HomieCast Podcast 21 with Rick Doucette, Chris DeWolfe, Craig Kimberley, James Eves and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 2/13/17

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HomieCast 21 with Rick Doucette, Chris DeWolfe, Craig Kimberley, James Eves and Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 2/13/17

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DECADENT DELICIOUSNESS FROM TURTLE ALLEY!

img_4266Turtle Alley does not disappoint in their dazzling and delightful array of Valentine sweetheart boxes of deliciousness!

WISHING ALL OUR READERS A

Decadent and Delicious Valentine’s Day!

 

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Broken Heart

by Dennis Flavin at Trident Gallery, 189 Main Street Gloucester

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Dennis Flavin, Broken Heart, 2010, 30″ x 22″, drawing (pastel, ink, acrylic on paper) at Trident Gallery, Gloucester, MA 

 

 

The storm breaks

The storm clouds broke just in time for sunset last night which was an awesome treat after a few very grey and white days.   A little purple and pinkish glow just in time for Valentine’s day!  blm_9711-edit blm_9704-edit blm_9706-edit

FEBRUARY #BLIZZARD2017 STORM SNAPSHOTS

bass-rocks-ocean-inn-2-gloucester-february-2017-snowstorm-copyright-kim-smith-jpgVenturing out today around 1:00pm, I caught the tail end of the storm. The winds were still blizzarding and great gusts of snow made places like Brace Cove impossible to photograph. The tide was super high at Good Harbor Beach, but not as high as some recent storms. The waves were tremendous, although they weren’t the ginormous rollers of many nor’easters either.

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good-harbor-beach-gloucester-february-2017-snowstorm-copyright-kim-smithSeagulls and sanderlings were hunkering down in the coves and others, sailing the surf. 

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Morning after the snow

So pretty out there. Hate to say it, I love snow storms.

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Art and planning: save the dates creative Placemaking, Smart Cities, Sustainable cities, cultural districts, Smartgrowth

small sample of arts and planning save the dates:

February 15th, 2017:

Massachusetts Commonwealth Awards at the State House hosted by the MCC

February 23, 2017:

Placemaking workshop hosted by MA Smartgrowth and A Better City

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Register for the February 23 Routes to Placemaking Workshop,  Boston

MA Smartgrowth is hiring

Join our #SmartGrowth team and apply to our open position, Director of Local Leadership! More info here: http://ow.ly/bvwh307LgRG  #mapoli

March 16, 2017:

Cultural districts regional convening (Beverly) MCC

March 21, 2017:

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Northeast meeting will be March 21st, location and agenda is not posted yet. MassMoves “Help bring 21st century transportation to Massachusetts, part of Commonwealth conversations” https://malegislature.gov/cc

March 25, 2017

Mass Land Conservation Conference Worcester
Scaling Up: Meeting New Challenges
Convened by the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition

May 3, 2017

worldwide conference comes to the US for the first time.

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Worldwide conference comes to the US for the first time

http://smartcitiesnyc.com/

May 5, 2017 – third annual National Consortium for Creative Placemaking Leadership summit

May 18, 2017

MA Smartgrowth annual conference Worcester, MA. I want it to come to Gloucester Beauport Hotel next year. See Smartgrowth Amercia Dangerous by Design 2016 report for MA state ranking

June 20, 2017

Have ideas for Boston Mobility Summit hosted by Microsoft with the support of the Barr Foundation apply to attend there’s only 120 international mobility leaders to be selected

August 1, 2017

Deadline! The Massachusetts Office on Disability is holding a call for art through August 1 for a juried art exhibition with the theme of “Breaking Barriers.”

FEBRUARY 2018

Hey Gloucester — let’s come up with a list of possible projects needed in Gloucester and pick one that art and culture can help be part of and apply together for next year’s application! MA connections in the video:  Javier was born and raised in Holliston. Art and Culture to strengthen social, economic fabric in communities. ArtPlace grants: For more information see the video NCPF Announcement 2017 from ArtPlace America on Vimeo.

Waiting and Watching the storm on it’s way

Had lunch with the family at the Beauport watching the approaching storm come in and the ride home.

Motif Monday: Gloucester Oxbow

Happily resigning myself in each season as it passes to the beauty and nature of Gloucester. At low tide, this vista has me at Oxbow.

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Thomas Cole (1801-1848),  The Oxbow (View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm), 1836, oil on canvas, 52″ x 76″, highlight from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art