We had some good times at her and Chris’ Mamie’s Kitchen in the early days of GMG

Slow Start…

Title: Navigating Art & Science

Location: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester

Dates: August 28 – October 13, 2025

Opening Reception: 4–6 PM, Sunday, September 14, 2025 

Gallery Hours: Thursday–Sunday, 12–5 PM

Free and Open to the Public.

Navigating Art & Science featuring eight artists who are deeply involved in scientific inquiry and activism. While local scientists search for ways to help ocean species be more resilient to survive the rapidly changing marine environment, these artists, alert to the predicament, are creating art with urgent messages for stewardship and action.  

The exhibit coincides with a city-wide initiative STAND UP for Art & Science, coordinated by Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute volunteers.

While all the work in the exhibition has been created in response to human impact on the environment, in addition, several of the artists have been inspired by expeditions to the Arctic Circle and Greenland and residencies in marine laboratories on Cape Ann and beyond. The seven-week exhibit shows how art can transform the impact and implications of science into something concrete, visible and personal. 

The public is invited to celebrate Navigating Art & Science at the Opening Reception on Sunday September 14, 4–6 PM. Mark your calendars for exhibition-related programming at the Cultural Center: a sneak preview of Ken Riaf’s new play, “Copy and Acknowledge” read by Lanes Coven actors on September 7 at 7:00 PM and an artists’ panel discussion on Sunday, September 28 at 4:00 PM, moderated by artist and writer, Chris Volpe.

Exhibiting Artists: Resa Blatman, Daisy Braun, Georgie Friedman, Perri Lynch Howard, Michelle Lougee, Michelle Samour, Jessica Straus, and Christopher Volpe.

Rocky Neck Art Colony presents: Rephrasing at Cove Gallery 8/21-9/14

Exhibition Title:  Rephrasing

Location: Cove Gallery, 37 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Dates: August 21 – September 14, 2025 

Opening Reception: Thursday,  August 21 from 4-7PM

Hours: Sunday and Monday, 12-5PM; Thursday – Saturday, 12-7PM

Rocky Neck Art Colony is proud to present Rephrasing, an exhibition curated by Janice Brand. This show, the fifth for the season at Cove Gallery, encompasses the mixed-media work of four artists who utilize the concepts of adaptation and revision.  

Shira Karman focuses on fragments that relate to some other time or place, whether known or unknown. She is interested in how these fragments tell a story that she may know or hope to uncover.  

Tobi Klein explores mono-printing, collage, and other mixed-media techniques, taking inspiration from the continual shifting of light, color, and pattern of the granite quarries and the sea. She builds a story, inviting viewers to peel back the layers and look below the surface.

Helen Tory uses diverse media to express her connection with birds described in her father’s 1930s nature diaries. A variety of paint, mark-making, torn papers, and string elicit each bird’s particular characteristics.

Patricia Wellenkamp uses a series of carved linoleum blocks to print on cotton and other fabrics. She incorporates embroidery, paper, and other elements to add ornamentation and complexity to images that might come from an ancestor’s dress, dahlias in her garden or imagined landscapes.

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The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. On picturesque Rocky Neck in Gloucester, Massachusetts, RNAC operates three exhibition spaces, open to the public for free: The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck (6 Wonson Street); The Salted Cod Arthouse (53 Rocky Neck Ave.), a partnership gallery and café; and Cove Gallery (37 Rocky Neck Ave.), open seasonally in the former gallery of local artists Gordon and Judith Goetemann. Check the website, www.rockyneckartcolony.org, for hours, openings and special events. For more information, see the website or call 978-515-7004.

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Our friend Susan L submits these gorgeous images of the rising Sturgeon Moon from a few days ago. Well done!

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6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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Water View…

The Best of the Best… Which Entrepreneur Will Win The Blox? (S17E8)

Chris writes

“Sunday night marked the official end of Season 17 of The Blox, and I am excited to finally be able to say that Sunnoo was co-winner of “Most Investible” company from out of 100 companies there and 150,000+ applications to compete.

This was such an indescribably unique experience for me. I have said on many occasions that it was the probably the most intellectually, physically, and emotionally challenging thing I have done in my life. I learned a lot – not new concepts, just new ways of looking at and applying the things that I knew all along. I always say that my job as a strategy consultant is to teach people things about their brands that they already knew but were never able to articulate – The Blox flipped the student/teacher paradigm and did that for me.

As important than all of that is the friendships that I made. In one week, I made friends that I believe will be friends for life. I am proud of every single person that shared that week with me in Tulsa, Oklahoma last summer.

I am not a drink-the-koolaid type of person, but Wes Bergmann and BetaBlox has created something that is truly unique, and in a lot of ways, life-changing from a business and personal perspective. Once you’re a part of it, you’re part of a special community, and it’s something you want to stay connected to.

If you are a small startup or solo entrepreneur, visit the BetaBlox website, and apply. You will be very glad you did.”

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PLAYER REUNION SUNSET COMEDY CRUISE ABOARD THE HURRICANE II

Cape Ann Youth Hockey Parent & Player Reunion Comedy Cruise aboard the Hurricane II MC’d by comedian Dave Russo.

Join Captain Jim Douglass and Julie Smith for an evening of fun and laughter with comedians Matt Misci and Mike Riley.

A mysterious package was waiting for us when we returned from our weekend trip. There’s nothing much more exciting than an unexpected surprise like this! I am so sorry I didn’t tape the actual box opening because this was an amazingly thoughtful and fun gift. If you want to see for yourself, stop down at 44 Main St this week Thurs Aug 14 from noon-5; Friday and Saturday 11-5 or Sunday 11-3. Thank you very much Pam! (*yes, Joey I know it’s portrait mode ….. chose that for IG….*)

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