Another successful Magnolia Road Race on Saturday, August 25, 2018. The fun run with young children to the 5 K, pancake breakfast and a fun sense of community made for a great time.
Month: August 2018
Captain Chris Orsillo and The Crew Of The Trapper John Took Third Place In The Shark Tourney
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SmartFlower and Sustainable Curiosity
Hey Joe!
Thanks again for having me on Good Morning Gloucester. It was truly an amazing experience for me to be able to talk about something I love with my Dad and his best friends.
I have attached a SmartFlower Presentation and Picture to this email.
I am currently promoting sustainable curiosity on GW’s campus, which helps raise awareness for sustainable movements through the visualization of the SmartFlower. GW is run on 50% Solar power, but the farms are in North Carolina, therefore most students are not aware of GW’s commitment to their climate leadership statement. Now students can walk through a beautiful campus with a beautiful SmartFlower with GW’s logo. Additionally, it provides lifelong energy and can be compared to a lifelong bond with leaving legacy behind for your family.
Questions? Contact Connor McCarthy- 978-500-2729 cjm12@sustainablecuriosity.com
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Studing in the Garden
Gloucester Smiles-1004
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Summer nights
No Keepers Today?
I introduced by sister to Rafe’s Chasm recently. A departing fisherman noted there had been “no keepers” that day. I beg to differ at least in regard to beauty and peace. Rafe’s Chasm is a keeper in all ways……….
We weren’t the only ones enjoying the day out there.
It’s delightful to find these!
This, however, I would put in the category of “No Keepers”. You’d think I’d be used to odd sights by now, but no…….
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Join us on Monday, August 27th for Community Meditation Mondays at Gloucester Yoga Collective
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Sawyer Free Library Events 8/27-9/1
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Does this look like a charming pirate to you?
Submitted by Marcia Huttner-
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BELTED KINGFISHER
Look for this amazing bird at our local ponds and streams–amazing I think, for the way she hunts. The Kingfisher can hover mid-air, high above still water and then plunge straight down, plucking frog or fish from the depths of the pond. This one is always on the other side of the pond and I only become aware of her presence by her telltale crickley song. One of these days I hope she’ll come a little closer so we can have a much better look.
Female Belted Kingfisher
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Deer in the yard
Love the eyes on this beautiful deer
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Goetemann Artist DEBORAH REDWOOD to Construct a Large Whale’s Fluke at Ocean Alliance
News from Rocky Neck:
Goetemann Artist to Construct a Large Whale’s Fluke
Artist Talk: Tuesday, September 4, 7:00 PM
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA
Public Construction Dates: September 10 28
On the Grounds of Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton Street, Gloucester, MA
Closing Talk: Friday, September 28, 6:00 PM
On the Grounds of Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton Street Gloucester, MA
Gloucester Ma—The Goetemann Artist Residency—a program of the Rocky Neck Art Colony, Inc. that provides artists from around the world a live/work space for a month at a time—is pleased to introduce its 2018 Environmental/Installation Artist, Australian Deborah Redwood.
To be considered for the 2018 month-long residency, artists submitted a proposal responding to the mission of Ocean Alliance, RNAC’s non-profit partner, which states in part: “Ocean Alliance strives to increase public awareness of the importance of whale and ocean health through research and public education.”
Redwood is the second Goetemann resident to work at the site following last year’s installation of a seven-foot tall Great Auk by Nathan Thomas Wilson. Redwood’s practice encompasses sculpture and installation that evokes a sense of play and comments on society’s waste. She graduated from the College of Fine Arts (Sydney) in 2006 and was awarded a one-year exchange program at Alfred University, in New York.
Beginning September 10 and continuing through September 28, visitors are invited to stroll down Horton Street to observe the artist while she constructs a large whale’s fluke (part of a whale’s tail) on the grounds of Ocean Alliance, site of the former Tarr and Wonson Paint Factory at 32 Horton Street, Gloucester. Using equipment donated by J&L Welding in Gloucester, Redwood will collect scrap metal and weld it into a sculpture rising about ten feet above the water’s edge. This is a wonderful opportunity to share an artistic experience with children while making them aware of the fragility of life in our oceans. Printed information about the artist and her process will be available on site.
Deborah Redwood is the latest artist at the Goetemann Residency and the public is invited to learn more about her work when she presents an Artist Talk on Tuesday, September 4, at 7:00 PM at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck.
For the past decade Redwood has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Australia and overseas, including; Japan, China, India and the USA. She has also attended several artist-in-residence programs, in New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Jaipur (India), Wellington (NZ), Sydney and now, Gloucester, MA. This challenging month-long project wraps up with a Closing Talk by the artist for the public at the Ocean Alliance site (weather permitting) on Friday, September 28 at 6:00 PM.
Images:
Deborah Redwood – Spiraling Shell
Deborah Redwood – Starfish at Killalea
Deborah Redwood – At Work
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Then and Now: where Middle Street meets Riggs Street Gloucester, Mass.
photo above: “Here is the second of the three gambrel roof houses in this section of Middle Street. Riggs Street is on the left and in the rear of the first gambrel roof house is Babson’s Field which was used as sites for some of the houses moved from Western Avenue in 1922-23′-’24 when Stacy Blvd. was constructed.” from History of Gloucester Vol. 3, published 1978, featuring photographs from James B. Benham collection and from Gaspar J. Lafata and Martin J. Horgan Jr.
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Gloucester Smiles-1003
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Blue hour in Essex
It was a beautiful night to be outside with my camera and the still waters of the incoming tide. I was hoping for more stars but I’ll settle for a peaceful night on the river!
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Smoky Full Moonrise 7:19 PM Saturday (TODAY!)
California and Canada are currently on fire. How can you tell? By watching the full moon rise tonight at 7:19 PM. It will be an orange ball because the smoke has drifted east all the way to New England.
Where should I go at 7:19 PM you ask? A view east over the water will be impressive. If you want that awesome shot, walk out the Dog Bar Breakwater. The moon will rise behind the the Eastern Point Lighthouse. (Sunset is ten minutes later over Boston from there.) Rockport also has decent line ups. Just go to the map and move the pin to your location.
Check out Photographer’s Ephemeris (Click here for changeable map.)
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Bloomin’ Sunflowers
Sunflowers are showing off at Colby Farm in Newbury. This is a tremendous photo op: perfect setting for Christmas card photos, friends, engaged couples……or two sisters with cameras and crystal balls.
There is a $10 charge to park your car and an easy walk to the stars of the show in the field. It’s an impressive sight. You just have to smile when you see them!
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42nd Magnolia road race
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