My View of Life on the Dock
Unbelievably, it is that time of year again. Do you have a little one who is ready to learn to skate? Or a new skater who is ready to further develop some skills. Or a hockey player looking for a new challenge that doesn’t involve being part of a travel team?
It is time to check out Cape Ann Youth Hockey.
Registration is now open.
Happy to see Cape Ann included–thanks Cape Ann Chamber for putting up the flag.
Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, and Essex are listed together under Cape Ann as a destination for plein air painting. I enjoyed reading and comparing. The first town listed, Jeffersonville, VT, has vivid detail. Cape Ann has history and scenery coming together at every turn.
I might have added that Cape Ann has been the home of the world class Cape Ann Museum, two renowned associations devoted to the advancement of art – the North Shore Art Association and the Rockport Art Association-, one of the country’s oldest continuously active and iconic art colonies on Rocky Neck, and scores of artists and galleries, because it is the number 1 place to paint.
On Monday afternoon, 08 August 2016, an important and notable event occurred for the City of Gloucester. The schooner Adventure – one of the great highline dory fishing schooners, sailed into the harbor after making a sail home from the Boston Fish Pier – a trip that has occurred only once before since the vessel retired from fishing 63 years ago. Adventure had been in Boston for the Boston Seafood Festival, representing Gloucester and New England’s fishing heritage . During her time (1926-1953) the schooner Adventure recorded nearly $4-million dollars in landings, making her one of the most famous vessels in the North American fishing industry. She is a National Historic Landmark and a living legacy of Gloucester’s proud fishing community.
Photo credit Michael Bergmann
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Image ~ August 11, 2016 ~ maritimegloucesterprograms
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August 11, 2016 ~ Chris Sicuranza
With temperatures expected to reach or exceed 90 degrees for the next several days, Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken has declared a heat emergency. Seniors and youth are especially cautioned to take precautionary measures.
The Rose Baker Senior Center will be open for use as cooling centers for the public to use starting Thursday. Rose Baker Location: 6 Manuel F Lewis St, Gloucester, MA 01930 / Phone: (978) 281-9765
Mayor Romeo Theken and Health Department Assistant Director Max Schenk issued the following heat safety tips for all members of the public:
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Join Cape Ann Animal Aid at Captain Carlo’s on Saturday, August 20th from 11am until 3pm to enjoy a delicious lunch for a great cause!
We’ll have adorable shelter dogs for you to meet, and the restaurant will be generously donating 10% of all sales during our visit!
To view a menu please visit their website at www.captaincarlos.com
We hope to see you there!
August 11, 2016 ~ Michael Deneen
Just a quick reminder that there is no GAAC meeting in August. Too many people are away on vacation; we’ll be back in September.
Weather permitting, the final Halibut Point State Park star party of the season takes place on Sept 3rd; there will be an early first-quarter moon, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, and lots of bright nebulae and star clusters. We’ll be set up next to the Visitor Center. Please park in the paved lot and walk up the path.
Our Sept 9 GAAC meeting will feature Steve Kolaczkowski with an astronomical brain teaser of a presentation, asking “How Do We Know the Things We Know?” and of course with any luck, showing us the answers. This should be a whole lot of fun, so come early for a good seat. More on this later.
Enjoy the rest of the Summer, and we’ll see you in September.
August 10, 2016 ~ Rose ~
3rian King (voice, keys, guitar) and Nathan Cohen (violin, trumpet) are the founders of the neo-cabaret band, What Time Is It, Mr. Fox?. The pair like to bend and blend genres, allowing the song to be what it needs to be in order to express its emotional core. Together they have packed houses in Boston, NYC, and throughout the country.
Veteran performers Chris Leghorn and Gerry Ryan have formed a new acoustic duo who perform a wide range of compelling songs that cover the traditions from folk, Celtic, sea shanties, original and popular music. They specialize in performing catchy songs with strong melodies and moving harmonies that captivate and entertain an audience.
This is concert six in a series of nine free outdoor concerts presented by the Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation. The family-friendly concert begins at 6 pm. Bring a picnic, folding chairs or blankets. In case of rain, the event will take place inside the Meetinghouse (no food or drink permitted inside.) Donations will be accepted to benefit the Gloucester Writers Center.
Since its founding in 2010, the Gloucester Writers Center has hosted hundreds of events including readings, classes, lectures, films, writers-in-residence and community events.
A working writers center in a working town, the GWC is housed in the home of Gloucester’s first poet laureate, Vincent Ferrini. For fifty years Ferrini lived and wrote poetry in his home and framing studio at 126 East Main Street. After his death in 2007 the project of opening the house as a living memorial began with Ferrini’s nephew, Henry Ferrini, long-time friend Annie Thomas, friend and Unitarian Universalist minister Paul Sawyer and New York writer André Spears. The GWC was incorporated before Sawyer’s death in 2010 and soon received 501(c)(3) status.
Next Friday’s concert features the Milkhouse Heaters from Vermont to benefit the Cape Ann Art Haven.
Join us on Main Street on August 20th for a fun, festive event that brings downtown Gloucester to life! A portion of Main Street is closed off and festivities are held from 6:00 – 10:00 PM. Music, entertainment, outdoor dining and shopping. This family-friendly event has something for everyone! Follow on Facebook for details on activities and performers later this week.
The 36th Annual Gloucester Waterfront Festival will be held at Stage Fort Park on August 20 and 21. View the works of Juried Artists and Craftsmen from throughout the U.S.A. Continuous live music, traditional New England Seafood, a fabulous pancake breakfast and Antique Cars complement this picture perfect seaport event!
It will be an exciting weekend in Gloucester with lots to do – we look forward to seeing you there!
LOST DOG: Merlin, male schnauzer/jack russell terrier, 2 years old, 14 lbs. on Sunday, Aug 7 in Annisquam Heights. Spotted on Monday the 8th on N. Bennett, 112 Denison, and at the Goose Cove Reservoir.
Merlin is a rescue dog and very fearful of people, if spotted do not call or approach, but let him come to you, and call Diane Corliss (Gloucester Animal Control) at 978-281-9746 or 978-283-1212.
So many thanks to GMG’s Paul Morrison for the excursion out to photograph the Osprey nest on the Annisquam. And thank you to Paul’s sister Kathy for the suggestion. We were there for only a short time when we began to see movement beneath the adult perched on the nest’s edge. After a few moments, the nestling’s shape became visible, but only for seconds, before it settled back deeper into the nest.
Some interesting facts about Ospreys:
Their population has rebounded following the ban on the pesticide DDT.
This hawk is easy to identify when flying over head as it has a whiter belly than other raptors.
The male gathers the nesting material while the female builds the nest. Osprey return to the same nesting sight and nest, building and rebuilding the nest up over a period of many generations. The man made nesting platforms that we see in Essex County are relatively new nests. Osprey nests that are built up over decades can reach 10 to 13 feet deep and 3-6 feet in diameter, large enough for an adult to sit in.
The osprey’s diet consists almost exclusively of fish, nearly 80 different species of fish are eaten by osprey. Sounds like a Gloucester sort of raptor!
Osprey nest made over multiple generations
Osprey are found on every continent except Antarctica
Foggy morning in the neighborhood, looking towards Rocky Neck and the East Gloucester Marine Railways
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With temperatures expected to reach or exceed 90 degrees for the next several days, Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken has declared a heat emergency. Seniors and youth are especially cautioned to take precautionary measures.
The Rose Baker Senior Center will be open for use as cooling centers for the public to use starting Thursday. Rose Baker Location: 6 Manuel F Lewis St, Gloucester, MA 01930 / Phone: (978) 281-9765
Mayor Romeo Theken and Health Department Assistant Director Max Schenk issued the following heat safety tips for all members of the public:
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Bayliss is known for the sensitivity and sophistication of his ink drawings and viscosity monotypes, in which every mark is candid and purposeful, avoiding excess. In recent years, the artist has turned his attention to the linocut method of printmaking. The intensity and purity of line that has characterized his previous work is transformed under the imperatives of making the carved line, opening a new field of exploration and complexity. The gallery is pleased to present a portfolio of unique linocut prints, some of which also incorporate monotype processes. A selection of his lyrical ink drawings will be included.
Geoffrey C. Bayliss earned a BA in architecture from Columbia University. He has studied with painter Celia Eldridge, printmaker Coco Berkman and American sculptor John Bozarth with whom he has also collaborated. Bayliss’ work has been included in numerous group shows; his work is held in private collections in the US. Bayliss lives and maintains a studio on Cape Ann in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This is the artist’s second solo show with Jane Deering Gallery.
Here is his website… www.paintpaintpaint.org
Also… here is a video from his recent Madfish Alley Opening Reception at 77 Rocky Neck Avenue.. 01930… with LaPierre on the big bass joining Gary Shane and friends jamming!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxhpFeF3j_o&feature=youtu.be
This current show is a 25 year retrospective of Stephen’s selected plein air oil paintings, along with his evolving studio series.. Clowns with Cell Phones…where we are each and all the clowns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPES!!!!!
Crangle creates refined sculptural forms and furniture that summon a reverence for nature, embracing the wood’s natural character. He incorporates time honored craftsmanship combined with contemporary expression.
Crangle’s inspirations include the coastal setting of his New England quarry studio, architecture, and the influence of Japanese and Arts & Craft Masters. His experience in custom home building, furniture and architectural detail interplay as foundation for his collection. Using local, reclaimed, and exotic woods his vocabulary of abstract and organic themes, repeated patterns and textures evoke the inclusion of visual grace, movement and innovation.
The work of Richard Crangle is in the permanent collection of the Peabody Essex Museum and numerous private collections. He was awarded the judge’s award for sculpture at the Marblehead Arts Association and Best of Show in the 2015 seARTS Wearable Art show with a beautiful dress made up of over 500 individually hand cut, shaped, ebonized cherry and bloodwood mosaic elements that shimmered and turned like bird feathers. Crangle is represented by the Mecox Gallery in East Hampton, NY; Flatrocks Gallery in Gloucester, MA; and Piscatagua Fine Art Gallery in Portsmouth, NH.
For more information about the show call Gallery 53 at 978-282-0917.
The Rocky Neck Art Colony, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. Long renowned for its luminous light, this harbor and coastal location has been a magnet for some of the most revered realist paintings in American art and a catalyst for the progressive ideas of artists from Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, Milton Avery, and Nell Blaine, among many others. Today Rocky Neck continues to attract artists and art lovers to a thriving creative community. For up to date information visit rockyneckartcolony.org
Darren Taylor, local fine-furniture woodworker, is especially proud of an extraordinary piece that he has just completed – an elegant personal bar with five saddle stools. To build this spectacular piece, Taylor used reclaimed lumber from the historic Birdseye Building water tower. Originally built in 1917, the Birdseye tower was constructed of old-growth cypress. No metal, screws or nails, were used in the making of this tower – only dowels – which are still evident throughout the bar. The bar is made from the last remaining pieces of lumber from this historic site. Taylor has previously used this reclaimed wood to make five tables for the Cape Ann Brewery in Gloucester.
The bar is 6 1/2 feet wide, 3 feet deep with a base 3 1/2 feet high. Including the rack for glasses storage, the overall height is 7 feet. The base includes adjustable shelves, wine rack and drawers.
Taylor, a fine-furniture woodworker since 1994. set up his own fully-equipped shop, Massachusetts Woodworks, in 2008, where he specializes in quality one-of-a-kind heirloom furniture and built-ins. Taylor’s first experience woodworking was with his grandfather, Charles Babe Melanson, builder of lobster traps at Melanson’s Mill. At age 7, it was Taylor’s job to shovel the sawdust for $1 a bag.
This very special piece of craftsmanship, with such a unique historic background, will be on display from Aug. 6 through Aug. 20 at Local Colors Artists’ Cooperative, 121 Main St., Gloucester MA. There will be a reception, with live entertainment by John Jerome, Saturday, Aug. 13th from 6:00-9:00, where you can meet the artist and view this wonderful piece.
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present this year’s Goetemann artist-in-residence, Julie Graham, on Sunday August 14 at 2:00p.m. This program marks the 7th year of collaboration with the Rocky Neck Art Colony for the Distinguished Artist/Teacher Goetemann Artist in Residence lecture. The Goetemann Artist Residency program was established in 2005 by long-time Rocky Neck artists Gordon and Judith Goetemann.
In this illustrated talk, Graham will addresses the evolution of her work, focusing on the importance of source material and inspiration, as well as how those things may change or stay the same over the course of a career.
Graham is a painter, photographer and sculptor. She is represented by Kingston Gallery in Boston and is on the faculty at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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*as always…weather permitting.
Dave says,
The Musical Surplus Club of Hong Kong is proud to present the return of the one and only Mr. Dennis Brennan to the Rhumb Line stage this Thursday. Girls, start your weeping glands. Been a while since Big D has graced our stage and I can’t wait to join in. Everytime he comes here the smelling salts flow like wine! For my dough, the greatest singer around.
and he’s bringing along the hardware to match, in the form of Mr. Steve Sadler on catarrh and Mr. Chris Rivelli, the baddest drummmbler from Broomful ‘o Blues fame and misfortune. Don’t miss it!
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Congratulations to Gloucester’s Rusty and Ingrid. Their beautiful creations are now being sold in L.L. Bean in Freeport, Maine. Very exciting for this talented hard working family. You can visit Rusty and Ingrid at their Gallery at 31 Lexington Avenue, Magnolia Gloucester, MA.
The Sea Harvest fountain, Aristides Demetrios’ swirling bronze sculpture, makes the entrance to Sawyer Free memorable. Twelve fish are swimming in circles. Small mackerel are at the very top with larger mostly bottom feeding species such as cod and haddock swimming underneath. Can you name all the fish?
Photo: Aristides Demetrios 4′ high 1977 bronze Sea Harvest fountain in the foreground / City Hall in the background. Note a few City Hall details: tower clock (donated by Sawyer); schooner weather vane; and the historic Civil War memorial on the grounds of City Hall.
Aristides Burton Demetrios was born in 1932 in Lincoln, MA, where his parents lived for one year. He and his brother were raised in Gloucester. He has resided and worked in California since 1959. It’s hard not to read into this sculpture a bit of biography near and dear to Gloucester. ‘The apple has not fallen far from the tree’ as the saying goes. His parents were part of a Gloucester arts community that included nationally recognized artists such as Paul Manship, Walker Hancock, and Leon Kroll. His father, George Demetrios (1896-1974), was an acclaimed sculptor and teacher at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School as well as on Cape Ann. His mother, Virginia Lee Burton, was a renowned artist, writer, and founder of Folly Cove Designers. She is considered one of the best author-illustrators of children’s books of all time, including Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel, Katy and the Big Snow, and the Caldecott winning Little Place. Art permeated every facet of their family and community. One might be forgiven for seeing traces of this legacy of influence. Aristides took classes from his father; both father and son worked primarily as sculptors. It’s fascinating to compare repeated compositions in his mother’s work with Aristide Demetrios’ art, their confident line, sense of movement, discovery and joy.
Aristides Demetrios’ 1964 welded bronze and copper White Memorial Fountain (nicknamed ‘the Claw’) for Stanford University earned a #9 spot on this TOP 20 MOST POPULAR FOUNTAINS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES list. “Demetrios is a celebrated sculptor who can transform any boring fountain into an art piece. Like the students at Stanford, he does not settle for anything less than mediocre. Before the rivalry game against UC-Berkeley, Stanford holds a mock-somber “burial” of UC’s mascot Oski the Bear. At the end, an effigy of the bear is impaled on top of the sculpture.” #1 on that particular list was Occidental with sculpture: Water Forms II by artist, George Baker, “…a campus landmark. It was actually featured prominently in the 1984 film Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.”
Aristides Demetrios Proteus, 1965, 32 -foot wide bronze and copper fountain for Sacramento Court House
Just a few photos of last weeks fun.
After a 30 year hiatus, my husband decided to pick up his golf clubs again and well….let’s just say… he doesn’t have the rebound the ‘body of 30 years ago’ did. After doing a little research he thought he would seek out Gretchen Hill at Saltwater Massage who specializes in neck, body and back pain. After his first appointment he was hooked!
Gretchen at Saltwater Massage is passionate about her work always looking for better ways to relive her clients stress and tension. Check her out at saltwater massage.com
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