Photos by E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

This is a reminder that the Cape Ann Painters and Photographers Group will meet at “The Annie” on Monday, July 9, at 9AM. Bring your coffee for the coffee 1/2 hour from 9-9:30. The meeting is from 9:30 – 11 with everyone having a chance to “check in” and share what they are doing.

Hope to see you there. Happy Summer!

Alice Gardner

From Will Van Dorf

“Tugster”

July 4th 2012

All fotos by Will Van Dorp

From the deck of SV Linnet in the Deer Island Thoroughfare near Stonington Maine.

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) Born into an aristocratic family, the Comte Saint-Exupéry studied at the French Naval Academy and architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts before joining the army in his early twenties and learning to fly. He became a celebrated airmail pilot on the route between Toulouse and Dakar (Senegal), and wrote movingly in high French style about his life as a pilot. During the Second World War, exiled to New York from Nazi-occupied France, Saint-Exupéry wrote his best known work, The Little Prince, a work of philosophical reflection masquerading as a children’s story. Returning to Europe to fight with the Free French, late in the war, Saint-Exupéry was lost at sea during a photo-reconnaissance flight. He was the recipient of the Légion d’honneur.

Greg Bover

Gloucester’s Working Waterfront Walking Tour

www.schooner-adventure.org 

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GAIA! * A Jazz and World Music Celebration of Our Extraordinary Earth, kicks off the Annisquam Village Church’s 26th concert season next Saturday. Vocalist and poet, Greta Bro, with renowned saxophone/flautist Stan Strickland, pianist Mark Rossi, and Brazilian percussionist /violinist Ricardo Frota, bring the celestial to earth on Saturday, July 14 at 8 PM. Bro and Strickland are long-term collaborators who combine their work with philosophy and the healing arts, taking both jazz and poetry in new directions. Their recently released CD, Love’s Song, recorded with a number of other well-known jazz figures, will be available at the performance.
This concert benefits the music programs at the Annisquam Village Church. Donation: $20. at the door, only. Students $10. For additional information visit www.gretabro.com or www.annisquamvillagechurch.org or call 978.283.6416.
* from Wikipedia: “The … Gaia principle proposes that all organisms and their inorganic surroundings on Earth are closely integrated to form a single and self-regulating complex system, maintaining the conditions for life on the planet.”

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 Use your imagination to write a story of 20 words or less telling us what’s going on in this photo.Post your masterpiece in COMMENTS.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

I Loved this Show!

Hope Andy finds a Great Place in Heaven.

He without knowing helped a lot of people.

Travelers along the 85-mile Essex Coastal Scenic Byway will experience the best of coastal New England: historic seaports, colonial era farms, village and city centers, and a wealth of period architecture. Set against a rocky shoreline and The Great Marsh, New England’s largest salt marsh, the byway traverses thirteen historic communities on Boston’s North Shore.

http://www.essexheritage.org/coastal/index.php

Things to do (Gloucester): http://www.essexheritage.org/coastal/communityPage.php?id=13

If you’re something to do and you’re not listed, you should be.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

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Scenic Sunset Cruise Out of Gloucester Harbor

DJ Music and Dancing, Cash Bar, Light Food, Calm Ride

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Board at 6:00 p.m. sharp at 7 Seas Wharf, Rogers Street (Rte. 127), Gloucester;

  boat returns at 9:30 p.m.

Rain date: Sunday, August 5, 2012

Tickets: $35 ($100 max per family, parents and kids)

Reservations recommended: Debbie Frontiero, 508-423-7725

Sponsored by the First Universalist Church of Essex

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People needed to hammer and saw – Lanes Cove Fish Shack Saturday

This Saturday we will be putting down rough sawn 1 by whatever flooring and replacing the worst spots of sheathing. This is where we need more volunteers than the core group of professionals that have been doing heavy framing and masonry work. Bring a hammer, Saturday morning around 8 or 9.

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Hello,
    My name is Claire and I was wondering if there is a way to ask the people of Gloucester for photos of the Fisherman’s Institute and anything before URBAN RENEWAL I grew up on Main Street and have a few that my Dad took and would love to have more. I really appreciate the work you do .Your Photos are great!
                                                                        Thanks for listening,
                                                                                  Claire

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Hi, Joey.  I’ve met you several times at the GMG parties.  For a couple of years, I had artwork on display at Fred Bodin’s gallery on Main St.  I have since opened my own gallery, and I was hoping you would put it on the blog.  It’s in Rockport, but I’m from Gloucester, so I’m hoping it will still qualify for GMG!  It’s called The Art Nook, and it’s at 6R Dock Square.  We just opened yesterday, and we’re planning an Opening Reception on Saturday July 14th at 6pm.  We have work by local artists including myself (Kathleen Miller), Stefan Mierz and Jean Byrd, among others.  It’s definitely going to be an eclectic gallery with original, unique fine art!  Here’s the sign template and the basic info if you can put it on the blog, maybe next week before the opening?  Please let me know :). Thanks so much!!  – Kathleen Miller

Rockport’s New and Eclectic Fine Art Gallery

Grand Opening Event

Saturday, July 14th 6pm

6R Dock Square Store 1  Rockport, MA

Refreshments will be served!

Featuring work by local

artists Kathleen Miller,

Stefan Mierz and Jean Byrd

www.facebook.com/theartnook

www.art-nook.com

there will be a at least two art rocks left behind tomorrow.  Of course in my favorite places. ED At Blue Shutters inn will know about one of the locations. the paint mfg is the other. good luck! see you live in about a week! it all starts tomorrow at 12:01pm 🙂

we will be back on july 15th at EJ’s Mug up!

25 TH ANNIVERSARY CAPE ANN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL AUCTION

The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Auction celebrates its silver Anniversary on Thursday, July 19 at 5:00 pm at the Essex Room, a proud member of the Woodman Family Tradition, 125R Main Street, Essex, MA. This annual gathering brings bidders from across New England in hopes of going home with the marquee item of the auction. Headed up by co-chairs Carol Morse and Tony Corrao, the auction buzz is humming along with items coming in from many Chamber members who have generously donated.

“This is one of the premier social gatherings on Cape Ann,” said Carol Morse, who has been a staunch supporter of the auction for many years. “Last year was such a success on one of the best nights we had all summer. The bidding, the social interaction and catching up with friends was so wonderful to see.”

Corrao, owner of Precision Roofing of New England, has also been a huge part of the auction for many years and is very successful in securing donations, both on and off Cape Ann.

“Being involved for so long, I have had the pleasure of meeting so many people year in and year out,” said Corrao. “They are always willing to give and that makes me feel great, being a native son of Cape Ann. Our members’ generosity is something special.”

Red Sox tickets, wonderful artwork, tickets to the North Shore Music Theatre and an African Photo Safari are just tips of the auction iceberg with plenty of other prizes up for bid. For a complete list of items up for auction, visit http://www.capeannchamber.com. Tickets for the 25 th Anniversary Auction are $25 in advance or $30 at the door.

Looking to make a donation or attend the event? Contact Tim Burton at tim@capeannchamber.com or call him at 978-283-1601.