Year: 2011

Wreath-Making Workshop at Essex Shipbuilding Museum – Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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Have you ever wanted to make your own wreath with your personal touches, but weren’t sure where to start?  Join us on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 between 4 pm and 7 pm at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum ’s Waterline Center as Susie Talbot, of Forget-Me-Not Garden Services, guides us through putting together and decorating a 20” wreath. Wreaths, different styles of ribbons, dried and live fruit, and an assortment of accent greens will be provided so the wreath you take home will reflect you. Should you have a unique item you wish to use on your wreath, please bring it. We would also appreciate it if you have your own clippers or scissors if you brought them along. Due to the nature of this workshop, space will be limited. Registration charges will be based on the number of wreaths you wish to make. The cost for each wreath is $35. You may register for the workshop by going to www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org, or calling 978-768-7541 and leaving a message.

This Is Gloucester DVD Missing Two Chapters

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I regret to tell you guys that somehow or other the master used for the “This is Gloucester DVD is missing two chapters- The Why I Love Gloucester Interviews and the Saturday Greasy Pole Chapter.

The DVD is still awesome but thought I should let people know about it.  If the reason you bought one was because out of the 21 Chapters those two were critical to your decision to purchase one I will issue you a refund before I ship them.

They look great and I’m thrilled with the results of how they play and Beth Swan’s cover arrangement, I just must have slipped one of the test DVD’s into the envelope when it went to the duplication company.  It still has the Friday Greasy Pole, the mutant lobsters, the Novenas, The Gloucester at Dawn Video with Dan King’s music to it, The Good Harbor Zen videos, Down in The Fish Hold of The Captain Domenic, and more.

Just thought I’d let y’all know before I ship them though in case that was why you bought one.

If you want to buy one from the second batch there are 21 DVDs left to sell which should be here by the end of the week and will probably sell out by tomorrow.

 

Here are some screen shots of the menu-

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Ringo Tarr with the Rundown for Sunday!

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This is not to miss!   An incredible amount of family activities.  Listen as Ringo breaks down what YOU should be doing this Sunday with your family!

Newlyweds Paul & Mary Spinola Represent!

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Good Morning Joey,

We are big fans of GMG, thanks for all the hard work you do creating and keeping up with everything Glosta! Your mom (who we work with) was nice enough to supply me with some GMG stickers to "represent" with during our recent trip to St. Thomas and subsequent honeymoon cruise to the Southern Caribbean. After getting married on the beach in St. Thomas, we visited Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and St. Maarten.

Here we are at beautiful Magens Bay in St Thomas as well as a pic of me at Boo Boo Jam Beach in St. Maarten.

Feel free to post!

Thanks and keep up the great work!

Newlyweds Paul & Mary Spinola

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Judith Montferrante Newsletter

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NEWS and EVENTS

I am in the Gallery Della-Piana show "The Beauty of the Beast: The Animal as Muse" November 26 through January 15, 2012. Gallery Della-Piana is at 152 Rear Main Street, Wenham, MA.  Opening reception is for Saturday, November 26th 5-7 pm.  A special Holiday night also scheduled for December 8th from 5-8 pm.

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Elephants of the Masai Mara

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am featured in the Holiday Show at the The Amsterdam Whitney Gallery at 511 West 25th Street in Chelsea, NYC, NY (Whitehall building – between 1oth and 11th Street) from December 2 through January 3 (with a probable 2 week extension). Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11am – 5 pm.

The Gala Champagne Reception and Holiday Party is scheduled for Thursday, December 8 from 6 to 8 pm. We would love to see you there.

The Rocky Neck Art Colony Winter Show:  Rocky Neck Comes to Town open now with Reception December 3, 5 to 8 pm.  130 Main Street, Gloucester, MA.

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I am represented by  State of the Art II Gallery at 18 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA.

Visit the Topside Pub and Restaurant and see my Solo Art Exhibit in the Pub area as well as a section of the restaurant for the entire season. These pictures will be seen in a new TV show sponsored in part by National Geographic tentatively titled "Blue Gold" .  It will detail the sagas of the Tuna fisherman of Gloucester with some episodes shot at the Topside Grill. Similar to "Deadliest Catch"." and planned for the spring or summer.Slideshow preview of my PUB Art exhibit at: JudithMPhotography at the Topside.

Photography Hints and Reviews:

Top 10 Most Popular Photography Artices of 2011

by PictureCorrect Photography Tips.  Click for Link.

A good review for the New Year.

Extra, Extra on Plug-Ins: Just had the pleasure of reviewing the new OnOne

Perfect Photo Suite 6

Wow! Lots of great tool updates with some new ones such as Perfect Portrait.

High Five Photo Tips for DECEMBER:

1. When shooting Portraits, alter you viewpoint and either get up higher and shoot down or lower and shoot up. Try direct eye contact and then have the subject look outside the field of the camera or inside the camera field. Try props or candid poses often during action such as with jumping or in an activity. Add light Painting (more on this technique for January)

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2. Lighting is the key to compositing. This will make the selections easier and the composite look real. The lighting on the subject and on the composite needs to match. Another trick – don’t include the feet if possible. Plan ahead.

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3. Simple compositions are often best. Clean and pure. Follows my photo motto: Simplify.

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4. Foreground elements help to balance a composition. Choose them wisely. Use leading lines to draw the eye into the photo.

Or just look for patterns and colors.

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Times Square

5. Location, location, location. True in photography as it is in real estate. Choose a great location and a landmark of that location to be the key focus. This is an infra red pannoramic shot vertically at Pepsico in New York.
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Infra Red Panno

Judith Monteferrante Photography has a three tiered focus:  Fine Art Photography, Portrait Photography and Education. Contact Judith to schedule a portrait session. Art Galleries that show her work are listed under Professionals on the website. Photography workshops and private instruction are available.  Workshop schedule is in the News and Events section above as well as under Events in the website.

Preparing for Sunday’s Christmas Tree Lighting!

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TreeDecoration
Nick Curcuru, Cynde Francis & John Van Ness
Decorate the tree at Kent Circle

Gloucester’s Santa Parade begins at the State Fish Pier at 3pm and ends at Kent Circle with music from the North Shore Bell Ringers and the tree lighting at about 4:30pm.

Ringo Tarr has promised snow no matter what the temperature!

Mr_MrsSantaSanta will travel the parade route on a Gloucester fire truck.  Once he gets to Kent  Circle, children can sit on Santa’s lap and meet Mrs. Clause too.

Look for the Pink Elephant along the parade route with AMVETS children collecting unwrapped toys for Toys4Tots.  If you miss the Pink Elephant you can bring an unwrapped toy to Kent Circle.

This year The Docksiders will perform in the parade and at Kent Circle.

Everyone at Kent Circle is invited to sign holiday cards to be sent to our troops overseas.

Free popcorn and hot chocolate at Kent Circle provided by Lobsta Land and The Gloucester Fund.

After the Tree lighting there’s plenty of Music in Gloucester and Cape Ann.  See a complete list of music here: http://www.gimmesound.com/Gloucester.cfm

The Franklin Cape Ann Newsletter

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Maria writes-

A Week of Thanks November 17-25

Thank you to all of our customers and friends for another great year at The Franklin Cape Ann. 

As an expression of our gratitude to you for your continued patronage, we have included a couple of very sweet coupons in this newsletter – print them, clip them and use them soon – they are too good to let them last forever!

Scroll down for a coupon for $5 off any entree on Black Friday. Even sweeter is our 20% off Gift Card Coupon, good THIS weekend only.

And, what’s more, we have included some announcements about events and special promotions  to help our friends to really celebrate the season.  So much fun is in the air!

As a reminder, The Franklin Cape Ann will be closed on Thanksgiving Day to allow our staff to spend time with their families and we hope that you will enjoy your day with the people you love.

We appreciate our customers, and we are happy to show it!

Happy Thanksgiving,~Maria

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FOB Tina Greel To Be On Cape Ann Profiles Tonight!

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On the next Cape Ann Profiles show host Rich Sagall interviews Tina Greel, a Gloucester resident and artist. Her work includes acting, painting, printing, writing, poetry and fishing. On the show she, for the first time, recites some of her poems. She also discusses some of her paintings.
Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, November 25 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, November 27 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, December 2 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, December 4 at 2:00PM.
Rich Sagall is a physician and the president of NeedyMeds, a national non-profit that provides information on programs that help people unable to afford their health care costs. He also publishes Pediatrics for Parents, a children’s health newsletter.

Live Blogging Building The 2011 Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree

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Ready For Lights And Buoys!!!

if you’re just sitting there picking lint out of your belly button why not swing down to the Police Station and give them a hand?  It’s fun and something which the whole community appreciates!

If you are afraid the Po Po are gonna recognize you and pick you up on an outstanding warrant, just put on a porno stash (they’ll never guess it’s you)!

How do you think Ed is getting away with roaming around down there during the install?

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Photos From Ed Collard

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Trivia Question 5~gimmesound Music Lineup ~ 11/25/11

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All the tryptophan in the world couldn’t keep you down. Now it’s time for the final Main Street trivia question of the week. Put on your thinking caps and be the first to answer all correctly on our Facebook or Twitter at 5pm (not before) and you win a $50 Cape Ann Gift Certificate from the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.