
Mrs. & Mr. Duck on the Essex River at high tide

My View of Life on the Dock

Guess who are vendors at the show..
Donna Ardizzoni / Circle Consulting Group 978-526-9222
Rockport Has Arrived. Sexy. Classy. Adult. Delicious. Finally.
Check Out Their Website- http://featherandwedge.com/
Reservations 978-999-5917
I have to imagine that the fine folks that live in beautiful Rockport MA are praising the heavens that they have a sleek, adult downtown restaurant to gather and nosh on something other than fish and chips (not that there’s anything wrong with fish and chips).
Chef Doug Papows which we’ve been a fan of for a long while has landed at Feather and Wedge. Kate and I went last night and were not disappointed.
Beautiful room, great food, excellent service. We will be back.
I’ll let the pictures do the talking-










The Martha Bourne Band
w/ John Funkhouser on keys; Mike Connors on drums; Mike Castellana on guitar and Jim Haggerty on bass
(Martha Bourne winner of “Katrina’s ‘$1,000 Singer- Songwriter Challenge” last December).
9pm
@
Katrina’s
3.25.2017
have a listen and hope to see you there!
https://marthabourne.bandcamp.com/album/just-drive
https://marthabourne.bandcamp.com/album/the-light-in-me
http://www.marthabournemusic.com/
Details
” Martha Bourne’s new album is awash in moments of brilliance…some of these songs are true gems.”
— Steve Morse
“Bourne’s musical ideas are so expansive they rarely can be contained in a 3-minute song”
A few photos over the past week in the harbor and back shore.

Never done yoga? Sore? Not flexible? Out of shape? Nervous? Intimidated? This program is for you.

Starting next week with a kickoff meeting – you’ll come and take 5 classes in studio every week, learn to practice yoga at home by yourself, build meditation and mindful eating into your day to day, and start to shift some habits in your life, and meet some people of real quality in the other participants.
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Our play “An Inspector Calls” We will be performing at the Gloucester Stage Co. March 30-31 April 1-2 and 7-9
Showtime evenings at 7:30 and Sunday at 5:00pm.
Photos:
Forefront: Dave Rich, Lauren Ashly Suchecki
Background : Ashley Skeffington, Nathan Arroyo-Long
Ashley Skeffington, Bob Karish
Left: Bob Karish, Dave Rich, Lauren Ashly Suchecki
Lauren Ashly Suchecki, Dave Rich, Ashley Skeffington, Nathan Arroyo-Long
Ticket reservation: www.capeanntheatrecollaborative.com
With much appreciation,
Pauline
An Ounce of Compost, A Pound of Stewardship: Cape-Ann Non-Profit Boosts Sustainability
For just $10, you can join the movement to make Cape Ann sustainable through the purchase of local, high quality compost. Seaside Sustainability is partnering with Black Earth Compost in order to provide the highest quality of local compost at the best price. Spreading good quality compost boosts plant nutrients and taste and improves the garden’s soil that they are grown in. All money raised through the fundraiser will go to Seaside Sustainability’s Sea Yacht Sailing program, in which individuals can learn about water safety, basic sailing, navigation, oceanic terminology, as well as maritime sustainability.
I’m not saying it shouldn’t sweep the Oscars but it should totally sweep the 2018 Oscars.
You heard it here.
A small duck with a big personality, the little male American Wigeon flew on the scene, disgruntling all the Mallards. He darted in and out of their feeding territory, foraging along the shoreline, while the Mallards let him know with no uncertainty, by nipping and chasing, that they did not want him there. American Wigeon was not deterred and just kept right on feeding.
Smaller than a Mallard but larger than a Bufflehead, the pretty male flashes a brilliant green swath across the eye and has a beautiful baby blue bill. They are also colloquially called “Baldplate” because the white patch atop his head resembles a bald man’s head.

Male American Wigeon and Male Mallard
According to naturalist and avian illustrator Barry van Dusen in “Bird Observer, “In Massachusetts, they are considered rare and local breeders, uncommon spring migrants, and locally common migrants in fall. They are also fairly common winter residents in a few localities. Spring migration occurs in April and fall migrants arrive in September with many remaining until their preferred ponds freeze over.”
After looking at the range map below, I wonder if our little American Wigeon has been here all winter or if he is a spring migrant. If you have seen an American Wigeon, please write and let us know. Thank you!

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Female American Wigeon (above) image courtesy Google image search


The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to celebrate Women’s History Month with a presentation on the life, loves and work of Margarett Sargent (1892 – 1978) by Cape Ann Museum docents Tamsen Endicott and Margaret Bernier on Saturday, March 25 at 2:00 p.m.
This program is free for Museum members or with Museum admission, paid on arrival. Space is limited; reservations are required. Reservations can be made by calling 978-283-0455 x10, emailing info@capeannmuseum.org or online through Eventbrite.
Margarett Sargent was a sculptor, painter and member of the National Association of Women Artists. Founded in 1892, NAWA is the oldest professional women’s arts organization in the United States, and counts among its earliest members a number of prominent Cape Ann artists whose work is represented in the Cape Ann Museum collections, including Anna Hyatt Huntington, Katharine Lane Weems and Theresa Bernstein.
Sargent was an early Modernist who rebelled against the societal expectations of her privileged Boston Brahmin family and embarked upon a career as an artist in the heady 1920s and 30s.
Tamsen Endicott is a docent at the Cape Ann Museum and leader of the Cape Ann Museum Book Club. A Rockport native, Tamsen enjoys history, genealogy and is pursuing graduate work in public history.
Margaret Bernier is also a docent at the Cape Ann Museum, and an Artist Member of the National Association of Women Artists, Inc.

Don’t miss Gloucester Education Foundation’s Second Annual Power of Play Festival this Sunday!
What: The Power of Play – a day of play for all ages
When: Sunday, March 26th 11am – 2pm
Where: Gloucester High School Field House 32 Leslie O. Johnson Rd. Gloucester, MA
Details: $5 per family at the door. Join us for goop-making, obstacle course, Simon says, art projects, giant games, fort-building, hula-hooping, yoga, dance, karate, sand and water play and MORE!
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/246424339117647/
Video: https://youtu.be/DFg67s5V6T8
Hosted by Gloucester Education Foundation with sponsorship from Cape Ann Savings Bank Trust and Financial Services Department.




The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to invite budding and experienced photographers alike to join photographer Eoin Vincent for a 90-minute photo walking tour in downtown Gloucester on Saturday, April 1 at 1:00 a.m. Participants will learn tips, gain instruction and perhaps walk away with a submission or two for At the Water’s Edge, this year’s photography contest.
In conjunction with this spring’s exhibition, Charles Movalli: Cape Ann & Beyond, CAM is hosting an online photography contest. Participants are invited to submit images based on the theme of “at the water’s edge” that capture the magical place often seen in Movalli’s work where land and sea meet. Photos must be taken in Rockport, Gloucester, Essex or Manchester-by-the-Sea. More information can be found at capeannmuseum.org/waters-edge. Submission deadline April 30.
Image Credit: Eoin Vincent, “Dogs”, “Bath Water in the New Fall Light”, “Morning has Broken” and “Periwinkles”
Eoin Vincent is a native of Rockport, MA who credits his love of the creative process to growing up in a family that fostered the arts. He is experienced in a wide range of event, on location and fine art photography. His work has appeared in a number of publications worldwide; his fine art is internationally collected and is a part of the Peabody Essex Museum collection.
This program is $10 Museum members / $20 nonmembers. Space is limited and reservations are required. For more information please email info@capeannmuseum.org. Tickets can be purchased by calling 978-283-0455 x10 or online at Eventbrite.

The Cape Ann Museum celebrates the art, history and culture of Cape Ann – a region with a rich and varied culture of nationally significant historical, industrial and artistic achievement. The Museum’s collections include fine art from the 19th century to the present, artifacts from the fishing, maritime and granite quarrying industries, textiles, furniture, a library/archives and two historic houses. For a detailed media fact sheet please visit www.capeannmuseum.org/press.
The 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. Admission is $10.00 adults, $8.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Youth (18 and under) and Museum members are free. For more information please call: (978)283-0455 x10. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org.

The landscape chain design encircling the site of the world famous Leonard Craske Man at the Wheel sculpture is lovely and simple. The repeating rings are an aesthetic choice and practical. There’s an understated wide ‘berth’ that’s respectful yet beckoning; one indelible memorial and thousands of ripples.
Perhaps the broken post was a snow plow? Who knows. Wonder how often a break occurs?
The color photographs were taken this morning. The black and white photographs were by Gordon Parks from his 1940s FSA photographs. The granite cenotaph markers were added in 2000.




Boys in this Gordon Parks photo remain unidentified.

Calling all dodgeball players and spectators, the 6th Annual Bikini and Speedo Dodgeball tournament is here!Or if you want just the google doc for registration:
10AM-2pm corner of Phillips and Green, Rockport






