3rd Annual RNAC Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival

2015 RNAC holiday festival

2015 RNAC Arts & Crafts Holiday Festival

Open to All Rocky Neck Art Colony Artist Members

All Rocky Neck Art Colony artist members are invited to participate in this year’s Holiday Festival at the Cultural Center. This is an open show and all RNAC member artists are welcome to show and sell fine crafts and artwork in any medium. Spaces include a variety of wall spaces, jewelry displays, tables, and print bins on both floors. The main entrance this year will be on the lower level to make sure all artists have equal coverage. We are  planning 5 exciting parties and are planning a big publicity campaign. Applications will be accepted until all spaces are taken, but to get your name on the poster and postcard you must apply by October 31. Be sure to take advantage of this membership benefit to show your work at the Cultural Center on Rocky Neck.

See http://rockyneckartcolony.org/rocky-neck-art-colony-arts-crafts-holiday-festival/ for more information and to download an application. Contact judy@robinson-cox.com if you have any questions.

If you are not a RNAC member, this is a good time and reason to join.  Membership is good for one year from date of sign up.  This is a fun show, with great traffic and sales, and the show is manned on open days, so you don’t have to be there except to set up your display, replenish as things sell and have fun at the parties.

E.J. Lefavour

Sawyer Free Library: Week of October 25, 2015

sawyerfreelibrary's avatarSawyerFreeLibrary

Scrabble10 27

Scrabble Club meets on the last Tuesday every month

Thursday October 29: Fluoride Forum

6-7:30pm, Friend Room

Open to the public:  informative forum on community water fluoridation.

30 Minute documentary on professional perspectives on fluoridation followed by a short question and answer period.

In the Children’s Library:

Wednesday October 28: Read with Zyla the therapy dog!                                                                             A couple of slots are still available or make an appointment for another Wednesday!                                    http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=SFL

Reading with ZylaReading with Zyla

Thursday October 29: Halloween Science Club. 3:30-4:30 for grades 2-5

th7PSX5QUL

View original post

Salt Island 4:00AM Friday- Coyotes or Wolves? Asks Katie Heid

2,000 tulip bulbs planted Saturday by Generous Gardeners

Hi Joey,

On Saturday morning 15 Generous Gardener volunteers planted 2,000 tulip bulbs at the Fishermen’s Wives Memorial.  The bulbs were purchased from proceeds from the annual Garden Tour with some funds from the Fishermen’s Wives.  Thank you to all who came to help.  Stay tuned for significantly expanded gardens after the seawall project is complete!

Susan Kelly

image002

3 Minutes of Fame

Cape Ann Youth Hockey’s Mite 1 team (and my boys), had the awesome opportunity to skate during an intermission at last Wednesday’s Bruins game.  While they were only on the ice for 3 short minutes, the whole experience (from check in, to jumbo-tron, to private elevator, to locker room, to some VIP treatment from Bruins employees) created memories to last a lifetime.

I threw together this completely amateur video for them the next day.  I’m guessing this will be one of those days that they look back on pretty fondly years from now and I’m so glad this great group of kids had the chance to experience this together.

GloucesterCast 156 With Kerry McKenna, Mark McDonough, @CapeAnnPainter, @KimSmithDesigns , Big Tony, and Host @Joey_C

GloucesterCastSquare
GloucesterCast 156 With Kerry McKenna, Mark McDonough, Paulie Walnuts, @KimSmithDesigns , Big Tony, and Host Joey Ciaramitaro

Topics Include:Topics Include: Dine Out Cape Ann, Serenitee Restaurant Group Reward card Just Giving Stuff Away All the Time Sign Up Here, The LED Debate, Lighthouse Garage Demolition and Kim’s Research, EJ’s Cormorant Migration Post, Lots of Cruise Ships Lately, Adult Coloring Books Are All the Rage.

podcasticon1

subscribebutton

156 GMG Podcast Joe Ciaramitaro mark McDonough ©Kim Smith 2015

HANGING OUT!

With my friends the Barton-Anderson Family at Niles Beach

Meadow and Atticus -3 ©Kim Smith 2015Meadow ©Kim Smith 2015 copyAs Michelle mentioned, an entire beach on which to play, but the kids generally gravitate to the stair railings at Niles. More photos here ~ Continue reading “HANGING OUT!”

Kim Smith Monarch Butterfly Program at the Sawyer Free Library

Dear Friends,

Please join us at the Sawyer Free Library on Thursday November 12th at 7:30 pm for my Monarch butterfly program. I am especially, especially excited to present to our community. I hope to see you there! Please note that this is my photo and lecture program, not the new film, which will be coming soon.

For more information visit my website Kim Smith Designs.

Special thanks to Valerie Marino at the Sawyer Free for creating the program flyer!

KimSmith1

Feeding time at the State Pier

Gloucester’s harbor mascot, there were actually three seals swimming around on Thursday.

October 22, 2015 swimming at the State Pier

The seagulls were having a good time as well.
October 22, 2015 something is good

Plum Island from Steep Hill, Steep Hill from Plum Island

steep hill at crane estate

Spent the day Saturday re-exploring my old stomping grounds from years living in Newbury and on Plum Island.  After shooting Crane Estate and Plum Island from the top of Steep Hill, we made our way to the end of Plum Island Refuge and shot Steep Hill from there.  It looks a lot closer when you are just looking across the water, but it was an enjoyable adventure.  I’d forgotten how much I love that area.

E.J. Lefavour