Here he is giving John some pointers on Guitar. He’s up next — in about 15 minutes!
Month: August 2013
Sometimes You Just Have to Right Your Rudder, Literally and Figuratively!
Lobsterman and Captain Mark Ring of the Beautiful Stanley Thomas Lobster Boat
Mark and Frankie Ciaramitaro Getting the Job Done!Spread The GMG Love By Sharing With These Buttons:
What is Eating My Tomato Plant?
FOBs Melissa and Bill Cox write in, “What is This?”
Hi Melissa and Bill,
You have a Tomato Hornworm, which is a a hawk moth member of the family Sphingidae. They have a voracious appetite and will completely defoliate your plant, including stems and immature fruit. Tomato Hornworms are fond of many members of the family Solanaceae, which includes moonflower, morning glory, pepper, eggplant, tobacco, and potato.
The caterpillar is probably ruining your plant but if you wanted to see it go through its life cycle, you could place the caterpillar in a terrarium and feed it the foliage of the plant that you found it munching on. Alternatively, the easiest way to kill the caterpillar is to drop it in a dish of soapy water.
Tomato Hornworm covered with Beneficial Cocoons of the Braconid Wasps
Thanks Jennifer for the comment (see below).
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Live From The Gloucester Blues Festival Ed Collard Files This Report!
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Free Concert at Stage Fort Park – Sunday August 11th
August 11th at 7pm for an afternoon of Latin and World Music with the band Grupo Fantasia at at the Stage Fort Park bandstand.
This is a FREE concert.
For more information visit www.davidlbenjamin.com or http://www.gimmesound.com/Venue.cfm?vID=127
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Photography Division of RAA Invades Lanesville
Dear Joey,
The Photography Division of RAA Invades Lanesville – for a fundraiser. We will be setting up the show on Friday August 16th 9-12noon if you would like to stop by and met or film some of the photographers.
Show is open to the public at the Lanesville Community Center, 7 Vulcan Street, Gloucester, Saturday August 17 10 – 8pm, reception with light refreshments 5-8pm and Sunday August 18 10am-4pm with coffee hour 10am-12noon.
Hope to see you!
Best, Law
The Photography Division of the Rockport Art Association (RAA) is coming to the Lanesville Community Center at 8 Vulcan St., Gloucester, MA for a 2-day photography show on Saturday, August 17 from 10am to 8pm and Sunday, August 18, from 10am to 4pm. The public is invited to a reception with light refreshments on Saturday from 5-8pm and a coffee hour on Sunday from 10 am to 12 noon.
This is the first off-site photography show that the RAA Photography Division has organized and the Lanesville Community Center is an ideal location.
“We are excited by this off-site exhibition of works from the RAA Photography Division and grateful to them for using it as a fund-raising tool to benefit the RAA. These exceptional artists will offer exciting and innovative works – a must see for everyone! Don’t miss it”, says Carol Linsky, Executive Director at the RAA.
Kathryn Tuck, RAA’s President, states “The Photography Division is a vital part of the RAA, and we appreciate the freshness and exuberance they bring to our exhibitions.”
Participating photographers include Les Bartlett, Barbara Brewer, Vicki Diez-Canseco, John Thomas Grant, Law Hamilton, Steve Howard, Otto Laske, Skip Montello,
Wendy Morgan, Judith Oleson, David Piemonte, Christina Rhodes, Judy Robinson-Cox, Jan Walker, and Alice Whittaker.
For more information, please contact the Rockport Art Association at 978-546-6604.
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Gloucester Blues Fest Kicks Off in Sun – If you’re not here come on down
We will be live Blogging all day, come down and see us!
John gets a photo op with ANTHONY GOMES. He’s on next and will heat this place up!
Still not too late to come down and catch the best blues you’re likely to see live until next year’s Blues Fest.
Lydia Warren – John wants her CD so I think that says it all!
Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks gave us a great set!
If you missed Gracie Curran, you’ll just have to catch her somewhere around Boston.
Johnny Rawls is on right now!
It’s not too late to come down to Stage Fort Park for the 2nd annual Gloucester Blues Festival, which is going on RIGHT NOW! Gracie Curran is HOT and you can still catch the end of her set if you get off the computer or phone and get your butt down here.
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JD- Gloucester Athletics Legend
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Contra Dancing!
Hi Joey!
Contra dancing on Cape Ann continues this Sunday, August 11 at the First Baptist Church Gloucester. The Family Dance at 4:00 will be fun for ages 3 – 99!
We’ll break for a potluck supper at 5:00 and start contra dancing at 6:30.
Hope GMG readers spot Fr. Matthew Green in the flyer! He was kicking up his heels at the July dance and we hope to see him back on Sunday!
– Rose Sheehan,
Folk Life Studio
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Origami hippopotamus!
This happy hippo is folded from a single sheet of paper following diagrams found in John Montroll’s “African Animals in Origami“.
John Montroll has published many books with a variety of topics. Two of his books – “Origami for the Enthusiast” and “Animal Origami for the Enthusiast” – were a huge discovery and inspiration for me when I was first developing my origami skills.
Like Robert Lang (a contemporary and collaborator of John Montroll), John is a very nice person, and very approachable. I see him at the origami convention every year in New York, and we always have a nice conversation (which, in the origami world, is kind of like a musician sitting down to have a nice chat with Vivaldi). Actually, all of the great origami designers I have met have been unpretentious.
I will be scheduling more origami classes soon at The Hive and Art Haven, I hope, but in the meantime I am also open to giving private lessons to groups or individuals. Comment on the post if you are interested.
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On the blvd
Come on down
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Happy Birthday Ken Duckworth!
Linda writes-
Wishing a Very Happy Birthday to a man I am proud to call my son-in-law and am so grateful to for being a wonderful husband, dad and gentle, thoughtful soul…we love you Ken!
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Gloucester Harbor Water Taxi and Harbor Launch Videos From Kenny MacCarthy
The best harbor taxi/tour in town is Gloucester’s own water shuttle. Call Capt. Peter Favazza on his “on board” mobile phone 978-631-9358 or the office at 978-283-1979 for info.
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Community Photos 8/10/13
Hi Joe,
Thought you may like this photo of Good Harbor Beach 1st boardwalk, with Jesse Doherty…
Such a great picture…
Hope you like it as well
Cathy Orlando
Jaqueline Bennett Dragonfly
Angela Cook Photo
Here’s a shot of the North Tower from a recent trip to Thacher Island…
Lowell Peabody Submits-
Harold Burnham teaching the finer points of lobster trap building to the crew of the Roseway at the Maritime Heritage Center.
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Seagull needs some Grooming
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Artist Event with Joe Higgins from Fished Impressions
We would love it if you would share our Artist Event with Joe Higgins from Fished Impressions. He will be visiting tomorrow to do his famous marine printing, telling fish stories, and have his framed work to sell… Tax Free! Locals know his work from Local Colors. Printing and visiting 11AM to 3 PM.
Sea Meadow Gifts and Gardens
7 Main Street Essex
978-768-3441
We appreciate your time and effort!
Thanks, Georgeanne Richards
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VIDEO- MARKOUK BREAD AT CAPE ANN FARMER’S MARKET
Grilled Breads and Sandwiches Made On Traditional Lebanese Saj
From The Website- www.markoukbread.com
Markouk Bread
Markouk Bread started its flatbread business at the Cape Ann Farmers
Market in Gloucester, Ma in August 2011. Since then, we have sold our
food at many local events including St. Peter’ Fiesta, Gloucester Block
Party, and Grand Prix of Gloucester, and the Gloucester Sidewalk
Bazaar. We also provide catering services on Cape Ann as well.
We prepare and sell a variety of foods typically found in Lebanese
meals. These particular recipes are from a small village in the Bekaa
Valley. We also sell some new items that fuse local taste with our
traditional meals.
All the breads and pastries are either prepared and sold fresh at the
point of sale or prepared at our business on the day they are sold at any
of the local events. We use the highest quality ingredients to prepare
our foods to ensure they consistently inspire those that eat them.
The Saj
The saj is a traditional cooking stove used in Lebanon and other places
throughout the Middle East. Most people there use a propane heated saj.
At one time, all breads were made with a saj over a charcoal fire. The
use of the saj brings out the characteristic flavor of the flatbreads
that we produce, unlike modern baking and processing equipment. You
will taste the difference.
What is Markouk?
Markouk is one of several local Lebanese names of the flatbread that is
cooked on the saj. Other local names include saj or hubs tabouni.
Markouk is typically eaten with some combination of olives, labneh or
other cheeses, mint, or zharta. It is also used to make a variety of
rollup sandwiches or wraps. Markouk Bread can prepare a variety of
sandwiches to your taste.
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20 days to the Schooner Festival … Sign up for the race!
Here we Go- Al Bezanson and I Am Going To Beat You Into Submission Until You Signn Up And Take Part Of The 2013 Gloucester Schooner Festival!
Al Submits-
20 days to the Schooner Festival … Sign up for the race!
Sunday, September 1st is the date for the 29th Annual Gloucester Schooner Race. There is plenty of space remaining for passengers in the race. Maritime Gloucester will link you to a schooner or arrange for a ticket.
http://gloucesterschoonerfestival.net/?p=408
This photo of AMERICAN EAGLE leading ALABAMA in the 2011 race came from Amy Beaudet on GREEN DRAGON. The race course is set for beam reaching – optimum sailing for schooners. About 20 schooners have signed up and as the race progresses you can expect to be in traffic the entire time with photo opportunities like this.
Al Bezanson
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INQUIRING MINDS WANNA KNOW… "Whatever Happened to Smokin’ Jim’s Bar-B-Q?"
Due to my (Joey Ciaramitaro) ineptness I completely messed up the fantastic press release that Judy Howard forwarded to me regarding the next step in the progression of Smokin Jim’s. With my sincere apology for messing it up so badly here is a revised copy offered so graciously by Judy for re-submission–
Well, here’s the scoop……………….. The property which housed Smokin’ Jim’s BBQ on E. Main St. for the past 12 years has been sold, AND, in looking for a new location to re-establish the business -I have been offered a FANTASTIC YEAR-ROUND SPOT IN GLOUCESTER.
We have expansion plans ready to include Authentic Southern Fried Chicken, Lamb, Brisket, Smoked and Grilled Seafood,- AND- Special Holiday Orders including Hams and Turkeys. We’re introducing Hormone-Free Meats and adding New Southern Sides (i.e. Homemade Sweet Potato Pie) to our already popular menu.
IMAGINE! 362 Days Per Year! It can happen this Fall in time for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Basketball, Football, Super Sunday, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day,Your Birthday and EVERYDAY!
We need $$ to make this happen- so- if you love BBQ, want to go into the Business and have money to invest, or know somebody, this just may be what you’re looking for. We’ve outgrown summertime. This business has a great year ’round future. I’d love to talk with you.
CALL ME, JIM YANCEY- 978-283-3379 Cell 978-380-2553 EMAIL- bbqsmokinjim@comcast.net
MEANWHILE…
Our Catered Events business is flourishing and we are taking orders for full-service backyard parties, business functions, weddings, etc. as well as drop-off orders. Call us.
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Fish On Fridays
The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.
An impromptu visit to F/V Lady Jane caught Captain Russ Sherman and crew in the process of cleaning out some old gear and fueling up for their next run. After a short jaunt from its berth at the Jodrey State Fish Pier in Gloucester to the fuel dock, Lady Jane took on approximately 3,600 gallons of fuel at $3.39 per gallon, or about $12,000!!
While photographing the wheelhouse, Kathy asked Russ about the dangers of high seas. Russ recounted a time (20+ years ago) he and five crew members were washed from a fishing vessel and he spent 19 hours in frigid waters until the Coast Guard rescued him. Only three survived.
Photos © Kathy Chapman 2013
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Video © Marty Luster 2013
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