Month: May 2013

Cape Ann Rowing Club Essex River Race this Saturday!

Posted on by paultmorrison

Saturday, May 11, the Essex River Race sponsored by the Cape Ann Rowing Club will be held rain or shine. Over 230 craft of every kind that is human powered will be setting off around 10 AM from the starting line in the Essex River right there on the new causeway where the Essex River hugs Route 133. If you park in the way back behind Woodsman’s it is just a short walk to prime viewing. The serious racers will take less than an hour to do the six miles down and back and Rubber Duck will show up about a half hour later.

Many boats will be washing the winter cobwebs off as they are placed in the water. Wash off your winter cobwebs and come on down. And it’s never too late to enter. Get your craft and your butt to registration 8 AM to 9:15 and get a good start to the season. Registration and pre-race meeting at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum.

Even if it’s raining, come on down because the over 230 boats already registered will be there. And there is so much to do on that stretch between the Shipbuilding Museum and Woodman’s that the hour during the race will fly by.

Last year:

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Can you find Rubber Duck?

Secundaria ~ A Beautiful Film About Cuban Ballet and Ballerinas

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Secundaria the film

Several weekends ago I had the great joy to attend my friend Lyda’s premier of her most recently completed project, Secundari, a film she co-produced with the film’s creator, director, camerawoman, and editor, Mary Jane Doherty. You may recall the GMG post about Lyda’s documentary Love and Other Anxieties, which played at the Cape Ann Community Cinema this past summer, for which Mary Jane was the cinematographer.

The film’s website provides a convenient synopsis, without revealing the extraordinarily dramatic turn of events captured by Mary Jane ~

“Secundaria quietly follows one high school class on its journey through Cuba’s world famous National Ballet School.  Our teenage dancers love to dance but many of them must dance as their sole way out of poverty and the constraints – visible, and not so visible – that is life in Cuba.

At least, that’s how the movie begins. In their third year, shy and inscrutable Mayara, the class star, takes charge of her destiny by committing an unprecedented act of willfulness.

Cinematic storytelling without a script, staging, or interviews, our gentle stream of a story turns out to have a waterfall hidden around that last bend…”

I, as well as the unknown-to-me women sitting to the left and to the right of me, were all sobbing as the story unfolded–crying tears of  joy and of sorrow. I am hoping Rob will bring this beautifully filmed and heart-felt story to the Cape Ann Community Cinema.

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Mary Jane and her son Dillon at the Somerville Theatre

Rosebud Diner Somerville ©Kim Smith 2013

Secundaria premiered to a packed house at the Somerville Theatre as part of the Independent Film Festival Boston. We then headed over to the Rosebud Dinner in Davis Square for a super fun after-party.  I loved meeting Mary Jane and was able to speak with her briefly about Secundaria. She didn’t have any part in the dramatic turn of events that took place during the making of the film, and was as shocked by the events as is the first-time viewer. The music for the film, scored by Berklee student Luis Delias, is gorgeous and captures the essence of the Cuban dancer’s lives and loves.

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Mary Jane Doherty is the Associate Professor of Film at Boston University. She developed B.U’s Narrative Documentary Program, an approach to non-fiction storytelling that utilizes the building blocks of fiction film.
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Mary Jane on location in Cuba

Wow! What a weekend of great music starting tonight!

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

For all those guitar enthusiast Jason Vieaux is at Shalin Liu tonight.  His playing has been described as “spun magic,” creating cinematic vistas with a single instrument. Gramophone hails Vieaux is “…among the elite of today’s classical guitarists.”

Here are some of the weekend highlights: See the full schedule Here

The Runaround at the Rhumbline – Friday Night
Rabbit Foot at Minglewood – Friday Night
Cape Ann Symphony at Manchester High School – Saturday Night
Hoodoo Revelator at Captain Carlo’s – Saturday Night
Soul Rebel Project – Reggae at Minglewood – Saturday Night
Dub Apocalypse – At Madfish (opening weekend) – Saturday Night

Great Point From The Livinator Regarding This Time Cover

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

@livviiiiii: I haven’t read it and I’m already infuriated. I work my ASS off and have never once felt any sort of… http://instagram.com/p/ZIn5p8AARw/

Read her comment on instagram

Foot Bridge Repair – Day Five

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

Amazing how much was accomplished in just Five days.  There is still more work to be done, such as replace the iron railings in the center structure, and secure some more of the under carriage. 

My thanks to the DPW work crew that put up with me for the past week, taking photos and just getting in their way.

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Have you been to Conley’s Drug Store?

Posted on by Matthew Green

StorefrontIf you haven’t been to Conley’s Drug Store yet for your medicinal needs, you should give them a shot.  I have been there several times, and they have really earned a shout-out!  The service has always been friendly and helpful.  The staff have helped me find what I needed, made helpful suggestions, and ordered things I needed that they didn’t have in stock.  They have been willing to go the extra mile.  For instance, recently I was trying to get a prescription filled, and there were some complications due to requirements of the insurance company, my doctor being on vacation, etc.  They took care of figuring the situation out, making God knows how many phone calls to the insurance company, the doctor’s office, the doctor filling in for my doctor during his vacation, and to me, finally getting the prescription filled.  They were courteous and helpful every step of the way.

Conley’s is an independent, family-owned pharmacy that started in Ipswich in 1880, and opened their store in Gloucester (next to the Shaws on Railroad Avenue) in 2010. Initially, their Gloucester store was strictly a drug store without the other products offered at places like CVS. Earlier this year, they expanded their store (apparently more than doubling it’s size) and now the have a wider range of offerings beyond strictly healthcare products.

Interior panorama

 

I had a nice conversation with pharmacist Alex Doyle, whose family owns both the Ipswich and Gloucester stores.  He also emphasized their desire to really get to know their clients and contribute to the community.  He mentioned that the Gloucester location now offers a program to give a free bottle of vitamins each month for children (parents can sign their kids up in the store).  They have other community service projects in the works too.

Store hours etc.Another interesting service they offer is for people with multiple monthly prescriptions. Instead of giving you a bunch of bottles, they can sort them out for you, pre-packaged for your daily doses (i.e. a container with your morning pills for Monday, another for your pills on Tuesday, etc.).  That sounds like a real time-saver for the client, and especially helpful for senior citizens who might have more difficulty getting all that organized.  According to their pamphlet, they do “compounding”, so they can tailor some products to your specific needs – special medicine for pets, alternate dosage forms for people who can’t swallow pills, make allergen-free formulations (dye, gluten, etc.), and more. I just found out from their website that they also offer homeopathic medicine.

To conclude, I’m glad to have them right around the corner from the rectory!

– Fr. Matthew Green

P.S. Is it just my sci-fi obsessed mind, or does one of their pharmacy technicians (Daniel) look like a young Obi-Wan Kenobi, as portrayed by Ewan McGregor? His hair isn’t quite long enough, but besides that…

Stones Pub When Pork Meets Beef

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Joey,
Here’s what’s going on down a Stone’s Pub. With a little help from a new customer, we have created “The Moe”: Pepper Jack Cheese Burger, lettuce, onion, bacon, cherry peppers, topped with……….Stone’s own pulled pork.

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Have Your Head Examined If You Don’t Take Advantage of This Thomas E Lannon Mother’s Day Mom Sails Free Deal

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Take Mom to the sea! Moms sail on the Schooner Thomas E Lannon in Gloucester, Massachusetts for FREE this Sunday from 1-3pm, so long as she is accompanied by a passenger paying full price.

Mom sails for FREE this Sunday from 1:00-3:00, so long as she is accompanied by a passenger paying full price.
Bundle up and bring Mom for a sail on the Lannon. Or, if you are the Mom, tell someone you want to sail on the Lannon this Sunday.
The forecast for the weekend is improving, though it doesn’t look like it will be as warm as last year. No matter what, it will be FUN!

For Daily Sail Schedule and Charter Information click on the link below

http://www.schooner.org/

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Community Stuff 5/10/13

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Rockport Cub Scouts Free Car Wash Saturday

Hello Joey.

I was wondering if you could put something on your site about our upcoming car wash.

FREE Car Wash Saturday, May 11th from 9am to 1pm at the DPW Yard, Upper Main Street Rockport. All donations to benefit Rockport Cub Scouts Pack 55. Please support the Scouts.

Thanks so much.

Lisa Leahy