As I was driving on Shore Road, pulled over quickly and there it was..
Month: September 2014
Live Filiming On Atlantic Road of a German TV Mini Series
Today the filming of a German TV Min series has been in full swing on the corner of Atlantic and Grapvine Road here on the scenic coastline of Gloucester’s Back Shore! Camera and lighting crews report the movie being filmed today is based off a series of romantic novels written by best-selling German Author Katie Ffrode. They also reported that many famous German actors and actresses staring in the mini series were on location today! While I was taking photos I noticed everyone on set was speaking a foreign language. That would probably explain the camera and lighting crews explanation of having a little bit of a langue barrier on set during their apology for not being able to provide me with a list of the famous actors and actresses names.
Best-Selling German Romantic Novelist TV Mini Series Films on Gloucester back-shore!
* Please Note~Above photo credit of Katie Fforde is from Katie Fforde Twitter Page Click link below for more info on Best Selling German Author Katie Fforde
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Out With The Old, In With The New
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The end of a beauty of a day
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Rocky Neck Gallery Summer Artist Series – Texture Speaks
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FORUM OPENS SEASON ON RUSSIA & THE NEW COLD WAR
Veteran foreign correspondent James Brooke, who spent the past eight years reporting from Moscow, will speak on the Ukraine crisis, the outlook for Russia under Vladimir Putin, and rising tensions with the United States at the first Cape Ann Forum of the 2014/2015 season. The event will take place on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. at Gloucester City Hall and is free and open to the public.
“The Kremlin’s strategy is to surround itself with weak and divided states,” wrote Brooke in a recent blogpost. “Ever wonder why there is no solution in sight for Moldova’s breakaway region of TransDniester Republic? For Georgia’s secessionist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia? For the Azeri-Armenian dispute over Nagorno Karabagh?
“Very simple: the EU and NATO will not accept as members countries with territorial disputes. So now, Ukraine joins the list of former Soviet republics kept weakened and on the defensive by Kremlin policy.
“Crimea exemplifies a zero sum view of the world that Russian foreign policy makers have adopted without much change from their Soviet predecessors. If you are up, I am down. If I am up, you are down.”
James Brooke, a native of the Berkshires, first visited Moscow as a correspondent for the New York Times in 1989. Over the following quarter century, he reported from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg, from the Arctic to the Caucasus.
In July, he wound up eight years in Moscow, first as Bloomberg Bureau Chief, then as Voice of America bureau chief for Russia and the former Soviet Union. Most recently, he reported from Kiev’s Maidan on the rise of Ukraine’s democracy movement and from Moscow on the Kremlin’s military response.
With the New York Times, he worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa, Latin America, Canada, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea. He studied Russian in college during the Brezhnev years, first visited Moscow as a reporter during the final months of Gorbachev, and then came back for reporting forays during the Yeltsin and early Putin years. In 2006, he moved to Moscow to report for Bloomberg. He joined VOA in Moscow in 2010.
He recently moved to Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, to take over as editor-in-chief of The Cambodia Daily, a privately-owned newspaper printed in English and Khmer, with an editorial staff of 50. Educated at Yale, he speaks Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, and basic Japanese.
This is the Cape Ann Forum‘s 85th public lecture and discussion since the community-based nonprofit was launched after 9/11 to increase public understanding of international issues. The Forum is an all-volunteer organization funded entirely by donations from local supporters.
Other forums planned for the season will focus on global climate change, the continuing crisis in Haiti and the Israeli/Palestinian issue.
For more information, go to the Forum’s website at http://www.capeannforum.org.
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Gloucester At Dawn- The Stanley Thomas heads Off Into The Early Morning Haze 9/2/14
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Community Photos Tuesday After Schooner Festival weekend Edition 9/2/14
Plenty of close-up action at the Gloucester Schooner Festival Race this year. -Len Burgess
Annisquam Sunset, photos from Anthony Marks
The Adventure (plus the diminutive Lannon) in Gloucester Harbor From Nancy LeGendre
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Some firework images from Saturday night including my traditional photo montage to mark the event.
Cheers and Happy Labor Day, Judith
Thought you might enjoy these photos I took yesterday during the
schooner races at Eastern Point, came up from Salem for the festival
and races and had a great time.
Rick Matthias
Homie Picture From Susan LaRosa
Hi Joey,
The Parade of Sails and Schooner Race were magnificent as viewed from the Schooner Adventure. We had a couple of Sea Scouts aboard helping with the lines and a great variety of past and present Adventure supporters. Capt. Stefan Edick and crew did a magnificent job and were delighted with the 2nd place finish in such an esteemed field. Here are a few of photos of our day.
Mary Barker
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Yacht Sea Farer, photo from Anthony Marks
Joey,
Good seeing you quickly today. If you would like feel free to use attached on Good Morning Gloucester. Attached pics taken 9/1/2014.
Eric Schwartz
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Tuesday September 2nd , 2014 Cape Ann Weather..
Marine Forecast :
Tue S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Tue Night SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Beach Forecast :
Water Temps 70° Degrees
UV Index 9 Very High Depending on if low clouds / fog hold off …
Air Temps 80°s Late Morning / Early afternoon Sea Breezes likely …
South Winds to South East Winds 5-15mph …
Pod Cast Weather :
http://www.spreaker.com:80/episode/4918392
Hourly Forecast :
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Schooner Festival Up Close on the King Eider and Lady Jillian
Capt Steve and Capt Pete gave everyone an up close view of the schooners in the parade of Sails, and their trip to the starting Line. Photographers, Parents and children were thrilled to see the schooners in full sail up close. King Eider and Lady Jillian are operated by Cape Ann Harbor Tours. See Slide Show below of all the happy faces.
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Gloucester Fans Provide the Wind For the Schooner Festival 2014
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Community Stuff 9/2/14
Hello Joey,
For your consideration – would you mind adding this to GMG? This is a group of young women artists whose work is at Earth’s Treasures on Bearskin Neck in Rockport. They are having an end of summer gallery opening this Saturday at 6 PM. Your help is greatly appreciated!
Thank you,
Royce
And thank you for GMG – it’s great!
~End of Summer~
Gallery Show
Save the date!
Saturday, August 30th
6 pm – 8 pm
Come celebrate the end of the Rockport summer season with us!
We’ve been working hard all year in our beautifully repainted space, and we’re looking forward to sharing our new art with you! There will be work from several new artists, sparkling cider, and, of course, our fantastic company.
Most importantly. . .there will be cheese.
~Amelia Leonards, Tessah Stanton, Laura Tejeda, Kate Tortland, Denise Walter~
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club and Halibut Point State Park are hosting the final Star Party of the 2014 season on Friday September 5, from dusk to 10:30. If there are clouds we’ll try again on Saturday night. Come see close-up views of the moon, bright star clusters, planets and exploded stars in our telescopes. Park in the lot on Gott Avenue and walk up the hill to the Visitor Center. There’s no charge — it’s your sky too!
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club meets on the second Friday of the month from 8:00-9:30 at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street, Lanesville. The public is warmly invited; no special knowledge or equipment is needed. More info on the club is available on our website at http://gaac.us or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/gaacpage. You can also follow us on Twitter, @gaactweet.
Art New England Cover Story:
Gloucester Times Cover Story:
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/lifestyles/article_31f05105-ef3c-5b7e-89bc-9ce5b84a0f6a.html
Artist response to a controversial element of the show:
This blog was posted on Facebook, as well as the artists blog – my response was:
Greg Lookerse – you are outstanding. An installation piece is meant to be provocative – stimulate thought – and invite a dialogue. This piece accomplished all objectives – it went from a still life form to a performance piece – and all who saw and know the story were moved – well done!
Hi Joey, Please post this notice for me, Virginia McKInnon
Gloucester Stroke Club meeting Wednesday, September 3rd 10:30 to 11:30 am
Addison Gilbert Hospital, Logan Room, 298 Washington St. Front door entrance.
Also handicapped accessible from Fisher Lobby and elevator to First Floor.
Please note change in date, day and time. Stroke Survivors and Caretakers are
encouraged to attend. All are welcome. Virginia McKinnon will be retiring after over
25 years of leading the group with the late Cynthia Asaro. New leader will be
Eileen Consentrino, Stroke Program Manager of Gloucester and Beverly Hospitals
All are welcome to attend. Refreshments.
For more information please call Eileen at 978-922-3000 x 2235
Fall Pottery Classes
Now accepting registrations for the next session:
September 8 – November 1
Come Get Muddy!
Monday adult class: 9:00 a.m. -12:00
Tuesday adult class: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday adult class: 9:00 a.m. -12:00
Wednesday kid’s class: 3:30 –5:00
Thursday adult class: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Friday adult class: 9:00 a.m. -12:00
All levels of experience – beginners always welcome!
Wheel-throwing ~ Hand Building ~ Glazing
Private lessons ~ Independent Study Program ~ Retail Gallery
Cynthia Curtis Pottery
80 Pigeon Hill Street, Rockport, www.cynthiacurtispottery.com
To register, call 978 546 6186 or email: info@cynthiacurtispottery.com
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Well Lookey Here- Local Gloucester And Rockport Dentists Support The Use Of Flouridation
Letter: Local dentists stand behind fluoridation
To the editor:
We, dentists of Rockport and Gloucester, favor the continued use of community fluoridation in these towns to help prevent tooth decay.
Many measures are useful maintaining the oral health of our citizens, most notably community fluoridation with its proven track record for fighting tooth decay. Manipulating drinking water fluoride levels to fight tooth decay has been shown repeatedly to be safe, effective, and comparatively inexpensive. Additionally, practically all members of our communities receive fluoridation’s therapeutic benefits regardless of socioeconomic status.
For the entire letter to the editor click here to view it at The Gloucester Daily Times website
Interesting.
Here is the poster from the anti Flouride folks-
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Poor Little Lost Bat
Around and around the room flew the bat, neatly missing walls and chandelier. My husband’s response was calm and collected–and to me–you’re my nature girl he said. Not when it comes to bats trapped in our dining room I wailed in dismay. After a few unsettled moments, I realized the bat wasn’t going to bite him or me and it truly was just a poor little lost bat struggling to find its way out. I ran and got our trusty butterfly net that, although it has never been used to catch a butterfly with any success, has rescued myriad songbirds and hummingbirds. Tom caught the little bat in a flash and out into the night it flew.
How did it get in we wondered, with all the doors closed and the windows screened?
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When our children were very young, I made each a net using a dowel, piece of wire bent into a hoop-shape, fabric remnant, and recycled leather shoelace. The nets conveniently live in the mud room and they sure have come in handy over the years!
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Pajama Storytime at the Sawyer Free library
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SCHOONER FESTIVAL 2014: ALL SEWN UP
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Oh what a weekend
The Schooner Festival is definitely my favorite. From starting on Friday on The Lannon and ending on the Lady Jillian for the parade of sail. Just terrific.
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Arsenic and Old Lace – Theatre in the Pines at Shalin Liu
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Sing through the Seasons ~ The first sessions are scheduled to begin Wednesday, September 3! There’s still time to enroll. (Please share with everybody!)
Good Morning Gloucester 