Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present  Lighthouses of Cape Ann, an illustrated talk with New England lighthouse expert Jeremy D’Entrement, on Saturday, November 29 at 3:00 p.m.  This program is free for members or with Museum admission.

Jeremy D’Entremont has been photographing and writing about lighthouses for the past 30 years. He is the author of hundreds of articles and more than a dozen books on lighthouses and maritime history, including The Lighthouse Handbook: New England and Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast. He has been recognized as the leading expert on New England’s historic lighthouses and has appeared on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, Public Television, and National Public Radio speaking on the topic. He is the historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation and the founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses. Jeremy’s presentation will focus on the rich history of the lighthouses of Newburyport, Ipswich, and Cape Ann, with an emphasis on the human interest stories of lighthouse keepers and their families. The presentation will be illustrated by historic images and Jeremy’s own recent photos.

The Cape Ann Museum recently completed stabilization and installation of the first order Fresnel lens originally housed in the south lighthouse tower on Thacher Island off Rockport.  The project was a collaborative one, done with the Thacher Island Association. In 1861, first order Fresnel lenses, made in Paris, were installed in the newly constructed lighthouse towers on Thacher Island.  The lenses remained in place until 1980 when they were decommissioned and removed from the Island; just one of the two—the lens in the south lighthouse—was preserved.  Recently, the United States Coast Guard has been sending these magnificent lenses back to the communities where they were originally used to be preserved within museum settings. The gallery in which the lens is now permanently installed includes a mixture of artifacts and interpretative materials designed to help visitors appreciate the beauty and power of the lens along with the history of Thacher Island.  In addition to the first order lens a smaller fourth order Fresnel lens, originally installed in the lighthouse at Eastern Point, is also on exhibition.  Jeremy D’Entrement’s lecture is one of many that the Museum hopes to offer related to the newly acquired Fresnel lens.
 
www.capeannmuseum.org

Joey,

Guess I’m up before you this morning. I don’t see any lights on in your office, from my vantage point. 

Many readers of GMG may already  know about Tricia O’Neill’s terrific mural  downtown. What an exemplary illustration of public art in Gloucester. Next year I think another mural  should be done on  Charles Olson. This is the product of a SeArts Partner with an Artist Grant that Tricia forwarded with the help of the Gloucester Writers Center. Jack down at Palazola’s and the Pilot House contributed the brick canvas.   The poem chosen for the mural  is called THE THEORY OF POETRY.  It is the epigram from KNOW FISH, Vincent’s  first volume of his epic poem on Gloucester.   So already there are  two businesses and two non-profits collaborating. Add to that  Tricia and her husband and artist Steve Brettler, two artists  who painstakingly created the mural.  

The video combines the work of  few more Glocuester Artists:   a striking image of the bard by cartoonist, illustrator and writer Tony Millionaire,  a haunting and rocking sound track by Willie Loco Alexander,  time lapses by Eliot Francesa, drone footage by Martin Del Vecchio, photography by Hank Nahamkin and a good bit of slicing and dicing by your neighbor cross Cripple Cove.  The mural and the video bring back  Vincent  words into the life  of the city today.  See for yourself if you have not.

Henry

http://youtu.be/mIi6eVeUTAo

Here is another picture showing the variety of things goings on at Harvest Festival.This was put together by on the volunteers and guests at the Grace Center.

Al Browne

Essen and 14 local artists invite you to our Holiday Reception

December 5, 2014 From 5-7pm

Good food, good cheer, good art at good prices for holiday gift giving. 

Essen, 4 Summer St, Manchester exhibits the work of

On The Right Track Artists through December 2014

Thank you for considering this and thanks for GMG!

Gloucester Youth Council

Join the HGC Gloucester Youth Council as they lead a discussion about current rates of substance abuse in Gloucester, current initiatives, and future goals to keep our youth and adults healthy and safe!!
We need your input, so please spread the word and attend if you can! All ages welcome and babysitting available on site!. Make sure to SHARE this event and INVITE your friends.
Click here to see the Facebook Event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/305834806289226/
For more information or to RSVP call (978)-281-0908
healthygloucester@gloucester-ma.gov

Worried About Identity Theft?

Want to learn techniques to avoid it? If so, come to Rose Baker Senior Center this Friday, November 21 at 10AM. Representatives from the Institution for Savings are presenting a free interactive workshop on various types of scams and ways to avoid them. The workshop is fun as well as educational. It lasts about 45 minutes and ends in a game of Identity Theft Bingo, complete with prizes.

The Pigeon Cove Circle will be holding its annual “Christmas in the Cove” on Saturday November 29th from 9 AM to 2PM at the Pigeon Cove Circle, 6 Breakwater Avenue, Rockport. There will be many venders, a Christmas Past Room, Raffle Items, a Food Table including Homemade Nissu and Baked Beans. We will be serving coffee and muffins and a luncheon with Greg’s famous Homemade Chili. 

Submitted by: Judith Harris

Hello,

GHS Theatre’s production of “Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde play” written by Lauren Wilson is this weekend! I was hoping you would be able to mention it on Good Morning Gloucester, as we received a lot of responses directly from your readers regarding the advertising and sponsorship!

The play is a darkly comic adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In Victorian England, repressed impulses burst their corsets as Dr. Jekyll’s experiments in the nature of evil threaten to reveal the bloody hands beneath the gloves of the British.

Performances are Friday, November 21 at 7pm, Saturday November 22nd at 2pm & 7pm, and Sunday November 23rd at 2pm. Tickets are available online through PayPal or at the door (cash or cards through PayPal.) Students and Seniors are $5 and Adults are $10.

I’ve attached some photos from our dress rehearsal last night, taken by our technical assistant, Joshua Fay.

Photo 1127 shows Jessalyn Silveira as Plodget, the cook, and Danielle Bauke as Ivy, the maid, eavesdropping on Jekyll as he discusses his evil potion.

Photo 1047 depicts the dinner party hosted by Euphronia Jekyll (Mikayla Healey – bottom right.) Standing is Genevieve Healey as Ambrosia Jekyll and Hayden Cushing as Xavier Utterson. Below the table (L-R) is Joshua Flynn as Henry Jekyll, Jessyca Muniz as Rosamunda Dewthistle, Madison Smith as Calliope Throckmortonshire, and Mikayla Healey as Euphronia Jekyll.

Photo 1007 shows (L-R) Jessyca Muniz as Rosamunda Dewthistle speaking with Joshua Flynn as Henry Jekyll, as Genevieve Healey (Ambrosia Jekyll) and Hayden Cushing (Xavier Utterson) look on.

Thank you so much!

—
Jessica Ruggles
Theater Arts Teacher

With their new show, Holiday Bizarre:Where Art and Toys Collide, Flatrocks Gallery invites you to connect to your child within. The magic of the season is brought to life in full color, with energy and irony in this group show. Hans Pundt’s sculptures, made from his vast collection of toys, are fantastic and fun, spinning on a glittering ferris wheel or tumbling from a jungle gym. With care to every detail, the viewer is intrigued and kept slightly off balance. Joy Halsted uses toys to help tell stories. She reimagines classic playthings adding an adult twist.

Icons of childhood appear in various mediums with Mary Rhinelander’s prints, Beverly Rippel’s portraits in thickly applied oil paint and Lazaro Montano’s haunting black and white photographs. Both Mia Rosenblatt and Ken Goldstrom create small sculptures in clay that are endowed with character and whimsy, yet are wildly different in nature. Fairytales and myths are explored by Anna Lane with magical pointillist gauche paintings. Anna Vojtech offers the original watercolor and pastel illustrations from her acclaimed children’s books. Lynne Sausele’s mixed media collages have a moral to share, in a surprising language. Doris Prouty’s baby quilts and Jill Solomon’s clay rattles are on display, as well as a collection of local jewelers and potters work .

It is a big holiday party and all the guests are interesting!  An artist’s reception will held November 22nd from 6-8pm. The show runs through December 21st.

Flatrocks Gallery 77 Langsford St., Gloucester

Open Thurs.- Sunday 12-5 and by appointment. 978-353-911

Holiday Bizarre:Where Art and Toys Collide VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Hi Joey.

If possible to share with the Gloucester Community via GMG, there is still space to sign up for our ‘Wellness Initiative for Veterans’ this Thursday a the Manchester Community Center. 40 Beach St.

It’s a fundraiser for the ‘Gloucester Office of Veterans Affairs.’ Wellness services offered FREE to vets. ‘By Donation’ for all others. Thanks for helping to get the word out!     Karen

Dear Joey,

Happy Fall from all of us at beach gourmet. We are working on many exciting upcoming events, Chef’s Table dinners and Winter classes are being scheduled now. Stay tuned to Facebook and email for further announcements.

How about a gift certificate for that special someone? Gift Certificates are now available and may be used toward a Chef’s Table dining experience, a cooking class, prepared holiday foods or catering menu items.               

Stop in today to pick one up for a hostess gift, holiday gift or for any reason. 

Holiday Pick-Up Menu

Call now 978-282-1414 or stop by.

Pick-up at beach gourmet at your convenience. It is as easy as that!

A full menu of options is available at the kitchen, but we listed some of our more popular items below.

Appetizers

Brie Baguette with Walnuts, Sage, and Cranberry – $10.95

Artichoke Dip – $7.95, 8 oz.

Salmon Dip – $9.95, 8 oz.

Tuscan Shrimp with Lemon Aioli – $20 per lb.

Rosemary Spiced Nuts – $8.95, per 10 oz. bag

Sides

Classic Mashed Potato – $10.95, 32 oz.

Potato Gratin – $36, serves 10

Sausage and Sage Stuffing – $9.95, 32 oz.

Roasted Root Vegetables – $10.95, 32 oz.

Pumpkin, Butternut, Apple Soup – $10.95, 32 oz.

Whole Cranberry Sauce – $3.95, 8 oz.

Turkey Gravy with Sage – $7.95, 32 oz.

Dessert

Pumpkin Cheesecake – $30, serves 8-10

Gingerbread Bundt Cake – $30, serves 8-10

Order by Friday, November 21st for pick up on 

Tuesday, November 25th or Wednesday, November 26th. 

About the Chef’s Table

The Chef’s Table is a great way to extend our hospitality to clients for private tastings and classes. Our antique, hand-crafted table seats up to twelve people comfortably and is uniquely located inside Savour Wine and Cheese, adjacent to the beach gourmet exhibition kitchen. Guests at the table experience an exclusive private dining experience with a menu that is designed specifically to compliment the wine pairing by our wine expert, Kathleen Erickson.

These events are typically booked for private parties and are not open to the public, however we periodically open the table to reservations on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sample Chef’s Table menus can be viewed on our website. Do not delay in making your reservations. Open Chef’s Table events tend to sell-out very quickly.

We look forward to serving you, your family and friends this holiday season.

Sincerely,

beach gourmet