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Thanks for all the hard work on your great blog. I know you can’t always post everything you are sent, but just wanted to let you know Jeff Weaver will be having a Solo Exhibit of his Drawings, at North Shore Arts Association’s gallery at 11 Pirates Lane, behind Duckworth’s. Jeff’s show goes up May 29th and runs through June 12th.
It will coincide with our new Member’s Exhibition II, and there will be a reception for that, which Jeff will make sure to attend, on June 5th from 2-4pm. All of our receptions are free and open to all. Come by, have a glass of wine and take in some great art.
Thanks again for all you do, loved the pictures from Kim Smith’s pre-opening party. The gallery looks beautiful.
Sincerely,
Suzanne Gilbert Gallery Director
North Shore Arts Association
11 Pirates Lane
Gloucester, MA 01930
978.283.1857 arts@nsarts.org
Here is the three part interview with Jeff we did a while back-
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At 305 feet in length overall, Eos is the largest private sailing yacht in the world. However, much of that length is in the lengthy bowsprit. Maltese Falcon, built by venture capitalist Tom Perkins, is 14 ft. longer on deck and 20 ft. longer on the water.
Launched in Germany in 2006, Eos is called a "three masted, Bermuda rigged schooner." The vessel is currently owned by American media entrepreneur Barry Diller and his wife, fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The figurehead is said to be a likeness of Ms. Fürstenberg. Eos is a Greek goddess, the "Bringer of Dawn," who rises from Oceanus each day to open the gates of heaven with her rosy fingers, so as to allow Apollo to ride his chariot across the sky.
LOA: 305 ft., including bowsprit
LOD: 271 ft.
LWL: 233 ft.
Beam: 44.29 ft.
Mast Hight: 200 ft.
Hull & Superstructure: Aluminum
Gross Tonnage: 1500
Engines: 2 x 2,333 hp MTU Diesels
Max Speed: 16 knots
Normal crew: 21
Kevin Henry Adds-
Hi Joey,
He’s got all the right stuff…including his IAC HQ. in NYC….designed by Frank Gehry. Next time you & the family are in town take the stroll along the High Line (they just opened another section) and there are great views of it from there, especially when the light is right.
Best, Kevin
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I think I’ve written and told more people in the past that The Heritage Center along with a whale watch, a sail on the Thomas Lannon and stop at Cape Ann Museum are all must-do activities for any tourist as well as locals when in Gloucester MA. Here is an opportunity to get your whole family in to see all the cool stuff at the Heritage Center including the touch tanks, Geno’s Dory Shop which Marty highlighted yesterday, the Dive Locker, the exhibits, the docks, the list goes on and on.
Do yourself a favor and instead of getting pounded for $20 plus at the New England Aquarium per personplus parking or the over $10 per person at The Peabody Essex Museum spend a measly SIX DOLLARS for your whole family for an experience where you get to touch fish right down on the docks!
Gorton’s Seafoods Gallery At Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
Getting pictures of stuff behind glass is a challenge, especially without a tripod and with funky lighting but this gives you a little glimpse of some of Gloucester’s fishing past which has been preserved and displayed here. You just gotta go check out the exhibit at The Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center. These are original advertisement and packaging from Gorton’s back in the day. There’s just a ton to look at and discover here.
If you are looking for a Mother’s or Father’s day gift with a Gloucester flair, look no further than the GMHC gift shop. There are literally hundreds of Gloucester themed items for sale.
click on the picture to view the video-
Here is one of the many displays at the GMHC. Depicted is a schooner fisherman in a bosun’s chair. The Bosun’s Chair is what would get hoisted up to work on the rigging up on the huge schooner’s masts.
Click The picture to view the video which was filmed a couple of yeas ago-
Here students and visitors can touch marine life and get interactive. It’s a great way to bring kids that don’t have any interaction with marine life into the fold.
There are many interesting activities for children and families at the GMHC.
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Thursday, June 2 – Open Design Workshop 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Public Welcome
Epstein Joslin Architects led by Alan Joslin will be conducting an intensive and open design process workshop for the public on Thursday, June 2 from 10:30 am until 4:00 pm at Gloucester Stage. The public is invited to Gloucester Stage to meet and talk with Joslin and the team fromEpstein Joslin Architects and to share their observations and ideas about the renovations. Gloucester Stage and Epstein Joslin look forward to and welcome public input as they embark on the design process.
For questions, call Gloucester Stage 978-281-4433
Hope to see you at Gloucester Stage on June 2!
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Photo of our winning city by Joey Ciaramitaro of Good Morning Gloucester
Dear seARTS members and friends,
This great news would have not been possible without you. The Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS) is pleased to announce that Gloucester has been named as a "Top 25 Small City" on its list of top arts destinations across the United States. Small cities are identified as having populations under 100,000 and the nomination for this category was submitted for Gloucester with the intent of highlighting all of Cape Ann in the coverage of the area. seARTS Board Member-elect Kristine Fisher led the campaign with the seARTS Board and art community to get Gloucester on the ballot and then to rally the community and American Style readers to vote! In her September 2010 letter to the editor, Kristine sums it up this way: "One of our goals at seARTs is to raise the level of awareness with the American public about the richness of our very creative community."
Gloucester was voted in #3 just behind Asheville, North Carolina and Santa Fe, New Mexico and was specifically mentioned as an "up and comer."
AmericanStyle mentioned Rocky Neck Art Colony among Gloucester’s main attractions
"Nights on the Neck" was also praised by AmericanStyle
Also noted were the Cape Ann Artisans Tour, the Waterfront Festival and the transformation of the Blackburn Theatre into The Cape Ann Theatre. Congratulations to everyone mentioned, and we’re sure this publicity will be beneficial to you all.
American Style focuses on Art, Craft, Travel and Interior Design and is an excellent resource for artists and art enthusiasts as it publishes the top art events across the country, highlighting select destinations and profiling individual artists. The idea to pursue this campaign came out of a seARTS strategic planning initiative to look at how great art communities get noticed throughout the country. "This honor goes a long way toward endorsing the path we are on to support and promote Cape Ann as a beautiful and welcoming place to enjoy the arts — American Style is focused on visual arts, but we are committed to continue to look for and respond to all such opportunities to support all genres of arts and culture on Cape Ann," says seARTS spokesperson, Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco. "We hope all the arts and cultural groups and artists will benefit from this coverage and leverage this honored place among other great art communities."
seARTS would like to extend special thanks to all our members and friends whose votes helped make this possible.
And a very special thank you to Joey Ciaramitaro of Good Morning Gloucester for his website posts, his video that got so many people interested in voting, and for lending us his beautiful above photo for the campaign. Many thanks also to seARTS Board Member-Elect Kristine Fisher for her initiative and hard work on this campaign.
My name is Willow and I am a three-month-old boy kitten. I am super sweet and affectionate. I have a handsome grey-and-white coat and if you are interested in meeting me, stop by the Cape Ann Animal Aid (CAAA) in Gloucester. We are located at 260 Main Street. Our new shelter at Four Paws Lane in W. Gloucester is scheduled to open in the early autumn of this year!
If you might be interested in hosting a fund-raiser for us, please call 978-283-6055.
I am so cute, you better hurry and adopt me before someone else does! You don’t want to disappoint yourself -or ME!
Thanks to Tina Ketchopolos for sending in the Pet of The Week submissions
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Kathy OReilly invited us to learn about the Business Management Junior Acievement Class at Gloucester High in which students create a business plan and create a corporation from start to finish.
Kathy Writes-
This class follows a Junior Achievement curriculum and is written to offer our students a curriculum which is rich in writing, math, communication and computer skills. The curriculum disposes these students to actively engage in critical thinking and self-accountability. This semester our class ran their our own business called “Good Morning Mugs” from capitalization to liquidation. Our mission is to learn about important business components necessary in building a business and to give our proceeds to a local non-profit organization or as a scholarship. The unique part about this semester’s class is that we applied for a loan from Cape Ann Savings Bank in order to purchase our materials (inventory) for production and sale. Our class submitted our business plan and application which was approved by Mr. Harold Rogers, President of Cape Ann Savings Bank in Gloucester. Mr. Rogers presented it to his board before the approval was made. I would love to give credit to Mr. Rogers/Cape Ann Savings for their contribution to our business and to recognize their involvement as well as advertise the importance of what this class offers our students here at the high school. I would also love to give credit to Mr. Bruce Horne and Mr. Andrew Rae from Gorton’s Seafood who come in weekly during the fall semester to encourage and mentor us in our business. They are highly dedicated in serving the community and we appreciate their time and efforts.
Each student is required to hand in an annual report which requires the following information: title page, Table of Contents, shareholder letter, Cape Ann Savings Bank Loan Application, Invoice, marketing flyer, business plan, production plan layout, balance sheet statement, Sources and Uses of Funds financial statement, 2 financial graphs showing income sources and uses of funds, shareholder list, employee sales chart, Syllabus, and officer comments. The shareholder letter will be distributed to their shareholders (along with their 13% return on their investment dividend) upon the conclusion of the class. Please see features of our class by going to www.ghsja.webs.com for more information and pictures from www.goodmorningmugs.webs.com.
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Update- Via Ariane Doud- Best of the Road contest extended to May 30!!!
Ariane Doud from Matter Communications writes-
Rand McNally and USA Today are looking for the best small towns in America. The top towns will be featured in their Best of the Road® cross-country rally this summer and in the 2013 Rand McNally Atlas next year! Gloucester has been nominated as “Most Beautiful,” but to win we need your votes. Please go to the Gloucester page at www.bestoftheroad.com (click here) to tell America why Gloucester deserves to be recognized for its unmatched beauty, and help bring some positive national attention to our fair city.
Click the picture to vote-
note the GMG photos used in the campaign
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I’ve noticed this floating around Cripple Cove since February or March and finally had a chance to check it out. It’s actually tethered in the cove. I thought it was a wonderful re-use of the flotsam floating around and wanted to pass it along to share. Somebody made this, and I applaud their creativity and effort.
Good Morning Joey, Patrica Poore, long time Gloucester resident, co-founder of national publications like Old-House Journal, and founder and present editor-in-chief of Old-House Interiors, Arts & Crafts Homes, Early Homes and other publications focusing period and historic design is presenting a webinar Wed evening, May 25th at 8pm on Approached to Classic Kitchen Design. This is the first webinar that she has presented and even though it is offered to a national audience, it would be great if residents interested in the subject signed up to support her in this effort! Here is a link to sign up. Come one come all you classic kitchen lovers! http://p.p0.com/YesConnect/HtmlMessagePreview?a=CClLHesVFWgUCYGmJ4M4kS Becky Bernie 4 Gerring Rd.
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I’d like to think that our four posts, the photo I donated and they used in the campaign and the video interview we shot asking folks to vote helped make this happen.
Kristine Fisher placed a call to Anne Robinson who contacted me while she was away on vacation and asked if I could get the publishers of the magazine a decent representative photo for the contest under the wire of the deadline for inclusion of the voting. They used the photo in the campaign and it is on the website which announced the winners here.
Here is that photo which I took from our dock at Captain Joe and Sons-
seARTS should be commended for getting the ball rolling. This is what happens when we work together for the benefit of our community! HUGE!!!!! So huge for The Chamber of Commerce, The Destination Marketing Organization and all of those who promote our great city to point to in their marketing campaigns!
Here is the video we shot to get people to understand how important it was to get out the vote-
And links to the posts in which Jackie,Jo-Ann Castano and Kristine Fisher and I kept putting the pressure on explaining how it helps the people who market our areas job that much easier to promote-
Submitted on 2011/02/02 at 8:36 pm Here is another page online to direct people to. It’s American Style online magazine where POP Gallery in Gloucester is featured. Would be good to get people to post comments on the article. More … Continue reading →
Kristine Fisher and Jackie Ganim DeFalco stop by to talk all about seARTS and all of the exciting programs happening including the get the vote out effort to inform people about the American Style Magazine voting for Gloucester. Kristine writes- … Continue reading →
This is the type of thing that if we win can be used in marketing all over the world. Won’t you vote for your favorite city? Hi Joey. Can this be posted on GMG? ***** Vote for Gloucester and You … Continue reading →
Cape Ann, a thriving arts and cultural destination, lies just 30 miles north of Boston along one of the prettiest stretches of coastline in all of Massachusetts. Billed as one of the last great unspoiled places, its harbors, lighthouses, beaches, coves and coastline have been attracting artists almost from its beginnings in 1623.
Cape Ann’s four communities include Rockport, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Gloucester, America’s oldest seaport. “Art is vital to the lifeblood of Gloucester. There are many beautiful places with seashores and harbors but the combination of arts, culture, and industry are rarely so integrated and integral to the life of a city. It makes Gloucester a very unique place that celebrates art in a way that most cities can’t,” says resident and AmericanStyle reader Barbara Silberman. Gloucester is home to a large population of artists, many of whom display their work in Rocky Neck Art Colony galleries and studios. You can visit the Rocky Neck Gallery or enjoy open studios and entertainment during Nights on the Neck, on the first Thursday of the month from June to October.
WHAT’S NEW?
This year an iconic red brick building on Gloucester’s Main Street, known to locals as “The Blackburn,” was transformed into The Cape Ann, also known as “The Annie.” The building was revitalized to promote the arts in the community and serves as a venue for performance and visual display. Located within The Annie is “The Art Parlour,” an expansive gallery space that allows local artists to show their work free of charge.
UP AND COMING
The annual Cape Ann Artisans’ Studio Tour takes place June 18-19 along the scenic coastline of Gloucester and Rockport, allowing visitors to meet more than 15 professional artists and see their work where it was created.
The Annual Gloucester Waterfront Festival will showcase the juried work of over 175 artists and craftsmen from throughout the U.S. in the city’s historic Fort Park on Aug. 20-21.
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Good Morning Gloucester 