Category: Community Photos

Female Cardinal

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni
On Tuesday morning I heard a thump and realized that a female cardinal went into my sliding window.  I do keep bird savers on the sliders. 
According to the web, the first thing is to keep the bird safe. If the bird appears just to be stunned, put it in a safe, sheltered place. If possible, leave the bird in the area where the collision occurred, but if the area is not safe from predators or other hazards, put the bird in a small box or paper bag.
I picked the bird up and made sure she was ok.  Put the bird on a chair with some seeds.  She eventually seemed to come out of the stunning feeling.  She then looked at me and flew away.

 

I Am More Project

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

From Gloucester’s outstanding portrait artist Amy Kerr.

 

This is just to let you know that in a week Iain and I will be hanging the Burlington Mall exhibit (flyer attached). Those of you who will be in this exhibit are:

  1. Erin
  2. Sefatia
  3. Susie
  4. Heather
  5. Justin
  6. Ramani
  7. Rē
  8. Maleeka
  9. Jessica
  10. Henry
  11. Jim
  12. Emilia
  13. Sophie
  14. Donna
  15. Brenda
  16. Anita
  17. Laurie
  18. Margot
  19. Joe
  20. Josh

This is the last week of the South Shore Plaza exhibit, so if you were planning on visiting you’d better do it soon!

Also – the April NorthShore Magazine featuring our project is out online but since I don’t subscribe I haven’t seen it yet. Should be on newsstands soon.

Take care,

Amy

 

Gallery Number One

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

Went over to the gallery on Saturday, great space and beautiful artwork. 1 Main Street Rockport, MA. Please remember to shop local. Thanks Deb, John and Stephanie for creating a wonderful place to shop and enjoy art.

In Search of the “THE TRAVELER”

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

What ever happened to the “The Traveler” a Crash Boat from WWII.

Also see comments in previous post in 2013 on GoodMorningGloucester, link below

“The Traveler” – Old Boat Needs lots of Love

Gallery Number One

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

From Cape Ann’s great painter and FOB Deb Schradieck

Yes, that’s an OPEN sign just installed in front of Gallery Number One!! Officially open this weekend: Friday, Saturday& Sunday from 12:00-5:00. This is our photographer John Abisamra. You can see his beautiful work along with Stephanie Mason’s fish prints, and my watercolors. I’ll be working Saturday. Stop by! This is a soft opening…grand opening to be announced. 1 Main Street, Rockport.

 

Rotary Club of Gloucester Polar Plunge to end Polio

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni
Polar Plunge to #EndPolioNow
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Park at Good Harbor Beach and bring a shuttle bus to the plunge at Long Beach. Plan to arrive early to make sure you’re on the beach by 11am.
May be an image of outdoors and text that says 'POLAR PLUNGE PARKING'

Magnolia Community Library

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

 

Magnolia Community Library is having another blood drive.  1 Lexington Avenue, Magnolia, Gloucester, MA.  Please give

GLOUCESTER MEETINGHOUSE AUDIENCE RAISES OVER $4,500 FOR UKRAINE RELIEF

Posted on by Donna Ardizzoni

GLOUCESTER MEETINGHOUSE AUDIENCE RAISES OVER $4,500 FOR UKRAINE RELIEF

  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—PHOTO ATTACHED                                                                                  Tuesday, March 22, 2022

An audience that applauded the return of live concerts to the Gloucester Meetinghouse on Sunday also brought compassion as they
gave more than $4,500 to support war relief efforts in the Ukraine by the International Rescue Committee.

The concert, a “Bach Birthday Bash” to mark the 337th birthday of famed composer Johann Sebastian Bach, attracted close to
200 listeners to the Meetinghouse, the oldest standing church edifice in Gloucester and home to the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church.

The concert featured harpsichord, violin, organ and vocal selections from Bach’s diverse repertoire and was presented by the
Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation, an independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to preserving the historic building and
increasing its use for public functions. The performance ended with the Ukrainian National Anthem, whose words include,
“Our enemies shall vanish like dew in the sun; soul and body shall we lay down for our freedom.”

This was the first of three spring concerts scheduled after two years of coronavirus pandemic conditions brought the suspension
of nearly all open public events at the Meetinghouse. The next concert, scheduled for Sunday, May 1, will be a Holocaust memorial
performance featuring a specially commissioned orchestral work to be presented jointly by Temple Ahavat Achim and the
Meetinghouse Foundation. The final concert on Sunday, May 22, will present the Appleton Consort, performing Bach on
period instruments including the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.

The large response for Ukrainian war relief through a free-will offering surprised Meetinghouse Foundation president Charles Nazarian.
“We were greatly encouraged by this outpouring,” he said. “It far exceeded all our expectations, showing the concern and great generosity
of our community concerning the struggle for freedom in Ukraine.” Admission to the concert itself was free, underwritten by the
Foundation’s annual concert sponsors.

The Meetinghouse Foundation provides a permanent base for secular support to preserve one of Gloucester’s most revered historic buildings,
built in 1806 as the home of the first Universalist church in America. The Foundation is modeled on a nonprofit that supports Boston’s famed Old North Church.

 

Information about upcoming concerts and events, the Foundation, and an internet link to a YouTube recording of Sunday’s Bach birthday concert,
is available at www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org.

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Photo: Violinist Emily Hale playing a Bach sonata at the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation

“Bach Birthday Bash” Sunday, March 20, 2022, where more than $4,500 was raised for Ukrainian war relief.

$4,500 Raised at Concert for War Relief. PRESS FINAL 03.22.22