Jeff Horne writes-

Hi,

FYI: Fisherman wearing Sou’wester and ready to climb in his dory

https://goodmorninggloucester.wordpress.com/tag/vintage-photos/

My beloved wife Marilyn grew up on a prairie farm in Milo, Alberta Canada, far away from England and the ocean. Her grandmother painted this picture, which seems heavily influenced by the coastal regions of England, perhaps Cornwall. When we married I was fascinated with the eyes that seemed to follow me around the room. My wife described how her sisters used to laugh about the eyes following them and giggling, like little girls do.

I was struck by the resemblance to the fisherman at your website. Who knew!

The picture is as precious as the Mona Lisa, to me

Jeff Horne ( Born in Burnley Circa. 1946)
mandobrit@shaw.ca
http://www.hornejs.shawwebspace.ca/

P.S. Norma. I’m going to get a high quality print made from the and frame it exactly the same, Then, when I return to your family I can still have the painting hanging on my wall. Great solution?

SPAIN AND THE COSTA DEL SOL MARCH 6-14, 2017
FROM $2,599 AIR & LAND
9 DAYS, 7 NIGHTS INCLUDING HOTELS, MEALS,
DAY TRIPS AND AIRFARE FROM BOSTON

Information Session
October 5, 2017 from 5-7pm
The Gloucester House Restaurant
63 Rogers St., Gloucester, MA 01903
RSVP to: Jean Grobe
888-602-7622
Over forty-eight million vacationers visit Spain each year, making it one of the three most visited countries
in the world. To travel to Spain is to experience sun, superb food, hospitality, and “joie de vivre.” Yet, it is
also  to  discover  the  country’s  rich  heritage  of   monuments  and  sights,  the  imprint  of  the  di=erent
civilizations that once made it their home, or to journey through its singular and breathtaking countryside
and delight in the stunning, starkly contrasting scenery, study the customs of its peoples and towns, and
share in their local ?estas and traditions. To travel to Spain is to opt for diversity,
to be the central character in what is sure to be a truly unforgettable story.
This is what makes Spain such a prized destination worldwide and why the
vast   majority   of   those   who   visit   it   once   return   in   order   to   share   in  the
enjoyment  of   a   climate,   countryside   and   culture   which embody a  rather
special way of life.
For more details and reservations
contact: Jean Grobe at Connections

If you’re suspended from 4 games with the Patriots, what do you do in your sudden spare time? Chill in Gloucester with Plant Manager Larry Memhard at Cape Pond Ice Company, of course! Rob Ninkovitch joins the “Coolest Guys Around” club, thanks to Jamie Marshall.

Scott
Scott Memhard
Cape Pond Ice Company

Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C ~

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

Music on Meetinghouse Green to Benefit the Gloucester Meetinghouse Fire Deterrence Project

September 7, 2016 ~ Rose

Cape Ann Big Band in Free Concert, Friday, September 9, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Corner of Middle and Church Streets, Gloucester, MA

This diverse 17-piece big band entertains and delights audiences with danceable music infused with jazz, swing, New Orleans street bands, soul, and rock n’ roll that will bring you back in time.… Known for operating like a family, Cape Ann Big Band prides itself with having a repertoire that has no boundaries. Their program includes such classics as “Mack the Knife,” “I’ve Got You Under my Skin,” and “Take the A Train.”

This is the final concert in a series of nine free outdoor concerts presented by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation.   The family-friendly concert begins at 6 pm. Bring a picnic, folding chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the event will take place inside the Meetinghouse (no food or drink permitted inside.) Donations will be accepted to benefit the Gloucester Meetinghouse Fire Deterrence Project.

About the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation
http://gloucestermeetinghouse.org/
The long term goal of the Meetinghouse Restoration Project is to complete a historically informed but fully functional building restoration, both to preserve this important landmark and to be a cultural gathering place for all of Gloucester and Cape Ann. The church has a long history of community service, with a congregation eager to share the space. Until it can be protected by a comprehensive fire-sprinkler and detection system with fire-stops in the walls it will remain at grave risk of loss.

Seaside Garden Club Kicks off Their 2016/17 Season next Tuesday

September 7, 2016 ~ kwillwerth

The Seaside Garden Club is kicking off their 2016/17 program year with Medicinal Use of Native Plants demonstration on September 13^th at the Manchester Community Center (Click here for directions). Social time begins at 7:00 pm and the program begins promptly at 7:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served.  All are welcome. $5 guest fee for non-members.

Are you curious about the “weeds” growing around your property or neighborhood? Dr. Nicole will show us some local native and introduced plants and discuss some of their traditional uses. The goal of the program is to begin to identify, and build relationship with, some of our potentially edible, medicinal and useful plants (with a focus on weeds); so that we can correctly identify them in our own backyards and perhaps even grow some. The wild weedy area around the train tracks in back of the Manchester Community Center will be used to find and identify plants as they are seasonally available. Come prepared with bug spray and protective clothing. A reference handout will be supplied for further study.

A traditional medicine woman, community herbalist and family chiropractor, Dr. Nicole K. Andrade, CACCP has been studying and practicing natural healing techniques for 20 years.  She owned and operated Atlantic Family Chiropractic, PC in Gloucester for 13 years, was the founder of the Cape Ann Healing Center and a co-founder of Treetop Yoga Studio. She is certified from the Academy of Family Practice and the Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics and has studied reiki, shamanism and ethnobotanical and spiritual healing traditions for 10 years with indigenous and traveling healers of New England, New Mexico and of the Amazon regions of Peru, Brazil and Ecuador.  She currently works as an associate doctor at the Lydian Center for Innovative Healthcare in Cambridge, MA.

The Seaside Garden Club has a terrific line up of programs and speakers for this year, including: Aster B Flowers, All about Perennials with Steve Hebert and the Art of the Vignette with club favorite Cheryl Munroe. Always popular workshops are being offered, starting with a holiday workshop lead by Jackie Rich in November and an Outdoor Container workshop at Chapman’s Green House in the spring.  The annual Plant Sale and Auction is scheduled for May and our season concludes with a Book Discussion and potluck dinner in June.

The Seaside Garden Club meets the second Tuesday of every month (September through June) at the Community Center, Manchester-by-the-Sea.  Social time begins at 7:00 pm; programs begin promptly at 7:30 pm.

Renew your membership by the September meeting in order to be included in the annual Yearbook! Annual membership is $25.00. Guest fee is $5.00 per meeting. Make your check payable to: The Seaside Garden Club, PO Box 94, Manchester, MA 01944.

Be sure to “Follow” the Seaside Garden Club on their Blog: https://seasidegardenclub.wordpress.com/

Or to join our Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeasideGardenClub

Martin writes-

There seemed to be fewer schooners this year, probably because of the approach of Hurricane Hermine.

And some of the schooners seemed to skip the inner harbor altogether, thus avoiding my camera.

Gloucester Cinema continues with the second event in the opera series.  The live performance of CARMEN, performed in by the English National Opera (ENO) Company during its 2015 season, was filmed at the London Coliseum. 

The mission of the English National Opera is to make opera current and interesting to the masses and to do so it is creating affordable and relatable English language operatic performances. CARMEN, which includes the famous Toreador song that everyone will recognize, is for a more mature audience.  Gilbert and Sullivan’s comedic PIRATES OF PENZANCE (the third in the series) can be considered multi-generational.  It should appeal and be enjoyable watching to anyone curious about opera.  Opera in Gloucester is a rare treat.  It is not often that you have the opportunity to see solid performances of famous programs at the ticket prices of $10 children and seniors and $12 for adults.  The Gloucester Cinema offers plenty of free parking and easy access to the theater.

With a run time of just under three hours, CARMEN, a passionate tale of an naïve soldier and a fiery gypsy (Carmen).  The stunning performance is the backdrop for French composer Georges Bizet’s dazzling score which evokes all the sounds and sizzling atmosphere of Spain through some of the opera’s most famous melodies, from Carmen’s seductive ‘Habanera’ to the Toreadors’ stirring parade.

Check out the Carmen trailer to see how captivating this opera promises to be and why European audiences have loved this film.. Carmen will be playing Sunday 9/11 at 10 p.m. and Thursday 9/15 at 7 p.m.

Pirates of Penzance is scheduled to play Sunday, October 2 and Thursday, October 6.  The trailer touches on the highlights of a swashbuckling farce of brilliant humor and razor-sharp wit, it’s chock-full of memorable melodies, including the famous tongue-twisting patter song from the Major-General.

Gloucester Cinema is located at 74 Essex Ave (Route 133), Gloucester.  Feel free to call John Williams 781-724-5368 if you have any questions about this show or the others in the upcoming Arts and Architecture Series.  Tickets can be purchase at the theater or online at gloucestercinema.com.  Check out our Face Book page.

John Williams

Gloucester Cinema

Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C ~

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

An All Acoustic Show By Charlie Farren with Satch Kerans To Benefit The Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team

September 6, 2016 ~ cohawks

Architecture Talk at the Cape Ann Museum by documentary film maker Lyda Kuth

September 6, 2016 ~ Cape Ann Museum

Thursday, September 29

7:00 p.m.

The life and accomplishments of Eleanor Raymond (1887–1989), a pioneering woman in the field of architecture during the mid-20th century, will be the subject of a talk presented by documentary film maker Lyda Kuth. A graduate of the Cambridge School of Art and Landscape Architecture for Women, Eleanor Raymond was a noted innovator partnering with solar energy researcher Dr. Maria Telkes to design one of the first successful solar-heated buildings in the Northeast. On Cape Ann, Raymond designed homes for artist Natalie Hays Hammond, anthropologist Carlton S. Coon and a summer cottage for herself overlooking Gloucester’s outer harbor. Lyda Kuth is an independent filmmaker and Executive Director of the LEF Foundation, which supports New England independent documentary filmmakers. She has been recognized by the Massachusetts Cultural Council with the prestigious Commonwealth Award and honored by Women in Film and Video New England with an Image Award.

Ezra Phillips (1870-1937), Block for Howard Blackburn, c.1900, Phillips & Holloran Architectural plans [Acc. #2011.1]Member cost is $10; Non-member cost is $15. Reservations are required. To purchase tickets or for more information please call (978)283-0455 x10 or email info@capeannmuseum.org.

Tickets can also be ordered online at Eventbrite.

Not a member of the Museum? Join now and get discounted tickets to all our events!

Hi Joey,Any chance of getting this out one more time?
Last chance for tickets…they are selling out. Would love to see all of our friends at this great benefit featuring delicious food from Tonno and a fantastic line-up of singer songwriters:
Respectfully,
 Leonard Campanello

Chief of Police

City of Gloucester, Massachusetts

Since the passing of my mother in 2014, Team Barbara’s Brigade have participated in the Walk To Defeat ALS. This year I wanted to create an event that would be fun but also raise ALS awareness to keep my mothers memory alive️
A Booze Cruise Fundraiser will be held On September 10th.
The tickets will be $50 each or 2/$75  Proceeds will go towards Team Barbara’s Brigade in the fight against ALS️
DJ will be on board for dancing the night away! Please message me if you are interested and I will personally deliver the tickets to you!
Bring a friend it will be a fun night⚓️
Thank you for all your support every year!!
Tanya Frost

Karen Pischke writes-

Fred Bodin –  “It’s been just a year since Fred Bodin passed. A man that often seemed larger than life. I am thinking about him today, not just because it’s near the anniversary of his passing. But also because it’s a weekend he’d be such a part of – Block Party and Schooner Festival.

I can’t walk or drive down main street without thinking about him. Fred was a ‘champion’ for other shops on Main street. Always offering a kind word to promote other shops. I remember my first forays into the Olive Oil Shop, The Cave and Pop Gallery were after Fred recommended them. Every time I pass by Bodin Historic Photos storefront, I pause and gaze into the store front window. Memories flash in my mind – Good Morning Gloucester mug ups, GMG Christmas parties, Fred’s smile, his laughter, his dry humor, and his amazing historic photos of Gloucester and Schooners. 

After we moved to Gloucester, ‘Coastal Schooner’ was one of our first purchases for our first home. Recently, we were at a friend’s home for dinner recently and I noticed Fred’s ‘Dogtown’ hanging on their wall. The photo was taken at about the same spot where their home now stands. I wondered, how many people in Gloucester have a piece of Fred’s artwork hanging on their wall?

Fred helped me (reluctantly) get started on Facebook. I’m still not sure if that is a blessing or a curse, but what I am sure of is how Fred generously gave of his time to show me some of the ‘ins and outs’ of Facebook. Whenever I upload photos, change the resolution or add a watermark, I think of Fred. He was a pro at conversation and connecting with people. Whether through Facebook, parties or walking into his shop, Fred always had something fun and interesting to share. 

Kay Ellis – Gloucester recently lost Kay Ellis, a woman known and loved by many. This year’s Schooner Festival is dedicated to Kay. Kay and her husband Tom were the visionaries behind the revival of double masted Schooners sailing through Gloucester’s Harbor. I was living in Beverly when the Lannon was built by Harold Burnham. On many weekends, my husband and I would drive or ride bikes to the Essex Shipbuilding Museum to watch its progress. We were there the morning of its launch.

The Thomas E. Lannon began the present wave of double-masted schooners on Gloucester and Salem Harbors. Then came the Ardelle, and Fame. With the Adventure sailing once again, standing on the shores of Gloucester with these majestic ships sailing by feels a bit like traveling back through time. Beautiful white sails billowing on the horizon, tacking back and forth with a boatload of locals and tourists. All enjoying beautiful views of Gloucester, sunsets and the peacefulness of sailing. 

I first met Kay through the Chamber of Commerce holiday parties, always enjoying our conversations. I especially loved Kay’s stories about family, and ski trips out west. The Lannon hosted the Chamber’s Businesswomen’s event. One year I took a group of my students, as a special ‘field trip. Little did I know then, that would be my last sail with Kay.

What I will always remember of Kay is her her smile, her love of family, and her ‘spirit of adventure.’ Her love of education and music were brought on-board the Lannon, incorporating both in fun, memorable and enduring ways. The Kay Ellis Scholarship Fund just one of Kay’s many legacies. Music on the Lannon another. Micael O’Leary’s celtic music and singing, Allen Estes’ guitar, and Laura Ritchie’s accordion playing on the Lannon will forever play for Kay. Kay’s smile shining from the heavens, shining her ‘light and love’ upon the Lannon, the people she loved, and the harbor she sailed so often.

Both Fred and Kay loved Gloucester, the city they worked and played in, and Gloucester loved them. 

Gloucester is missing Fred and Kay. Especially today, at Schooner Fest.        

Karen Pischke

Gloucester, MA