Day: October 21, 2023

The causeway separates salt water Brace Cove from brackish Niles Pond, creating two diverse environments.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

2:00 p.m.

CAMTalks

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CAM Auditorium, 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA
Free for members, $10 for non-members 

Elena M. Sarni is a humanities-based scholar, writer, and curator. Her new book, Trailblazing Women Printmakers: Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios and the Folly Cove Designers, documents and celebrates the group’s tremendous success and the incredible artistry of its members, pulling from the Cape Ann Museum’s comprehensive collection of the Designers and from other collection sources.   

The Folly Cove Designers (officially 1941-1969) was a grassroots collective of predominantly women block printers founded by Caldecott Award-winner and beloved children’s book author/illustrator Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios (of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel fame). This trailblazing Gloucester based group produced more than three hundred distinct designs, which they block printed on fabric. The designs conveyed personal and regional narratives through the use of shared design principles and the compelling language of pattern. The group was propelled to international fame through commercial contracts with major retailers (F. Schumacher, Lord & Taylor, etc.), articles in leading periodicals such as Life, and participation in seminal fine craft exhibitions. Their work continues to inspire contemporary printmakers around the globe, particularly women printmakers.

With more than 250 black-and-white and color photographs, author Elena M. Sarni explores the Folly Cove Designers’ history, work, and group dynamics. Sarni holds a BA in English and an MA in History and Museum Studies from the University of New Hampshire. She lives in Maine with her beloved cat Leland.

Breakwater Blues…

Come join us for a fun night of trivia, dinner, and a silent auction!

The CCB Foundation presents the 3rd Annual Trivia Night & Silent Auction. The event will take place on Friday, October 27th at the Gloucester Elks. BBQ dinner will be catered by the wonderful people of Every Little Breeze Catering and trivia will be hosted by Neil Dineen! All funds raised this year will go directly to enhancing program offerings at the CORE Peer Recovery & Resource Center in Gloucester, MA. To learn more about the CORE, please visit our website at http://www.ccbfoundation.com or corerecovery.org.

If you are unable to attend the event, but would like to send a donation, please follow the “Tickets” link and select “Donation”.

Ticket Information:

• Single Ticket: $50 per person* [Kids age 16 and under $30]
• Full Table – 10 Tickets: $500

Buy your tickets for $50 online or $60 at the door.

*Dinner and participation in trivia are included in the ticket price. In addition, there will be an auction, and raffles*

If you are not buying an entire table but would like to reserve a table for a group of 10 people that have purchased a ticket, please send your request to Colleen at colleenb@ccbfoundation.com and include the names of the 10 people.

For more information about The CCB Foundation and event sponsorship opportunities, please contact Dan at daniel.morrison33@gmail.com.

Hello, Joey!@ Hope this email finds you well!

My portrait is entitled “AUTUMN SEASCAPE,” and it’s done in watercolor, pen and digital paint. 

Please let me know if you like it!!

Thanks so much!!

PJ Bovio 

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Boat, RV & vehicle parking spots for rent

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Gloucester, MA 01930

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Whatever you might have planned to do outside today, you should probably double check with the organization since so many of them have been re-scheduled to a rain date. The Oak Grove Cemetery event from Gloucester 400+ is a good example. Changed to tomorrow Sunday Oct 22 at 3:30 as per their Facebook post.

On a tip from GMG friend Liza R regarding a schooner hauled out at the Railways on Rocky Neck, I headed over there to see what was going on. What a busy morning! Schooner Adventure is indeed being worked on and there was a large vessel being moved around the lot. Codzilla and Polaris are also at the Railways. There’s ALWAYS something cool going on over there! Thanks Liza!