E.J. Lefavour
Month: August 2015
Flatrocks Gallery will be “Takin’ it to the Streets” on Sunday
Flatrocks Gallery will be “Takin’ it to the Streets” Sunday, August 9th 3-6pm – with art, music and dance in the garden! Come watch graffiti artist Danny Diamond create a large scale mural, street drumming by Jesse Kessler; a hip hop dance by McKenzie Plaza, Alanna Main, and Erica Vetereand, and music by The Poor Sports. Come support these young Gloucester artists. Admission is free. Voluntary donations ($10 suggested) compensate the artists. There will be some refreshments, but feel free to bring your own along with a blanket or chair.
This event is sponsored in part by Cape Ann Brewing Co. and Mastercraft Marketing.
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Upcoming North Shore Arts Association workshops:
Susan Guest-Macphail, Mixed Media,
Studio, August 8 and 9.
The workshop is designed to help you loosen up and ‘paint’ with paper. The first session will be devoted to creating interesting colored papers using a variety of techniques including gelatin printmaking. During the second session students will cut them up, and glue them down to create either realistic or abstract works. You will use simplified collage as a method to create your choice of real or imagined creations.
Caleb Stone, Oil and Watercolor
Outdoors on Monhegan Island, August 15, 16 and 17.
Paint on beautiful Monhegan Island! Each day will begin with a meeting at the Trailing Yew Inn front yard then going to a location. Mr. Stone will demonstrate how to capture a strong composition and strong design. He will demonstrate how to make good value and color choices necessary to capture the feeling of light and atmosphere. Students will begin their painting with an assist from Mr. Stone in order to answer any questions. At the end of each day there will be a group critique to help participants improve and learn.
Mark Shasha, Oil
Outdoors, August 29 & 30.
Capturing the Living Landscape. Painting in oils outside is tricky enough, clouds, wind and sea refuse to stand still for the artist. During this two day workshop, award winning artist Mark Shasha will help you tackle the problems and share his insights from 30 years of experience. Mark will discuss composition, traditional materials, and methods to help you conquer the challenges and reap the rewards of capturing the natural color, light and mood of a landscape.
The North Shore Arts Association’s galleries are open, free to the public, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. More information on all North Shore Arts Association events is available by visiting their website at www.nsarts.org, and by email at arts@nsarts.org
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A Must Purchase For Cheese Lovers @”The Cave Cheese Shop” While Shopping Today’s Sidewalk Bazaar
Last Night I whipped up a Mushroom Cheese Sauce Made with this Delucious Creamy Wedge of Heaven and this morning I prepared a Grilled Steak Sandwich with Roasted Red Pepper and a generouse smear of left over Fromage Garlic & Herb Cheese for St. Barry to enjoy for lunch today!
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Live blogging from the State Fish Pier 08/07/2015
GHS Sail Boats Docking
08/07/2015 11:00
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Community Stuff 8/7/15
Hi Joey,
I’m wondering if you could help spread the word that the Cape Ann Center for Dance will have a fundraiser at Jalapenos on Monday August 10.
We are raising money to help fund students who wish to participate in dance competitions throughout the region.
Margaritas for a good cause- what could be better?
Jill Buchanan
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Reason 5,765,432 Why I’m Not a Wildlife Guy And Never Will Be…
Just a bunch a chickens doing chicken stuff and the goddamn fox comes in and tries to murder em all. A room at a nice hotel or pitching a tent near a lake- Give me the room in the City with some posh bedding a bazillion times out of a bazillion.
Foxes- not too far off from dogs in the whole evolution chain. I’m just sayin…
Frickin wildlife.
Bip- secure the chickens, STAT!
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James Taylor Live at Fenway
The concert line-up is pretty strong at Fenway Park this summer!
Here are some photos and a video clip of last night’s James Taylor concert…with special guest Bonnie Raitt!
Angels of Fenway was written for the Boston fans…watch the video below.
Here are some pics! I will say that, while the EMC club is fantastic for a ball game, the stage is not super close when taking in a concert. Bygones. A great show nonetheless. And…to boot, there is no better venue if you ask me than the iconic Fenway Park. As always, I was giddy just to be in the ballpark.
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TRIDENT GALLERY EVENT: TLAS 13 – Vincent Cacialano (UK) Alan McDermott(UK) My Brother Daniel (Rockport)
Saturday, August 29th at 7:30 pm.
My Brother Daniel – Live electronic Music Set
Alan McDermott/Vincent Cacialano – Dance Film “Animation Project”
Vincent Cacialano with Sarah Slifer Swift- Dance performance “Crescendo”
My Brother Daniel is the live and improvised moniker of Scott D Buchanan aka Radio Scotvoid. His original music is heavily influenced by chiptune, ambient electronica and noise; however you may hear trickles of freeform jazz, funk and even punk rock within his style. Scott will bring his knowledge of dj-ing, controller-ism and improvisation to the table for this special one-off live set made especially for Trident. http://radioscotvoid.com/
Animation Project is a collaboration between Film Artist/Animator Alan McDermott and choreographer Vincent Cacialano. The short clips demonstrate a trial and error process of ideas and techniques using animated stills with the intention to explore the energy of motion and it’s trajectory in space beyond the body.
Crescendo- Magnet is a movement performance choreographed through mind/body states and motivation, and a connection to sound and space. Concept by Vincent Cacialano, performed by Cacialano and TLAS Director Sarah Slifer Swift. http://vincentcacialano.com/
Admission is free. Voluntary donations ($10 suggested) compensate the artists. The free experience of art at Trident Gallery is made possible by those guests who support the arts through purchases of fine art and donations to performing artists.
Seating is limited. Guests may reserve seats by visiting the gallery, by calling +1 (978) 491-7785, by sending e-mail to events@TridentGallery.com, or by joining this Facebook event (please do not respond “Maybe”). Trident staff will respond promptly to confirm seat reservations or else to advise regarding standing room, floor seating, or waiting list status.
Trident Gallery will close at 6:30pm to prepare for the performance.
House doors open at 7:15pm, 15 minutes before the event (earlier if possible). At fully reserved events, guests without reservations will be invited to occupy empty seats promptly at the scheduled start time.
If unforeseen circumstances require postponement or cancellation of this event, notices will be posted here and on the gallery web site,http://TridentGallery.com/
The Trident Live Art Series presents performances by seasoned professionals showing experimental and collaborative work in the intimate salon setting of the gallery. Performances of 20–40 minutes are followed by refreshments and informal conversation.
Founding support for the Live Art Series is provided by Trident Gallery. Supplementary fiscal support in 2015 is provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
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Community Stuff 8/7/15
The Whalemobile returns to Maritime Gloucester!
The Whalemobile will be making an appearance during our next Maritime Community Day on August 22! Join us under our tent and check out Nile the life-sized humpback whale as you learn all about marine mammals. Kids can even crawl inside Nile and learn about whale anatomy! Ages 6-13, parent/guardian required. Sessions run 15-20 minutes, so click a time below or call 978-281-0470 to register for this free event.
~ 10:30 ~ 10:50 ~ 11:10 ~ 11:30 ~ 11:50 ~ 12:10 ~
Sponsored by the Schooner Ardelle, the Schooner Adventure, and Maritime Gloucester. This outdoor event may be canceled should strong winds occur.
Hi Joey!
First of all congratulations on your success!! Your website and blog have become a great resource for everyone, local or not!! We’ve just opened a new business in town dedicated to fire safety, including fire extinguishers, maintenance, repair , and inspection. Additionally we offer classes in the use of fire extinguishers and safety inspections of homes and businesses. We are two retired firefighters with over 50 years experience in fire safety and are very excited and proud to offer a very important service to our home town. Our company name reflects our home town pride; GLOUCESTER FIRE EXTINGUISHER ! Attached is our logo, can’t wait to hear from you!
WHAT LANESVILLE WANTS
Neighborhood Meeting
Lanesville Community Center
Tuesday, August 11, 7-9 p.m.
anesville again has problems with the quarries: trash, illegal parking, swimming in the water supply, vandalism, long-term parking in front of downtown businesses. A neighborhood meeting will be held to discuss those problems, as well as any other community concerns.
The goal is to create a list of issues that will be presented to candidates running for elected office this fall, especially the Ward 4 councilor position.
Lanesville residents need to speak as a community to their next elected officials, and they need strong, supportive officials to whom they can speak.
Please be part of the discussion.
Please be registered to vote.
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Savour Wine and Cheese Tasting August 7th
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Wine and Sista Felicia Appetizers But No Cigar Sail Aboard The Thomas lannon- August 18th- Get Your Tickets Now Or Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell Ya Later!
Sailing from Seven Seas Wharf at the Gloucester House Restaurant (978) 281-6634 or book online at www.schooner.org/book-online
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Thursday Sidewalk Bazaar
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You Want To Get a Special present For a Friend? Get One Of Your favorite Photos and Email It To James And Anna At Cape Ann Giclee And Let Them Do Their Magic
It’s That Easy. www.capeanngiclee.com
Take A Cool Photo- Contact James or Anna- Place Your Order-Pick It Up-Done.
NOt to mention James devotes hours upon hours populating the GMG Community Calendar for free every week so why wouldn’t you want to give them your business!
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ISRAEL HOROVITZ LIVE AT THE SAWYER FREE LIBRARY!
https://instagram.com/p/6D5Qyzjyjs/
Israel reading from Heaven and Other Poems!
Israel Horovitz and Mary Weissblum
Gillian Horovitz, center
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Roses of Reunion for Gloucester Gardens
‘Variegata di Bologna’
With Reunion so much in the news, I thought readers might be interested to learn that Reunion is home to some of the most highly scented roses in the world, the Bourbon roses. Bourbon roses grow very well in Gloucester gardens and have the wonderful combined qualities of fabulous fragrance and repeat blooming. I wrote a bit about them in my book Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities (see chapter 14). Bourbon roses are so named because Reunion was formerly called Isle de Bourbon.
Excerpt from Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities!
A sepal, a petal, and a thorn
Upon a common summer’s morn—
A flash of Dew—A Bee or two—
A Breeze—
A caper in the trees—
And I’m a Rose!
Emily Dickinson
Rosa bourboniana
The Bourbon roses (Rosa bourboniana) comprise one of the most extravagantly scented class of roses, along with having a wide range of growth habit in form and height. From the shrubby and compact ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison,’ growing to about two feet, to the thornless climbing ‘Zephirine Drouhin,’ there is a suitable Bourbon rose available to fill nearly every conceivable desired effect in the landscape.
Named for the island of Reunion, formerly called Isle de Bourbon, Rosa bourboniana is a natural crossing of the China rose (repeat blooming) with the Autumn Damask rose. Reunion belongs to the archipelago of Mascareignes in the Indian Ocean and lies east of Madagascar. Originally discovered by the Portuguese, then colonized by the French in the seventeenth-century, Reunion had a diverse population of settlers from around Africa, Asia, and southern Europe. The Bourbon rose was discovered growing wild in Reunion in approximately 1817.
Hybridized Bourbon roses flower in hues of white to china pink to cerise and purple. The flowers are quartered at the center and filled with overlapping petals. With their sublime fragrance, tolerance for cold temperatures, and freedom of flowering (‘Louise Odier’ remains in bloom from June until the first frost), Bourbons are amongst the most distinctive of all roses.
The following is a list of Bourbon roses successfully growing in our garden, along with one failure noted.
‘Louise Odier’ ~ 1851 ~ Bourbon ~ Delicate china pink, camellia-style flowers, enchanting and intensely fragrant. Blooms lavishly throughout the season, from early June to November, with a brief rest after the first flush of June flowers. Grows four to five feet.
‘Zéphirine Drouhin’ ~ 1868 ~ Bourbon ~ Clear hot pink. Thornless. The sensuous Bourbon fragrance is there, only not as intense relative to some others noted here. Repeat blooms. Twelve feet.
‘Madame Isaac Pereire’ ~ 1881 ~ Bourbon ~ Deep raspberry-magenta. Considered to be one of the most fragrant roses. Six to seven feet. Note: We no longer grow Madame Isaac Pereire as its buds usually turned into brown, blobby globs that rarely fully opened due to damp sea air.
‘Souvenir de Victor Landeau’ ~ 1890 ~ Bourbon ~ Deep rose pink, richly fragrant and consistently in bloom through October and into November. Pairs beautifully with Louise Odier. Four to five feet.
‘Variegata di Bologna’ ~ 1909 ~ Bourbon ~ Creamy pale pink with rose-red striations. Suffused with the heady Bourbon fragrance. The foliage becomes tattered-looking later in the season. Slight repeat bloom, although it initially flowers for an extended period of time, four to six weeks in all. Tall growing, best supported against a pillar.
‘Souvenir de Saint Anne’s’ ~ 1916 ~ Bourbon ~ Ivory flushed with warm pink and cream single to semi-double blossoms. Sensuous Bourbon fragrance. Compact growing, ideal for the garden room. Continually blooming. Two feet. Note: ‘Souvenir de St. Anne’ is a sport of ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ (1843), with the similar lovely colorway. The unopened buds and blooms of ‘Malmaison’ have the tendency to be ruined in damp air, whereas ‘St. Anne’s’ do not.
Tips for improved rose culture:
Continue reading “Roses of Reunion for Gloucester Gardens”
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End of the day at Magnolia Pier
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BIG Shout Out to Seaport Grille
As you know many of us celebrated our August 4th birthday at Seaport Grille!
There ended up being a few more of us than expected and the staff was amazing accommodating us!
When people have a great experience at restaurant very rarely do the managers receive good emails.
Why is it people always write about a bad experience.
I wrote a friendly note to the manager Lauren:
Hey Lauren,
I want to thank you for everything regarding the reservation.
I also need to praise your staff last night! We did indeed end up having over 20 people and Amber was so accommodating and made it all so seamless. Being the control freak I am, Amber was so calm and made it all work and didn’t even break a sweat.
The waiter we had, Justin, AMAZING! I also told him I was a control freak LOL and he was just so great. You would of never known he was waiting on 20 people.
He was so attentive and he was always right there making sure everyone had a drink and it ran so smooth. He was hilarious and fit in with our crazy group of people. Everyone kept saying what great service we had.
Thanks so much again,
Alicia
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Lobster and Monarchs at Sailor Stan’s
If you see the 1/4 lb. lobster roll special sign up, get yourself into Sailor Stan’s for a really lobster stuffed roll. The lobster, spinach and cheddar omelette is incredible (although I had mine without spinach). Sailor Stan’s also now has monarchs coming to dine on the abundant milkweed plants they provide for them.
E.J. Lefavour
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Live from the 57th Annual Sidewalk Bazaar
It’s that time of the year again, and is stunning out here!
The train keeps a rollin’!
Packed house.
Amazing clothes by Little Owl Arts!
How cool is this gear?!
There’s no crying at the duck pond.
Wicked perfect day!
They said I couldn’t slide, wtf!
Sargent House gardens.
Surfari is in the game today, too! So don’t forget the other end of the blocks!
So come down and show some support for the locals that work hard to keep their doors open for us!!! Keep it Local!!
Good Morning Gloucester 