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.
sunrise 4/9/11 from Brianmoc
Rockport Webcam of The Day- Bluefish Property Motif Number 1 Webcam
VISIT BLUEFISH PROPERTY GROUP WEBSITE
This Webcam and more can be found at www.gloucesterwebcam.com
Tim Blakeley from Gloucester Bytes provided the initial installation at ridiculously cheap cost because he believed in the project.
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Community Stuff Monday
Lanesville Site is one of Edward Hopper’s 90 Gloucester works and continues to inspire contemporary artists
For Lanesville Save the Shack –see posting from GMG Lane’s Cove Fish Shack Restoration Auction Harbor Loop
Gloucester Maritime, Saturday April 21, 2012, 1-4PM– The Fishing Shack is an Edward Hopper site.
Here’s a reminder for folks of another reason to connect with the cause, the rich history, and scenic spot. By the late 19th and early 20thcentury, Lanesville was one of the many popular Gloucester spots for artists. It was affordable. It had breathtaking views and light. It had regular trolley service.
Edward Hopper came many times to Gloucester . He came in 1912 with his friend and fellow artist, Leon Kroll. (Kroll would spend over 50 summers in Gloucester , eventually buying a home in the 1940s in the Folly cove neighborhood.) Hopper returned to Gloucester in 1923 for the hoopla surrounding Gloucester ’s tercentenary, and back again several other summers. There are more than 90 Edward Hopper Gloucester images, many of them Downtown.
Barbara Jobe, the organizer for the auction for Save the Shack, and a member of the Building Committee for the Lanes Cove Fish Shack, says the “local artists have been fantastic. They’ve contributed wonderful works of art fro the auction, because they understand the historical significance and the beauty of the fish shack, and the area. It has given to them, and they want to return the gift.”
Here is how Edward Hopper showed Lanes cove in 1923, and contemporary photo and their links.
Image: Edward Hopper, Shacks, Lanesville, 1923, watercolor, Canton Museum of Art, Canton , OH , from the James C. and Barbara J. Koppe collection.
WE MAKE SUMMER COUNT!
Welcome to North Shore Summer School – the area’s new summer learning opportunity for teens in our region!
North Shore Summer School offers a wide range of high quality, engaging, academic and enrichment courses for middle and high school students over six weeks in the summer. Representatives from 12 school systems across the North Shore helped plan this program as an alternative to the traditional ”summer school” model. Some courses are designed to cover a year’s worth of academic content and some are designed to cover a semester’s worth of content. There are also writing workshops, career exploration labs, and tutoring and test prep services. North Shore Summer School serves students who want to improve specific skills or study habits, reinforce areas of study already covered, or make up credits from the past academic year.
Classes Start: June 25, 2012 Classes End: August 3, 2012
Closed: July 4
Semester 1: June 25 – July 16 (3 weeks)
Semester 2: July 20 – August 3 (3 weeks)
There are several important design features that set this program apart from other summer schools in our region.
- Courses are offered in the afternoons and evenings. It’s summer – students shouldn’t need to get up early to go to school in summer months. This accommodates teens’ summer work and sleep schedules!
- Courses are not age-based. Algebra 1 is Algebra 1. An eighth-grade student who wants to accelerate in math may take this class, as can a tenth grader who didn’t do well in Algebra 1 and needs some credit recovery over the summer.
- Courses are innovative. The “Films to Literature” and “The Graphic Novel” are standards-based, credit bearing courses. They were developed by faculty in the English Department at Swampscott High School where they have been particularly effective in using contemporary genres to develop lifelong readers and engage a wide variety of learners. Career Labs allow students to learn about the real work of different professional fields.
North Shore Summer School is located at Pingree School. Faculty at North Shore Summer School will come from a variety of public and independent schools. The curriculum, developed with input from local and regional education specialists, does not reflect the curriculum offered at Pingree School. That said, students and teachers will be able to take full advantage of Pingree’s state of the art classrooms and science labs.
North Shore Summer School is currently hiring faculty! Please visit the EMPLOYMENT pages for more information.
Dr. Rebecca Borden Director, North Shore Summer School
director@northshoresummerschool.org
www.northshoresummerschool.org
Greetings All:
Attached are two colorful flyers about Jazz for Joy, an exciting concert being held by First Parish Church, Congregational, Manchester-by- the Sea to benefit the new Grace Center. The Grace Center seeks to provide a welcoming day shelter for Cape Ann’s homeless population. Please display one or both flyers, include info in your congregation’s newsletter, bulletin, and generally help get the word out however you can. Not all of you have bulletins, but please send this email to anyone you think who would enjoy the concert and especially to anyone who would want to support the Grace Center.
The musicians performing this concert are well-established artists! You may want to reserve your tickets early to ensure attendance.
Note: The bright spiraling Grace Center logo was deigned by Samantha Alves. While a student at Gloucester High School, Samantha led the Holy Family Parish Youth Group for several years, and coordinated their long-term participation as volunteers at CAIC’s Harvest Meals.
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Shewsberry and Frankie Ciolino Bring The Most Beautiful GMG Stickas To Date
Iridescent metallic blue O M G!!!!!!
There are only a handful of these bad boys.
Holy canoli batman. These brought a tear to my eye.
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The Hair Under That Girl’s Armpits Is So Attractive.
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Thomas Laighton on the Rails From Bill O’Connor
Hi Joey,
The Thomas Laighton was on the rails the other day and I was fortunate to be around to take this shot. She’s owned by the Isles of Shoals Steamship Company out of Portsmouth, NH. Apparently she is a replica of a victorian steamship and is named after the Thomas Laighton, a native of Portsmouth who was known as a politician, writer and businessman who left it all behind to live on the Isle of Shoals, first as the lighthouse keeper on White Island, then as a hotelier and land owner having bought up the other islands: Hog, Smuttynose and Cedar, and is remembered as the the ‘King’ of the Isles.
Enjoy!
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Linda and Rob Castagna Represent! From a Mountaintop in Costa Rica
just south of the Nicaragua border. I carried this around with us for 31 days waiting for the right moment, which was just about our last one there.
Linda and Rob Castagna
Milford, NJ
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Sista Felicia Banging Out A Cassatha Cake For Mom’s Birthday
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Live From Niles Beach- I bring you the perfect day.
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Don’t Forget To Watch Wicked Tuna Tonight at 10PM
Set Your DVR’s if you don’t get to watch it live!
Click the graphic below for the details-
SUN APR 15 10P et/pt
Tuna.com continues its winning streak, catching two fish in one day while the rest of the fleet struggles to even find a spot to fish in between the flocks of “googans”—the weekend recreational boaters who seem to make every bite go wrong. Desperate for a catch, Bill of Bounty Hunter starts doing some sleuthing, trying to crack Dave’s code in search of the secret that will bring him the fish—and the money
Video preview here-
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"Splash of Sunrise" From Skip Montello
Hi Joey,
I caught this “Splash of Sunrise” on the wet rocks at Back Beach as the sun lifted above the horizon and quickly hid behind the waiting clouds. Timing was everything as the light was lost after a minute or so.
Thanks, Skip
North Coast Angler www.northcoastangler.com
Skip Montello Photos www.skipmontellophotos.com
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Home Made Hash at Mamie’s Kitchen
This ain’t no out-of-a can hash baby!
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Gloucester Webcam of The Day- Blue Shutters Beachside Inn Good Harbor Beach Webcam
VISIT THE BLUE SHUTTERS BEACHSIDE INN WEBSITE
This Webcam and more can be found at www.gloucesterwebcam.com
This www.gloucesterwebcam.com local webcam portal project was an idea I had last year to have as many webcams streaming from local businesses or organizations as possible which highlight the incredible vistas that we as people that live and work here get to enjoy each and every day.
The idea was to have the organization install the webcam, have them embed the webcam feed on their own websites as well and have a link to each business website on the Gloucester webcam portal website to showcase their business as well.
Tim Blakeley from Gloucester Bytes provided the initial installation at ridiculously cheap cost because he believed in the project.
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Community Stuff Sunday
Walter Bunten
Cape Ann Brewing Co writes-
Hey Joey,
We will be hosting a Beer Dinner on Sunday, May 6th @ 6:30. 5 food courses prepared by our Head Chef Fernando DeSouza, paired with 5 beers from our Head Brewer Dylan L’AbbeLindquist. Also, Mr. Nathan Seavey & Friends will be providing some background jazz music during the dinner. Tickets are $50/pp or $45 if your a Mug Club Member. This will be a private event, closed to the public at 5, and I’m sure everyone who attends will see a different side of what we do here at the brewery! Thanks for the post!
Angela Cook writes-
Announcing Memories For Hope – When a family is faced with a life-threatening illness, everything changes. One diagnosis can completely turn life upside down. Suddenly the littlest moments become so much more precious. I want to help families in those difficult times by preserving some of those precious memories for them. With my new Memories for Hope program, Oasis Rockport will help families experiencing life-altering disease with no charge portrait sessions. Contact memories@oasisrockport.com for details.
Tom Bruno’s Trilogy Of Terror Free On Amazon Through Sunday
Hey Joey,
Now through Sunday I’ll be offering my three horror novellas for free
through the Amazon Kindle Store:
http://oodja.blogspot.com/2012/04/behold-my-trilogy-of-terror.html
Thanks and go Sox!
NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION’S 90th SEASON OPENING EXHIBITS
The North Shore Arts Association will kick off its 90th Anniversary Season with its first Members’ Exhibition which will run May 5th through June 2nd. This exhibit will include all media with a wide variety of styles. The public is invited to an Awards Reception on Sunday, May 6th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
Coinciding with Members’ Exhibition I, the works of Sharon Jordan Bahosh will be displayed in the Gordon Grant Room. This show will run from May 5th – May 24th.
Also from May 5th- May 24th, artist Steve Kennedy will display his latest works in a solo exhibition of paintings.
In addition to its five Member Exhibitions and six solo and small works shows, NSAA will highlight its 90th Season with an Anniversary Exhibit of founding artists and early artist members, as well as an exhibit by the International Society of Experimental Artists. Throughout this exciting season which runs May-October, many special lectures, demonstrations, workshops and programs will be offered to celebrate NSAA’s 90th Anniversary, a truly historic milestone!
North Shore Arts Association has a thriving artist membership of over 350 contemporary artists recognized nationally and worldwide. They come not only from Cape Ann, but throughout North America.
NSAA’s historic old building, located at 11 Pirates Lane in Gloucester, provides the opportunity to view one of the largest collections of paintings and sculpture on Cape Ann.
North Shore Arts Association is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sundays from Noon to 5:00 pm. In addition to exhibitions, NSAA also offers demonstrations, workshops, lectures, critiques, an art auction and more. Please call 978-283-1857 or visit http://www.nsarts.org for more information.
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Flying Enterprises: Cape Ann Arts,
Crafts and Literary Festivals of the Early 1950s, an illustrated talk by
Gloucester resident and local historian Mary Rhinelander McCarl on Saturday,
April 21 at 3:00 p.m. in the Folly Cove Auditorium. This program is included
with admission, reservations are required. To make a reservation or for more
information, please call Jeanette Smith at 978-283-0455, x11 or email
jeanettesmith@capeannmuseum.org.
Please see attached note about an upcoming program at the Cape Ann Museum.
Image credit: Walker Hancock, 1977. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum.
Thanks!
Temple Ahavat Achim
Invites Mothers and children to make Challah
Looking for something special to do with your child this Mother’s Day? Have you ever wanted to learn how to bake Challah, the special and delicious Jewish bread? Come join our expert bakers and teachers at Temple Ahavat Achim to learn how to roll, braid, and bake a delicious Challah!
Families of all backgrounds are invited to join! Come at 10 am for the Challah baking class and stay for a special Jewish song session called Shira at 11:30.
For more information, please contact our Director of Congregational Learning and Programming, David Wesson at davidwesson@gmail.com or call the temple office, 978-281-0739.
Temple Ahavat Achim 86 Middle St. Gloucester.
Gloucester Public Schools Fuller School Building Survey
The Gloucester Public School District has a tradition of reaching out to the community for input before making major decisions. Once again, the school district is reaching out for your help.
The Gloucester School Committee is considering what to do with the Fuller School site. This building is presently underused. It currently houses the preschool program, and the transportation and administrative offices. The rest of the building is unoccupied. The question the School Committee must answer is whether the building is needed by the school district for any future educational use. If the building is declared surplus, the School Committee would be reaffirming its commitment to local, smaller elementary schools and the city will decide its future use.
This survey is part of the larger citywide discussion about what should be done with the Fuller School Site. The School Committee is reaching out to all members of the community so that everyone has an opportunity to express their views. Input generated from this survey will be used, along with input from other sources, to help the School Committee make an informed decision.
Brought to you by the Rocky Neck Art Colony…..
ALL ARE WELCOME ON SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1-4 pm at THE CULTURAL CENTER AT
ROCKY NECK (former Christian Science Church, 6 Wonson St.). Come join
us for a fun afternoon of food, music, great company, info about the
building’s acquisition and plans, and help to paint the wainscotting
in the main hall – hope to see you there!
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Airing this Sunday 10:00 am on Comcast SportsNet New England with a Replay Fridays at 1 pm Our Boy Brianmoc!
also check out Brian’s site here www.brianmoc.com also the lures used were all local Micah Dean’s check out Micah’s wood tuned lures here
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Compass Rose Custom Tattoo Part II With Artist Jon Saulnier
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Gloucester At Dawn- The Phyllis A At The East Gloucester Marine Railways
Click the photo for the larger sized version
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Chickity Check It! Good Morning Milford From Linda and Rob
Joey,
You have so inspired me with your Good Morning Gloucester that I talked our Milford, NJ merchants into adopting the same concept. It has become a popular page through Facebook. Good Morning Milford has been such a positive way to present our area to not only the locals who forget about the blessings of a small town, but also our bed and breakfast guests from all over the world. They can keep up with life on the river. We are a community on both sides of the Delaware River (New Jersey and Pennsylvania), the Delaware River Valley.
Thank you, Joey, for the exceptional job you are doing.
We try to make it out your way four or five times a year and absolutely love Gloucester/Rockport. Keep those food pictures popping up, so we can try new restaurants.
Blessings, Linda and Rob
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Photo, Good Harbor,Low Tide, Warm Day From Leslie Wind
Good Morning Gloucester 