Month: July 2011

Dawn and Chloe Represent

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Dawn and Chloe Baker represent at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery.  Dawn is the longstanding significant other of my youngest brother, Blake, and a devoted reader of the blog.  She, Blake and Chloe live in West Gloucester and she is the function manager at Ipswich Country Club.  In addition to Chloe, she also has a beautiful retired racehorse named Fleet, who resides at a stable in Rockport and loves to swim in a nearby pond with my brother, Blake.  Because my little brother spends all his time commuting and working in Amesbury, and swimming with Fleet, he has not yet made the long journey from West to East Gloucester to visit his big sister at Rocky Neck.  What’s up little bro?  Niki and Cameron would love to see you, as would I.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Did You Know? (CATA, Dog Grooming and Water Shuttle)

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Julie & Scott Pantages are brand new subscribers to the blog who live in Magnolia.  Scott drives for CATA and Julie has a dog grooming shop in Magnolia called Best in Show.  A fun-loving couple, as you can see, who stopped into Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck to get a coveted GMG Version 5.0 sticker.

Captain Steve Douglass is bringing all those great people over to us here on Rocky Neck on the water shuttle.  Saturday he had a boat full of bachelorettes he was shuttling around (poor guy – see how frazzled he looks).  That afternoon he came across some poor man that had drowned and was floating near the Maritime Heritage Center.  

Capt. Steve, remember that you said you would drop by some water shuttle schedules, and promised me a free ride, which I’ll take you up on so I can grab some photos and do a firsthand experience post on GMG about it.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Annisquam Village Players hosts the The Porches of Annsiquam 2011

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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What : The Annisquam Village Players hosts the The Porches of Annsiquam 2011, a walking tour of 8 private porches including several historic homes with views of Lobster Cove, Annisquam River, Annisquam Lighthouse and Ipswich Bay. The Event will conclude with a sunset serenade at 30 Norwood Heights by the cast of Annisquam Village Players.

When : Friday evening, August 5, 2011 from 5-8pm

Where : the village of Annisquam MA 01930

off of Route 127 North

Ticket price : $25 and can be purchased at :

Annisquam Exchange, 38 Leonard Street, Annisquam MA 978-281-0358

Annisquam Village Hall, Leonard Street, Annisquam MA on the day of the event

Order online at : http://www.annisquamvillageplayers.org/production/fundraiser.php

Green Golly and the Treasure of Light At The Sawyer Free Library Tomorrow

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Barbara Siesel and Keith Torgan are in town to do a free children’s concert at the Sawyer Free Library tomorrow at 11am!  He is a children’s singer songwriter who plays guitar and she is a world-class flautist.  Their program has won The Parents’ Choice Award and they have found a way to introduce kids (ages 4-8 or so) to classical music and make them fall in love with it.  The link to this event is here with the details:  http://www.sawyerfreelibrary.org/whatsnew.html

Celebrated Saxophonist Mike Tucker heads to Rocky Neck for Soul & Funk Night at The Studio Restaurant on Rocky Neck.

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Gloucester, MA: Every Thursday this summer! Celebrated Saxophonist Mike Tucker heads to Rocky Neck for Soul & Funk Night at The Studio Restaurant on Rocky Neck. The Mike Tucker Organ Trio’s first show is this Thursday, July 14 at 8pm (free).


“Mike Tucker is a great young saxophonist with a mature approach, warm sound, and a stunning technique.” -Michael Brecker

Tucker has performed with Grammy winners Esperanza Spaulding (2011 Best New Artist), Tiger Okoshi, George Garzone, Joe Lavono, Melvin Sparks, George Duke, Christian Scott, Fred Wesley among many others.
Tucker attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship and has been invited to play all around the world, including the Phoenix Jazz Festival in Japan and the Kennedy Jazz Festival in Washington D.C. Tucker has appeared on NPR Toast of the Nation, XM Satellite Radio Jazz, Voice of America, and more. Tucker recently returned from touring Europe and has a new recording on Sony Records with Robin McKelle. He has also been asked to be the Art Director for the North Shore Jazz Project,  a big band comprised of exceptionally talented North Shore area high school students.
According to the Boston Herald, “Mike Tucker has quickly established himself as one of the most promising young tenor saxophonists in jazz.”
www.tuckerjazz.com  • Thursday Nights Summer 2011 (first show 7/14) • The Studio • 50 Rocky Neck Ave • Gloucester, MA • 8pm • free

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Kids needed to create art for Burnham’s Field garden

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Kids needed to create art for Burnham’s Field garden

This Friday, Art Haven and the new Burnham’s Field Community Garden are teaming up to invite kids to paint a beautiful mural and vegetable “sculptures” to decorate the garden. The art workshop is free and open to children of all ages.

Burnham’s Field is the largest green space in central Gloucester. Many, many people will be able to enjoy the public art being created by these Gloucester kids.

The workshop will take place this Friday, July 15, from 4 to 5:30 at Art Haven, 180B Main Street in Gloucester. Kids must be accompanied by a parent.

Questions? Call Dawn at Art Haven.

180B Main Street
Gloucester MA
978-283-3888

Annis Squam, 1817

Posted on by Sharon
Edmund M. Blunt/©Fredrik D. Bodin
Edmund March Blunt (1770–1862) published and printed the first book of sailing directions in the United States, the American Coast Pilot, in 1796. This Annis Squam chart is from the 9th edition of Coast Pilot and measures 9×5 inches – a tidy size for both large commercial and smaller sailing vessels. At the top in red are what I believe to be fish drying racks. Below Annis Squam, the chart shows the “White Sand Hills” of Coffin’s Beach. I’m excited to have this restored and superbly colored treasure in my gallery.
“The American Coast Pilot, containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands, from Passamaquoddy through the gulph of Florida, with directions for sailing into the same, describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, through the south and east channels, and the settings of the currents, with the latitudes of the principal harbours on the coast, together with a tide table, by Edmund M. Blunt; corrected and improved by the most experienced pilots in the United States.” – Edmund Blunt
Printed archivally from a scan of the original map. Negative # AM11-001 (not for navigation)
Fred Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
82 Main Street
Gloucester, MA 01930

UHMMM, In Case Anyone Needs a Reminder- THERE’S A DOWNTOWN GLOUCESTER BLOCK PARTY THIS SATURDAY July 16th!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I’m not involved in the planning of the Block Parties any more but that just means that our family gets to go down and enjoy it!!!!

I haven’t seen the banner around town or any flyers but that’s probably because I haven’t been looking.  YOU ALL NEED TO KNOW!!!!!  IT’S THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!!!!!

It’s a great time to make your reservation to dine outdoors, listen to some free music and catch up with folks you may not have seen since Fiesta.

Make Your Ressies Now!! You Only Get To Dine Al Fresco Right Outside On Gloucester’s Beautiful Main Street Three Times a Year So Don’t Miss Out On This Opportunity!

Please pass this along as I’m afraid many folks may not be aware of it. TIA-J

The Gloucester Downtown Block Party, a citywide food, family and arts event occurring three times throughout the summer in the oceanside community of Gloucester, on Cape Ann celebrates its fourth year with a new spin in the fashion of that other hipster seaside community – Portsmouth, NH.

Valerie Marcley, co-founder and coordinator of the tremendously successful Seaport Fringe Festival in Portsmouth has come on board as Event Coordinator of the Gloucester Downtown Block Party series, which has drawn thousands at each event, organized and powered historically through volunteer efforts alone. Valerie brings a fresh perspective and some new ideas to help broaden the already successful community event to attract and entertain festival goers of all ages.

New this year is the introduction of street minstrels to entertain seated diners when entertainment on the main stage is too far from your al fresco table, a large family zone with more inexpensive and free youth activities such as sidewalk chalk drawing, face painting, games and interactive theater, picnic tables, street food options for those not wishing to wait for a table on “restaurant row”, an Art Street area with works on display and adult street artists, an event-wide 50/50 raffle, and the inclusion of off-Main Street Vendors in the areas not filled by downtown retailers.

Stages at Hancock and Main, and Porter and Main will once again have people “dancing in the streets” with live music, dance performances and lessons, spectacle, comedy, and even a parade down to a waterfront dance party. As always, and perhaps even more this year, Main Street will be full of arts and music, friends and food for participants of all ages to get out and have fun.

The change in organization comes with the retirement and relocation of two of Gloucester Downtown Block Party founders, Janice Shea and Erika Hansen. Their departure from the wonderful summer series has resulted in a new set of local volunteers coming forward, under their invaluable guidance, to sustain and grow this local calendar highlight.

Lorre Anderson of the Black Swan, Mark McDonough of Serenitee Restaurant Group, and founder of Farmer’s Market and Cape Ann Time banks, Judith Brackley, accomplished writer, Jennifer Goulart Amero, Public Relations and Marketing Director for Serenitee Restaurants and Lucinda Seigel join Linn Parisi, destination marketing guru for Cape Ann and event visionary Janice Lufkin to lead events subcommittees including local artists and entertainers like Dawn Gadow of Art Haven, Peter and Vicki Van Ness of GimmeSound and Henry Allen of The Annie.

Festival dates are Saturday July 16, August 20 and September 17, 2011. Information on performing or volunteering at the Gloucester Block Parties through Val atglostablockpahty@gmail.com

For information and event schedules go to www.downtowngloucester.com

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Chickity Check It! Atwood Does The Mackerel Thing In Her GDT Column

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

July 12, 2011

Mackerel: Local, sustainable and good for us

Food for ThoughtHeather Atwood

In staying true to New England waters, Steve Johnson of Rendezvous Restaurant in Central Square, Cambridge, courageously puts fish on his menu that — oh no! — has bones.

Mackerel. Grilled to a charry crispness, dripping with olive oil, delicate filets lifting off of 8 inches of spiny vertebrae, mackerel.

In Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, just about anywhere but here, a serving of fish means a pile of bones on the plate. Residents of these countries make beloved meals with sardines, anchovies, pike, mackerel and herring.

After the jump you get the rest of the story and a recipe as reward

and when you’re done with that, check out Heather’s Fantastic Blog-

Food For Thought

Hard Bottom Makes Last Stop In Gloucester

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

George hardy sold out.  Traps, buoys, permit and all to a nice fellow from Marblehead.

Weird seeing Marblehead across her stern but life goes on and at least she will continue lobstering.

This shot was taken just minutes before her final moments in the port of Gloucester after dozens of years in our fair port.

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Here is a a story we documented about George Hardy and the Hard Bottom a couple of years ago in these pages which unfolded over the course of a week.-
July 23, 2008

Broken Davit On The Hard Bottom

So George Hardy set out to go lobstering yesterday afternoon and within hauling of the first couple of trawls he busted his davit.

A davit is the boom that hangs out over the boat with a pulley that the line goes through to pull the traps up onto the boat. It hangs out away from the boat so the traps dont gouge the boat on their way up over the rail.

The reason his davit broke was because when he went to haul his traps up from the ocean floor there were four other lobstermen’s trawls set over his. so when he went to lift his trawl up, the entanglement of four other lobstermen’s gear was being lifted at the same time. Apparently it was too much strain for his old wooden davit and it snapped.

This time of year the lobsters are in close to shore so all of the lobster gear is concentrated in a much smaller geographic area. It creates much tension among lobstermen fighting for prime lobster bottom.

The result for George was a davit that snapped in half. Not good.

George Hardy’s Second Broken Davit In Three Days

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Joey C

Here’s half of the broken davit on George Hardy’s boat The Hard Bottom.

George’s davit snapped from the strain of trying to get his lobster gear up from the bottom of the ocean floor while being entangled with the traps of four other fishermen. This is the second davit that has snapped in three days.

When the first one snapped he went and replaced it with a piece of pine (shown below). So he saved himself a few bucks by using the cheap scrap pine, but cost himself two days fishing due to the mechanical failure of the soft knotty pine used as a davit.

Adding to George’s frustrations on this particular day was the fact that his backman overslept so he had to go fishing alone.

 Here’s a picture from two days ago of broken Davit #1

George Hardy Dismantling Broken Davit #2

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Joey C

Hear George’s choice words as he disassembles the second broken davit aboard his boat in three days in the upcoming video at 9:00AM.

I’m hoping the next one he replaces the broken with is made out of something stronger than untreated pine.

George Hardy And Davit #3 Video

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Joey C
Posted on July 28, 2008 by Joey C

Hey George, you have no idea how happy I am that you decided to make the new davit out of steel instead of knotty pine. It was painful watching the frustration as you disassembled that second one. Video coming soon! Looks like the third time is a charm.

If anyone has been following the George Hardy Broken Davit debacle, there is hope. Watch the video.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about click this text for the background

New Shops Part 1: Scout Vintage Finds in East Gloucester

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

Discovered on one of my recent scouting trips around Cape Ann: a new shop, appropriately named Scout Vintage Finds. The shop is small in size but generous in spirit, with enough interesting vintage pottery, sewing notions, small furniture, lighting and more to make you wreck your car as you drive past, craning your neck trying to see all the stuff inside before you find a parking space. The shop is located at 186 East Gloucester, just across and up the street from the North Shore Arts Association as you head toward the turn to Rocky Neck. The owner of this new venture is Karen King, seamstress, milliner and expert in all things vintage. She sews beautiful lavender sachets out of vintage linens for the shop, and when you stop by the shop to see the goods she has in stock, be sure to ask about her collection of hats — no, not hats she finds at estate sales — these are hats she makes. Scout Vintage Finds is an unusual and unusually perfect addition to East Gloucester.

Stay in touch with Scout Vintage Finds through the store’s facebook page and on twitter (@scoutfinds).

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7th Annual Race to the Bottom

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

7th Annual "Race To The Bottom"

Wacky Cardboard Boat Race Fundraiser

This year, the Tryian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge is holding our 7th Annual "Race To The Bottom" Wacky Cardboard Boat Race Fundraiser and would like to extend an invitation to all that are interested in participating. This year’s event will be on Saturday, July 16, 2011, from 11am to 4pm at Back Beach in Rockport, MA. This time frame allows you to build your boat from a prepackaged kit (cardboard, duct tape, etc) and then race it. There is a cost of $100 per team, which is used for scholarship funds and community charity within the Cape Ann Area. Come and enjoy a wacky and fun filled day in the sun and on the water. If your team does not want to, or can not find a captain for your boat, the Rockport Boy Scouts will provide a captain to race your boat for you.

Spectators are welcomed and encouraged! Don’t forget your cameras!! The Tyrian-Ashler-Acacia Lodge will be serving refreshments to supplement this fund raising event. If you need more information or would like a registration form, please contact Gary Lucas at 978-546-6788 .

The Tyrian- Ashler-Acacia Lodge would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated and supported our "Race to the Bottom" Wacky Cardboard Race for the last six years. Hope to see you on Saturday, July 16!

Laureen Maher Exhibit Opening

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Laureen Maher had a great, well-attended Opening Reception for her “Brushwork” Guest Artist Exhibit at Khan Studio and the GMG Gallery on Sunday.   Allen Estes and J.B. Amero, two of the subjects of her Rock Stars series of portraits were in the house, as well as many of the cool, artsy and art appreciating crowd from Rocky Neck and beyond.  Sorry Adam, the painting of the snack bar at Good Harbor Beach that you loved so much is sold, but there are a number of other beautiful oil landscape, floral and rock star paintings still available.  Her exhibit runs through July 21, so come on down to 77 Rocky Neck at Madfish Wharf and check out her work.  The Gallery is open daily from noon to 8:00 (or earlier and later by chance).

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

 

Did You Know? (Another Ciaramitaro)

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Jim, Charity and Laine (10 years old) Ciaramitaro (Jim didn’t know if he was related to Joey, but with a name like that, they certainly could be), stopped into the Gallery after a morning of boogey boarding at Good Harbor Beach, to get a sticker and meet and see Laureen Maher’s guest artist “Brushwork” exhibit of oil paintings.  Jim grew up in Gloucester but moved to MN to be with Charity, who he met at Fiesta.  In 2009, they returned to Gloucester to live.  With them were Charity’s brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Sarah with 5-month-old Mae, visiting from Morongo Valley, CA. 

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Mendy and Odin Garron Represent! In Barbados

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

I just wanted to pass along a pic of me representing GMG in the fishing village of Oistin, Barbados last week.

BTW, you met my husband and son a few weeks ago: Jim and Odin:)  Here is a picture of Odin representing too.

Mendy

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