My View of Life on the Dock
Disco Duck just finished his last stint in rehab after being busted while blowing lines of coke off Lindsay Lohans ass. He swung by the 2011 Rocky Neck Artists Ball to see what kind of mischief he could get himself into.
His handler shown above has her work cut out for her keeping Disco Duck on the straight and narrow.
That there’s still plenty of summer left and opportunities to come stay on quaint, historic Rocky Neck?
Located in the historic Rocky Neck Art Colony, overlooking Smith’s Cove, Rocky Neck Accommodations offers clean, comfortable, waterfront one bedroom efficiency rooms & suites all equipped with kitchen facilities and private bathrooms. Most rooms have decks overlooking the water. If you want to stay in an area with over 20 art galleries, shops and restaurants within walking distance, and readily accessible whale watches, fishing, island tours, and beaches in Gloucester and throughout Cape Ann and a lovely, quaint village atmosphere, definitely check out Rocky Neck Accommodations. Mona Faherty will make sure your stay is an enjoyable one. Visit http://www.rockyneckaccommodations.com/ for rates and more information.
E.J. Lefavour
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This is our final weekend, August 12, 13, 14 at 7pm, plus a Sunday matinee at 2pm. Four chances to see three important shows by locals Mary Beth Smith, Stacy Randell and Nick Neyeloff about issues that locals are passionate about. Each show is only about 30 minutes, with a 20 minute talkback after each one. (All three are shown in the same evening.) Call our reservation hotline to hold tickets: 978-704-1269
An Hour At Sea by Mary Beth Smith
directed by Nick Neyeloff
with Beth Bevins & Paul Kratka
Waging Peace: A Tale of Four Cities by Stacy Randell
directed by Henry Allen
with
Chelsea Berry, Mary Mahoney Howard, Frank Militello, Ev Harlow, Antonio Rojas, Scott Brown, Jacqueline Keenan
Shadow Living by Nick Neyeloff
directed by Henry Allen
with
David Wesson, Evie Gariepy, Carolyn Aliskevicz, Mark Logan, Michael Ryan Tourkistas
See you at The Annie!
"Real theatre for real people."
Henry Allen
Director
The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce On-Line Auction is now open. The auction will run from August 1, 2011 to August 15, 2011, with proceeds going to Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce. Auction items range from vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise. So, tell your friends, family, community. Let the bidding begin!
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Here are only a few sample items for bid-
Name
Item Description
Value
Current Bid
Think of how much fun you will have getting a FREE cup of coffee at Cape Ann Coffees every day for a year! You can experiment, try different kinds and find your favorite all while saving that extra cash for other things.
Cape Ann Coffees, Gloucester
$550.00
Tennis Lesson with Nick Bollettieri
Improve your game at Manchester Athletic Club (www.manchesterathleticclub.com) with a 30-minute tennis lesson with world famous tennis teacher Nick Bollettieri in October.
$175.00
Two tickets to the 1:35 afternoon game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Grandstand- first base, Sec/Box 17, Row 11, Seats 5 & 6.
Todd Oil, Rockport
$100.00
Stock up on pet supplies with a $50 Gift Certificate from The Essex Bird Shop & Pet Supply, and get your dog groomed with a $35 Gift Certificate from K-9 Kuts in Gloucester.
Essex Bird Shop & Pet Supply, K-9 Kuts, Gloucester
$85.00
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LISTED ON THE OFFICIAL SHARPIE WEBSITE!
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“I’M Somebody” steve martin from “the jerk” the movie
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Catmobile brings low cost spay neuter services to Gloucester in August. Reservations are now being taken.
SALISBURY, MA, July 25, 2011 The Catmobile will be parked in Gloucester at Gloucester Crossing for 1 date only in the month of August.
WHEN: AUGUST 19, 2011
WHERE: GLOUCESTER CROSSING, 101 Gloucester Crossing.
The Catmobile is operated by the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (MRFRS) and is staffed by a licensed veterinarian and two veterinary technicians. The Catmobile offers low cost spay neuter for cats only. The package consists of spay/neuter, rabies vaccinations, exam, nail trim, treatment for fleas and ear mites. Spay package costs $100 and neuter package costs $75. The package is available to anyone and there is no qualification process; however reservations are required and can be made online at http://www.catmobile.org or by calling 978-465-1940.
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Well, I’ve just about recovered from last week’s musical onslaught perpetrated
by the ghosts of New Orleans past, and I’m ready to lick my wounds and hobble
onward to the next big show. So, for your glistening and dancing pleasure, I
bring you Mr.Justin Quinn and his merry band of miscreants. Ace harpist and
vogargler,J. and the boys are frequent guests here and are sure to give you ants
in the pants. He always tears up the place.
Helping him out will be his longtime glitarist and doppleganger, Mr. Jon Ross. Jon’s a multigrain musician, proficient on at least 13,000 instruments, but we’re holding him down to guitar, this time. Li’l “Steevee” Chaggaris will be doing drumm dooties, scrambling eggs and cackling like a hen, as usual. Of course, Greg T. will be back with his
newly blocked hat, and me, too, on bass.
And don’t forget, it’s Cajun night on Thursdays. Fred and Trooper bring you the finest Creole dishes at a reasonable price to give you that xtra burst of whoop-de-do for the dance floor.
Bon Ton Roulez!
Jeff Weaver Gallery Summer 2011 News
http://www.jeffweaverfineart.com/
JEFF WEAVER Studio/Gallery
16 Rogers Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
Gallery Hours: Friday and Saturday 1-5 p.m.
also by chance or appointment
Call:978-590-2979
Email: Info@JeffWeaverFineArt.com
Although I’m not a huge user of Photoshop or other photo editing applications, I find myself increasingly experimenting with the capabilities of these programs.
I use Photoshop Elements 6, a pared down version of the full Adobe Photoshop set up. Even so, I don’t come close to using all of the tools that are available. Also, Elements costs a fraction of the full Photoshop price.
The photo was made with my Fuji X100, at 1/220 sec, f5.6 with ISO set at 200.
As you can see, the original image was pretty ordinary and quite bland. I wanted to spice it up by conveying a feeling of speed, movement and excitement.
Step 1: I opened the image in Elements 6 and immediately duplicated the original image so I wouldn’t loose the original if I pushed the wrong button. Who says we don’t learn from experience?
Step 2: I wanted to focus attention on the tandem bike riders, so I made a substantial crop thereby eliminating some distracting background and enlarging the image of the bikers.
Step 3: Then, I carefully used the magnetic lasso tool to select the the riders and the bikes. It actually took 3 attempts to get the selection close to what I wanted. I clicked “inverse” in the select menu to keep the bikes in focus.
Step 4: With everything but the bikes and riders now selected (that’s what “inverse” does), I went to filters/blur/motion blur and applied a modest amount of that effect.
Step 4: To further accentuate the bikes and riders I slightly darkened the background (enhance/lighting/brightness contrast)and lightened the tandem riders and bike (filters/render/lighting effects/omni). I also goosed the color saturation a little and tried (without huge success) to sharpen the face of the man on the tandem.
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What’s New in Jenna’s Garden?
Pleasant Street resident Jenna Howard is providing updates on the peppers, squash and other vegetables growing in her plot at the new Burnham’s Field Community Garden. The reports and photos will allow GoodMorningGloucester viewers to follow the garden’s progress with a weekly answer to the question, “What’s New in Jenna’s Garden?”
By Jenna Howard
Week Eight
Peppers, peppers everywhere!
I have four different types of Peppers growing in my garden. Italian Peperoncinis, spicy Jalapenos, sweet Carmen peppers, and super HOT Habaneros. Over the past week I was able to harvest lots of different peppers. So, as you can imagine, everything I ate last week had peppers in it!
Of all my peppers I am most proud of my Habanero. It’s green (it will turn an orangy-red shade when it’s ripe) and not quiet ready to be picked yet, but an accomplishment nonetheless! Habaneros are actually pretty hard to grow because they thrive on hot weather and lots of sun. They are pretty fickle and should only be watered when dry. Overwatering can give the peppers a bitter taste.
The Habanero is one of the hottest peppers around! It packs a punch even though it will only get to be about an inch to two inches long. Habanero chili peppers are rated 100,000 – 350,000 on the Scoville scale.
Not familiar with the Scoville scale? (Neither was I!) The Scoville scale is a measurement of the spicy heat (or piquance) of a chili pepper. The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Capsaicin is a chemical compound that stimulates chemoreceptor nerve endings in the skin. The highest rating on the scale is 16,000,000 — AKA PURE CAPSAICIN!
See where my peppers rate on the Scoville scale:
Habanero: 100,000 – 350,000
Jalapeno: 3,500 – 8,000
Peperoncini: 100 – 900
Carmen: 0 (no significant heat)
Good Morning Gloucester 