Adventure Returns, 1988

Fred Bodin Submits-

Schooner Adventure came home to Gloucester in 1988, twenty five years ago. The arrival was a grand event, and included the USCG, many private boats, and a blimp. Celebrations continued after she docked. The honoring of Adventure will commence again this weekend. She is the host and star of the visiting schooners.

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No, that’s not the Hindenburg in the sky, it’s the Goodyear Blimp! This photo got me started on schooner photography. They are so graceful and beautiful. That’s John McNiff’s Whaler behind Adventure. This was a significant moment in Gloucester schooner history. What a day! A few years later, she was painted in her original  “fisherman’s black.”

Community Stuff 8/29/13

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“Where the Heart is” — a new collection of paintings by Julia Purinton
Time & Tide at Post Road Framers, in the Rowley Marketplace, Route 1, Rowley
Exhibition is open September 1-30
Opening reception is September 7th, 5-7pm
Refreshments will be enjoyed!

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Artwork attached: “Labor Day” by Julia Purinton


Salty Dog Day at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum

The Essex Shipbuilding Museum will be holding its popular Salty Dog Day on Saturday, September 7th, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (rain date Sunday, September 8th).

All are invited, with their 4 legged friends, to participate in this wonderful day filled with activities for people and dogs alike and to learn a little of the unique history between dogs and our maritime past.  This year the museum will have special events which will be kicked off by the Salty Dog Costume Parade (for the dogs not the people). Prizes will be given for the Best Nautical Costume, Best Dressed, and Judges’ Choice. Demonstrations being done by dogs will happen throughout the day and will include: Newfoundlands doing carting and water demonstrations, Boston Snow Dogs doing mushing, and dogs from Fit-n-Trim Dog Training doing Agility. There will be live music by Livin’ on Luck. Gary Foreman from the USS Constitution Museum will tell us about the Guerriere the Terrier who was aboard Old Ironsides,  and the Schooner Adventure will be reading “Skippy’s Adventure” a children’s book about Skippy who was on board the Adventure.

For those wanting to wander and try new things there will be lots of other activities for kids and dogs , and for adults there will be the Barque Avenue marketplace. Should  hunger strike, wander over to the Salty Dog Galley.

At 2:00 pm there will be the opening reception for the new exhibit: Salty Dogs: A Maritime Legacy. Included in that exhibit will be the winners of the Salty Dog Day Photo Contest.

For programming and times, please check our website: www.essexshipbuildingmuseum.org


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Robin Jones Represents! at Shaker Square Near Cleveland, Ohio

Joey,
From a British Car show today at Shaker Square near Cleveland, Ohio.
Robin

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Tuna, Truro, Magnolia, and the Fish Stick

Fred Bodin Submits-

From the (Martha’s) Vinyard Gazette, circa 1951: ” John Sweek of Queen’s, NYC, secretary to a magistrate in his home city, is shown at left with his companions, Robert Collinson from Provincetown and John Kohr of Magnolia, with three tuna caught on rod and reel near the Truro shore in Provincetown Harbor. The fishermen had their best luck with blue atom plugs and squid as bait.” These are definitely surf casting fishermen. Just look at the bare feet, rolled up trousers, and 4 wheel drive Jeep.

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I met John Kohr and his wife Esther (1914–2007) while she and I worked at Endicott College in Beverly. The was something about her that was vaguely aristocratic, but in an old fashioned gracious American way. I now know that she grew up in Provincetown and Truro. In fact, her ship captain uncle sailed in the China Trade, and another ancestor commanded a ship for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and built the oldest still standing house in Truro. Previous ancestors came here on the Mayflower and established Truro. Husband John Kohr (1911–1999) was a graduate of MIT and invented an amazing product while he worked for Gorton’s: The Fish Stick!

Boats Wanted For Annual Lighted Boat Parade!!

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Hi all-

I am just putting out a call to everyone for any assistance you can help with in getting people to participate in the Annual Lighted Boat Parade this year. Remember this is a nonprofit, volunteer effort so every little bit helps keep the event going.

We are asking Parade boats (with lights)  for this Saturday to meet up just before sunset, at the mouth of Jones Creek on the Annisquam River. They check in with a committee boat and pick up a number, if they want to be judged by the judges. Then we parade the boats down the river, through the bridge, past the Man on the Wheel and the judges boat, into the inner harbors and back to the main harbor for the Fireworks.  We continue to get low boat attendance, and need everyone to reach out through your avenues for participation. Including your Facebook pages etc. This has been a great tradition for the North Shore, Gloucester, as well as a nice complement to the Schooner Festival.

Please send this link along if you email your groups for pre-registration of the parade. Pre-registration is not a requirement, but helpful.

http://www.capeannmarina.com/Forms/BoatParadeSignUp.pdf

Its FREE and need boats!

Pass this email along- forward to friends with boats, it all helps!

Any questions, please let me know.

Tobin

Community Stuff 8/28/13


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Henry Ferrini writes-

Joey,

We have Joe Muzio coming to read at GWC in October

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SIX PLAYS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE
Hear Cape Ann Talent read six original 10-minute plays

On September 22, 2013, at 7:30 pm, the GWC and M. Lynda Robinson will present Six Plays for the Price of One.  Six promising writers will debut six original plays at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck located on 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester Massachusetts. There is a suggested donation of ten dollars but nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.
 
This is the final step in the GWC’s 10-minute playwriting workshop. Following the staged readings the audience is suggested to provide feedback for the playwrights as well as asking any question they might have.   

Linda Hanley Finigan stated about her teacher and the 10 minute play workshop series that, “Lynda Robinson has an amazing ability to tease out the inherent drama and humor in just about anything she hears. The class is fast-moving and great fun. Her knowledge of theater is inspiring. Her ear for dialogue is perfect. The ten-minute play is a challenging format; Lynda is a terrific guide.”
 
With six different plays being preformed there is sure to be a story for everyone.  There are both comedies and dramas based upon a variety of subjects ranging from rest homes, and marriage, to the “dark lady” of William Shakespeare’s sonnets.  Come support Linda Hanley Finigan, Carole Frohlich, David McCaleb, M. Lynda Robinson, Jess Semeraro, and Joseph Stiliano in their creative endeavors.

The Gloucester Writers Center was founded in 2010 to save the late poet Vincent Ferrini’s home and turn it into a working writer’s center. Its mission is to preserve, promote, and celebrate Cape Ann’s rich literary legacy and to encourage writing and the belief that all voices count. 
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If you would like more information about what the Gloucester Writers Center does or any of the recent events, visit www.gloucesterwriters.org
 
“The Gloucester Writers Center is a working writer’s center in a working town.”

 

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Breaking News: We Will Be Taping Pre-Oscar Style Fashion Award Interviews On The Red Carpet Before Sista Felicia’s Cookbook Gala At Cruiseport

Complete with fashion awards at the end. Bring your A Game. We will be asking who designed your dress, who did your hair and generally have fun with it.

Hosted by me, your boy Joey C, the effervescent Lillian LoGrasso and Rick Doucette.

Remember you DONT have to wear a tux or gown. Whatever you would feel comfortable wearing to an evening wedding is fine and creative dress is encouraged 😉

Hoping to have arrivals for interviews and paparazzi photo sessions starting at 7:00.

See you on the Red Carpet. Tickets available at Captain Joe and Sons, Mamie’s Kitchen and Audrey’s Flower Shop!

Photos From The Adventures First 2 shakedown Sails via Mary Barker

Hi Joey, Here rare photos from the Adventures first 2 shakedown sails. Captain Graham McKay was at the helm for both trips. Ryan Graham was the mate. The people hauling on the lines are hoisting the main sail, which sits atop a 65 ft boom, is 2100 square feet. The 4 sails total 5,500 square feet. Many thanks to Donny King who welcomed me aboard the Scotia Girl to capture the shots of the Adventure under way. The final shot was taken from Stage Fort Park with the Adventure taking down her sails. Mary Barker

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Drive by Samaritans Strike Again!

Fred Bodin submits-

Drive by Samaritans Strike Again!

The first part of this installment can be found here

This morning at 10 am the two Samaritans and their mothers came to my gallery to claim their rewards for finding $106 on Main Street and, with my assistance, it was returned to the owner. On the left are Paige and her mom Tracey Harmon, and on the right is Baylee with mom Mayor Carolyn Kirk. But the story of good deeds by these young ladies is not over – read on.

The envelopes are open, and the proud 13 year olds each display their $12.50 rewards.

Paige and Baylee with their small fortunes of reward money. What are they going to do with it? They told me they’re going straight to CVS, and spend it on toys to give to the Boston Children’s Hospital. Still making that good karma – that’s just who they are. You gotta love it!

Fred

Cookbook Gala Prep! One Day Left To Get Sista Felicia’s Cookbook Launch Gala Tickets- You Can Get Them Here At The Dock or At Mamie’s Kitchen!

Daphne Papp Photos-

Assembling Centerpieces!

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Cookbooks-

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Cookie Being Made-

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Centerpieces with Frank Ciolino Made Banner Held By Dee Noble and Skylar-

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Making The Red Pasta

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IMG_3490For Anyone That Has Yet To Purchase A  Ticket I Have Them Here At The Dock

Captain Joe and Sons

95 East Main St

Gloucester MA

You can come get yours here.

Here she is at Cruiseport Working Out the details of the ridiculous menu.

Lots of her recipes will be served- She tells me the menu will be coming to post soon.  Every last detail she’s been working on feverishly to make it a spectacular event.  Huge huge thanks to Sheree DeLorenzo and her staff at Cruiseport for catering to her special requests to make this night a night to remember.

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News Flash! East Gloucester Overrun By Mutant Hyper Breeding Bunny Rabbits- Feds Calling In Bunny Rabbit Expert To Take Care Of The Situation

If anyone has driven down Moorland Road at 4AM they know the situation.  You got Bunny Rabbits Cross Crossing the Road Like A Bunny Rabbit Version of the eighties video game Frogger.

It’s not if you’re gonna eventually run one of these mutant hyper breeding bunny rabbits over, it’s when.  My when just happened to be this morning on my way to work.

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So the call went out to the Feds and I word is that they’re sending in an expert to take care of the situation-

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Blood Drive hosted by Gloucester Fire Fighters and Jalapeños was a success!

Tina Ketchopulos forwards-
In response to the Marathon bombing and emergency need to replenish blood supplies, Jalapeños and the Gloucester Fire Fighters held an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, August 24 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The community blood drive was held outside Jalapeños, 86 Main Street, Gloucester. The American Red Cross blood donor van was be parked at 86 Main Street. Palazola’s Sporting Goods provided parking spaces in their parking lot for donors. Jalapeños provided a $20. gift card to those who donate that day. Addison Gilbert Hospital provided a gift bag to each donor.
Attached are photos from Saturday’s blood drive of volunteers and donors!

Community Stuff 8/27/13

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The online portion of Bluenose Gala Celebration and Auction is now open. The auction will run until September 2, 2013. Proceeds go to Maritime Gloucester in order to support our efforts to inspire students and visitors to value marine science, maritime heritage and environmental stewardship through hands-on education and experiences. Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise. So, tell your friends, family, community. Let the bidding begin! 

http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=maritimegloucester

Make Your Bid to Support Maritime Gloucester!

Now is your chance to not only get all the great items you want, but to do it knowing you are helping support our organization and mission. 

Inspiring Discovery. Embracing History. Exploring Science. Living Stewardship.

 


Dream Repeater: Toys Falling
IlaSahai Prouty and company

Don’t miss Flatrocks Gallery’s show Dream Repeater: Toys Falling, a group show curated by IlaSahai Prouty  in it’s final week.  

In her on-going project Dream Repeater, Prouty creates artworks in various media based on bits of collected dream narratives. For this show, she has invited other artists to join her.

Prouty’s work deals with the ways repetition can intensify and expand meaning. “I’m exploring how a short snippet of a dream, essentially a short story, can grow to become something larger and more mythic.”

Last summer, Prouty’s Dream Repeater work, “Goldilocks, Save the World,” was installed at the Cape Ann Museum’s White Ellery House. This year, she returns to her home town to present a collection of works based on a dream called Toys Falling. “I have been working with these dreams myself, and I wanted to expand the project – to see where others might take the dreams, and how they look through other peoples eyes.”

Each artist in this show agreed to create work in response to the dream text. The show will include sculpture, painting, encaustic, illustration, mixed media, poetry, video, printmaking, quilting, and story telling.

Participating Artists are: IlaSahai Prouty, Caroline Bagenal, Rocky Delforge, Adriane Herman, Bo Hyung Lee, Vicki Paret, Doris Prouty, Hans Pundt, Sarah Slifer Swift, Stephanie Williams, Heather Atwood, Emily Wheeler, Tim Averill, and Peter Hickman.

IlaSahai Prouty grew up in Lanesville, Massachusetts. She is a former chair of the Art Department at the Waring School in Beverly, Mass., and considers herself an artist with Cape Ann roots. She has an MFA from the California College of Art in San Francisco, California., and is currently Resident Artist at the Penland School of Crafts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Prouty is also an Assistant Professor at nearby Appalachian State University.
Flatrocks Gallery is located at 77 Langsford Street/Route 127 in Gloucester, MA. Hours are 12-5pm, Thursday through Sunday, and by appointment. The gallery is focused on continuing the long tradition of artists in Lanesville, and is committed to offering works of art to the community that challenge and engage.

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Hello,
I’m helping out in the search for a missing coonhound/shepherd mix named Zadie. Missing since the end of May. She is now 10 months old. She has been spotted multiple times in Gloucester recently. I was wondering if you could post the attached poster on your Facebook Page. They also have a FB page. The family is desperate to find her and miss her very much. Thank you for any help in finding Zadie. Thank you so much!
Jan Jaroma

Tommy O From The Yankee Fleet Outfits Captain Pete Mondello With A Pair Of Outriggers

Captain Pete has been having some severe a type of vertigo that makes him so dizzy it takes him to his knees.  In the past couple weeks he’s had to come in from fishing a bunch of times.

So what does Tommy O do?  Hand crafts Pete his very own set of stabilizing outriggers right down to the cables with the birds hanging off the ends.

Tommy O displays the prototype-

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and here’s a happy Pete ready to go fishing-

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