Author: Joey Ciaramitaro
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Community Stuff 6/5/14
Gloucester Area Astronomy Club event June 13
The theme of the June 13 meeting of the Gloucester Area Astronomy Club is “Come to a star party this year!”
What is a star party! How should one behave? What can we expect? When is the next one?
We’ll talk about star party etiquette, what you can expect to see, and we’ll let you know what’s coming up. For starters, we’ll talk about our Sun Day party on the boulevard, at the fisherman statue, from 5 to 9 on Sunday June 22, and our first Halibut Point star party from dusk to 10:00 on the 27th, with more to come later in the summer. And this year we’ve got a new star party to talk about, just a short drive away in Maine.
The main event at the June meeting will be a colorful and entertaining presentation by GAACster Dwight M. Lanpher on the upcoming 6th annual Acadia Night Sky Festival, held in Maine’s Acadia National Park at the end of September. Maine, luckily, still offers a relatively close really dark sky, and the festival Dwight will speak to us about is getting to be a major east coast event. We’re really looking forward to a fun and informative evening, and hope to see you there. Bring a friend, this is going to be a good time!
GAAC meets at 8:00 on the second Friday of the month at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Ave. Parking is free, and there are no dues or fees; it won’t cost you anything to come to a GAAC meeting, ever.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
SHOW YOU CARE EVENT
Saturday, June 14, 2014, 9 a.m. – 12 Noon, Five Corners, Rockport.
Sponsored by Rockport Police Department and Rockport Council on Aging. Please join anytime from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon.
All are welcome. Feel free to bring your business, organization or a hand-made banner or sign.
“Each year, hundred of thousands of elders are abused, neglected and exploited. Unfortunately, no one is immune.
It occurs in every demographic and can happen to anyone; a family member, neighbor or even you.”
For further information about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, please contact Roger Lesch at 978-546-1212, ext. 13
rleschrockportpd.org
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A Serious Load Of Gear…
Two Truck and Trailer Loads From Here-
To Here-
210 Traps At Once #Kablammie!
Off To Set Traps…
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GMR and Schooner Adventure happenings
Hi Joey,
The Gloucester Marine Railway is a busy place these days. Everyone is busy getting their boats ready now that
we have some warm weather. The tug Towline is being painted. The Ardelle came out on Monday and was
powerwashed, Harold Burnham expects her to go back in Wed morning at high tide, about 5 a.m. The Adventure’s crew are
very busy painting, caulking, and replacing the outer section of the stem. Geoff Deckenbach expects her to go
back in on Wed evenings high tide, about 5 p.m. The Adventure will motor over to the Harbor Loop which she will make
her new home by the Maritime Museum. Meanwhile, the Phyllis A’s team is raring to go with her restoration, we are awaiting
word on when she can come up into dry dock. Workers pictured include Geoff, Manny from GMR, John Miles, Tony Finnociarro,
Sarah Tuvim, Katherine Richmond of KR Painting all on the Adventure, and Doug Parson’s with the Phyllis A. Michael Bergman
stopped by. He is very anxious to get back onboard to continue working on making the rat’s rails (ladder like structure up to the
top of the masts).
Mary Barker
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Schooner Adventure Makes It’s Way Over To Maritime Gloucester
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Alicia DeWolfe Chimes In On Surfside Pizza…
Hey Joey,
Based on your recommendation everyone at work grabbed something different from Surf Side Sub.
Here’s my “out of this world” Melanzane pizza!
Alicia DeWolfe
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Toby Learns How To Do the Fist Pump From Rene
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Beautiful Industry- Captain Joe and Sons Macro
Fun On The Dock.
You know how repetitive the work we do down here is. Without a creative outlet I’d probably lose my mind.
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One Hundred Friggen Thousand Dollars Awarded To Gloucester’s Backyard Growers Program- Wooot!!!!!
BIG NEWS! Backyard Growers has hit the big time! We were just awarded a 3-year $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation for the Schoolyard Garden Program in the Gloucester Schools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy Cannoli Batman!!! Huge!!!
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Community Stuff 6/4/14
Burnham’s Field renovation update from John McElhenny
Cousin!
Since you asked, here’s this week’s video update on the renovation of Burnham’s Field with project manager Steve Winslow.
Appreciate your interest,
JMc
Hi Joey,
Sorry to miss you the other day.
Tonight night is my Scotch N Swatch Event at The Marketplace in Lynnfield.
From 5-8pm free scotch tasting’s (single malt), J.Hilburn Clothing all at
Roosters, Men’s Grooming Center.
Promotions in honor of Father’s Day too!
Feel free to broadcast! I left you an invite, but it’s attached again just in case.
The Marketplace is off Walnut St (Exit 43 off 128). Easy to get to if you’re on the way home.
Best,
Caroline
Caroline Carlson – Style Advisor
Greenbelt – 25th Anniversary Art in the Barn Exhibit & Sale
On June 13-15, Greenbelt’s Cox Reservation will come alive with music, sculpture, fine art, handcrafted jewelry, ceramics and pottery at 82 Eastern Avenue in Essex. From the white farmhouse headquarters to the rustic barn, to the rolling grasslands and walkwaysoverlooking the Essex River, art will transform the grounds as the annual Art in the Barn exhibition and sale returns for its 25th year. Proceeds from the event support Greenbelt’sland conservation mission. The more than 140 participating artists include renowned local sculptors George Sherwood, Chris William and, Dale Rogers; potters Daphne Borden and Marty Morgan; painters Julia Purinton and Bruce Turner; photographer Dorothy Monnelly, and jeweler Beth Williams. Sale proceeds directly support Greenbelt’s land conservation mission. The opening reception from 6-8:30 pm Friday, June 13 will feature the music of string wizard and songsmith E.J. Ouellette & his band Crazy Maggy, with refreshments from the famous Ipswich Ale Tapmobile, Flatbread Mobile Pizza Oven, and the Whoo(pie) Wagon
Rockport’s Hidden Garden Tour – Summer 2014
The Rockport Garden Club’s Hidden Gardens tour will take place on Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21 – 10:00 a.m –
4:00 p.m. Ticket price is $20. per ticket before June 1 and $25. after June 1. To purchase tickets, please contact
Lynn Bird at 508-981-6698, or purchase tickets online by going to:
Hi Joey!
It’s time again to celebrate the Phyllis A. with our first Saturday of each month “Maritime Saturdays” at the Gloucester Marine Railways, Rocky Neck.
The first of 2014 will be this Saturday, June 7th from 10AM to 2PM.
Would you please post this poster on goodmorninggloucester? I have attached a Jpeg and a PDF.
Thank you for your help!!!
Gloria Parsons
Hi Joey! I have attached a poster for a small exhibit of photographs
opening at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum this Saturday in case there
is room this week. We were given an album of photographs taken in the
early 1920’s by David E. Burnham and have enlarged some of them.
Although the photographer died in 1943, were he alive today I think he
would have been an enthusiastic GMG contributor. Thanks. Nancy Dudley
ESM
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Behind The Scenes On Craig’s Favorite Joints- Surfside Pizza
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Community Photos 6/3/14
Bay View Sunset, photos from Anthony Marks
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Carry In/Carry Out Rock Get Replaced By a Pile Of Abandoned Trash
Here’s a big bag of suck from Janet Rice. (yesterday’s feel good story of the day gets turned on it’s ear by some rotten bastards)
Janet Rice reports-
Last evening I stopped by the Good Harbor footbridge to enjoy the sunset and I noticed something was missing and something was added.No nicely painted rock to remind people to take care of our beach and a big pile of trash to replace it. Really? So sad….
Here’s the post from yesterday that had everyone cheering-
SOMEONE HAS A SWEET WAY TO GET ACROSS AN IMPORTANT REMINDER…
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Janet Rice submits-
A nicely painted rock with an important public service message at the Good Harbor Footbridge.( Thank you to the person who took the time to do this-made my day! )
Best-Janet Rice
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Tick Tock…
The Stage Is Being Set-
Within this trailer, the St Peter’s Fiesta Altar Is About To Become Erected Once Again To Bring On The Greatest Time Of The Year For Our Fair City.
Gloucester’s Superbowl- The Saint Peter’s Fiesta 2014 Edition- Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Mike Lindberg’s Classic Here (I don’t know why but I tear up every time I watch this)-
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Celebrate diversity!
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Community Stuff 6/3/14
Hi All,
You are cordially invited to the GHS Greenhouse Ribbon Cutting this coming Tuesday, June 3rd 2014 at 3PM.
Refreshments to follow, provided by GHS Culinary Department and Gloucester U Cooking and Chemistry Classes.
Many different Gloucester groups under the direction of GHS Culinary Arts teacher Mr. Patrick Reardon have come together to provide “seed money” and labor for the NEW GHS Greenhouse. These include: GHS Environmental Club to Gloucester Education Foundation, GHS Culinary Department to Wolf Hill Gardens
The GHS Greenhouse will be used to support the GHS Culinary Department and Gloucester U’s Cooking and Chemistry Classes, as well as science experiments for the GHS Science Department.
Gloucester U is also looking for students who would like to help with the GHS Greenhouse over the summer session (see http://gloucesteru.weebly.com). The new Greenhouse is outside the far side of the Science Wing at GHS, next to the pre-school children’s play area. Please come and visit sometime – but please don’t pick the flowers!
Best,
Mark
Essex Merchants Group’s Online Auction is Open
Essex Merchants Group is excited to offer over 125 items donated by Essex individuals and businesses up for bid now until Monday, June 16th at 8 PM.
You’ll find gift certificates from the town’s restaurants and many of its antique shops, plus fine art, specialty gift baskets, marine goods, landscaping and carpentry services, concert tickets, and museum memberships. Fishing charters and cruises on the Essex River are well represented too.
A few highlights on the auction block:
- Paul Russell’s vintage car tour
- Private 1 1/2 hour cruise for 42 people on Essex River Cruises’ River Queen
- Large bronze and glass dragonfly garden sculpture by Chris Williams
- Oil paintings by local artists, Teri Eramo of Eventide Fine Art Gallery and Robert Hanlon of Walker Creek Furniture and Art Gallery
- Family portrait session from Underwood Photography
- Cogswell’s Grant tickets to Herrmann’s Royal Lipizzan Stallions
All proceeds from the auction go to promoting Essex.
Click here to browse, register and bid!
Morning Joey!
Attached is a flyer for our old time carnival happening in Millbrook Meadow this coming Sunday. I’m not sure which version is easier for you to post, so I’m attaching both a pdf and a jpeg. We truly appreciate you posting this for us!
Thank you!
Shannon
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seARTS 2014 Partner With an Artist Program
seARTS 2014 Partner With an Artist Program:
Call to Artists and Application Guidelines
seARTS invites artists to apply for Partner With an Artist Grants
Partner With an Artist (PWA), seARTS signature artist grant program, provides grants to artists to create new work — in any medium: visual, performing, multimedia art — in partnership with local businesses. PWA’s focus is to celebrate the arts, strengthen partnerships with the business community, and to promote a vibrant and culturally rich economy on Cape Ann.
The 2014 PWA program will connect with three of Cape Ann’s Cultural Districts: Essex River, Harbortown and Rocky Neck. Jurors will award three $1,500 grants, totaling $4,500, to artists who collaborate with a business in a Cape Ann Cultural District. One artist or project in each of three Cultural Districts will receive a grant. Each completed project will be presented in its Cultural District for the public to experience and enjoy.
Partnership with a business: This is an opportunity for artists and businesses to explore a creative relationship. We seek to fund innovative projects where artists and businesses work together to explore new opportunities only made possible by collaborating. A business might provide goods, services, or space for a project.
Creating opportunities for artists: PWA supports artists and encourages creative new work that connects to the local community and that will attract residents and visitors to explore and enjoy the Cultural District.
Grants: One $1,500 grant will be awarded to one artist in partnership with a business located in each of these three Cultural Districts: Rocky Neck, Harbortown and Essex Cultural Districts.
Please note: Projects in the Rockport Cultural District are not eligible. A grant was awarded in the Rockport Cultural District in 2012.
Phase One:
April – June 2014
Grant applications will be solicited by seARTS for artists collaborating with a business in each of these three Cultural Districts:
Gloucester’s Rocky Neck Cultural District
Gloucester’s Harbortown Cultural District
Essex River Cultural District
Phase Two:
June 2014
One grant of $1,500 will be awarded to one artist collaborating with a business in each of these three Cultural Districts:
Gloucester’s Rocky Neck Cultural District
Gloucester’s Harbortown Cultural District
Essex River Cultural District
Phase Three:
September-October 2014
Completed projects will be presented in their Cultural Districts.
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Resources and Links:
PWA Overview
Massachusetts Cultural Council
www.facebook.com/GloucestersRockyNeckCulturalDistrict
TIMELINE
Application Deadline: June 20, 2014
Award Notifications: June 27, 2014
Public Project Presentations: September/October 2014
HOW TO APPLY
If you are a current member of seARTS, there is no fee to apply for this program. To join or renew your membership please visit www.searts.org/wp/joinsupport/. If you wish to apply, but not join seARTS, there is a $25 application fee.
APPLICATION must include:
1. Cover sheet with contact information: name, street address, email, phone number(s), and names of all artists and business partners involved in the project.
2. Resume or C.V.
3. $25 application fee for non-member applicants.
4. One page project description, including a description of how the partnership will work. Identify the business partner(s): company name, street address, contact person, email and phone number(s)
5. Budget including in-kind donations.
6. Work samples:
Visual Art: 10-20 images numbered and titled on CD-ROM readable on Macintosh. Jpeg files at 300dpi, approximately 4” x 5”.
Media, Performance or Sound Art: 5 minutes on DVD or CD, with numbered media list that corresponds to work samples.
DEADLINE: All applications must by received no later than June 6.
Contact information: pwa.searts@gmail.com or 978-281-1222
Send your application to: pwa.searts@gmail.com or seARTS/PWA, P.O. Box 1476, Gloucester, MA 01931
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Manchester Athletic Club 2014 Summer Programs
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The Paper House In Rockport Is An Interesting Joint
Went This Weekend With The Kids, Check It Out Some Time, Everything’s Made Of Paper
from the website-
About The Paper House
The Paper House is an actual house made from paper.
Newspaper.
It was built by Mr. Elis F. Stenman, a mechanical engineer who designed the machines that make paper clips, began building his Rockport summer home out of paper as a hobby. That was in 1922.The paper was meant to be good insulation. Eventually, not only was the house made of paper, but furniture as well, including some intricate and beautiful pieces.
For more about the background, read the interview with his grand niece. For an interesting look at what you’ll see, let’s step inside.
Here’s the website- http://paperhouserockport.com/index.html
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Our Quadruple Pincer Clawed and Blue Lobster Has Company With Today’s yellow Lobster!!!
Yellow Lobster-Blue Lobster-Quadruple Pincer Lobster All Landed In Gloucester at Captain Joe and Sons
Crazy, right? There’s Nowhere that you can go to see these three lobster mutants in the same place let alone same lobster crate but we’ve got them her at our lobster dock, Captain Joe and Sons In Gloucester
Way More Pictures and Video when you click below this first picture-
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