Author: God's Morning

New Works by Brenda Malloy: Paintings, Scarves and more …

Saturday, August 15, 4-8 PM

She won’t be on a paddle board Saturday, but you can see her posing in front of some of her new works on the deck.

If you look closely, it definitely looks like this heron has a wishbone in his beak, and is looking for someone to break it with him.

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Dead fish in the middle of the road

dead fish in the middle of the road

and it’s stinkin’ to high Heaven.

It was actually in the middle of someone’s driveway.  I couldn’t help but wonder how long it had been there and how it ended up there in the first place.

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Just a few shots taken during a recent walk around Goose Cove Reservoir with an old and new friend – my first time there.  A lovely walk.

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If you haven’t been in to YUPO Gallery recently, don’t miss this opportunity to see Regina Piantedosi’s new encaustic work, which is so inspiring.  She never ceases to amaze me with the new work she has done every time I stop in to visit.

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If you see the 1/4 lb. lobster roll special sign up, get yourself into Sailor Stan’s for a really lobster stuffed roll.  The lobster, spinach and cheddar omelette is incredible (although I had mine without spinach).  Sailor Stan’s also now has monarchs coming to dine on the abundant milkweed plants they provide for them.

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I decided to jump on the trolley with my mother as it came through Rocky Neck on Sunday and take a little hands free tour of Gloucester.  Since we are both seniors now, it was a fun little excursion that only cost $1.00.  Jessica is the driver, and she is very sweet.  I plan to take it again to go to Stage Fort Park for a walk and picnic lunch.  It is nice not to have to drive, especially on weekends when if you leave Rocky Neck, there is a good chance you won’t be able to park when you get back.

SEASONAL DAYS OF OPERATION
PARK FREE and RIDE*
10:00 a.m. to 5:39 p.m.

June 20 through September 7
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

One Way Fare: $1.00
All Day Pass: $3.00

Persons with Disabilities, Seniors
& Persons on Medicare $0.50

Children under 5 years FREE

HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE

* No free parking during Waterfront Festival (August 16 & 17) & other city-wide events at Stage Fort Park

Visit http://www.canntran.com/Trolley.cfm for schedule

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Get out your dancin’ shoes.

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Stopped by to see the newest exhibit at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck by Rokhaya Waring – Pieces of Gloucester.  It is a definite must see.  The Center also now has air conditioning for your comfort in viewing on a hot day.  The opening reception is Sunday from 5-7:00pm.  The postcard really doesn’t do her work justice, so stop in and see this truly beautiful expression of our beloved city.  It will move you.

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Joe Geary, retired cardiologist from NY who summers here in Gloucester with his wife, lovingly tends these flowers at Hawthorne Point – so beautifully reflected in the puddle he creates when he waters them.

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The usual drumming class with Mamadou takes place at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 (all are welcome).  This Tuesday the weather was so beautiful, they decided to move to Trefrey Park.  They sounded great and people stopped to listen and watch, including my mother and I.  Henry the dog was so moved by the sound that he flipped on his back and pawed the air to the beat of the drums.  It was hysterical how well he kept to the beat and truly enjoyed himself.

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Personally I love dogs – all dogs.  My worst experience with dogs has been too much drool and a little dirt on my clothes when they jump up on me.  But this morning I had a bone fide Joey dog experience.  I was walking out Eastern Point Blvd. by Three Waters, and this vicious, snarling beast raced out the driveway at me, obviously wishing to leap and sever my juggler vein.  Fortunately, I was too tall for that and he quickly realized the folly of his evil plan and turned and ran away.  Those who walk out on Eastern Point, beware!  I’ve never seen him before, so he must be the new guard dog forThree Waters.

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at Wonson Cove.

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Took Mom for a sail on Ardelle last Thursday.  It was a beautiful evening and a great way to spend two hours out on the harbor.  There was a marvelous four piece band playing, called Down Home Swing, who entertained us the whole trip, that is when Harold wasn’t entertaining us with his feeding of the demanding visiting gulls.

I visited Harold’s boat yard in Essex and watched as Ardelle was being built, wrote about her back in 2011, and went aboard when Ardelle visited one of our Mug Ups on Madfish Wharf, but had never yet been on board to sail with her.  I’m so glad I finally did and got to take my mother, who enjoyed it immensely.

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Ain’t love grand.

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Grand Fatilla returns to Rocky Neck!

Friday July 31 2015, 7:30 PM

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St Gloucester MA 01930

COST: $15 / $10 for Rocky Neck Art Colony members

At its Cultural Center concert in November 2014 Grand Fatilla placed a smile on the face of every listener for the entire night, a night that flew by far too fast. July 31 will welcome this extraordinary band back to Gloucester in a not-to-be-missed concert.

Described as a magic carpet, flying listeners to different known and unknown places, the Grand Fatilla experience is delivered by an innate spontaneity that defies world music boundaries. What began as a virtuoso trio exploring gypsy-infused, cross-cultural folk music, Club d’Elf bassist Mike Rivard, electric mandolinist Matt Glover and accordionist Roberto Cassan joined with percussionist and singer Fabio Pirozzolo, and Grand Fatilla was born. With a considerable following, notable for its raucous enthusiasm and varied ethnic make-up, audience members are drawn to the music’s infectious authenticity. The group travels from Argentine Tangos to Italian Tarantellas, from Turkish sacred Sufi songs to Irish reels, Moroccan trance to Bulgarian dance music, all performed with a signature of improvisational group interplay and playful spontaneity.

Each member of the band brings a distinct flavor and area of expertise in different World music to the collective sound: Cassan and Pirozzolo both hail from Italy where they were immersed in the folk music of that area (and play with the Italian folk group Newpoli), and have also intensely explored Armenian (both of them are also a part of the Armenian-jazz nonet Musaner), Balkan, Tango, Brazilian and South American music. Glover came to Boston from his native Newfoundland where he absorbed the Celtic influences and fiddle music of that area, as well as studying the South Indian style of mandolinist U. Srinivas. Rivard, who is also a member of Indian-jazz group Natraj and plays with the Boston Pops Orchestra, has a passion for North African music, especially Moroccan trance music. This lead him to study the sintir, a 3-stringed bass lute.

In this age of heightened global consciousness the repertoire that Grand Fatilla performs acknowledges and pays homage to the idea that it is indeed One World that we all live in, and the music of diverse cultures enriches us all.