Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

The creator of goodmorninggloucester.org Lover of all things Gloucester and Cape Ann. GMG where we bring you the very best our town has to offer because we love to share all the great news and believe that by promoting others in our community everyone wins.

Cecropia Moth emerges at Long Beach from Christine Morey

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Look what emerged from it’s crysalis last week!!  Amazing, and I understand they are nocturnal, so few people ever see them!

The video is grainy – I haven’t used that function before – but worth watching him stretch out after getting out of his tiny pod!

Wingspan of over 5", covered in a beautiful orange fur!

Stayed, stretched, and rested for the day, gone in the morning!

Research I found:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia

http://www.wormspit.com/cecropia.htm

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from Christine Morey at Annabelle’s Pet Care

Weak Eye from Bill O’Connor

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Hi Joey,

I had to change some chains for our docks recently and was mortified when I dug up the stem of one of the 150lb. mushroom anchors that hold them in place to find this.  I’m pretty sure I was one storm away from disaster!

Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid

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Devils Island From Shaun Goulart

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Hello Joe,

Devils Island is Gloucester High School history teacher Shaun Goulart’s second film he has written which is the sophomore film to his 2009 effort, romantic comedy "In a Weeks Time". Devils Island began being written in February of 2009 and was ready to begin shooting in July 2010. This is Goulart’s second film but his directorial debut as the director of the first film could not direct due to a scheduling conflict. The shooting was on and off for a year and a half until the final scenes were shot at Cape Ann TV studios in January 2012. The film was shot all around Cape Ann most notably on Thachers Island which is the main setting for the film and fictitious "Devils Island".
Goulart’s film resume includes acting in many independent films as well as being an extra in such films as "Mall Cop", "Grown Ups", and "The Proposal" to name a few.
Devils Island was inspired by such films as Heat and Public Enemies which has the direct good vs. evil premise. The plot of Devils Island is based on a character named Jeffrey Taylor (played by Danvers native Nick Decoulos) an unemployed writer who is trying to save his relationship with Brianna (Caralyne Fondulis). Taylor takes a job on Devils Island as an assistant caretaker working alongside Trent (Shaun Goulart). All is fine until a life threatening discovery leaves Jeff in danger and fearing for his life stranded on the island.
The film has a laundry list of characters many played by local actors. Notable people include YMCA’s Rick Doucette, Gloucester High School teachers Rich Francis and Ed Reid, a handful of high school students and the late Mitch Cohen.
Cohen who passed away in October 2010 (2 months after shooting his footage) was an integral part of the film, playing a substantial character as well as lending his personal office for a scene. Mitch was very sick during the shooting of the film (unknowingly to himself or anyone else) and truly put a lot of effort into his role. He traveled out to the island in rainy rocky seas, spent the day in the raw weather and never once complained even while being asked to climb ladders and lay on the rocks.
After a three year journey, the film was finished with special thanks to many but most notably Andrew Love, Lisa Smith and all of the great folks at Cape Ann TV. They supplied all of the equipment, editing space and training. This film truly could not be completed without the tireless efforts of Love and Smith; they were a true joy to work with. The Thachers Island Association also was very accommodating while we were shooting on the island. It’s a beautiful place and really a hidden gem. This film really highlights how picturesque the island really is. Essex native and musician Jeff Fraser lent music to the film, and Ralph Oliver Jr was the necessary transportation of the cast and crew to get back and forth to the Rockport island everyday of shooting.

The film opened at the Gloucester Cinema to a packed house on Wednesday May 9th  warranting a second showing of the film. The second showing is on Wednesday June 6, 2012 at 7:30pm at the Cape Community Cinema on 21 Main Street in Gloucester above the Mystery Train. Half the door will go to the upstart Gloucester High School filmmakers club that GHS history teachers Shaun Goulart and Rich Francis are establishing.

For tickets go to http://capeanncinema.wordpress.com/

Gloucester At Dawn-4:44AM 5/29/12 East Gloucester Marine Railways

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Here it is in color and at an degree angle-

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Beauport Makes Lonely Planet Top 10 World’s Greatest Mansion and Home List

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Making it to the uber cool “Flipboard Picks”:  the latest Lonely Planet Top 10 world’s greatest mansion and home list

…and Gloucester ’s Beauport is on it!  Congratulations Sleeper-McCann.

Here’s the list

Lonely Planet : Live it up! The greatest mansions and grand houses.

1. Marble Palace Mansion , Kolkata , India
2. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion , Malaysia
3. Werribee Mansion , Australia
4. Villa d’Este, Italy
5. Castle Howard , England
6. Fallingwater , Pennsylvania , USA
7. Château de Chambord , France
8. Catherine Palace , Russia
9. Sleeper-McCann House , Massachusetts , USA

The lavish ‘summer cottage’ of interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper has over 40 rooms and is also known as the Beauport House. Sleeper toured New England in search of houses about to be demolished and bought up selected elements from each: wood panelling, furniture, wallpaper, coloured glass and china.  In place of unity, Sleeper created a wildly eclectic but artistically surprising – and satisfying – place to live. The mansion sits on rocks overlooking Gloucester Harbor and has Arts-and-Crafts-style terraces leading down into a series of garden ‘rooms’.

The house is in Gloucester, Massachusetts. You can visit the house between June and October, Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. The last hourly tour begins at 4pm.

10. Powerscourt , Ireland

http://t.co/ZuUxFxwq #lp #travel

Car Launches Into Side of House On East Main St. Across from Last Stop Variety On The Corner of Mt Pleasant and East Main

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I have no idea how fast this car could have been going but it had to get over a decent embankment and still have enough velocity to stove in the house.

Hope everyone is OK.

Mug Up, Sunday (Today) 9:00-11:00 or so at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave, G3

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Yeah, that’s this morning!

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Come on by and meet the crew!

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RETIREMENT RECEPTION FOR BAND DIRECTOR DAVID BENJAMIN

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Sally Benjamin writes-

Hi Joey,
I’m hoping you can help me to get the word out on Good Morning Gloucester about a retirement party we are having for my husband, David Benjamin. He is the O’Maley School and Gloucester Elementary School Band Director. He is retiring after thirty years with the Gloucester Public Schools and we would like to let his former students and their families know that there is going to be a send-off reception on Tuesday, June 12, from 7-9pm at the Gloucester High School cafeteria. The Cape Ann Big Band will perform and refreshments will be served. I have attached the invitation I sent to some of his friends and colleagues. I can be reached by email (this address) or home telephone: 978-281-2286.
Thanks for your consideration.
Sally Benjamin

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Wicked Tuna Season Finale Party At Topside Grille Tonight

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Listen to Captain Dave Marciano on Greg and The Morning Buzz Podcast:

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Hey everyone! Tonight (Sunday June 3rd) is the season finale of Wicked Tuna. Anyone that doesn’t know, it’s the reality show on National Geographic about Tuna Fishermen out of Gloucester. We have been airing it every Sunday at 10:00pm at The Topside. Portions of the show were actually shot here during the filming. The stars of the show will all be at The Topside tomorrow night along with some film crews, National Geographic, and press!! Photo opps will be available and of course the show will be aired at 10:00. Get there early to claim a good seat, meet the captains and maybe even end up on TV 🙂 hope to see you there!
Thanks,

Doug Silva General Manager
Topside Grill
50 Rogers St.
Gloucester, MA
(978) 281-1399
www.topsidegrill.com

Wanna buy some Wicked Tuna Swag from the fishermen themselves check out their websites here-

Hard Merchandise

Tuna.com

 

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Gloucester Harbor In the 60’s Photos From Geno Mondello

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Community Stuff June 3, 2012

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Good Morning Joey,

I have had 3 different customers suggest that I email you regarding my newly opened business on Washington Street.

I have had an Antique/Collectibles Multi-Dealer shop in Ipswich for 5 years, and just this month (May), moved it to 57 Washington Street here in Gloucester.  I have changed the name from Rose Cottage, TO…

JUNQUE & DISORDERLY.

I’m very happy with my new space and I’m even happier to be in Gloucester.  I moved from Wakefield  to Gloucester exactly 2 years ago, so it’s a pleasure to have my business so close to home now.

I would love to get the word out that my business "exists" in Gloucester.

Best Regards, Cheryl Conly JUNQUE & DISORDERLY

Sarah Slifer Dance Happenings Summer 2012

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Sarah Slifer and Olivia Powell in Serenade, photo by Ziggy Hartfelder

Hello friends of dance,

I’ve got a bunch of dance happenings this summer, and they seem to be tidily thematic around dance heritage. It’s as if I planned my year before hand, but in fact it’s because ideas are sticky.  From preparing to teach dance history last semester, to drafting ideas for a residency investigating the role of legacy in the creation of new work, to making a new piece that honors my deep dance roots in ballet, 2012 has been a year of looking back, and forging ahead.

The new piece is a duet for myself and Olivia Powell, recent Tisch graduate and new member of Atlanta Ballet. Serenade, yes, to Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings  (first movement), is a giving-in to the beauty and power of the music, the memory of the Balanchine choreography that I watched on videotape 1,000 times when I was growing up, and the depth and transformation of the ballet vocabulary in my choreographic work. The piece is romantic without the schlock, and packs surprises within the classical underpinnings.  We hope to also present the piece with live music from two pianists – stay tuned for details!

AND this Saturday I will be performing in some dances by Ina Hahn, a former dancer with Doris Humphrey among other big names in American Modern Dance, in program of her work at the Cape Ann Museum.  Watch me steal fire from the God as Prometheus, and play basketball.  Not at the same time, of course.

Hope to see you at a performance or two!

-Sarah

CALENDAR

June 2
The Artists of Folly Cove, choreography by Ina Hahn, Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, 11AM performance, free. http://www.capeannhistoricalmuseum.org/special/exhibits.htm

June 16
Debut of Serenade at the Third Life Studios Choreographer’s Showcase, curated by Kelley Donovan, in Somerville, MA in an informal shared program. 8PM, tickets $15 in advance / $20 at door. http://www.thirdlifestudio.com/performances.html

July 7
Panelist at the Gloucester Writers Center for a discussion on Proprioception, instigated by Kate Tarlow Morgan. 7PM, free. http://www.gloucesterwriters.org

August 16
Improvisation performance through the Cape Ann Museum for their CAMafterhours event, with local divo Brian King and his lustrous voice. We are finding inspiration in the museum’s collection from Victorian paintings of children and the contrasting powerful female nude sculptures. Cape Ann Museum, doors 6PM, $ donation http://www.capeannhistoricalmuseum.org/

August 28 – September 1   
“Movement and Method: A Collaborative Forum” is a residency in which Kate Tarlow Morgan, Vincent Cacialano, and I will be sharing ideas on legacy and dance-making, and creating a performance on the picturesque compound of Windhover in Rockport, MA. Performance info TBA, with discussion and party to follow. Tickets $10. http://www.windhover.org/

Slideshow- Pictures from Rockport’s Memorial Day Ceremonies

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Hi Joey.
A slideshow of pictures from Rockport’s Memorial Day Ceremonies is at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=298991590191346
Thanks
BearskinNeck.net
Photos are courtesy of Angela Cook, Oasis Rockport

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The eight annual Summer Retreat is just a couple of months away!

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The eight annual Summer Retreat is just a couple of months away!

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The Retreat is a rare opportunity for people to take a break from their busy lives and experience something wonderful. It’s a chance to:

Rest and revitalize with life-changing happiness teachings from world-class teachers and master practitioners – including the amazing Lama Marut, author of A Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to the Good Life.

Enjoy meditation, yoga at all levels and community in the beauty of pastoral New England.

Understand how to live in happiness for six days…so you can be happy the rest of your life.

The retreat is led by Lama Marut — an American Buddhist monk whose teachings are both profound and completely engaging. He will make you laugh. He will make you think. He will probably change your life.

You can check out his podcasts – including podcasts from last year’s Summer Retreat – on iTunes.

Thanks to Joey and Good Morning Gloucester for supporting the Summer Retreat!

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Last of The Eastern Rigs From Jon Campbell

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Jon writes-

I spent a lot of time around Gloucester over the years. As you’d leave out of the harbor, I used to see a small Eastern Rig tied up at the end of Rocky Neck past the railway. Got to thinking about how the old-timers felt about those boats, made a song.

  Down here in Pt. Judith the ‘Roanne’ ended up at Mystic Seaport, and the "E Carl Rice " got cut up and put in a dumpster.

  Was looking at your photos of American Eagle and thought I’d see if you wanted to use this song to put together a montage piece using some of your old pics.

  Got Alan Estes to join us out at the Astoria Fisher Poets Gathering last year, but he didn’t make it this year.

  Drones Club is the private club for Pt. Judith fishermen, has toilet seats from long gone boats nailed to east wall.

  I’m supposed to play up at Harbor Loop this year, not sure when, here’s a last video of a song dear to our hearts down here at the water’s edge in RI.

Only In Ipswich From My Boy Doug Brendel

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Funny Ipswich book by “The Outsidah”

What do you think about your hometown?
Only in Ipswich, a new book by Ipswich Chronicle columnist Doug Brendel, makes humorous observations on life in Ipswich from the perspective of a newcomer.
Cartoon-illustrated by the author, Only in Ipswich includes a complete year’s worth of “The Outsidah” columns, plus the columns Brendel wrote that his wife wouldn’t let him turn in.
“Don’t forget to mention that I included very poor-quality sketches of all five selectmen,” Brendel says. OK, there, we didn’t forget. His sketches also include a mosquito in a Patriots cap, a fisher cat driving a school bus, a map of Ipswich constructed out of breakfast foods, and other oddities.
“I hope the book makes people smile with recognition,” the author says, “as they see Ipswich in a fun new way. I think it might also be something anyone on the North Shore might like to send to friends or relatives out of town, to give them a glimpse of why we love it here.”
The book is available at local Ipswich businesses and on Amazon. You can follow The Outsidah at Outsidah.com.

Community Stuff June 2, 2012

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NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION

90th Anniversary Season

Artist Members Exhibition II  

June 9 – July 7, 2012

Opening Reception

Sunday, June 10, 2 – 4pm

We are looking for a few more volunteer runners to hold paintings for the jury on Tuesday, June 5. If you are able to help, please contact the Gallery at 978-283-1857.

Click Here to View Award Winners from Exhibition I

Upcoming Events:

Free Demonstrations

Steve Kennedy, Oil Painting

Sunday, June 3 at 2pm

Steve Kennedy

Tom Sutherland, Oil & Wax Painting

Saturday, June 9 at 2pm

Tom Sutherland Wax

Invitation to Artists!

Really Open Rehearsal and "Paint-in"
with Music at Eden’s Edge Chamber Music Ensemble
Monday, June 11, 12:30-3:00 pm

Artists are invited to attend this rehearsal and use the musicians as live models; or interpret the music through painting or just listen. Whatever you wish, you may share in the rehearsal process that leads to musical performance while surrounded by inspiring works of art in NSAA’s spacious gallery! 

Open to Artist and Associate Members and Friends.

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This is a goodwill donation event.

If attending please bring your own easels,

small tables and drop cloths.

Ongoing Exhibits 

Gordon Grant Room Featured Artist

Jude Abbe

May 26 – June 14

Hallway Gallery Featured Artist

William E. Duke

May 26 – June 14

North Shore Arts Association
11 Pirates Lane
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
978-283-1857

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND OPEN HOUSE DAY
BEAUPORT, SLEEPER – MCCANN HOUSE AND COGSWELL’S GRANT

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If you haven’t experienced the sun-drenched terraces of Beauport in Gloucester, the atmosphere of a Vintage Baseball Game at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, a sneak peek into one of America’s finest folk art collections at Cogswell’s Grant in Essex, or a game of croquet in the historic Phillips House backyard, your time has arrived.

Historic New England, the nation’s oldest and largest heritage organization, will offer ten free experiences in the North Shore, spanning over three hundred years or history. Free house tours will be available at all North Shore properties on Saturday, June 2.

On Cape Ann, please visit the Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House on Eastern Point and see the newly restored landscape, open 10 am – 5 p.m. and Cogswell’s Grant in Essex, open 11 am – 5 p.m.   Free guided tours are available on the hour. 

Please call 978-283 – 0800 for more details. Hours vary per museum. Please visit http://www.historicnewengland.org to plan your day.

Historic New England house museums on the North Shore offering free tours on June 2:

Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, 1907
Boardman House, Saugus, 1692
Coffin House, Newbury, 1678
Cogswell’s Grant, Essex, 1728
Dole-Little House, Newbury, c. 1715
Gedney House, Salem, 1665
Phillips House, Salem, 1821
Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, 1785
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, c. 1690
Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, c. 1670

CAST I Hate Hamlet Final Performances

Unsolicited comments on CAST’s production of “I Hate Hamlet”:

"I laughed so hard, my ear fell off," said V. Vangoe after seeing Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe’s production of "I Hate Hamlet". “I lost thirty pounds and one inch off my waist”, W.H. Tafte. “Funnier than “Othello” and not nearly as long”, G.B. Shor. The witty and sometimes touching (but in a good way) comedy is finishing its run this weekend, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 3 PM at The Cape Ann (The Annie), 1 Washington Street (corner of Main), Gloucester. Directed by Ray Jenness, this delightfully funny piece written by Paul Rudnick features Beth Bevins, Evie Gariepy, David McCaleb, Beebe Nelson, Nick Neyeloff and Graig Owen.

Tickets, $15; $10 (student); $5 (under 19) are available at the door or may be reserved at cast2008@prodigy.net . More information is available at capeannshakespearetroupe.blogspot.com and Facebook.

 

ALL Women of Faith….take some time from your busy schedules to enjoy the company of women in song in prayer at the Bass Rocks Elks function hall, Gloucester, on Tuesday, June 12, from 3-7PM and Wednesday, June 13th from 9AM-4PM (Dinner and lunch provided).

The women from Holy Family Parish Gloucester , are sponsoring ValLimar Jansen, a highly regarded singer, cantor, and recording artist. She is also a college professor, a leader of worship and prayer and a presenter at workshop conferences across the United States . Known especially for her work with gospel, contemporary Christian and gospel-jazz styles, she sings a wide range of music, including spirituals and traditional organ based music. ValLimar will be accompanied by Mary Carol Kendzia with her talents as an experienced accompanist and editing/writing for catechesis and spirituality. The focus for the gathering is on “Women Responding to their Baptismal Call in Challenging Times.” Cost for the day and a-half event is $75.00, {$60.00 for women over 60 years of age.}

Registrations can be found at Holy Family Parish Office, St. Joachim’s Church, St. Ann ’s Church or by visiting our website at www.holyfamilycapeann.org. or by contacting Dawn Alves at dalves@holyfamilycapeann.org. You can see more of ValLimar’s talents at any of the following websites; www.spiritandsong.com , www.afwmusic.com http://facebook.com/vallimar, or ValLimar Jansen Youtube.com .

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Opening This Weekend!

An intimate collection of female literary portraits by Edgar Lee Masters performed by Ms. Meriwether set in small town Illinois at the turn of the 20th Century.

Saturday, June 2 at 8PM

Sunday, June 3 at 3PM

Monday, June 4 at 8PM

Full Price – $50, Senior & Student – $45

Call GSC Box Office for Tickets and Information

978-281-4433

or visit www.gloucesterstage.com

Bringing ‘Spoon River’ women to life

By Gail McCarthy

Read more in this Gloucester Daily Times article… Click here!

Gloucester At Dawn 4:46AM 5/28/12 Captain Solomon Jacobs Park and Gloucester Harbormaster Office

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Afternoon Cruise in Gloucester Harbor Photos From Len Burgess

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Wednesday May 30th, a quiet day on the waterfront.
–Len Burgess