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Cape Ann in August: A Festival of Good Times

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Peter Webber From The Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce Submits This Fantastic Festival Calendar For August On Cape Ann

Cape Ann in August: A Festival of Good Times
August is truly Festivals Month on Cape Ann. While great events and music, art and community festivals take place throughout the year on Cape Ann, the month of August is so packed with festivals and special events that it can truly be described as Cape Ann’s Festivals Month! Here are some of the featured events and activities:

August 2, 2014
Festival by the Sea, Manchester-by-the-Sea, 10 am to 8 pm
On Saturday, August 2nd, Manchester’s celebration of local art, music and food, Festival by the Sea, returns to downtown. The popular annual event will feature over 75 artists ranging from painters to jewelers and artisans, and it will stretch from Town Hall Common throughout town into Masconomo Park.
In the park, visitors will find not only art, but a variety of foods provided by local restaurants and food trucks as well as a beer garden featuring Cape Ann Brewing’s signature ale, Fisherman’s Brew.
On the Masconomo Park bandstand, live music will extend throughout the day featuring many Cape Ann favorites like Joe Wilkins, Bradley Royds and Allen and Dylan Estes.  The all-day event will culminate with a 6 pm headlining performance by Vermont native and current New York City musician, Caitlin Canty. 
Described by Urban H2O Music Director, Mark Miller as “clear eyed, clear voiced and singing sweetly from her soul, (Canty) captivates an audience.” Canty’s early summer performance at Cambridge’s ubiquitous Club Passim sold out days before the show.
Festival co-chair and music director, Chris Langathianos, said, “I have been following Caitlin for a while now, so I am thrilled that she accepted our offer to headline our local celebration of the arts. She will be coming directly from performing at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival which draws as many as 15,000 attendees, so we’re going to see a special talent right in our own backyard.”
Festival by the Sea begins at 10 am and continues on into the evening with the concert in the park.  In the event of inclement weather, the rain date will be the following day, Sunday, August 3rd.  For more information, follow Festival by the Sea on Facebook.
The event is free and there will be ample parking and a complimentary shuttle to and from satellite parking areas. Mark your calendar and pack your blanket for a day of great music, inspired artistry and delicious, locally grown foods. Festival by the Sea is sponsored by the Manchester Division of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.

August 7 – 9, 2014
56th Annual Sidewalk Bazaar, Downtown Gloucester
Now celebrating its 56th year, the Sidewalk Bazaar takes place on Main Street in Downtown Gloucester with over 120 vendors, street food, live music and children’s activities. Gloucester’s 55th annual Sidewalk Bazaar will be held from Thursday, August 7 through Saturday, August 9. Artists, Crafters, Food Vendors, Non-Profits, Kids’ Activities & Entertainers from near and far join Gloucester Merchants and Restaurants on the street for a fun and festive three days. The Sidewalk Bazaar is sponsored by and a celebration of Gloucester Downtown and is a Gloucester tradition that shouldn’t be missed.

August 9, 2014
Gloucester Blues Festival (Stage Fort Park, Gloucester)
Now in its third year this annual event has brought blues lovers from far and wide to Gloucester each August since 2012. Nearly 1500 people attended last summer’s festival and this year’s show should exceed that number with the interest that has been generated. Make sure to get your tickets early as blues lovers from throughout the Northeast will look to get the best seats in this beautiful harborside park.
World-class blues will reverberate through the park from 11 am to 8 pm with some of the nation’s finest performers playing from the Gloucester Blues stage. This year’s list of performers includes Willie J. Laws, Sugar Ray & the Bluetones, Biscuit Miller, Debbie Davies, Victor Wainwright, Tinsley Ellis, and Ronnie Baker Brooks. Located right on the harbor at beautiful Cressey’s Beach, the event will have a beer garden and outstanding food vendors. Bring your own chairs or blankets (sorry, no pets, no umbrellas and no coolers). Tickets are $28.00 in advance or $40.00 at the gate. To purchase advance tickets online up until August 4, and for further information, visit gloucesterbluesfestival.com. Onsite parking is $15.00 (free on-street parking is limited to 1 to 2 hours). The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is the principal sponsor of the Gloucester Blues Festival, which is produced by Paul Benjamin and Bob Hastings.

August 9, 2014
Rockport Rotary Lobsterfest/ Illumination Night, Rockport
Saturday, August 9 features a full day packed with Cape Ann festivals, with Gloucester’s Blues Festival just the beginning of an event-filled day. The Cape Ann Festival scene then shifts to Rockport for the Rotary Club’s annual Lobsterfest, from 3:00 to 7:00 pm, and culminates with a spectacular Fireworks display over Rockport’s Sandy Bay. The fireworks are set to go off at approximately 9:30 pm. Come early and shop, eat and browse around town. Lanterns will be hung around town. Raffle tickets are available at Katie’s Gift Shop to win an original oil painting by Ken Knowles. All proceeds go to help fund Illumination Night, Rockport’s own Fireworks!  Anyone interested in making a donation in support of the Rockport Fireworks is encouraged to mail or deliver their contribution in person to: Rockport National Bank, Rockport Fireworks Fund, c/o Marcia Budrow, 37 King Street, Rockport, MA 01966. All are invited to like and support Rockport Fireworks on Facebook here.

August 10, 2014
35th Annual Rockport Acoustic Music Festival
Millbrook Meadow, Noon – 6pm

Since 1979, the Rockport Acoustic Music Festival has brought performers from many genres – acoustic rock, folk, world, blues, jazz, Celtic, bluegrass, world vibe, and more – from across the country to perform during the peak of the summer season in Rockport.

August 13-17, 2014
Rockport Jazz Festival
The 3rd Annual Rockport Jazz Festival at the Shalin Liu Performance Center will feature a broad range of great jazz. From the vocal styling of Cyrille AimĂ©e and innovative jazz rhythms of drummer Ali Jackson, to the Afro-Cuban inspired sounds of pianist Donal Fox and established jazz masters of Christian McBride and Kenny Barron, there is something for everyone.  For a detailed schedule of concert performances please visit here.  
    August 16, 2014
Downtown Gloucester Block Party (Downtown Gloucester)
Celebrate summer at the Second Block Party of 2014 in downtown Gloucester. Main Street transforms into a strolling mall featuring al fresco dining; stores open for shopping; Kid’ Town games and multi-performances at five outdoor stages. Diverse bands, dance troupes and you, the audience, perform! It starts at 6 pm and it’s free! The Downtown Gloucester Block Party Series is a project of the non-profit Cape Ann Business Incubator (CABI).

August 16 – 17, 2014
Gloucester Waterfront Festival (Stage Fort Park, Gloucester)
More than 175 juried artists and craftsmen from throughout the United States will be coming to Gloucester for this festival, now in its 34th year. Live music, unique creations and delicious food will highlight the two-day event. A pancake breakfast from 7:30 to 11 am (sponsored by the Rotary Club of Gloucester) helps to kick off Saturday, August 16 in grand style while free live “family style” entertainment on both days includes puppeteers, ragtime jazz and maritime music. On Sunday the North Shore Old Car Club will return to the Waterfront Festival with a wide array of classic antique cars on display nearby. The Gloucester Waterfront Festival runs from 9 am to 6 pm each day. The site is handicap accessible and friendly pets on leashes are welcome. Free Admission. The Gloucester Waterfront Festival is sponsored by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and produced in partnership with the Chamber by Castleberry Fairs.

August 16 – 17, 2014
Paint Essex & Wet Paint Auction (Cox Reservation, Route 133, Essex)
This year’s third annual Paint Essex and the Wet Paint Auction will bring numerous fine artists to Essex to paint the Great Marsh, Essex River, antiques, historic sites and landscape of Essex. Sculptors are welcome to build or donate sculptures to Sunday’s auction and 10 photographers may participate. Several antique shop interiors are available for artists, too.
Space is limited: one artist per participating shop. A Silent and Live Auction on Sunday of the weekend’s paintings, sculptures and photographs will be held at the Allyn Cox Reservation accompanied by live music by Old Cold Tater, hors d’oeuvres and a wine reception. The events are sponsored by the Essex Merchants Group. Proceeds go toward an Art Scholarship to be presented in 2015 and toward promoting Essex as a travel destination.
Paint Essex: Saturday, August 16 from 8 AM – 4 PM
Wet Paint Auction: Sunday, August 17 from 5:30 – 9 PM, admission $25 person.
Free Auction Preview: Sunday 1 – 1:30 PM
Artist Demos: Sunday 1:30 – 3:30 PM
Artist pre-registration is requested. $10 per participating artist includes one ticket to Sunday’s auction. Artists register Saturday at Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA. For more information, to register or volunteer, please contact Teri Eramo of Eventide Gallery by email: teri.eventide@gmail.com or call 978-880-8043.

August 29 – 31, 2014
Gloucester Schooner Festival (Gloucester Harbor)
Sponsored by Maritime Gloucester with support from the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, the Gloucester Schooner Festival celebrates its 30th year as it takes over Gloucester Harbor once again. This annual gathering of the finest vessels from ports along the Eastern Seaboard is a can’t miss Labor Day Weekend event! Highlighted by the Mayor’s Race on Sunday afternoon and the Parade of Sail earlier that day this festival will entertain all members of the family and give visitors a chance to see the final product of work done by local builders as well as those from afar. It’s Gloucester’s major maritime event, with participating vessels coming from ports along the Eastern Seaboard. Large and medium-size vessels will be part of the vast array of schooners sailing the waters of Gloucester Harbor with more than 20 schooners expected to compete. The Schooner Festival also offers plenty of shore side events including Sunday morning’s Parade of Sail along the Boulevard promenade (Stacy Boulevard, Route 127) as the large schooners head out to sea for the Mayor’s Race.

Also, Cape Ann’s weekly Farmers Markets and multiple concert series continue throughout the month of August.  Follow the links below for further details about all of these wonderful FREE summer events throughout Cape Ann:

Cape Ann Farmers Market (Stage Fort Park, Gloucester), every Thursday from 3 to 6:30pm;
Essex Farmers Market (Shepard Memorial Park, Essex) every Saturday from 9am to Noon;
Rockport Farmers Market (Harvey Park, downtown Rockport) every Saturday from 9am to 1pm;
Gentile Bandstand Concerts (Stage Fort Park, Gloucester) every Sunday at 7pm;
Rockport Legion Band Concerts (Legion Hall Bandstand at Back Beach, Rockport) every Sunday at 7pm
Masconomo Park Summer Concert Series in Manchester (Tuesdays, August 5 & 12);
Harbor Loop Concert Series (Thursdays, August 7 & 21)
Gloucester HarborWalk Summer Cinema: Free Outdoor Movies, every Wednesday at dusk, 65 Rogers Street
Visit www.capeannvacations.com  for details, links, and information about these and other Cape Ann events, updated frequently.

Pete Lindberg Back From Nashville Tonight At Dog Bar

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Hello Joe – can you post this for me please?
 
Dog Bar is proud to welcome back for the first time in over a year, back for a limited time from Nashville, Pete Lindberg with special guest Jonny Appleseed.  As if that weren’t enough, we are also featuring Jim Yancy of Smokin’ Jim’s BBQ and his Rib and Chicken smoker on the patio.  So for some authentic BBQ and great music, meet us at Dog Bar

Daily Discussion- Your Favorite Grilling Method

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My boy Erik Lorden loves to cook with charcoal.  He feels that it gives better heat and flavor.  For me it’s a big PITA and when I’m hungry it’s a gas grill for me.

What type of grill do you use?  Which do you wish you used and why?

Not gonna lie those big green egg things seem like the coolest thing ever.

Now that I think of it we need to have a BBQ contest don’t we?

Where in the city can you grill outdoors without some special kind of permit and we could have a BBQ contest?

Community Stuff 7/31/14

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Hi Joey,

Seacoast would like to welcome the community to attend this event. It should be fun!

Thank you,

Alison

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Gloucester Dog Park – New Agility Center Opening

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The Gloucester Dog Park’s new Agility Training Center will be opening on August 9th from 10:00 – 12:00 Noon. Glenn Goldman, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) with over 30 years of dog training experience in Gloucester, will be instructing pets and owners on the correct and proper use of the new Agility Center equipment. Please join us and show your support for the Gloucester Dog Park by participating in this great family fun event. Thank you to the Gloucester Community PreservationGrant program for helping to fund this exciting new project at the Gloucester Dog Park!

Good Morning Joey:

I have started a new business located at Blackburn Center, and have just launched my new website.  How do I announce it on Good Morning Gloucester?

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http://www.massagegloucester.com/

Linda Morrison, MA & NYS LMT

978-309-8556

Where can you get Breakfast Boats? George’s Coffee Shop That’s Where!

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I feel like every time I do a post about breakfast in Gloucester I have to attach the “We are so blessed to have so many awesome breakfast joints in Gloucester” disclaimer but there are a couple that are just straight up special and have been executing perfectly for decades.  George’s is one of the elite of the elite in town.  If you haven’t gone there recently you’re really missing out.  nephew BJ is monster fan of the breakfast boats shown here-

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Daily Discussion- the Holy Trinity Of Kids Car Mess Stuff

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imageYou may as well drive directly to the car wash to pump quarters in the super-vac if you bring any of these as a snack for your kids for a road-trip-

Pretzels, popcorn, goldfish.

I won’t even get into the hell that is yogurt sticks when they toss those aside.

What is your top three evil food items that without question get ingrained in the seating area where your youngsters ride?

This is what makes me laugh about the Anti Flouride People

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So the rhetoric from the anti-flouride people is that all the dentists in the US and our health officials have something to gain by towing the “Flouride is good” line.

They won’t listen to a dentist with over 30 years of experience who says publicly that he has seen first hand that communities with Flouride in their water makes a difference.

They won’t listen to all the national studies, the Center For Disease Control, American Dental Association, and when our own local Chairman of the Board of Health Rich Sagall comes out and says that the benefits of Flouride are clear and there are a ton of studies that support this it falls on deaf ears.  But still the Anti-flouride crusaders beat the drum that ALLLLLL these people who are paid to look out for us: our dentists, our Health departments, the National Center for Disease Control are in cahoots to hoodwink us and mess us up because everyone is getting paid off to keep up the lie about Flouride.

So the theory by the anti flouride folks is that all the pro-flouride people can’t be trusted because they are being paid off and that is the reason why we should throw everything they have to say that is positive about using flouride out the window and yet the person they want us to listen to is getting paid and is going around the country getting paid to give the anti flouride speech (so he has nothing to gain right by towing his stance, right?).  Not only that, he has a book out that I’m sure he’d love to sell you for the low low price of $18.36 on Amazon with the Title “The Case Against Flouride”-  Nothing to gain financially at all.  So a guy pimping a book we should listen to but everybody disregard your dentist and your health departments, local and national.  Clear the decks because none of those people can be trusted, we gotta put all our stock into a guy that’s pimping a book-

Here’s the cover of the book, and whattaya know it’s the same image they are using for their press release-

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SPONSORED BY…

Here’s the press release-

Do you have questions about fluoride in our drinking water?  You have 2 opportunities this weekend to learn more. Sponsored by The Cape Ann Fluoride Action Network, Dr. Paul Connett, Author of The Case Against Fluoride (and most recently, The Zero Waste Solution) will be giving a lecture on Saturday, August 2nd at the Rockport High School Auditorium at 7 PM. Also on Sunday, August 3rd, same time and place, Dr. Connett will hold an open forum discussion.

All are cordially invited for both evenings.

Rockport High School is located at 24 Jerdens Lane with plenty of parking.

The Case Against Fluoride

 

Now the key I see here is the Sponsored by  part of the press release.

The whole anti Flouride case is based on that we shouldn’t listen to our own local and national health officials or our own dentists because somehow or other they have something to gain financially by promoting the use of flouride.  But the same people who say that we shouldn’t listen to people that have something to gain financially say we SHOULD listen to some dude that is going around the country on a lecture circuit pimping his book on an anti flouride campaign that is being sponsored.  I do believe sponsored by means getting paid or hosted by them to speak.

It baffles me why they all push aside anything trusted local dentists or our own health officials have to say but they are more than willing to give all the credence to some guy going around riding a crest of fame on a new fad of anti-flouride and pimping a book on a lecture circuit.

Here’s some local and national folks that the anti-flouride folks don’t seem to want to listen to:

Leif Bakland
HarborCoveDental.com–

Submitted on 2014/07/21 at 10:43 pm
Hi Joey, evidently, fluoride is a hot topic. I will say that I am definitely for fluoridated water supply. It’s safe and effective. I’ve been in practice for over 30 years and have treated families from fluoridated and non fluoridated communities, there Is a difference!

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July 23, 2014

City health chiefs back continuing fluoride use

By James Niedzinski Staff Writer

Dr. Richard Sagall, who chairs the city’s Board of Health and Noreen Burke, Gloucester’s public health director say the benefits of fluoride are clear.

Burke said records show that Gloucester began adding fluoride to the water in 1981. She said the city also created an ad hoc committee with the Board of Health, a dentist and others last month.

“We support fluoridation of the water,” Sagall said.

He said fluoride indeed makes a difference in fighting tooth decay, but added that “there are many other things to support fluoride use.”

Sagall and Burke noted the amount of fluoride currently added to Gloucester’s water is low — about 0.3 or 0.4 parts per million compared to the federal and state recommended level of about 1.0 parts per million.

The push to get fluoride out of water is not local, Burke noted. “This is a national movement,” she said.

Sagall said that the use of anything in excess can cause problems, but the state Department of Public Health, the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control all recommend fluoride use in drinking water.

Sagall recognized the sheer amount of data on the issue, from seemingly endless amounts of government agencies, experts, institutions and dentists.

“You have to look at the preponderance of evidence,” he said.

I’m sure this guy is gonna give a hell of a speech and leave everyone in the room convinced that they’re gonna die within minutes if they ever brush their teeth using local flouride water.  He will say that flouride is poison and scare the shit out of everyone.

Guess what else is poison?  Just about everything if you take a bajillion parts per million of it.  The amount of parts per million of flouride they are putting in our water is miniscule but the way it will be presented I’m sure will be that death is knocking on our doorstep with the very next sip we take.

I trust Rich Sagall and our Board of Health, I trust my dentist more than I trust some guy who is on a lecture circuit pushing a book.  That’s what I’m going with.

Community Stuff 7/30/14

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Hello,

Just sharing the video of the GHS Greenhouse Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with you!

Thanks!

Becky Tober
Production Coordinator
Cape Ann TV
www.capeanntv.org

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Hawaiian Sky latest

Dear Joey,

Thank you if you’d share this news about this Tower Foundation grant for work in all 10 Gloucester and Beverly public elementary schools.   Please let me know if you need anything more, or if I can help connect you with someone from either district, or the Bay State Reading Institute, whose co-founder Ed Moscovitch lives in Gloucester, as you may know.

Many thanks,

Michaela

TOWER FOUNDATION GRANT WILL ACCELERATE SUCCESS OF

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN BEVERLY AND GLOUCESTER SCHOOLS

 

The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation has awarded the Bay State Reading Institute (BSRI) a three-year, $90,000 grant to fund staff coaching and professional development at BSRI’s ten partner schools in Beverly and Gloucester for three years.  Created in 1990, The Tower Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to improving the lives of young children.  One of its goals is to fund organizations that help children with learning disabilities to be identified early, diagnosed, and given services that meet their individual needs.

“The Tower Foundation has been an ardent and reliable supporter of the work of the Gloucester Public Schools,” says Gloucester Superintendent Rich Safier.  “They have provided funding so that we could organize our approach to using data and the decision making that comes from the data and they have supported our work with elementary literacy.  We can now add to those initiatives a greater focus on understanding the needs of students with learning disabilities and the ways in which we can maximize their experiences in the classroom.”

According to a 2002 Presidential Commission report, 40% of elementary-school children identified as learning-disabled are given that designation because they struggle to read.  Many schools fail to assess or address these students until reading failure has occurred—often in third grade.  As a result, these students fall behind in school and must be referred to special-education services, often outside their classrooms.

At BSRI’s partner schools, the assessment methods put in place identify and address students’ learning disabilities early on, increasing student success and reducing Special-Ed referrals in many of its partner schools by about half.

BSRI’s partner schools also shift most classroom instruction to small groups and match the work in those groups to the abilities of each student, challenging every student regardless of their ability.  This generally leads to an increase in students with disabilities being fully or partially included in mainstream classrooms.  In Gloucester, for instance, 71.2% of students with disabilities are fully included, which is 20 percent above the state average of 59.2%.

Started in 2005, BSRI is a non-profit that currently teams with over 40 elementary schools across Massachusetts. BSRIfirst partnered with the Ayers Elementary School in Beverly in 2006, and is now also working with all of the Beverly elementary schools:  Ayers/Ryal Side, Centerville, Cove, Hannah, and North Beverly schools.  BSRI partnered with Beeman Memorial Elementary in Gloucester in 2010, and is now also working with all of the elementary schools in Gloucester: Beeman, Veterans, East Gloucester, Plum Cover, and West Parish schools. BSRI provides embedded training, coaching, and support to teachers and principals. Using BSRI’s model, each school institutes a variety of modern, science-backed instructional methods which allow teachers to teach to each student’s ability, beginning in kindergarten.

“We’ve found that when each student of every ability is challenged at her or his own level, all day long,” says Ed Moscovitch, BSRI’s co-founder and Chairman, “classroom behavior is improved, kids love coming to school, teachers love their jobs, and scores go up.”

Over the last two years at BSRI’s highest-implementing schools, English Language Arts MCAS scores rose at nearly four times the rate of the state average. BSRI is achieving these results with some of the state’s most disadvantaged populations, including Massachusetts Gateway Cities of Taunton, Revere, Malden, Fitchburg and others.  Whereas statewide the achievement gap on MCAS gap is widening, in two years BSRI narrowed the proficiency gap for English-language learners at its highest-implementing schools by 35 percent.

Hi Joey, the Friends of the Manchester Library will hold their annual, giant book sale this weekend, in conjunction with the Arts Festival. Rick Roth of Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team will be there on Saturday with snakes of New England. Saturday 9-5, Sunday 10-1. If it rains we’ll be inside. (I don’t know about the snakes.) Thanks for your time.

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Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library

Booksale

Good Morning!
My name is Carolyn McDonald, and I am currently a yoga teacher in training at Stil Studio in Dedham, MA.  We have to complete a “Compassion in Action” project for the training, and Paula of Yoga Joy is  being so kind to me in letting me use her studio for a free class.
I was raised in Lynnfield, but spent so many summers in Gloucester loving life!  My parents moved to the corner of Witham and Thatcher in 1998 and my father restored a perfect little house for the two of them two live in. He was passionate about the ocean, and he absolutely loved Gloucester.  I am there so often that I decided to dedicate my project to the Gloucester community.  I love the people for many reasons, but mainly because they are “real” to me.  They accept me just the way I am, and this is exactly what yoga is all about.  My father passed away 4 years ago, but people still continue to walk by my mother’s house on their way to Good Harbor and comment on how precious it is, and she continues to brighten the corner with her windowboxes overflowing with flowers.  Gloucester holds a special place in my heart!
The community yoga class is free to all levels and will be held at 9am on Sunday, Aug. 17.  Donations are going to benefit the Gloucester Fund and “Get Fit Gloucester.”  I was hoping to post something on the Good Morning Gloucester blog if that is possible.  Thank you so very much for your consideration.  I have attached a copy of the flyer.
Let me know if you have any advice or suggestions!

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NEW   Gloucester Stroke Club will be meeting on Thursday, August 7th at 2 pm at Addison Gilbert Hospital, Women’s Conference Room.
Street Entrance, also handicapped accessible by Fisher Lobby and elevator to First Floor. New Members, family and caretakers are welcome.
There is no fee or pre-registration. Refreshments. For more information please call Virginia McKinnon 978-283-3968

Here is the Sawyer Free Library July Artist of the Month video!

The July artist if Chris Wood. The gallery features mostly brilliant watercolors and a wonderful abstract latex painting.

Thanks!

Becky Tober
Production Coordinator
Cape Ann TV
www.capeanntv.org

www.thacherartdays.com

Thacher Island Art & Photo Days

The Thacher Island Association will hold its Annual Art and Photography Days on August 2nd, 9th and 13th this year, with launches from T Wharf.

Artists are invited to create on Thacher Island during the annual Thacher Island Art & Photo Days.  It is the one time of year that artists can go out on a pre-dawn launch to experience SUNRISE on Thacher Island! This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy Thacher Island with its twin lighthouses and restored structures, visit the museum, and wander the trails, to draw, paint, and photograph as you wish.

Reserve your spot as soon as possible to avoid disappointment! There are very limited spots and they will fill up fast!

WHEN:
Saturday, August 2
– 4am Launch, returns at 7:30am

Saturday August 9th
– 8am Launch, returns at 1pm
– 9am Launch, returns at 2pm
– 10am Launch, returns at 3pm

Wednesday August 13
– 4am Launch, returns at 9:00am
– 9:30am Launch, returns at 2:30pm
– 10:30am Launch, returns at 3:30pm
– 11:30am Launch, returns at 4:30pm

Boats leave T-Wharf near the Sandy Bay Yacht Club

WHAT TO BRING:

Bring your art supplies, lunch, and whatever you need (sunscreen, bug spray, etc) to be comfortable outdoors. Transportation and beverages will be provided by the Thacher Island Town Committee and the Thacher Island Association.  Box lunches will be available at Hula Moon for an additional charge. Contact Angela atifo@thacherartdays.com for details.

COST:

A $25 donation is requested. This is a fundraiser by the Thacher Island Association for the restoration and maintenance of Thacher Island and its facilities.

To make reservations, go to www.thacherartdays.com or email info@thacherartdays.com.

(A thank you from Rita Teele…)
The Flower Table was one of the familiar sights at the Annisquam Sea Fair 2014.
Flower arrangers gathered the day before to make more than 100 arrangements from flowers and greens provided by local gardeners. With the help of local businesses that donated flowers, plants, and gift certificates, the Flower Table earned over $900 in support of Annisquam village buildings and the church.
The organizers would like to thank all contributors, including Goose Cove Nursery, Russell’s Florist, Wolf Hill Nursery, Corliss Brothers’ Nursery, Sea Meadows Gifts of Essex, and Shaw’s market on Eastern Avenue, for their generous support.

John and Wendy Nasser Represent! Along The Grand Canal In Venice

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My beautiful wife Wendy and I representing GMG along the Grand Canal  in Venice, Italy.

This was a family effort as our daughter Kayla took the photo.

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Daily Discussion- What Is Proper Etiquette When It Comes To Dogs Barking In Your Neighborhood Throughout The Evening/Night?

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I wonder how the thought process goes for dog owners whose dogs are outside and bark throughout the evening and into the night (like non-stop barking).

Do they much like the dog lovers whose dogs jump up on you and get your clothes all filthy think it’s cute when they bark all night outside as well?

You think those dog owners are saying to themselves “Ahhh, that sweet melody of my dog barking away at bunny rabbits in the yard all night, I bet all our neighbors love listening to our dog just as much as we do.  Isn’t it just music to your ears and oh so soothing when you’re trying to go to bed.  puts me to sleep every time”

I’m not the kind of guy that ever wants to call the po po or animal control on their neighbors.  I’d really just like them to realize that there are neighbors out there that just might not appreciate their dog barking all night the way they do.

What are your thoughts on the subject?  Have you ever encountered this and how did you handle it? Leave a comment on this post and explain what course of action or non-action you would take.

Storm Clouds 7/28/14

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A nice night to sit back and enjoy the show (and try to figure out what those damn ducks are called).

Did You get outside last night to shoot those beautiful clouds?  If so send in your pics and I’ll add them to this post.  I was sitting there watching it for about 20 minutes just itching to grab the tripod out of my truck when finally I couldn’t take it any more, the light was pretty amazing.  Working on a timelapse of it right now.

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Cloud Photo from July 28 2014/Janet Rice

Storm Watchers, Granite Pier, Rockport, MA

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hi joey,

i think we saw a glimpse from heaven yesterday here in plum cove. 

alexandra d’maris

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Christy Juckett submits-

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ERNESTINA TO BE FULLY RESTORED!

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                                                                               (Photo courtesy of Fred Sterner)
 
Joey – years of hard work from a dedicated group has succeeded in saving one of the most important surviving fishing schooners.  ERNESTINA, ex EFFIE M MORRISEY was built in  Essex at the James and Tarr Shipyard in 1894 for the J F Wonson fish company in Smith Cove. 
 
NEW BEDFORD (By Steve Urbon, South Coast Today) — Two philanthropists have stepped forward with $2.8 million to put the Schooner Ernestina past its fund-raising goal for a full restoration of the historic vessel, Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Jack Murray told The Standard-Times today.
Murray said a formal announcement at dockside will come in a few weeks, but he confirmed that two individuals have more than matched the state’s $2.5 million contribution to the project.
The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association is currently raising its $1 million share, and has already raised more than $100,000, said Chairman Julius Britto.
The restoration will take two or three years and will make the Ernestina seaworthy once again. That will enable it to resume its port visits, sail training and education programs, said Britto.
He said the association and the state are in the process of deciding how to maintain the schooner in the coming years.
Bids on the restoration work, which will be extensive, should be sought within a few weeks, Murray said.
The donations are coming from Gerry Lenfest, the owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, who has offered $1.8 million, and Robert J. Hildreth, a Boston philanthropist who is contributing $1 million.
Murray said he spoke with both men today to confirm their commitments.
Hildreth, who is vice chairman of the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association, told The Standard-Times that the state is in discussions with the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay to be the off-season home of the Ernestina, keep it maintained, and use it as a teaching tool, even a dormitory.
The Ernestina, launched in Essex in 1894, drew much attention during the recent visit to New Bedford of the restored whaleship Charles W. Morgan.
Some 1,600 people who came to see the Morgan also toured the Ernestina, which has languished at its waterfront pier for several years. “It was a big bounce for us,” Britto said.
He said he believes that Gov. Deval Patrick’s commitment to a $2.5 million capital outlay for the schooner “was the catalyst” for bringing in private donations, without which the project would not be possible.
The Ernestina is the official vessel of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has served as a Grand Banks fishing boat, an Arctic explorer, and a packet carrying immigrants from Cape Verde to the United States.
 
(Posted by Al Bezanson)
 
 
 

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