Cape Ann Artisans Tour 2015

Wish I could visit all Artisans, there is another chance on Monday, October 12, 2015.  It is a great take in.

World Class Healing Artist Christine Tulis – In the area for a Limited Time!

Former Gloucester resident and frequent visitor Christine Tulis will be offering her unique healing sessions combining massage therapy, advanced bodywork techniques, sound, energy healing and essential oils at the Linden Tree Inn, 26 King Street Rockport on select days beginning Thursday, October 15 through Sunday, November 22.

For those who venture over the bridge she will also be offering sessions at the Watertown Center for Healing Arts.

Description of Sessions

Inner Peace Bodywork: Slip into deep peace and relaxation while receiving the finest in massage therapy and advanced bodywork techniques for pain relief, rejuvenation and healing. $110 (1 hour).

Celestial Gate Bodywork: A flowing blend of massage, advanced bodywork and vibrational healing with acutonics tuning forks. Deeply rejuvenating and restorative. $150 (1.5 hours) or $200 (2 hours).

Anointing with Holy Oils: An exquisite sacred experience combining holy oils (blessed essential oil blends), energy work, sound healing and live angel harp. Anointing is an ancient, spiritual healing art which attunes you to the radiant, sacred presence at your core. $225 (2.5 hours).

For more information and to book your session visit www.christinetulis.com. Booking link is on the “Buy Sessions & CD’s” page.

HEALING ARTIST Cape Ann Fall 2015Testimonials

“This was one of the most amazing healing experiences I’ve ever had! The combination of touch, angelic sound healing and sacred oils was Divine.

Christine is a glowing soul with a unique and special gift. Thank You!”  J.G.

“The first time in two years my leg has not hurt all day…beyond amazing.

I have been having massage every week and begging to get deep work done but it has not been touched until Christine got to me and in one visit! I am so pleased to have any relief…imagine a whole day pain free after excruciating pain for two years. Christine gives the best massage you will EVER GET not just angelic but productive, not just divine but medicinal, not just tender but deep & thorough.” K.M.

“Christine’s work is superb. Only someone with her mastery level of experience could craft a healing treatment of such depth. Her centering presence, deep stillness, fantastic massage, attunement to my stresses (without telling her even) and sound healing takes it over the top. She is a world class practitioner”. C.B.

“What a peaceful experience. Getting lost in the most beautiful harp music and singing in the background, then letting all my muscles relax while the vibrational therapy resolves back and arm issues. I have had a massage from 4 other therapists and NOTHING compares to the magic that Christine puts into a session. Maybe that’s why I always book at least a couple of sessions each time Christine comes back home to MA to visit old friends.” J.H.

 

In addition to her nationally renowned healing sessions Christine is an award winning healing music composer, harpist and singer. She will be doing a Healing Harp Concert at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center on Saturday, November 7 at 7:30 pm joined by Kem Stone and Stan Strickland.

Tickets are $20 in advance and at the door space permitting. Reserve your seats on the Calendar page of www.christinetulis.com.

Christine Tulis is the Founder of Sound Temple Music and Healing Arts based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A Massachusetts native, she has been in practice for over 25 years and delights in sharing her musical gifts and healing arts as her contribution to promoting a conscious, heart centered culture.

Get the 2015 Cape ann Artisans Tour Today! Brochure & Map Here October 10, 11 & 12 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily

October 10, 11 & 12
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily

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http://capeannartisans.com/

Cape Ann Artisans are part of a vibrant arts community, located along the scenic North Shore of Massachusetts that includes three important cultural districts. For the past two years Gloucester has been named one of the country’s top ten Art Destinations by American Style Magazine. Come visit us, explore our exquisite natural surroundings and see the fine art and craft that they inspire. Many Artisans are open year round; during nontour times please call for an appointment to view our work.

Get the 2015 Brochure & Map – enter raffle to win a gift certificate!

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Where the Sidewalk Begins- Walk this way again Railroad Ave

Hi Joey,

A sidewalk returns to Railroad Avenue. Some call it place making or Smart Growth. I say sometimes it’s nice to turn back time. Look at the old postcard image. We are lucky to have some of the same wide streets. Clean sidewalks – they’re great for residents. Great for commuters. Easier for families. Thank you DPW! It looks beautiful. I hope it inspires Shaws to match it up on the other side.

Bonus: It’s easier than ever to #strideby the Jeff Weaver mural at Ben’s Wallpaper and Paint and have a closer look. That mural changes now and again.

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Cape Ann Challenger Hockey

CAYH is sponsoring is a new program, Challenger Hockey, to introduce boys and girls with developmental disabilities to adaptive ice hockey.

This developmental program is FREE and designed for children between the ages of 6-16. Skates and equipment will be provided.

The program will run on Saturdays @ 2pm starting October 10, 2015 and running till November 21, 2015. (No session held on November 14th).

1st week: Introductory program to initiate and confirm child’s interest.

2nd – 5th weeks: Instructional development based on USA Hockey Development Program.

Instructions and coaching will be done primarily by High School-age mentors under the supervision of adult coaches. The focus will be on customized training to the individual participant.

http://capeannyouthhockey.com/#434905

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Sawyer Free Library Stuff!

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The Matz Gallery Artist for October is Kathleen George

KathleenGeorge“These paintings depict images of the imagination, but are inspired by the obvious roiling beauty of the North Shore. Each piece is made using acrylic paint over sanded wood, layered many times and then hand-framed. Additionally, the abstract paintings are an experiment using copper leaf, torn and pressed to wood, then painted over with acrylic. All art is for sale. Please contact the artist at www.paintedbranches.com” Thanks for viewing!”

Events This Week:

GReadsPoetry Poetry reading on Thursday October 15. 7-9pm

DogTown Days2 The library and Cape Ann Museum are having a “Dogtown Weekend”. Lecture and reception on Saturday, Dogtown tours on Sunday.

We are also hosting a resume writing workshop on Thursday October 15 from 9:30am – 12 noon, in collaboration with the North Shore Career Center:

Gloucester Workshop

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Drop in between 3:30 and 5pm  on Wednesday October 14…

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Twice Grilled Potatoes

Cover russet potatoes with olive oil and sprinkle top with Atlantic Saltworks Salt Flake.  Put on grill for about an hour, vents wide open.

 

Hollow out the potatoes once soft put soft potatoes guts aside.

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Mix up equal parts shredded cheddar and cream cheese and butter and add just a touch of your favorite BBQ rub for color and a little kick.  Then add your potato guts and some chopped up cooked bacon and restuff the hollowed out potatoes.

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Toss em on the grill before your steaks to get that cheesy goodness to melt all throughout the potato.

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Once you got meltage, you’re good, time to eat!

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Rev. H Robert Smith, painted these folks during the 1960-70s, probably at the Rockport Art Association sittings- Hoping To Get Them To The Rightful Owners

Joey, 

I hope you will be able to post this. 

Our grandfather, Rev. H Robert  Smith, painted these folks during the 1960-70s, probably at the Rockport Art Association sittings. We would like for these oil paintings to go to their rightful owners. 

If anyone recognizes themselves, their parents, they can contact me at Callas56@yahoo.com to arrange pickup.

Thank you, Gabrielle 

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MAYARA DANCING FOR THE POPE

unnamedFilmmaker Mary Jane Doherty writes the following, “It’s 2007.  I am sitting in Mayara’s tiny bedroom staring up at her laundry draped over the termite-riddled beams, wondering how on earth she and her mom manages…

Fast forward to 2015. Yes, this is Mayara. The Executive Director from the Pennsylvania Ballet sent this photo to me. Mayara now dances with them as Soloist. She was also PROFILED in Dance Magazine recently.”
Mayara defected to the United States during filming Secundaria!  Mary Jane’s companion film Premaria has just “begun its outward journey.”
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“Secundaria quietly follows one high school class on its journey through Cuba’s world famous National Ballet School.  Our teenage dancers love to dance but many of them must dance as their sole way out of poverty and the constraints – visible, and not so visible – that is life in Cuba.

At least, that’s how the movie begins. In their third year, shy and inscrutable Mayara, the class star, takes charge of her destiny by committing an unprecedented act of willfulness.

Cinematic storytelling without a script, staging, or interviews, our gentle stream of a story turns out to have a waterfall hidden around that last bend…”mary-jane-doherty-filmmaker-location1

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Mary Buchinger at the Eastern Point Lit House

mary_buchinger_smallOn Saturday, October 17th we are excited to host a reading with poet Mary Buchinger. We will be holding an open mic also. The fun begins at 7 pm.

Mary Buchinger grew up on a farm in the thumb of Michigan and now lives in Cambridge, Mass. with her husband and two sons, dog and two cats. She holds a doctorate in Applied Linguistics from Boston University and is Associate Professor of English and Communication Studies at MCPHS University in Boston. Her books include Aerialist (Gold Wake Press, 2015; shortlisted for the May Swenson Poetry Award, the OSU Press/The Journal Wheeler Prize for Poetry and the Perugia Press Prize) and Roomful of Sparrows (Finishing Line Press, 2008).

BREAKING NEWS: EASTERN POINT WOMAN ATTACKED BY COYOTE

BREAKING NEWS: EASTERN POINT WOMAN ATTACKED BY COYOTE

An Eastern Point resident was attacked by a coyote at 5:15 this morning. She was curled up in an Adirondack chair drinking coffee and watching the stars before heading off to work. The wolf-size coyote leapt on her back. She jumped to her feet and fought it back with her fists. She next grabbed a broom and in the process hit her truck’s key fob, which sounded the alarm. The coyote slunk back into the brush and observed her as she threw rocks at it and yelled loudly, to no avail. It stayed for some time watching her. The coyote could be rabid.

The woman describes the coyote’s drool as smelling like foul meat and the fur as coarse and bristly. The drool was in her hair and took some time to wash out the smell. She does not inherently dislike coyotes and is an animal lover by nature, owns many pets and chickens, and was the former owner of a horse stable. There are several fences around her family’s property, in place to keep her pets safe, including an electric fence.

The woman called the police, who informed her that the animal control officer was not in. She has not heard from animal control.

October 31, 2015 UU Meetinghouse

From our FOB Melissa Cox. Please join the UU Church on Halloween night to watch The Phantom of the Opera while listening to Peter Krasinski on the pipe organ! The funds raised will go to benefit the Meetinghouse Preservation Fund. $15 General Admission $12 Seniors, Students, and free for 12 and under
Creative Costumes are encouraged!!

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Slumberjack Band Performs on Tablet Rock for Video Promotion

The Slumberjack  Band captured by Mr. and Mrs. James Tony (Tourists) from St Louis on Tablet Rock at Stage Fort Park performing for a promotional video.

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