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FISH TALES ABOARD THE SCHOONER ADVENTURE!
And what a great bunch of fish tale story tellers! You may recall Greg Bover’s invitation from last week where the Gloucester Writer’s Center, Schooner Adventure, and Maritime Gloucester joined forces to bring us Gloucester’s Fish Tales held not at the writing center but from Webster Pier, on board the beautiful and welcoming Schooner Adventure. Maureen Aylward organized a fantastic line up of story tellers. I unfortunately was only able to stay for the first several story tellers but had the pleasure of listening to GMG FOB Ron Gilson, Bing McGilvray, Jim Masciarelli, and Jimmy Tarantino. I believe Henry Ferrini was filming the event so hopefully it will be available to see soon.
Ron Gilson holding a photo taken in 1951 when he was a young man aboard the Adventure during the time when it was still a working dory fishing schooner.
Bing McGilvray
Jim Masciarelli
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Guided Walking Tours Offered by Cape Ann Museum
Explore downtown Gloucester through the historic lens of maritime painter Fitz Henry Lane
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (September 11, 2015) – The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Fitz Henry Lane’s Gloucester, a guided walking tour, on Saturday, September 26 at 10:00 a.m. Explore downtown Gloucester and discover what it was like in the 19th century when Fitz Henry Lane roamed the streets and painted the views. Tours last about one and a half hours and are held rain or shine. Participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time. Cost is $10 for Cape Ann Museum members; $20 for nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Space is limited and reservations are required. Email info@capeannmuseum.org or call (978) 283-0455, x10 for more information or to reserve a space.
Fitz Henry Lane was a Cape Ann artist, printmaker and world-renowned American marine painter. With his subtle use of gleaming light, Lane is generally regarded as one of the finest 19th century practitioners of the style known as luminism. The Cape Ann Museum’s unparalleled collection of works by Fitz Henry Lane – which includes paintings, drawings and lithographs – is on permanent display in the gorgeously renovated Lane Gallery, a space fully devoted to Lane’s life and work.
Image credit: Fitz Henry Lane (1804–1865). Gloucester Harbor at Sunrise, c. 1850, oil on canvas. Gift of Lawrence Brooks, 1970. [Acc. #2020]
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Library Celebration Day at the Sawyer Free Library!
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MONARCH DAY! STARRING THE EAST GLOUCESTER NEIGHBORHOOD GANG
Pilar has started a new fashion trend, Monarchs as hair accessory.
Enchanted by Monarchs! We had a fantastic day filmmaking, thanks to Emma, Pilar, Frieda, Annie Kate, Lotus, April, Elijah, Esme, Charlie, Atticus, and last but not least, Meadow. And an extra huge thank you to all the moms and dads for not minding the early morning wake up calls and texts to let the kids know the butterflies were emerging! I was tied up filming and so wish I’d taken more stills.
Annie Kate, Emma, and Pilar
Meadow
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Ever wanted a taste of Crossfit? Well now you can for $5 AND donate to a good cause!
The money collected this month will be donated to support athletes in need at Gloucester High!
It’s a WIN/WIN
10 Sargent St
Gloucester
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Learn WORDPRESS at the Sawyer Free Library
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SO SORRY TO REPORT THAT THE NILES POND MRS. SWAN IS DEAD
Thank you to my friend Lyn for sharing this story. Lyn lives on Niles Pond and, as do several family’s around the pond, she keeps a watchful eye on the swans, ducks, and all the birds that make Nile Pond their home. Lyn thinks the last time the swans were seen together was Monday, Labor Day. Mr. Swan has taken to sitting in the middle of the pond, crying and wailing, lamenting the loss of his beautiful mate. Wednesday Lyn took me around the causeway to the spot where it looks as though the kill took place, with only her feathers remaining.
If anyone has additional information, please share. Thank you so much.
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Trails and Sails at the Cape Ann Museum
Hopper’s Houses – A Guided Walking Tour
A tour in downtown Gloucester to view houses immortalized by renowned American realist painter Edward Hopper.
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present, in tandem with The Essex National Heritage Commission’s Trails & Sails Weekend of Walks and Water, a guided walking tour of select Gloucester houses made famous by American realist painter Edward Hopper on Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 a.m. Tours last about 1 ½ hours and are held rain or shine; participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time. The tour, along with Museum admission, is offered at no charge on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited, no reservations. For additional information please email info@capeannmuseum.org or call (978) 283-0455 x10 during Museum hours.
American realist painter Edward Hopper is known to have painted in Gloucester on five separate occasions during the summer months between 1912 and 1928. His earliest visit was made in the company of fellow artist Leon Kroll. During his second visit to Cape Ann in 1923, Hopper courted the young artist Josephine Nivison. He also began working in watercolor, capturing the local landscape and architecture in loosely rendered, light filled paintings. In 1924, Hopper and Nivison who were newly married returned to Gloucester on an extended honeymoon and continued to explore the area by foot and streetcar. During his final two visits to the area, in 1926 and 1928, Hopper produced some of his finest paintings. This special walking tour will explore the neighborhood surrounding the Museum, which includes many of the Gloucester houses immortalized by Hopper’s paintings.
Image credit: Edward Hopper, American, 1882-1967. Universalist Church, 1926. Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper, 35.6 x 50.8 cm. (14 x 20 in.). Princeton University Art Museum. Laura P. Hall Memorial Collection, bequest of Professor Clifton R. Hall x1946-268. Photo: Bruce M. White.
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FRED BODIN REMEMBRANCE FROM GORDON OSBORNE
Hi Kim,
Fred Bodin was a very interesting photographer and I was shocked to hear of his sudden passing. Fred was a member of the Cape Ann Photographic Society and the RAA Photographic Group. Fred and I worked together at RAA to found this group as many artists were opposed to photographers although a few of them used cameras to record their scenes. Fred was one of the hardest workers in this effort. I became acquainted with Fred when he joined the CAPS club in 1982. Fred gave workshops with his new book Travel and Stock Photography. Could not get Fred to a portrait session as he most likely was in his darkroom. The only photo of Fred is in a 1986 Christmas annual group photo at the Moose Hall where the monthly meetings were held. CAPS was disbanded in 1989…
Gordon Osborne
Newport, VT
Here is the photograph, c1984, I mentioned in the FB message. Fred is in the back row on right.
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LIT HOUSE BOOK CLUB EVENT AT DUCKWORTH’S
Myfanwy Collins is author of the new young adult novel The Book of Laney (March 2015), a novel, Echolocation, and a collection of short fiction, I Am Holding Your Hand. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and son.
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Professor Harp This Thursday @ The Rhumb Line’s Dave Sag’s Blues Party ~ 8:30-11:30pm 9.10.2015
Dave says,
We’re practicing Mindful Chaos this Thursday with the return of the affable Mr. Professor Harp. He was here a few months back and just riveted the crowd with his intense souped-up brand of Chicago blues. He’s got gizmos on his harmonica that make sounds like electric razors or garage door openers or even psionic kazoos. It’s mesmerizing!
Tagging along will be that fabulous glitarist and horseshoe champ, Mr. Mike DiBari. A wonder in itself! Breast beating by our favorite bald-headed eggbeater, Mr. Steevee Chaggaris. Gonna be a swell time in Fishtown. Will cure moderate to severe rambunction.
40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-9732
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Cape Ann Symphony Welcomes New Singers
Singers Invited to Join Chorus
The Cape Ann Symphony Chorus begins their rehearsals on Tuesday, September 15 for their upcoming performance with the Cape Ann Symphony in November. All singers are welcome.
Singers in all voice parts are invited to join ranks with the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Wendy Betts, for the Holiday Pops concerts on Thanksgiving weekend. Rehearsals are 7PM Tuesday evenings September 15 through November 17 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington Street, Gloucester. The singers rehearse with the orchestra are November 24 and 27.
Singers in all voice parts are invited to join ranks with the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Wendy Betts, for the Holiday Pops concerts on Thanksgiving weekend. Rehearsals are 7PM Tuesday evenings September 15 through November 17 in St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington Street, Gloucester. The singers rehearse with the orchestra are November 24 and 27.
The Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops Concert featuring the Cape Ann Symphony Chorus is November 28 and November 29 at Manchester-Essex Regional High School. .
Singer dues are $25.00, payable to Cape Ann Symphony, at the first rehearsal. New singers are advised to contact Wendy 978-546-5220 for a brief vocal audition or more information.
Wendy Betts, Director of the Cape Ann Symphony ChorusPhoto by David Stotzer
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NEW FILM: PARADE OF SAIL
Gloucester Schooner Festival 2015 Parade of Sail with time lapse ~
A perfect day for the Parade of Sail, the 31st annual Gloucester Schooner Festival was the most highly attended festival to date, with 23 schooners participating and thousands of spectators perched all around the beaches and boulevards surrounding the harbor.
You’ll see parading through the inner harbor the smallest rowboats to the grand three-masted 169-foot Schooner Mystic, with the Roderick McAllister chugging through the scene. Look for Gloucester schooners the Adventure at 2:10, the Thomas E. Lannon hoisting her sails at about 3:10, and the Ardelle at 3:30. GMG FOB Al Bezanson’s Green Dragon is seen at 4:51. Out by the Dogbar breakwater the 610-foot Navy’s USS Fort McHenry was positioned and surrounded by sailboats and schooners, you really get a sense of the size of this ship.
The parade time lapse footage was shot in real time and is one hour and 23 minutes long, compressed into roughly six minutes at 1000 percent.
Schooner identification provided by Green Dragon Captain Al Bezanson. Thank you Al!
1:22 COLUMBIA
2:05 ADVENTURE
2:40 SUGARBABE
3:10 THOMAS E. LANNON
3:31 ARDELLE
3:44 RENEGADE
3:54 LETTIE G HOWARD (w/o sails)
3:54 HINDU (hoisting)
4:51 GREEN DRAGON (into and out of Harbor Cove)
5:11 REDBIRD
5:15 NARWHAL
5:22 ADVENTURER
5:31 LIBERTY CLIPPER (inbound)
5:44 AMERICAN EAGLE
6:22 GREEN DRAGON
6:35 ELLEN MARIE
6:39 LIBERTY CLIPPER
6:55 MYSTIC
6:59 ROSEWAY
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Wednesdays with Fly Amero ~ Allen Estes will be hosting this week with special guest:Brian Alex 7-10pm 9.9.2015
This week…
Fresh Grilled Salmon – $13.95!
Wednesday, September 9th – 7pm
Your Guest Host: ALLEN ESTES!
Allen Estes has graciously agreed to fill in as host for this
week and next while I head out west for shows in Colorado,
Utah and Washington State. His guest for this coming Wed.
will be Brian Alex (from the group, Entrain). – 7pm! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
J.B. Amero
Jon Butcher
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
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Gloucester Stage Fall Youth Programs
Acting in a YAW original play at the Cape Ann Farmers Market
Youth Acting Workshop Session Starts in September
Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshop is accepting students 6-18 for the Fall Session beginning on Friday, September 11 for Children 6-10 years old and beginning on Saturday, September 12 for Teens 11-18 years old. The six week Youth Acting Workshop Fall Session features expanded instruction time with a total of four class hours per week through Saturday, October 17. The Children’s Class meets Fridays: 4-6 pm and Saturdays: 11-1 pm. The Teen Class meets Saturdays: 9-1 pm. In addition to acting instruction, Fall Session students will receive instruction in scenic artistry and construction, dramaturgy, hip hop dance and stage makeup. Acting teacher and award winning actress Gloucester native Heidi Dallin will be joined by guest instructors: scenic artist Annika Rosenvinge, dramaturg and hip hop dance instructor Avery Daniels and stage makeup instructor Jenna Worden. Students will work on scene study for the 2015 YAW production of Holiday Delights directed by Ms. Dallin as well as build set pieces and learn makeup and mask techniques for the production. Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshops are designed to provide young people an outlet to nurture their creative potential through developing self-confidence, communication and teamwork skills to use in their daily life as well as introducing them to the skills necessary for professional theatre. All classes are held at Gloucester Stage, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester. Registration is open for the Fall 2015 Session. Class size is limited and registration is on a first come basis. For class times and schedules and to register, call 978-283-6688.
Youth Acting Workshop Photos by Heidi Dallin
Acting Exercise
Jenna Worden teaches Stage Makeup
Children’s Class Waiting to make their entrance
Acting in a YAW original play at the Cape Ann Farmers Market
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Music Around Town ~ September 7- 13, 2015
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Dedication of the John and Dorothy Rando Memorial Garden at the Sawyer Free Library
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Happy Schooner Festival!
Short film in progress. Could it have been a more perfect day? Happy Schooner Festival everyone!
Schooner Roseway and Schooner Mystic
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