Month: February 2023

Stunning Friday

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

After the snow, ice and sleet, Friday’s clouds, sun and ocean were stunning.

New Ardizzoni Photography product

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Trying out something new.  Small flowerpot, with seeds, with ap photo on the front and any saying you would like on the back.

@FishermenGHS Updates:

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hoping for continued success for the wrestlers on Day 2 of All States & Girls State Championships at Reading HS: M Toppan 195lb -Semi’s J Toppan 220lb -Semi’s M Pennimpede 127lb – Semi’s B Militello 127lb – Consolation

Best of luck to Colby Rochford competing in the 600m at the Meet of Campions today at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Big couple of days in Reading. Best of luck to Bailee & Morgan in the Girls State Championship & Michael, Jayden, & Joe in the All States Championship!

Paint Afternoon in Magnolia

Posted on by Pat D

Because I like to challenge myself now and again, I decided to join a recent “Paint Afternoon” held on Lexington Ave in Magnolia organized by Sue Wheeler of Arts Abound. Audi Souza patiently led about 20 of us through painting a seascape with acrylics. Many of us (shooting my hand in the air) are total novices so patience and humor were key elements for success and Audi did a great job managing all of us. Additional art and paint classes are being organized and I suggest you check Arts Abound Magnolia on Facebook for further information and updates. Upcoming artists include Sue Ingram and Ann Klein. With questions or to register email: artsaboundmagnolia@gmail.com. Sue is very responsive. My own “creation” is nothing to hang on a wall, but it’s all mine. Here’s the seascape goal we were aiming for and I end with my partial project before it went totally awry.

Captain Jim Alvarez and His F/V Dogbar Are Registered For The Bluefin Blowout! Registration Is Open!!!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Welcome to the 2023 Bluefin Blowout!
Captain: James Alvarez
Boat: Dogbar

Registration is now open!
https://bit.ly/2023CaptainRegistration

July 24 – Bluefin Bash Fundraiser
July 25-27 – Bluefin Blowout Tournament
*Tournament dates subject to change

remembering Early 20th C. Ukrainian American artists Hope, Art and Freedom

Posted on by Catherine

3/24/2023. Now/Then

One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, remembering early 20th C. Ukrainian immigrant artists and Ukrainian American artists including Alexander Archipenko, David Burliuk, Jack Delano, Sonia Delaunay, Chaim Gross, Louis Lozowick, (Kazimir) Malevich, Jules Olitski, Louise Nevelson, Milton Resnick; also, New York’s first women dealer, Edith Halpert, who founded The Downtown Gallery. (Halpert represented Stuart Davis and dedicated several solo exhibitions for him despite lack of sales.)

A few traveled with or visited friends in Gloucester as they built their lives anew.

Reading The Holodomor Memorial 1932-33 at Grand Park in Los Angeles, CA.–dedicated in 1986, the first such tribute in the United States–is devastating, and through the lens of today’s war may fuel a greater understanding of the Ukrainian fight for freedom.

T. Kozour. Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933 | Holodomor genocide bonze on stone tribute commissioned and unveiled May 1986, Grand Park Los Angeles, the first such tribute in the US. Photo © C. Ryan, Sept. 2022. [Plaque text: “In memory of 7,000,000 Ukrainians, victims of Russian communism, who lost their freedom, property and life by order of the Soviet government during 1932-1933 genocide by starvation in Ukraine. Dedicated by the Genocide in Ukraine Commemorative Committee, Los Angeles.”]
The Holodomor Memorial at Grand Park, LA photo C. Ryan

As of January 2021, the Senate and House or Representatives have recognized the famine as man made and an act of genocide. Timeline roundup of the US Senate here and current US House of Representatives resolution (excerpt below):

“…Whereas title V of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1986 (Public Law 99–180; 99 Stat. 1157), signed into law on December 13, 1985, established the Commission on the Ukraine Famine to “conduct a study of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932–1933 in order to expand the world’s knowledge of the famine and provide the American public with a better understanding of the Soviet system by revealing the Soviet role” in it;

Whereas the Commission on the Ukraine Famine, Investigation of the Ukrainian Famine 1932–1933: Report to Congress, adopted by the Commission, April 19, 1988, and submitted to Congress April 22, 1988, found that in 1932 and 1933, the Government of the Soviet Union had committed genocide against the Ukrainian people;

Whereas with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, archival documents confirmed the premeditated nature of the famine and exposed the atrocities suffered by the Ukrainian people;…”

Magnolia Historical Society Event

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni
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SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023 AT 3 PM – 4:30 PM

2023 LECTURE SERIES LAUNCHES ON MARCH 19!

46 Magnolia Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930-5132, United States
Event by Magnolia Historical Society Inc
46 Magnolia Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930-5132, United States
Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Public Anyone on or off Facebook
Join us at the Magnolia Historical Museum where local historian, Beth Welin, will present a lecture program, “Life Styles of the Rich and Famous in 20th Century Magnolia.” Images from Magnolia’s past will be shared as Beth leads a discussion about the former hotels and businesses frequented by the wealthy visitors to Magnolia during the “Gilded Age.” Utilizing old maps, postcards and photos, we will go back in time as we make our way down our village streets which formerly hosted elegant hotels and exclusive shops. Please come and join in the discussion by sharing your own memories of earlier Magnolia!
• Light refreshments served.
• $5 donation encouraged.
• Walk-ins welcome, but please RSVP to help with planning purposes!