Question for our readers, If you are standing at Loblolly Cove and facing the Twin Lights, which is South Light and which is the North Light? Probably an obvious question to most but I am confused looking at the websites. Thank you!
Author: Kimsmithdesigns
Documentary filmmaker, photographer, landscape designer, author, and illustrator. "Beauty on the Wing: Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly" currently airing on PBS. Current film projects include Piping Plovers, Gloucester's Feast of St. Joseph, and Saint Peter's Fiesta. Visit my websites for more information about film and design projects at kimsmithdesigns.com, monarchbutterflyfilm.com, and pipingploverproject.org. Author/illustrator "Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! Notes from a Gloucester Garden."
ART HAVEN BUOY AUCTION FRIDAY NIGHT REMINDER!
DON’T MISS THIS TREMENDOUS COMMUNITY-FAMILY-FUN-FILLED EVENT!
Art Haven Buoy Auction & Family Fun Night
Friday, January 22, 2016
Cruiseport Gloucester
5pm-8pm
Tickets are $10 before the event and $15 at the door. Free admittance for children. Purchase tickets at the Art Haven and Hive locations or online here.
Free admittance for families with children who painted a buoy during buoy painting week. No tickets necessary – names will be checked at the door.
Join us for a spirited night of fundraising and family fun to support our organization. The funds that are raised will sustain our efforts to provide our classes free of charge to students from low-income families.
This year, Cape Ann Power Yoga is donating one free class to every individual who buys a buoy!
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WHAT IS ORNITHOPHILY?
Ornithophily is the pollination of flowers by birds. Plants pollinated by birds generally have flowers with extra sweet, highly concentrated nectar. The blossoms are typically red or orange and have a long tubular shape, which allows them to hold ample amounts of the sugary sweet nectar. Birds that pollinate flowers, hummingbirds for instance, often have long bills, brushy-tipped tongues, and are light enough to perch on the flower, or display a form of flying called swing hovering, which allows them to drink nectar while suspended mid-air.
Nearly 130 species of North American plants have evolved ornithophilous associations. Bee balm, salvia, and native honeysuckle are examples of plants that are pollinated by both insects and birds.
THE POLLINATOR GARDEN ~ Please join me Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30 pm at the North Shore Horticultural Society, American Legion Hall, 14 Church Street in Manchester.
I hope to see you there!
Photo: Male Allen’s Hummingbird and Aloe Blossom
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Captain Howard Blackburn Photo Submitted by Len Burgess
Gloucester’s famous Capt. Howard Blackburn (1859–1932) pictured aboard the famous fishing schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud in the early 1930’s. He was an American fisherman and during a winter storm in 1883 got separated in his dory and feared lost from his fishing schooner the Grace L. Fears out of Nova Scotia. He rowed his dory and shipmate across a wintry ocean, freezing his hands and feet badly. Despite losing his fingers at sea he later prospered as a Gloucester, MA businessman.Yearning for adventure, he twice sailed single-handed across the Atlantic Ocean, overcoming his disability and setting record times for the crossing. Both his vessels are at the Cape Ann Museum.
Photo by Leslie Jones
Len Burgess, Essex Shipbuilding Museum.
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January Sale and Meatball Mania at Savour Wine and Cheese Interview With Kathleen Morgan
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KIM SMITH BIRD TALK AT THE ROCKY NECK CULTURAL CENTER SAVE THE DATE!
I am very excited to be giving this new talk “Beautiful Birds of Cape Ann,” which was created to celebrate the Rocky Neck Art Colony’s upcoming exhibit “For the Birds,” opening on January 28th. Please join me for the exhibit’s opening and for the talk. I hope to see you there!
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Notes About iartcolony Gallery from Leslie Heffron
Hi Kim,
Tess Atkinson – She does photography on a large scale often face mounted to plexiglass and back mounted to aluminum. (Cherry blossoms)
Judith Scott Larsen – description taken from the gallery’s facebook page: “Her work incorporates the figure as an empty vessel which is infused with a series of images from the history of art and science. The images are made by projecting transparencies onto the blank canvas of the human body. The projections reference various cultural inscriptions, biological patterning, and diagrams by visionaries attempting to understand the nature of our humanity.”
Hope you like the little owl!Leslie
EDITORS NOTE: iartcolony gallery is located at 42 Broadway in Rockport.
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WINTER LIGHT
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THE STORY OF HOW CALAMARI (SQUID) CAME TO BE SERVED AT THE GLOUCESTER HOUSE AND OTHER LOCAL RESTAURANTS AS TOLD BY MICHAEL LINQUATA
This is a story of an unusual creature that made good. This creature was known as “squid”. Today it is called calamari. When it was known as squid there were no sales of this product. It was not on any restaurant’s menu. It just had no appeal to the public or to restaurant cooks or owners.
Prior to 1950, the Gloucester fishing fleet would have some mixed in with their catch of other fish such as whiting or ocean perch. The fishermen did not get paid for this product. It was considered waste.
However, some of the workers, including this author, would on occasion take some home to be cooked. In my case, I had to do the cooking because the squid would have some water in them and this would splatter. I overcame the problem, but I kept the job.
Sometimes if I had cooked more than the family could consume I would bring the extra to the fish workers. Many had never eaten this before. Now there wasn’t as much waste. The workers started to bring some home to be cooked.
About a year later I assumed the position of manager of the Gloucester House Restaurant. Now I had to teach the cooks how to prepare the squid for cooking, then the proper timing to cook, then I had to overcome the dining room staff’s reluctance to suggest this item to the customers.
We overcame these problems by first changing the name from “squid” to “calamari”. Then to introduce the product, for about a year, we put a small sample on each table for customers to try at no cost. Then the next year we put it on the printed menu.
Today there are probably a thousand restaurants in the United States that have calamari (not squid) on their menus. We think that ours is still the best.
This started in Gloucester, by the Gloucester House Restaurant and the Linquata family, the owners of the Gloucester House Restaurant.
PHOTO OF MIKE LINQUATA BY JASON GROW
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ONE DOLLAR OYSTERS AT SHORT AND MAIN!!!
Don’t miss out on Short and Main’s splendid daily oyster special. During the first hour of business, from 5 to 6pm, and the last hour open, a selected oyster freshly shucked is available at the delicious price of $1.00.
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FABULOUS TURNOUT FOR JUNI VAN DYKE AT THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM!
Gloucester: A Community of Neighborhoods
Saturday afternoon Juni Van Dyke spoke to an auditorium overflowing with friends, fans, and fellow artist quilt makers for the opening celebration of “The Neighborhood Quilt Project.” Juni’s all inclusive message is about the positivity of a community coming together to create beautiful works of art, “bearing testimony to the truth that the gift of creativity resides within all of us.” She shared heart warming tales about the contributing quilters and their work. For all involved in this wonderfully powerful community project it was a very special and joyous day.
Juni with Quilters Ida, Lois, and Colleen
Friend Pete Kovner
Kay Carpenter, Bobbi Kovner, and Chicki Hollet
Juni and Daughter Paige
Kathleen Adams speaking about the Annisquam quilt
On display in the light-filled spacious gallery of the museum’s third floor are the thirteen quilts representing thirteen Gloucester neighborhoods. The Cape Ann Museum is free to Cape Ann residents during the month of January. Do Not Miss This Enchanting Exhibit!
With thanks and gratitude to Cape Ann Museum Director Rhonda Falloon and Curator Martha Oakes for taking “The Neighborhood Quilt Project” under their wings, where the quilts will be well cared for generations to come.
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ALONE AGAIN
I am sorry to report that there have been no recent sightings of Mr. Swan’s girlfriend.
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SNOW SQUALL AT BRACE’S ROCK
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THE CUTEST APRONS IN TOWN!
Looking for a Valentine’s gift idea for your special cook? Alexandra’s Bread has the gamut, from crisp, tailored nautically inspired aprons to vintage girly girly ruffles and polka dots, and everything in-between. I especially love their current collection, including several made from cotton fabric prints seemingly inspired by Cape Ann author/illustrator/Folly Cove designer Virginia Lee Burton’s children’s book The Little House.
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Detail of vintage inspired apron
Laminated cotton for your littlest cook/artist
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STAGE FORT PARK BEAUTIFICATION MEETING
Super interesting meeting last night on the proposed improvements to Stage Fort Park, presented by Steve Winslow, senior project manager, Mass in Motion, Gloucester Community Development Department. A preliminary drawing was discussed outlining the new possible location for the Farmer’s Market. Amongst several proposed improvements, my favorite was the idea to connect, via a new trail, Stage Fort Park to Ravenswood. GENIUS!! A commitment was made to continue to work with the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market, Cyclocross, festivals, neighbors, and all interested parties. Looking forward to learning more!
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DAVID BOWIE JOKING WITH MOBY
Watch these two together; the first clip is of Bowie taking a call from Moby and the second is the song Moby requested.
Bowie Movie Tribute tonight at 10pm at Cape Ann Community Cinema.
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Savour Wine and Cheese Upcoming Spanish Dinner
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TWO IMPORTANT NOTICES ABOUT REQUESTS FOR GRANT PROPOSALS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #1
From Mayor Sefatia Romeo Thekan:
CITY OF GLOUCESTER
2016 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS & NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
The Grants Division of the Community Development Department is seeking proposals from qualified organizations, agencies, or individuals for its Program Year 2016 (PY16) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The CDBG Program is designed to promote safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, encourage handicapped accessibility, improve public facilities, support social service and job training activities, provide economic development assistance, and improve the living environment for low- and moderate-income residents of the City of Gloucester. The 2016 CDBG Program is expected to be funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Funding of proposals is contingent upon receipt of funding from HUD.
The Five Year Consolidated Action Plan (PY15-PY19) offers direction for housing and community development efforts over the next five years. The goals and priorities indentified in the ConPlan will be used to guide future funding of CDBG activities and programs.
The REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) requirement packets will be available on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, and can be picked up at the Community Development Department, 3 Pond Road, Gloucester, MA or retrieved from the City of Gloucester website: http://www.gloucester-ma.gov.
Proposals will be received until:
12:00 PM (noon) – Thursday, February 25, 2016
City of Gloucester
Community Development Department
Grants Division
3 Pond Road
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 282-3027
AN INFORMATIONAL PUBLIC HEARING to address any questions and explain the CDBG RFP requirements and to obtain the views of the citizens of Gloucester regarding the CDBG Program will be held on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Friend Room of the Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA.
A PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Friend Room of the Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA. Individuals and organizations requesting funds will be required to make a brief presentation outlining their proposal at this meeting.
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #2
Gloucester’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) has set its 2016 schedule for all those seeking grants from the city. The Committee funds a wide variety of large and small programs from individuals and groups in four specific areas: open space, historical preservation, community housing and recreation.
Recent recipients include the community garden and backstops for the softball diamond at Burnham’s Field, renovations of the Rocky Neck Cultural Center, a fire suppression system for the Universalist Unitarian Church in downtown Gloucester.
The initial single-page eligibility form must be submitted to the CPC by February 29th.
The material should be sent to:
Community Preservation Committee
c/o The Community Development Department
3 Pond Road
Gloucester MA 01930
or via e-mail to
dlaurie@gloucester-ma-gov
Completed applications from those who pass the preliminary review are due by April 15th.
Final decisions by the City Council will be made in November or December.
Full details are available from Debbie Laurie, Senior Project Manager of the Community Development Department, at 978-282-8004 or email above. Information is also available from the City of Gloucester website at www.gloucester-ma-gov.
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RAINBOW CLOUD OVER GLOUCESTER HARBOR
Tonight’s sunset panorama from Rocky Neck’s Wonson’s Cove, with a pretty rainbow-like arch over the Harbor.
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“ROMANTIC OUTLAWS” AUTHOR AND ENDICOTT COLLEGE PROFESSOR CHARLOTTE GORDON TO SPEAK AT THE SAWYER FREE LIBRARY
About Charlotte Gordon’s latest book Romantic Outlaws, which was named one of the top books of 2015 by The Sunday Times (London), “This groundbreaking dual biography brings to life a pioneering English feminist and the daughter she never knew. Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley have each been the subject of numerous biographies, yet no one has ever examined their lives in one book—until now. In Romantic Outlaws,Charlotte Gordon reunites the trailblazing author who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and the Romantic visionary who gave the world Frankenstein—two courageous women who should have shared their lives, but instead shared a powerful literary and feminist legacy.
In 1797, less than two weeks after giving birth to her second daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft died, and a remarkable life spent pushing against the boundaries of society’s expectations for women came to an end. But another was just beginning. Wollstonecraft’s daughter Mary was to follow a similarly audacious path. Both women had passionate relationships with several men, bore children out of wedlock, and chose to live in exile outside their native country. Each in her own time fought against the injustices women faced and wrote books that changed literary history.
The private lives of both Marys were nothing less than the stuff of great Romantic drama, providing fabulous material for Charlotte Gordon, an accomplished historian and a gifted storyteller. Taking readers on a vivid journey across revolutionary France and Victorian England, she seamlessly interweaves the lives of her two protagonists in alternating chapters, creating a book that reads like a richly textured historical novel. Gordon also paints unforgettable portraits of the men in their lives, including the mercurial genius Percy Shelley, the unbridled libertine Lord Byron, and the brilliant radical William Godwin.
“Brave, passionate, and visionary, they broke almost every rule there was to break,” Gordon writes of Wollstonecraft and Shelley. A truly revelatory biography, Romantic Outlaws reveals the defiant, creative lives of this daring mother-daughter pair who refused to be confined by the rigid conventions of their era.”
Good Morning Gloucester 