Glad I took a walk at Black Beach Thursday afternoon before heading to the beach.
Month: August 2019
Hello! Half price specials and apps at Rudder at 4pm 8/9/19
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Quarry Dance Vlll Recap and More Dance
Halibut Point Quarry was transformed in late July by the Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre who bedazzled the landscape in saffron and mustard yellow costumes and took center stage for a moment in time. Perched like birds on the quarry cliffs, first hovering, then gliding and cascading, the dancers interfaced with the seagulls in brilliant choreographic tandem! Windhover Performing Arts Center has produced eight quarry dances so far, and each one is unique and site-specific, utilizing the characteristics of each particular quarry landscape. All of us who were present at a performance witnessed the art of dance and music enlivened by nature… a perfect trio!
Those who missed it this year, stay tuned for more live dance happenings this summer when Windhover Performing Arts Center hosts the Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company starting Wednesday, September 4–Saturday, September 7, 2019. The week explodes with three Master Classes in modern dance for all ages and levels, two open rehearsals, plus two evening dance performances of Paul Taylor’s works. The schedule is as follows: Master classes offered on Wednesday, September 4 from 6:00-7:30pm; Thursday, September 5 from 9:30am-11:00am; and Saturday, September 7 from 9:30-11:00am. Please come. No fee, but donations are encouraged. Open rehearsals for the public are Thursday, September 5 from 4:00-6:00pm and Friday, September 6 from 4:00-5:30pm. Evening Dance Performances are Friday, September 6 at 7:30pm and Saturday, September 7 at 7:30pm. Performances include three works by Paul Taylor: Images (1977) to music by Debussy; Funny Papers (1994) to novelty tunes, and Airs (1978) to music by Handel. Performances will be held on Windhover’s outdoor stage (weather permitting) or in case of rain, in the back dance studio.
There are no advance tickets and all seating is first come first served. Donations are greatly appreciated. Please come and experience this masterful company in the bucolic natural setting of Windhover.
Windhover is a non-profit 501© 3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.
Donations are critical to the continuation of these programs to the public, so please donate any amount either through paypal on our website: www.windhover.org or you can send checks made payable to Windhover at: P.O Box 2249, Rockport, Ma. 01966. Please check our website for upcoming yoga classes and this week’s performance by students from the José Mateo Ballet Theatre 2019 Summer Performance Program, Friday, August 9 at 10:30am at Windhover. Please come.
Lisa Hahn, Executive Director, Windhover Performing Arts Center, 257 rear Granite Street, Rockport, Ma. 01966
Phone: 978-546-3611 windhover@verizon.net www.windhover.org
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Save the Date
REGISTER NOW: Dogtown Writers Festival: Finding Words in Place presented by Gloucester Writers Center:
https://gloucesterwriters.org/dogtown-writers-festival/ For Workshops with best-selling Gloucester writers, including Anna Solomon, Charlotte Gordon, Alan Weisman, Sandy Tolan, M. Lynda Robinson, and others (limited space available) in a variety of genres to be held at Gloucester cultural, literary and historic venues: Dogtown Common, Ocean Alliance, Sargent House, T. S. Eliot House . Panel Discussions include Anita Diamant and Mark Carlotto – “Words in People: Voices of Cape Ann” and two other panels with moderator: JoeAnn Hart. The Joseph Garland Keynote Address by Sandy Tolan will be free and open to the public (see details on link).
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Time and Tide Moss on Stone
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Ice, Ice Baby !
Good Morning Joey!
After a painful “dry spell”, and under Pepper the Ice Dog’s watchful eye, Cape Pond is back pumping ice on our fishing vessel customers. FV Sea Rambler ices up today with 15 tons, and Midnight Sun next in line.
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Rooftop Movie at the Beauport
The boys enjoyed a movie by the rooftop pool at the Beauport the other night. Such a great spot to spend the night!
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Northern Gannet on the Rocks
I noticed this struggling bird on the rocks off the back shore a few days ago. I believe it’s a Northern Gannet. I had seen them only out to sea previously so I was kind of excited to see one up a bit closer. But it appeared to be injured so I reported it to Jodi Swenson at Cape Ann Wildlife then was referred to City of Gloucester Animal Control (978-281-9746). I hope the beautiful bird is better by now.
***PS: Not long after I scheduled this post, our own Kim Smith re-posted information she had provided in 2017 regarding a mysterious disease affecting the Northern Gannets. See her post for more info! Great minds and all that……***
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Seaport Grille & Virgilio’s Bakery
We’ve decided to switch things up at Seaport Grille this summer with a little bit of help from our neighbors at the famous Virgilio’s Bakery!
Beginning in 1961, three generations of Virgilio family members have owned and operated their bakery located here in Gloucester. Their speciality baked breads and rolls are made fresh daily and delivered to restaurants and supermarkets throughout Cape Ann. According to Virgilio’s, “the bread makes the sandwich,” and at here Seaport Grille we couldn’t agree more.
Some of our favorite menu items that have benefited from the fluffy yet crisp and perfectly toasted Virgilio bun include our Gloucester Haddock Sandwich, our Sully’s Bacon Cheeseburger and our popular and delicious Lobster BLT.
Join us for #summeratseaport to indulge in a taste of our Gloucester Haddock Sandwich made with fresh haddock and home-made tarter sauce, our Sully’s Bacon Cheeseburger filled with lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon and American cheese…
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Return to your Authentic Self ~
Honor yourself, commit to yourself and return to your Authentic Self in Sedona, AZ.
Meditate on the land, beneath a vortex and experience the energy within you start to open to your true Authentic Self.
Walk the sacred land and feel like you haven’t felt in a very long time, if ever!
Let your soul speak through the gentleness of your artistic hand as you create from a guided meditation and all without judgement.
Experience your heart start to open through Aura and Chakra balancing, yoga and reiki, all while letting go of ways that are no longer supporting you.
Journey within to a place that holds the answers for you.
Join Ayurveda Wellness Healing, LLC, Tia Crystal, Marleen Wood, and Earth Medicine School of Healing Arts, as we hold space for you and witness your true magnificent in the scared land of Sedona, AZ as…
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This week at the Little Art Cinema: August 5 – 12
This Monday through Wednesday (8/5 – 8/6 at 7:00) (8/7 at 8:00) we have Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious.
Then on Thursday (8/8 at 7:00) and Monday (8/12 at 8:00) we have the cult classic The Warriors.
This weekend (8/9 & 8/10 at 6:00 and 8:00) (8/11 at 2:00 and 7:00) we have the previously unreleased in the US Babylon.
For more showtimes or info you can check our website here or like us on Facebook here!
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Our House Finch Babies Are About Ready To Take Off
The momma and poppa finches were busy this summer. Three rounds of eggs in the nest that they built in the spring wreath on our front door.
You may remember when we returned from vacation late one night we entered the house through that door and the dad finch flew into the house. We had a hell of a time getting it out.
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Annual Checkup Time
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I’m addicted… To This New Yorker Magazine Cover Lobster Puzzle From www.thatcherellery.com
Just go check out their site. Kate and I met the wonderful people that run this online/pop-up coastal goods store and you couldn’t put together a cooler collection of nautical themed stuff for your home or for gifting.
You may remember the cigar ash tray with working wheel and compass we got at the Bluefin Blowout from www.thatcherellery.com
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International Cat Day: Cecilia Beaux Sita and Sarita #GloucesterMA artist
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TIME LAPSE TWIN LIGHTS THACHER ISLAND SUNRISE VIDEO FROM GOOD HARBOR BEACH
Beautiful August Twin Lights sunrise
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NORTHERN GANNET MYSTERIOUS DIESEASE STRIKES AGAIN
Reposting this from 2017 as another Northern Gannet is struggling on the Backshore.
A second Northern Gannet, in little over a week, has come ashore to die on a Cape Ann Beach. A friend messaged from the Backshore that the Gannet was resting on the rocks and was not walking well.
Heartbreaking to see, the usually majestic Northern Gannet is struggling to survive.
This beautiful Northern Gannet appears to have the same neurological symptoms of the mysterious disease that has caused over one hundred Gannets to wash ashore on Cape Cod beaches. Veterinarians are sending samples of the dead and dying birds to the USDA to see if federal experts can find the cause. A harmful algae bloom (often referred to as Red Tide) is suspect.
The Gannet tried and tried to take flight, but to no avail, wobbling instead and repeatedly tipping over.
The first dying Northern Gannet seen on a Cape Ann beach was shared by Ann Rittenburg. On July 12th, she discovered the bird struggling at Good Harbor Beach. Dianne Corliss, Gloucester’s Animal Control Officer, rescued the seabird. Dianne tried to help, but the Gannet was eventually put to sleep. She warns that the bills of Northern Gannets are extremely powerful. If you come across a Gannet on the beach, do not go near it as they are known to go for the eyes and necks of people.
What makes the deaths even more troubling is that Northern Gannets are winter migrants through our area, and most months are spent at sea. During the summer season they are typically at their North American breeding grounds, which are six well-established colonies, three in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, and three in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Newfoundland. 
My husband Tom and I saw these magnificent seabirds from the shores of Provincetown last spring. They were feeding along with the Right Whales. The Northern Gannets soared high above the whales and then plunged straight down with a powerful ferocity. It was dramatic and gorgeous to see. I hope the same illness or Red Tide that is killing the Gannets will not affect whales.
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More progress on the Magnolia Pier
Even though it was rainy you can see the progress of the pier.
Good Morning Gloucester 