This will be a night of dancing and fun. We will have appetizers, (Cash bar) a silent auction, a raffle and a 50/50 raffle! Tickets are $20.00 each to get in. I’m going to be making up the tickets soon and they will be available to buy through my siblings, mom and I. So keep this on your schedule!

A huge shout out to the Gloucester House for throwing this awesome event!

My family is raising money for my dad Chris Larsen. He had a quadruple bypass a few days after New Years Day. While in the hospital he was put on Heparin which is a blood thinner. At the time it wasn’t known that he was allergic to it. He started to show different symptoms including blood clots and swollen legs and feet. My dad was kept on it and continued to have pain in his legs. He suffered irreversible damage to his right leg which was recently amputated below the knee and a partial toe amputation on his left foot due to gangrene. Chris is a well known guy that greets everyone with a smile at Larsen’s Shoe Store. He is a Vietnam veteran and has lived a life of service to the country and the community. He has been a stubborn Fin his entire life and never asks anyone for anything, but now he knows he is in a battle in which he needs help. We are raising money to assist with unforeseen expenses such as home renovations, medical bills, rehabilitation, and equipment he may need to make this life altering experience a little easier. Family of Chris Larsen

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RHYTHM & HUES

MUSIC AT THE ROCKPORT ART ASSOCIATION
ROCKPORT, MA, July 14, 2018, 8 – 11:00 PM

Come join the Rockport Art Association & Museum for a night of music and dancing with the unique and upbeat folk/roots group – Headlands – with the backdrop of the Second Summer Artist Members Exhibition.

Rhythm & Hues : Music at the Rockport Art Association will host Headlands on July 14, 2018 from 8:00 – 11:00 PM. Tickets are available for purchase prior to the event at rockportartassn.org and at the RAA&M Art & Sea Gift Shop for $15 or at the door for $20. Headlands features veteran guitarist/vocalist John Rockwell, vocalist Amy Rich, Kevin Levesque on bass, and Eric Wilson on acoustic & electric guitar, as well as vocals.

RAA&M looks forward to welcoming the creative community for the launch of our music series.

It’s our first official event in our new Gloucester store, and we are thrilled to be hosting local North Andover resident Joyce Cooper!

Joyce will be bringing a variety of decoupaged items for sale.  Come meet her, enjoy light fare from our fav across Main Street: The Cav, and learn more about Joyce’s amazing craft!

Cheers,
Kellee

Michael Fishbach will give a presentation on the BLUE WHALE and its current survival status at the Windhover Performing Arts Center on Wednesday Aug. 15, 2018

Date: Wednesday. August 15^th from 5:30-7:30pm
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres served

The blue whale – the world’s true gentle giant
(and why its survival is important to us all)

Michael’s presentation will weave his 26 years of fieldwork on the world’s largest animal, the endangered blue whale, with his work to save this majestic life form at the non-profit- Great Whale Conservancy.

He will introduce the little known blue whale in stunning images, videos and stories.  He will tell of the current status of the blue whales, its critical importance to the oceanic ecosystem, the greatest threat it now faces, and what the Great Whale Conservancy is doing to mitigate human caused deaths to these whales, and how that will finally kickstart their global recovery.

No charge,  but fully tax deductible contributions are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP via email.

Contact: Lisa Hahn, Executive Director
Windhover, 257 Rear Granite Street, P.O. Box 2249, Rockport, MA. 01966

978-546-3611 ~ email: windhover@verizon.net  ~ www.windhover.org

A while back, I attended a session on hypnotherapy given by Tina M. Grasso at the Sawyer Public Library, and lucky for me, I won a free session.  I do not think I am alone in the fact that sometimes racing thoughts and worries keep me from getting decent sleep so I asked Tina to concentrate on that as a focus for my recent session.  I was hoping to gain some tips and tools to use to re-route the midnight fretting that sometimes keeps me awake.

It’s not the hypnosis you might think of from the sitcoms. There is no quacking like a duck when you hear a certain phrase.  There is no watch dangling on a chain for your eyes to follow. No loss of control and no lack of memory of the hypnosis. If you have ever been mesmerized by waves or clouds or the sound or rain, it’s a bit like that.

There is the steady tone of a voice, closed eyes and a restful posture. My experience was that I was very aware of being in an office seated comfortably in a chair.  I heard everything Tina said.  I left feeling deeply relaxed and this state lasted almost 18 full hours. It was kind of like you might feel after a deep tissue massage. That the relaxed feeling seemed so deep and lasted so long is what surprised me the most.  I had the best night’s sleep I’ve had in a long time.

Perhaps this kind of therapy is not for everyone. Many believe they are “too pragmatic” to benefit; or they are just “weirded out” by the idea. I can only speak for myself: I left feeling like I now have some tools to use to assist with relaxation and sleep.

There are a few different hypnotherapy options here in Gloucester. My experience was with Tina M. Grasso at Bright Mind Services I am very appreciative to her for her professional and compassionate approach. It might be something for you to consider next time you’re lying awake at 3 AM.

I was thinking about the recent sign posted at the bridge prohibiting vehicles on the sidewalk while we were waiting there recently. At first glance, this nearby sign appeared to be blank on both sides, so I was curious. You can see how faded the lettering is and I can’t quite tell what it is supposed to say.

If a sign is illegible, is “whatever” still prohibited/enforced/informative?

Capt. Douglas Fifield has filmed and produced an amazing gull’s-eye-view music video of a pilot gig crew rowing in Gloucester Harbor, including many of the iconic sights of the harbor and Gloucester Gig Rower’s home on the Maritime Gloucester dock in Harbor Loop. It may change the way you see the harbor!

You can watch it on the front page of the Gloucester Gig Rowers website: https://www. gloucestergigrowers.com/

Crew members: Suzyn Ornstein (coxswain), Whitney Buckley, Karen Conant, Jaime MacDonald, Jenny Davis, Melanie Catanzaro Osmond, Steve Yost