My View of Life on the Dock
GHS Boys Soccer Car Wash – this Saturday, August 17th from 9:30-1:30 at the Sears Parking lot.
Thank you so much.
Jodi Bertolino
GHS Boys Soccer Boosters Secretary
‘TINS OF TIME’ by Tin Can Sally will be featured from August 17 through September 6 at Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative, 121 Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Sally has taken this special collection of tins and transformed them into one-of-a-kind timepieces. Tins included are Singer Sewing Machine, Marilyn Monroe, Winnie the Pooh, Peter Rabbit, Gingersnaps, Zodiac, Schooners, Paddington, Snow White, and Lions and Tigers and Bears (OH MY!). Some of the tins are also music boxes and play tunes such as ‘Happy Birthday’ and ‘Whistle While You Work’. Summer hours are 10-6 Sunday through Thursday and 10-8 on Friday and Saturday.
Submitted by:
Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative
Hey there all you Patrons of the Arts!
This Saturday, August 17th, is the Second Annual Wet Paint Event and Auction. Over 60 artists have signed up to paint their favorite scenes in Essex and donate them to the silent and live auction. Here are the details:
Painter registration Saturday morning beginning at 8AM at the Waterline Center on Main Street.
Artists will be all over Essex for the day and they would love to have you come by and watch them at work. Just look for the balloons!
Beginning at 5PM, there will be a gala event at the Cox Reservation on Eastern Avenue. Chebacco Liquors will have a cash bar set up, Dana King and friends will be playing great music, Laurie Lufkin will be serving delicious food and you will be able to see, up close and personal, all of the wonderful art that was produced during the day right in Essex.
There will be both a silent and live auction component to the evening; most of the art will be sold during the silent auction, while some of the most interesting art will be sold during the live portion of the evening. Last year there was competitive bidding and no one went home disappointed!
This entire evening is brought to you by Terri Eramo of Eventide Gallery at Periwinkles and the Essex Merchants Group. Proceed from the evening will go directly to promoting Essex as a destination and to help promote other events for our town.
Tickets are $25 each and are available at Main Street Antiques, Periwinkles and other locations. They are selling quickly so get yours now. There may be a limited number available at the door, but don’t wait!
Butch and I are counting on you to come and hang out with friends and neighbors and support local art as well as the Merchants Group, buy some exceptional works of art, painted that day, right in our little town. It is an event not to be missed!
See you on Saturday!
Susan and Butch
I’m learning ASL (American Sign Language) and wanted to see if GMG has any deaf/hard-of-hearing readers (I myself am a hearing person). I’d love to meet new people whose primary means of communication is signing. Is there anyone in Gloucester? I’ll treat you to a nice cup of coffee/tea for your troubles 🙂
Thank you so much!
Natalia.
Pottery Trail this Weekend! Look for the orange flags.
Download your map and listings at www.capeannceramicsfestival.com/potterytrail.html or get your
festival program at:
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester
The Cape Ann Community Cinema foyer, 21 Main St., Gloucester
Cynthia Curtis Pottery Studio, 80 Pigeon Hill St, Rockport
and participating businesses around town
Tour around on the Pottery Trail this weekend. Open studios around Cape Ann and Beverly. Check out demos, see and purchase beautiful ceramics for table, spirit and home, schmooze, snack and learn.
Special events:
Extended hours for Beauty In Use: Ceramics from Cape Ann, Pucker Gallery and Beyond, Sat-Sun, 8/17-18, 10-6, Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester
Diane Chen Demo, ceramic carving, Sat, 11-2, Cynthia Curtis Pottery, 80 Pigeon Hill St, Rockport
Demos at The Hive, Gloucester, Sat, 11-3, 11 Pleasant St, Gloucester
Clay Dreaming, Free Paint-Your-Own Pottery Studio fee with coupon in Festival Program, 186 Cabot St., Beverly
…and open studios at Ruth Worrall Pottery, Twin Lights Studio (Scott and Erin O’Sullivan-Place), Scott Tubby Fine Arts, Four Winds Pottery (Mary Kay Carbone), Pigeon Hill Pottery (Susan Hershey), Plum Cove Pottery (David Archibald), Dogtown Pottery (Anni Melançon), Marty Morgan Pottery, and Annisquam River Pottery (Nina Goodick)
IDRC Update
he IDRC heads to Lunenburg, NS
A great day of racing with a limited field last Saturday produced winners in 4 out of 5 dory racing categories. The first heat featured multi-time mixed doubles champs Elin D’Angelo/ Mike Frontiera in an exhibition race with first time competitors Tyler Edmonds/Thomas Beaton. Both faired well in the race and completed the course with ease. The second race was the Masters (Over 40) division with a rematch of last August’s barn burner between Mike Harmon/John Scola and Allan Murray/Bill Edmonds . This year Harmon/Scola took an early lead and held it throughout the race. Also, competing in the masters division for the 2nd time this year was the tandem of Alex Thomas/Donny Favaloro who continue to improve with race experience. The final race Saturday delivered on its promise to be a tight heat. Mark Duval/Joe Sanfillipo took on rivals Glenn Harrington/Erik Dombrowski and Chris/Nick Giacalone. All 3 crews raced into the turning flags in a dead heat and the race home was on! Duval/Sanfillipo and Harrington/Dombrowski continued the pace home changing leads with the help of some building waves. In a final push (and crash into the start boat by Harrington/Dombrowski) Duval/Sanfillipo came away as victors in a photo finish. What an exciting day of racing. The final teams traveling to Canada will be announced once the rowers coordinate their individual schedules.
On another note, the Fishermen’s Memorial Service will be held this Saturday at the Fisherman’s Statue on the boulevard at 5 PM. To show our support for the forefathers of our sport, the IDRC plans to row over to the boulevard after meeting at the town landing around 4 PM Saturday. Bring a partner or take a friend for a ride on the harbor and show your support for those who have lost their loved ones at sea.
Lastly, the annual Maritime Gloucester Harbor Race sponsored by the Gig rowers will take place on Sunday, September 15th off Niles Beach . The race course is about 3.5 miles out to Eastern Point and back around Ten Pound Island . Registration will be at Niles Beach at 8 AM that Sunday morning. All members are welcomed to use the IDRC dories on a first come first served basis, so if you plan to row sign up and reserve a dory!!
GMG Dry Fit Black Shirt Never Looked So Good!
This is our eldest grandchild, Priva, who turns 16 today. She is half Mexican and visits with her cousins in Mexico City every July. This year, the family had a belated quinceanera to celebrate her 15th birthday.
Priva lives in Brooklyn, is bi-lingual, an experienced traveller and a budding flutist.
The photo was taken by Guillermo Audelo, Priva’s cousin, in Mexico City.
Saturday, August 17th from 3-5:00pm at Aquatro Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave. Gallery 4. There will be a Japanese paper weaving demo at 4:00, as well as a demonstration on the making of her beautiful eggs.
Artist Liz Mitsuye Horwitz, whose exquisite, three-dimensional paper sculptures in traditional Japanese fan shapes and her magnificent, micro-origami earrings are on display at Aquatro Gallery through Columbus Day in 2013, will be in the gallery Saturday, August 17, 2013 between 3-5 PM for Aquatro’s Meet The Artist Reception in her honor. The artist will be giving the paper-weaving demonstration at 4:00PM that day. The event is free and is open to the public.
Liz Mitsuye Horwitz grew up in Tokyo, Japan surrounded by both the traditional materials and arts of Japan and the contemporary expression of Japanese life and culture in printmaking. Her sculptural work and her more functional origami earrings both use Japanese “washi” paper which is a staple of Japanese life. Mitsuye’s three-dimensional fans seek to reconfigure the static scenes of sumo wrestlers, herons and cranes, geishas
and make them more dramatic. Multi-layered constructions in traditional fan shapes, the illustrations on the washi paper are often completely realized, even though the sculptures are built from many layers of foam and paper, each layer painstakingly created and plotted to keep the scene intact.
Horwitz attended Colby College and is an accomplished musician on the flute
and double-bass in both classical and jazz idioms. She resides in Newton,
MA.
A – Train Orchestra
A – Train photo courtesy
https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyCarwashBand
Dave says,
We’re having too much fun this summer,so, let’s make it even better. Please welcome back Gloucester’s own Godfather of punque, Mr, Willie Alexander. Just indited into the Gloucester Rock and Roll Museum, right next to Sylvester Ahola and Joe Pal, Willie’s sure to get tour fluids movin’. That is, if he can find the place. I’m gonna help him out.
Blazing his saddles will be that cosmic gas-giant, Mr. Billy Loosigian , who’s been in more fabulous Boston Bands than you can imagine. Presently in Willie’s band, this guy plays like he has four hands and 24 fingers.
Rounding out the heavy lifting will be our favorite tonsorially-challenged drumambulist, Mr. Steevie Chaggaris ,keeper of the flame and general mucky muck. A great nite! We hit at 8:30 and play till exhaustion. Somebody help me!
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Willow-Female, pit bull mix
http://pitbull.rescueme.org/Massachusetts?13-08-12-00223
This little bundle of wiggles was found wondering the streets of Boxford. The kennel staff in the pound were quickly drawn to her happy nature. She weighs in at 39 pounds and is around 1-2 years old. She needs a special owner. She is frightened of new people. She does warm up nicely once she gets to know them but she is not good with strangers. She has been in intensive training for 2 months accessing her needs. She knows all her commands and is extremely bright. Willow’s options for adoption are limited. She needs an experienced handler and a structured environment- calm and quiet. No wild parties for this girl. She is happy simply spending time with her people and doggie friends. And she thrives on affection. She needs an adult loving home that will be patient and keep up her training. Her ideal home would have another dog and fenced-in yard where they could play together. If you are an experienced dog handler that enjoys a quiet environment and could fulfill a need to help a dog with limited options please consider Willow. She loves walks, cuddles, car rides and playing with other dogs. Willow spends her time between the kennel and her foster Mom in Gloucester. She has wonderful eye contact and seems to have lots to say when she looks at you. Willow is trying to find her place and wants nothing more than a human companion who will spend time with her showing her a safe, quiet new life in this world. She is waiting patiently for that special someone. For that she will give you undivided love, affection and tons of smiles
This is a dog that needs a very special owner. She is a fabulous dog. All the attributes you would hope to have in your animal companion. Loyal, fun-loving, mild temperament, loves dogs, smart as a whip, cute as a button, loves car rides, housetrained, crate trained, requires little exercise, affectionate…
So why does she need a Special owner? She is afraid of new people. Once she warms up to them she is their friend for life. But she needs someone who will keep her safe and someone who enjoys a quiet lifestyle preferably with another dog and a fenced in yard.
PLEASE, Willow has been in shelters and rescues for nearly a year now. She so needs someplace to relax and decompress from the stress of it all.
Will you please post on your FB site, ask others to share it and keep posting weekly?
We need a massive campaign going to get this sweet girl into the right home.
Thank you,
Mary Lou
at Maritime Gloucester.
Annemarie from Albany, N.Y.
(Note to Joey: When I signed up for this gig you didn’t tell me I’d have to do things like this.)
Reporting live from the North Shore 104.9 parking lot! TUNE IN SOON! pic.twitter.com/osGSZnSG56
— คɱคՈძค (@_amanda_pleaze) August 14, 2013
CAMafterhours
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present a CAMafterhours event on Thursday, August 15 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Featuring a gallery conversation with Gail Albert Halaban, the artist behind Hopper Redux, and Rebecca Bell Sorensen, wood-fired pizza from Short & Main, a pastries sampler from Caffe Sicilia and the eclectic jazz-blues sounds of the Mari Martin Trio, the event means to be one of the season’s best.
CAMafterhours is free for Museum members, $10 for nonmembers and will feature a cash bar. Reservations are required. Call (978) 283-0455 x10 or email info@capeannmuseum.org.
The Cape Ann Museum tells multiple stories, all relating to this remarkable place. Founded in 1873, the Museum’s collections represent the history of Cape Ann, its people, its industries, and especially its art and culture.
The Cape Ann Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Museum is closed during the month of February, on Mondays, and on major holidays. Admission is $10.00 adults, $8.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Children under 18 and Museum members are free. The Museum is wheelchair accessible. For more information please call: (978) 283-0455. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org
THANK YOU
The Friends of Seacoast Annual Seacoast Seven Road Race was a huge success. Runners from all of the state ran the 7K race throughout the beautiful scenic trail in Gloucester.
We are grateful to Patrick Thorpe, President of Bank Gloucester our generous race sponsor for their continued support of this annual race which is one of our major fund raisers.
Lahey Health, Addison Gilbert Hospital, Rockport Mortgage, and Good Morning Gloucester for sponsoring the tee shirts given to the runners and volunteers.
Hospice of North Shore and Greater Boston for sponsoring the registration table.
Carroll K Steele Insurance, Lyons Ambulance, Beauport Ambulance, Granite Savings Bank, Cape Ann Savings Bank, Rockport National Bank, Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,, Merritt Capital Management and Liquor Locker for sponsoring the beverage table.
Ben’s Wallpaper, Cape Ann Medical Center, Georges Coffee Shop for sponsoring Mile Markers
Stop and Shop, Jim’s Bagel & Bake Shop, Market Basket, and Shaw’s for providing bagels, water, bananas, and power bars for the runners after the race.
Gloucester Rental Center for providing the tent. Al Carrasco, David Harrison DMD, Goodwin’s Party Shop and Lone Gull Coffee House for their generous donations towards the race.
Thank you Nick Curcuru and Christine Parisi and David Cox for your coverage of the race and Mike Page of North Shore Timing who timed the runners. Larry Ryan for his design of the race tee shirts. Lyons Ambulance for sending an EMT team to insure the safety of the runnes.
The success of every organization is dependent on the people who give selfishly of their time and money. The Friends of Seacoast are fortunate to have so many of these people insuring that the residents stay connected to the community. Their efforts provide the entertainment on a daily basis. Harbor rides, dining at area restaurant, dinner shows at Seacoast, gifts at Mother’s and Father’s Day along with Christmas, and many more events that would not be possible without the Friends of Seacoast. It all starts with our capable Activities Director Alison Cox, our Administrator Stephen Doyle and our Friends of Seacoast members, JD Mac Eachern our Race Director, Maryanne Amero, Angela Ciaramitaro, Joey Ciaramitaro, Pat Ciaramitaro, Lisa Leahy, Karen Mc Cann, Rosalee Nicastro, Buzz Mc Eachern, Sam Santuccio, Grace Simpson, Vincie Scola, and Joanne Waalewyn.
A special thanks to all the volunteers who helped on the day of the race, Joan and Fred Bishop, David Amero, Brian Carey, Mark Leahy, John Lattof, Josh Arnold, Donna Lupo, Vinny Woodhams, Faye Quinlan, Fire Chief Eric Smith, Meg Mc Cann, Marc Grenier, Alison Mc Namara, Allie Rose Nicastro, Paul Muniz, Meghan Muniz, James C. Greely III. The Gloucester Police Dept. Lt. John Mc Carthy, Sgt Dave Quinn, and Officer Brian Crowley.
Tom Lattof, Chairman
Friends of Seacoast
Rocky Neck Gallery’s Summer Artists Series: Ice Cold: Natural Extracts New photography by Skip Montello and Tom Robinson-Cox Wednesday, August 14 – Tuesday, September 4, 2013 Artists’ reception this Friday, 8/16 @ 6-8 PM
What’s your opinion?
From Dan King:
Innervisions has been playing Castle Hill in Ipswich the last few years but the crowds became too large for them to handle so Mile Marker 1 is hosting them over two nights at Cape Ann Marina – Mile Marker One. Friday August 16th and Saturday August 17th On Friday the 16th we have an Opening act from Newburyport called Freevolt.
Doors are at 7pm. 15$ at the door. Cape Ann Marina 77 Essex Ave. Gloucester Ma Mile Marker One 978 283-2122
We also have Free Shows on our Bridge Deck All weekend with Jah N I on Friday 8/16 and The Glostafarians on Saturday 8/17 plus The Runaround Sunday 8/18 at 5pm.
Q: When was Inner Visions formed?
A; The band is dated back to when Phillip “Grasshopper” Pickering returned from the military in 1979 and joined “Prophecy” Reggae Band. Over the years the band saw a name change and has continued on since that time as Inner Visions.
Q: What is the history of the band?
A: Inner Visions has been the around since the golden days of reggae when the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Dennis Brown, Toots and the Maytals, Peter Tosh, Third World, Steel Pulse, Inner Circle, Aswad and so many other foundation Artists presented the world with a music that would not be denied. Because the Virgin Islands dominant music art form was Calypso and now is Soca music, (and the fact that St. John was so far removed from the limelight), it was not until 1995 that the band started getting some recognition when we released our first official recording. Since then the music has taken us through the Caribbean, to Cancun Mexico, Europe and all over the USA. We now boast six self produced recordings to our credit.
Q. Who are the current members of the group?
A: Current members are Alvin “Jupiter” Pickering (Bass/Background Vocals), Phillip “Grasshopper” Pickering (Guitars/Percussions/Lead Vocals), Akiba “Mr. Snooze” Pickering (Keyboards/ Lead and Background Vocals), and Aswad “Hollywood” aka “Black Lion” (Drums). Just incase you are wondering about those Pickering last names, “Jupiter” and “Grasshopper” are brothers and “Mr. Snooze” and “Black Lion” are the son’s of “Grasshopper!”
Q. Who are your Musical influences?
A: Wow, there are so many to mention! I think the group Culture for the energy, Third World for the message of love, Aswad for the party style grooves, Steel Pulse for the consciousness, Bob Marley for the universal strength, and many, many more!
Q. What keeps you coming back to New England?
A: The awesome love we feel from our fans many of which we have had the opportunity to greet on our Island home long before performing stateside.
Q. What is your connection to Gloucester?
A: Joe Loiacano (Manager at Mile Marker 1) had known of us as he had lived and managed a venue on St. John a few years back. We had played Gloucester before at the Rhumb Line, but after hearing about the crowds we were packing in at the Castle on Crane Beach’s Summer Concert Series, he decided to have us. It was such a great success last year, he up-scaled it for this year’s performance.
Q. What is Island life like on St. John?
A: It is a rewarding way of life as one might expect but the drawback is it is very expensive to live there. We boast some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and some of the most wonderful people but like everywhere these days things are tough all around. Still we would not trade it for the whole wide world!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2013, 4:00 PM
TICKETS : $12/PERSON
AUDIENCE: COMMUNITY, SCHOONER CREWS, SCHOONER FESTIVAL VISITORS
Enjoy freshly steamed lobster, corn on the cob, and a Virgilio’s roll— all for $12 per person. Relax with your dinner on the slopes of the Fitz Henry Lane lawn while listening to Old Cold Tater & Friends. Also available for sale: hot dogs, hamburgers, veggies burgers, cold sodas & spring water, beer & wine. Tickets available in advance from Maritime Gloucester or at the event. Must bring confirming email to Maritime Gloucester to redeem. Tickets will not be sent via mail.
This event is part of Maritime Heritage Day at Maritime Gloucester and Schooner Festival weekend.
To Purchase Tickets
TYRONE was designed by Manchester’s famed SS Crocker and built by Simms Bros. in Dorchester in 1939. She is a beautiful, rugged classic, owned by Matt Sutphin of Harwichport. Last year she was first in the Gloucester-Provincetown Race. There is space for a few passengers during the race Sept 1st and also for a sail on Saturday Aug. 31st.
Tyrone http://www.amschooner.org/node/954
Sailing opportunities through Maritime Gloucester http://gloucesterschoonerfestival.net/?p=408
Al Bezanson
Al Bezanson submits-
SUGAR BABE, outbound, slides between LANNON and ARDELLE. (From GREEN DRAGON, July 20th.) On Sept. 1st they will be joined by at least fifteen more schooners. There is plenty of space for passengers on race day.
www.Gloucesterschoonerfestival.net/?p=408
Good Morning Gloucester 