Community Stuff 2/14/13

 

Book Drive at Addison Gilbert Hospital a Success!

Hundreds of gently used books were donated by staff, employees and volunteers at Addison Gilbert Hospital and friends in the community. Here (L) Sefatia Romeo Theken, Community Health Liaison and Deb Sacco, Administrative Assistant

help sort books that will be donated to Pathways for Children, Action, Inc. and The Food Pantry.

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The Educational Foundation for Rockport is holding its 16th Annual Golf Tournament on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012, at the Rockport Golf Club. Registration and lunch begin at noon; followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 pm. Dinner and awards will follow the tournament.

Entry fee is $100 per golfer. Registration deadline is September 21st. Checks should be made payable to the Educational Foundation for Rockport and mailed to Bob Krause, 23 Whistlestop Mall, Rockport, MA 01966. If you need additional information contact Bob Krause at 546-5135.

The Educational Foundation for Rockport is a nonprofit corporation created in 1993 to raise funds from private sources to support and enhance educational programs for students in the Rockport public schools. Initiatives for the 2012-2013 school year include Pre-K-Grade 12 Interactive Classroom Project,  Virtual High School online classes, Electrathon America Energy Car program, Cape Ann Kestrel Elementary Science program, Middle School Literacy Initiative, Artist-in-Residence Dance program, Tell About the Time writing and drama program, High School DECA, and a school-wide Poet-in-Residence program. These programs are entirely funded by donations.

Information on the work of the Foundation, and on the Golf Tournament, is available on the foundation website at www.rockportedfoundation.org or call 978-546-1200.

Thank you, Bob and Terri Krause


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Open Chef’s Table – Sunday. Feb. 17

(The last table, with 8 open seats, sold out within 24 hours)!

Dear Joey,

Please join us for Beach Gourmet’s

first Open Chef’s Table

(You can sign up for one place or all 12)

MENU

Soup: Butternut Squash with Caramelized apples and onions

Wine: Kreydenweiss Lerchenberg Pinot Gris, Les Alouettes (Alsace, France)

Salad: heirloom Beets, blood orange, blue cheese, and pistachio with sherry Vinaigrette

Wine: Panizzi Vernaccia 

di San Gimignano (Tuscany, Italy)

Entree: Individual Beef Wellington with roasted fingerling potato and Haricot Vert

Wine: Whitehall Lane Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa, California)

Apple Turnovers with Homemade caramel and Sauternes Ice Cream

Wine: Chateau Haut Peyraguey Sauterne

Introducing the Open Community Chef’s Table

Here is how it works. There are twelve seats available at the table.  You can reserve as many seats as you like. 

Take one or take all twelve seats and invite your friends to join you. Your personal dining experience begins at 5:30 p.m. when you arrive in Savour Wine and Cheese for complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting.

Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. when you join your dining companions (whomever has bought the other 11 seats) for a four-course meal, each course paired with wines chosen by our in-house expert Kathleen Erickson. 

Call today to reserve your seat.  You can use a credit card to reserve your place and we will  not charge it until the day of the event.  If you choose to pay by check, make it out to Beach Gourmet. 

Checks will be held until the evening of the event.  (As this is such a small gathering, we must charge for no-shows, or cancellations within the 24 hours prior to the event.  Just call and let us know).

Price per seat is $75.00 (MA Meals Tax and gratuity not included)

Sincerely,

Chef Matt Beach and 

Kathleen Erickson

(Co-owner of Savour Wine and Cheese)

Beach Gourmet – 978 282-1414

Savour – 978 282-1455


The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club meeting program for Friday, March 8th  will be “An Introduction to Amateur Astronomy”!

If you have an unused telescope in your closet, or would like to get started in the hobby, this night is for you! We’ll feature presentations on the rewards of the hobby, what the different types of telescopes are, how they work, how to buy one, how much to spend, what to look at, you name it. Everything you need to know to get started, or to up your game. 

The public is warmly invited; there are never any dues or fees, and presentations are geared toward the general public. See you there!

We meet at 8:00 on the second Friday of the month at the Lanesville Community Center. See our website, http://gaac.us or facebook page http://www.facebook.com/gaacpage for more info.

Community Stuff 2/14/13

Celebrate Purim with the Temple Ahavat Achim on Saturday, February 23rd at 6 pm! All are welcome! Free admission. Costumes suggested! :-

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Carol McKenna submits-

I have new photography on giclee canvas ~ exciting! Hope you make reception March 3rd or come when you can Thurs ~ Sunday 12-4 until March 18th ~ thanks, Carol ~ ps. will probably send another email out closer to the date. Pic is not my work

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Nutella Brownies with Nutella Butter Cream Frosting and Macerated Strawberries From Sista Felicia

Happy Valentine’s Day…. Grandma Felicia always told me…

“The fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”…and she was right!

Who doesn’t love Nutella? It has been a favorite of mine for many years, and has been a staple in my family’s pantries for as far back as I can remember. I can still see it lined up neatly on the second shelf, and left -hand side, of the center aisle of my grandfathers’ Italian variety store, Pats Center Grocery. I still enjoy the snack my Nona Rose prepared for me during my many visits to the store after school. Back then, most children snacked on PB&J after school, but Italian kids…we snacked on Italian toast with Nutella!

Today Nutella is gaining popularity, and justifiable so! It’s rich, creamy, chocolate, nutty flavor is out of this world delicious all on its own…but did you know combined with 2 other simple ingredients you could make one of the most decadent desserts known to mankind…Talk about “the fastest way to a man’s heart” …It’s only 3 ingredients away!

Nutella Brownies with Nutella Butter Cream Frosting and Macerated Strawberries

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Nutella Brownie Ingredients

1 cup Nutella Hazelnut spread

2 large eggs

10 tablespoons flour

Nutella Butter Cream Frosting Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup Nutella
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

2 tablespoon Hershey coco powder
4 tablespoons heavy cream

Macerated Strawberries Ingredients

1 pint fresh strawberries

½ cup sugar

1/4 cup Crème de Strawberry Fraise liquor

Garnish Ingredients

5 whole strawberries

 

Macerated Strawberries Step-by-Step

1 remove stems from strawberries using a paring knife, discard stems

2  slice strawberries in half, then into thirds or fourths depending on the size of the strawberry

3 place prepared strawberries into a mixing bowl and add sugar

4 combine ¼ cup Crème de Strawberry Fraise liquor with sugar and strawberries, mix well, and let rest on counter 1 hour

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Nutella Butter Cream Frosting Step-by-Step

1 combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, whip 2 minutes or until a creamy light textured frosting is formed

2 transfer frosting a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, reserve in refrigerator

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Nutella Brownie Step-by-Step

1 combine all ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment

2 beat 1 minute on a medium speed (batter will be very thick)

3 generously grease and flour an 8×8 tart pan (I prefer to use Baker’s Joy non-stick spray)

4 using a rubber spatula, transfer and evenly spread batter

5 bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes

6 remove from oven and cool 20 minute

7 remove the outer potion of the tart pan, and carful slide Nutella brownie onto a cake plate

8 using a pastry bag, fix 5 large dollops of Nutella frosting 1 inch from the outer edge of the brownie an, and top each dollop with 1 whole strawberry

9 pipe frosting around the top edge of the brownie

*Note~practice your pastry bag piping skills on a piece of wax paper

10  Slice into 5 equal slices, garnish with macerated strawberry

 

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*Note~ alternative serving option… omit Nutella frosting and simply dust the top of the Nutella Brownie with a generous dusting of confectioners’ sugar, and garnish with whipped cream and a generous portion of macerated sliced strawberries

Enjoy!

Mike Storey and Jessica Eddy Represent! At Café Du Monde,Proteus parade-NOLA

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Uhmmm, inquiring minds want to know- What did you have to do to get all those beads?

Hi Joey.

Here are some photos from yesterday- Lundi Gras. We should have some from Mardi Gras as events unfold.

Mike Storey & Jessica Eddy

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Au Revoir

Au Revoir©Kim Smith 2013

I had half an hour to spend between client meetings on a recent trip to Boston and used that time to take a quick stroll around the blocks between St James and Bolyston Streets as there are lots of great resources in this area for my interior design clientele. The photos are created in the moment and I am having a lot of fun exploring the double exposure mode with the Fujiflim X-E1.

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Arlington Street Church ©Kim Smith 2013

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Gloucester’s Bang A Song Studios session w/Saxman – Henley Douglas Jr to air on Sirius XM

Check out this news release from local radio star Meg Griffin:

To top this week of Mardi Gras 2013, the soulful funked up R & B outfit led by Sax Master, Henley Douglas Jr. will heat things up on the radio.  NorthShore resident Henley Douglas Jr, is the co founder of the Salem Jazz & Soul Festival.  He grew up within earshot of the early Tower of Power in San Francisco’s Bay Area.

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Henley Douglas, Jr (center w/ sax) and his band in the studio with Meg Griffin – photo: Jim Vaiknoras

Henley & his top shelf players have just recorded a session in Gloucester, Massachusetts at “Bang A Song” Studios with Meg Griffin of Sirius XM Radio.

Dig in for an hour on the Nationally heard Sirius XM series:
“Having Words With Meg”
..featuring HD R&B..featuring Henley Douglas Jr.

The Loft ~ channel 30
Premiers Friday February 15th at 5pm ET, with additional airings all month

ed. note: See Henley at Rhumb Line every Tuesday night.  It’s always a great show!

Thursday Night Blues Party @The Rhumb Line to host Steve Sadler~New winter hours 8:00 to 11:00

Dave says,

After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, mahout driver Fred has ordained that the Blues Bash™ shall be forthwith  changing our startup time. We’re going for 8 pm to 11 pm all thru the winter. Forget 9 to 12! that’s for youngsters! We’re going for the formaldehyde crowd! But, seriously, folks, a lot of you have struggled to stay awake long enough to force yourselves to go out at nite. I’m the same way. But, if I can do it…..I’m actually excited about this. Many of our loyal fans have been quick to point out that there’s a lag from the time the wake ends till we start, so, this’ll give you a chance to clear the decks. Besides, it’s Valentine’s Day. Bring you insignificant other and clamp down on her heart! Damn, this martini is good….
So, let’s party! This Thursday brings up the rather large matter of Mr. Steve Sadler, one of my personal favorites. Guit-slinger, vocalist and recreational anesthesiologist, you’re sure to find something fabulous in his smood stylings. Not only that, but the electrifying Mr. Jim Scoppa is going to materialize, too. For many years the slashing guitarist for T.H.and The Wreckage, this cat has sharp claws that will open your pineal gland faster than you can say,”What, me worry?” Unfortunately, our chosen drummer, who shall remain nameless,  has been rushed to the hospital for emergency cosmetic weenis surgery. Prognosis is good, but a suitable replacement is under my grow lite, and should be firm by Thursday.

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Stever Sadler with Jamie Walker  at The Emerson Umbrella, Concord, MA Sept 2010

To re-iterate: NEW HOURS AT RHUMB LINE ON THURSDAYS ARE 8 TO 11. Please come and enjoy. Your feedback is always welcome.

Pet of the Week-Festus

Festus

 

Hi there!  My name is Festus and this is the first time I have seen snow!  There is so much of it everywhere!  I am a three-month-old black-and-tan Shepherd mix.  I am a sweet and gentle boy and if you are up to the challenge that a new pup can bring and the joys, too, I hope you will consider adopting me.I am at the Cape Ann Animal Aid, located at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter, Four Paws Lane, Gloucester.

I have been asked to remind you that The Winter Ball has been RESCHEDULED and will take place on Friday, February 22nd from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Cruiseport Gloucester. All original tickets will be honored on that date. If you have any questions, please call 978-283-6055, ext. 23.

There are people outside making what look like snow people!   They are not moving, talking and they are very still.  I hope the nice volunteer comes to take me for a walk and not one of those snow people!

 

GMG Stats- Last 30 Days 1,606,089 Views January 13th- February 11th, 2013

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All Time 29,506,608-Within a Couple of Weeks we should hit the 30 Million Mark

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Robert Coviello Antiques Shovels From The Inside Out After Nemo Blows Door In

Sometime Friday night the front doors of our antiques shop, Robert Coviello Antiques, 155 Main Street in Essex, blew in.  We were shoveling from the inside out Saturday morning!