of 1000 it shows how one woman helped transform a river and initiated ripples of positive environmental impact throughout the community, state, and national levels.
The project is more than a documentary. It is a vehicle for empowering and inspiring individual and collective action, an educational resource, and a model of effective leadership and advocacy that we can use today. A ten minute movie short version, partially funded by MassHumanities, has been shown to over 600 people ranging from high school and college students to technical "water keepers", to conservation and recreation organizations. Come see the full movie in Groton, MA on June 12th!
Tickets to the movie are free and the celebration party afterward is $25.
RSVP online at: http://www.workof1000.org/screenings/reserve-tickets
Beth Swan
Good Morning Gloucester 
