Roger Scores at Mug Up

Roger Gould is a FOB who has been living in Gloucester for 12 years and came to his first Mug Up this morning.  Not only did he get to meet a bunch of the GMG crew and have great coffee and low cal deviled eggs, he also scores having the opportunity to represent flanked by two lovely Rocky Neck artists. 

On his left:  Ekaterina Smirnova, a Brooklyn based artist who started painting in a russian art school in Siberia in 1991. Her style has been further developed at The Art Students League of New York, where Ekaterina has been a member since first moving to the United States in 2006. Watercolor, her main media, and etchings are often exhibited at art shows around New York and the Northeast. In the past 3 years, Ekaterina has received various awards in juried shows including from The Salmagundi Club and Allied Artists of America. Currently she getting ready for her Solo show at the Adirondack Lakes Art Center, NY and her solo show in Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia. This year Ekaterina is scheduled to visit three art residencies in Gloucester, MA (where she is now for the month of June at the Goettemann Residency); Nayak, NY, and Salzburg, Austria.  Ekaterina will be having an Introductory Slide Presentation at 7:00 pm Monday, June 4 at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street.  You can check out Katerina’s work at http://www.katapostrophe.com/fineart/index.html.  Her work is exceptional and she is really lovely, so come out Monday night and welcome her to Rocky Neck. 

and on Roger’s right:  Caroline Kwas, new Rocky Neck artist on Madfish Wharf this summer at 77 Rocky Neck, G5 (where Ben McAdam and Jeff Cluett were last year).  Her gallery is Intimate Landscapes.  Caroline is a painter of photorealistic intimate landscapes that must be seen.  You can see her work at  www.carolinekwas.com, but come on down to Madfish Wharf and see it in person and welcome her to Cape Ann.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

The Tide Skipper Domenic Nesta’s latest creation

The Tide Skipper Domenic Nesta’s latest creation

Can be seen at Rocky Neck

Car Launches Into Side of House On East Main St. Across from Last Stop Variety On The Corner of Mt Pleasant and East Main

I have no idea how fast this car could have been going but it had to get over a decent embankment and still have enough velocity to stove in the house.

Hope everyone is OK.

Slideshow- Pictures from Rockport’s Memorial Day Ceremonies

Hi Joey.
A slideshow of pictures from Rockport’s Memorial Day Ceremonies is at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=298991590191346
Thanks
BearskinNeck.net
Photos are courtesy of Angela Cook, Oasis Rockport

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Only In Ipswich From My Boy Doug Brendel

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Funny Ipswich book by “The Outsidah”

What do you think about your hometown?
Only in Ipswich, a new book by Ipswich Chronicle columnist Doug Brendel, makes humorous observations on life in Ipswich from the perspective of a newcomer.
Cartoon-illustrated by the author, Only in Ipswich includes a complete year’s worth of “The Outsidah” columns, plus the columns Brendel wrote that his wife wouldn’t let him turn in.
“Don’t forget to mention that I included very poor-quality sketches of all five selectmen,” Brendel says. OK, there, we didn’t forget. His sketches also include a mosquito in a Patriots cap, a fisher cat driving a school bus, a map of Ipswich constructed out of breakfast foods, and other oddities.
“I hope the book makes people smile with recognition,” the author says, “as they see Ipswich in a fun new way. I think it might also be something anyone on the North Shore might like to send to friends or relatives out of town, to give them a glimpse of why we love it here.”
The book is available at local Ipswich businesses and on Amazon. You can follow The Outsidah at Outsidah.com.

Burnham House From John Wheeler

Hi Joey, drove past the Burnham house tonight. The light was much different, than the other morning, but the water was just has still.  I happen to have my Canon point and shoot, A630. Those mosquitoes are viscous, Set on auto, and took a few shots, and got back in the car with half of those little buggers eating me alive.  
John Wheeler

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Cape Ann Lanes- 2 Hours of Bowling, Shoe Rental For 6, One Large Pizza and A Pitcher of Coke For $35 #Boom!

It’s supposed to pour out this weekend.  What are you gonna do with the kids?  i just bought one of these for my family.  $35- total no brainer for 2 hours of fun with pizza and soda thrown in.

Click here for the deal-

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Don’t miss the City’s biggest concert since Celebrate Gloucester

Gloucester Blues Festival ~ August 11 Stage Fort Park ~ Save $12 if you get your tickets now ~ get tickets here.

In this video, Vickie talks with producers Paul Benjamin & Bob Hastings about what we can expect.  It will be a very exciting day for Gloucester and we hope it will be the beginning of a new tradition.

Starting Monday, Paul Benjamin will be the gimmesound Artist of the Week.  He’ll give us some exciting previews of the Gloucester Blues Festival — music, video and all!

11 music choices tonight starting at 7.  Get out and party.  See the full music lineup here.

Skip Montello Featured at Cape Ann Coffee Through August

Hi Joey,

I just wanted to let the GMG family know that I will be the featured photographer at Cape Ann Coffee’s, Bass Ave, from June thru August. Please stop by for morning coffee or lunch and enjoy some Cape Ann landscapes.

Thanks Joey,

PS. It’s time to start framing your photography, awesome work!

Skip

North Coast Angler www.northcoastangler.com

Skip Montello Photos www.skipmontellophotos.com

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DES Crowning – “The Feast of the Holy Spirit”

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Manuel and Fatima Silva will be hosting the DES Crown at Our Lady of Good Voyage Sunday June 3rd.

 

Procession starts at the DES Portuguese Club at 830 AM, Mass at Our Lady of Good Voyage 10:00 AM, followed by a Lunch of “Sopas” at the DES Club.

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CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR RICK KALOUST WILL BE JUNE 9TH

"CELEBRATION OF LIFE" FOR RICK KALOUST WILL BE JUNE 9TH FROM 2-5 AT THE GLOUCESTER HOUSE RESTAURANT PLEASE RSVP AT: http://paperless.ly/z1ixgo

Joey C’s Props and Flops May Edition

The list may be updated randomly

PROPS:

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Dark Brown Mulch

Pickles

Harborwalk

Ohana Opening

Rocky Neck Season Opens

Boulevard Flags

The Hot Wing Challenge

Bex’ Tomatillo Sauce

French Manicure

FLOPS:

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Red Mulch

Hard Copy Phone Books

One Lane On The Bridge When No Construction Took Place

Skinny Jeans/Mom Jeans/Double Denim

Green Pressure treated decks that don’t get stained

Anything Green touching My Lobster Roll

Black or Purple Grape Nail polish

So much to do tonight ~ How do I choose?

Don’t choose.  Do it all!  OK, all might be a tad ambitious, but you can do a lot because the first show starts at 6:30 and the last one at 9:30.  See the complete music lineup here.

Tonight is your last chance to see Inge Berge at Giuseppe’s (8pm).  He’s one of our favorites and if you haven’t heard his new song with ever-so-slightly-tragic, but perfectly insightful lyrics set to a catchy, lyrical tune that is signature Inge, check it out here (you can read the lyrics too, but you don’t have to because Inge actually sings clearly, so you can understand them!)  You might want to request this song tonight, too.

At 6:30 you can see former gimmesound Artist of the Week Orville Giddings with Mark Earley at Captain Carlos.  Here’s a video of Orville at In a Pig’s Eye in Salem.  Notice how he quiets the crowd with his captivating performance