A while ago, I posted about a set of accessory lenses I bought for my iPhone. On the morning of July 28th I got these photos of fallen raindrops with the macro lens:
They look like little ephemeral jewels…
Category: Art
Ben Macadam’s paintings at Alchemy
At the grand opening for “The Hive”, I found my self seated next to Ben Macadam, one of our up-and-coming Gloucester artists. He mentioned that he has work on display at Alchemy (3 Duncan Street) for a little while yet (until August 5, I believe?). Since someone recently gave me a gift card for Alchemy’s, I trotted on down there for lunch on Sunday and snapped some photos.
These are not all the paintings, of course – you need to go down to see them yourself!
As I ate snapped photos and ate my delicious “native corn bisque” soup, I was entertained by great bluegrass music! It turns out that it was Flynn Cohen and a guest musician; Cohen plays there every Sunday with other musicians that he invites.
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Grand Opening of The Hive
Art Haven held the grand opening of it’s community center, The Hive, on Saturday, July 28th. There was a good turn-out with a lot of local artists and familiar faces from Gloucester’s cultural community – plus, delicious food from Giuseppe’s! They have done a great job preparing this space.
“Cape Ann Art Haven is a community space where artists of all ages and abilities are encouraged to develop creativity and confidence through hands on learning and collaboration.”
Here are some photos from the event. For a slideshow, click on the mosaic below – or scroll down to see some highlights!
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Art Exchange Coming Up in Rockport!
People of Cape Ann: are you ready for some new art? Bring a piece of your own artwork, or a piece from your collection of someone else’s original artwork, to Art Now Rockport’s first Art Exchange, scheduled for August 18th. This event will no doubt be a lot of fun, with a bit of food & music as well as art. Preregistration, which isn’t required but which might be a good idea, opens on July 30th. It’s $5 to participate but free to come and watch the art exchange take place, which should be lively. The event is being organized by Art Now Rockport. Check out the website for more: www.artnowrockport.com. You can sign up for the Art Now newsletter or send an e-mail to volunteer to help out the evening of the Art Exchange.
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Tutta la Famiglia: Book Update From Paul Cary Goldberg
Hey everyone – Please check out www.bostoniano.info to see an interview about me and the book project! Nicola Orichuia came up to Gloucester and taped our conversation at Gianni Gallo Productions.
I’m currently editing and sequencing the photographs for the book. I’m also transcribing oral histories about the lives of some of the people I’ve photographed which will be included in the book. I’ve renamed the title to, Tutta la Famiglia: Portrait of a Sicilian Caffe in America.
As always, you can head over to my Fractured Atlas page at http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=3398to learn more about the project. At the bottom of the page there’s a link to the “project website” where you can see a video on YouTube.
And of course when you go to http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=3398 at the bottom of the page there’s that ever so important link to make a tax deductible donation!!!
A presto,
Paul
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The Hive Grand Opening July 28th Preview From Kenny MacCarthy
Kenny MacCarthy writes-
http://www.capeanninfo.com/ Want to take a pottery class? learn how to use PowerPoint? take a film class? That’s what Gloucester’s latest community space is all about.
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Grand opening of The Hive this Saturday!
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Caleb Stone painting sold on www.wellsmaritime.com
My Childhood buddy Jon Cahill’s www.wellsmaritime.com just sold this Caleb Stone Piece-
Jon writes-
Joey C.,
We recently sold this fine piece by Caleb Stone, "The Westward," to a private collector in Wakefield, MA. The woman who purchased it just fell in love with the image. Who can blame her?
Best,
Jon
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Summer at the Cape Ann Museum sculpture park
Summer Dance Performance at Windhover
Click this link to take you to the Facebook event page for more information on Windhover’s Annual Summer Dance Performance. Windhover is a lovely space with a strong tradition of bringing dance to Rockport.
July 27, 28, and 29 at 8pm
Featuring Guest Companies
FORTY STEPS DANCE
DUŠAN TÝNEK DANCE THEATRE
Tickets: $20 General Admission, $15 Seniors/Children/BDA/NSDA
Available at Toad Hall Bookstore in Rockport or The Bookstore in Gloucester
Or call 978-546-3611 or e-mail windhover@verizon.net
Performances held outdoors.
In case of rain, performances held indoors with limited seating.
Funding in part by Gloucester Cultural Council,
Gortons Contribution Committee and Private Contributions.
Support Forty Steps Dance by Taking a Chance on Our Raffle…
Play To Win One of The Following Prizes:
Two Tickets to Windhover Performance
in Rockport (July 27, 28 or 29) with
Picnic Basket & Bottle of Wine
$25 Gift Certificate to LuxeBeautiQue
$20 Gift Certificate to The Tides Restaurant & Pub
Raffle tickets available online at
www.fortystepsdance.org
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Community Stuff 7/26/12
NSAA’s Gala Auction August 11, 2012
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David Curtis at Bank Gloucester July 26,2012
DAVID P CURTIS, NSAA artist member and Gloucester resident, has his artwork on display in BANK GLOUCESTER’s lobby at 160 Main Street, Gloucester.
A public reception with the artist will be held at the Bank on Thursday, July 26, from 5-7PM.
Curtis will be exhibiting recent paintings of the Cape Ann area.
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Summer Pie Playhouse Presents Merlin!
Catherine Ryan Kicks The NY Times In the Nuts With Her Killer Edward Hopper Interactive Maps and Photos and Other Stuff
8 Slides from the NY Times vs 100 Hopper Slides from Catherine Ryan, Who Ya Got?
The NY Times Features 8 Hopper Slides Here
Catherine Ryan’s awesome Edward Hopper Gloucester MA Website-
ZAPD http://5trg.zapd.co/
Catherine Ryan’s Edward Hopper Gloucester MA Interactive GOOGLE MAP Below
Click on map for descriptions and Hopper Tour Directions/Explanations
GOOGLE DOCS Featuring over 100 Slides
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Yesterday’s sunrise with a rainbow in the west
These photos were taken at around 5:35-5:45AM yesterday, from the room of the rectory at St. Ann’s Church (Holy Family Parish). I should have shot a panorama that included both the sunrise and the rainbow, but it was too early for my brain to think that clearly…
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Say What? The Sarah Elizabeth Shop is on One Kings Lane!
Designer Julia Garrison, the new printer/operator of The Sarah Elizabeth Shop (in Rockport since 1974), was asked by the hugely popular designer home goods online retailer One Kings Lane to sell some of the shop’s hand-printed runners. The sale only runs through today, July 24th and features a limited run of four different block-printed designs, which will probably sell out if it hasn’t done so by now.
It’s exciting to see this sort of recognition of the work being created at The Sarah Elizabeth Shop. The best part is that the business is managing to grow while keeping the integrity of a small workshop, a place where functional pieces are designed by artists and created by hand. For more check out www.sarah-elizabeth-shop.com.
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New York Times Features Gloucester’s Hopper Houses
John McElhenny Forwards this Article In The NY Times-
The Original Hoppers
To New Yorkers, Edward Hopper is likely to evoke visions of moody nighttime urban scenes. But the painter created some of his most famous work in the bright seaside town of Gloucester, Mass., on Cape Ann, where he spent time in the 1920s. The photographer Gail Albert Halaban has been locating the original houses in Hopper’s paintings there and taking pictures of them as they look today. Greta Bagshaw, whose husband’s family has owned the ‘‘Mansard Roof ’’ since 1962, is accustomed to the attention. ‘‘Not infrequently we’ve seen people who set up easels in our backyard to paint it,’’ Bagshaw says. ‘‘We know it’s time to put up the awnings each year when we’re eating on the porch and we turn around and see a big tour group watching us eat dinner.’’
Julie Bosman
Click below for slide show and article-
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Saturday Night Report: Art at Scout Vintage Finds & I Loved the Block Party
Before heading over to Gloucester’s Block Party on Saturday night, I stopped in at Scout Vintage Finds at 186 East Main Street, across from Beacon Marine for a Photography Reception. Karen “Scout” King, the shop’s proprietess, hosts a rotating art show every month during the summer. For July the visiting artist is a young photographer named Alex Knudsen. The photographs he is showing at Scout manage to be Americana without the kitsch. I especially loved a wistful photograph of a mint green 1950s bedroom which felt like it has been vacant in every sense for a long time. Be sure to stop by and see his work and Karen’s store soon, as the show is up through the end of July. For more info go to www.facebook.com/scoutfinds
And another thing…the Block Party was a whole lot of fun. A HUGE thank you to the people who pull this together, as there was truly something for everyone and just a great atmosphere of fun. There was an amazing variety of great music and food, and lots of kids’ activities. The only problem we had was finding simple street food (I hate to admit it, but I was looking for something straightforward like hot dogs), as we weren’t about to attempt a sit-down dinner, foisting our children on the rest of the dining public. The pizza slices were sold out, which is a great problem to have. Then we came across Markouk Bread, which has some delicious, fresh options. The hummus with onion, tomato and mint leaves? Wow. Check them out at the Cape Ann Farmers’ Market and online www.markoukbread.com. By the way, Markouk Bread will be coming to Rockport in the Fall for our annual HarvestFest. I’m already planning to take a hummus break at the festival (yes, I plan ahead).
Thanks Block Party organizers, for a great evening out!
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See “Rock Stars of Gloucester” tonight ~ in the flesh and oil
Just in case you’ve been under a rock for the past couple of weeks and don’t know that Gloucester’s biggest block party ever starts at 6 tonight, you can click here to read some posts about it. Okay, now you know.
Celebrating Gloucester’s extraordinary music scene has become a Block Party tradition — and we do it by putting musicians and dancers on the street, right in front of our celebrated shops and restaurants. (see schedule here)
In this spirit, Laureen Maher will be putting her series of oils on canvas, entitled “Rock Stars of Gloucester” on display at Fred Bodin’s Historic Photo Gallery at 82 Main Street, right next to the Sargent Stage (see map here) where one of the rock stars in her collection, Allen Estes, will be performing with his son Dylan.
Other Rock Stars of Gloucester on display tonight (in oil) will be JB Amero, Dave Sag, Inge Berge, Willie Alexander featured with Greg Tower and Ed Savage, Rik Razdan featured with Lisa Marie — and Fly Amero (who may appear in the flesh with his sister, Linda, at the Franklin Stage).
So dine, dance and shop under the stars tonight in Gloucester. You’ll have more fun than you think you deserve.
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Update: SOLD! The Latest Canvas Print Is In- The Bean Does Her Best Vanna White
20×24 Gloucester At Dawn- The South Channel
All mounted canvas wrap, ready to hang, no framing neccesary. $150 Let me know at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com if you would like to purchase it for yourself or for a gift.
Good Morning Gloucester 