My View of Life on the Dock
Len Burgess submits-
Don’t miss this fun filled 3rd annual Schooner Challenge Monday, June 16th. from 6pm to 8pm. Starts from Maritime Gloucester. Be on board one of the three Harold Burnham built schooners the ‘Thomas E. Lannon’, the ‘Fame’ or the ‘Ardelle’ and help your ship compete for the prize. SIGN ABOARD TODAY! For tickets, visit www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org or call: Marcia at 978-375-3337.
Erik Dombrowski just going for it right here.
See the oar bending?
Here’s the poster and link for the Free Fun Fridays summer schedule. Free Fun Fridays is an annual summer program that opens doors at no cost to visitors to many of Massachusetts’ most treasured museums and cultural venues all across the state. Initiated by the Highland Street Foundation; follow the link to print the schedule http://highlandstreet.org/2014F3Full.pdf
Maybe all the Massachusetts Cultural Districts can be listed, too! Next year, let’s hope any of our Harbortown (http://www.gloucesterharbortown.org) and Rocky Neck (http://mail.rockyneckartcolony.org) Cultural District partners who want to be included can and will be! In Gloucester alone, not to be missed venues include among others:
Beauport Sleeper-McAnn
http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/Beauport
Cape Ann Museum
City Hall
http://www.gloucester-ma.gov/index.aspx?nid=102
Hammond Castle
http://www.hammondcastle.org/common/index.php?com=HAMM&div=AA&nav=AA&page=A91
Maritime Gloucester
http://maritimegloucester.org/
Sargent House
Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer (always) Free for cultural center, spa-era fresco murals and more
http://www.sawyerfreelibrary.org/
Come on down to the dock and pick em up for free
95 East Main St
Gloucester MA
Hi Joey,
Here’s a google map of the towns in Massachusetts with cultural districts designated by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as of 2014. Besides Gloucester, Barnstable now has 2 cultural districts.
If you’re traveling in MA–or anywhere across the US that has cultural district designations–they’re a good place to investigate ahead of time for planning.
The summer Butterflies exhibit at the Berkshire Museum that includes Kim Smith’s work is nearby 5 western ma cultural districts and ideally situated for visiting Tanglewood or whatever Berkshire art and trail you envision.
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
Two Truck and Trailer Loads From Here-
To Here-
210 Traps At Once #Kablammie!
Off To Set Traps…
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
Continue reading “Schooner Adventure Makes It’s Way Over To Maritime Gloucester”
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
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.
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!!!
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
Bay View Sunset, photos from Anthony Marks
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-
Posted on June 2, 2014 by Joey C 5 comments Edit Post
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
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)-
Good Morning Gloucester 