Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Same location as last year. Right behind the spring wreath on the front door.

The entire interview will be posted at 8:00PM tonight on www.goodmorninggloucester.com

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Joey:

Saturday afternoon I visited CB Fisk for my third open house celebrating the completion of a new pipe organ – this time Opus 153 built for a United Methodist Church in Muscatine, Iowa. We had a tour of the design studio and the various workshops. The long sheet of tin-lead mix on a table was extruded from the adjacent furnace, and is waiting to be rolled into a pipe and inserted in the “missing tooth” location as the largest and center pipe in the front of the organ. The model was created first at 1/16th scale and used as guidance in design and construction. The small room with the blue tarps and electronics is inside the lower level of the organ.

All visitors were invited to try the keyboard, varying from a few notes to a professional short recital. And there is always good food and drink. My continuing congratulations to a Gloucester treasure that is proudly building organs and a reputation delivered around the globe.

Pat

Acoustic Brunch Featuring Andrew James – Sunday 4/7 – Rockport!

APRIL 3, 2019 ~ FEATHER & WEDGE

Stop into Feather & Wedge (5 Main Street, Rockport) this Sunday for an Acoustic Brunch featuring music from one of Boston’s most talented singer/songwriters, Andrew James. His impressive set list is comprised of original music and covers by artists including Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Tracy Chapman, John Mayer and Jack Johnson.

Sunday, April 7
10:30 – 2:30 PM

Reservations suggested!! 978.999.5917

Feather & Wedge, 5 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01915, 978.999.5917

Aging Together: A Summit to Explore Building a Community for All Ages

APRIL 5, 2019 ~ TRIXY546

Age & Dementia Friendly Cape Ann, SeniorCare Inc. and the four communities of Cape Ann will host “Aging Together,” a free summit to explore how Cape Ann can become a place where all residents–regardless of age or health status–can thrive.

The Aging Together Summit will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 10am-2pm, at The Elks at Bass Rocks, located at 101 Atlantic Road in Gloucester, and will feature speakers on the topics of aging and dementia, lunch, and a resource fair. The event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required for this event. To register, please visit www.ADFCA.org.

All Cape Ann residents are encouraged to attend, including people of all ages, older adults, caregivers, persons living with dementia, and professionals who work or live on Cape Ann.

The Aging Together Summit is made possible through a grant from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation.

To learn more about Age & Dementia Friendly Cape Ann or to register for the Summit, please visit our website www.ADFCA.org.

Confused about Medicare?

APRIL 5, 2019 ~ TRIXY546

Are you, a friend or a loved one turning 65, or thinking about retiring? Are you confused about Medicare? You are not alone!

There will be an “Introduction to Medicare”informational session Wednesday evening, April 17, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., at SeniorCare, located at 49 Blackburn Circle in Gloucester. Learn about the structure of Medicare, when to enroll, and how to choose plans that suit you, your lifestyle and your overall health.

This session will be presented by a certified SHINE Counselor, providing free, unbiased, Medicare health insurance information, and is intended to guide participants through all of their options. Be an empowered, educated consumer!

To register for this event, call 978-281-1750 or register online at www.seniorcareinc.org.

Salem State Honors Earth Day with Week of Events April 8-12, 2019

Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher to Give Keynote Address and Receive Award

Salem State University is honoring Earth Days Week April 8-12 with events whose theme is “Sounding the Alarm on Climate Change: Critical Actions for a Livable Planet.” The theme is designed to inform as many people as possible about the limited window that humanity now has to avoid the more dire effects of climate change. 

According to the Fall 2018 comprehensive report by the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, humans have just over a decade to make “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes,” or the Earth will become a less habitable, more hostile environment.

This year’s Earth Days keynote speaker will be world-renowned climate activist Tim DeChristopher. In December 2008, DeChristopher disrupted an illegitimate Bureau of Land Management oil and gas auction by posing as Bidder 70 and outbidding oil companies for parcels around Arches and Canyonlands National Parks in Utah. For his act of civil disobedience, he was sentenced to two years in federal prison and served 21 months. His imprisonment earned him international recognition as an activist. He is also the subject of the documentary Bidder 70, which will be shown on campus Tuesday, April 9, at 9:25 a.m. in the Ellison Campus Center’s Martin Luther Ling Jr. room. 

DeChristopher has co-founded the climate justice organization Peaceful Uprising in Salt Lake City and the Climate Disobedience Center. Rolling Stone magazine named him “America’s Most Creative Climate Criminal;” in 2011, Treehugger called him “Person of the Year;” The Salt Lake City Tribune named him “Utahn of the Year;” and in his book The Art of Non-Conformity, author Chris Guillebeau supports DeChristopher’s actions as “creative acts of protest” at a time when “morality and law are on opposite sides.”

DeChristopher’s keynote address, titled “Activism for the End Times,” will take place on Thursday, April 11, from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in Veterans Hall at the Ellison Campus Center. After his talk, DeChristopher will receive Salem State’s annual Friend of the Earth Award in recognition of his work spreading the urgency of the climate crisis and the need for bold, confrontational action in order to create a just and healthy world.

In addition to the keynote address, Earth Days Week 2019 will feature more than a dozen discussions, films and other presentations that explore and examine climate change research, mitigation and possible solutions. Events will include a panel featuring six Salem State professors presenting their climate change research; a discussion about how each person can work to help lessen climate change at the regional, local, campus and individual level; a talk about the “Green New Deal” proposed by Congress and carbon pricing; and an art installation titled “Disconnected” at the Berry Library on campus. All events are free and open to the public. 

April 22, 2019 marks the 49th anniversary of Earth Day as a national event, and it is the 16th anniversary of Earth Day events at Salem State.

For more information and for the week’s schedule of events: 

Website: dgl.salemstate.edu/earthday/

Email: earthdays@salemstate.edu

Twitter/Instagram: EarthDays_SSU

Facebook: EarthDaysSSU

Hello Joey-

I’m excited to share with you the flyer for Action Inc.’s upcoming CDL Training program. The program is free (licensure usually costs between $2-8k) and can lead to well-paying jobs. If you know folks in the community who might be interested, please be sure to share to share this with them!

Qualifying applicants must be over 18 years of age & live on Cape Ann, have a high school diploma or HiSET (GED), have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record, be able to provide income verification, & be able to pass a drug test, CORI check, & a physical exam by the Department of Transportation.

Thank you!  

Jill

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Gloucester, MA (April 1, 2019)  – –  The Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library (SFL) is pleased to announce the appointment of four new key additions to its staff.  Lara Vilahomat has recently joined SFL as the new Community Librarian, Gabriela Toth was appointed the new Technology Librarian with Jacklyn Linsky the Local History Librarian and Haley Hart as the new Teen Librarian Assistant.

“I am delighted to welcome such an exceptional and experienced group of professionals to our dedicated and talented staff at SFL,” stated Deborah Kelsey, the SFL’s Library Director.  Their collective experiences and knowledge will make an immediate and positive impact at the Sawyer Free Library and help us continue to serve the diverse and growing needs of our greater Gloucester community. All four new staff are all so approachable I know that the community will welcome this team of dynamic smart women warmly. “

Having just relocated from Arkansas with her archeologist husband, Lara Vilahomat brings her extensive library experience of creating and implementing programs and outreach events for a community of all ages to her new position as the Library’s Community Librarian.  “I am thrilled to be joining the Sawyer Free Library,” said Vilahomat. “I’m honored to be part of a team that provides its residents with such high-quality library services, and I look forward to developing partnerships and outreach programs that help meet the literary, educational, and recreational needs of the community.”

Previously Vilahomat was the sole Outreach Coordinator of the Reference Department at the busy Central Arkansas Library in Little Rock and then served as the Children’s Librarian Assistant at the Cabot Public Library. Lara earned a Masters in Library Science from Texas Woman’s Colleges and has a Masters in Medieval Literature from the University of York England.  Along with her degrees, experience, endless energy, she is also fluent in Spanish. 

“In my time working in libraries, I have found real joy in striking the balance of helping and teaching others and my love for technology,” stated Gabriela Toth, SFL’s new Technology Librarian.  “I became a librarian because I wanted to put books, resources, and technology into the hands of the people who need them. I firmly believe that with the right outlook and literacy skills, technology can make people’s lives easier.  I am excited to promote all SFL’s resources and make sure that patrons of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds knows all that the library has to offer.” 

Toth most recently was an Adult Services Librarian at the main branch of the Cambridge Public Library in Cambridge, MA and before making the switch to public libraries she worked as a librarian at EBSCO, a library vendor with a focus on research databases and eBooks. She served on the Stonewall Book Awards committee in 2017 and 2019. She holds a Masters in Library Science from Simmons College and a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies with minors in Journalism and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University.  

Jacklyn Linsky, a Gloucester native and graduate of the city’s High School, recently received her Masters Science of Library and Information Science with a concentration in Archival Management from Simmons College.  She also holds a Bachelors of Arts from Lassell College.  Linsky brings to her new position as SFL’s new Local History Librarian, excellent archival experience from her internships at the Peabody Essex Museum and Historic Beverly.  She said, “I love that I now have the opportunity at the SLF to help preserve the rich history of the city that I grew up in and get the chance to work with the community that means so much to me.” 

As she begins her new position as the Teen Library Assistant, Haley Hart is also working towards completing her Masters in Library Information Science at Simmons College.  She received her Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.  At SFL, patrons can find Hart in the Teen Corner or at one of the public service desks to help young adults in whichever department they visit.  She explains, “The library should be a place that teens can come for help, acceptance, ongoing learning and fun.  Being young and still in school myself, it is easy for me to relate to our teens and discover what excites and motivates them so that the Library can best support the development of their interests and abilities.”