Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

On the next Cape Ann Profiles show host Rich Sagall interviews Cape Ann artist Roger Martin. They discuss his history on Cape Ann, his artwork and his role as one of the founders of the Montserrat College of Art.
Cape Ann Profiles can be seen on Cape Ann TV Channel 12 on Friday, September 21 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, September 23 at 2:00PM. It repeats on Friday, September 28 at 10:30AM and 7:00PM and on Sunday, September 30 at 2:00PM.

American Red Cross Blood Drive at Addison Gilbert Hospital

An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Addison Gilbert Hospital, 298 Washington Street, Gloucester

on Saturday, October 27 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Blood Drive will take place inside the Washington Street entrance of the hospital.

To schedule an appointment, please call the American Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767 or go on-line

at redcrossblood.org  Walk-in guests are also welcome.

Hi Joey,
I’m hoping that you can help the Manchester-Essex Rotary Club find Runners to join us in Manchester’s 3rd Annual Heater 5K and Kids Beach Fun Run on October 13th!
– Jo McCollough

Senior Center News
September is National Senior Center month and as always the Rose Baker Senior Center is a busy place with many interesting programs and two new programs are starting this month: Preventing Falls and Exercising to Reduce Pain.
Preventing Falls
Fewer Falls, the preventing falls program, is funded by the Tufts Health Plan Foundation and free to all seniors.  All sessions are on Mondays, and the first one is on September 24th.
You can just show up for any session, except the screenings. For the screening, you must call Rose Baker (978-283-9765) to schedule an appointment. The sessions are:
·    September 24 from 10am to 11 am, Falls and Our Risks
·    October 1 from 10am to Noon, Osteoporosis Screening (appointment required)
·    October 15 from 10am to 11am, Exercise (wear slacks and comfortable shoes)
·    October 22 from 10am to Noon, Orthostatic BP Screenings (appointment required)
·    October 29 from 10am to Noon, Balance Screenings (appointment required)
·    November 5 from 10 to Noon, Medication Review
·    November 12, from 10 to 11, Making Fall Prevention Work For you
Exercising to Reduce Pain
The Pain Relief Exercise program is also free and is at the Rose Baker Center. This program teaches people with arthritis exercises that will help them reduce their pain and increase mobility. This program started September 17th, but you can join at any time. It is meets from 10:30 to 11:30 every Monday. Contact the Rose Baker Center for more information.
Drug Disposal Day
Don’t forget Saturday, September 29th, is Drug Disposal Day. From 10am to 1pm, you can dispose of any unwanted or expired drugs at the Rose Baker Center. This program is sponsored by the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative and the Gloucester Police Department. It is open to everyone, not just seniors.

The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club and Halibut Point State Park will
host their last star party of the season this Friday, Sept 21, from
sundown to 10:00 pm at the visitor’s center. There will be telescopes,
and goodies, and double stars and star clusters and the moon and more.
This activity, like everything GAAC does, is free and open to the
public. Come and enjoy our dark Cape Ann sky. If it’s cloudy we’ll try
again the next evening, Saturday the 22nd. GAAC can be found on
twitter at @gaactweet, on the web at http://www.gaac.us, and on
Facebook at Facebook.com/gaacpage.

The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club was founded in 2003 as an informal, loosely-structured group. Not all members have telescopes or binoculars, but all share an interest in the night sky. The only club bylaw says that if we ever come up with a formal constitution and bylaws, they must fit on one side of a standard 3X5 card. GAAC owns no property and there are no dues or fees.

Meetings are held monthly. Some feature speakers from area groups such as the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, or from Astronomy departments at some of the colleges & universities in the greater Boston area, and some meetings are more hands-on events led by local observers. All feature coffee, cocoa, & home-made baked goods.

We’re on Twitter here, and Facebook here — that’s where we announce activities and outings. And now we have cool GAAC clothing and other stuff available.

GAAC members meet at St Paul Lutheran Church in Lanesville, at 8:00 pm on the second Friday of every month, for presentations, discussions and activities related to observational astronomy. You’re invited! See our Contact page for more info.

Hoping you can let people know about the next Reiki Clinic 10/09. (flyer attached.)

Our last Reiki Clinic, held September 11^th was a wonderful day for groups to gather in peace and harmony. The peace and calm we express when we come together in peace, harmony and understanding can ripple out to many. The calmness of sunrise and sunset also symbolizes ‘peace.’ This time of year, the light is especially beautiful on Cape Ann. Enjoy each day in a healthy way, and be well!  Peace, Love, & Light,    Karen Pischke   www.dreamtimewellness.com

Christine Ciarametaro of Gloucester was the winner of last Saturday’s Block Party 50/50 Raffle!

Christine received her money while lunching with her cousins Kevin and Joie Busby, also of Gloucester, at the Pilot House Sunday.

The Block Party enthusiastically thanks all those who stopped to by a raffle ticket and those who attended the last bash of the season!

DISTINGUISHED ART HISTORIAN GAIL LEVIN TO SPEAK

AT CAPE ANN MUSEUM

Dr. Levin to Provide Overview of Marsden Hartley’s Career, Placing his Dogtown Paintings in a Larger Context

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to announce that renowned art historian Dr. Gail Levin will be present a lecture titled Marsden Hartley: From Maine to Dogtown and Back Again on Saturday, September 22, in the Museum’s Folly Cove Auditorium at 3:00 p.m. The lecture is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers, and includes Museum admission. Reservations are required by calling 978-283-0455, ext. 11 or emailing jeanettesmith@capeannmuseum.org. This event is the last talk in a series of lectures on Marsden Hartley and Dogtown, all generously sponsored by Cape Ann Savings Bank.

Gail Levin (Ph.D, Rutgers University) is Professor of Art History, American Studies, and Women Studies at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of City University of New York (CUNY). She specializes in 20th and 21st art, with diverse research interests that include the work of Edward Hopper, Marsden Hartley, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Judy Chicago, contemporary art of the United States, Europe, and Japan, as well as American Studies and the cinema. Her most recent book is Becoming Judy Chicago: A Biography of the Artist (New York, Harmony Books, February 2007).

Levin will give an overview of Marsden Harley’s career, placing his Dogtown paintings in a larger context of what many considered a lonely and complicated existence. The Marsden Hartley: Soliloquy in Dogtown exhibit at the Museum runs through October 14, 2012.

About the Cape Ann Museum

The Cape Ann Museum is located in the heart of downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. Cape Ann – which lies just north of Boston and includes the city of Gloucester and towns of Rockport, Manchester and Essex – has been a leading center for artists since the 18th century, a maritime powerhouse and the source of granite for many major building projects up and down the East Coast. 

In addition to rotating exhibitions, the Cape Ann Museum has a number of collections relating to this rich cultural heritage, including an extensive selection of maritime paintings and landscapes by American artists such as Fitz Henry Lane, Milton Avery and John Sloan. 

Visit us today to discover the artistic treasures of Cape Ann, www.capeannmuseum.org.