More Like This, Please

Posted on by Nichole S.

Like everyone else in the world, between the boys’ sports, events, and school projects and my own meetings, errands, and random commitments, I feel like it has beenĀ forever since I have had a night to sit, book in lap, and simply relax.

We came home from school in a timely fashion yesterday, the boys rode bikes with the neighbors, we cooked on the grill, ate down back on the patio, and then….as soon as the boys were in bed…I actually found a whole hour to sit on the side deck and read. Ā There may have been one Summer Shandy involved as well. Ā And…even better….it could have been longer if the sun didn’t set and the bugs didn’t come out.

I will take many more evenings just like this, please.

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Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board Listings For 6/1/16

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Welcome To Cape Ann Community Bulletin Board

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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.

Gloucester Wears Orange for National Gun Violence Awareness Day

June 1, 2016 ~ Rose

Thursday, June 2, 2016 is National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

The ā€œGloucester Wears Orangeā€ events are being coordinated by Amanda Cook and Rose Sheehan. A vigil at 7:30 PM is being hosted by the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church.

You can help spread the word by wearing orange and lighting the night with orange. If you would like to light your business orange to show support let us know! Contact us at https://www.facebook.com/events/1808640406032023/

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Public Sculpture Walking Tours at the Cape Ann Museum

May 31, 2016 ~ Cape Ann Museum

Get your art fix outside.

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present its first summer walking tour, this Saturday, June 4, focusing on the public sculpture we see around us every day. Participants will learn about art, history and culture, all while enjoying the beautiful summer breeze afforded by Gloucesterā€™s harbor.

All tours begin at 10:00a.m. in front of the Cape Ann Museum. Guided walking tours are held rain or shine and last about 1Ā½ hours; participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time. $10 Museum 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.

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Museum visitors on a Public Sculpture walking tour, 2015.

Public Sculpture ā€“ June 4, July 2, July 9, August 13

Get up-close and personal with the sculptures you drive by every day. From works commemorating those who went to sea, to those who fought in war to those who changed the artistic landscape of Cape Ann foreverā€”this walking tour will uncover the stories behind the public sculptures of Gloucester, including the unique processes of the artists who created them.

SAVE THE DATE: MY FRIEND LYDA KUTH LECTURE AT THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM SEPTEMBER 29TH

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Thursday, September 29, 7:00 p.m.

Architect Eleanor Raymond: A Pioneer in the Field

The life and accomplishments of Eleanor Raymond (1887-1989), a pioneering woman in the field of architecture during the mid-20th century, will be the subject of a talk presented by documentary film maker Lyda Kuth. A graduate of the Cambridge School of Art and Landscape Architecture for Women, Eleanor Raymond was a noted innovator partnering with solar energy researcher Dr. MĆ”ria Telkes to design one of the first successful solar-heated buildings in the Northeast. On Cape Ann, Raymond designed homes for artist Natalie Hays Hammond, anthropologist Carlton S. Coon and a summer cottage for herself overlooking Gloucesterā€™s outer harbor. Lyda Kuth is an independent filmmaker and Executive Director of the LEF Foundation, which supports New England independent documentary filmmakers. She has been recognized by the Massachusetts Cultural Council with the prestigious Commonwealth Award and honored by Women in Film and Video New England with an Image Award.

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Help Care for Cape Ann Seniors in their Homes

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Do you enjoying working with seniors in the Cape Ann area? Now is the perfect time to join ABC Home Healthcare at our upcoming job fair Tuesday, June 7th 10-5pm in our Gloucester Office at 281 East Main Street, Gloucester

Canā€™t make the date?Ā  Join us Wednesday, June 8th in Danvers at the Peabody Institute Library 10-5 or call us at 781-914-3282 to apply and still be eligible for the sign-on bonus!

On-site Interviews ā€¢ Sign-on Bonus ā€¢ Door Prizes
Dunkin Donuts Gift Card for All Applicants!

Learn more at ABC Home Healthcare

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Steve Linsky Is Making Money On His Service Station’s Solar Panels Installed By Cazeault Solar and Home

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

SWAN FLIGHT IN THE MIST OVER NILES POND

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Swan pair flight Cygnus olor copyright Kim SmithTruly, one of the most beautifulĀ sounds heard the world over is the soundĀ that the wings ofĀ MuteĀ Swans make when airborne. I call it vibrant throbbing wing beats. The highly audible sound of the wind through the wings is mesmerizingĀ and itĀ is the reason, or one of severalĀ reasons, why I became so interested inĀ swans and why I decided to make a film about the swans of Cape Ann. No other species of swan’s wings make this sound, only Mute Swans.

As I am usually trying to capture the swans flyingĀ on film, I didn’t have anyĀ photographs of them in flight. SundayĀ afternoon I arrived at Niles just as Mr. Swan was chasing the new couple off his turf. I didĀ notĀ have time to get out my movie camera but did manage some snapshots. In the photo below you can see Mr. Swan is “busking;” his feathers are fluffed to their fullest to make himself look as large and threatening as possible to what he considers intruders upon his territory. This photo was taken moments after he chased the new couple to the harbor, returning to Niles to do a victoryĀ lap around the pond. Ā Swan Busking Cygnus immutabilis copyright Kim Smith

Video: Celebrate Walt Whitman’s 197th Birthday Today

Posted on by Marty Luster

Walt was born on May 31, 1819 and died on March 26, 1892. Among his greatest poems is Out of The Cradle Endlessly Rocking.Ā The first stanza is 24 lines long and consists of a single grammatically correct sentence. I have attempted to capture the mood and import of that stanza in this short (5 minute) video.

My thanks to Rauol Pop <https://raoulpop.com&gt; for his permission to use his footage of a very vocal mockingbird.

 

Red Boat and Foggy Skyline

Posted on by God's Morning

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Actually, it looks like the Boston skyline is shaking and preparing to collapse with the bit of double exposure that happened on the buildings.

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Fiesta to Fiesta is it too early to countdown? 13 days, 17 days, 22 days

Posted on by Catherine

From the fiesta of PentecostĀ to St. Peter’s fiesta

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Novena to St. PeterĀ 

Monday, June 13 ā€“ Tuesday, June 21 2016
7:00 p.m.Ā American Legion HallĀ 

 

Gloucester Public Schools out for summer

Friday, half-day, Ā June 17th 2016

St. Peter’s Fiesta five day festivalĀ event schedule is out

You can see the scheduleĀ posted at Cafe Sicilia and other businesses downtown. You can see an exhibit of and order a coffee table book, St. Peter’s Fiesta Through The Years,Ā to helpĀ preserve this tradition.

Wednesday, June 22 – Sunday, June 26 2016

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Farm to Table to Paper

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Farm to Table to Writing
A Special Workshop at the Gloucester Writerā€™s Center

Thursday, June 2nd
3:00 ā€“ 8:00 PM

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Farm to Table Workshop

Food. Itā€™s literally whatā€™s for dinner, breakfast, or lunch. It can be a lifestyle or even a moral or ethical choice. What should the fat, sugar, or sodium content be? Is it organic, conventionally raised, or genetically modified? So many choices, so many things to think about, so many possible dilemmas. Generally, though, when we think about food, writing doesnā€™t enter the picture beyond reading the words listed in recipes or employed in a review of the latest difficult-to-get-reservations-for restaurant.

Thatā€™s not the case for this workshop. Yes, it will involve food, but the focus will be on funneling our experience of food through writing. Weā€™ll begin by gathering at the GWC and then going to opening day at the Gloucester Farmersā€™ Market, where weā€™ll talkā€¦

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Mystery of the Little Free Library

Posted on by Bridgette Mathews

A couple weeks ago I received this mysterious postcard in the mail with no return address, email or phone. Ā I drove by one morning before work and didn’t notice any “birdhouse” looking dwelling because I think I was looking for a shed size house since the note said “large”. Ā  Since I love a good mystery I went back again tonight with back-up (husband Neil).

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AND…there it was. Ā  Just an adorable little box on a post! Ā (No, not a shed…I’m a little slow about the obvious lol!) Ā The LittleFreeLibrary.org is a unique personal community exchange of books where you can “Take a book – Return a Book”. Ā You don’t have to return the book you took, you are just asked to bring back a book to replace the one you took. Ā  I love this idea, and when I went to the website I found an awesome world map where you can find one of 36000 LittleFreeLibrariesĀ worldwide! Ā  I was thinking how fun it would be for a family with kids to venture out over the summer and see how many they can find! Ā  Our LittleFreeLibrary is perfectly situated at 954 Washington Street, so you can stop and grab a book to take to the beach if you like (but don’t forget to bring one back!).

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They have titles for all ages…

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My favorite part of my visit (other than the amazing smelling Lilac bushes) was that they put a guest book inside for you to sign and make suggestions or comments!

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How it all started:

The People Who Started the Movement
In the beginningā€”2009ā€“Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a model of a one room schoolhouse. It was a tribute to his mother; she was a teacher who loved to read. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it. He built several more and gave them away. Each one had a sign that said FREE BOOKS. Rick Brooks of UW-Madison saw Bolā€™s do-it-yourself project while they were discussing potential social enterprises. Together, the two saw opportunities to achieve a variety of goals for the common good. Each brought different skills to the effort. Bol was a creative artisan experienced with innovative enterprise models; Brooks was a youth and community development educator with a background in social marketing. They were inspired by many different ideas:
*Andrew Carnegieā€™s support of 2,509 free public libraries around the turn of the 19th to 20th century.
*The heroic achievements of Miss Lutie Stearns, a librarian who brought books to nearly 1400 locations in Wisconsin through ā€œtraveling little librariesā€ between 1895 and 1914.
*ā€œTake a book, leave a bookā€ collections in coffee shops and public spaces.
*Neighborhood kiosks, TimeBanking and community gift-sharing networks
*Grassroots empowerment movements in Sri Lanka, India and other countries worldwide.

 

Check out the website LittleFreeLibrary.Org to see the whole story or to start your own LittleFreeLibrary!

The New and Improved Mile Marker One

Posted on by Nichole S.

As is often my go-to on rainy weekend days, I headed to the pool at Cape Ann’s Marina Resort yesterday. Ā You have heard me say this before, but it is a total score if you are a parent of a Ā young child…especially ones that can swim confidently on their own.

We were there for a little over four hours, the kids swam, we ate lunch, and hung out with friends.

We always have great, easy, inexpensive fun there and that has only become better with their new and improved menu by the pool AND the great renovations outside! Ā Today I ordered the strawberry summer salad, the boys had the chicken tenders with the world’s BEST honey mustard, and we shared the cheese trio plate with havarti, manchego, and brie….and mango slaw + pita chips.

I love hanging out with the boys, but I can’t wait to go back hit the raw bar, have some yummy drinks, hear some music, and sit by the water with some friends too.