My View of Life on the Dock
I haven’t seen this yet myself, of course, but I’ve been around the Annie while the troupe was there, and they sure seem to be having fun with the production! Very often that translates in to the audience having fun too… I hope to make it to one of the shows.
This is to go along with Craig’s amazing Dodgeball Movie.
Since Ed Collard can’t carry the big trophy around all day and is having it mounted on the top of the House Doctor van this is what he whips out if you find him in Stones Pub.
Apple Street Farm Celebrates Memorial Day Weekend
Join acclaimed Chef Frank McClelland for a seedling sale and family farm day
What: Apple Street Farm is kicking off the summer season by hosting a Seedling Sale throughout Memorial Day Weekend with ASF’s own organic vegetable starts, flowers and herbs, which were all raised in the farm greenhouse and are ready to be planted. The farm is also hosting a Family Farm Day on that Saturday which will include a cookout, a chance to tour the farm and meet the animals (baby goats and piglets are the newest additions to the ASF family), and a live bluegrass band performance.
When: Seedling Sale
Saturday, May 26, Sunday, May 27, and Monday, May 28
10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Family Farm Day
Saturday, May 26
10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Where: Apple Street Farm 35 Apple Street, Essex, MA 01929
Other: Event is open to the public – bring the family for a fun day at the farm!
About Apple Street Farm
As the proprietor and chef of an acclaimed restaurant and catering company that includes L’Espalier – Boston’s only AAA-Five Diamond establishment – Frank McClelland imagines how the fruits (and herbs, edible flowers, eggs, and heirloom vegetables) of his labors can be featured on that day’s menus. By adding farming to his culinary repertoire, this hands-on chef rekindles treasured family memories – when “eat local” was an unconscious daily act as simple as walking outdoors to find a ripe and delicious vegetable, and then rinsing at the hose or kitchen sink.
In one of the country’s most ambitious sustainable agriculture initiatives for the restaurant industry, Apple Street Farm is the primary source of organic harvests for Chef McClelland’s famed restaurants, located just 26 miles south of Essex. He personally delivers his bushels of harvests to his awaiting chefs for them to feature in world-class dishes. His revitalization of this two-century pastoral 14-acre equestrian farm is evident in the maturing plantings that have responded to this region’s abundant spring rains; and 2009 marked its first harvest season. For more information, please visit: www.applestreetfarm.com.
Discussion on flu clinics
Cape Ann Public Health Departments have already begun discussing flu clinics for this autumn. (L to R) Kim Paskalis, public health nurse for Essex, Chassea Robinson, public health nurse for Gloucester and Elaine Wozny, Essex Board of Health Administrator, met at Addison Gilbert Hospital recently to discuss upcoming flu clinics for Cape Ann.
Autumn flu clinics in Rockport, Gloucester, Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea, will be publicized over the summer. Those on Cape Ann who are interested in holding a flu clinic for their employees or at their organization, are welcome to contact their local Health Department for further information.
Flu shots given by Cape Ann Health Departments will always be provided free of charge.
Joey,
The Gloucester Garden Club plants and maintains many gardens around the city including the boulevard, library and a number of memorials. On Saturday, May 26 we will be holding our annual plant sale at the Boulevard Tennis Courts where we are installing a new garden. I’m attaching our plant sale notice hoping that you’ll post it for us. Thanks.
Ginny Swinson
Corresponding Secretary
PS – Your night time photos are really great. I wish you’d share the settings of all your photos.
Girls Softball Players pose for photos with parents and coach.
I slipped in the muddy flat and covered my entire leg with sludge. Got eaten alive by mosquitoes.
But it was worth it for this.
This right here has got to be top 5 of all time Represents! Tremendous!!!
Jessica Eddy writes-
Hi Joey, Here are some photos from a recent trip to the Philippines. These were fun photos to take. I did so much diving–it was nice break to pose with the sticker instead of look at fish. But know I think I need a new sticker!!
GMG Represents from 3000 leagues under the sea.
This fish loves GMG!
Hawksbill Turtle represents!
Overlooking Turtle Bay on the island of Cebu, The Philippines.
I won’t say that these girls are the youngest customers I have ever had, but they are certainly the youngest on Rocky Neck.
Gabby Olsen and Lily Muniz, both of Rocky Neck, were regular visitors to the the gallery last season. They came in on Sunday and marveled at how totally different the gallery looked, and Lily wanted to know where the dog painting had gone. Last season it hung on the side of the card rack behind them. I found it in the bin and Lily wanted to know how much it was. I gave her my very best young neighbor art collector price, and they said they would be back.
Generally speaking, an artist would starve to death on what they make from people who say: “I’ll be back”, but a short while later the girls returned, little change purses in hand, and Lily bought her print of Astro (from a painting of my sister’s Boston Terrier). Gabby then found a Cape Ann Treasure Box with a photo of the cat from The Cat Doctor of Gloucester on it, which she purchased.
Of course I love it when people buy my work, but it is truly wonderful and special when a young person loves a piece of art enough to buy it. They definitely made my day – and just look at how cute they are.
E.J. Lefavour
www.khanstudiointernational.com
Travel Dynamics International is pleased to announce the inaugural voyage of the newly-renovated M/V Yorktown. The sold-out voyage departs from Gloucester, Massachusetts, on May 24, 2012, and sails north along the Maine coast, through the Canadian Maritimes, and into the St. Lawrence, before disembarking in Montreal on June 5. Guest lecturers accompanying the voyage include maritime historian and former Professor of Naval History at the U. S. Naval Academy, William Cogar. Ceremonies celebrating the new ship are expected along the itinerary, beginning with a proclamation from Mayor Carolyn Kirk on behalf of the City of Gloucester during a Lobster Bake on the day of departure.
Built in Florida in 1988, Yorktown accommodates 138 guests in 69 outward facing cabins, is certified by the U. S. Coast Guard and flies the American flag. Originally operated as the Yorktown Clipper by Clipper Cruise Line, the ship was acquired by New York – based Travel Dynamics International in August 2011 and has just completed an extensive refurbishing of the interior and overhaul of mechanical and engineering systems, including installation of state-of-the-art satellite navigation and communications. The renovations were performed by Detyens Ship Yards of North Charleston, South Carolina.
Drawing on 43 years of experience operating educational voyages aboard small ships in every corner of the world, Travel Dynamics International has designed a series of itineraries that will keep Yorktown busy in North American waters. Following the inaugural voyage, Yorktown will continue down the St. Lawrence into the Great Lakes for the summer, before returning to the Canadian Maritimes in September. Cruises at the peak of fall foliage in New England and the Hudson River valley precede explorations of the Chesapeake Bay. Late November and December will find the ship along the Gulf Coast and on the lower Mississippi River. Yorktown opens 2013 with voyages to the ancient sites, rainforests and barrier reefs of Belize and Guatemala.
“We are thrilled and gratified by the tremendous response to our North American voyages,” says Travel Dynamics International Co-President Vasos Papagapitos. “It is wonderful to be able offer world class travel experiences right in our own backyard.”
Who We Are
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I am receiving a mountain of emails about the beautiful butterfly with underwings of mottled brown and upper surface banded brilliant fiery orange-red.
The Red Admiral butterfly is having an “irruptive” year and millions are streaming northward through gardens from Texas to Canada. An irruption for a species of butterfly can best be described as a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population.
This has been an amazing spring for butterflies, not only because they emerged earlier, but because they are present in much greater numbers than is usual. I have also been filming many more Question Mark and Painted Lady butterflies than is typical for this time of year.
The following is excerpted from an article about the Red Admiral that I wrote several years ago. Click here to read the complete text.
Red Admirals are Holarctic, a term used by zoologists to define the ecozone covering much of North America and Eurasia, which share many faunal characteristics. In our region Red Admirals are a migratory species that cannot withstand cold winter temperatures. Their numbers in any given year vary, from uncommon to abundant, and their abundance depends on the nature of that year’s migration and the success of the resulting breeding season. In the first week of May, Red Admirals begin to appear from overwintering populations in North Carolina and southward. Males perch from advantageous lookouts and will dart out to investigate passersby— prospective mates, other insects, and humans. Famously friendly, the Red Admiral readily alights on people, attracted by the salts in perspiration. They are on the wing almost continuously from May to October. The second, and quite possibly third generation, from the initial spring flight, begins the southward migration in late August to October.
Red Admiral Nectaring at Common White Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
The caterpillar’s primary food source is nettles—in New England these include Stinging, Tall, False, and Wood Nettles, all of which are unsuitable for the garden, particularly a small garden. The caterpillars “sew” the edges of the nettle leaves together with their silk and feed from within the shelter. The adults nectar at a wide variety of plants and are attracted to sap flows, rotting fruit, bird droppings, and wet soil.
Nabokov referred to V. atalanta as the Red Admirable and they appear several times in his novels to foreshadow death. “Its coloring is quite splendid and I liked it very much in my youth. Great numbers of them migrated from Africa to Northern Russia, where it was called ‘The Butterfly of Doom’ because it was especially abundant in 1881, the year Tsar Alexander II was assassinated, and the markings on the underside of its two hind wings seem to read 1881.”
Read More: The Red Admirable ~ Vanessa atalanta rubria
Any doubt that Chelsea Berry is one of Cape Ann’s finest songwriters will be vanquished by her haunting new tune. Chelsea uses the first TV performance of this song to show off her powerful, dramatic, versatile voice. Then she reveals how she wrote the song, proving that Livingston Taylor was right when he said, “A voice of remarkable power and control with a joyous soul. Brave and bright, Chelsea Berry is the real thing.” Watch the video and see what we mean.
You can see Chelsea open for Chris Isaak at North Shore Music Theatre on June 28 with her new band. Imagine the electric version of this song!
Lots of opportunities to start the weekend early tonight from solo acoustic to open mic to DJ to Rock, Reggae and more. See the full music lineup here.
5th Submission in the series, “Show me yours and I’ll show you mine”
Cape Ann artist Kathleen Miller brings along her paint box for outdoor painting. The box sits either on the ground or on her lap, with her palette board attached to an easel setup as she paints. The paint box is an essential piece of equipment, containing everything she needs, except the canvas. In it, Kathleen packs her vibrant Gamblin oil paints, flat and filbert (rounded) brushes, and two pallete knives. “Almost all of the paintings I do in the summer are plein air (done outside),” Kathleen says. “I love painting all types of subject matter, although I’m especially drawn to the water. Typically, I paint in the late afternoon, which has really nice lighting effects.” When asked to share a funny experience that happened to her while painting on location, she told about a time that she was set up at Stage Fort Park and a rat ran over her foot. In spite of that, she made a beautiful painting of Half Moon Beach. “You never know what will happen when you paint outside!” she laughed. “You might end up with a beautiful painting with bugs stuck in it… That’s just part of the experience!” Her style, in her own words: “My feelings, expressed in color and design, are more important in my paintings than subject matter.” She likes to make small paintings, although she does larger works as well. Kathleen Miller currently has 57 original oil paintings displayed at Bodin Historic Photo & Fine Art in downtown Gloucester.You can look at Kathleen’s work on:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kmillergallery
The flags on the Boulevard have been erected for the 10th summer,
thanks to Brent (Ringo) Tarr and crew.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: the people putting up this scaffolding have to be of a special breed to be able to work at those heights. Like in the photo in the slideshow where there’s a guy holding a wooden beam, laying his own floor to walk on, with no netting around him yet… My respects! Be careful, be safe, and may God watch over you!
-Fr. Matthew Green
Please join Cape Ann Animal Aid to celebrate the completion of the new facility, the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter.
Saturday May 26th 10:00am
4 Paws Lane, Gloucester, MA
Dedication Ceremony will be at 10:00am, Refreshments and Tours to follow from 11am to 1pm. Please RSVP
Public open house Sunday May 27th from 12pm – 4pm.
The building of our new animal shelter has been a journey, whose destination was only possible with the support of our community.
In deep gratitude we would like to invite you to join us for an open house where you will have the opportunity to see the animals’ new digs before they all move in.
Directions: From Route 128 North, take Exit 14 to Route 133 East/ Essex Avenue.
At the stop sign turn right onto Essex Ave. Take the first left at the
Paul Bergmann Memorial Island.
Turn left onto Paws Lane, at Beech Brook Cemetery
RSVP:
Nancy E. Tarbox
Public Relations Coordinator
info@capeannanimalaid.com
508-801-9729
978-283-6055
Good Morning Gloucester 