Month: March 2013
Sista Felicia Does St. Joseph’s Day Pasta For The Gloucester Times Taste of The Times
From The Gloucester Daily Times-
When Felicia was growing up this special recipe was prepared by her Aunt “FeFe“, Vincie and Uncle Mike (Militello). Now she makes it herself and passes along the family’s recipe secrets. The main ingredients are cauliflower, fava beans, and the ferns on top of the anise bulbs. In fact, since the grocers and supermarkets typically throw away this part of the plant before even putting it on the shelf, Felicia goes around each year to remind them to avoid that for this special week of St. Joseph’s Day so that she and others can properly make the dish.
Her aunt and uncle FeFe and Vincie used to create an alter every St. Joseph’s Day and that became very big, so big that many people came each year to pay their respects and eat some of the special pasta dish. The pasta sauce was served over home made St. Joseph fettuccini pasta. What made this St. Joseph Pasta is that all the flower used to prepare the feast was blessed by a priest the day before St. Joseph day. It was done, in fact, at a very special mass in Aunt FeFe and Uncle Vincie’s home in front of her alter. You cannot get much more authentic than that.
You can read my buddy Heather Atwood’s article about Felicia and St Joseph’s Traditions here-
Feast of St. Joseph fare celebrates workers
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Boulder Uncovered by Sand at Good Harbor Beach
Below: Ron and Hilary from Rockport pose what is left of the dunes.
Below: The other side of the Foot Bridge
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More St. Joseph Day Preparation Photos with Sista Felicia and Family
Thank you Felicia and Family for sharing your blessed and beautiful St. Joseph Day celebration. Thank you Sefatia for your stellar explanations of the traditions during filming this past weekend. Thank you Orlando Family for welcoming me to your home last year to share your beautiful novenas, which has helped enormously in developing the St. Joseph Day film project. Thank you Grace and Giambanco Sisters and Family for providing the first of many interviews to come. And my deepest thanks to all the Gloucester Families who are opening their hearts and homes this coming week during filming.
Sista Felicia’s pasta is the lightest, tenderest, sweetest melt-in-your mouth “bista” you can possibly imagine.
Everyone lends a hand in the making, including teens Amanda, BJ, and Sabrina, and with Felicia’s husband Barry, Grandma Pat, Aunt Gina, nieces, cousins, great aunts, and friends. That’s really the best part–everyone working together to keep the traditions alive by creating a beautiful and memorable event for loved ones.
Over thirty pounds of semolina flour was purchased for the pasta. Every slender slice was gone by the end of the day, either eaten or given away to all who came to the Ciaramitaro-Mohan St. Joseph Day Feast.
St. Joseph Day Feast Preparations
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The Real Real Real Harlem Shake
Looking forward to filming all the moves Bikini Speedo Dodgeballers are bringing to the GMG Harlem Shake video tomorrow night!
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So much music at Shalin Liu this summer, you’d think it was in New York City ~ plus a tip for parents & young music fans
Karen Herlitz of Rockport Music sent the following along with a gorgeous PDF (get it here) full of pictures and a complete schedule for this year’s Rockport Chamber Music Festival, the Summer at Rockport season and the Rockport Music Jazz Festival. Subscription tickets go on sale March 27. These concerts always sell out, so don’t delay.
Now, we also got a very nice booklet in the mail (see a PDF of it here), and under the heading DISCOUNTS, it says YOUTH: 18 and under are eligible for free tickets (limited number available). So, check out the summer schedule and call Rockport Music 978.546.7391 to see if you can get some of those free tickets for your kids. Live music is the best way to inspire your kids to appreciate the music you love!
Rockport Music
Announces the
32nd Season Rockport Chamber Music Festival
And
Summer at Rockport
2nd Annual Rockport Music Jazz Festival
And Folk, World, and Pop Music
Rockport Music is pleased to announce our 32nd Season of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival and 2nd Annual Rockport Music Jazz Festival that will be held in our stunning, seaside Shalin Liu Performance Center.
The 32nd Rockport Chamber Music Festival opens with pianists Peter Serkin and David Deveau with A Far Cry chamber orchestra on June 7th performing J.S. Bach’s Double Concertos for Two Keyboards and Strings. Other Festival highlights include chamber ensembles Jupiter String Quartet, Vega String Quartet, Calder Quartet, and the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, as well as violinist Anne Akiko Meyers and International Tchaikovsky Cello Competition gold medalist Sergey Antonov. Highlights of the pianists performing this year include Joyce Yang, Dubravka Tomšič, and Russell Sherman.
Two exciting additions this year include early music productions–Gotham Early Music Scene presenting their highly acclaimed production of Play of Daniel and the Boston Early Music Festival presentation of works by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The Festival concludes on July 14th with the internationally acclaimed Canadian Brass.
The Rockport Music Jazz Festival and Summer at Rockport concerts are held in July and August and offer a variety of music from folk icon Judy Collins to ten-time Grammy® Award-winning super group Manhattan Transfer to three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis performing with jazz pianist Joey Calderazzo.
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Thursday ♪♫♪ Dave Sag’s Blues Party ♪♫♪ with Orville Giddings and Mark Earley@The Rhumb Line and more.
New hours – 8-11
Dave says,
It’s a double whammy this week as I get to hang out and play not only once, but twice in a row with that famous jongleur, former rockstar, Gleem® spokesmodel and all-around Ipswich Idol: Mr. Orville Giddings. I’m talking about Wed. nite at Chianti’s in Beverly AND Thurday nite at the Rhumb Line. Worse, we’re being joined at the hip by my good friend and industrial tenor tooter, Mr. Mark Earley. Even better, we got our general egg-beater Mr. Steevie Chaggaris to pound the skins. It’s gonna be a blast as we drill down deep into the bedrock and dig out the gems. So, skip your dentures appointment and hurry on down, either Wed. at Chianti’s from 7:30 to 10-30, or Thursday at the Rummie from 8 to 11. Or both. See you there!
Orville Giddings
Mark Earley
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Fly Amero interviewed by Vintage Guitar Magazine
Hello friends!
It is my honor to announce…
VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE
features an interview with me in its newly released
May issue… the one with Buddy Guy on the cover!
Available online and in stores today. Believe me… this is a big
deal! I am humbled! Here’s a link. Grab a copy. Let me know
what you think!
what you think!
http://www.vintageguitar.com/current-issue/
Thanks! ~ Fly
Thanks! ~ Fly
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Storm photos#2
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“Flash Mob” for the Grace Center
WHO: All members of the Cape Ann Community wishing to support Grace Center, Inc.
WHEN: Saturday, March 23 – Registration between 6:00-7:00 p.m. March begins at 7:15 p.m.
WHERE: Meet at Gloucester High School to join others as we march to Stacey Boulevard and then return to Gloucester High School.
WHY: To raise visibility and awareness for the Grace Center, a day resource center to help those in crisis.
www.gracecenterinc.org www.facebook.com/GraceCenter @GraceCenterInc
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Pet of the Week-Rudy!
Hi! My name is Rudy, I am a two-month-old Terrier mix boy pup. I love to play and have fun! My siblings and I are at the Cape Ann Animal Aid located at the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter, located at Four Paws Lane in Gloucester.
I love it here. The staff and volunteers are so friendly and kind and they play with me! You might want to visit CapeAnnAnimalAid.com and see other photos of me! I will be medium size when all grown. I have a handsome brown and reddish coat.
My brother is a little smaller, not much; just a little – maybe this is because I am three minutes older!!
I don’t think Rudy will stay at the shelter very long! What a handsome pup.
~Alicia
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Plum Island Houses Toppling Into Water Nothing New- 1976 Photo From Fred Bodin
Plum Island
Storm Damage, 1976 – Like Only Yesterday
It’s been going on for a long time on Plum Island, MA, and elsewhere along coastal New England. I have a liking for Plum Island, because I surf fished there for years when I lived in Boston. When this hit the TV news, I drove right up and photographed this tragedy in 1976. I felt so, so bad for the folks who owned this vintage home. I believe it was owned by a Boston (Harvard?) professor. It had been there for many years. How many generations enjoyed delightful meals made on that old stove? Best of luck to those currently impacted, and to the rows of houses behind them.
Fredrik D. Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
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Community Photos 3/12/13
Dwight Hebert submits-
Look close and you can see the resident on his deck eyeballing this wave
Joey
Saw some storm photos on Good Morning Gloucester and thought we’d share a couple of post-storm Good Harbor Beach shots taken from the Blue Shutters on Saturday and Sunday. There are even more photos on our Facebook page and bloghttp://blueshuttersbeachblog.blogspot.com/
The good news – as you can see from the “sun rays “ shot, Good Harbor is as beautiful as ever after a tough few days.
Tony, Patty, Ed & AnnMarie
Blue Shutters Beachside Inn
Pat Morss submits-
Joey: The storm was impressive, but the day after was awesome. “Pat”
Spring Ride from John Wright
Hi Joey,
Took this pic a couple of years ago. A wasp floating on a whirly-gig going downstream.
A hint of Spring ..
Thanks and BTW I voted for GMG for BONS and saw the overwhelming results. It’s a slam dunk!
CONGRATS..
John
Sandy Chadwick contributes-
Hi Joey
Love GMG. Took a couple of photos this morning off of Atlantic Ave as the tide was coming in. Don’t know if you can use them. I love all the beautiful photographs of Gloucester that readers contribute.
Sandy Chadwick
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Anne Malvaux-Oulette and Lisa Levasseur Spring Show- belle + me Thursday March 14th
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Community Stuff 3/12/13
On Cape Ann Profiles host Rich Sagall interviews David Tower, Steve Whittey and Neil Dineen, three Cape Ann wine makers.
David Tower, founder of a Massachusetts winery in the 1980’s with an annual production of 16,000 cases, now leads a small winemaking group that produces 2,000 bottles a year. He has a Master’s degree in winemaking and two years apprenticeship in Germany’s wine country. He’s currently the chemistry teacher at Rockport High School.
Steve Whittey, a Gloucester native, is a West Point graduate and retired US Army Major. He is also a recently retired Rockport High School math teacher. As assistant winemaster, he aids Tower in the technical aspects of the winemaking and leads the wine crew.
Neil Dineen has been teaching history for 32 years, both in Virginia and Massachusetts. He is the current high school history teacher at Rockport High School. Involved with the wine group since 1996, he enjoys the people and the winemaking and says his extended family loves the gifts.Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, March 15 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, March 17 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, March 22 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, March 24 at 2:00PM
March 11th-17th All Week
Corned Beef Dinner with Cabbage, Irish Soda Bread, Potatoes, Carrots, Turnip & Green Beer!
GREEN BEER
Come join the fun
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Gloucester High School Named MassBioEd Innovative School of the Year
Gloucester High School Named MassBioEd Innovative School of the Year. Gloucester High School (GHS) has been named this year’s Joshua Boger Innovative School of the Year by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation (MassBioEd) for inspiring students to explore life sciences careers through progressive biotechnology education and exemplary science career programming.
In 2009, GHS was selected as a BioTeach school. Over the past four years students and faculty have actively participated in both teacher professional development and biotechnology lab experiences. Gloucester has successfully utilized their BioTeach grant to create innovative programs and partnerships to ensure that students of all levels and academic achievement have the chance to experience biotechnology labs.
“Gloucester High School has done a remarkable job fostering STEM education and encouraging students to pursue careers in biotechnology as they look toward their futures,” said Lance Hartford, Executive Director of MassBioEd. “The judging panel was particularly impressed with the school’s commitment to building new partnerships to develop science outreach programs and their innovative use of BioTeach labs to give all students the opportunity to explore the world of biotechnology.”
GHS has also creatively adapted BioTeach labs and equipment to establish new biotech summer camp programs for high school students.
“This recognition is an important step forward for Gloucester High School, as we work towards our goal of becoming a leader in STEM related high school education,” said Principal Erik Anderson. “Thank you to MassBioEd for making the Innovative School of the Year Award available. All the credit for this honor goes to Mr. Eric Leigh, whose hard-work and selfless dedication to Gloucester High School students makes a difference every day. Way to go, Mr. Leigh and way to go Gloucester High School!”
“Gloucester High School is so excited to be named the Innovative School of the Year,” said Rachel Rex, Supervising Program Leader, Gloucester High School Science Department. “This is a wonderful opportunity for our students. The resources provided by MassBioEd continue to enable Gloucester High School students to see a real world connection between the classroom and industry. Who knows, an opportunity such as this could cultivate the next great Nobel Laureate.”
The award will be given at a luncheon ceremony at MassBio’s Annual Meeting on Friday, March 15th at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA. GHS will be represented by science teacher Eric Leigh and 10th grade students Morey Ronan and Jason Erwin.
The Joshua Boger Innovative School of the Year Award was established by the MassBioEd Foundation to honor a Massachusetts school that has distinguished itself through exemplary progressive biotechnology educational programming.
Gloucester High School is well-deserving of the prestigious award for its year round dedication to ensuring all of its students have the opportunity to explore the life sciences. The award will help the program continue to encourage students to pursue an education in STEM and biotechnology through the growth of partnerships and program expansion
http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com Do you get it?
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The Widdle Beaver
Hand dug on weekends over the course of two months-. Log donated by Harry and Peter at Blood Ledge Quarry.
Marsal Albanese submits-
Will be seen at Winga most weekends this summer!
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Plum Island Storm Damage Aerial Video Footage From Boston.com
thanks Len Burgess for submitting the link
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The Dunes at Good Harbor Beach
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Niles Pond and Braces Cove From Larry Davis
Hi Joey,
You have had a number of posts about the strip of land separating Niles Pond and Braces Cove. In the late 50s, we could (and did) drive cars over that strip of land from Braces to the road in back of Gonzaga (or Blighty’s Estate as it was known as then). It was no problem. There was a dirt road that was easily navigated as long as no one decided to come over from the other side at the same time. You could also drive down to Braces Cove from the Back Shore where there is just a foot path now.
GMG is a nice connection to what will always be home for us that are lucky enough to spend our retirement winters in Florida. Keep up the good work.
Larry Davis
Good Morning Gloucester 