My View of Life on the Dock
A new session of classes starts at Art Haven today, including classes in jacket re-decorating, poetry illustration and undersea shadow boxes. There’s also youth open studio, family studio, pottery throwing, and other fun stuff. Click on Kerry Christman’s shadow box for the full schedule!
Ann Kennedy submits-
Hi Joey. I came across this cool poster online while doing some research for my blog. Meat was scarce in NE in ’45 and as you know, the promotion of fish was widespread. The poster was originally printed by the US Office of War Information. (If you want to post the poster, no need to include my comment unless relevant. The poster is available at www.artnectar.com.) I just think it’s a great image.
I know Joe Testaverde knows a little something about those take out baskets. I’d like to have a nickel for every one I ever dumped on the culling table at the dock. They had a long long life on the waterfront. We also used the ones with the same types of frame but with net which would allow the ice to drop through. Joe Testaverde, did they sell them with that canvas or with the net or once that duck canvas material wore away did they mend in the netting around the frame to keep use of them? I can’t remember if they were sold with the net or if they were just repaired that way. I can’t be that old can I?
Whiting, cod, haddock, pollock they all got offloaded the same way. They have a guy using that double pulley though and lifting it by hand. In my day at least we got to use the winch.
Witness The Spectacle
These yarn people are bananas!
Yarnies and Fiber Fanatics Congregate To Take Advantage of Ridiculous Yarn Savings
Joseph M. Orlando writes-
Joe,
Thought you might be interested in this for Good Morning Gloucester…
The Cahoon Museum in Cotuit, MA, is doing a month long exhibit and celebration of Cape Ann artists, the Gruppe family. In addition, it has chosen to feature my book, The Fisherman’s Son, as part of its Cape Ann feature, in a book discussion on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7 p.m. at the museum.
For more info, see the website–www.cahoonmuseum.org.
Thanks,
Joseph M. Orlando, Esq.
Orlando & Associates
A FAMILY OF ARTISTS: THE GRUPPÉ FAMILY
During the 19th and 20th centuries, the Gruppé family contributed to the New England art scene by producing many artists including: Charles Paul Gruppé (1860-1940), his son Karl (1893-1982), his son Emile (1896-1978), his daughter Virginia (1907-1980) and his grandson Robert (b.1928). This exhibition will look at their colorful careers and how they influenced each other as artists.
The following talks and activities are in conjunction with the exhibition and are included in the price of admission:
Tuesday, March 20, 7:00 p.m.
Wine and Book Discussion of Joseph M. Orlando’s “The Fisherman’s Son”
RSVP by March 19 at 508 428-7581
THE AUTHOR WILL BE ATTENDING!
Tuesday, April 3, 11:00 a.m.
Richard Waterhouse will talk about the legacy of the Gruppé family
Tuesday, April 17, 11:00 a.m.
Tour of the exhibition.
Sober St Patty’s Day Event?
It is at 7:30pm on Saturday March 17th, at the American Legion Hall 2nd fl (use side door). This is at 8 Washington St Gloucester Ma 01930.
This Event is for those looking to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in a sober environment. We will have local bands, dancing, Door prizes, and a raffle for two Claddagh Rings!
Food and Beverages will be available for sale to support Sober Connections as well.
For more info they can call Sober Connections at: 978-381-9888
Daniel Driscoll
Don’t forget to visit our sites:
SoberConnections.org our Public Site
SoberConnections.net our Social Network of Recovery
SerenityCircus.com our Retail Online Store! Please consider checking us out and using our Donations Page to help fund our Programs!
All Towns are Welcome
Electronics and Appliance Recycle Day
The Docksiders Jazz Band
Sat. March 17, 9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Gloucester High School Parking Lot,
32 Leslie O’Johnson Rd. Gloucester MA
Electronics such as: Monitors, computers,stereos, DVD, scanners, copiers, etc…$5 ea.
Appliances such as: Dishwashers,Dryers,stoves,Microwaves,
Dehumidifiers,Refrig.,AC,Exercise Equipment, Lawn Mowers,
Small Engine items, Snow Blowers,etc……$10 each.
TV<19..$10 TV>19..$15 Console/Wood TV.. $20
Junk Car Batteries.. NO Fee(They will be recycled)
Questions: contact Dennis Wood 508-277-7513 denwaynewood@yahoo.com
Celebrate the Luck of the Irish by adopting a pet today! Stop in to
visit our many adorable cats and dogs as we honor St. Patrick’s Day
with our own version of St. Paw-trick’s Week. Wednesday March 14th
through Sunday March 18th when you visit our shelter try your luck and
pull a four leaf clover to get anywhere from 10% to 50% off of an
adult adoption fee. Be the start of a rainbow, rescue a pet and be a
hero to your own furry pot of gold!
Attached are photos of 2 of our adult animals available for adoption.
Sophie the dog is an 8 years old sweet mellow girl just looking for a
comfy home to relax in and Cali 1 year old cat is an affectionate
diluted calico looking to snuggle in a home of her own.
Gloucester, MA (3/13/12) – In the past 2½ years, residents of Gloucester have saved nearly $350,000 on prescription costs with the Gloucester Fund NeedyMeds Drug Discount Card. The partnership between these two groups has also earned the City of Gloucester nearly $3,000 for use in city-wide health-related projects.
At the March 13th meeting of the Gloucester City Council, Rich Sagall, MD, President of NeedyMeds, updated the councilors on the use of the Gloucester-specific card. The card, which is free and distributed at many sites throughout the city, has been used to save on nearly 12,000 prescriptions. The average savings per prescription is close to $30.00.
Nationally, the NeedyMeds Drug Discount Card saved users over $1 million in December and another $1 million in January. In total, the card has saved users over $15 million in three years.
The free card can be used by anyone, as there are no age, income, insurance or residency restrictions. People with insurance or on state or federal programs can use the card if their drugs are not covered or if they have poor medication coverage. The card offers a discount of up to 80% off the cash price of prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and medical supplies if written as a prescription, and pet prescription drugs purchased at a pharmacy. The average savings is about 50%.
The drug discount card is accepted at all the pharmacies on Cape Ann and over 62,000 pharmacies nationwide. There is no registration process and all use is anonymous. Unlike many other cards, no user-identifiable information is gathered, offering a high level of privacy protection.
In addition to Gloucester, NeedyMeds is working with Lowell, Chelmsford, Dracut and other municipalities on the North Shore of Boston. NeedyMeds has partnership programs with over 200 local, regional and national organizations.
“Daily we hear from card users who tell us by using the card they can afford medicines they otherwise couldn’t afford,” says Rich Sagall, MD, president of NeedyMeds. He goes on, “It’s very gratifying to see how we are helping so many people who might have had to go without their medications.”
As a non-profit, NeedyMeds keeps costs down and passes the savings on to the card users. Many pharmacists have reported that the NeedyMeds Drug Discount Card offers the best discount of any drug discount card.
About NeedyMeds: NeedyMeds, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit, is a comprehensive and reliable source of information on assistance available for people having difficulties paying for their medications or health care. The Web site (http://www.needymeds.org) is visited by over 15,000 people each workday. NeedyMeds has the most comprehensive and reliable database of patient assistance programs available and all of NeedyMeds’ information is always free, easy to access, and updated regularly. Unlike similar sites, NeedyMeds requires no registration. All the information is easily printed.
One of the rare Art Showings by Cape Ann Watercolor Artists (and oils) is at Sawyer Free Library for the month of March. Check it out, Joey!
(Love your blog… the UMass girl’s (Alex Gross) article about learning lobstering was stellar. Karen Nastuk)
Essex Shipbuilding Museum and Schooner Adventure present…
DORY FISHING
on SCHOONER ADVENTURE
presentation by RON GILSON, author of An Island No More
with Ryan and Woods Distillery Rum Tasting
7pm, March 28, 2012,
at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum’s Waterline Center
Admission $10
Tickets available at the door or in advance at
Essex Shipbuilding Museum Website
Hampton Beach, NH, March 1931
Hey Joey!
This is Evie from the tea co. I’m doing a sketch a day project for a year (or in this year’s case, 366 days) and at the end will take said sketches, turn them into a postcard book and start my snail mail revolution that I’ve been blabbing about forever. To you I ask, can I put up my sketches on the good morning gloucester blog?
Hope all is well,
Evie.
http://www.facebook.com/SkarillaArt
…which is represented by an anchor in Christian iconography. Nice nautical imagery for a stained glass window in Gloucester. I expect we’ll be hearing a lot about hope as this election year goes forward.
Wherever you find your hope, share it with someone who needs it. Hope grows when we share it, and the more people are inspired by it, the better chance it has of coming true.
This mural by Cole Herbst with the Eco Boutique logo and some really sweet flowers and fairies is going up in Eco Boutique’s new space at 186 Main Street – stop in and check it out!
But the snow went almost as fast as it came…
Another detail from a stained glass window in St. Ann’s Church in Gloucester (part of Holy Family Parish).
We usually focus on the people and events in the window and can easily overlook the wonderful attention to detail in the backgrounds…
Eventually I hope to photograph the stained glass windows in other churches in Gloucester. Any suggestions of churches with really great windows besides St. Ann’s?
Spring has come to Rockport with one of the town’s first openings of the season! Rocky Delforge is a young Rockport printmaker and artist who is doing some great contemporary work. Yesterday a few of us in town got a preview of his new show and were especially impressed by his massive hand-printed piece depicting downtown Rockport – you MUST see this piece!
The whole show promises some surprises as it takes its cues away from the dominant (if unbelievably beautiful) influence of the nautical. And the show is in a great venue, Thistle Hill on Main Street in Rockport (a few doors down from the Rockport Art Association). Although Thistle Hill is a retail shop, the owner is creating space for Rocky’s show in her efforts to collaborate with a local artist. This is a fantastic idea and what might be the start of a new trend in Rockport: one in which the retail sector and local artists come together.
Check out Rocky’s work HERE.
Here’s a little video of some of the demolition started this morning at Art Haven’s new space at 11 Pleasant Street. They’re looking for some volunteers to come help rip up carpets tomorrow afternoon if anyone’s interested… Great way to get out some pent up aggression! Just call (978) 283-3888 or email su@orenblu.com for more details or just come down at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon!
St. Ann’s windows are real works of art. There are lots of details that can easily go unnoticed.
The guys on West Main are hip!
You may remember this photo from Nubar posted on the 28th of February
You may have noticed they’ve been putting new windows in the old office supply building on Pleasant Street over the past couple months, but did anybody notice all the folks in there taking down ceiling tiles this morning??
Well…. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Art Haven signed a lease for the space at 11 Pleasant Street last Friday and is going to be EXPANDING to have high school and adult programming at the new space! Kids from the RAYS program were there this morning starting the first step of development: taking down ceiling tiles. Work is underway, and the planned open date is EARLY MAY with studios for rent, an art materials thrift store, classroom space, and a multi-use room for all kinds of events!
If you’d like to know more or even want to help out, you can call the Main St. studio at (978) 283-3888 or email arthaveninfo@gmail.com (Or just stop in and say hi!
Being in March, these fish don’t seem to think the snow will last long.
It looks like they’re lifting up their heads to drink in all the snow they can, while it lasts.
From the lovely fountain in front of the Sawyer Library on Dale Ave.
East Gloucester Square, 1930 Anonymous/©Fredrik D. Bodin
Come celebrate Jack Kerouac’s 90th birthday
with a screening of
Henry Ferrini’s film on Kerouac, “Lowell Blues”
introduced by Peter Anastas
with a reminisence of when Kerouac visited Olson deep in the 1960s.
Monday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
126 East Main Street
(please park across the street)
For more info call Annie Thomas, 978-283-7738
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This should be a fun class in the new state-of-the-art computer lab at Rockport High School.
Good Morning Gloucester 