Mr. Swan is traveling between Niles and Henry’s Pond. I hope a new Mrs. Swan joins the scene before long!
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."
Octoberfest Austrian Dinner at Savour Wine and Cheese
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FAREWELL MONARCHS
Cape Ann Monarch Butterfly Migration Update
Female Monarch and Bougainvillea
Methuselah Monarchs Heading to Mexico
Our last batch of Monarchs emerged from their chrysalides, dried their wings, and caught the tailwinds to Michoacán. I hope they arrive to their winter roosting sites at the trans-Mexican volcanic mountaintops safely!
Although not many migrating Monarchs were reported on the shores of Cape Ann, a great batch was seen migrating over Lake Erie in late summer. Cape May, which is 400 miles south of Cape Ann, also had a strong showing. Keep on the lookout though because on Election Day in 2007, I photographed a Monarch refueling at Korean Daisies.
The Monarchs are counted by the Mexican scientists in December and the numbers released in January. Last year a tiny increase from 2013 was noted (2013 was the year the lowest numbers were ever recorded). Lets keep our hopes up that the population will continue to improve.
Last Sunflowers of the Season
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DAVID CALVO SHARES A GREAT STORY!
Thank you David for sending this story, not only special because you are a wonderful teacher sharing your talent, but also a tremendous ambassador for Gloucester!
CALVO WOOD CARVING SCHOOL
DAVID WRITES, Over the years I have taught wood carving to many folks from all over the United States. They have also come down from Canada as well as up from Mexico. This week I had the good fortune to have a student from South Korea. Jae Sun Chu who just retired as an engineer for a ship building company with 50,000 employees spent the week with us. He now wants to dedicate his time to becoming proficient in wood carving and traveled on a 18 hour flight to get to our Gloucester and my teaching studio. It was a week of very interesting conversations, exchanging info on current events as well as cultural interests and differences from different points of view. While he was carving, his wife was a tourist visiting all the hot spots on Cape Ann. Jae Sun is pictured below on the right along with Gloria, another student from New York. He leaves for his homeland tomorrow and his next stop is a workshop with a carver from Thailand in November.
Warm regards,
David
Calvo Studio
235 East Main St
Gloucester, MA 01930
Tel. 978-283-0231
www.calvostudio.com
David
Calvo Studio
235 East Main St
Gloucester, MA 01930
Tel. 978-283-0231
www.calvostudio.com
David Calvo Studio Photos
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Lucas Baisch’s A Measure of Normalcy at the Gloucester Stage!
A World Premiere by
Gloucester Stage’s 2015 Playwriting Apprentice
Gloucester Stage proudly presents the world premiere of Lucas Baisch’s A Measure of Normalcy from October 22 through November 1 at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Developed as part of the Gloucester Stage 2015 Apprentice Playwriting Program, A Measure of Normalcyfollows an array of lost souls as they straggle inside a quickly emptying Midwestern mini-mall. In the bleak late summer nineteen-year-old Casey Calloway works the food court tending to her burrito stand while Ari, Casey’s cousin, runs a shifty business out of their grandmother’s basement. The arrival of Gus, the new-hire, incites an unveiling of secrets within this stagnant community. Filled with balloon animals, cartoon flashbacks, cheap raps, and hallucinogenic gecko feces, this dark comedy questions what it means to be “normal” in a place of overwhelming simplicity.
Playwright Lucas Baisch
For more information continue reading and visit the Gloucester Stage Company website here to purchase tickets.
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New Delhi Singer Subhadra Desai at the Annisquam Village Church Sunday October 25th
New Delhi singer/scholar Subhadra Desai, an artist with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and All India Radio, brings a concert of Hindu devotional music to the Village Church on October 25, at the close of the morning worship service (after coffee, at 11:30).
A contemplative vocalist of Hindustani classical music, Desai has performed at prestigious Indian national festivals and other religious and academic forums. As a scholar of Sanskrit, she draws close to the wellsprings of Indian tradition. Her performance, with tabla and harmonium, reveal a purity of purpose and form. Familiar ragas become the vehicle for sacred texts, taking on a life of their own.
Desai honors the memory of Swami Vivekananda who spoke in 1893 at the Village Church when he came to the states to represent the east at the World Council of Religions, introducing Yoga to the west, as well.
Bring friends to join us for this rare and beautiful concert, free and open to all, midday on Sunday. 
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LIVE BLOGGING FROM NEW LED STREET LIGHTS
I am not exactly sure what we are comparing as light number one is one large bulb, light number two is three bulbs, and light numbers three and four each have four bulbs.
New LED Light above
Existing Light
I would describe the color of the LED lights not as blueish as I have heard described, but greenish. They appear extremely harsh, with an eerie and unwelcoming quality.
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URGENT IMPORTANT CITIZEN INPUT NEEDED REGARDING NEW STREETLIGHTS
I LOVE CHANGE, CHANGE FOR THE BETTER THAT IS. IS THIS A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER? ARE WE COMMITTED TO THE NEW STREET LIGHTS? HOW DO YOU FEEL LED LIGHTS WILL AFFECT THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER 4000K OR 3000K OR NO CHANGE?
Two variations on LED streetlights being considered by the city have been set up for evaluation. The test installations are the first four lights on the west side of Washington Street just south of Gee Avenue.There are two types, rated at 3,000 degrees Kelvin and 4,000 degrees Kelvin. The “color” of the light is slightly different between the two types.
People concerned about light pollution and the effect of the lights on wildlife have been advocating for the 3,000K lights. Send your comments to Matt Coogan in the City’s Planning Department. His email address is:
MCoogan@gloucester-ma.gov
Above image courtesy google image search.
Map courtesy Paul Morrison via FB
PLEASE READ THIS OPINION PERTAINING TO THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH THE LED LIGHTS
Ruining That Moody Urban Glow
OCT. 17, 2015
…In interviews with the media, my fellow experimental subjects have compared the nighttime environment under the new streetlights to a film set, a prison yard, “a strip mall in outer space” and “the mother ship coming in for a landing” in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Although going half-blind at 58, I can read by the beam that the new lamp blasts into our front room without tapping our own Con Ed service. Once the LEDs went in, our next-door neighbor began walking her dog at night in sunglasses.
Medical research has firmly established that blue-spectrum LED light can disrupt sleep patterns. This is the same illumination that radiates in far smaller doses from smartphone and computer screens, to which we’re advised to avoid exposure for at least an hour before bed, because it can suppress the production of melatonin. The tribute to “the city that never sleeps” was meant to celebrate a vibrant cultural night life — not a town of hollow-eyed “Walking Dead” insomniacs.
While the same light has also been associated with increased risk of breast cancer and mood disorders, in all honesty my biggest beef with LEDs has nothing to do with health issues. These lights are ugly. They’re invasive. They’re depressing. New York deserves better.
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Leslie Heffron Exhibit at MGH!
GMG FOB Leslie Heffron writes: Christine Garuthier-Kelley (from Manchester) and I are in a show down at MGH at the Yawkey Cancer Center. The opening is Wednesday, October 21 from 5:30-7 on Yawkey Mezzanine 2.
“The mission of Illuminations is to create a visually healing environment, offering enlightenment, inspiration, and encouragement to patients, family members, friends and staff through the visual arts. We believe the work will bring joy to many men, women and children whose lives have been touched by cancer.”
Please join us at the Illuminations
Rotating Art Exhibition Opening
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
5:30 – 7:00 pm55 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
2nd Floor Mezzanine
5:30 – 7:00 pm55 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
2nd Floor Mezzanine
Featured Artists
Cynthia Brody
Robert Cashin
Marcia Cooper
Gail Dwyer
Christine Gauthier-Kelley
Ellen Ryder Griffin
Leslie Heffron
Ricardo Maldonado
Sanjeev Nandan
Sidhartha Pani
Edward G. Rice
Stephen Shapiro
Susan Spellman
Betsy Wish
Ron Wybranowski
Robert Cashin
Marcia Cooper
Gail Dwyer
Christine Gauthier-Kelley
Ellen Ryder Griffin
Leslie Heffron
Ricardo Maldonado
Sanjeev Nandan
Sidhartha Pani
Edward G. Rice
Stephen Shapiro
Susan Spellman
Betsy Wish
Ron Wybranowski
Jonathan Zuker
For more information about our program, please visit our website.
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DOGTOWN DAYS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!
Dylan L’Abbe-Lindquist serving Cape Ann Brew Pub Dier Beer
Although it sounded so interesting, I very unfortunately missed the Dogtown Days lecture program held at the Cape Ann Museum as I was covering the Rockport Harvestfest (we oftentimes say on GMG that we are incredibly blessed that here on Cape Ann we have an embarrassment of riches in wonderful and worthwhile things to do and see). I did however attend the reception held afterward at the Sawyer Free. This is the second annual Dogtown Days event sponsored by the group of citizens Friends of Dogtown, a relatively newly formed outfit dedicated to restoring, protecting, and celebrating Dogtown, along with the far reaching goals to construct a visitor’s center and to help mitigate the ongoing misuse of the landscape.
Mary Weissblum’s Swamp Cake
Two of the highlights of the reception were Mary Weissblum’s Swamp Cake and Cape Ann Brew Pub’s colonial Dier Beer, both made with ingredients mentioned in historical accounts of Dogtown. Mary is going to provide GMG readers with the Swamp Cake recipe, spiced with ginger and nutmeg, and super delicious. Dylan L’Abbe-Lindquist’s Dier beer was outstanding and is going to be available at the Brew Pub in about a week. The brew was richly dark, made chocolatey in color almost, from the molasses and special carmelized flavored hops. Most amazingly, Dylan and his wife, along with their little baby, scoured Dogtown trails for authentic ingredients, which include Staghorn Sumac, winterberries, cranberries, and beach plums–it truly is a wonderfully flavorful brew. Ask for it at the Brew Pub, you won’t be disappointed.
To learn more about Friends of Dogtown, visit their website here.
Kit Cox and Dylan
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NIAZ DORRY DEMONSTRATES HOW TO CLEAN SQUID AT THE ROCKPORT HARVESTFEST
Niaz Dorry from NAMA gave the audience at the Rockport Harvesfest seafood throwdown a stellar demonstration on how to clean squid. I can’t post all the Instagrams here on GMG but you can go to my Instagram page to see the series.
https://instagram.com/p/89Efh7jysr/
Squid is very easy to clean and to cook and I love to order it out too. One of our favorite Gloucester restaurants for calamari is the Cape Ann Brew Pub, where it is always fried to crisp perfection and never rubbery from overcooking. Where ever I have tried squid in Rhode Island, they almost always serve it with bright yellow banana peppers. Does anyone know if any of our local restaurants serve squid with banana peppers?
Niaz Dorry is the director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance. She lives in Gloucester with her dog Hailey. You can read more about her work with NAMA and why Time Magazine named her “Hero for the Planet” on the organization’s website here.
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ROCKPORT HARVESTFEST HITS IT OUT OF THE PARK!
A splendid way to spend a Saturday afternoon with friends and family enjoying the bounty and beauty of local harvests!
Roving Radishes Dahlias
Puppet show particpants with Nichole’s Finn, second from right
Rockport Sea Serpent with costume assistance from puppeteer Dora Tevan
Preparing squid demonstration by Niaz Dorry
Squid quills
Eric Hutchins’s miniature horse
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CONGRATULATIONS TO LISA SMITH!
Congratulations to Lisa Smith, celebrating tens years of her dedicated service to the Cape Ann Community. Lisa has not only been the producer, director, and content creator for thousands of hours of Cape Ann community service through her work at Cape Ann TV, she has also taught countless members how to use the station’s recording equipment and how to edit. Thank you Lisa for all that you do for our community.
Happy to beat the traffic, I caught the end of the celebration and was able to get this quick snapshot before the remaining guests headed home.
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Maple Leaves!
Folly Cove designer Margaret Nelson’s “Maple Leaves” is currently on display at the Cape Ann Museum. Stop in and visit the museum’s stellar Folly Cove exhibit while attending Dogtown Days at the museum!
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BURNHAM HOUSE ESSEX
An oft photographed house anchoring the Essex Salt Marsh, and always beautiful in whatever light captured.
Still Water
Super wide angle panorama
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Please Join Us in Celebrating Lisa Smith’s 10 Year Work Anniversary at CATV!
Please join us in celebrating Lisa Smith’s 10 Year Work Anniversary!
Lisa continues to be the heart and soul of Cape Ann TV and deserves some recognition for a decade of hard work!
Come celebrate Lisa with us on:
Friday, October 16th from 4-6p.m.
Please RSVP to Becky at rtober@capeanntv.org
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Lucas Baisch’s A Measure of Normalcy
Lucas Baisch’s
A Measure of Normalcy
A World Premiere by
Gloucester Stage’s 2015 Playwriting Apprentice
Gloucester Stage proudly presents the world premiere of Lucas Baisch’sA Measure of Normalcy from October 22 through November 1 at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. A Measure of Normalcy follows an array of lost souls as they straggle inside a quickly emptying Midwestern mini-mall. Filled with balloon animals, cartoon flashbacks, cheap raps, and hallucinogenic gecko feces, this dark comedy questions what it means to be “normal” in a place of overwhelming simplicity. In his Gloucester Stage directorial debut David R. Gammons directs a cast featuring Ellen Colton, Lydia Barnett-Mulligan, Gabriel Graetz, Sarah Elizabeth Bedard and Eliott Purcell. Lucas Baisch’s A Measure of Normalcy runs October 22 through November 1 at Gloucester Stage. Performances areWednesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Following the 2 pm performances on Sunday October 25 and November 1 audiences are invited to free post show discussions with the artists from A Measure of Normalcy. Ticket prices are $28 for all performances. Tickets are $1 for ages 25 years and under for all performances. The $1 tickets are cash only and available at the door on day of performance only. Pay What You Wish tickets are available for theSaturday, October 31 matinee at 2 pm. Pay What You Wish tickets can only be purchased day of show at the door. All performances are held at 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. For more information and to purchase tickets, call the Gloucester Stage Box Office at 978-281-4433 or visitwww.gloucesterstage.com
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GREAT MARSH IN THE LIFTING FOG
Driving past the Essex Salt Marsh during Tuesday’s dissipating fog, I could not help but stop to take a panorama. The view reminded me of a photo from this past March 12th, a sight I’m not quite ready to embrace. Can’t it be warm and balmy for another month, oh please Weather Goddess, just one more month!
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FRIENDS! DON’T MISS JOHN SLOAN GLOUCESTER DAYS AT THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM
FRIENDS! DON’T MISS JOHN SLOAN GLOUCESTER DAYS AT THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM
![(Delaware)OurRedCottage,Lilacs[1]](https://goodmorninggloucester.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/delawareourredcottagelilacs1.jpg)
Red Cottage is located on East Main Street, across from the entrance to Rocky Neck, and is still painted red!
Beautifully curated by Martha Oaks, from museums around the nation, the exhibit comprises a stellar collection of canvases painted by John Sloan (1871-1951) during the five summers he spent on Cape Ann. I know how much everyone enjoys Hopper’s Houses and it is a joy to see scenes of our community expressed through the eye and brush strokes of Sloan, one of our country’s most celebrated early 20th century painters, and a leader in the Ash Can School of painting.
As was I, you will be thoroughly delighted by the approximately three dozen paintings of our neighborhood, scenes of Gloucester’s Main Street, Rocky Neck sunflowers, the former US government fish hatchery on Ten Pound Island, the trolley along East Main Street, fashions and sentiments of the period, and a wealth more of Gloucester captured in the midst of everyday life during the transitional years of the first World War.
![Image: John Sloan (1871-1951), Sunflowers, Rocky Neck, 1914. Oil on canvas. Gift of Alfred Mayor and Martha M. Smith, 2008. [2008.14]](https://goodmorninggloucester.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sloan-sunflowers-rocky-neck.jpg)
“A Landscape is a Portrait of Place” ~ Sunflowers by John Sloan
Of the approximately 1200 canvases painted by Sloan, 300 are of Cape Ann. One of my favorites of the favorites is Red Cottage, summer home to he and his wife Dolly during the artist’s highly productive Cape Ann years.
Red Cottage and Daniel Gill Fisherman House, Built 1847
I’ll return to take a photo of Red Cottage in prettier light, rather than today’s sunny high noon skies.
John Sloan Gloucester Days runs through the end of November. The last lecture in the series of three, Passing through Gloucester: John Sloan between City and Country will be presented by Michael Lobel on Friday October 30th. For more information visit the Cape Ann Museum website.
Credits:
Our Red Cottage, Lilacs, 1917 Oil on canvas. Delaware Art Museum. Gift of Helen Farr Sloan, 2000. © 2015 Delaware Art Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
John Sloan (1871–1951), Sunflowers, Rocky Neck, 1914. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum. Gift of Alfred Mayor and Martha M. Smith, 2008. ©2015 Delaware Art Museum/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
John Sloan (1871–1951), Our Red Cottage, 1916. Oil on canvas. Private Collection. ©2015 Delaware Art Museum/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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Silly Goose!
Shopping for design clients in Essex and Ipswich today and ran into these charming geese.
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Good Morning Gloucester 