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EPDS NIGHT at Jalapeños is Jan. 25th!
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When you dine in or take out from Gloucester’s authentic Mexican restaurant, Jalapeños, on January 25th, 10% of dining proceeds on this night support EASTERN POINT DAY SCHOOL!
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! Great food and a great cause!
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Gloucester Smiles ~ 135
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2 hours until high tide
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This is happening! Pork butts on the @WeberGrills Smokey Mountain Smoker In The Snow
Follow along live at http://www.northeastbbq.com
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Had to shovel out the smoker but the show must go on.
5 lb pork butt.
Rubbed down with EVOO and my go-to Paul Prudhomme Blackened magic rub.
Smoker at 276- butts hit the Weber Smokey Mountain Smoker at 7:20AM
Two hours in and she is developing some nice color- smoker running between 266 and 315. Internal temp 132. It was looking a little dry so I added some warm water to the water pan and spritzed the butts with a mixture of honey, tabasco, apple cider vinegar, worcestershire, and ketchup.
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TOWNSHIP, LIFE IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA, A BOOK BY ANNE REARICK FUNDRAISER
Our friend Debbie Clark writes on behalf of her friend Anne Rearick,
“My friend Anne Rearick has 13 days left to raise the $17,500 she needs to publish her book of amazing photographs which document her visits to South Africa during the past 10 years. She is 3/4 of the way to her goal. Perhaps the good folk at GMG would share her project to support Anne’s efforts? Btw: she is the wife of local musician Willie Alexander, a teacher and an amazing photographer. Thank you for your help. Best, Deb.”
Township, Life in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Your support will help me raise money to fund a 160-page book of photographs that celebrates the spirit and strength of South Africans who face endemic violence, extreme economic hardship, and racism that has not abated, while all the time maintaining dignity, hope and courage.
About me:
I have been working as a documentary photographer for nearly thirty years. Over the past decade I have photographed life in the townships of Langa, Khayelitsha, Philippi and Mitchell’s Plain outside of Cape Town, South Africa. My work there began during a Guggenheim Fellowship year for my exploration of the culture of amateur boxing. During my trip, I met people living in Langa and Khayelitsha and began photographing the Luvuyo Boxing Club in Khayelitsha. I felt uncomfortable as yet another white person with a camera, photographing people with less resources and access to power. Subsequently, I cut my trip short, unsure of the work I was doing and who would actually benefit from it. Upon my return to the States, I looked at the pictures I had made and decided to go back to learn more, to further explore post-apartheid life in black communities. After over a dozen trips and more than a thousand rolls of film, I began to believe that the pictures mattered-they were not about people as victims, or about poverty, or any of those things one imagines life in black South African townships to be.
Outside the cities frequented by tourists and business travelers, in vibrant townships, I found beauty and strength and all the contradictions of being human in the people I photographed; a preacher testifying to his rapt congregation; a couple’s loving embrace at day’s end; the proud regard of my friend Sindi in her traditional Xhosa dress; the moving funeral of a young Sotho man; the poetry and grace of a girl dancing on a warm Sunday afternoon; and the striking face of “Dream Girl,” a young woman studying to be a traditional healer, a “sangoma.”
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Susan LaRosa’s Front Door Covered In Snow
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180 days or so to Blackburn Challenge blah blah blah
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens Quote of the Week from Greg Bover
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie. I can, but I won’t.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens,) 1835-1910
Best known by his pen name, Mark Twain, Clemens was a giant of American humor and letters. A Missouri native, he had brief careers as a miner and a river boat pilot before his short stories began to receive widespread notice. He was the keenest wit of his age. He wrote what many call the greatest of American novels, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Through a series of bad investments he lost all of the money he made from his books and a good deal of his wife’s substantial inheritance, which motivated him to begin many years of international speaking tours. The money from these performances eventually overcame his debt and added to his fame. He was a friend and advisor to presidents, scholars, and scientists, Nicola Tesla chief among them. Born when Halley’s Comet was in the sky, he died, as he predicted, when it returned.
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A SIMPLY SPECTACULAR TURNOUT FOR ART HAVEN’S FAMILY FUN AND BUOY AUCTION!
Andrew Luman, Schuylar Corbett, and Ruby Lyman
Cruiseport was filled to overflowing with the joyful sounds of children laughing and parents socializing, all there to join in the fun of Art Haven’s 8th Annual Buoy Auction. The hundreds of buoys hand painted by local children were displayed in a fresh new layout with a “Haven Walk” surrounding the perimeter.
Andrew Luman did a fantastic job as the auctioneer and emcee (with Emily Bean above)
For the silent auction, beautiful buoy creations were donated by some of the most talented local artists.
Colleen Apostolos-Marsh “Sugar Skull”
Traci Thayne-Corbett “The Big Catch”
Jeff Weaver
Art Haven’s Buoy Auction is truly a community event in every sense of the word ~
Special thanks were noted in the program to the lobstermen who loaned the traps, Peter Mondello, Bob Morris, Chris Orcsillo, and Scott Horne. Sheree Zizik once again generously donated Cruiseport, delicious food was provided by local restaurants and shops, and many area businesses donated buoy supplies, transportation, and event promotion. Thanks too was given to all who helped construct the Lobster Trap Tree, with thanks to the buoy auction committee, and a very special thanks to Traci-Thayne Corbett and Karen Conant.
SEE MORE PHOTOS HERE Continue reading “A SIMPLY SPECTACULAR TURNOUT FOR ART HAVEN’S FAMILY FUN AND BUOY AUCTION!”
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MUST SEE NEW FLICK “BOSTON ACCENT!”
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Harbor Cove
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Art Haven fun Auction
What a great event and so much fun. Now I want to paint a buoy.
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Bowie Dance Party at Rocky Neck Art Colony
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Fish Tales Call for Story Tellers
Gloucester Writers Center Fish Tales
Call for Storytellers
GWC Fish Tales is seeking storytellers for our upcoming show: Tattoo Show and Tell. If you have a tattoo AND a story AND are willing to show your tattoo, then please contact Maureen Aylward at maureenaylward@comcast.net.
The next show is scheduled for Friday, February 12th; location to be determined.
Fish Tales is a live storytelling event that features nine local storytellers at each show. Each storyteller has five minutes to tell a true story that relates to a theme for the night. Similar to The Moth Radio Hour, performers stand before the crowd with just a microphone and let loose a story.
Over the last three years, Fish Tales has grown from a cozy storytelling evening at the GWC to a happening weekend event every five to six weeks with an audience of 80-100 people at every show. We have a fan base. People tell us that Fish Tales is their favorite event in Gloucester because it showcases real people, telling true stories from the heart. Our storytellers are vulnerable, ready to share, funny and honest, and our enthusiastic audience reminds us that it is a joy and privilege to sit and listen to someone else’s life for a while.
For more information and to see a video of our last show, check out the website at gloucesterwriters.org.
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The Honey Shack
If you are driving on Essex Avenue, near Tally’s, there is a little store that sells all local honey and honey products. On Friday I went to get some honey drops and was impressed with their products. Take a ride over and enjoy the ambiance and some organic honey.
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Go See- The Drowsy Chaperone
Joey, you and I have known each other 7 years now, and I have never felt more strongly about anything I’ve ever recommended to you than I feel about this.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE!
This show is the funniest musical comedy I’ve ever seen.
It is GUARANTEED to make you laugh.
After you see it, in less than 2 hours, you’ll be on your way home, and you’ll be SO GLAD you spent the time and money to experience this outrageous, oddball musical comedy.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE!
Never heard of it? Neither had I. But it won 5 Tony Awards on Broadway in 2006. And now I have the lead!
(What character am I? “The Man in the Chair!” They didn’t even give me a name! What’s up with this?)
Plus, this is the ideal theatrical experience for anybody who hates theatre.
In this show, literally the first words you hear are: “I hate theatre!” And it goes downhill from there!
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE!
I’m tellin’ ya, Joey, if you only see one community theatre production this year, see The Drowsy Chaperone.
And you save a third of the ticket price by ordering ahead.
Tickets are $25 at the door, but only $18 (plus service charge) online.
Here’s the link for that: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2469498
6 performances over the next 2 weekends at the Community House in Hamilton.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE!
Joey, this show has everything:
A blindfolded guy on roller skates.
Gangsters posing as pastry chefs.
A rich woman spitting vodka in her butler’s face — about 14 times in a row. (I have the privilege of mopping up the mess.)
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE!
I hope every North Shore reader of GMG comes to see this show and then comes up and says hi to me afterward.
They’ll know who I am because I’m the guy who starts the whole thing off by announcing, “I hate theatre!”
Anybody who wants to email me personally with questions about the show can contact me via Unconventional@DougBrendel.com.
See ya there!
Doug Brendel
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Winter trail and coyotes at work. @ipswichriverorg #MassAudubon From @IpswichMedia
Let’s take a little hike, shall we? Nothing to worry about.
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GHS Cheerleaders Nationals Comp Go Fund Me
Here’s the link- https://www.gofundme.com/f8js6j84
The Gloucester High School Varsity Cheerleaders are going to the ULTIMATE International Championship in Orlando Florida to compete on March 25th & 26th! The girls are trying to raise money for the airfare, hotel, transfers to & from the airport, and food. We are anticipating $1500 per girl. Unfortunately for the girls we just found out we were going and have little time to raise money! It would mean the world to the girls to have the support of family, friends, neighbors, & fans. Thank you in advance for your generosity & support! Go GHS!
Hi Joey,
The Gloucester High School Varsity Cheerleaders have won a bid to Nationals in Orlando FL on March 25th & 26th. We are reaching out to our Cape Ann Communities, GHS Alumni and anyone else that would like to help out these hard-working, talented girls. The team is trying to raise money to help pay for the trip. Currently we are running our Wine and Dine Raffle. Tickets are $10 each and and the prizes have all been donated by local businesses including Sebastian’s, Savour Wine & Cheese, Russell’s Florist and many more! The tickets can be purchased by contacting us at friendsofghs@gmail.com. The girls will also be selling the tickets at various locations in the coming weeks. A Go Fund Me page has been set up as well. https://www.gofundme.com/f8js6j84
Upcoming fundraisers include Katrina’s Restaurant on February 10th and Cheerleading Mini-Camp during February vacation week. Competing at Nationals is an exciting opportunity for the GHS Cheerleaders and we appreciate all your support! For updates and more information like our Facebook page Friends Of Gloucester High School Cheerleaders.
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