Linda and Rob Castagna from Milford-on-the-Delaware, NJ visit Gloucester every chance they get.  They are also great FOB’s, and Linda was so impressed with Good Morning Gloucester that she started Good Morning Milford at the end of January, to promote “pockets of beauty” in Milford.  http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Good-Morning-Milford-By-The-Milford-Merchants-Association/139094536207872

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Earl Kishida served as guest speaker read this poem.

“It is the Soldier”
It is the Soldier, not the minister
Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the Soldier, not the reporter
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Soldier, not the poet
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer
Who has given us freedom to protest.

It is the Soldier, not the lawyer
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the Soldier, not the politician
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the Soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves beneath the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who allows the protester to burn the flag.

Charles Michael Province, U.S. Army

A Sea Of Flags!

In Honor of my Dad and to all he spoke of in glowing words. He remembered his service in the Pacific Invasions of WWII With Honor and all that came after them in the wars we have fought Since.

The Navy men, Marines, Windtalkers, Merchant Marines, Coast guard, Army, Airforce and those that have given themselves in the secretecy of war. Also to those that Serve here at home; Policemen, Firemen,  EMS and those that help us remember them and take care of them, like the Gloucester Veterans Administration, etc.

“These heroes are dead.  They died for liberty – they died for us.  They are at rest.  They sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines.  They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest.  Earth may run red with other wars – they are at peace.  In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death.  I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead:  cheers for the living; tears for the dead.”

  ~Robert G. Ingersoll

The Old Map

 

The old map I picked up downtown at Fred Bodin’s

tells me a lot about where I am.

In 1884 my house would have been part

of the holdings of Wilber E. Proctor, whose family

owned quite a bit of land in West Gloucester.

 

But the map also tells me that there was no

dwelling where mine now stands, or anywhere else

on Mr. Proctor’s land; that nearly the entire area

of the Adams Estate, which included Wingaersheek,

and Wambull’s property along Coffin’s Beach, was vacant.

 

Atlantic Street was there, skirting the marsh as it does today;

branching with Atlantic Avenue which ran straight to

the beach, giving Benjamin Trumbell access to his home

near Sleepy Hollow Pond.  Who knows, the remains

of his three buildings may still be there in those woods.

 

But not a sign on the map of the houses now crammed

quite close together, each vying for a better view

of the ocean and the beach and the light across the bay;

each the home of joyous summer and the expectation

of more to come, but that map has not yet been made.

 

© Marty Luster 2012

Sinikka stopped into the gallery with friend Barabara Michel visiting from Berkeley, CA.  The girls have known each other since 5th grade in Mr. Nosenchuck’s class at Jefferson School. 

Sinikka will be exhibiting again this year at Khan Studio in September.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

AMARAL, MATTHEW PERRY III (Army/SP5)

BOWMAN, DAVID WINSLOW (Army/CPT)

BURKE, THOMAS JAMES (Army/1LT)

D AMICO, FRANK ANTHONY (Army/1LT)

KNOWLTON, PAUL DARYLL (Army/SP4)

KRESESKIE, FRANK THOMAS JR (Marine/PFC)

LANE, STEPHEN LESLIE (Army/WO)

MOORE, ROBERT E. (PFC)

PISCITELLO, SALVATORE JOHN (Army/SGT)

TYNE, JEFFREY GORDON (Navy/HM3)

WRIGHT, ARTHUR EMERSON III (Army/1LT)

Thank you for your sacrifice.

Annisquam Village Church On-Line Auction

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Hi Joey,

My mom and two sisters are buzzing off their hair in an event to raise money for children and their families fighting pediatric cancer. It’s called the One Mission Kid’s Cancer Buzz-Off and will be held on Sunday, June 3, at Gillette Stadium. All proceeds will benefit Children’s Hospital Boston and the vital programs and services they provide to help kids beat cancer.

They have chosen to buzz off our hair because the toll pediatric cancer takes on patients and their families is profound. Children must endure painful treatments and lengthy hospital stays while their families cope with unimaginable stress, anxiety, and financial strain.
A fundraiser will be held at Jalepenos on Monday, May 28th from 4:30 – 10:30 pm.  A portion of all food sales (dine-in and take-out) during that time period will go to support my family’s team, "The Bald and the Beautiful."  Come out and enjoy a great meal while helping raise funds for a great cause!

Nanci Milone Hill

CLICK HERE FOR THE A-TRAIN ON ITUNES

Tonight 7:00-9:00pm.  Tomorrow morning 9:00-11:00am.   Khan Studio and the GMG Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck, Gallery 3.  Horses, cowboy hats, whips and spurs welcome.  (Paul F., don’t go at all kinky on us now).

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Hi there Joey, loved all your images from Italy…I am going to have my own Gallery Show on Rocky Neck June 30 thru July 6th, please add this poster to your blog when you get a chance…thanks and look forward to seeing at one of the mug ups.

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The  Holy Family Womes Guild is having a Plant Sale/Strawberry Festival June 2, 9 a.m. to 2p.m. but we need help we need plants, seedlings etc. We are also having a General Store that day and will be selling perserves , pies, cookies and goodies, and also we will have delicious Strawberry Shortcake.  It will be held on the ( Saint Ann’s) Rectory lawn the Prospect street side weather permitting or the if raining it will be in the Parish Hall. if anyone can donate plants, baskets, perserves etc please contact Jane Marshall 978-283-5111.

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  Rockport High School Jazz Band

                Will be preforming May 30th 1PM at the

                Rockport Senior Center

                58 Broadway

                All are Welcome

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Contemporary Art at the White-Ellery House: Jenna Powell

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Sounding Patterns, a one day contemporary art installation by Jenna Powell at the historic White-Ellery House on Saturday, June 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The house is open that day as part of 17th Century Saturdays, an Escapes North program. This program is free and open to the public.

Jenna Powell documents and responds to Cape Ann’s Nautical Industry through the lens of an artist, historian, manufacturer, and exhibit preparator. Industrial materials, process and presentation provide the framework for her investigations that expose trace layers of history.  She records and reinterprets embedded memories of trade, invention, and production inherent to sites including Star Island in Rockport, and the Tarr & Wonson Paint Manufactory in Gloucester.

Powell grew up in her family’s textile manufacturing business in Essex County Massachusetts.  She was educated at The School of Visual Arts, NYC holds a Masters in Art Education from Lesley University, and is completing a M.F.A from AIB @ Lesley
University in Boston.  Powell apprenticed at the Johnson Atelier Foundry where she received technical training in all phases of fabrication, ceramic shell, and resin-bonded sand casting.  Powell also worked as an exhibit preparator for zoos, aquariums and
museums throughout the country.

The White-Ellery House is one of a handful of surviving First Period buildings in Massachusetts. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites because of its design, materials, and workmanship, and its plank frame construction. The house was built in 1710 for the Reverend John White, Gloucester’s first settled minister, and exhibits an elegance and refinement commensurate with White’s esteemed position in the community. The second owner of the house was James Stevens, who kept it as a tavern until 1740, at which time it was sold to the Ellery family. In 1949, when plans were unveiled showing Route 128 traversing the Town Green, the house was taken by the City of Gloucester by eminent domain, turned over to the Cape Ann Historical Association, and moved safely out of the path of the highway. The present location of the White-Ellery House is at 245 Washington Street.

Funding for these programs was made possible through a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which promotes excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences, in order to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and to contribute to the economic vitality of our communities.

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, students, and seniors. Children under 12 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 http://www.capeannmuseum.org.

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