Month: September 2012

Tomorrow ~ The 3rd Annual Lanesville Music Festival takes the stage at the Lanesville Community Center on Sat. Sept. 22 at 1:30.

Posted on by Joanne

     Enjoy live music by some of the North Shore and Cape Ann’s best players, including Pick 3, Alek Razdan and the A Train, HUM, Pete Lindberg, Merrimac Rounders, Sasquatch Bondo Band, Quentin Callawaert, John Hicks and a few surprises, under the tents and in the meadow next to the LCC, rain or shine, from 1:30-7.  Smokin’ Jim’s BBQ, Lobster Pool chowder, beer and snacks on sale, kids’ activities, vendors and raffles.  Admission by donation to the LCC.
     Come indoors at 7:30 and put on your dancing shoes for Bill Gleason, followed by KBMG (Dan King, Dave Brown, Dave Mattacks and Wolf Ginandes) with JB Amero, at
8:30.  Advance tickets for the Dance Party are $10 and available at Gloucester Music and the Plum Cove Grind,  $15 at the door.  Beer and wine on sale,  plenty of parking.  see our website for directions, and more information.
                          www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org
The music sched. for the day part :
Merrimac Rounders   1:30
Steve Brennan, and a Sasquatch Bondo reunion   2:20
Quentin Callawaert      3:10
HUM (Deb Hardy, Alyce Underhill, Kerry Mullen)   3:30
Pick 3     4:00
Alek Razdan and the A Train Orchestra    4:45
Pete Lindberg    5:40
(John Hicks leads a barn jam session (with a few surprises) @ 6:15)

Free Speech-Language Screening!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Welcome Back to School!

Free Speech-Language Screening!

We are pleased to announce the Speech-Language Therapy Department at Beverly Hospital will be offering FREEpediatric speech/language screenings in our outpatient clinic through the month of October!

  • Who?: Children 18 months -7 years old!
  • What?: Free speech/language screenings that are 30 minutes long to identify if your child is developmentally appropriate in terms of their speech, language, or feeding skills. If your child qualifies for further evaluation, a Speech/Language Pathologist will assist you in scheduling a comprehensive speech/language evaluation.*
  • Where?: Speech-language therapy outpatient clinic at Beverly Hospital, directly on Herrick Street in Beverly, MA.
  • When?: through the month of October. By appointment only.
  • Why?: Speech and language development in children can vary across children with and without the presence of disorders. Speech therapy offers a wide variety of services including articulation (speech) therapy, receptive language (ability to understand language), expressive language, memory, auditory processing skills, reading/writing, social skills, and feeding/swallowing skills. Our licensed speech-language pathologists have experience with a wide variety of patients across the life span. Early identification and intervention is key!
  • How?: Please call 978-816-2690 to schedule your free screening today! Please feel free to email jcarroll@nhs-healthlink.org with any questions or comments.

  • Jillian Carroll, M.S., CCC/SLP

    Supervisor Speech & Audiology

    Beverly Hospital

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This Weekend At Cape Ann Brewing

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

We’re very excited about this weekend. Friday we’ll be tapping three new beers. The Joey Rocks Milk Stout, Oktoberfest and our annual Homeport Honey Pale Ale. That alone should be enough to get your blood flowing but we’re also going to be having our first Oktoberfest party on Saturday night, with a special Oktoberfest menu all day and F-Bomb tearing down the house at 9pm. There isn’t a better place to be this side of the Munich on Saturday night so make sure The Pub is in your plans!

En Plein Air

Posted on by capeannpainter

En Plein Air

En plein air is a French expression which means “in the open air”, and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors.

Here’s a great site that gives you some tips Plein Air painting:

http://painting.about.com/od/landscapes/a/plein_air_paint.htm

http://art-rocks.org/

Thomas Philbrook & Sylvia Harper at the Rockport Art Association!

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

Don’t miss this show – up for two weeks and then it’s gone!  The opening is September 30th, which will provide a great chance to see the artists.

Cape Ann Open Houses This Weekend Rundown With Kenny MacCarthy

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

http://capeanninfo.com/ Kenny MacCarthy’s weekly review of new homes and condos on the market in Gloucester and Rockport MA. 11 properties this week.

Click below for the video and call Kenny to find your Gloucester dream home

978-758-0983

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Community Photos 9/21/12

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro
Different views of the same sunset from Len Burgess

Wednesday evening 9/19/12 –Len Burgess

 

From Ann Kennedy-

Coming in for a landing at Jones River marsh…a great dose of peace and quiet.

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Community Stuff 9/21/12

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Captains Courageous Festival Saturday September 22, 2012

For more info-

www.captainscourageousfestival.org

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Rose Baker Center News

Hi Joey,
At one time you told me to send information for you to post especially about our Art program at the Rose Baker Senior Center.  I am finally getting to
e-mail you with three important articles of information if you could please post on your site.  I know how popular your site is and helpful:
I hope that you will come and visit our Art Program and see the quilts in progress, you will be pleasantly surprised.  8 of them are on display right now at the Sawyer Library. They are beautiful.

Free Flu Vaccination Clinic at the Rose Baker Senior Center
On Thursday, September 20, the Cape Ann Emergency Planning Team and the Cape Ann Boards of Health will
offer free flu vaccinations at the Rose Baker Senior Center  9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  for all Cape Ann residents age 6 months and older.
Please wear a short sleeve shirt and bring your insurance card.

Fewer Falls, Safer Seniors Program
Because falls are among the most frequent and preventable causes of injury, and a threat to the health and independence of older adults, the V.N.A. Care Network will present a series of seven week sessions at the Rose Baker Senior Center starting Monday, September 24 through November 9, 2012.  VNA Care Network Fall Prevention Experts, nurses and physical therapists will provide this program free of charge.  Registration for the seven week program or for just some of the session is at the senior center, 978 281-9765, or Maureen Sendrowski, RN, MPH, VNA Care Network at 1-888-663-3688  ext 5603 
The program will combine talks, health screenings, checklists, handouts, demonstrations and more to help you identify your own personal risks, learn prevention strategies, and take charge of your health.  Participants will be entered into a raffle to receive an American Express Gift Card and other prizes.
September 24    10:00 – 11:00    Falls and our Risks
October      1    10:00 – 12:00    Osteoporosis Screenings
October      15    10:00 – 11:00      Exercise
October      11    10:00 – 12:00      Orthostatic BP Screenings
October      29    10:00 – 12:00      Balance Screenings
November    5    10:00 – 12:00      Medication Review
November    9    10:00 – 11:00      Making fall Prevention Work for You
VNA Care Network offers this program free thanks to funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation. 

Medication Disposal Drop-Off Day
On Saturday, September 29, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., parking lot of the Rose Baker Senior Center you will have the opportunity to dispose of unused,
expired, and unwanted medications.  Properly disposing of drugs saves the environment, children, pets and others from getting them.

GHS Boys Soccer Plant Sale Fundraiser

Support GHS boy’s soccer and attend the Big Fall Plant sale  tomorrow, Saturday Sept 22nd 8-2pm in downtown Gloucester at St Peters Square.

Mums, asters, daisies and lots more to chose from….stop by and show your support for GHS athletics!!!

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The News From Rocky Neck via Judy Robinson Cox

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Chickity Check It! The Spitfire Also Known as Jen Amero Has A Brandy New Blog- 90 Seconds and Velvet

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Check It Out Here- http://90secondsandvelvet.blogspot.com/

Jen is one of those 1%ers.  The one percent of the local population that make 90% of the cool stuff happen.  So I highl;y recommend checking out her blog because, well, she knows things.  she’s dep rooted in our community, a good egg and a positive force for fun!

Check her out, subscribe and all that stuff.

Follow her on twitter as well- @CompanyPrtyGirl

Fourth Annual Gloucester Harbor Race Coverage and Results

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Rick Isaacs writes-

On Sunday, Sept. 15 the Gloucester Gig Rowers hosted our Fourth Annual Gloucester Harbor Race http://www.gloucestergigrowers.com/harbor_race , starting at Niles Beach.  Despite threatening weather at the start, it turned out to be a glorious, exciting day for all!

Cliff McCarthy forwards the results-

Non-traditional Gigs Mixed:

"Selkie" Belfast, Maine 1st place

"Real McCoy" New Bedford 2cnd place

Traditional Gigs Mixed:

"Gannet" Gloucester 1st place

"Annie B" Gloucester 2cnd place

"Siren Song" Gloucester 3rd place

"Saquish" Plymouth disqualified
Women’s Gigs:

"Real McCoy" New Bedford, 1st place

"Annie B" Gloucester 2cnd place.

Banks Dory, single

Mick Cote New Jersey 1st place
Banks Dory, double

Geoff Thomas and John Lucido 1st place Gloucester

Cliff McCarthy submits-

Hi Joey,

Attached are some photos I took at the 4th annual Gloucester Harbor Race, last Sat. September 15, 2012 Hosted by the Gloucester Gig Rowers.

The results-

Non-traditional Gigs Mixed:

"Selkie" Belfast, Maine 1st place

"Real McCoy" New Bedford 2cnd place

Traditional Gigs Mixed:

"Gannet" Gloucester 1st place

"Annie B" Gloucester 2cnd place

"Siren Song" Gloucester 3rd place

"Saquish" Plymouth disqualified

Women’s Gigs:

"Real McCoy" New Bedford, 1st place

"Annie B" Gloucester 2cnd place.

Banks Dory, single

Mick Cote New Jersey 1st place
Banks Dory, double

Geoff Thomas and John Lucido 1st place Gloucester

Cape Ann Artisans Columbus Day Weekend Invitation

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Fall Open Studios
Cape Ann Artisans
Columbus Day Weekend
Invitation
Visit their studios for the 29th Open Studio Tour over the Columbus Day Weekend
Saturday, October 6th through Monday, October 8th
from 10am to 5 pm each day

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Bring friends and family to visit the studios and meet the 21 Cape Ann Artisans. Make a day of it! Enjoy the extraordinary beauty of our coastline and sample our local seafood.

21 Professional Cynthia Curtis at work Artists

Pottery, painting, sculpture, photography, mosaics, jewelry, hand made glass beads, and weaving. Demonstrations of working processes during the tours.

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www.capeannartisans.com has information, a map, a copy of the brochure, a list of the artists and examples of their work.

Results Of The Christmas Tree Poll For Our Jewish Readers

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

A couple of days ago we posted this poll-

I’m curious amongst our Jew buddies here on GMG, Do you freak out when you see Christmas Trees lit up on town squares or are those just the extremists Jews in the community raising a stink?

Personally I’m more pissed off that we’re gonna have to listen to Christmas muzak starting any day now all the way through January and at “those neighbors who leave their Christmas lights up past Easter”, but then again I’m not Jewish.

I just read the first of the obligatory annual “Jewish townfolk are pissed off because someone put lights on a Christmas tree” story in the newspaper and it struck me as being a bit early for that.

I’d like to know where the middle of the road Jews stand on this issue. Thanks in advance for your comments below.

Here are the results through two days-

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and the comments-

  • lise breen – 15 hours ago

    I feel strongly that we should keep any overt religious symbol such as the ten commandments, creches and menorahs out of government buildings and public spaces. But, in contradiction, we do like to watch the Rockport pageant on Main St. with its donkey and girls wrapped in sheets and boys with fake beards and squawky loudspeaker recitation of the nativity event.

    I so enjoy the trees and the colored lights. Despite their name, they don’t signify Christianity to me. The lobster trap tree is fun especially since children decorate the buoys.

    I would prefer not to be bombarded with recorded religious music in commercial establishments. I enjoy religious music of many denominations in their appropriate sacred spaces or in my own home. Silent Night is gorgeous and best heard sung by local carolers on the street corners during a chilly, snowy Ladies Night.

    We are lapsed members of the Give Me More denomination with worship of its Santa Claus deity and elve disciples in store sanctuaries. It seems to be a rite of passage for those with children that is not easily avoided. We have had great times reading the Night Before Christmas and leaving carrots for the reindeer before a piney tree with colored lights with hokey music and giving holiday hugs and eating Christmas cookies.
    It’s complicated.

  • Natalie Simon – 17 hours ago

    I agree wholeheartedly with Ms. Weinstein. Amen!

  • Ellen Bevins – yesterday

    I find the Christmas/holiday season with all the lights on the trees very uplifting. It does not offend me. I love that the lights are left on throughout the year.

  • Mark Godfried – yesterday

    A jew for 77 years, who has always seen Xmas as a wonderful expression of faith for Christians and acknowledges that historical Jesus existed and bettered mankind. For any of us to do otherwise is disengenuous! Would you not heed Martin Luther Kings words because you are not afro-american! Creches, menorahs, trees, and what-have-you are all welcome! And Joey, you’re right! Let the music start after Thanksgiving!

  • EPK – yesterday

    It doesn’t bother me as long as you don’t bother me about my religion. Live and let live.

  • Jenny Bernstein Rangan – yesterday

    I love Christmas trees, I love Christmas lights, I love giving and receiving Christmas presents. I have a tree and a menorah. Any opportunity to celebrate. The tradition is older than the religion it is associated with and I see it as part of an impulse in the dark of winter to create warmth and joy, connection and sacredness with light.

  • Miriam Weinstein – yesterday

    The Supreme Court has been inconsistent about the constitutionality of this, but as a member of a minority, it always feels hurtful and offensive. Saying that a tree is not a religious symbol is disingenuous. And no, I don’t want a menorah displayed next to the creche.
    The best protection is a separation of church and state.