Year: 2011

October at Art Haven

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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ELEMENTARY CLASSES

Color & Design (Ages 6-11)
w/ Aja Heussi
Monday 3:30 – 5:00pm
$40 for 5-week session, $10 walk-in fee
Students learn the principles and elements of art through the exploration of drawing, painting, printmaking, and other 2-D art forms. Experience the work and techniques of artists throughout history while developing your own unique artistic style!

3-Discovery: PAPER MAGIC  (Ages 6-11)
w/ Aja Heussi
Tuesday 3:30 – 5:00pm
$40 for 5-week session, $10 walk-in fee
Explore the world of 3-D art including clay, plaster, paper-mache and recycled materials. Learn about some of the works of sculpture and 3-D art throughout history while experimenting with form in the third dimension!

Architecture for the Future (Ages 8-12)
w/ Keara Watson
Wednesday 3:30 – 5:00pm
$40 for 5-week session, $10 walk-in fee
Dive into the question of what cities and towns will look like 25 years from now while learning how to make architectural drawings, plans sections and elevations. Learn about structures and how buildings are constructed before designing and building a model with found materials! Your tool kit will include viewing images of buildings from different cultures and time periods while you learn to use writing and sketching to express your ideas.

MIDDLE & HIGH CLASSES

Youth Open Studio (Ages 12-18)
w/ Amelia Leonards
Tuesday, Thursday 5:30 – 7:00pm
$60 for 5-week session, $10 walk-in fee
Students design their own long-term projects, setting goals to accomplish those projects. The opportunity to work in any medium available, including clay, paint, pen & ink, design, etc.

Open Darkroom Time (Ages 12-18)
w/ Alex Daskalopolous
Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:00pm
$70 for 5-week session, $15 walk-in fee
During this time, students who have taken the five week intro course are welcome to spend time developing their film and exploring their own projects in the darkroom. Also, they will be introduced to new alternative processing methods periodically.

Pottery Throwing (Ages 10-15)
w/ Mat Schetne
Thursday 3:30 – 5:00pm
$40/five-week session, $10 walk-in fee
Gain experience with the art of wheel-thrown pottery! The goal of each session will be to complete a basic table set.

CLASSES FOR ALL AGES

Art for Special Needs (Any age w/ a parent)
w/ Aja Heussi
Monday 5:30 – 7:00pm
$10 first child, $5 each additional
Artists of all ages and abilities are welcome to join us for fun art projects in everything from clay to colored pencil and collage!

Family Open Studio (Any age w/ a parent)
Friday 3:30 – 5:30pm
$10 first child, $5 each additional
Join us each week for a project organized by an instructor, followed by time to explore and experiment with everything our studio has to offer. A great time to hang out with the family and get the creative juices flowing!

ADULT CLASSES

Adult Pottery (Ages 16+)
w/ Phil Scheer
Monday 7:00 – 9:00pm
September 19th – October 24th (no class on Columbus Day)
$90 for 5-week session
A beginner level pottery class to learn the basics of throwing pottery to create useful and unique clay pieces.

Want a little more Greasy Pole?

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Chainsaw to the Northeast piling:Rubber Duck wishes she were a bit taller then the chop.Warren Durgin with a slice of history:

Former Pole Walking Champ Tom Favazza is optimistic the Greasy Pole will be back and better than ever in no time.

TRIVIA NIGHT TO BENEFIT ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Rotary Club of Gloucester will host its first annual Trivia Night on Friday, October 21, at the Gloucester House, located at 63 Rogers Street in downtown Gloucester . The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the game will begin at 7 p.m. Teams of four will compete for the title of Cape Ann Trivia Champions.

All trivia fans are invited to this fun night of knowledge and laughter. The registration fee is $100 for a team of four players. 100% of the proceeds from this event will support the Gloucester Rotary Club Scholarship Fund. The night will also feature a 50/50 raffle, a cash bar, and light snacks for purchase. Registration forms may be obtained any Gloucester Rotary Club member or may be downloaded from photos section the Club’s Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/RotaryGloucesterMA.

The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Question for our readers- Who do you call for take out delivery in Gloucester?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Leave your answer in the comment to this post.

I’m starving and can’t make up my mind what I’d like.

Recently it seems places started adding $2 delivery charges and I’m not sure if that goes to the restaurant or to the driver so I usually leave a couple bucks on top of that which sometimes makes a sub $10-$11 and I just can’t bring myself to eat that.

Help a brother out with your recommendations.

Edit:

Just walked up the hill to Smokin Jim’s.  Godamn those are the best damn ribs around.

and yep, I laid a beatin on ‘em.

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Fort Square Café

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

As you know if you are even a casual reader that I love breakfast.  Being here in G Town there are soooo many great breakfast joints to go that we are spoiled. 

I go to different places for different reasons but there are just so many incredible options.

So yesterday it was Fort Square Café so I could stuff something down in my very limited time away from the dock but at the same time get some Greasy Pole Collapse reaction videos (thank you Samo and Rusty). 

Of course Fort Square Café is about as “Glosta” as it gets.  If you want real Glosta folks and ALWAYS a great smile and excellent attitude on top of inventive breakfasts just head on down.  It’s not fancy shmancy- not that fancy shmancy is bad, I’m just saying sometimes you just want to hang with Glosta peeps without any pretense, without any attitude and just let the Glosta wash over you.

So blessed.  So very blessed to have this crazy rich number of options for great breakfast joints.  Do you know that some cities that are our size and even some that are a little larger most times only have a couple of decent breakfast options?  Here we have at least a dozen GREAT ONES!

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Live From the Joe Garland Tribute It’s On- Rain or Shine I4 C2 Under The Ginormous Tent

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You know what the sign in the office of The Schooner Lannon says?-
“There’s no such thing as bad weather. Only inappropriate clothing”

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Smooth Sailing on the Ardelle From Bill O’Connor

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

It was pretty calm the other night when I came upon the Ardelle in very light wind.  She was moving right along considering the amount of wind, and I was able to take in the beauty of the vessel.  She’s definitely a welcome addition to the harbor’s scenic vistas!

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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Schooner Highlander Sea at Marine Railways

Posted on by God's Morning

The 1924 Essex built schooner, Highlander Sea, Ex PILOT, docked at the Marine Railways this afternoon, and plans to stay the winter.  She is tied up alongside our Schooner Adventure.  If you have a chance, stop by and see them both today.  Then stop by Madfish Wharf and check out the major end of season sales in the galleries, and major household furnishings and stuff sale under the tent at Madfish Grille.

HIGHLANDER SEA is a beautiful 154-foot luxury sailing yacht, built in Essex in 1924 by John F James.  She has also been called Pilot, Star Pilot and Caledonia.  She is a classic twin masted schooner who can accommodate a total of 10 people on board, and has a crew of approximately 6.

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Dwight Hebert Represents! In Espana- Look Familiar???

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

This is my last picture before departing Ibiza harbor and heading for home. Looks familiar!  I left the USA with the Red Sox  1 and 1/2 half games in front of the Yankees…. what the heck happened in September?  Glosta next stop…

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Crazy Weekend Ahead Here’s Your Playbook

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Cyclocross, Joe Garland Tribute, the Bloody Mary Competition, buckle your chinstrap buckaroos, it’s gonna be a good one!

Saturday-

2011 Gran Prix of Gloucester October 1 & 2- It’s Coming

Setting Up Two Days Ago photos From Donna Ardizzoni

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Celebrating Gloucester’s Joe October 1, 2011

Stoga Remembers Joe Garland In This Video Interview

Sunday-

Final Mug Up, Bloody Mary Competition & End of Season Blow Out

The Season Grand Finale Mug Up and Ryan & Woods Distilleries sponsored Bloody Mary Competition (yep, we have raised the bar way up) at Rocky Neck, will be on Sunday, October 2.  Bob Ryan has very generously donated some awesome prizes for the creators of the winning Bloody Mary entries, including coasters, t-shirts, and Ryan & Woods Beauport Vodka (!!).  Also, for those planning to enter a Bloody Mary mix, so that we level the playing field and judging is based solely on presentation and mix, and no drink is heavy handed on the alcohol (it will be 10:00 am after all, and we have to protect our judges from inebriation), Beauport Vodka will be conservatively added to all mixes here before they go to the judges and attendees.  So no one has to go out and buy vodka and everyone’s entries will be made with only the best locally distilled Ryan & Woods Beauport Vodka.  Entrants only need bring a container of their best Bloody Mary mix creation and a glass with preferred garnishes for presentation to the judges.  In the best interest of judging time and the judges’ alcohol levels, we will limit the number of entries to six.  Of course, entrants must be 21 years of age or older.  As always at Mug Up, there will be plenty of great coffee, deviled eggs and whatever Mug Up type fare people bring along to share.  Always a good time and everyone is welcome at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck at Madfish Wharf.  This will be the final Mug Up for the season on Rocky Neck, so don’t miss it.

John Ruskin Quote of The Week From Greg Bover

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

“What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.”
  – John Ruskin 1819-1900

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Longtime professor of art at Oxford College, Ruskin’s influence on 19th and early 20th century art and architecture was profound. His popular books The Stones of Venice and The Seven Lamps of Architecture had their effect on Le Corbusier, Wright and Gropius, among others. He championed of the works of JWM Turner and the Pre-Raphaelite School setting the tone for a return to natural forms that prefigured the Arts and Crafts Movement. Proust, Tolstoy, and Gandhi round out an international assemblage who admired Ruskin for his poetry and Christian Socialist philosophy.

Greg Bover

Big News for Rockport’s HarvestFest!

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

We are thrilled to announce that Chef Frank McClelland of Boston’s legendary L’Espalier, the Sel de la Terre family of restaurants, Au Soleil Catering and Apple Street Farm will be the featured chef in a cooking segment on T-Wharf, scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 15th.

Chef Frank McClelland, photo courtesy of L'Espalier

“…food is best when it’s in its purest form. My job is to enhance that natural flavor to allow the essence of the food to sing.” -Frank McClelland

This is a great opportunity to see a world-class chef at work, one who specializes in bringing the best out of local ingredients while practicing incredible culinary technique. Chef McClelland has a deep understanding of regional ingredients – no one appreciates what New England has to offer more than he does – and this understanding is demonstrated not only in the dishes he creates but in the fact that he sources many of the ingredients for his kitchens from his own farm, Apple Street Farm in Essex. Apple Street will also be featured that day offering produce from the farm’s Autumn harvest – and what could be more fitting for a harvest festival celebrating the best of New England?

Don’t miss the chance to see Chef McClelland at Rockport’s HarvestFest!

Saturday, October 15th 

1 p.m. on T-Wharf under the big tent

From L’Espalier: Chef Frank McClelland’s L’Espalier has been a perennial “best” of America’s restaurants for three decades, earning top accolades from Zagat, Forbes, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Frommer’s, Wine Spectator and Condé Nast Traveler as well as nods in international media. L’Espalier is New England’s most decorated independent restaurant with twelve consecutive AAA Five Diamond Awards (the only one in Boston) and twelve consecutive Forbes (Mobil) Four-Star awards. He speaks and judges across the country at events like Taste of Vail, Foxwoods Food & Wine Festival and the Chefs Collaborative National Summit.

At the heart of Chef McClelland’s menus of New England flavors with French interpretation is Apple Street Farm, his organic farm in Essex, Massachusetts that is the primary source of heirloom produce and proteins for L’Espalier and his trio of casual Sel de la Terre bistros. The James Beard chef and cookbook author (Wine Mondays) views his life as a farmer-restaurateur as being on-trend. By living this life from his youth, he was early to the farm-to-table or “locavore” dining philosophy.

More Information:

L’Espalier

Sel de la Terre

Au Soleil

Apple Street Farm

Grandma Felicia’s Apple Spice Cake Recipe From Sista Felicia

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Grandma Felicia’s Apple Spice Cake

all photos Sista Felicia

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Ingredients:
3 Granny Smith apples
2 Macintosh apples
2 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 pinch ground clove
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon cardamom
2 Tablespoon vanilla
½ Tablespoon vanilla bean paste
1 cup white sugar
3 cups flour
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/3 cup orange juice
1 cup vegetable oil
1 ½ tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
4 eggs
Recommended ingredients: use fresh apples from your local apple orchard.  I highly recommend taking some time out of your busy life and spend a few hours picking apples with your family and or friends. I promise ….It will make your life a little sweeter and the cake!

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Icing ingredients:
3 cups confectionary sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3    tablespoon warm milk (add more or less milk to get desired icing thickness)
·    Combine all  ingredients in a bowl and whisk into a smooth and silky icing
Preheat oven 350 degrees
Step 1: using an apple cutter cut and core apples

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Step 2: remove the skin with a pairing knife and cut into bite size pieces
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Step3: place apples in a bowl and toss with 2 tablespoon of cinnamon and set aside

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Step 4: in a separate bowl sift together all dry ingredients

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Step 5:  using a handheld mixer or stand mixer set on a medium speed beat eggs 2 minutes then add oil, vanilla and orange juice and continue to mix for 1 additional minute

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Step 6: on a lower speed carefully add dry ingredients

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Step 7: continue mixing until all ingredients come together forming a smooth cake batter

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Step 8:  fold apples into cake batter

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Step 9: flour and grease bunt pan or spring form pan (Baker’s Joy is a must have in your pantry during baking season)

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Step 10: add the cake batter to prepared pan and place on a foil or parchment paper lined cookie sheet

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Step 11: bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until a cake tester or wooden skewer is inserted and removed cleanly
Step 12: cool 10 min and remove cake from pan

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Step 13: Drizzle with vanilla icing

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Enjoy!!!