Arts Abound features a variety of beautiful and unique artwork from local artists as well as carefully handcrafted gifts such as pottery, hand-painted scarves, hand-carved wooden cutting boards, greeting cards, jewelry, local photography and more. A Glosta embroidered hat designed by owner, Sue Wheeler, is available for purchase in our 33rd Annual Love Cape Ann Fundraising Auction. You can view all of Arts Abound’s work online at artsaboundmagnolia.com#shoplocal#capeann#smallbusinesssaturday#meetmeinmagnolia#capeannchamberofcommerce
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Leslie considers herself a large scale colorist and her acrylic paintings and colored pencil drawings reflect her love for bold colors and shapes. She paints area favorites; a Good Harbor beach lifeguard chair, a Twin Lights soda bottle, Willow Rest, and, in particular, Pigeon Cove Harbor imagery.
Since COVID slowed everything down, the artist has spent a good deal of time close to home in Pigeon Cove where she takes daily walks to the harbor in her neighborhood. There she observes the activity on both the wharf and water, takes photos, and uses the images to create paintings, drawings, and videos back in her studio. “Pigeon Cove Harbor is a magical place with beautiful light and color… truly a painter’s paradise,” said Ms. Heffron. The Matz Gallery show includes several pieces which resulted from her observations of the cove, including a life-size portrait of one of the lobstermen.
The artist holds a diploma in studio art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and both a teaching certificate and Master’s Degree in Art Education from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Heffron is a member of the Rocky Neck Art Colony, the Rockport Art Association Experimental Group, and an associate member of the North Shore Art Association. She has exhibited her work at the White House, Allentown Art Museum, Kutztown University, Muhlenberg College, and galleries throughout the United States.
Visit the artist’s website: www.leslieheffron.com to view more of her work and watch her interview with Jacqueline Ganim-DeFalco on 1623 Studios’ Cape Ann ARTWaves at:
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This Thanksgiving help those who are homeless living with HIV/AIDS on the North Shore. Please, share.
Holidays during this pandemic are hitting homeless people with HIV particularly hard. Due to capacity restrictions, many of the shelters have not taken new guests since March. Those without other options are forced to constantly stay on the move and sleep outdoors, and in some instances are unable to safely store their life-saving medications. Even something as simple as finding a safe place to charge a phone can seem like climbing a mountain, leaving some without access to call their providers or follow up with housing leads. The weather is only going to get colder from here on out, making this situation more dire than ever for these individuals living with compromised immune systems.
Throughout the pandemic,
North Shore Health Project
has been working hard to provide the extra support our homeless HIV+ clients require, but we need more resources. To bring attention to this issue, a bunch of North Shore musicians have come together with a message of hope — singing the classic 80s Crowded House tune, “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” Using the Acapella app, they passed the DIY video from phone to phone to contribute their instruments and voices to the cause.
The video features: Joe Cardoza on bass;
Nathan Cohen on violin; on vocals and keys;
Chris Fritz-Grice on vocals; Brian King on vocals and keys;
Mari Martin on vocals;
Dennis Monagle on drums;
Nadia Robertson on vocals; and Megan Wolf on vocals.
Please, help us support homeless people living with HIV with emergency funds for whatever they might need to stay safe and healthy — things like shelter, transportation, clothing, toiletries or sleeping bags.
Donate today and make a note that it’s for the HIV & homeless fund.
North Shore Health Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
One afternoon session on the wall by the old Coast Guard Station by Old House Cove treated me to these friends coming and going: The Stanley Thomas, Labor in Vain, Kathryn Leigh, Holy Mackerel and Fat Tuna.
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Are you caught in the tax-deferred paradigm? Do you think income tax rates will be higher or lower in the future? If you think you are being squeezed today . . . Do you know the difference between a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan? Between a simple IRA, a SEP, or a ROTH IRA? Which plans provide guaranteed lifetime income and which do not? Which plans are exposed to the vagaries of equity markets and which are not? The fact is most people contribute to or participate in plans without professional advice or knowledge and don’t have a clue about their real exposure, risks and costs. Before you get too invested in a plan that may not provide you with the financial security you desire why not learn whether…
There are several rules when it comes to shooting photos or video that can make enormous differences in the quality of the product.
One is that having good lighting can make a cheap camera outperform a much more expensive camera that doesn’t have good light.
I invested in a new DSLR camera to shoot the podcast. Also a dummy battery for the camera. A dummy battery is a battery for the camera that is actually attached to a wall plug which provides continuous power and doesn’t rely on the camera’s native battery that would likely not have enough juice to last through an entire session of live streaming the podcast. The third piece of the puzzle is going to be these studio lights.
With all these pieces in place, the quality of the live stream should jump up dramatically.
Lighting for the podcast: Check out the link for the details
Note: Dimensions of LED Light: 10×10.4×1.9 inches/26×26.5×5 centimeters
Kit Includes: (2)Bi-color LED Video Light with U Bracket, (2)White Diffuser, (2)Power Adapter, (2)Power Cable, (2)Carrying Case (2) 26inches/66centimeters-75inches/190centimeters Adjustable Light Stand;Note: Battery is NOT Included
Dimmable Bi-color LED Light: With 240 White and 240 Yellow LED long lasting bulbs, illuminates a variable white balance from tungsten-daylight 3200-5600K Color Temperature; U-mount Bracket enables the photographers to adjust the lighting angle according to the shooting environment
Durable Material: Made of excellent quality aluminum alloy showing simple elegant appearance; Can be placed directly on the light stand, ground or desk; Provides multiple shooting solutions for your creation work
Useful Accessories: Comes with a white diffuser to soften the harsh light; A carrying bag makes it convenient to carry and store the light and other accessories.Lumen:3360Lux/m
Adjustable Light Stand: Made of aluminum alloy, giving it exceptional strength for heavy duty work;Height ranges from 26 inches/66 centimeters to 75 inches/190 centimeters; Solid locking capabilities ensure the safety of your lighting equipment when in use
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In the spirit of the holidays, every year the Rockport Art Association and Museum presents the Annual Live Christmas Pageant to the Rockport–and Cape Ann–communities at large. This year, the pageant was to be held Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 5PM
Rockport’s 75th Annual Live Christmas Pageant
Rockport’s 75th Annual Live Christmas Pageant
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Yet with Covid-19, the wellbeing of our community coming first, and strict safety protocol in place town wide, this year the Pageant takes on a new and exciting presentation. Together with Willoughby’s on Main street, the Rockport Art Association and Museum has created for you a still life of the stable scene and the birth of Jesus along with a display of the magnificent costumes of the Three Kings. (Pease see photos attached to this email.) This Willoughby’s window scene will be available for you, your family, friends, and the entire Cape Ann community to enjoy through the month of December. We sincerely hope you enjoy, and look forward to joining you in a return to a live Christmas Pageant in 2021!
For more information regarding the Rockport Art Association and Museum’s Annual Live Christmas Pageant, we invite you consult the Overview of the Pageant included below, and to check out our website at: www.rockportartassn.org
A brief Overview of the RAA&M Christmas Pageant:
The Beginning
It all began back in 1945 with artist Jackie Hibbard, wife to famed artist Aldro Hibbard. It was she who first suggested that the Rockport Art Association & Museum produce a Christmas pageant. Unlike anything ever seen on Cape Ann before, this pageant would not take place on a theatre stage with actors but rather, would be a living, breathing procession composed of local neighbors and friends moving through the streets of downtown Rockport as they reenacted the story of Mary, Joseph and the birth of the Baby Jesus.
The Procession
Each year hundreds of spectators gather to watch this live re-enactment of the Nativity. The pageant begins in the Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Hibbard and Maddocks galleries, where a cast of 100 people of all ages playing various roles of Roman soldiers, townspeople of Bethlehem, shepherds, and more gather to don costumes and makeup. Then, with torches in hand, they file out of the Art Association and head down Stone Barn Lane to Dock Square, where the pageant begins in earnest.
From Dock Square Torch Bearers and three Roman Soldiers escort Mary and Joseph along Main Street, followed by dozens of townspeople dressed as Ladies of Bethlehem, Children of Bethlehem and Shepherds. (Customarily, a donkey follows to assist Mary on her journey.) Desperate for shelter, Mary and Joseph stop at the Inn (played—fittingly enough—by the Rockport Art Association & Museum) only to be informed by the Innkeeper and his daughter that there is no room at the Inn and turned away.
Yet good fortune smiles down upon the Holy Family when the Innkeeper’s daughter takes pity on the couple in the cold winter night and suggests they stay in the stable where the sheep and goats rest. Before the couple leaves, the Innkeeper offers Mary and Joseph a drink of water from their well. Then the Innkeeper’s daughter escorts Mary and Joseph up to the stable (situated on the lawn of the First Congregational Church) where Mary proceeds to give birth to her son, Jesus of Nazareth.
After the birth, the Three Kings proceed to offer homage with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh while children, too, offer gifts, including two white doves. The celebration concludes with a moving rendition of “Silent Night” sung by all in attendance.
Featured Role: Mary
Determining who shall play the coveted role of Mary requires a selection process that is a tradition in itself. Choosing Mary is always a difficult task for the pageant director. The decision must meet a number of criteria: Historically candidates are between the ages of 17-20. The chosen Mary must have participated in the pageant for a number of years. (Many girls have been in the pageant for six or seven years.) The person who plays the role of Mary changes every year.
The identity of the person portraying Mary is kept secret until she appears the night of the pageant.
Baby Jesus
Given the seasonably-cold temperatures that come with holding a live outdoor pageant in December, the role of the Baby Jesus understandably calls for a stand-in. The Baby Jesus is a newborn doll larger-than-average, specifically so the crowd can see him. Especially the children.
Costumes
From Mary, Joseph, the Three Kings, and Roman Soldiers, to Torch Bearers, Shepherds, Ladies’ of Bethlehem, Children of Bethlehem, Innkeeper, Innkeeper’s Daughter, Children at the Well, and Dove Children, the Rockport Art Association & Museum literally has hundreds of costumes for every role and in every size for everyone who wishes to participate. Generations of families who participated as children now bring their own children and continue to participate themselves.
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Enjoy everyone’s favorite night to eat, drink, and be thankful! The night before thanksgiving join us in a clean, safe, socially distanced environment.
Live acoustic music with Mike Forgette 7-9pm
Guests must be seated at a table with food. Masks required when not at your table. Limited capacity available. Early arrival recommended. First come first serve seating.
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