Category: Art

GMG Q&A Frieda Grotjahn From Again And Again

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Frieda started Again and Again, a shop that makes designer handbags out of recycled sails.  You can visit her website here

How long have you lived in Gloucester?

I can not believe it almost 9 years.
What is your favorite season In Gloucester?
All the seasons are my favorite, or do you really would like to miss the green in the spring, going to the beach in the summer or and rowing in the harbor;putting a warm sweater on and enjoying the colors from the leaves in fall and the winter, ice cold but see the sky, it is perfectly blue.

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?

We are so lucky that we can live here, there are sooooo many spots..
What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?
My house
What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?
The Last Stop

What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?

Defenetly Duckworth
What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?
I do not have one

What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?

Morning Glory, to sit outside in the summer

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?

Fiesta

In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?

beach

Who is your favorite local artist?

Viginia Lee Burton

Which is your favorite local beach?

Niles Beach and Good Harbor

Who has the best chowder in town?

Lobstaland

Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?

right now: Off the Charter

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?

I like both

What were your thoughts on The Downtown Block Parties last year?

great

What is your favorite local band?

I do not have one

Thanks, Joey

Alexandra’s Bread Oilcloth Bags

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Yesterday I popped into Alexandra’s Bread to grab some cobbles for my girls.  You should see Snoop Maddie Mad tear through a cobble, she loves em!

But they always have some funky cool stuff for sale and Alexandra changes up the product mix all the time.

Here are some bags made from oil cloth.  There were also place mats,  baby bibs and other items made from oil cloth.

Alexandra’s Bread Oilcloth Bags, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

GMG Q&A -Kate Seidman

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Kate Seidman runs The art Room on Center Street.  Her funky little boutique is packed with beautiful hand crafted clothing, art and jewelry.

I have a local website: theartroomboutique.com

How long have you lived in Gloucester?

31 years this august

What is your favorite season In Gloucester?

summer

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?

Steel Derrick quarry

What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?

Alchemy

What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?

Amelia’s

What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?

Franklin

What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?

Halibut Point Restaurant

What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?

Two Sisters

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?

Now, The block parties

In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?

Beach

Who is your favorite local artist?

I have several, Paul Cary Goldberg, Ruth Mordecai, Kurt Ankeny

Which is your favorite local beach?

Good Harbor

Who makes the best burger in town?

Passports

Who has the best chowder in town?

Halibut Point

Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?

Don’t know

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?

Clam Chowder

What were your thoughts on The Downtown Block Parties last year?

They are fantastic, have one every weekend all summer starting in May.

What is your favorite local band?

Linda Amero

Thanks Joey,
This was fun,
Love,
Kate

You can also view videos shot at The Art room here and here

GMG Q&A- Emile Doucette

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Bait and Tackle
Bait and Tackle

Emile Doucette is one of the original Gloucester Guerillas.  He displayed some of the work from Bait and Tackle ad agency at the second Block Party and also the first GGAP presentation at Cape Ann Community Cinema.

Emile, Chad Carlberg and the Bait and Tackle crew recently won an award for the short picture film Daughters of Dogtown which we showed at the first GGAP officially sanctioned event.

He is an amazing videographer and editor and we’re gonna blow the roof off this summer with some big time Guerilla style Art projects (stay tuned)!

How long have you lived in Gloucester?

Since I was 2.

What is your favorite season in Gloucester?

Spring.

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get
away”?

The UMASS marine station at Hodgkins Cove.

What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?

Leonardo’s.

What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?

Virgilio’s.

What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?

Lat 43.

What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?

Pilot House.

What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?

George’s.

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?

Lanesville 4th of July Parade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BfXgK5brhE)

In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?

Boat.

Who is your favorite local artist?

John Sarkin.

Which is your favorite local beach?

Plum Cove.

Who has the best chowder in town?

Capt. Carlos.

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?

Clam.

What were your thoughts on The Downtown Block Parties last year?

Awesome, but lets have more live music.

What is your favorite local band?

Mine. (http://www.myspace.com/backbeatband)

Movie – “Greenheads”

Posted on by Rob Newton

greenheads-photoGREENHEADS
Wed., Feb. 18 @ 7:15pm
Cape Ann Community Cinema
267 East Main Street
East Gloucester
978/282-1988

Sometime painter Sam Holdsworth painted a series of 38 oil panels which were an imaginative, sideways tribute to that local summertime menace, the Tabanus americanus — or Greenhead horse fly. This short film, produced and narrated by Holdsworth’s Musician Magazine co-founder, Gordon Baird, is a simultaneously amusing and haunting short film, portraying the carnivorous creatures as human-like and alien at the same time.

Mr. Baird will be on hand to present the film and conduct a Q&A after the show, which is presented at the special discount price of $5.00, proceeds from which will benefit the Matteo Russo Fund. A selection of Gloucester-related short subjects will precede the film.

“City’s Spirit Shines At Benefit”- Editorial From The GDT

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GGAP II Audience
GGAP II Audience

We did good!

From the Gloucester Daily Times-

In a program ripe with artists capturing Gloucester’s character, the city’s spirit shone as bright as ever.

Snowed out two weeks earlier, the fund-raiser to aid the children of Patriot fishing boat Captain Matteo Russo drew a near full house Sunday afternoon to the Gloucester Stage Co, theater, where lobster broker and “Good Morning Gloucester” blogger Joe Ciaramitaro teamed up with Cape Ann Cinema coordinator Rob Newton to raise more than $2,200 for the cause.

But the success of the event extended beyond the numbers, and even beyond the fact that it was for a good cause.

For the rest of the story click the link below-

Gloucester Daily Times Editorial

Packed House For GGAP II

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We had a lot of fun and raised money for a great cause.   People turned out and I’m proud to say that GGAP II was the first sell-out at Cape Ann Community Cinema.  We raised $2217. which will be deposited by the end of the week to The MR Children fund.  There are still 12 t shirts left which can be purchased at The Dress Code downtown and 100% of that money will be added into the total when they are sold.  Also Rob Newton will be donating a portion of the proceeds from a show this week (details to follow) into the pot.

DSC_5259, originally uploaded by sharon_lowe88.

Thanks to Sharon for taking the pictures at the show as I was too busy to be able to get any footage.

GMG Q&A- Memory Layne

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Memory Layne is the creative behind MemoryLayneCreative  She does some fantastic watercolor work and murals which you can see on her site.  oh and BTW, Memory is her real name (please spare the stage name jokes)

How long have you lived in Gloucester?
3 1/2 years

What is your favorite season In Gloucester?
Summer. Who likes this “feels like -13” stuff?

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?
Yes, but not telling! It’s a SECRET.

What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?
La Rosa’s.

What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?
I’ve never bought a sub in Gloucester. (whoops!)

What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?
The beach. (oh, okay…and the patio at Halibut Point)

What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?
Wherever there is really good music. (and as long as the beer is cold…there are some places, there is not-so-cold-beer)

What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?
Zeke’s.

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?
Summer’s end boat parade. (with the lights, what’s it called?)

In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?
Beach

Who is your favorite local artist?
Okay, there’s this guy, I know his first name is “Jeff”, because I met him on the road after having snuck up behind him when he was painting down near North Shore Art Association and saw what he was doing. A month or so later, I passed him when I was walking and asked him if he was that painter and that’s when I got his name. His work was amazing. He’s generally on foot and I think lives or lived down near Beacon Marine? You know who that is? I’ve only seen a few things that he’s working on live (lurking behind and trying not to invade what he was concentrating on, I doubt he knew I was checking out what he was working on)

Which is your favorite local beach?
Good Harbor in the morning before it gets crowded.

Who has the best chowder in town?
On the clam chowder, anyplace that doesn’t add flour. (Halibut has good chowder)

Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?
I actually don’t read any other local blogs! (so that defaults to yours, sorry…I like your photographs)

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?
Clam Chowder. But Passports has this amazing red spicy fish chowder thing that is incredible and pretty sure it has haddock in it. I’d take that particular one over clam chowder any day.

What were your thoughts on The Downtown Block Parties last year?
“Wish I knew about it and wish I had gone”.

What is your favorite local band?
What Time is it Mr. Fox? (with Brian King, that voice of his!)

Thanks, Joey

Come To The Cape Ann Community Cinema Today!!!!!

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The Event Starts at 1:30 but we will be there at 12:30 if you want to swing down and hang out.

AT THE GLOUCESTER STAGE COMPANY
267 EAST MAIN STREET * GLOUCESTER, MA 01930
(978) 282-1988 [TIMES] * (978) 309-8448 [HUMAN]

Gloucester Guerilla Art Project II

GGAP II
GGAP II

Gloucester’s Poet Laureate John Ronan To Recite

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Yesterday I got a call from Sharon asking me if I thought it would be okay to ask Gloucester’s Poet Laureate John Ronan to recite the poem he wrote in tribute of Matteo Russo and John Orlando at the Gloucester Guerilla Art event today at Cape Ann Community Cinema.

I told her sure if she could get ahold of him and he wanted to do it.  Sharon tells me that in fact he will come and is honored to be a part of it.

We will be showing up early around 12:30 if anyone wants to swing by and hang out before the show (my favorite part).

seARTS Awards and Thanks Yous

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seARTS
seARTS

seARTS Board & Staff – Dedication Award:
 
This award is to recognize our former Staff and Board members that have invested in seARTS over the last year.  Each and every one of them has contributed exceptional time and energy into helping us reach this next level of growth – with all the pain and learning involved in the process.
 
A special word of thanks here to our former Executive  Director, Sara Young.  
Also to former Board members –  Bela Marhanas, Peter Van Ness,  Kate Seidman,  Vicki Diez-Canseco, Aria McElhenny,  & Mark Vadala and our summer intern, now in Italy,  Elizabeth Bergeron,
 
Founder’s Award – JoAnn Castano,  Gordon Goetemann &  David Benjamin
 
This award is to honor the persons with the vision to initiate and grow seARTS through personal and professional commitment.  It can also be known as the “whatever it takes” award – a level of dedication that only a founding member or disciple thereof can receive.
 
Despite changes of faces and places,  these people have stayed with seARTS throughout the good times and bad – finding new ways to support the organization and its efforts through exceptional creativity and dedication.
 
Artistic Inspiration & Support Award –  Lara Lepionka, Susan Erony  Susan Frey, Ernie Morin  (Ernie was recently nominated by Greg Cooke for a Boston Art Award)
 
This award goes to the person/persons who not only support the organization through their hard work, but also seek to share their artistic talent with others – providing a basis for the community to growth through the arts.
 
Unsung Hero (ine) Award:  Judy Cox , Dianne Anderson, Kathleen Valentine, Kirstin Myers
 
This award goes to the behind the scenes working “crew” that makes things happen through design, promotion, and rolling up their sleeves without fanfare and to make it easier for everyone else.
 
Partnership Awards:  Gail McCarthy (GDT) ,  Julie McConchie (North of Boston), Jane Enos (Cape Ann Beacon), Harriett Webster, (Maritime Heritage Center), Ronda Faloon & Linda Marshall from Cape Ann Museum
 
This award goes to the people that have, through their individual efforts, demonstrated a true collaborative spirit, working steadily on seARTS behalf above and beyond the call of duty.  And they continue to “believe ” in us….

GMG Q&A- Beth Williams

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How long have you lived in Gloucester? 46  years+   

What is your favorite season In Gloucester? 

Beth Williams won first place in the first ever GoodMorningGloucester Downtown merchants Flowerbox competition. 

Click here for  posts from her studio      Also More Here

They’re all pretty great…except winter! Late spring and early fall would be a tough choice. 

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?

Down on the river, off Wheeler St.

What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?

Capt. Hook’s

What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?

Destino’s       

What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?

Used to be the White Rainbow… now, Alchemy.   

What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?

don’t have one…   

What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?

home

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?

Schooner Fest Weekend with the Parade of Lights and fireworks

In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?

boat

Who is your favorite local artist?

too many to choose….and it would get me into trouble!

Which is your favorite local beach?

Good Harbor

Who has the best chowder in town?

Lobsta Land

Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?

Don’t have one…   

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?

Haddock

What were your thoughts on The Downtown Block Parties last year?

I was out of town for both…but they sounded great!

Thanks Beth!

East Gloucester Walk

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I love this little guy! You have to be walking to see it. Look over the railing just before the Beacon Marine building. And there it is. Of course when the tide’s in, it’s underwater. Does anyone know where it came from?  —Sharon

Movie – “Visible Silence”

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VISIBLE SILENCE: MARSDEN HARTLEY, PAINTER AND POET
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH @ 7:15PM
***DIRECTOR IN ATTENDANCE***
THE CAPE ANN COMMUNITY CINEMA
(AT GLOUCESTER STAGE)
267 EAST MAIN STREET * EAST GLOUCESTER * 978/282-1988

This is the first documentary ever made about world-renowned painter Marsden Hartley. It was written, directed, and narrated by Michael Maglaras of 217 Films, who will be on hand to introduce the film and answer questions following the screening.

“Visible Silence” features 43 Hartley paintings and sketches as well as many photographs of Hartley — from early youth to his final years as “Maine’s Painter.” Drawing heavily from his poetical works, this documentary, a deeply personal statement by Maglaras, captures the essence of Hartley — long considered one of the fathers of American Modernism.

Hartley spent his life traveling the world in search of remote and forbidding landscapes. A critical period for Hartley was his stay in Gloucester in the 1930’s, where he painted his “Dogtown” series.

“The two periods in Hartley’s creative life, first in 1920 and then again in 1931 when he went to Gloucester and to Cape Ann to paint, left us some of the most wonderful and exciting work of Hartley’s career,” said Maglaras. “Hartley fell in love with the area around Gloucester, known as Dogtown, and from his humble boarding house at #1 Eastern Point Road, reported to friends that ‘… a sense of eeriness pervades all the place; the white ghosts of those huge boulders stand like sentinels guarding nothing but space.’”

An entire section of this film is devoted to an important early painting, “Carnival of Autumn,” which is in the permanent collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Art. Also featured is the late painting “Summer, Sea, Window, Red Curtain” from the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Mass.

In 2008, a Hartley painting sold for $6.31 million, setting an auction record at Christie’s for an American Modernist work, overtaking a record previously held by a work of Georgia O’Keeffe.

Check out Gail McCarthy’s great article from last Thursday’s GD Times.

Director Michael Maglaras will be on-hand to present the film and conduct a Q&A after the show, and will be joined by Mary Beth Bainbridge of the Peabody-Essex Museum.

61 cm
“Dogtown” (1931) by Marsden Hartley, oil on canvas, h: 18 x w: 24 in / h: 45.7 x w: 61 cm

Art Haven Lobster Buoy Slide Show

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Click The Picture To View The Art Haven Lobster Buoy Slide Show

Lobster Buoys Ready To Be Auctioned, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 

Vote For Gloucester

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This just in from seARTS-

Vote For Gloucester, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

 Help Governor Patrick Choose

In a successor to the 50 States Quarters Program, the U.S. Mint, in a  nationwide program, has asked Governor Patrick to select one preferred and three alternate Massachusetts national sites to be featured on the reverse of a quarter. Beginning in 2010, the Mint will release five new quarter designs annually based on the order in which the selected sites gained federal designation. Governor Patrick is calling on the people of Massachusetts to help with this decision.

“Our Commonwealth has many great parks and historically significant sites,” said Governor Patrick. “It will be fun to let everybody help choose the one to submit.”

One of the sites included is Gloucester’s famous Man at the Wheel Statue created by sculptor and photographer Leonard Craske. This statue not only commemorates Gloucester’s maritime heritage but also its distinguished arts history. Please visit the voting site and place a vote for Gloucester!

Go to:  America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter

Scroll down the list to Essex County and click next to Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial, Gloucester.

You can vote as often as you like but all voting must be done by 5:00 p.m. February 26, 2009.

Thank you.