Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

A Photographic Exhibition of Community Life
in Gloucester, Massachusetts

Photographs by Paul Cary Goldberg

September 19, 2014 – January 9, 2015
John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, New York 10036  
Opening Reception: September 18 from 6pm to 8pm
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm

212-642-2094
http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/calandra/

Hi Joey,

As you probably know, the Cape Ann Museum is reopening this month after a huge renovation. One of the new exhibits will feature the incredible fresnel lens that used to be housed in one of the Thacher Island lighthouses. Included in the exhibit are a series of videos about the island that will be projected onto glass next to the giant lens. We recently finished a video reel that will play between those videos with some stunning aerial footage of Thacher Island. 

Below is a link to a promotional video I created using some of that same footage cut to music. Would you mind posting to GMG?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkyrv6Fnv3M

Thanks very much,

Erich Archer
Executive Director
Cape Ann TV

Please ad this from the Gloucester United Methodist Church

Little Dresses for Africa/Britches for Boys

A new mission program is starting at the Gloucester United Methodist church and we want you to be a part of it.

Pillowcase dresses and t-shirt shorts are on the sewing machines as we make these clothing items for little girls and boys.

How can you participate?

If you are a person who sews: You can use the patterns on the website (or your own) and make as many dresses as wish.

If you want to learn to do some simple sewing: This is a great place to start. Help is available to lead you through the process.

If you don’t have the time/desire to make a dress but you have fabric or pillowcases: You can donate new or lightly used pillowcases or fabric 

(requires about one yard per dress). Someone will turn your donation into dresses for needy little girls. 

If you don’t have pillowcases or fabric, but would like to help: You may purchase fabric or notions to be used for this project. Thread, ¼ inch elastic, double wide, 

white binding tape and fabric (one yard) are all that are required to make a basic dress.

If you don’t want to shop, but would like to donate: You can help with the cost of shipping the dresses. 

If you don’t sew or have extra money but you’d still like to be involved: Your help with ironing, sizing, and/or packing the dresses would be appreciated.

An open meeting for all who wish to be involved about these projects is scheduled for Sunday, August 31st at 6pm at the Gloucester United Methodist Church, located at 436 Washington St. Contact Julie Kesterson at 978-290-9312 or go to http://www.littledressesforafrica.com/

Thank you

Julie Kesterson

GUMC Liaison

Greetings,
I can’t find call letters or abbreviations for Gloucester.
Rockport is RPT
OGUNQUIT IS OGT
MARBLEHEAD IS MHD
Does Gloucester have an abbreviation?
Thanks,
Liz Prentiss

iartcolony is curating out of bounds 2014 – AUGUST 23, 2-5 PM

We are curating the most amazing exhibition — a dream team of artists from all over the world  — 18 alumni and faculty of the School of Museum of Fine Arts.  This exhibition is being hosted by the Rockport Art Association.

The opening reception, at the RAA, will be on August 23, 2-5 PM — Art New England will also be launching their JULY/AUGUST issue.  This ANE issue featured a two page article on out of bounds 2014 — awarding the cover to one of our exhibiting artists, Judith Larsen, SHIMA 2013.

Bob and Jill Armstrong

NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION IS OFFERING EXCITING AND
INFORMATIVE GALLERY WALKS AND TALKS IN CONJUNCTION
WITH their exhibition:  “Artists and The Cape Ann Experience,” 150 masterworks
from art collections around the country.  Come learn about the far reaching influence
of Cape Ann artists on our American artistic heritage. 
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

“Artists and The Cape Ann Experience” Gallery Walks:
    with Gloucester conservator and artist, Peter Tysver,  Tuesday, August 26th.
     with Rockport artist, Tom Nicholas,  Tuesday, September 2nd.
     with Gloucester artist, Paul Ciaramitaro,  Tuesday, September 9th.
     with Gloucester artist, David Curtis, Tuesday, September 16th.
All Walks are from 11 am to 12 Noon. 

“Artists and The Cape Ann Experience”  Gallery Talks:
    with art expert Judy Curtis, Thursday, September 11th
    with Gloucester artist, Charles Movalli, Thursday, September 18th.
    All Talks are from 7 pm to 8 pm.

The North Shore Arts Association’s galleries are open, free to the public, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. 
    More information on all North Shore Arts Association events is available by visiting  their website at http://www.nsarts.org, and by email at arts@nsarts.org, or by telephone 978 283-1857.

Thank you for supporting Relay For Life of Cape Ann!

Announcing big changes for 2015 Relay For Life!

As chairs of this year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Cape Ann, we would like to thank everyone for their generosity and support. Twenty teams joined in this year’s Relay For Life and raised over $46,000 to help save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Despite the rain, there were smiles on everyone’s faces and we were so proud that Cape Ann was “United to Finish the Fight.”
We would like to thank the many Relay For Life volunteers, committee members, and teams who worked to make this year’s event a success. Our committee members were Nicole Bauke, Lorinda Canty, Carol Clark, Kathy Golemon, Brenda Leahy, Dan Leahy, Suzanne Leathers, Jane Noble, Paul Richards, Sam Santuccio, Donna Saunders, Audie Tarr and Lisa Zellenka. Their tireless efforts were invaluable.

Our top fundraising teams were:

· Family Ties                                        $12,678

· Friends for Friends                        $7,112

· Christians for a Cure
(First Baptist Church)                $6,642.43

· Rockin’ For a Cure                          $4,838.61

· Heaven Can Wait                           $4,149

Our top fundraising individuals were:

· Dexter Murray                                $4,935

· Jonathan Pratt                                $4,250

· Cindy Antonuk                                $2,539.53

· Suzanne Leathers                          $2,116.29

· Lisa Zellenka                                     $1,983

We certainly want to thank our corporate sponsors: Dunkin Donuts; Addison Gilbert Hospital, a member of Lahey Health; Pratty’s C.A.V.; Cape Ann Sportsman’s Club; Vadala Real Estate; Amcomm Wireless and Proteus Industries for their support which made all of this possible.

The following businesses donated goods and/or services and/or hosted fundraising events for our teams: Elk’s Club at Bass Rocks, Mike’s Pizza, Azorean, Gloucester Rentals, Jalapeno’s, Cruiseport , Shaw’s, Stop & Shop, Cape Ann Coffees, City of Gloucester – DPW, Cape Ann Lanes, AGH Dining Services, Market Basket, Donut Jim’s, Audrey’s Flowers, Russell’s Florists, Magnolia Library, Domino’s, Magnolia House of Pizza, La Rosa’s/Nonni’s, Poseidon’s, and Leonardo’s, Yellow Sub and  Jenny-Cakes. Our thanks to local media for promoting the Relay and our fundraisers: Good Morning Gloucester, Gloucester Daily Times, The Cape Ann Beacon and The Bridge.

The 2015 Relay For Life will be a new and exciting one for Cape Ann! We will be moving to the newly renovated Burnham’s Field in downtown Gloucester and changing the timeframe to allow more people to participate. The 2015 Relay For Life of Cape Ann will be Saturday, June 20 from 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m., ending with the Luminaria ceremony. It is our hope that the extended daytime hours, move to a weekend day and elimination of overnight hours will allow more people to participate. We invite all in the community to come out to celebrate, remember and fight back with us next June at Burnham’s Field!

We are in the process of putting together our event leadership team for 2015. Many exciting changes are in store for 2015 making it easier for more people to become involved in Relay For Life. If you would like to help make next year’s event an even bigger success and work toward the time we no longer hear the words “you have cancer,” please contact Darlene Riley at driley4194@yahoo.com.

We’ll be planning a fun event in late fall to kick off the 2015 Relay season… look for more info soon!
Sincerely,
Darlene Riley and Kate Golemon
2014 Event Co-Chairs, Relay For Life of Cape Ann