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Committee for the Arts (CFTA) announces that 15 semifinalists have been selected for the first ever 2013 Gloucester MA HarborWalk Public Art Challenge

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Catherine Ryan Submits-

Hi Joey-

On behalf of the City of Gloucester , the Committee for the Arts (CFTA) announces that 15 semifinalists have been selected for the first ever 2013 Gloucester MA HarborWalk Public Art Challenge. Congratulations all!

  • James Calderwood
  • Tiffany Carbonneau
  • Anna Chirico & Dave Blakney
  • Justin Desilva
  • Andrew Thurlow & Andrew Doyle
  • Gary Duehr
  • Bartek Konieczny
  • Angelina Marino-Heidel & Joel Heidel
  • Michael McNabney & Troy Zaushny
  • Frank Morbillo
  • Laura Piraino & Lise Breen
  • James Sardonis
  • Kim Smith
  • Robert Trumbour, Anthony Sanchez, Jared Steinmark, & Alex Cabral
  • Juni Van Dyke

This national call to artists received an overwhelming response, with over 150 project ideas submitted from artists here and across the country. Judging for round 1 was done anonymously. With only 3 awards available and so many thoughtful submissions, it was necessary that round 1 require further essential review time. Competition was very strong. The CFTA was impressed by the quality and effort of so many proposals. It’s exciting and a privilege to see so many ideas, and all with a focus on Gloucester. Sincere thanks are due to all of the artists who took the time to send in applications, and we appreciate their interest and support of this call.

What stage are we in the overall process?

The semi-finalists entries are in final review by the round 2 selection panel which is tasked with selecting the 3 finalists from the group of 15 semi-finalists. The distinguished 7 member jury panel covers a cross section of expertise and excellence and includes: John Bell, Business, Civic and Political Leader, Gloucester, MA; Andrée Bober, Landmarks Museum Director and Founder, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, http://landmarks.utexas.edu/ ; Phil Cusumano, Artist and Licensed Captain, Gloucester, MAhttp://www.philcusumanoart.com/; Morgan Faulds Pike, Artist, Gloucester, MA, http://morganfauldspike.com/; Trevor Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, http://www.pem.org/; Peter Sollogub/Chris Muskopf, Architects, Cambridge Seven Associates, Cambridge, MA http://www.c7a.com/; and Jeff Weaver, Artist, Gloucester, MA, http://www.jeffweaverfineart.com/. We are grateful for the judges’ participation. We anticipate that the three winners will be announced May 2013. Soon thereafter, the Committee for the Arts will announce a special exhibition featuring all 15 semi-finalist entries and the panel’s selections (date, venue, & details are in the works). Stay tuned!

CFTA hosts introduction meeting with Gloucester arts group and Gloucester ‘s new Community Development Director Tom Daniel

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Catherine Ryan submits-

Hi Joey,

Tom Daniel is the Community Development Director for the City of Gloucester . His work is focused on continuing to support the vibrancy of Gloucester with its diverse economy and numerous amenities.

Since the arts are such an important component of Gloucester and community development, on April 4, 2013, the Gloucester Committee for the Arts hosted an open introduction meeting with Tom Daniel for a lunchtime meet and greet. Committee for the Arts Chair, Judith Hoglander, felt that this meeting would provide us with an opportunity to get to know Tom, and for him to better understand the importance of arts in Gloucester . It was wonderful!  Many who attended wore more than one hat,  so to speak, and have been engaged in several volunteer activities around town for many years. We are a lucky community. Among the folks present were artist Beth Williams, Cape Ann Artisans; Director of Cape Ann Museum Ronda Faloon; Ruth Mordecai, Artist and Director Goetemann Residency Program Director; Brenda Malloy, artist and Rocky Neck Art Colony; Jo Ann Castano, Arts Gloucester; Matthew Swift, Trident Gallery (to open soon on Main St.); Anne Robinson, seARTS and Cape Ann TV; Suzanne Gilbert, North Shore Arts Association; Susan Erony, artist, educator, Gloucester Writer’s Center; Marty Morgan, artist; Carol Gray, Director Sawyer Free; and members of the Committee for the Arts- Judith Hoglander, Dale Brown, Marcia Hart, Catherine Ryan and new member and artist Sinikka Nogelo.

We are so grateful that Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library offered the Friend’s Room space for this gathering. We learned that Tom is originally from central MA, and that he loves arts and culture, and how both are conduits to broadly experiencing our community. He shared examples of his advocacy for the arts throughout his career with examples from Minneapolis , MN , and most recently Salem , MA . We look forward to more discussions.

Manchester Athletic Club April Joining Special Zero Dollars (Normally ($129) Expires 4/30/13

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April email ad

call 978-526-8900 to join over the phone

Interfaith Prayer Service in Response to Marathon Tragedy, Wednesday, April 17

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Dear Joey,
Could you please post this for the community?
Interfaith Prayer Service in Response to Marathon Tragedy, Wednesday, April 17, 7:00 pm. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington St. (Lanesville). All are welcome. If questions, please call Pastor Anne Deneen, 978-283-6550, or Rev. Wendy Fitting, 978-283-3410

MS Fundraiser at Passports Restaurant tonight!

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Come and have dinner at Passports this evening and help  support an important cause.  A portion of tonight’s sales will go to the National MS society.  Enjoy a wonderful meal and help find a cure.

Community Stuff 4/18/13

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Dear Joey,

Here’s a flyer I hope you can post for a panel discussion happening next Sunday (3:15pm) at the National Historical Park in Lowell as part of the Folklife Series. I get to be on the same stage as two men whose work I admire greatly: shipbuilder and National Heritage Fellow Harold Burnham and Erik Ronnberg, Jr. whose ship models can be found in the Smithsonian, Mystic Seaport, and many other museums. We are all going to bring models with us and discuss the similarities and differences in the ways we create and use models in our work. I’ll bring C. B. Fisk’s model of Memorial Church at Harvard and the organ we just built for them. More info at http://blog.massfolkarts.org/blog/index.php/2013/04/model-making-ship-models-pipe-organs/

Thanks for helping to get the word out.

Gregory R Bover

V.P. Operations, Project Manager, C. B. Fisk, Inc.

www.cbfisk.com

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Gloucester Police Fitness Challenge Wrap Up From Chief Leonard Campanello

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Hi Joey,

Just wanted to let your readers know that the Gloucester Police Fitness Challenge just wrapped up on Sunday. The department lost over 400lbs collectively and we are very thankful for the support we received from citizens and businesses alike. I would like to once again acknowledge the businesses that supported us:

Cape Ann Car Wash

Castle Manor Inn

Cape Ann Marina and Resort

Gortons

Toms Auto Center

Gloucester Inn By The Sea

Acme Merchandise and Apparel

Manchester Athletic Club

Fitness Zone

Yukan Run

And thanks to all the citizens of Gloucester who rallied around us for this challenge.

Leonard Campanello

Chief of Police, City of Gloucester, MA

VIDEO- CAPTAIN DOUG’S AIRBOAT TOUR EVERGLADES CITY FLORIDA

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Also Watch Our Guide Captain Dwayne In This Video From When He Saved a 90 Year Old Woman From Getting Eaten By An Alligator-

Community Stuff 4/17/13

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EPDS Stacked logoEpicureans for Education

Saturday April 27, 6:30pm

Ryan & Wood Distilleries

"The Spirit of Cape Ann "

    Blackburn Center , Gloucester

$65 per person  ($75 at the door)

Click here to purchase online

or call 978-283-1700 to request tickets payable by check

Proceeds from the evening benefit the scholarship and financial aid programs of Eastern Point Day School .

A 501(c)3 non-profit corporation:  tax id #04-3171451

Event Sponsors

Ryan & Wood Distilleries

Turner’s Seafood

DJ Tony

Join the AMVETS POST #32 and AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary POST #32 THIS SUNDAY 4/21 in supporting our wounded veterans !!

There will be  LIVE MUSIC, GREAT FOOD, AWESOME PRIZES, and LOTS OF FUN!!

Check out the facebook event here for more information :

https://www.facebook.com/events/499469266783961/

For Questions or to purchase raffle tickets, contact:

Caitlin Kreitman, Team Huskies for Heroes
Kreitman.c@gmail.com
339-788-1994

Theatre in the Pines – "Dividing the Estate"

"Dividing the Estate" by Horton Foote and directed by Nan Webber, will be held on May 9, 10, 11 at 7:30 and May 12 at 3 p.m. at Spiran Hall located at the corner of School Street and Broadway,  Rockport

In, "Dividing the Estate," old resentments and sibling rivalries surface as the members of this hilariously dysfunctional family go head to head to see who might claim the biggest piece of the pie.  Rich humor clearly reflects the spirit of the playwright. Cast members include Scott Hazzard,  Kierstin Hazzard, Sarah Clark, Sue Barratt Souza, Rick Doucette, Eileen Fitzgerald, and  Mark and Patti Natti, Ruth Exama, Alexa Exama, Patricia Richards and Carl Pulkkinen. Randy Dupps is Stage Manager, Frank Walcott is the technical director and  set design and production manager is Martin Ray.

Tickets are now on sale at The Bookstore in Gloucester and Toad Hall Bookstore in Rockport.

andtherewas slight

Flatrocks Gallery welcomes spring with Fabrications, five gifted artists dedicated to ‘transforming the ordinary.’ Though visually distinct, each body of work employs common materials in ways that play fragility against strength and continuity against temporality. Dawn Southworth, combines a vast range of materials and processes. to construct unified, emotionally charged imagery. Margaret Rack, a metal sculptor offers playful wire “drawings”, delicate yet substantial constructions. Deploying commonplace materials with vision and wit, Nina Fletcher recycles histories into new stories. Sculptor and installation artist Caroline Bagenal animates space with delicate linear structures that move us from impermanence into history. Elizabeth Billings’ weavings use organic materials  gathered locally to evoke intuitive experiences we all share.

Join us for an reception to meet the artists, April 27th. 6-9pm.

Fabrications runs through May 26th.

Open Thurs.- Sun. 12-5pm.(and by appt.) 

77 Langsford St./Rt.127, Gloucester, MA (978)879-4683

Hey friends, please check out Rockport PTO’s Mega Online Auction on Bidding for Good at https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?auctionId=192057421

All proceeds go to support the Rockport Schools PTO (Parent Teacher Association)

which directly supports Rockport Public Schools.

Great local Art, all sorts of Sports Tickets, Museums, Hotels, Sailing, Restaurants, Special Experiences, and much much more!

Thanks for looking and please forward to anyone you know that loves auctions and good deals!

Becca

Community Stuff 4/16/13

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New York City Day Trip

Saturday, May 25, 2013

The College Women’s Club of Cape Ann is sponsoring this day trip to the

“Big Apple”.   Seats are limited and will be sold “first come, first served”.

Gloucester departure: promptly at 5:30 am from O’Maley School (free parking on lot).  There will be a 1/2 hour stop for snacks and restrooms halfway through with arrival time in NYC at approximately 10:30 am (behind St. Patrick’s Cathedral).

Spend the day at your leisure in downtown Manhattan.  Some suggestions;

sightseeing (Empire State Building, NBC tour, Rockafeller Center…) afternoon theater performances/ Radio City Music Hall…

shopping on 5th Avenue, Canal Street…

visit museums…

New York City departure: 7:30 pm (Absolute time because of parking restrictions.)  There will be a 1/2 hour stop halfway home with Gloucester arrival set at approximately 11:30 pm.

Complete cost, including tip, is $65.00 per person.

Full payment is due with your reservation by April 18th.

If you plan to attend, please fill out the order form below & send to:

             Mary Favaloro O’Shea  (call 978-281-4257 with questions)

              9 Birch Grove Heights

              Gloucester, MA 01930

DOCUMERICA Project Photo Set Rockport In The 70s

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Hi:

Love your blog. I follow it as a Cape Ann native currently living in Dorchester.

Not sure if you’d be interested, but there’s an incredible set of photos from the 70s taken for the DOCUMERICA Project and currently housed in the U.S. Archives. They are primarily of Rockport, but they are really cool.

Check them out here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnationalarchives/sets/72157622403591610/with/3930867947/

Best,

Shane Donaldson

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Rudder Opening For The 2013 Season This Thursday April 18th!

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Besides Having The Most Beautiful Room To Dine In Gloucester the Rudder Also Has A pretty Good Web Presence.

Check Out Their Site For All The Details- www.rudderrestaurant.com

The Rudder is available for private functions 7 days a week. Contact Greg
Halle the event coordinator if you would like to book your special function.

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For more information on the hours of operation, private functions and
social media visit www.rudderrestaurant.com."

Rick Isaacs In Switzerland

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Just a little iPhone shot that I snapped walking back to the hotel after work last evening. We’re in Lausanne, Switzerland, doing routine maintenance on the pipe organ that our incredible team from Fisk built and installed here 10 years ago.

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Seaside Cycle and Sufari Indoor Outdoor Sale April 27th

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joey

i hope spring is treating you well with millions of hits! i was hoping you could make your readers aware of an event we are doing here in manchester on april 27th. Its kind of an indoor/outdoor sale with all of the local merchants displaying discounted sale items. if it is nice outside i know myself (seaside cycle) and Sufari are going to set up tents outside of the community center. should be pretty cool.

i hope you can share this with your readership.

Thank you as always and have a great spring.

scott b

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Dont be the person who…

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Races to the boarding gate and clogs up the works as if they are going to give their seat on the plane away.
Relax grandma. They’re not gonna leave without you.