Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

I’m literally exhausted watching him work on his sailboat all day long every day. The thing might have 10 hours away from the dock actually sailing but ill guarantee he has about 5000 hours in messing around with all the parts on it.

Greasy Pole, The Musical! Opens TONIGHT! …and The Annie is air-conditioned for your comfort! Ahhh!
Joey!
Hard to believe, but we’ve outdone ourselves! 2 new songs, 2 new scenes, bigger band, bigger cast (with some favorites returning from last summer’s smash success!), this is a show not to be missed! Join us for opening weekend. Great way to start the summer with a bang!
Get out of the heat and get your arts in here!
In The Art Parlour we have the stunning Fiesta-themed art of Alice Gardner, plus a pictorial timeline of the Greasy Pole Tournament, 1931-present, on loan from Joey Palmisano and The Cape Ann Museum archives.
This weekend The Annie is the coolest place to be on Cape Ann!

Yum!

Rockport High School Class of 85 and 86 26/27th reunion

RHS Class of 1985 and 1986 are planning their 26/27th Reunion (‘cause that’s how we roll!) for Saturday, July 7th.  Both classes would like to extend the invitation to Rockport teachers—people who helped guide us and mold us into the people we are!  If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Trish Fears Ruffner pfruffner@comcast.net or Aran Parillo teep@mac.com for more information!  Proceeds from this reunion will be donated to Educational Foundation for Rockport.

Tina Ketchopolos forwards-

Joey:

Here are some photos from the 10th Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Newell Stadium on Friday afternoon.    This special event raise $75,000for the fight against cancer.

		2012 Relay for Life at Newell Stadium Pics From Tina Ketchopolos VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Master Shipwright Harold A. Burham of Essex, MA, receives 2012 NEA National Heritage Fellowship

National Endowment for the Arts Announces

2012 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipients

Basketmaking for me is about innovation and creativity within the context of a traditional art form,” said basketmaker and 2012 NEA National Heritage Fellow Molly Neptune Parker. The same words apply to all recipients of the 2012 NEA National Heritage Fellows, which recognizes folk and traditional artists for their artistic excellence and efforts to conserve America’s culture for future generations. The fellowships are the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, and include a one-time award of $25,000.

Throughout their careers, these artists have honored the history of their art forms while also incorporating their own creativity and innovation to carry the art forms into the 21st century. For example, Harold Burnham, 11th-generation in a line of boat designers and builders, creates his vessels using hand tools and incorporating locally harvested wood, just as members of his family did some 300 years ago. However, while rooted in the past, Burnham’s designs demonstrate his own blend of form and function. Another 2012 fellow, Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez, learned to play the accordion from his father, a giant of this early Texan-Mexican tradition, but then went on to collaborate with contemporary musicians such as the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Ry Cooder.   

A Talk with Local New England Writer, Brunonia Barry of Salem

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 7 PM

Reservations are required for this small circle discussion with Brunonia Barry, the New York Times and international best selling author of The Lace Reader and The Map of True Places.

Ms. Barry started her career in self-publishing and will discuss her career path, the pros & cons of self-publishing, and her ultimate transition to traditional publishing. She will also discuss her previous books and her upcoming novel. A question and answer period will follow her talk.

Ms. Barry’s work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She was the first American author to win the International Women’s Fiction Festival Baccante Award and is the recipient of the Ragdale Artists’ Colony’s 2012 Strand Invitational Fellowship. Her articles and reviews have appeared in The London Times and The Washington Post.

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Ms. Barry now lives in Salem, MA, with her husband and her “only child,” a 17-year-old Golden Retriever named Byzantium. She is currently at work on her third novel to be released in July 2013.

Event Details

Seating is limited to twenty persons and requires a reservation. Please request a reservation by emailing Terry Weber at bartlett103@yahoo.com. Once your reservation is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation email. Call 978 559 1712 with any questions. Light refreshments will be served. Location: Gloucester Writers Center, 126 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA.  Time and Date:  7 PM. June 26, 2012

Hi Joey,

I know this is short notice but any chance you can announce the groundbreaking event at Rockport’s Pigeon Cove Ledges. This was the expiring affordable housing complex for 30 elders in Rockport that Harborlight Community Partners purchased last December. We are breaking ground on renovations to make major safety and modernizing  improvements including a sprinkler system and an elevator. We’ve got Representative Tierney, Bruce Tarr and local officials from Rockport coming.

Hi Joey
Oasis Rockport has put together a contest for June and would love it if you could help put the word out there.  I am offering a FREE couples photo shoot to one lucky couple who has been married at least 50 years, to honor those who have stuck together through good times and bad.  I would like people to send their nominations to weddings@oasisrockport.com along with a brief story of their relationship.  I will pick one lucky winner at the end of the month.