FABULOUS TURNOUT FOR JUNI VAN DYKE AT THE CAPE ANN MUSEUM!

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Juni Van Dyke Cape ann Museum The Neighborhood quilt Project ©Kim Smith 2016Gloucester: A Community of Neighborhoods

Saturday afternoon Juni Van Dyke spoke to an auditorium overflowing with friends, fans, and fellow artist quilt makers for the opening celebration of “The Neighborhood Quilt Project.” Juni’s all inclusive message is about the positivity of a community coming together to create beautiful works of art, “bearing testimony to the truth that the gift of creativity resides within all of us.” She shared heart warming tales about the contributing quilters and their work. For all involved in this wonderfully powerful community project it was a very special and joyous day.

Ida, Lois, Colleen, Juni Van Dyke x Cape ann Museum The Neighborhood Quilt Project ©Kim Smith 2016

Juni with Quilters Ida, Lois, and ColleenJuni Van Dyke Cape ann Museum The Neighborhood Quilt Project Pete Kovner ©Kim Smith 2016

Friend Pete KovnerKay carpenter, Bobbi Kovner, Chicki Hollet Cape Ann Museum The Neighborhood Quilt Project ©Kim Smith 2016

Kay Carpenter, Bobbi Kovner, and Chicki Hollet

Paige and Juni Van Dyke Cape ann Museum The Neighborhood Quilt Project Detail ©Kim Smith 2016Juni and Daughter Paige

Kathleen Adams Juni Van Dyke Cape ann Museum The Neighborhood Quilt Project ©Kim Smith 2016.JPGKathleen Adams speaking about the Annisquam quilt

On display in the light-filled spacious gallery of the museum’s third floor are the thirteen quilts representing thirteen Gloucester neighborhoods. The Cape Ann Museum is free to Cape Ann residents during the month of January. Do Not Miss This Enchanting Exhibit!Juni Van Dyke Cape ann Museum The Neighborhood Quilt Project Detail ©Kim Smith 2016

With thanks and gratitude to Cape Ann Museum Director Rhonda Falloon and Curator Martha Oakes for taking “The Neighborhood Quilt Project” under their wings, where the quilts will be well cared for generations to come.

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ROCKY NECK ART COLONY CO-OPERATIVE GALLERY SEEKS NEW MEMBERS

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Call to Jury New Members for Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck
Deadline for Applications: March 1, 2016

Artwork Drop Off:
Saturday, March 19, 2-4PM at Studio Gallery at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA

Artwork Pick Up:
Sunday, March 20, 6-7PM

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck
53 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930
Gallery Open May – October

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck (formerly the Rocky Neck Gallery) is seeking new members for the 2016 season. A member-run, centrally located gallery under the umbrella of the Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gallery 53 exhibits and sells the work of 25 to 30 Cape Ann/North Shore artists to a customer base of local, national and international visitors. In 2015, over 14,000 art lovers visited the gallery, which is open seasonally from Memorial Day until Columbus Day.

“In addition to excellent artists who produce beautiful, saleable work,” said gallery manager Judy Robinson-Cox, “we want energetic, enthusiastic people who will pitch in and help run the gallery. A co-operative gallery is one where members share the day-to-day responsibilities of running the business ­– everything from strategic planning, marketing, party planning and record keeping to hanging the artwork and cleaning the floors.”

This year the gallery is especially interested in finding accomplished artists who work in media and artistic styles not currently represented in the gallery. This includes abstract painting, sculpture, glass arts, fiber arts, and other media with unique, distinctive styles. A group of Gallery 53 artists will review the artwork submitted by prospective members and evaluate it based on originality of concept, technical skill, marketability and appropriateness for Gallery 53. The prospective member’s ability to contribute to gallery operations will also be assessed.

Detailed information on how to apply and an application form are available at www.rockyneckartcolony.org/gallery-53-on-rocky-neck/. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2016. For more information call the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 978-515-7004.

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

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

More than 12,000 woman in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually. (2012 statistics.) Cervical cancer is highly preventable through routine screening, early detection, and vaccination for the Human papilloma virus (HPV.) HPV is a sexually transmitted virus and one of the common causes of cervical cancer.

Screening and Early Detection Saves Lives!

A Pap test can help prevent cervical cancer through early detection. Over the last 30 years, deaths related to cervical cancer have gone down by more than 50% due to improved and increased use of screening tests and vaccinations against HPV.

HPV affects men too! 

HPV can cause other cancers besides cancer of the cervix, including cancer of the vagina, vulva, penis and anus. It can also cause cancer in the back of the throat, including the tongue and tonsils (

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GHS Boys Hoop vs Lynn Classical

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GHS plays see-saw game with Lynn Classical losing at the end. GHS boys play with a ton of heart. Both teams played hard fought game and the difference in foul calls in the favor of Lynn played a huge factor in the outcome.

Marshall Rosenberg Quote of the Week from Greg Bover

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“It’s never what people do that makes us angry; it’s what we tell ourselves about what they did.”

Marshall Rosenberg (1934 – 2015)

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An Ohio native who grew up in what he described as “a rough neighborhood in Detroit,” Rosenberg attended Cooley High School and went on to the University of Wisconsin at Madison, receiving a PhD in Clinical Psychology in 1961. He was active in the civil rights movement and in educational reform where he observed passionate debate and even hatred from both sides of these contentious issues. As a response, he founded the Center for Nonviolent Communication in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a training center for those engaged in peacemaking and conflict resolution. His training sessions and programs have been employed in 60 countries around the world and have served as a model in South Africa, Israel, Yugoslavia, and Afghanistan.

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Magnolia Railroad Station 1906

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I’m not even sure where the railroad station in Magnolia was? Is this structure still around?
Check out the quality of the construction back then.

The Roots of $10 Yoga.

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How much does it cost to take a yoga class on the North Shore? About $15.

So why is class $10 at

Cape Ann Power Yoga?

Over 15 years ago when Elizabeth started practicing yoga,

it cost

$10.

$10 made it affordable for her to drive into Cambridge to practice with Baron Baptiste. And practice a lot. Practice so much that when Baron told Elizabeth that he needed another teacher, and that it was going to be her – she couldn’t refuse.

All because of $10 yoga.

baronb Brilliant Yoga Guy – Baron Baptiste

Fast forward a couple of years and Elizabeth is traveling to Mexico, and Hawaii, and Montana to train other people how to teach yoga. She helped to run events, retreats, and trainings all over the world to people who wanted to perform at the highest level.

All because of $10 yoga.

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Fast forward a couple of more years and in…

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Open Door Ribbon Cutting on Saturday, January 16th, 2016

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The Open Door Ribbon Cutting was held on Saturday in the snow and rain. A huge turnout for this great community organization.

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The address for The Open Door is 26 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

Live Baby Back #Ribs Smoke Update At www.northeastbbq.com

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Check out the live smoke and results at www.northeastbbq.com

Two hours in I wasn’t satisfied with the color, and the Weber Smokey Mountain had been cruising along at 225.  I opened the fuel door and saw quite a bit of charcoal had been used up.  Figuring we needed another two hours of heat and looking for a little more heat I fired up 2/3 a chimney of briquettes and added them to the charcoal basket.  I also mixed up a container of a couple of tablespoons of Stubbs BBQ sauce, a couple of ounces of apple cider vinegar and a tablespoon of tabasco sauce and spritzed the ribs.

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The snow has stopped, it’s just raw and cold out but the extra lit charcoal has helped the temps on the pit climb.

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2:45PM Pull the ribs off the pit and foil them.

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A drizzle of honey, a drizzle of Sweet Baby Rays and a light sprinkle of brown sugar. Ribs foiled meat side down and back on the smoker.

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Good News – More People Surviving Cancer!

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Good News – More People Are Surviving Cancer!

 The Boston Globe reported January 8th that “cancer deaths have fallen to their lowest rated since the numbers peaked in 1991,” based on a study done by the American Cancer Society.
Cancer Survivorship is a growing field offering education and specific programs addressing the long-term physical, mental-emotional, psychosocial, and financial, needs of those living with and living beyond cancer.
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The Biennial Cancer Survivorship Symposium: Advancing Care and Research is taking place this weekend in San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO,) the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP,) and American College of Physicians (ACP) information is presented on treatment, research and support for patients with a cancer diagnosis and beyond.
Dana-Farber Institute Adult and Pediatric Survivorship* programs provide clinical care and services for cancer survivors, including research focused on finding…

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Holy Crap I Can’t Believe I Promised Everyone Smoked #Ribs In A Snowstorm Live Blog

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Follow along for the live snowstorm Baby back ribs live smoke session at http://www.northeastbbq.com

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All month long I’ve been looking forward to the first Patriots playoff game to smoke up some ribs for the crew.  Babyback ribs were on sale so I picked up three racks and looked at the forecast yesterday which said the rain and snow was supposed to stop between noon and 2pm today.

Well fast forward to today and there’s no rain at all, instead it’s a full on sideways huge wind snowstorm.

Not to be deterred by the weather we forge ahead!

Babybacks were on sale at Stop and Shop yesterday but they didn’t have them in yet and would be frozen so I went to Market Basket, paid a little more from them but they were in the case unfrozen.

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Took the ribs out of the cryovac and gave them a thorough rinse.

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Next piercing the sinewy membrane on the bone side of the ribs and peeled off…

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