The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club and Halibut Point State Park will
host their last star party of the season this Friday, Sept 21, from
sundown to 10:00 pm at the visitor’s center. There will be telescopes,
and goodies, and double stars and star clusters and the moon and more.
This activity, like everything GAAC does, is free and open to the
public. Come and enjoy our dark Cape Ann sky. If it’s cloudy we’ll try
again the next evening, Saturday the 22nd. GAAC can be found on
twitter at @gaactweet, on the web at http://www.gaac.us, and on
Facebook at Facebook.com/gaacpage.
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club was founded in 2003 as an informal, loosely-structured group. Not all members have telescopes or binoculars, but all share an interest in the night sky. The only club bylaw says that if we ever come up with a formal constitution and bylaws, they must fit on one side of a standard 3X5 card. GAAC owns no property and there are no dues or fees.
Meetings are held monthly. Some feature speakers from area groups such as the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, or from Astronomy departments at some of the colleges & universities in the greater Boston area, and some meetings are more hands-on events led by local observers. All feature coffee, cocoa, & home-made baked goods.
We’re on Twitter here, and Facebook here — that’s where we announce activities and outings. And now we have cool GAAC clothing and other stuff available.
GAAC members meet at St Paul Lutheran Church in Lanesville, at 8:00 pm on the second Friday of every month, for presentations, discussions and activities related to observational astronomy. You’re invited! See our Contact page for more info.
Hoping you can let people know about the next Reiki Clinic 10/09. (flyer attached.)
Our last Reiki Clinic, held September 11th was a wonderful day for groups to gather in peace and harmony. The peace and calm we express when we come together in peace, harmony and understanding can ripple out to many. The calmness of sunrise and sunset also symbolizes ‘peace.’ This time of year, the light is especially beautiful on Cape Ann. Enjoy each day in a healthy way, and be well! Peace, Love, & Light, Karen Pischke www.dreamtimewellness.com
Christine Ciarametaro of Gloucester was the winner of last Saturday’s Block Party 50/50 Raffle!
Christine received her money while lunching with her cousins Kevin and Joie Busby, also of Gloucester, at the Pilot House Sunday.
The Block Party enthusiastically thanks all those who stopped to by a raffle ticket and those who attended the last bash of the season!
DISTINGUISHED ART HISTORIAN GAIL LEVIN TO SPEAK
AT CAPE ANN MUSEUM
Dr. Levin to Provide Overview of Marsden Hartley’s Career, Placing his Dogtown Paintings in a Larger Context
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announce that renowned art historian Dr. Gail Levin will be present a lecture titled Marsden Hartley: From Maine to Dogtown and Back Again on Saturday, September 22, in the Museum’s Folly Cove Auditorium at 3:00 p.m. The lecture is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers, and includes Museum admission. Reservations are required by calling 978-283-0455, ext. 11 or emailing jeanettesmith@capeannmuseum.org. This event is the last talk in a series of lectures on Marsden Hartley and Dogtown, all generously sponsored by Cape Ann Savings Bank.
Gail Levin (Ph.D, Rutgers University) is Professor of Art History, American Studies, and Women Studies at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of City University of New York (CUNY). She specializes in 20th and 21st art, with diverse research interests that include the work of Edward Hopper, Marsden Hartley, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Judy Chicago, contemporary art of the United States, Europe, and Japan, as well as American Studies and the cinema. Her most recent book is Becoming Judy Chicago: A Biography of the Artist (New York, Harmony Books, February 2007).
Levin will give an overview of Marsden Harley’s career, placing his Dogtown paintings in a larger context of what many considered a lonely and complicated existence. The Marsden Hartley: Soliloquy in Dogtown exhibit at the Museum runs through October 14, 2012.
About the Cape Ann Museum
The Cape Ann Museum is located in the heart of downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. Cape Ann – which lies just north of Boston and includes the city of Gloucester and towns of Rockport, Manchester and Essex – has been a leading center for artists since the 18th century, a maritime powerhouse and the source of granite for many major building projects up and down the East Coast.
In addition to rotating exhibitions, the Cape Ann Museum has a number of collections relating to this rich cultural heritage, including an extensive selection of maritime paintings and landscapes by American artists such as Fitz Henry Lane, Milton Avery and John Sloan.
Visit us today to discover the artistic treasures of Cape Ann, www.capeannmuseum.org.
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