Edward Hopper and Gloucester Featured at North Carolina Museum of Art. Marks of Genius from the Minneapolis institute of Art Travel Show.

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A rare Edward Hopper drawing of East Main Street, Gloucester, is part of a comprehensive exhibit, “Marks of Genius”, masterpieces from the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) on view at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) through June 19th. These wonders of process traveled to the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan before Raleigh. The next stop will be the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.  The Hopper is featured at every venue, and so is Gloucester. 

The NCMA installed the drawings in their largest special exhibition space by subject rather than chronologically, the design choice of other venues.

How do I know? Exhibitions Assistant, Margaret Gaines, was kind enough to share details and photographs of the museum and its beautiful Meymandi Exhibition Gallery in the East Building so that we could all armchair art gawk. (I smiled when I read that East Main Street is in the East building of this East coast museum.) “Gloucester” is written on the museum label along with my research and color photograph.

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Here’s another photograph pulled back to compare the house with the Hopper sketch and choices.

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“American Impressionist: Childe Hassam and the Isle of Shoals” is up at the same time.  Childe Hassam has Gloucester and Massachusetts ties, but I didn’t ask to see pictures of that exhibit. Though “Marks of Genius”  won’t be coming any closer to Massachusetts than North Carolina, the Hassam show is coming to the Peabody Essex Museum on July 16th, 2016. The North Carolina Museum of Art partnered with PEM. I wouldn’t miss it.

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That Melissa Cox, She’s One of the Good Ones

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Not only is she a good sport, but she’s generous too.

Melissa agreed, thanks to a $500 request, to be tossed into the pool in the name of charity.

That $500 will go to a charity set up to help the Orlando shooting victims and their families.

You just never know what you’re going to run into when you meet up with a friend for a drink in Gloucester.  While I missed the actual splash…I landed on the roof top deck in time to see a wet, chilly, but still smiling Melissa Cox spreading cheer the way she always does.

Thanks so much to Christopher Sicuranza for capturing and sharing the moment…and to Melissa for allowing me to post it.  Thanks also to Steven LeBlanc for “the push” and Sean Nolan for stepping up big with the $500 donation.

(and, how about that roof top pool area!)  #Beauport Hotel

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The Mighty F/V Lori B Is A Wiiiide Body

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Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board Listings For 6/17/16

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Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

Joey C

A place where non-profit Cape Ann organizations can post press releases directly and then those press releases will be reposted to http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com . This is not an advertising space for businesses, fitness or wellness organizations, or music listings.

The web address will be http://www.capeanncommunity.com

To have your community organization news posted here, contact Joey C who will grant access for you to post directly.

Rockport PTO 1st Annual Community Yard Sale Saturday June 18th

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Walking Tours at the Cape Ann Museum

June 16, 2016 ~ Cape Ann Museum

The Cape Ann Museum welcomes you to get your arts and culture fix outside this weekend with two walking tours featuring major players in Cape Ann’s artistic, economic and social history. Choose between a leisurely stroll down historic Middle Street on Friday, June 17 or a lively jaunt by Gloucester’s harbor to view the very spots immortalized by the work of artist Fitz Henry Lane on Saturday, June 18.

Guided walking tours begin at 10:00a.m., are held rain or shine and last about 1½ hours; participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time. $10 members; $20 nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Space is limited; reservations required. Call (978)283-0455 x10 or email info@capeannmuseum.org for details. Tickets can also be purchased online at Eventbrite. Choose one or both tours: Historic Middle Street and Fitz Henry Lane.

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Image credit: Fitz Henry Lane (1804–1865). Gloucester Harbor at Sunrise, c. 1850, oil on canvas. 
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Unbelievable Transformation: Burnham Field Is The Crown Jewel Of #GloucesterMA Parks #thedeuce

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Gloucester Police Department – Elder Abuse Awareness Rally

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Volunteers, police, fire and other organization’s personnel came to the Cookout held on Roger Street by the Gloucester Police Department.

See more information at Senior Care

RESPLENDENT NEWLY EMERGED LUNA MOTHS!

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Male Female Luna Moth dorsal Copyright Kim SmithConsidered by many to be North America’s most beautiful insect, a newly emerged Luna Moth will melt the heart of even the most vehement of insectophobes. These male and female pristine beauties were photographed at new friend Jane’s lush garden in Gloucester. Jane, along with her friend Christine (who we met last week), intend to repopulate Cape Ann with members of our native Giant Silkmoth Family. See story here.Male Female Luna Moth underside ventral Copyright Kim Smith copy

In the photo above, the female is in the lower right. You can easily tell the difference because the male has much fuller antennae–all the better to detect the female’s pheromones.

Female Luna Moth Copyright Kim SmithHer abdomen is swollen with eggs. A female Luna Moth will oviposit between 400 to 600 eggs, more during warm weather.

Not quite as large as the Cecropia Moth, nonetheless its wings span nearly four and a half inches. You are most likely to see Luna Moths flying during evening hours and the caterpillars munching on birch leaves, one of their favorite food plants in our region. The adult moths only live for a week and during that time are unable to eat (they emerge without mouthparts). The mature Luna Moth’s sole purpose is to mate and deposit eggs of the next generation.

Many thanks to Christine and Jane for sharing their passion for the gorgeous Giant Silkmoths!

This short film of a Luna Moth in flight was made after finding a Luna Moth at Willowdale Estate. I returned home with the moth and as evening approached it began to quiver and vibrate in preparation for flight. I had been listening to Ave Maria and it was playing in the background so I left it in the video and think the music perfect for this most stunning of creatures.

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Father’s Day Jazz Brunch Cruise!

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More Cape Ann Dining News – http://www.capeanneats.com

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Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) is getting a NEW SIGN!

Posted on by James Eves

At the end of the parking lot on the right, just after you turn onto Rock Neck Avenue to go onto Rocky Neck, there’s a blue and white information sign that’s been there in some form for many years.  We’ve created an upgrade, it is beautiful!

The new sign is being installed this Friday, June 17th, in the morning.  There’s going to be a Gloucester Times photo op at 11 a.m. and all are welcomed.  Then there’s also going to be an “unveiling” ceremony on Thursday, June 23rd, at 5:30 p.m., and Herhonah The Mayor will be there for that little ceremony.

The new “wayfinding” map was designed by a committee of dedicated RNAC artists, and it shows the locations of places of business on the Neck, including 20 Artist Galleries, representing over 50 artists.  (We thought about also showing all the artists who live and work on the Neck but don’t maintain galleries, but there were so many that it was impractical.)  Rock Beaudin of White Light Design, in Beverly, did an amazing job of translating the many ideas the artists had into an integrated, clear, and effective design which will help tourists understand and enjoy Rocky Neck.

The framing and installation of the sign is going to be 100% professional and absolutely beautiful, thanks to the generosity of Frank Biscardi, Gloucester Resident, support of the arts, and owner of Boston Fence Company.  The carpentry of the frame is amazing, done by Rocky Neck resident, violinist, artist, and Master Carpenter Jimmy Lounsberry.  It’s beautiful, it’s strong, and it’s gonna last us many, many years!

Everybody’d invited to both events!

More Arts this Weekend

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Artist Demonstrations
at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck is sponsoring a series of artist demonstrations for the 2016 season.

On Saturday, June 18th Katherine Bagley shows silversmithing techniques.

Several galleries across the country have displayed and sold Katherine’s work. She has been a member of Gallery 53 for 4 years.

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Silver earrings with inlaid stone by Katherine Bagley

On Saturday, June 25 printmaking artist Mary Rhinelander will demonstrate linoleum block carving and will let visitors try their hand at making a print to take home with them.

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“Pitcher” linocut by Mary Rhinelander

For more information about the show, please call
Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck at 198-282-0917

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Q&A WITH THREE ARTISTS
at Cultural Center on Rocky Neck

Sunday, June 19, 2:00 PM

Time Matters.jpegKathleen Gerdon Archer, Michele Fandel Bonner and Conny Goelz-Schmitt talk about the work in the exhibition, Time Matters: Three Explorations on view through July 4 at the Cultural Center. These aesthetically allied artists recognized that their work, while employing different mediums, shared a  fascination with the impact of time on the physical nature of objects, and the evolution of lives and cultures. Learn more about their work and approach.

The public is invited: Free

Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA

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Stephen LaPierre, Key West oil painter
joins Rocky Neck Art Colony for 2016 Season

Stephen LaPierre, the Key West oil painter, has relocated to Rocky Neck this summer. Known for his startling plein air nightscapes and dayscapes, capturing Newburyport to Cape Ann, Vegas to Key West, and Havana to Oslo, LaPierre is also spending studio time this season expanding his epic clowns-with-cellphones series.

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Gloucester Harbor: Stephen LaPierre, 15” x 12” oil on canvas

LaPierre’s studio, filled with over two hundred original pieces, offering a twenty five year retrospective, is located along Madfish Alley, 77 Rocky Neck Avenue, in Gloucester; open Thursday through Sunday from noon until dark, or by appointment.

LaPierre is represented by Manchester resident, Susan Wadia-Ells. For more information: susan.we@comcast.net or info@stephenlapierre.com or 978 578 1546.

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They call her “Queen of the Blues” ~ Toni Lynn Washington Joins The Dave Sag’s Blues Party 8:30pm @ The Rhumb Line 6.16.2016

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Dave says,

The bases are loaded this Thursday as I Welcome Ms. Toni Lynn Washington to the Rhumb Line stage. A veritable living legend in the Boston area, Ms. T is sure to have your Adam’s apple bobbing with delight. I know she’ll hit it out of the park, too, with such luminaries as Mr. Mike DiBari, the mentalist of the blues, on catarrh, and Mr. Steve Bankuti,the drummer whose line is always busy!
It’s her first time here in town, so come early and stay late! You’ll be quizzed on this next week!

 

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40 Railroad Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 283-9732

http://www.therhumbline.com/

One Hour at a Time Gang Clean up

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Good morning kids:

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine.

This Saturday:

When: Saturday, June 18, 2016
Where: Rock Neck Parking Lot
Time: 8:00 – 9:00

Please bring gloves.

Thanks kids

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Cemeteries and playgrounds for all the new old open spaces

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New playground ideas land at BSA

You may have been reading about Design Museum Boston‘s exhibit because there has been so much advance press and articles about play. The show opened last week at the Boston Society of Architects venue and will be on view all summer. I’m not sold on the term ‘playscapes’ but I’ll definitely see this exhibit. I’m expecting plans and ideas rather than actual playground equipment. There’s a party favor: a playground passport your kids can leave with as they head out to play for real in Boston parks.

A trending topic the show may cover is the idea of opening up all those schoolyard playgrounds for use by the community when the schools aren’t using them– at night, off days and hours. Here’s a recent article making the rounds from the Atlantic Monthly magazine and the trailer from the documentary The Land.

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A cemetery budget is no walk in the park (and neither is a cemetery)

Swinging wildly through the stages of life: historic cemeteries, ‘gardens with graves’, are inspiring multi use discussion of a different sort. Cemeteries established in the 1800’s were rolling landscapes, beautifully designed to welcome the general public. Massachusetts’ first one:

“Mt. Auburn is more like a park than a crypt. It is 175 acres of winding paths, dignified trees, whispery breezes, and shimmering lakes. The land, called “Stone’s Wood,” used to be beloved by Harvard students as the perfect place to take respite from the bustle of 19th-century life, and the Cemetery was created in 1831 to ensure that the growing cities of Cambridge and Watertown would not envelop the forest’s beauty. The founders were successful in their efforts.” read more from this Harvard Crimson article.

In Gloucester, renewed attention for care in several cemeteries is under way. Sign up for the Oak Grove cemetery tour June 25th or July 2 to learn more about one of our own ‘Mt. Auburns by the sea’. The tours will be led by Courtney Richardson.

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