I love photographing here, but the bugs will seriously pick you up and take you away, so I have fondly dubbed my favorite spot…Anni-squash-a-gnat!   Happy Gratituesday!

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.

Seaside Garden Club presents The Art of Ikebana

June 6, 2016 ~ kwillwerth

The Seaside Garden Club presents The Art of Ikebana – Ikebana Demonstration by Kaye Vosburgh on Tuesday, June 14th at the Manchester Community Center.  Doors open at 7:00 pm for a social time and the demonstration begins promptly at 7:30 pm.  Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

The Seaside Garden Club is pleased to announce that this program is supported by a grant from the Manchester Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The Local Cultural Council (LCC) is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually. The program promotes the availability of rich cultural experiences for every Massachusetts citizen. This grant enables the Seaside Garden Club to reach new audiences and provide quality programs that integrate the arts into community-based programs. http://www.massculturalcouncil.org

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is more than simply putting flowers in a container. It is a disciplined art form in which the arrangement is a living thing where nature and humanity are brought together. It is steeped in the philosophy of developing a closeness with nature.  Kaye will demonstrate 7 to 9 arrangements beginning with the arrangement that a new student would learn in class.  This classic style is similar to ikebana created hundreds of years ago.  The Sogetsu School of Ikebana is known for its creative and expressive designs.  Most of the program will be this contemporary style of ikebana that is popular in Japan today.

Kaye Vosburgh is a Sogetsu Ikebana teacher of the highest rank, Riji, as well as a Master Judge and Design Instructor for the National Garden Clubs.  She has won numerous medals and awards in the New England Spring Flower Show.  She teaches in New York where she used to live and in Massachusetts where she now resides.  She has demonstrated in New England, Central Atlantic Region, Florida and Ecuador.  She has traveled to Japan on several occasions for conferences and lessons at the Sogetsu School.  Her favorite activity is sharing creative moments with other designers and students.

This is the Seaside Garden Club’s final program for the year.  Membership is now open for the 2016/2017 season ($25).  The Seaside Garden Club is a group of fun, active, civic-minded and hands-on gardeners.  We invite you to become a member and enjoy our monthly programs which feature interesting guest speakers, creative workshops and a chance to socialize with fellow gardeners.  The Seaside Garden Club meets the 2^nd Tuesday of the Month (September through June) and are always looking for new members.  Visit our blog https://seasidegardenclub.wordpress.com/ or like us on Facebook: Seaside Garden Club Facebook

Postpartum Depression Awareness Event

Image ~ June 6, 2016 ~ Gloucester Health Department

Host an International Student this Summer!

June 6, 2016 ~ epdsfrontdesk

S.O.S. Calling all families interested in HOSTING a student from Spain!

We still need to place 4 children with families for the summer! July 2 – July 30th! Please contact our program coordinator, Robin, if interested! rpsarkin@gmail.com

It’s a great experience for your whole family! Please spread the word!

I am sure that you are familiar with BankGloucester’s Banking for the Community Program. For the ninth straight year BankGloucester will donate to the community – $20,000 to local community organizations. The Winners in this years’ program will be announced at a “Winners’ Reception” at the Bank in Gloucester on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 (tonight) at 5:00 pm.

We were hoping that you could share our current post on Facebook or post to your blog that the general public is welcome to join us tonight –as we announce this year’s recipients!

https://www.facebook.com/BankGloucester/

For more Photos and Stories with Our Fishermen At Our Dock Check Out The Captain Joe and Sons Blog- https://captainjoes.wordpress.com/

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June 18, 2016 8:00PM

Tickets available on line at rockyneckartcolony.org and at the door, $25, $20 for RNAC Members

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck

6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Gloucester MA, June 3, 2016 —The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) is thrilled to welcome guitar master Kinloch Nelson for a solo concert at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center. Many will remember Kinloch when he stunned Gloucester’s infamous Rhumbline a few years ago with his phenomenally entertaining virtuosity and style!

Kinloch has been playing guitar for fun since 1956, seriously since 1968 and professionally since 1973. Born in 1950, Kinloch grew up during the high point of broadway-to-the-movies musicals, the blooming of TV with its youth-focused American Bandstand and emphasis on cowboys and Indians, the heyday of AM radio and the beginning of “underground” FM radio. The ever-expanding music landscape in these years served as the backdrop to Kinloch’s guitar explorations, and the foundation of a 45 year performance career playing folk, classical, R and B, rock, country, ragtime, and jazz music in bands, ensembles, and as a solo performer. Over the years Kinloch has played with such notables as Tom Paxton, Amos Garrett, Buddy Guy, and long-time influence Danny Gatton.

Recently Kinloch has been an in-demand player at the Healdsburg, Montreal, Newport, Miami and Woodstock Guitars Festivals. He can be heard as guitar demonstrator on the websites of noted guitar builders Ken Parker (Parker “Fly” Guitars), Bruce Petros (Acoustic Guitar Magazine award winner), Julius Borges (founder of Newport Guitar Festival), Bernie Lehmann, Bryan Galloup and David MacCubbin. Kinloch can be heard on Heartland Records, BKNjr Records, and Sampler Records. This is an evening of music not to be missed!

www.kinlochnelson.com

We all look forward to bringing in the 4^th with our families at the Horribles Parade on July 3^rd, but most are blissfully unaware of how much it costs to pull it off each year!    We all need to do our share to make sure this parade continues.   You can donate to the FISHTOWN HORRIBLES GO FUND ME page or by sending your tax deductible donation to FISHTOWN HORRIBLES PARADE, PO Box 924, Gloucester, MA 01930 (Tax ID 04-2904097)

Please share the SAVE THE HORRIBLES GO FUND ME page with your friends on facebook!

Also stop by Jalapenos on June 8^th from 4pm til close!  (Eat in or take out)   A portion of the proceeds will go toward the parade.

The 2016 Fishtown Horribles Parade is in serious danger of not happening this year!  Many of you around town gather on the 3rd of July along the 1.5 mile route that twist and turns through downtown Gloucester.  You all enjoy this great event with friends and family.  But most of you have no idea what it takes for this parade to be put on.

We are completely self-funded only receiving police support from the city.  The majority of our funding comes from the public the day of the parade.  You all know the kids with buckets bothering you to dig deep and give, about half way through the parade, yeah that’s where most of it comes from.  Well due to a multitude of issues we have had to turn to alternative ways of coming up with the necessary funds to pay for it.

But how much can a parade cost?   Well that’s a great question.

The official break down goes like this:
Bands 6-7 bands: $26,500
Parade Supplies: $2,068
(Trophies, Prizes, float decorations, food & water for volunteers etc…)
Parade Insurance: $630
Mailings: $400 (Donation letters for businesses local and corporate)
Permits: $25
Total: $29,623

So here we are asking you to dig deep and give. The day of the parade I ask for your change pennies, nickels, dimes I don’t care we accept all legal US tender. Today I am asking for more. How much more? Well that is up to you. How much is it worth to you to make those memories that happen around the parade? Because it’s not only about the parade but it’s about the memories we create and the traditions we carry on. Thank for taking the time to read this and thank you for supporting the parade.