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Corliss Family Fundraiser

A friend of mine, Wayne Corliss, has been diagnosed with a terminal form of Cancer. A bunch of friends are joining forces and (struggling) are putting on a Fundraiser for Wayne and his wife, Dianne. Can you help us spread the word?

It will be held at the Cruiseport Gloucester on Wed. the 12th of September from 7-11pm. The evening includes: Food, Music (Major Nelson and the Screamin’ Jeanies) Silent Auction, Chinese Auction, Dancing and a cash bar. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at the door or at these locations: Cape Ann Travel Services @ 978-282-8216    NorthShore Veterinary Hospital @ 978-283-0214     Putnam Veterinary Clinic @ 978-887-3836    Cape Ann Veterinary Hospital @ 978-283-3238

Monetary donations & auction items are gratefully accepted!

ALL proceeds to benefit Wayne & Dianne Corliss       

I have know Wayne for over ten years…he has a very special place in my heart. We all know what the outcome for him is. It’s very upsetting for me as well as others around him. (not to mention Wayne) We are all trying to stay optimistic and are gathering to help them out financially…Wayne has been out of work for months and Dianne has taken alot of time off to care for him. There is nothing more we can do…the battle itself is his & his alone.

If you can get this information out on Goodmorning Gloucester, I think it will reach out to lots of folks who would want to pitch in, but are unaware of Waynes struggle.

You can reach me by Email or my Cell- 978-423-9819

Thanks Joey!

Donna Piraino

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How can you take pictures of galaxies and comets without owning a
camera or a telescope?
Long-time GAAC member Gary Meehan has been taking photos of the night
sky using remote, robotic telescopes located out in the Sacramento
Mountains of southern New Mexico for a couple of years now. He’s
imaged comets, emission nebulae, star clusters and galaxies, using
none of his own equipment other than a computer.
At the September 14 GAAC meeting, he’ll explain the advantages of
taking this approach, and explain how you can do this too.
He’ll give a quick overview of the New Mexico facility, and show how
to go about planning an imaging session, including the need to use
different sorts of tools to monitor the remote weather conditions, and
demonstrate an imaging session. If time permits, Gary will show you
how to go about forming a final color picture from a series of images
taken through several filters.
GAAC meets at 8:00 pm on the second Friday of every month, at St Paul
Lutheran Church in Lanesville. We’re online at http://www.gaac.us ,
and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GAACpage

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Magnolia’s Roadshow

The Magnolia Historical Society has signed a Purchase and Sale agreement for the Blynman School a.k.a. “The Little Red Schoolhouse” on Magnolia Avenue . Our new facility, one of only six (2) room schoolhouses remaining in the United States will function as a local historical museum and local cultural center. However, before we can begin the journey of moving into the building we’ll need to install a new heating system and roof.

This summer we have reached out and asked for community support our efforts by donating new and used items to our fundraising event known as the Magnolia Roadshow. This year it will be on August 25, 2012 starting at 9 AM at the corner of Lexington and Norman Avenue in Magnolia and inside the Magnolia Library Center .

The MHS board is very appreciative of the response we received. It is overwhelming. Now we have hundreds, well probably thousands of items that we are sorting. Next Saturday, they will be sold at a Silent Auction, yard sale and an old-fashion public auction where an auctioneer will lead the bidding.

The day promises to be a fun event. The yard sale will open the event at 9 AM and feature something for everyone from vintage goods to household items, furniture, china baking yard and exercise equipment, toys, lamps, electronics, holiday decorations, typewriters and the list goes on and on.

There will also be a silent auction during the day and then at 6 PM a real old-fashion auction at the Blynman School . The auction items include everything from a new children’s ATV to a wooden riding horse. There are many gift certificates from local merchants and beautiful artwork by Shelia Lavelle, Jean Byrd, Sandy Herdman and Carol Liocano. In addition, Sandy Peek has restored a rowboat and James Fiahlo is building a copper boat. We’ll be posting more information on what you’ll find during the week

For a small donation to the MHS between 10 AM and noon, you can have your vintage items appraised by David Cox and Norman Larsen, two renowned antique professionals Call 978-281-0309 for an appointment or you can just walk- in.

Food always an important part of any event will include Dolly’s famous fish chowder and a bake sale.

There will be a family- friendly walk along the shore that will bring to life the rich heritage of the area and craft vendors will be lining Lexington Avenue .

For more information “like” the Magnolia Historical Society on Facebook or check our website MagnoliaHistoricalSociety. Com.

With your generosity, we will be able to nurture one of Gloucester ’s iconic landmarks back to its original luster as a revitalized community asset for all to enjoy.

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Artist Talk by Ken Hruby Wednesday Aug. 22, 7-9 pm at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck.
In his Artist Talk at The Center, acclaimed sculptor and installation artist Ken Hruby will present slides of his powerful work – work that views our military culture critically, from direct experience, yet with humor and poignancy.
Ken Hruby says, "Save my earliest work in abstract welded steel, my entire body of work has been essentially autobiographical, dealing with my experience being part of the military sub-culture.  Except for a few brief periods in our nation’s growth, the military has been outside the general frame of reference to the majority  of the civilian population, even more so today with the absence of a draft and two wars being fought simultaneously.  I have tried to create work that bridges the gap between the society being served and the soldier; to start the dialog; to open the conversation.  While words cannot adequately tell where I have been and what I have experienced, the sculpture can charge the viewers imagination to ponder the inexpressible.  Humor and hyperbole are in the top drawer of my toolbox."
Ken Hruby was born at a cavalry post in the Black Hills of South Dakota and spent a happy, adventure-filled childhood as
an Army brat at a number of posts and camps in the mid-west and on the west coast. Family travel included tours in Japan
and Germany where he was exposed to cultural diversity at an early and impressionable age. After completing his secondary education in Tacoma, Washington, he graduated from West Point with an infantry commission in l961. For the following twenty-one years, he served in a wide variety of command and staff positions, including advisor to infantry and ranger battalions in Vietnam and two combat tours on the DMZ in Korea.
Upon completion of military service, he attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts where he
focused in sculpture and received a prestigious Traveling Scholars Award. His work has been shown in numerous group and solo shows around the country and is included in several private and public collections, including the National
Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in Chicago. His first solo show, "Mustering Out",  and subsequent shows,"Juggernaut," ,
“Minefields of Memory” and “Free Fall” were selected by the Boston Globe as  "Best Gallery Events" for the years 1989, l995, 1997 and 1999 respectively.
His most recent show, “Trepanation: a face of battle; variations on an ancient theme”, was exhibited in May at the NK Gallery in Boston. Ken teaches at the Museum School of the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts, lives in Gloucester, and maintains a studio in Boston.