THERE’S MORE TO SEA II
Have plans for the weekend, come on over to the Paint Factory, Ocean Alliance for a great Art Show.
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JavaUp Coffee Energy Bars
Coffee that never spills. Yes, please.
Have you tried these coffee energy bars yet? You should. Tremendous.
Oddly enough, formerly I wasn’t a big fan of granola bars, energy bars, protein bars, and the like. I had tried many and while some were ok, I hadn’t found one that I’d bother to purchase a second time. That having been said, these JavaUp bars have me hooked.
The first time I tried one was during this summer’s Bluefin Blowout. JavaUp was on site as an exhibitor handing out samples….convenient for me during a four-day tournament that typically comes with little sleep. Convenient also for the captains and crews out on the water in search of bluefin tuna. In fact, I heard many sing praise for the JavaUp bars throughout the tournament.
One can only drink so much coffee. Even if I was inclined to drink more than my morning cup, if I’m being honest, I would absentmindedly set it down somewhere to become cold….or, in ice coffee’s case, watered down. The JavaUp bars were a perfect way to both have a quick snack AND an extra little boost. Win, win.
These words grabbed my attention too. Nutritionally sound. Incredibly tasty. Sustainably-farmed. Direct Trade. And, who can leave out “the energizing equivalent of an espresso in a portable snack”?
That was my personal endorsement….but, read on to hear more about the JavaUp brand from those most in the know…and then go find some in a store near you or order on-line at the link below. I’d also be interested in knowing where you are fortunate enough to purchase these bars in stores. I swing by Willow Rest in Gloucester to grab mine once in a while.
BERKSHIRE BREWED
JavaUp™ snacks were born in the Berkshires test kitchen of healthy food and cookie entrepreneur, Lisa Newmann. Inspired to provide real food in an industry that was becoming increasingly artificial, Lisa deeply believed that snacks could and should be a source of nutritional balance and incredible taste. Fueled by the ingredients in a chocolate java recipe from her cookie repertoire, she transformed it into a nutritionally sound, coffee-fueled snack bar, packed with real food. Consumers love the toasted whole grains, seeds, chocolate and coffee — the satisfying and energizing equivalent of an espresso in a portable snack.
Boost your afternoon with JavaUp™ coffee-fueled energy bars in the office, at the gym, on the road or at your desk. Keep them in your backpack and briefcase to enjoy them while working or working out.
SHADE GROWN COFFEE – THE BEANS
The farms from where our coffee is sourced grow their plants only in the shade — under the canopy of fruit trees, clouds and on shaded mountainsides. These shaded enclaves provide habitats for migrating birds and pollenating bees and no pesticides are used.
Beyond fair trade, JavaUp™ coffee beans are Direct Trade — purchased directly from the farms and COOPs, where proceeds from their premium products go directly to the growers’ communities — to their schools, health clinics and water systems. The coffee is traceable and the farmers’ practices are documented for sustainability.
Our beans are roasted by artisan roasters at Six Depot Coffee in West Stockbridge, MA.
COFFEE THAT NEVER SPILLS™
Crafted for taste from dark chocolate melted with espresso and toasted oats that will send every coffee lover to the moon!
Made with only sustainably-farmed, locally roasted, shade grown coffee.
All that information and more can be found HERE
SHOP NOW
Enjoy either Caramel Macchiato: “Made with English toffee, shade grown organic espresso, chocolate, toasted gluten-free oats and sunflower seeds, the Caramel Macchiato coffee bar provides 5g of protein, 4g of fiber, 160 calories and is worthy of the best barista. Spill-proof, portable and delicious, there is an espresso in every bar!”
or Cafe Mocha: “The Café Mocha bar contains dark chocolate, espresso, toasted gluten-free oats and almonds, delivers 6g of protein and 5g of fiber with 160 calories. Satisfying & stimulating, there’s an espresso in every bar!”
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Cresting Waves
The waves were so pretty at Good Harbor Beach last weekend! I especially find beauty in the waves as they crest.
And it’s quite breathtaking when you zoom in and look carefully at the symmetry. We are so very fortunate to have this at our doorstep.
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Here’s An Oldie But Goodie that Craig Taped
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You can still JOIN US for Sober October!!!
Do you feel like you’ve missed the boat for Sober October? It’s not too late to join! Even if you’ve had a few drinks or smoked some pot – start a couple of days late! It’s OK!
Email Dave DeAngelis at capeannpoweryoga@gmail.com to get you up to speed and get yourself into the studio to start towards your 15 classes!
Sober October Challenge
15 Hot Yoga Classes. No weed. No Booze.
ZERO Yoga Experience Required.
A Grand Prize $200 Gift Certificate to
Duckworth’s Bistrot
and other fun prizes along the way.
You’ll have the opportunity for meditation lessons, a motivational talk, connection with other new people, and a long, silent, guided walk or two during the month. You are not required to do any of that though. Just 15 classes – no drugs, no alcohol.
The depth and breadth of this experience is up to the group and our collective…
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Representing GMG and Usui Reiki Ryoho, in Sedona Arizona
Sedona’s Connection to the Sea. Visiting Sedona Arizona in 2004, I was completely taken by its natural beauty. Hiking there was phenomenal and the sense of peace, amazing. I had hoped to return. Finally, this past April I had that chance. While there I was reminded that millions of years agoSedona was under the sea. As the water receded, it left lines of color and draw-dropping scenery of iron-rich red spires and other unique rock formations. Fossilized marine animals, sea shells and sharks teeth can be found here.
This area was discovered centuries ago by Native Americans who made Sedona their home. Ancient ruins, pictographs and petroglyphs can be viewed at two protected Native American heritage sites. While visiting the Palatki Native American Heritagesite, I was greeted by two gopher snakes that crossed my path. One crossed on the left, the other to the right. It…
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The BioBus is coming to Maritime Gloucester Oct 6!
Climb aboard a solar-powered, state-of-the-art mobile microscope lab to visualize the microscopic creatures of Gloucester Harbor!
Join us on Saturday, October 6th from 10am-3pm as we host former MG intern and staffer, Mollie Thurman and the BioBus at Maritime Gloucester – one day only!
More info at maritimegloucester.org and http://www.biobus.org/
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Kate Crushes Dinner With Ginger-Garlic Flank Steak, Fried Rice And Asian Slaw With Ginger–Peanut Dressing
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Come Join Us! Good Morning Gloucester 300th Podcast Taping At The Crow’s Nest This Saturday!
Come Join The Fun And Regale Us With Your Favorite GMG Stories While Drinking Greg Souza’s World Famous Bloody Marys.
We will be taping the 300th GloucesterCast Podcast
Everyone is invited, especially FOB’s (friends of the blog) you know who you are!
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Can one truly be considered artisanal if they don’t have a full beard, tattoo sleeves and wear carhartts?
Brewmaster
Butcher
Schooner Mate
BBQ Master
Chef
Barista
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#GloucesterMA Harbor At Dusk. #beautifulindustry
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WHY IT’S WAY TOO EARLY IN THE SEASON TO DO YOUR ANNUAL FALL GARDEN CLEAN-UP!
Our fall pollinator gardens are a rich tapestry of expiring stalks, fresh blossoms of asters and goldenrods, fading blossoms of garden favorites, and vibrant annuals getting a second wind after the intense heat of summer. Blooming in a medley of of rose and dusty pink hues, violet, purple, crimson, rusty red, yellowed greens, Spanish orange, golden yellow–the colors are made more vivid in the atmospheric glow of autumn’s light.
Monarchs, Sulphurs, Painted Ladies, American Ladies, Swallowtails, and Buckeyes are just some of the butterflies on the wing, hungrily seeking nectar to sustain their journeys. Not to be forgotten are a host of songbirds, and too, honey bees and native bees, all also in need of sustenance.
Tips for early fall maintenance, with pollinators in mind.
1) Tidy-up anything that looks really raggedy, but leave the tall dry stalks of plants such as sunflowers, Joe-pye, Echinacea, and Rudbeckia. The stalks provide winter shelter for many species of bees.
2) Dead head plants such as Butterfly Bushes and Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia), which encourages continued bloom.
3) No need to bother deadheading Zinnias and Cosmos as they will flower whether or not the expired blooms are removed. The seed heads provide food for Goldfinches, Nuthatches, and many species of resident and migrating songbirds.
4) Don’t forget to provide blossoms and sugar water for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Our annually returning female and her 2018 brood of two has departed for the season, but we have been daily visited by southward migrating RTHummers.
Even on a cloudy October day our front dooryard garden at the Mary Prentiss Inn is abuzz with blossoms and pollinators. The Monarch nectaring at the Tithonia was the first to greet me while checking on the garden.
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I am a beautiful butterfly
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This Weekend in the Arts 10/4/18
Salon 2018| The Transformative Power of Wearable Art
An evening presented by seARTS Wearable Art Group at the Cape Ann Museum
seARTS and the Cape Ann Museum are pleased to present the 2018 Wearable Art Salon on Thursday, October 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cape Ann Museum. Guests will enjoy a panel discussion, book signing and a selection of 2017 CWA runway looks. Panelists include former professor of fashion and design Barbara Broudo, editor and curator Suzanne Ramljak, author Anne Lee and artist Christine Gauthier-Kelley. The panel will be moderated by Petra Slinkard, The Nancy B. Putnam Curator of Fashion and Textiles at the Peabody Essex Museum. This program is $12 for seARTS and CAM members, or $15 nonmembers. Space is limited, reservations are required. Tickets available online at Eventbrite or call (978)283-0455 x10. Please email info@capeannmuseum.org for more information.
Time: 6:30 PM Doors Open, Wearable Art books for sale, & looks on display, program follows at 7:15PM
Place: Cape Ann Museum 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA
Tickets: $12 Museum and seARTS Member; $15 Guests via Eventbrite
Email: info@capeannmuseum.org info@searts.org Tel: 978-283-0455
Additional Information: www.wearableart.org or www.capeannmuseum.org
“When you go into the Woods”
An Art Exhibition by Vanessa Michalak
Opens Oct. 2nd at Jane Deering Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday, Oct. 6th from 6pm-8pm.
“When You go into the Woods,” features oil paintings by Vanessa Michalak highlighting some of Cape Ann’s well known gems. Works depict imagery of a variety of places including Annisquam Village, Lanesville’s Vernon Quarries and Babson’s Dogtown boulders. The exhibition will be on display throughout October at Jane Deering Gallery, Gloucester, MA with and opening reception scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6th from 6pm-8pm.
The Exhibition, “When You Go Into The Woods” is a reflection of Michalak’s exploration of Cape Ann and her ongoing investigation of the painting process. The works reflect a fascination with a specific place and its hidden treasures. Many of the works are plein air paintings that brought her to the edges of quarries and sent her trekking through Dogtown’s rocky paths. As much as these works pay tribute to a specific place, they also reflect Michalak’s gestural painting style that at times borders on abstraction. Much like her wanderings in the woods, there is a sense that she doesn’t mind getting a little lost in brushwork, layering and mark before finding her destination.
Michalak grew up in Maine before moving to Boston where she lived and worked for over a decade. While living in Boston she visited Cape Ann often and eventually moved to Gloucester last year. She earned her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2013 and has attended many notably residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO and Playa, Summer Lake, OR. Her work was featured in New American Paintings#110 and she was selected as a Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellow in Painting in 2014.
Vanessa Michalak
Studio Address: Charles Fine Arts, 196 Main Street Gloucester, MA
Website: vanessamichalak.com
Phone: 207-233-0467
Email: vanessa_michalak@yahoo.com
Season’s End Party at
Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck
The Rocky Neck Art Colony invites Cape Ann residents and visitors to attend Gallery 53’s Season’s End Party on Saturday, October 6 from 6 to 8pm at 53 Rocky Neck Ave (between the Studio and the Rudder restaurants). The festive party features delectable appetizers, seasonal libations and an array of creative artist-made door prizes all offered at no charge to the public. This yearly event is in celebration of a successful season for Gallery 53, which closes for the year on Sunday, October 14. Parking is available in the Rocky Neck parking lot at the beginning of Rocky Neck Ave and the Marine Railways at the end of Rocky Neck. Street parking is also available on Rocky Neck Ave., Clarendon and Wonson Streets.
‘UP IN THE AIR’,
RECEPTION: Saturday, Oct. 6th, 5-7 p.m.
Please join us at
LOCAL COLORS ARTIST’S COOPERATIVE,
121 Main St., Gloucester, MA
Meet the artists
and enjoy some light refreshments.
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I Am More Project by our friend Amy Kerr
Dear I Am More subjects,
September was a super busy month for the project. The display and event at the Lahey Behavioral Health treatment center in Danvers to celebrate Recovery Month was very well-received. The staff shared how they would watch the residents reading the pieces and then walk away smiling. The Fish Tales live storytelling event with the theme “I Am More” was standing-room-only and Henry Ferrini of the Gloucester Writers Center called it “one of the best we’ve presented.”
Iain and I have finished hanging the October displays. Julia is on display at Emerson College, and the rest of you are at the Action Inc. headquarters in Gloucester. Action provides shelter and services for the homeless population, low income residents, and at-risk youth of Cape Ann, and everyone who receives services from them will pass by your portraits. Just in the short time we spent there hanging, there was an amazing response and I’ve already received feedback from a board member who saw it yesterday.
To round out the year, your portraits will be headed to Addison Gilbert Hospital in November, Magnolia Library in December, with lots of displays planned for 2019 including the Matz Gallery at the Sawyer Free library, Gloucester High School and North Shore Music Theatre. I’ve recently had inquiries from Rockport, Brattleboro, VT and Washington D.C., so stay tuned!
Happy Fall!
Amy Kerr
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Sax Gordon Tonight! Dave Sag’s Blues Party @ The Rhumb Line 8:30pm 10.4.2018
We’re getting better, like fine cheddar.
So, this is it:
It’s chili con carnage this week as I present Mr. “Sax” Gordon Beadle. The anointed has just returned from Europe somewhere to regale you with his special brand of nonsense. This could be the best show of the year.
Also featuring Edd Scheer on drummps and the wily Pete Henderson, on gootar. So don’t be a spaz, Chaz,make the scene and be seen! 830 to 1130
40 Railroad Ave.
Gloucester, MA
978-283-9732
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Around Town #84
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Gloucester Smiles-1032
Good Morning Gloucester 