My View of Life on the Dock
Poster with Manchester festivities 2020 includes signing up for a house decoration contest to be judged on Halloween.
What Halloween yard, street or neighborhood decorations have caught your eye this year?
Gloucester activities 2020 downtown tomorrow 10/29/2020
Owning a home is not all roses and butterflies with white picket fences, it can be quite scary.There are any number of hidden nightmares lurking just below the surface or behind the walls, and you are the person responsible for all of it.
Most of the issues will be caught in a home inspection, but it’s hard to know all the secrets of a home.Often, the only time a home is inspected is when it is bought or sold.However, structures grow and change over time regardless of ownership. For regular maintenance and routine care of your home, follow ourDIY Home Inspection. Picking up on these problems sooner than later can help you time & money.Many of these hidden horrors only show their true selves when the renovations start, wreaking havoc with your budget.
1. Mold
This is the silent killer that can invade your home. There are of…
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A true Patriot
Time is running out to vote early at City Hall. I’ve been helping by checking people into the building and have been meeting many early voters. I’m also meeting those whose names I recognize as blog followers, so I have especially enjoyed that. Early voting continues until Friday Oct 30 and is available during City Hall hours: Today Wednesday Oct 28 8:30 am -4 pm; Thursday Oct 29 8:30 am – 6:30 pm and ( last day) Friday Oct 30 8:30 am – 12:30pm* note 12:30 closing on Friday. More info available here. You can return absentee ballots, vote in person at your polling place on Tuesday Nov 3 or vote early at City Hall until Friday. Just vote.
Special thanks to Pauline’s for the flag pin and to the Generous Gardeners/ Maggie Rosa for the flowers.
By Rowan Walrath – Inno Associate EditorOctober 26, 2020, 02:40pm EDT
It’s two meters long, it drives itself, and is capable of carrying passengers. Meet the “Roboat II,” the second iteration of an autonomous boat developed by researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions.
The first Roboat floated onto the scene four years ago — a smaller version of the new Roboat II that MIT CSAIL announced on Monday. The team is now working on another, even larger vessel with the aim of carrying four to six people.
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Quarry Dance lX Producer: Lisa Hahn, Executive Director of Windhover Performing Arts Center
Choreographer: Dušan Týnek of Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre
Composer: Russ Gershon
Videographer: Anders Johnson
Dancers: Alexandra Berger, Gary Champi, Jessica Cipriano, Elizabeth Hepp and Dušan Týnek.
Moderated by Maureen Aylward and Streamed live
The Quarry Dance lX film is 35 minutes in length. This premiere of the film will be followed by 15 minutes of questions from the audience with answers from the Quarry Dance team which includes some of the dancers as well. This will be moderated by Maureen Aylward.
Here is a 60 second trailer preview of the Quarry Dance lX, with new music composed specially for it by Russ Gershon. Just click here: https://youtu.be/e4E-BIclfHg
Windhover Performing Arts Center, located in Rockport, MA, is proud to partner once again with NYC-based Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre to present Quarry Dance IX. This year’s Quarry Dance takes the form of a 35-minute film capturing the natural elements surrounding three different private and stunning Cape Ann quarries.
The Quarry Dances are the result of a vision by Windhover’s founder, the late Ina Hahn. The aim was to marry the art of dance with the pristine granite landscapes of the quarries of Cape Ann. (for more information, please visit www.windhover.org). “It has been a great privilege of mine,” says Lisa Hahn, Executive Director of Windhover, to continue working with the critically-acclaimed Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre (www.dusantynek.org), who have been integral to the conception and execution of this film, since the inception of the Quarry Dances nine years ago in 2012.” The Quarry Dances have become synonymous with the dance company’s summer presence on Cape Ann over these many years. This performance was choreographed on site by Dušan, in collaboration with his dancers (two at a time), using these selected private quarries during one week in August 2020.
Lisa Hahn is the Producer of Quarry Dance lX, carrying these inspiring dances forward, mindful of bringing attention to the natural world and the beauty of the Cape Ann landscape. Utilizing the quarries as natural amphitheaters for dance is a unique and uplifting perspective.
An original score was composed for this quarry dance by the talented Boston-based composer, multi-instrumentalist and frequent Quarry Dance collaborator Russ Gershon. (www.Either-Orchestra.org)
The videographer, Anders Johnson, filmed from canoes, rowboats and even an inflatable swan to capture creative perspectives.
Primary funding was provided by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, along with assistance from the Rockport and Gloucester Cultural Councils.
Please consider donating towards this project as well as future performances by visiting the Windhover website atwww.windhover.org and using the PAYPAL button to DONATE. WINDHOVER is a 501©3 ORGANIZATION SO ALL DONATIONS ARE FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Thank you.
Lisa Hahn, Executive Director
Windhover Performing Arts Center
P.O. Box 2249
(257 rear Granite Street)
Rockport, MA. 01966
978-546-3611
windhover@verizon.net
www.windhover.org
| Old Sloop Coffeehouse great music, affordable prices, and a friendly welcome First Congregational Church • 12 School St • Rockport, Mass • 978-309-9667 |
Our host church is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Old Sloop Coffeehouse is not presenting in-person concerts. Our remaining 2020 concerts have all been canceled, and it looks like it will be a while before we are back in our hall. We plan to present occasional virtual concerts, and we hope those will help to satisfy our thirst for musical performances and provide some semblance of gathering in community. a virtual, all-request concert with John McCutcheon Friday, November 13 at 7:30pm For more information and tickets, visit the concert page. John McCutcheon has emerged as one of our most respected and loved folksingers. As an instrumentalist, he is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare and beautiful hammer dulcimer. His songwriting has been hailed by critics and singers around the globe. His thirty recordings have garnered every imaginable honor including seven Grammy nominations. He has produced over twenty albums of other artists, from traditional fiddlers to contemporary singer-songwriters to educational and documentary works. His books and instructional materials have introduced budding players to the joys of their own musicality. And his commitment to grassroots political organizations has put him on the front lines of many of the issues important to communities and workers. John McCutcheon was scheduled to appear at Old Sloop Coffeehouse this fall, and we are delighted to present this virtual concert. The concert will be presented on the Mandolin streaming platform. Mandolin is designed for concerts and offers superior sound and video. You will be prompted to create a free Mandolin account when you buy tickets to receive your streaming link. There will be an opportunity to make song requests through Mandolin after you purchase a ticket. And you will be able to send questions and comments through chat during the concert. Tickets for this concert can be purchased through Mandolin here. See https://oldsloopcoffeehouse.org for more information. Send email to info@oldsloopcoffeehouse.org or call (978) 309-9667 with questions. |
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