Saving Trees One Coffee Sleeve At A Time
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Month: November 2010
GMG Pie Poll
Yesterday was a pie revelation to me. I find out that Heather Fraelick makes pies out of roots. Rhubarb is a root, right?
And I discovered the key to making a pecan pie just the right sweetness at Author Jane Ward’s Food and Fiction Blog check here for her recipe
It’s all about the pies baby!
These two FOBs (friends of the blog) have inspired the first annual Pie Poll.
*especially relevant around the holidays don’t you think?
Vote for your favorite type of pie-
Feel free to add in a pie that I may have missed on our poll and comment in the comment section of this post as to who makes or where you get your favorite pies.
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GMG Tech Talk- Mobile Me- Don’t Do It!
Many of you may know that I’ve entered the world of Apple computing with the purchase of a macbook pro. It’s a 13 inch model with a 4GB of RAM upgrade.
I’m in general a fan of apple products but I’m not blinded like some apple fanboys who claim that everything they do is gold.  In my limited time with the macbook I’ve seen some things it will do much better than the way I can do them on my PC but also some things the PC with Windows 7 does better than the mac.
Windows 7 is a really huge upgrade in the operating system over all previous versions from Microsoft. The filing system and ease of use and integration of products using Windows Live make it crazy simple to create content for blogs (something I know a little about).
To be fair I’ve only spent a little time with the macbook but in my research to find desktop blogging software like the Windows Live Writer on a Mac, all of the mac forum users reiterate over and over that there really is no product that is nearly as good for desktop blogging as the Windows Live Writer which comes free with Windows 7. There are versions for the mac such as Marsedit and Ecto but they both charge for the software and they are missing key components of desktop blogging software such as scheduling a post for posting at a certain date in the future. If you create as much content as I do for the blog it is essential for me to be able to schedule posts out into the future. We keep an hourly schedule of new posts at the top of the hour every hour from 6AM-6PM with an occasional overnight post thrown in if there is something timely that we want to get out. So that feature being missing is brutal.
I don’t want to create a post and have it uploaded directly to the blog because often times I create 5 posts in an hour and I don’t want them all going out at once. They need to be spaced out. Of course I could go back in to the blog and edit the times online but the post has already been delivered to the people who subscribe to the GMG rss feed and view it in a reader like Google reader.
That is just one example but it is significant (to me anyway)
Things that I’ve found to be way more polished on the Macbook than on the PC using Windows 7- iMovie for editing movies although you can create movies way faster with Windows Live Movie Maker using the auto-movie function, the options are not going to look as polished as they will with iMovie on the Mac. iPhoto software is much more polished on the Mac than it is using Windows Live Photo, and Pages will make far more stunning brochures than you will with the Windows equivalent.
There is one thing that I’ve discovered about Apple’s mobile me product that is beyond horrible and everyone should know about because you could be in for a world of hurt if you rely on this system of syncing your data between all your Apple devices “in the cloud”. The cloud is the future for sure. Saving your pictures to sites like Flickr, Photobucket or Picasa is a brilliant way to store them as long as you physically back the pictures, videos or documents up onto external hard drives as well.
I would say the same thing for Apple mobile me but there is a huge catch that is probably not explained to people when they buy their iPhones or Macbooks. You pay $99 per year for the privilege of uploading your picture, video or documents to mobile me for sharing anywhere you have access to a computer. (You can get a discount the first year to something like $69) The problem is that they are telling people that they can host their iWeb websites on mobile me and also their content to mobile me but what they don’t tell you is that if you ever decide to stop paying that $99 per year and opt out of mobile me that your content will be deleted after a short grace period!
Holy crap I couldn’t even imagine creating a website using Apple’s iWeb, hosting it on mobile me, and then being locked in to paying that $99 vig every year or else all that content that had been created and all those links from pictures to where they belong on the sites would all be broken. All you would have is a bunch of little red x’s where pictures are supposed to be.
They cap you out on mobile me at 20GB of storage to the cloud per year. For most people that would be fine but I can tell you that for GMG we would smoke that in a couple of months.
So people I would tell you not to pay for this mobile me and be locked in to that $99 per year under penalty of losing all your stuff.
A difference between mobile me and the Windows Live Sky Drive is that Windows Live Sky Drive gives you 25 GB of storage to the cloud (it’s virtually the same setup as mobile me) but they give it to you for free.
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Go See- TEN9EIGHT
Acclaimed film about the power of Youth Entrepreneurship
Monday, November 15th from 6:30p-8:30p at the Cape Ann Community Cinema (21 Main Street, Gloucester – above Mystery Train) the film “Ten9Eight” about youth entrepreneurship is being held in honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
The film provides an exciting window into the work of teen entrepreneurs. Cape Ann Business Incubator (CABI ) has developed a new program, The MicroBusiness Zone, where teens are invited to come after school and learn about setting up a business (next session begins in January 2011).
The screening of the film will provide an invaluable experience to those teens who may not have thought of entrepreneurship as a career choice. It also shows a compelling way to reach youth and give them an opportunity to learn about the local entrepreneurship resources we have available. This is an opportunity not to be missed.
About Global Entrepreneurship Week With the goal to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity, Global Entrepreneurship Week will encourage youth to think big and turn their ideas into reality. From November 15-21, 2010, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement to generate new ideas and seek better ways of doing things. Tens of thousands of activities are being planned in dozens of countries. Global Entrepreneurship Week is founded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Make Your Mark campaign. For more information, visit www.unleashingideas.org, and follow @unleashingideas on Twitter.
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A Peaceful Bench Overlooks A Stormy Sea- Bradley Bell’s Memorial Bench
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A FESTIVAL OF TREES & WREATHS
Photo: Dave Stotzer
The trees are back! Once again generous Cape Ann Symphony supporters are decorating small table-top trees, as well as wreaths, to grace your home. In a silent auction, you are invited to bid on your favorites when they go on display in the Lobby at the Fuller Auditorium, during the upcoming holiday pops concerts . On Monday, Nov. 29, the Trees and Wreaths will be relocated downtown to Brown’s Mall, 180 Main Street , where you can follow the auction progress on your own special favorite, or make a new bid. The Auction ends on Saturday December 4th. For more information please call 978-283-6750.
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Things To Do- Origami Workshop November 28th
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Long Exposure Photos From The Celebrate Gloucester Screening at Cape Ann Community Cinema
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Matchbox/Hotwheel Miniature Cars and Candy Cane Drive
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11/13/2010 night photos
A few night photos 11/13/2010 night photos
I guess Joey does Work!
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Henry and Ben Bootleg Video From Donna Ardizzoni
From the Celebrate Gloucester DVD Release Party
Good Times!
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Yeah, It’s Beautiful Even When It’s Stormy Here
What are you waiting for? Get in your car. Take a ride. Eat in our restaurants. Browse our shops. It doesn’t suck here I promise.
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Checking in from Rockport: Red Skiff Hash!
Grabbing my second breakfast of the day late this morning almost 10AM thought the Red Skiff right in Rockport would be the ticket on a Saturday morning. Busy but my daughter and I grabbed a table and she ordered the coconut pancakes and I ordered the top special which is Eggs Benedict with Corned Beef Hash.
I love coconut in most situations but a pancake? Hmm. Â But the pancakes hit the table two seconds before my dish so I tried a bite and amazing fluffy coconut goodness. Then I got to mine and chewed off a good piece before I thought to take a photo.
I am never as controlled as Joey that I can take a photo of my food before I mess it up. But you can see the hash below that Benedict. The home fries were normal Red Skiff Spectacular but the part I had forgotten, the english buried in there was obviously toasted on the grill. This gave a nice crispiness on top which withstood the Benedict sauce flowing down. Slightly offscreen was a side of bacon and coffee which kept me going the rest of the day. No lunch for me on Saturday.
Did I mention I like the hash at Red Skiff? The pancakes were huge and I am trying to break a habit of licking my plate in public so a doggy bag of pancake and some hash made its way home. That lasted all of 30 seconds as everyone else had arrived and acted like wild animals.
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C.B. Fisk Part VIII
Greg Bover explains how flat stock is transformed into organ pipes
This Concludes The C.B. Fisk Video series
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What Up Homie?
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Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops Concerts Nov 27th and 28th
The Magic of the Holidays
Our traditional Thanksgiving weekend kick-off to the Holiday Season will be filled with musical cheer once again at the Cape Ann Symphony Pops concert. First off will be the performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture. According to our conductor Yoichi, this is one of Mozart’s greatest and most loved overtures, filled with a tremendous amount of movement and energy. Next is Humperdink’s Hansel & Gretel Prelude, followed by Pierpont’s Tintinabulations and Bach’s Little Suite. The first half of the program will conclude with the ever popular Anderson’s Christmas Festival. Following the intermission, the Cape Ann Symphony Singers will join the orchestra. Directed by Wendy Betts, they now total nearly 70 members. They will join the Symphony with a selection of fine holiday choral pieces including a beautiful Hebrew arrangement by Nurit Hirsch titled Bashana Haba’na. The singers will conclude with Handel’s always uplifting Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah. The concert will end with the traditional Christmas singalong. Come one, come all!
To order tickets, please CLICK HERE
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Pathways For Children Snow Ball Dec 17th
SAVE THE DATE: Pathways for Children is hosting a Snow Ball on Friday, December 17th from 7:00 – 11:00pm at Cruiseport Gloucester, 6 Rowe Square. Please join us to eat, drink & be merry! Sumptuous appetizers and cash bar available. Tickets, $40 each, will be available beginning November 22, and can be purchased in Gloucester at the Deborah Coull Salon (116 Main Street), Pathways (29 Emerson Avenue) or by contacting Pathways at 978.281.2400×154 or cdellaporta@pw4c.org. We hope to see you there!
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Blue Shutters Taste Of Latin America Charity Open House
Blue Shutters Beachside Inn
invites you to join us for a
Taste of Latin America
Charity Open House
in support of the work of
Por Cristo
Sunday November 14 2 – 5pm
Be our guest for a special charity open house at the Blue Shutters Beachside Inn to spotlight the work of Por Cristo, a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization that has been providing healthcare to the poor in Ecuador for the past 30 years.
Those who join us for this open house on the afternoon of Sunday November 14 — from 2pm – 5pm — will be able to enjoy a menu of Latin American delicacies courtesy of our guest chef, Mark Sapienza of the Langham Hotel, and a selection of wines from South America .
The team from Por Cristo will have for sale a collection of artisan-crafted sterling silver jewelry and items made from sustainable resources of the Amazonian rainforest and elsewhere in Ecuador .
For more information Blue Shutters Blog
Blue Shutters: 978-283-1198 email: info@blueshuttersbeachside.com
Por Cristo: 617 562 7924 email: porcristo@caritaschristi.org
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Lights of Love at Addison Gilbert Hospital Thursday Dec 2nd
~ Lights of Love at Addison Gilbert Hospital ~
The 3rd annual Lights of Love fund-raiser,
to benefit cancer care services for patients at
Addison Gilbert Hospital’s Gorton’s Specialty and
Cancer Care Center will take place on
Thursday, December 2 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
outside the Washington Street entrance of
Addison Gilbert Hospital, 298 Washington Street,
Gloucester.
A tree-lighting will begin this special event. Many
quality raffle prizes will be available,
including a beautiful seascape oil painting
by award-winning Cape Ann artist
Ken Knowles. The Gloucester High School
Chorus will get everyone into the holiday
season while they are enjoying refreshments.
If you are interested in receiving more
information, please contact:
Shawn Wilson, Co-Chair, shawn@vigaeatery.com
(978) 853-4738
Sue Kyle, Co-Chair, sue@vigaeatery.com
(978) 283-5437
or Rebecca Imperiali, Northeast Health Foundation,
rimperiali@nhshealth.org (978) 236-1624.
http://www.addisongilbert.org/lightsoflove
Don’t miss this fun event and remember to bring
the children – you never know who
might be the special guest at this event!!!
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THE NEWS FROM ROCKY NECK via Judy Robinson Cox
T H E N E W S F R O M R O C K Y N E C K
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ON THE NECK | ANNOUNCEMENTS | MEMBER NEWS | COMMUNITY NEWS | KUDOS | CALENDAR
Nov 26 – Dec 23: Rocky Neck Art Colony Winter Show
Rocky Neck is Going to Town: Great Art in Small Packages
The Rocky Neck Art Colony Winter Show will be open Friday Nov. 26 through Thursday Dec. 23 at 130 Main Street. The opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, December 4, from 5 to 8 pm.
Application Deadline Extended to November 15, 2010
Any art colony member may participate. The application deadline is November 15, 2010. You must appy by that date to be in the show. Click Here for more information and to apply.
MEMBER NEWS
Bodin Historic Photo and Fine Art Gallery welcomes Kathleen Miller
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 13th, 6-10pm
82 Main St. Gloucester, MA
Refreshments will be served.
Hope you can attend!
For more information, please visit www.kmillergallery.com
Friday, November 19 : Celebrating Guitar Masters
WHAT: “Celebrating the Guitar: A Masters’ Showcase” – Jazz legend Larry Coryell and renowned guitarists Ken Bonfield and Steve Davison to play a concert featuring American fingerstyle guitar – Fall fundraiser for the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 19 – 6 p.m. Art Show Walk-around – 6:30-7:30 Hearty Hors D’Oeuvres – 7:30-10PM Music
WHERE: Bass Rocks Golf Club, 34 Beach Road, Gloucester – Note: Intimate cafĂ©-style setting; seating is limited
TICKETS: $85
Contact info@searts.org or http://tinyurl.com/searts-2010-benefit
Through November 28: Ruth Mordecai at Soprafina Gallery
Ruth Mordecai, Jacob’s Dream, 2010. Acrylic, oil and collage on paper.
A solo show by Ruth Mordecai, Dreams and Symbols, Works on Paper is on display at Soprafina Gallery in Boston’s South End (SOWA district) and continues through November. Soprafina, located on Boston’s Thayer Street, was chosen the second best gallery in Boston by Boston Magazine.
Soprafina Gallery
55 Thayer Street, Boston
617 728 0770 Soprafina.com
Judy Robinson-Cox in OTHER WORLDS at art sites through December 19
Four person show at
art sites
651 W. Main St., Riverhead, NY 11901
T 631 591 2401 Th-Sun 12-5 PM
TREAT YOURSELF, FAMILY, FRIENDS
TO A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY GIFT!!!
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OPPORTUNITIES, CLASSES AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Free Golden Acrylic Workshop on SAT November 13th
If you are interested in attending a free Golden Acrylic workshop on Saturday, November 13th, please email Ruth Mordecai at rglouc@comcast.net. More info will be announced if 25 people sign up.
Free Workshop: Marketing for Artists
Friday, Nov. 12 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Whether you are a full- or part-time artist, this interactive workshop will help you promote and sell your artwork in the 21st century. Susan Fader, co-owner of Ditto Editions and a lifelong artist, will draw on her 30-year career in marketing and promoting fine art and consumer products. Topics will emphasize today’s art marketing trends and tools. Fader is also the author of "The Artists Giclée Handbook: Digital Fine Art Reproduction."
Speaker: Susan Fader, Owner, Ditto Editions
Co-sponsored by Small Business Development Center and the Creative Economy Association of the North Shore
Printmaking Workshops by Elizabeth Hardy at the Rockport Art Association
5 Sessions for $75 or $20 a class
Mondays: 10 am – 1 pm, Nov. 8 thru Dec. 6, 2010, Drop-ins accepted
Linocuts, Monotypes, Stamps,Stencils, Photo transfers, etc.
Printing without a Press
Easy and fun, No experience necessary
Location: The Studio at the rear lower level of the RAA
Contact: The Rockport Art Association at 978-546-6604
or Elizabeth Harty at 978-546-6020
Jayn Gardner Smithing Classes in Beverly Farms, Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:45pm
Jayn Gardner is offering smithing classes in downtown Beverly Farms on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm. A single class is 25 dollars. A series of four is $90. This is an all-levels class. Space is limited so please call 508-284-8663 for details.
Calling All Massachsetts Artists! Come to the Boston MA State House on Nov 18th! 10 AM to 3:30 PM
A R T I S T S U N D E R T H E D O M E
Come to the MA State House on Nov 18th!
The fourth Annual Artists Under the Dome Event 2010 will be held THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 from 10am to 3:30pm Massachusetts State House’s Nurses Hall (The Big Hall at the Boston State House.)
It is a Free Annual Event for Massachusetts Artists Working in all Disciplines.
More info: http://www.artistsunderthedome.org/annualevent.html
For the fourth time, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is inviting Massachusetts artists working in all disciplines (visual arts, literary, performing, crafts, new media, etc.) to the State House on Thursday, November 18th to thank them for all they contribute to our state’s economy and quality of life. Massachusetts is the only state in the country to have such an event!
The 2010 event is brought to you by the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Treasurer Tim Cahill, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the Joint Committee of Community Development and Small Business, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Cultural Caucus, and the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition ( MALC).
Announcements
Goetemann Artist in Residency Program Information Available Online
The application form for the 2011 Goetemann Artist in Residency Program is now available online at www.rockyneckartcolony.org/11Residency_application.pdf
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