Month: February 2014
Look Who Is Open On Main Street
Lone Gull Coffee House Is open for business. Owner Maryellen reported they have had a steady stream of patrons all morning! They will close at 2 pm today… hurry down before they close and fuel up with their famous coffee or try something new like a “Sista Felicia Tea”~ Earl Grey infused with vanilla & coconut topped with steamed milk!
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Listen to Kendrick Oliver from New Life Jazz Orchestra talk about his life and his upcoming concert at Shalin Liu this Saturday
Earlier this week I interviewed Kendrick Oliver, director of the New Life Jazz Orchestra and Laura Heinrichs of the Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO).
Kendrick is bringing his high-energy orchestra to Rockport’s Shalin Liu Performance Center this Saturday, February 8th at 8:oo p.m.
This concert will benefit the students of the NYMO, including their scholarship fund.
Kendrick talks about how he came to be the director of New Life Jazz Orchestra, which was not what he had planned to do when he attended Berklee College of Music and gives us a preview of the excellent music we will hear on Saturday — plus you get to hear some of that music in the interview too.
Listen here:
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Sunrise
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Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Nichole Schrafft follows up-
I included the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline on my list of places to visit the other day. Ironically, today, Amazon Local has it listed as one of its “deals.” They’re offering year-long memberships….$15 for a single membership and just $25 for a family of four. The membership includes admission to the museum all year long, but also the lawn events (which look like a nice way to spend a spring or summer afternoon) and member only events…plus more! They are said to be “America’s oldest car collection” and the museum sits within the 64 acre Larz Anderson Park…which also looks like like a lovely place to spend a few hours. If you were thinking that you might like to check it out even once, buying the membership at this discounted rate is a no brainer!! Besides, you may bump into the Schraffts there…which is clearly an added bonus.
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cherry and pistachio terrine at sticky fingers bakeshop!
Featured this week-chocolate cherry and pistachio terrine!
www.stickyfingersbakeshop.com
In the heart of Browns Mall
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Who Knows Who This Was?
The man farthest to the right. This is a three-part quiz. What was his name, what was the name of the series he originally became famous for, and most tricky – what was his character’s name in that series? Hint: my father and the other men in the photo were all scuba divers.
E.J. Lefavour
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Magnolia Pier in the snow
Be careful out there
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Wednesday February 5th 2014 Cape Ann Forecast..
Good morning roads getting treacherous / if u don’t have to drive I suggest u wait and let the plows and salters get the roads cleared first ! Heaviest of snows now until 1pm or so . 6-8″ Heavy Wet Snow for our area.. Temps around 34 degrees . East to North East winds 15-25mph gusts over 30mph at times… May see a brief bout with sleet / Freezing Rain or even plain rain by midday .. But very brief then back to snow . I see this storm as a mostly snow event for Cape Ann with more of a North East Wind Direction ! Temps drop into 20’s Wednesday night …. Enjoy the storm and be safe … Thanks for Reading ..
Peter Lovasco
GMG
Weatherman
MARINE FORECAST…
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY !
Wed: E winds 10 to 15 kt…becoming NE 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Snow…sleet and freezing rain. Vsby 1 nm or less.
Wed Night: N winds 15 to 20 kt…diminishing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.
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Community Stuff 2/5/14
Hi Joey,
It’s That Nutty Redhead /Victorian Lady Lisa ! I wanted to let you know that The Passion Projects LLC’s program “All Things Victorian” will air its first episode Thursday, February 13th at 8:30 pm on local channel 12, Cape Ann TV.
I’m so honored for this volunteer opportunity!! It’s my way of giving back to the wonderful people of Cape Ann. Episodes will be filmed in studio covering all aspects of the Victorian era, old and new. We also plan to film on site at various historic locations, visit historical society and museum collections, interview private collectors, visit tea rooms, and much more.
(As for That Nutty Redhead, we have 3 new flavors, Sweet Smoked Hickory, Chai flavored, and Hannah Jumper Rum (non alcoholic- so Hannah of Rockport fame would approve. She lived in the Victorian era.)
For photos at Cape Ann TV- http://victorianalady.com/
Take care Joey!!
Kind regards,
Lisa Griffiths
Eastern Point Day School Open House on Monday, February 10th from 9:30 am –11:30 am
New Lower Tuition = More School Choice
Interested parents, guardians and their children are invited to visit Eastern Point Day School on Monday, February 10, from 9:30 to 11:30 am to meet the dedicated faculty and students that make Eastern Point Day School a unique and enriching community for children to thrive.
Eastern Point Day School is an independent school, Pre-K to 8th grade, focused on thematic teaching with an emphasis on curriculum integration and academic excellence, delivered in a nurturing, creative, and dynamic environment.
Tuition rates have been reduced to support EPDS’s mission to provide an exceptional education to our Cape Ann communities.
EPDS offers rolling admission, options to augment homeschool learning, scholarships and financial aid. For more information, please visitwww.easternpointdayschool.org or email at info@easternpointdayschool.org.
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City of Gloucester CODE RED from Mayor Kirk
CODE RED – Issued at 6pm, Tuesday, February 4, 2014.
Good afternoon. This is Mayor Carolyn Kirk with an important message from the City of Gloucester’s code red emergency messaging system.
If you tend to park in school lots during parking bans, please listen especially carefully to this message.
Effective at 7am tomorrow morning, Wednesday, February 5th, the city has declared a snow emergency and parking ban on all city streets due to the arriving snow storm. Due to the timing of this storm, parking is also prohibited from school parking lots.
From 7am tomorrow morning, Wednesday, February 5th until 7am on Thursday, February 6th, all vehicles are banned from parking on city streets and school parking lots.
Violators of this emergency declaration are subject to ticketing and towing at the owners expense.
Residents and businesses are reminded that they are responsible for clearing snow from sidewalks adjacent to their property. Your cooperation during this parking ban is necessary for efficient and safe snow removal efforts.
To repeat, the city of Gloucester has issued a parking ban on all city streets and school parking lots as of 7am tomorrow morning. The ban shall be in effect until 7am on Thursday, February 6th.
Thank you for listening, and this concludes this message.
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The Family Dinner Project From Gloucester Guy John Sarrouf
A start-up grassroots movement
of food, fun and conversation
about things that matter.
Hi Joey,
I just wanted to share the newest project I have been working on around family meals. This is a collaboration I did with Cheerios to support families eating breakfast together.
You can check out the website at: http://thefamilydinnerproject.org/the-family-breakfast-project/
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New Video: Reflections Good Harbor Beach (and sunrise time lapse)
Outtakes from films in progress, too pretty to delete. In thinking about music for my forthcoming film I found this beautiful pan flute song “Mochica en la Noche” by Santiago y Sus Flautes de Pan. The evocative music and heron in the vivid rising sun just felt like a perfect pairing.
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Seaside Garden Club Presents All About Bonsai February 11th
Hi Kim- I hope you can post this in GMG for our club. I am very interested in this topic. Hope all is well with you – keep up the good work! Love, love your posts and photos – amazing as always!
Best regards,
Kate Willwerth
The Seaside Garden Club kicks off 2014 with a program all about Bonsai on February 11th at the Manchester Community Center. Social time begins at 7:00 pm and the program starts promptly at 7:30 pm. All are welcome, guests $5. Light refreshments will be served.
Bob Downey will introduce the club and guests to the wonderful world of bonsai. He will present the history and art of bonsai as well as demonstrate bonsai creation and styling. Bob Downey was the president and now co-president of the Northeast Bonsai Association for over 30 years. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this art.
Bonsai is the art of dwarfing trees or plants and developing them into an aesthetically appealing shape by growing, pruning and training them in containers according to prescribed techniques. In Japanese, bonsai can be literally translated as ‘tray planting’ but since originating in Asia, so many centuries ago – it has developed into a whole new form. Overall, bonsai is a great interest, hobby or even profession to undertake. It has to be said that a successful bonsai is most definitely a horticultural masterpiece.
The Seaside Garden Club is a group of fun, active, civic-minded and hands-on gardeners. We welcome all types of gardeners from beginners to experienced… there is always something to learn and share. We invite you to become a member of our club and enjoy our monthly meetings which feature interesting guest speakers and creative workshops. Visit our blog: http://seasidegardenclub.wordpress.com/
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Wild Boar with Creamy Polenta Tuscan Dinner at Savour and Beach Gourmet!
Doesn’t that just sound divine? I have never had Wild Boar and this menu seems especially tempting–all for only 65.00 per person, including (many) wines!!
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Seat of Power
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Rough Seas
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Tuesday February 4th 2014 Update!
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Edward Rowe Snow
This is a photo of Edward Rowe Snow (far left), Rex Trailer (notice he wore his cowboy boots, even when going scuba diving), Jim Walton of Boston Diving Center and Adventure III, and Willis Lefavour (my dad), aboard the Adventure III heading for a sunken treasure adventure. Also, a newspaper clipping from 1961 picturing Edward Rowe Snow and Rex, and a story about Seacraft and Adventure III.
Edward Rowe Snow (August 22, 1902 Winthrop, Massachusetts – April 10, 1982) was an American author and historian. He was a high school teacher in Winthrop, Massachusetts. During World War II, he served with the XII Bomber Command, and he became a first lieutenant. He was a daily columnist at The Patriot Ledger newspaper in Quincy, Massachusetts from 1957-82.
Snow is widely known for his stories of pirates and other nautical subjects; he wrote over forty books and many shorter publications. In all, he was the author of more than 100 publications, mainly about New England coastal history.
Mr. Snow was also a major chronicler of New England maritime history. With the publication of The Islands of Boston Harbor in 1935, he became famous as a historian of the New England coast and also as a popular storyteller, lecturer, preservationist, and treasure hunter. Forty years later, he was still publishing.
He is also famous for carrying on the tradition of the “Flying Santa” for over forty years (1936–1980). Every Christmas he would hire a small plane and drop wrapped gifts to the lighthouse keepers and their families.
In the 1940s and early 1950s he hosted a weekly Sunday radio show for youngsters and early teens called “Six Bells” where one precisely at 3:00 PM would join in hearing of the adventures of pirates and buccaneers along the Atlantic Coast.
Many credit him with saving Fort Warren, located on Georges Island in Boston Harbor, in the 1950s.
In August 2000, a plaque was dedicated to Mr. Snow on his beloved Georges Island. A Boston Harbor ferry boat was named for him. (from Wikipedia)
E.J. Lefavour
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The Cape Ann Community CinemaMOVIE & MUSIC EVENT – “Psychedelic Cinema” with LIVE music by the Psychedelic Cinema
Good Morning Gloucester 