My View of Life on the Dock
Hi Joey
I wanted to share the spectacular and unusual multiple rainbow phenomenon that was a harbinger of Hurricane Sandy late this afternoon over Gloucester Crossing.
There were three rainbows and two sundogs for a total of five! The rainbows were not parallel, but arced at different angles-it was like nothing I have ever seen in my sixty three years.
Caroline Haines
Cape Ann Community Cinema, the unique, living room-style digital movie theater at 21 Main Street in Gloucester, has earned a reputation as "the film festival that never ends," and from November 1-18, they up the ante with 32 films, plus visiting filmmakers, live events and music, HD operas from Europe, and one Bond girl via satellite.
"The Festival is like a Whitman’s sampler of all the things we offer at the Cinema all year long," explained Robert Newton, creative director of the Cinema and the Festival. "It’s like a whole season on fast-forward, delivered in just 2 1/2 weeks."
Most of the Festival’s events take place at the Cinema at 21 Main Street, with a handful happening at Film Haven, located inside The Hive at 11 Pleasant Street.
"Like in our year-round line-up, we program as many quality local films as we can," Newton added, "and like in our year-round line-up, we balance them with the best films we can find from around the state, around the country, and around the world."
The 5th Annual Cape Ann Film Festival’s Opening Night is Thursday, November 1st at 7:30pm, when CinemaSalem’s Paul Van Ness and naturalist Kristina Lindborg present their short feature, "This Perfect Place: A Natural History Of The Massachusetts North Shore." Also part of the evening is a selection of Festival trailers, and free pizza from La Trattoria.
"Paul’s CinemaSalem was part of the inspiration for the CACC, so showing his film is a great match for this year’s Festival," Newton said, "and his steady output of original homespun fare has inspired me to do the same for our Cinema." Newton is now raising money for "Over Cape Ann HD," a planned 45-minute feature to replace the dated flyover video that has been airing on Cape Ann TV since 1988.
The Cape Ann Community Cinema has been open for over four years now. Newton got his start showing movies on Cape Ann in 2007, when he started showing independent movies every week at John Williams’s Gloucester Cinema on Essex Avenue. He has been an exhibitor since 2003, when he retired from 17 years in the video rental business. He had stores in Hamilton, Swampscott, Auburn, and Worcester, the latter of which he sold to Hollywood Video.
GUESTS GALORE
The CAFF’s Guest of Honor is character actor extraordinaire Stephen Tobolowsky, aka "The Guy Who Everybody Knows (But Nobody Knows They Know)." He has appeared in over 200 movies and TV shows, and is known best as Ned Ryerson in "Groundhog Day" and Sammy Jankis in "Memento," plus series like "Deadwood," "Glee" and "Californication." He appears at the Festival on Monday, November 12th at 6:30pm, when he will perform a story from his new book, "The Dangerous Animals Club" (which he will sign copies of) and host a Q&A.
Former 007 girl and "X-Men" star Famke Janssen will appear via satellite after the Saturday, November 3rd at 7:30pm screening of her first film as writer-director, "Bringing Up Bobby." The film features "Resident Evil" star Milla Jovovich as a con artist who moves with her young son to a conservative neighborhood in Oklahoma. It has been called "sensitively acted, carefully written and directed with heartfelt compassion" and "an engrossing little independent film.
POLITICS! POLITICS! POLITICS!
A more local guest visits on Sunday, November 4th, when Cape Ann’s own professional prankster and Presidential candidate Vermin Supreme brings his film "Vote Jesus: The Chronicles Of Ken Stevenson." The political satirist’s documentary details his trip behind the moral iron curtain and into the steamy viscera of American Fundamentalism, disguised as a right-wing politician. Speaking of politicians, voters are invited to watch the election results come in starting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 6th (presented by The Gloucester Democratic City Committee). On Thursday, November 15th at 6:30pm, the Festival hosts "The JFK Experience," a live, multimedia encounter with history featuring historic performer Mike Lowe as John F. Kennedy. Lowe’s presentation is impressive, immersive, and interactive, with audience members able to actually ask questions of the 35th President of the United States.
ART FOR ART’S SAKE… AND FOR A CAUSE
A quartet of local filmmakers makes up the Thursday, November 8th at 7:30pm "ArtShorts" line-up, with "Boo," "Citgo Dance" and "The Builder" by Elizabeth Cornaro; "Princess" and "Icarus" by Christy Park; "No More Gloomy Sundays" by Robert Newton & Kristen Miller; "Où est Fleuri Rose?" by Mark Warhol.
Ipswich filmmaker Brendan Fay brings his debut feature "Weekend In Summer" to the CAFF on Friday, November 9th at 7:30pm. The coming-of-age hometown homage, made on a budget of $1,200, is about two days in the lives of three friends just out of high school.
Inaugurating the Cape Ann Community Cinema’s "Dinner & A Movie" series is the all-time Greek box office champ "A Touch Of Spice," playing Sunday, November 11th (doors at 6:00pm, movie at 6:30pm). The night, which features a light Greek meal by Brothers Kouzina in Peabody, benefit’s Cape Ann’s food bank, The Open Door.
MUSIC MATTERS
The Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church hosts the classic 1973 crime drama "The Harder They Come" starring reggae legend Jimmy Cliff on Wednesday, November 14th at 7:30pm. Rockport artisan Leslie Wind has partnered with the CACC in bringing folk musicians Debra Cowan and John Roberts on Friday, November 16th at 7:30pm. Later the same evening at 10:00pm, Manchester’s Allison Sigrist and her all-girl Queen tribute band, Gunpowder Gelatine, hit the stage, followed by a special movie treat. Additionally, two HD operas from Europe are also part of the Festival line-up – Wagner’s "Siegfried" (from Milan’s La Scala) on Sunday, November 11th at 12:00pm and Tuesday, November 13th at 2:00pm, and Mozart’s "The Marriage Of Figaro" (from London’s Royal Opera) on Sunday, November 18th at 2:00pm.
…AND EVEN MORE LOCAL STUFF
The Healthy Gloucester Collaborative debuts "Our Town," their new teen-made PSAs on Saturday, November 17th at 12:00pm.
Gloucester’s Mick Verga hosts an encore presentation of the adoption story "Somewhere Between" on Saturday, November 17th at 5:00pm, and will read the children’s book that he wrote called ‘The Lonely Little Horse.’
The Festival closes on Sunday, November 18th at 6:00pm with a work-in-progress version of "Maritime Capsule," the new documentary on dory boats by Gloucester guys Sal Zerilli and Keith Palazzola. Palazzola will present the film and host a Q&A session after.
ETCETERA, ETCETERA, ETCETERA…
The other films in the 5th Annual Cape Ann Film Festival are: "An Affair Of The Heart," "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," "All Together," "The American Scream," "Arrugas (Wrinkles)," "Atlas Shrugged – Part II: The Strike," "Beloved," "The Best Of The New York Children’s Film Festival," "Compliance," "Detropia," "FDR: American Badass," "Fear and Desire," "Holy Motors," "The Invisible War," "The Island President," "Kumaré," "Nine Nation Animation," "Samsara," "Searching For Sugar Man," "Tales Of The Night," "Trade Of Innocents," "The Well-Digger’s Daughter," and "Wuthering Heights."
Operas and the "Touch Of Spice" Dinner & A Movie event are $17.50 adults, $15.00 for Members. The Debra Cowan & John Roberts show and the Guest of Honor night are $15.00 adults, $12.50 for Members. The "Our Town" event and the screening of "FDR: American Badass" are free. All other films and events cost $9.75 for adults, $8.25 for students and seniors (60+) and $6.75 for Members.
A full schedule, trailers, advance tickets on select presentations, and more information on all Festival films and events can be found on the Festival’s official website, www.CapeAnnFilmFest.com.
Therapy Dog Ivy Puts Everyone to Ease
The American Red Cross conducted a blood drive at Addison Gilbert Hospital on Saturday, October 27. Also attending, Red Cross volunteer, Deborah Gilbert, with her therapy dog, Ivy. Ivy was also at the Red Cross booth at the student health fair held earlier this month at Gloucester High School sponsored by Addison Gilbert Hospital and the school based health center.
Ivy is a therapy dog at Addison Gilbert Hospital and visits the Senior Adult Unit and several other departments. Ivy and Deborah are in the glory when they are doing what they enjoy best, volunteering and making people happy and they bring a lot of joy to those they visit.
Len Burgess submits-
Caught this at the Essex Clam Chowder Festival.
–Len Burgess
Carol Pallazolla Writes-
Hi Joey!
How are you? I just wanted to see if you could post for us our special event showcasing all the hard work and training our Gloucester PACE participants have given to be in our very own PACE Olympics! These senior citizens have not let their limits or disabilities hold them back and they are ready to show their stuff! They are competing against our other PACE sites from Beverly and Lynn next week on Thursday, November 1 at Danvers Indoor Sports on Rt. 114. It’s a free event that anyone can come too and lunch is included! Just RSVP at 781-715-6694 or email to info@pacenorthshore.org
You will also be inspired by our guest speaker Dick Hoyt of Team Hoyt as he speaks to help kick off our PACE Olympics with our participants, very exciting! Anyone who’s familiar with the Boston Marathon will recognize Dick as the inspirational father who does the race each year with his son Rick who has cerebal palsy. Together they have competed in over 1,090 events at Team Hoyt! Come get inspired as he shares the Team Hoyt Motto “Yes You Can!”
Here is our facebook event page link:
http://www.facebook.com/events/444765015580007/?context=create
Thanks Joey!!
Carol
October 25, 2012
“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”
Lois McMaster Bujold (1949- ) in A Civil Campaign, 1999
The author of more than two dozen books of which 2 million copies are in print, Bujold writes in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres. She has won the Hugo Award four times, equaling a record set by Robert Heinlein, as well as the Nebula and Mythopoetic Awards. The daughter of the highly respected materials engineer Robert Charles McMaster, widely known for his monumental work The Non-Destructive Testing Handbook, Bujold’s heroes are often the progeny of famous fathers.
From Alice Gardner-
Hi Joey. Just for fun, I’ve been designing fabrics using my Cape Ann photos. Spoonflower is a great website and although just experimenting, here’s a link to my "shop" (called Adagio) if you think GMG readers would enjoy a way to play with their photos. It’s fun, easy and a good way to spend time waiting for our next trip to Gloucester. http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/adagio?filter_action=collection&info_action=&nav_action=all&shop_selection=all_collection&sub_action=new_profile
Loving all the community news coming up these days!
Check out Brian’s site here- www.brianmoc.com
Celia, 7 and Fokus, 5 cleaning Pavilion beach, these children took upon themselves to clean the trash. What a great lesson we can learn from a 5 and 7 year old who took the initiative.
Hi Joey,
Over the past week the local fall colors have peaked and with the blue bird sky the past two days, the colors have deepened and come alive. Hope you can share the link with FOB.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY
20%of all restaurant proceeds will be donated for breast cancer research and development.
AT SEAPORT GRILLE – MON., Oct. 29, 2012
Greetings!
Every October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we at Seaport Grille donate 20% of ALL RESTAURANT PROCEEDS to The Susan G. Koman for the Cure.
Since its foundation in 1982, Komen has provided funding for basic, clinical, and translational breast cancer research and for innovative projects in the areas of breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment.
We at the Seaport Grille are proud to support the Susan G. Koman for the Cure. Please join us on Monday, October 29, 2012 to support this worthy cause. 20%of all restaurant proceeds will be donated for breast cancer research and development.
I personally want to Thank-You for your ongoing awareness and support for Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. This is the time of year when we are thankful for our family, friends, and loved ones and all the blessings we have had so far this year. I look forward to seeing all your smiling happy faces at this years event. We have previously have had successful campaigns to support this cause because of you.
Sincerely,
Sheree DeLorenzo
Seaport Grille at Cruiseport Gloucester
Join Eastern Point Day School for music, hayrides, face painting, pumpkin crafts, story telling, raffle, artisan and food vendors
on Saturday, October 27th!
This event is for all ages and open to the public!
Date:
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Eastern Point Day School
8 Farrington Avenue, East Gloucester (across the street from Niles Beach)
North Shore Nursery School
Enrollment Open House
Beverly Farms, MA– October 25, 2012- North Shore Nursery School, located at 204 Greenwood Avenue in Beverly Farms invites parents of prospective preschoolers to enrollment Open Houses on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 10 am and Wednesday November 7, 2012 at 9:30 am. Parents will be given a tour of classrooms, outdoor playground and garden, as well as view the nature trails that surround the school. They will have an opportunity to hear from the director of the school to learn about North Shore Nursery School’s special approach to early childhood education, highly qualified and nurturing faculty, very low student-to-teacher ratio, engaging theme based and emergent curriculum, diverse cultural enrichment, music and movement programs, and warm and welcoming community of children, teachers and families.
Founded in 1962 as a non-profit organization, North Shore Nursery School offers programs for children ages 2-5 years of age. For 50 years, North Shore Nursery School has embraced the wonder of childhood. The child-centered program provides a nurturing and engaging first school experience that builds the foundation for a life-long love of learning.
To RSVP for the Open House and for additional information, please contact North Shore Nursery School at 978-922-8450 and/or sdipasquale@northshorenurseryschool.org
The National Weather Service now has a high degree of confidence that New England will experience significant impacts from Hurricane Sandy regardless of the location of the landfall. With landfall south of New England, Massachusetts is still likely to sustain significant impacts from this storm including damaging winds, associated power outages, and freshwater and coastal flooding.
The City of Gloucester is providing the following information for residents and businesses in order to ensure that steps are taken to be as prepared as possible in the event the storm has a serious impact on our community.
As the storm gets closer and more information is available a Public Information Officer will be available and a telephone number for residents and the media to call will be issued. The announcement of the Public Information Officer will coincide with the opening of the Emergency Operations Center. More information will follow as it becomes available.
The Gloucester Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) would like to share the following hurricane preparation tips for residents of Gloucester. In addition, the checklist below outlines what you may need, should Gloucester be hit with damaging winds and power outages.
· Stay informed by monitoring the storm via the media.
· Be sure to have a well-stocked Family Disaster Kit* in the event you lose power or are isolated for a number of days.
· Clear clogged rain gutters. This storm brings the potential for torrential rain. Providing clear drainage will help prevent misdirected flooding.
· Secure outdoor items such as lawn furniture, trash barrels, hanging plants, toys and awnings that can be broken or picked up by strong winds and potentially become a projectile.
· Elevate articles in your basement that could be damaged from even minor flooding.
· Keep your vehicles fully fuelled.
· Have a certain amount of cash available. If power is lost, ATMs may not be working.
Following is a list of suggested essentials for what you will need to create your own home disaster kit. You might be surprised to see that most of the items are things you already have. Even if you have everything on this list, now is the best time to organize everything so it is all together when you need it. Medications change, babies arrive, new pets join the family and people move. Check and update your water, food, batteries, medications and contact phone numbers at least once a year.
ü Cell Phone, charger (there are also emergency crank or battery powered cell phone chargers) and headset so you can talk hands free.
ü Bottled water (1 gallon per person per day for drinking, plus an additional gallon for teeth brushing, bathing, cooking, etc.).
ü Battery-powered radio with extra batteries.
ü Flashlight and batteries.
ü Keep your vehicle fueled up. Get in the habit of not letting your gas tank get below half full. In an emergency, when it may be difficult or impossible to get fuel, you will be very thankful you have it.
ü Dry and canned foods and can opener (make sure the canned and packaged foods don’t have too much salt – they will make you more thirsty and with limited water around, that isn’t the best thing).
ü Disposable eating utensils, dinnerware and cooking tools.
ü Baby needs, including diapers, wipes and food.
ü Pet needs, food, water, collar and leash.
ü Medical supplies, including prescription medications, eyeglasses, contacts, etc.
ü Toilet paper, paper towels, hand sanitizer and feminine needs.
ü Trash bags.
ü Soap and toiletries.
ü Scissors and tweezers.
ü Utility knife.
ü Crow bar.
ü First Aid Kit including:
Ø first aid instruction guide
Ø bandages of various sizes and types
Ø elastic wrap
Ø adhesive tape
Ø finger splints
Ø eye pads
Ø sterile dressings
Ø gauze roll
Ø examination gloves
Ø instant cold pack
Ø burn cream
Ø antibacterial ointment
Ø alcohol prep pads
Ø hydrogen peroxide spray
ü Comfortable thick soled shoes and socks.
ü Whistle.
ü Waterproof matches and emergency candles (do not use if you smell gas or hear a hissing sound).
ü Duct tape.
ü Rope.
ü Emergency blanket.
ü Work gloves.
ü Small towel or clean rag.
ü Bandana or dust mask.
ü Change of clothes.
ü Cap or visor.
ü Pen and paper.
ü Emergency contact numbers.
ü Emergency gas shut off tool.
ü Fire extinguisher.
ü Road map.
ü Important personal documents.
ü Comfort items – especially for children (stuffed animal, toy, cards, etc.)
ü Backpack to store important items so you can grab and go.
Securing Your Home from Hurricane Sandy
Knowing what weather forces your home is vulnerable to is the key to reducing any damage that might occur from Hurricane Sandy. You should know if your home can be damaged by wind, water surge and/or flooding.
There are various ways to secure your home from the weather scenarios that Hurricane Sandy might produce. You should make sure the exterior of your home is as strong as possible by securing doors, garage doors, roof, shutters and windows. For more information on securing your home from high winds, visit:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/retrofit/secure_home.shtml
Do not attempt to move downed limbs until you are sure that there are no electric wires involved and that the cutting the limb will not result in it suddenly moving and possibly causing injury.
Should Cape Ann suffer substantial storm damage, you should be prepared to “shelter in place” for as long as 72 hours. If this is the case, please check on neighbors who may need assistance.
Stay informed of the latest forecast – the National Hurricane Center continues to be the official source for storm forecasts and updates, which you can find at http://www.hurricanes.gov or on your phone at http://hurricanes.gov/mobile.
If the storm approaches your community, your local National Weather Service forecast office is the best place to find any severe weather watches/warnings for your area (www.weather.gov or on your phone at http://mobile.weather.gov).
More information can be found at
www.ready.gov
Janet Writes
Thanks for the recommendation. I am having fun and hopefully will get better with practice!
Best-Janet(Rice)
Here’s the camera- The Sony NEX-5N which I paid over $650 for last year and now can be purchased for $498 with no tax and a no questions asked return policy on Amazon.
I can’t recommend this small powerhouse of a camera enough. Love mine!
Good Morning Gloucester 