Leslie Heffron Exhibit at MGH!

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Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. Part of "Big Dig" is the widest cable-stayed bridge in the world.

GMG FOB Leslie Heffron writes: Christine Garuthier-Kelley (from Manchester) and I are in a show down at MGH at the Yawkey Cancer Center.  The opening is Wednesday, October 21 from 5:30-7 on Yawkey Mezzanine 2.

“The mission of Illuminations is to create a visually healing environment, offering enlightenment, inspiration, and encouragement to patients, family members, friends and staff through the visual arts.  We believe the work will bring joy to many men, women and children whose lives have been touched by cancer.”

Please join us at the Illuminations

Rotating Art Exhibition Opening 

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
5:30 – 7:00 pm55 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
2nd Floor Mezzanine

Featured Artists

Cynthia Brody
Robert Cashin
Marcia Cooper
Gail Dwyer
Christine Gauthier-Kelley
Ellen Ryder Griffin
Leslie Heffron
Ricardo Maldonado
Sanjeev Nandan
Sidhartha Pani
Edward G. Rice
Stephen Shapiro
Susan Spellman
Betsy Wish
Ron Wybranowski
Jonathan Zuker
For more information about our program, please visit our website.

 

GloucesterCast 155 With @KimSmithDesigns, Tristan and Brooke Welty, Big Tony, Patrick and Lauren Belmonte, and Host @Joey_C Taped 10/18/15

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GloucesterCastSquareGloucesterCast 155 With @KimSmithDesigns, Tristan and Brooke Welty, Big Tony, Patrick and Lauren Belmonte, and Host @Joey_C Taped 10/18/15

Topics include:Tristan and Brooke Welty, Karl’s Sausage Kitchen, The endless stream of bad sausage puns at Karl’s, Pronouncing The Different Meats From Karl’s Names, Beauport Hotel Gloucester’s Career Fair. 10am-12 noon & 4-6:00pm hosted at Cruiseport Gloucester Meet our hiring managers for all Hotel and Restaurant positions. If unable to attend please email us at Careers@Beauporthotel.com,Patrick and Lauren Belmonte from Change Is Simple, Focusing On Healthy Systems In Communities For Kids, Buying Organic?, Thanking Muffy White, Fashion of Change Event, HarvestFest, Dogtown Days, www.rockportexchange.org, Niaz Dorry, Meat Throwdown, Staghorn Sumac vs Poison Sumac,Dillon At Cape Ann Brewing Creating A Beer Based On Ingredients Used In Colonial Times,  Drinking Beer Should Be A Natural Right, Lamar Odom, At What Point In Overdosing On Viagra Like Substances Are Your Physical Parts So Beat Up That You’re Not Interested In Sex?, The Passports Website Built By Brian O’Connor Is Worth Every Penny check it out- www.passportsgloucester.com , Kim’s Upcoming Program at Sawyer Free Library-
November 10th, 2015, Tuesday at 7pm. Seaside Garden Club at the Manchester Community Center ~ Kim Smith Guest Speaker: Life Story of the Black Swallowtail Butterfly Film screening and discussion. November 12th, Thursday evening. Sawyer Free Library ~  Kim Smith Guest Speaker: Beauty on the Wing ~ Life Story of the Monarch Butterfly

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GMG Mystery… I came to work today and someone had built an incredible GMG hand painted sign but I have no idea who did it.

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Mystery Today. Came to work and someone made the most incredible sign for GMG. It’s heavy, it is hand painted, it is custom cut with the GMG sticker. And I have absolutely no idea who built it…
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Please someone step up and let me know who built it so I can thank you!

DOGTOWN DAYS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS!

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Dylan L'Abbe-Lindquist Dier Beer ©Kim Smith 2015

Dylan L’Abbe-Lindquist serving Cape Ann Brew Pub Dier Beer

Although it sounded so interesting, I very unfortunately missed the Dogtown Days lecture program held at the Cape Ann Museum as I was covering the Rockport Harvestfest (we oftentimes say on GMG that we are incredibly blessed that here on Cape Ann we have an embarrassment of riches in wonderful and worthwhile things to do and see). I did however attend the reception held afterward at the Sawyer Free. This is the second annual Dogtown Days event sponsored by the group of citizens Friends of Dogtown, a relatively newly formed outfit dedicated to restoring, protecting, and celebrating Dogtown, along with the far reaching goals to construct a visitor’s center and to help mitigate the ongoing misuse of the landscape.

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Mary Weissblum’s Swamp Cake

Two of the highlights of the reception were Mary Weissblum’s Swamp Cake and Cape Ann Brew Pub’s colonial Dier Beer, both made with ingredients mentioned in historical accounts of Dogtown. Mary is going to provide GMG readers with the Swamp Cake recipe, spiced with ginger and nutmeg, and super delicious. Dylan L’Abbe-Lindquist’s Dier beer was outstanding and is going to be available at the Brew Pub in about a week. The brew was richly dark, made chocolatey in color almost, from the molasses and special carmelized flavored hops. Most amazingly, Dylan and his wife, along with their little baby, scoured Dogtown trails for authentic ingredients, which include Staghorn Sumac, winterberries, cranberries, and beach plums–it truly is a wonderfully flavorful brew. Ask for it at the Brew Pub, you won’t be disappointed.

To learn more about Friends of Dogtown, visit their website here.

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Kit Cox and Dylan

Aggressive Beggar or Greeter

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ducks rush

My mother and I were walking along Rocky Neck Ave., just past The Accommodations, when this female mallard came rushing from a distance toward us, quacking away.  You can see the wake she was creating in her rush to come beg something from us.  We didn’t have anything for her, which she soon realized and went on her way.  Maybe she wasn’t begging at all, and just rushing over to greet us.

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Don’t even hesitate for a second to get this 5 quart Lodge Cast Iron Covered Deep Skillet For $31.96 (Regular Price $85)

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The Clarence Frank Birdseye II Sunset Deck is coming along nicely.

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Rubber Duck, being made out of rubber and also not having a brain is not susceptible to "ice cream headache".
Rubber Duck, being made out of rubber and also not having a brain is not susceptible to “ice cream headache”.

Ales for ALS Saturday, October 24th at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum from 3-7

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Joey, 

I hope you are well. 

We are hosting the Ales for ALS event again this year. It is next Saturday, October 24th at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum from 3-7. Tickets are available at www.alesforals.com/essex

It is the same day as the Essex Clamfest that starts at noon at Memorial Park. 

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Sawyer Free Library: Week of October 18, 2015

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Cape Ann Community News-
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Booktalk

Scribe: My Life in Sports

For the past 45 years Bob Ryan has been covering sports events for the Boston Globe and ESPN.  On Oct 20, Mr. Ryan will be talking about his new book, Scribe, which reveals the people behind the stories as only Bob Ryan can. From the NBA to eleven Olympics to his surprising favorite sport, it is sure to be one of the most talked-about sports books of the year by one of the sports world’s most admired journalists. There will be some books available for purchase and signing.

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~In the Children’s Library~

Wednesday October 21: A special Halloween Story Time at 10am. Wear a costume if you wish!

Also on Wednesday, read with Zyla, a therapy dog who loves to be read to! There are 15-minute slots available from 3:30-4:30pm, just call the Children’s Library to get a slot: 978-281-9763 x18 or sign…

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Community Stuff 10/18/15

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The Friends of Coastal Elite Cheerleaders are holding a Halloween FUNraiser on Saturday, Oct 31st 10am-12noon at the Coastal Elite Club on the 5th Floor of Brown’s Mall located in Downtown Gloucester. Cost is $8 per child — for families the cost is $12 for 2 siblings, $16 for 3 siblings & $20 for 4 or more children. We will have a bounce house set up, craft table & special trick or treat stations set up throughout the space so make sure you bring your trick or treat bag! All proceeds go directly to the Coastal Elite Rebels Cheerleaders a new All-Star Cheerleading team based here in Gloucester to help them pay for competition fees. For more info please email friendsofcoastalelite@gmail.com

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The Open Door Autumn Breakfast is Thursday, October 22

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Hi Joey,

It is that time of year again! Thank you for helping us share the information a few weeks ago. Will you remind GMG readers that The Open Door Autumn Breakfast is Thursday, October 22, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Cruiseport Gloucester? We will kick off the Thanksgiving Food Drive season with this gathering of community spirit and goodwill.

RSVP at info@foodpantry.org by October 21.

Thanks for helping us get the word out!

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NIAZ DORRY DEMONSTRATES HOW TO CLEAN SQUID AT THE ROCKPORT HARVESTFEST

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Niaz Dorry from NAMA gave the audience at the Rockport Harvesfest seafood throwdown a stellar demonstration on how to clean squid. I can’t post all the Instagrams here on GMG but you can go to my Instagram page to see the series.

https://instagram.com/p/89Efh7jysr/

Squid is very easy to clean and to cook and I love to order it out too. One of our favorite Gloucester restaurants for calamari is the Cape Ann Brew Pub, where it is always fried to crisp perfection and never rubbery from overcooking. Where ever I have tried squid in Rhode Island, they almost always serve it with bright yellow banana peppers. Does anyone know if any of our local restaurants serve squid with banana peppers?

Niaz Dorry is the director of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance. She lives in Gloucester with her dog Hailey. You can read more about her work with NAMA and why Time Magazine named her “Hero for the Planet” on the organization’s website here.

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ROCKPORT HARVESTFEST HITS IT OUT OF THE PARK!

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A splendid way to spend a Saturday afternoon with friends and family enjoying the bounty and beauty of local harvests! 

Dahlias Rockport Harvest Fest ©Kim Smith 2015Roving Radishes Dahlias

Rockport Harvestfest puppet show ©Kim Smith 2015Puppet show particpants with Nichole’s Finn, second from right

Dora tevan ©Kim Smith 2015Rockport Sea Serpent with costume assistance from puppeteer Dora Tevan

Rockport Harvestfest ©Kim Smith 2015Preparing squid demonstration by Niaz Dorry

Squid quills ©Kim Smith 2015JPGSquid quills

Eric Hutchins Rockport Harvestfest ©Kim Smith 2015Eric Hutchins’s miniature horse

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