Year: 2011
The Restoration Works
Meet Dean Snell, owner of The Restoration Works at 16 Rogers Street. However, actually meeting Dean is not quite as easy as wanting to meet him. First you must find the entrance to the building (it’s on the side) and then climb a steep staircase up three stories to his wonderfully aloof loft that is home to his office, workspace and storage facility that is chock full of antique furniture awaiting his skillful hand.
Dean has owned and operated The Restoration Works for about 18 years, first in a garage, then his home and for the past 15 years or so in his third floor sanctuary on Rogers Street.
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Do St Joseph’s Novena With Sefatia Tonight!
Sefatia invited us to go to all the city the Novenas tonight in a Novena Crawl (think bar crawl without the booze but with some killer food)
sefatia writes-
Good Gorning Gloucester for all your readers… Every year besides praying the Novena of St. Joseph I take a group around the night before like the old tradition to see the altar’s in
Gloucester we go to about 8 houses sing, chant Viva Jesus, Maria, Giuseppe, then we get our bread, lemon, orange you get to see the women/men make the home made pasta, some house still have it drying on the cords. You get to feel the culture and tradition hands on.. anyone can come the more the better its an honor, we meet at the Fitz H Lane parking lot around 5 we are usually done by 8 and we care pool so people who don’t drive no problem hope to see some of you there.. Sefatia
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Gloucester Harborwalk – Call for Story Moments!
Harborwalk – Call for Story Moments!
Along the new harborwalk, granite posts will have simple etched glass or pressed metal markers that tell a story of Gloucester. If you know a story – a special piece of life in Gloucester – share that for the harborwalk!
Click Here To View More- Got a moment ?
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Lunch
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Fort Square Café Pics From J Souza
Hey there.
We’re big fans of the Fort Cafe and we thought we’d share a peek at some recent offerrings. Check out the stuffed French toast with ice cream -AMAZING -and the incredible assortment of baked goods in addition to all the delicious daily breakfast and lunch offerings.
Heidi is a cook/baker, extraordinaire and Rusty, Tony, Ellen and Krista complete the entertaining Fort Cafe team that makes for not only a delicious meal but a cozy environment with great company and conversation.
Check it out, right next to the Chamber of Commerce Building. It’s dangerously delicious…..
Wowza is all I can say!
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Mendy Garron Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator Reports On Common Dolphin In Gloucester Harbor Yesterday
Mendy Garron, NER Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator
NOAA Fisheries Service
Hi Joey,
I did see the video and this too is a harbor porpoise. Below is a picture of the common dolphin from yesterday (photo provide by USCG). As you will notice, the dorsal fin is much more ‘hooked’ shape compared to a harbor porpoise.
Thanks so much!
Mendy
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The Shanty of the Lunch Ladies (or Beans and Squash and Cheese)
Willa Brosnihan, Gwynne Fosberg, Morgan Phippen, Lila Olson, & Rebecca Dowd: The talented writers of Song of the Sea, perform their first song written for the show, “The Shanty of the Lunch Ladies ( or Beans and Squash and Cheese).” Set for production in October, 2011, Song of the Sea will feature an intergenerational cast at Henry Allen Theatreworks at The Cape Ann!
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Chickity Check It!- Kyle Browne’s New Site
Exploratory Art : Learning from the world around us
About the Artist & Educator : Kyle Browne
Artist Statement
I create because I am compelled to. Creative expression drives my soul. A balance, a release, a meditative state of purity, a flow. Capture.
Capturing the moment, the movement, collecting the subtleties, the essence, a feeling.
A fleeting feeling expressed in painted color on a smooth delicate piece of hand-made paper, or collaged on a battered block of salty driftwood. To completely immerse myself in the quiet intense focus of excitement and discovery.
I create to clarify my mind, to allow deep thoughts to emerge, to unearth connections with images, textures and text in relationship to my world, our world. Our world – a beautiful disaster. So fragile, yet resilient.
I create to connect and build with nature, to bridge art with the environment.
To engage with the sounds, visuals, and conscious, of a swish of a flock of sand pipers simultaneously taking off for flight, the reflection and ripples of a street puddle captured between thawing ice, or the light riding a wave onto the hard sand, of a shell covered beach.
I create to understand humans’ relationship to our earth, our cultures, and to express my respect for its undying strength as it continues to amaze me.
Share. I educate because of my desire to share. I want to share these moments with others, share the artists mind, the contemplation of the beauty and life in everything. Lightness and heaviness, natural and un-natural, to release the burdens and routine of life and add a certain weightlessness to them.
To surprise the viewer and challenge their way of seeing.
I create to be whole…. will you create with me?
Here’s an interview with Kyle and some photos of her work
Click Here For Pictures Of Kyle Browne’s Art
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Poll- Based On This Video, Did Patrick Ryan Make It Out To Celebrate St Patrick’s Day Night?
Dog Bar Question From Debe Holland
Debe asks-
Hi Joey
I am new to Gloucester and am loving learning about the town. GMG has been a great source of info. I am wondering if you have already covered this, or might know someone who could tell me..Why is it called the Dog Bar Breakwater? I know that it was built over the Dog Bar Reef, but why Dog Bar? What does that mean? I am intrigued.
Thanks for your great blog.
Debe
Anyone have an answer for Debe?
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Captains Courageous Festival Photos
Hi Joey – I thought you might like to post this photo of 10 year old 4th grader Jack Kelly who volunteered to read from Captains Courageous at Cape Ann Art Haven on Saturday, March 5 during the Captains Courageous Festival. Note Jack’s multi-colored fingers – he’d just finished making fish prints with many other kids. They had a great time.
Also, photos of Jimmy Tarantino reading at GMHC are below.
Thanks, Anne Robinson
Dawn Gadow Photo-
photo of Jimmy Tarantino at GMHC by Mary Kay Taylor
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Harbor Porpoise In Front of The Dock 3/17/11
Funny that we had the post from Bill O’Connor about ID’ing the harbor porpoise and what do you know he surfaces up in front of our dock the at about the same time Bill’s post went live.
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Corrigan – Pet of the Week
Corrigan – Pet of the Week
My name is Corrigan! I am a sweet mannered
three-month-old boy Norwegian Buhund/mix pup. I have
a handsome black-and-yellow coat and will be small to medium
in size when I am fully grown. I am happy, I love to play and
wrestle with my puppy friends.
I am here at the Cape Ann Animal Aid, located at 260 Main
Street in Gloucester. Please know how much we appreciate
tax-deductible contributions to our Building Fund and gifts of items such as
paper towels, large trash bags, postage stamps for our
mailings and gas cards for our shelter van.
I just can’t wait to have a forever home and
family to call my own. I know on the way home from
being adopted, my family will want to take me shopping for
some toys, treats and more toys!!
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Joseph Weiler- A New Photography Book
Did You Know (Statue of Freedom)
That the statue at Gloucester City Hall is a version of the Statue of Freedom and was dedicated September 11, 1879? It is bronze on a base of Rockport granite. She stands 6′ tall and the base is 9.6′ tall. Erected by Col. Allen Post 45, GAR (in memory of the Civil War soldiers and sailors). It was created by an unknown artist using an unknown model, and was a mass-produced item for just such memorials. I personally like the version we have, where she is holding her sword in one hand and a broken shackle in the other.
The original Statue of Freedom was designed by Thomas Crawford and installed on top of the dome of the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC late in 1863 (small photo to right). Crawford died before she was completed. She is a female figure whose right hand holds the hilt of a sheathed sword while a laurel wreath of victory and the Shield of the United States are clasped in her left hand. She wears a military helmet adorned with stars and an eagle’s head which is itself crowned by an umbrella-like crest of feathers. She looks overly encumbered, and not very free to me.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
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Blue Shutters Inn Food & Wine Tasting — March 19 and May 7
From The Blue Shutters Inn Blog–
Food & Wine Tasting Updates — March 19 and May 7
Check out the update below for details on our next Food & Wine Tasting, on March 19. If you can’t make it this weekend, you’ll have another chance later this spring — and we wanted to let folks know that there’s been a date change for this next event. We’re moving this second tasting to Saturday May 7 — it had been scheduled for April 30, but there were too many conflicts. We’ll still go with our Cinco de Mayo theme, featuring a selection of red and white wines and food items from Chile, Argentina and other countries south of the border. That’s also Mother’s Day weekend, and we thought this be a great way to show Mom how much you care. Think about it — bring her along so she can wake up Mother’s Day morning to the beauty of Good Harbor Beach, after tasting great food and wine the afternoon/evening before. There will be time to enjoy walks on the beach, and we’ll also have menus and recommendations for those interested in dining at one of Cape Ann’s many restaurants – and a guide to some of our favorite spots for drinks, shopping and entertainment.
For both of these events — around Saturday March 19 and Saturday May 7 — you can make it a weekend getaway and get a special Blue Shutters discount: book a room Saturday and get Friday night at half-price.
Call us for more details…and to reserve a room and a spot for one of these food and wine tasting events.
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ID dolphin/porpoise/whale For Bill
Hey Joe,
We had a little dolphin/porpoise/whale in the cove on Thursday. Whatever it was it was definitely a cetacean. In this shot, it was only about 50 feet from shore, and the water was only 5-6 feet deep, so I’m thinking it was a lost pup that got separated from it’s pod. I’m not sure what species it was – but its color was very dark – almost black, the dorsal fin was swept back and pretty small, so it could be a pilot whale pup. As far as I could tell it was only 4-5 feet long with not much body mass.
Does anybody want to help identify it?
Here’s a pilot whale image for comparison: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PwQ7VlSY_kY/RlhZjdx9B9I/AAAAAAAAAZc/Ro3twrASWyk/s400/MSN81.jpg
Thanks,
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
I believe it’s a harbor porpoise. There’s been one in the harbor all fall and it can bee seen swimming up and down the inner harbor in between Rose’s and Cape Seafood.
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GARFISH Performs at The GLOUCESTER HOUSE this SATURDAY MARCH 19th
GARFISH will be performing at the GLOUCESTER HOUSE RESTAURANT, Rogers Street Gloucester, this Saturday March 19th from 8:30pm to 12:30am for a good old Rock-n-Roll Dance Party! The event will be held in the function hall, and best of all, NO COVER CHARGE! For directions or additional information please contact www.thegloucesterhouse.com or call 978 283-1812.
Garfish will be performing classic rock-n-roll from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s along with some current hits that will surely get the crowd to its feet and onto the dance floor. The band performs their own renditions of songs from the likes of: Elton John, Jethro Tull, The Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, Styx, Lionel Richie, Dropkick Murphys, Moody Blues, Joe Cocker, Billy Joel an others.
The band consists of Kevin Lopes on lead vocals, along with fellow musicians: Walter Piscitello on drums & vox, Doug Comeau on guitar & vox, Gary “Gar” Hiltz on bass & vox and Jeff Worthley on piano, saxophone, guitar & vox.
Hope to see you their. All the best…….Gar
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Driftwood
Beautiful piece of driftwood on GHB last night. Driftwood really is a natural blank canvas. I should’ve brought it home and made a “Welcome Pirates” sign like I used to do with my Dad when I was little. Glue some seashells, a little marker, add some old line, hang it by the front door and Voila, instant Pirate greeter!
(If you look closely you can see my polar bear playing in the waves.)
Good Morning Gloucester 
