Temple Ahavat Achim presents:
Lecture on” Torah: Black Fire Over White Fire”
Tuesday, March 12th at 7 pm
The lecture will be given by Rabbi Salazar, a Torah scribe who has been working with the TAA community as they produce a new Torah to replace one of the scrolls that was destroyed when the synagogue burned in 2007. The lecture will include discussion of the tradition of the Torah being a living entity. The lecture is free and is open to the public.
Schooner Adventure will be presenting its SKIPPY’S ADVENTURE PROGRAM in the Friend Room at the Sawyer Free Library on Saturday, March 16 at 10am. This program is free and open to all ages.
This education program shares our new beautifully illustrated children’s book, Skippy Finds Adventure, which tells the story of Schooner Adventure’s mascot of 15 years, Skippy, a wharf dog, who followed Adventure’s engineer aboard in 1936 and stayed for the rest of her life. Find out what life was like on Gloucester’s last dory fishing schooner through Skippy’s eyes. Meet members of the crew—Skippy’s family—and see what their daily work was like with authentic dory fishing equipment.
When Schooner Adventure retired from fishing in 1953, she was the last American dory fishing schooner on the Atlantic. A way of life died as this grueling method of fishing was replaced with modern fishing equipment, which required fewer crewmen onboard. Adventure spent the next 30 years taking passengers on windjamming trips out of Maine. In 1988, Captain Jim Sharp donated her to the people of Gloucester, returning her to her original home port. Today, a complete restoration of Adventure is nearing completion, bringing her back to her original fishing configuration. Now she serves as a living memorial to Gloucester’s master mariners, teaching new generations about Gloucester’s fishing history.
Skippy Finds Adventure was created under the direction of Adventure’s education coordinator, Beth Welin, and was generously funded by the Dusky Foundation. The creative team for Skippy Finds Adventure includes Gloucester residents, artist Rusty Kinnunen and writer Peter Cherry, as well as editor Ann Droppers, another North Shore resident. The book is used in the “Skippy’s Adventure Program” geared for grades PK – 2 and joins Adventure’s other education programs (the Traveling Dory Program, the Working Waterfront Walking Tour, and the History Sharing Program) in helping bring to life the story of Gloucester’s fishermen and fishing industries over the ages.
Skippy Finds Adventure books and Skippy stuffed animals will be available at the program, as well as, from Schooner Adventure’s office, the Cape Ann Museum, The Bookstore and the Weathervane shop. For more information about Schooner Adventure’s offerings, go to www.schooner-adventure.org, call 978-281-8079 or email bwelin@schooner-adventure.org.
Diabetes Support Group now available to students at Gloucester High School
Students at Gloucester High School with diabetes are provided an opportunity to learn more about keeping their diabetes in check.
Cindy Juncker, RN, School Nurse Leader recognized an opportunity to support students who have type 1 diabetes at Gloucester High School. Through collaboration between Addison Gilbert Hospital, a weekly support group at Gloucester high School is offered with topics including coping skills, exercise, Reiki, preparing healthy foods, way to stay on track and other health tips. Guest professionals have been provided by Addison Gilbert Hospital’s Speakers Bureau.
Those wanting to learn more about the program may contact the Community Relations Department at Addison Gilbert Hospital by calling 978-283-4000, extension 585.
David Gauvin, Director, Dining Services, Addison Gilbert Hospital, demonstrates how to make a healthy fruit smoothie to members of the Diabetes Support Group.
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER SUPPORTS “CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY” PROMOTION TO BENEFIT OPERATION SMILE
On April 6 local Rockport photographer Angela Cook of Oasis Rockport will join with PPA Charities (the philanthropic arm of Professional Photographers of America) to promote “Celebration of Smiles Day” at Emerson Inn by the Sea on One Cathedral Ave in Rockport from 10am – 2pm. This national fundraising effort will benefit Operation Smile, which treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities.
On that day, participating photographers will offer the gift of an individual portrait session and a desk-size portrait in exchange for a $24 donation to Operation Smile. This donation represents one tenth of $240, the amount needed to help fund a single surgery. According to Lexington, Kentucky photographer Tim Walden, President of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), “Celebration of Smiles Day” is the perfect opportunity to have your portrait made or that of a loved one, because in doing so you are making it possible to truly change the lives of children who would otherwise face a lifetime of pain and rejection.”
Founded in 1982, Operation Smile is a worldwide children’s medical charity dedicated to helping children and young adults born with facial deformities. In as little as 45 minutes, one cleft lip surgery can change a child’s life forever. Every three minutes a child somewhere in the world is born with a facial deformity. One in ten will not survive to see their first birthday. Those who do survive often live in isolation and pain. Each year, more than 100,000 children are born with a facial deformity in Operation Smile’s 26 partner countries. Tens of thousands remain untreated.
“Recording smiles is what photographers do,” says Richmond, Virginia, photographer Mary Fisk-Taylor, who serves as president of the PPA Charities Board of Trustees, and who was instrumental in developing the Celebration of Smiles promotion. “It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate charity for our members to support. And when parents participate in this event, it’s a wonderful way to teach children the value of reaching out to others. Even small children can understand the importance of Operation Smile’s work, and they are eager to help these needy children.”
Oasis Rockport, Lifestyle Photography by Angela Cook, offers wedding and event photography, portrait photography and scenic photo tours. Angela Cook’s style is friendly, “fly on the wall” and photojournalistic. Her focus is natural lighting and naturally posed portraits to accompany candidly shot moments. Oasis Rockport also offers photography for corporate events, grand openings, special ceremonies, banquets, bar & bat mitzvahs, christenings & baptisms, weddings, vow renewals, family reunions and many other special events. Oasis Rockport’s location portrait services specializes in natural light location portraits for individuals, couples, families, babies, pets. Oasis Rockport’s Scenic Walking Photo Tours show you some of the beautiful spots you might otherwise miss, sharing some local flavor and history along the way as you visit scenic vistas by the sea, the beautiful forests, the ponds, the quarries and more.
For further information contact: Angela Cook at (978) 290-3184.
O’Maley Innovation Middle School
Our 7th grade are taking part in the UNICEF World Education Games between March 5th and 7th this year. More than 5.5 million students from 200 countries and territories register for the games each year. The games are an exciting online challenge for our school’s students, with our top students going up against the best in the world.
Donald Wellman Reading
For Immediate Release
When: Wednesday, March 13th at 7:30 PM
What: Donald Wellman will read from The Cranberry Island Series.
Who: Donald Wellman is a professor of Writing and Humanities at Daniel Webster College. From 1981 to 1995 he directed O.ARS, a literary and cultural organization that published anthologies of poetry, visual poetry, experimental prose, and commentary. His publications include: Fields, a volume of selected poems (Light and Dust), Prolog Pages, Diario mexicano, and Oaxaca.
Where:
The Gloucester Writers Center is located in the late poet Vincent Ferrini’s historic home, at the Gloucester Writers Center at 126 East Main Street, East Gloucester, MA (please park across the street). The Center was founded to celebrate, preserve, and promote Gloucester’s rich literary legacy and to create space in the community for the voices of people of all ages and backgrounds to be heard through writing, dialogue, and the artistic process. Find out more about the Gloucester Writers Center at gloucesterwriters.org
Contact Person: For information about the event please contact Maxwell Snelling at msnel371@mail.endicott.edu or Annie Thomas at asthomer@yahoo.com
March 9, 2013
Art Instruction with Ed Touchette
Ed Touchette, Downtown R09, 2009, Acrylic on canvas.
Ed Touchette, painter and former member of the Cape Ann Artisans, will lead art instruction classes at the Museum.
Saturday, March 16, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Still Life: Use watercolors to paint rarely seen pictures from the collection along with flowers set up in one of the Museum galleries.
Saturday, April 27, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Pencil and Charcoal Drawing: Sketch a selection of sculptures including portrait busts, animal sculpture, abstract work and figure studies from the Museum’s collection.
Saturday, May 4, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Architectural Sketches: Journey outside to paint the beautiful buildings in the Museum’s neighborhood.
Individual sessions are $90 or sign up for all three for $250. Classes require that you bring your own supplies. A complete list will be given upon registration. Please make checks payable to the Cape Ann Museum. Space is limited. Reservations are required. For more information please call 978-283-0455 x12 or email courtneyrichardson@capeannmuseum.org.
Upcoming Programs
Thursday, March 14
Meet Me at the Museum, 10:00 to 11:15 a.m.
Join homeschool students for a closer look at the Cape Ann Artisans at 30exhibition. This program is free for members; $5 for nonmembers. Reservations required. For more information call (978) 283-0455 x16 or emaillizabrowning@capeannmuseum.org.
Saturday, March 23
“The Girl I Left Behind Me,” 3:00 p.m.
An illustrated talk by Historian Mary Rhinelander McCarl. Using Winlow Homer’s Harper’s Daily illustrations as a backdrop, McCarl will trace how the Civil War changed the ways that Northern women confronted the world. This program is free for Museum members or with admission.
Saturday, March 30
Cape Ann Artisan Demonstrations
11:00 a.m. Mike Foley, Sculpture
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Leslie Wind, Jewelry-making for children
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Beth Williams, Jewelry; Pam Stratton, Mosaics; Judith Wright, Mosaics. This program is free for Members or with admission.
Ongoing Exhibits
Cape Ann Artisans, March 2 – May 26
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Cape Ann Artisans’ first studio tour, the Museum is holding a retrospective exhibit of work by 70 past and present members. For more information click here.
Women’s History Month, March 1 – March 31
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Museum will feature a small exhibition of work by two influential women photographers from the Cape Ann Area. The exhibit commemorates the work of Martha Hale Harvey (1863-1949) and Eleanor Parke Custis (1897-1983).
Endicott College Gloucester and SCORE to host Social Media Seminar
By Jodi Cleveland
March 5th, 2013
Gloucester, MA – Endicott College Gloucester and SCORE will be hosting a free seminar on Wednesday, March 20th from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. “How Can Small Business Benefit from Social Media?” will be held at Endicott College Gloucester, 33 Commercial Street. Gordon Plutsky, Chief Marketing Officer of King Fish Media will be the speaker.
“It’s 2013 and most of your customers and prospects are using some type of social media to consume information, research companies/products and keep in touch with family and friends. This session will look at the basics of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogs, YouTube and Instagram, among others. Practical tips will be provided for small businesses to leverage social media, whether you are just starting or already have a presence.”
For more information or to register, please contact Jodi Cleveland at jclevela@endicott.edu or 978-879-4250
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OK, you’re setting your clocks ahead before you go to bed tonight, so that means everything that happens tomorrow will seem earlier. That’s because it will be earlier even though our clocks will tell us differently. Honestly, I don’t much like this business of changing time twice a year. And setting clocks ahead seems to be much more difficult than setting them back. It’s not because we supposedly lose an hour of sleep. It’s because it feels funny. In fact, early studies on circadian rhythms showed that when people could control their own light and were not exposed to any time cues, they gravitated toward almost a 25 hour day (sometimes referred to as a “lunar day”) — essentially synchronizing their inner “body clocks” with the tides. (It takes the Earth 24 hours 50 minutes to rotate to the same position relative to the moon.)
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ward and threatened Washington D.C. with a rare March snowstorm. With marginal temperatures it turned into a mainly rain event for our nation’s capital. As the low pressure system moved way off shore it appeared to be heading to far out to sea to have a significant impact on New England. To get major amounts of snow we usually look for low pressure to track just south of Nantucket. In this case the low pressure area was tracking nearly 500-miles out to sea.
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