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Here’s an interview I did with him a while back-
My View of Life on the Dock
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Here’s an interview I did with him a while back-
HAPPY WARM DAYS OF LATE SUMMER EVERYONE! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
Al Bezanson’s Green Dragon Schooner is in the foreground with the Schooners Mystic and Roseway in the background. Click to view larger. I’ve been too swamped and neglected to post Schooner Fest photos and will try to schedule this weekend although there have been so many gorgeous photos posted, more may be redundant.
Today is the 123rd anniversary of James Merry’s unfortunate encounter with a neighbor’s bull, Jack. It is recounted in Charles Olson’s renowned poem and is permanently memorialized in Dogtown, where it all occurred.
Thanks to Paul Morrison for the reminder.
From  MAXIMUS, FROM DOGTOWN-I
Charles Olson
Originally posted October 18, 2010
Cape Ann Wellness News http://www.capeannwellness.com
Free concert, music, art, food, fun and games. www.rockportuu.org/events
North Shore Arts Association celebrates its “Year of The Artist” with a spectacular and historic ‘best of the best’ “Artists’ Greats” artist member exhibition with Opening Day on Thursday, September 3rd. ‘Meet the Artists Reception’, Sunday, September 20, 2-4 pm. Show runs through September 26th. Open free to the public.
NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION presents one of Cape Ann’s extraordinary landscape artists, Phyllis Feld, in her exciting new Solo Show, “The Way of Space in The Landscape.” Opening day is September 3, and the show runs through September 26. All are invited to a “Meet the Artist Reception” on Sunday, September 20, 2-4 pm. Free and open to the public.
NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION ARTIST MEMBERS’ RETROSPECTIVE. OVER 200 MASTERWORKS ON EXHIBIT! All are invited to a “MEET THE ARTISTS” RECEPTION on Sunday, September 20, 2 – 4pm, at the North Shore Arts Association’s stunning harbor side galleries on Smith’s Cove in East Gloucester. North Shore Arts Association’s Artist Members have selected the work that best reflects their evolution as artists, and which they consider representative of their best work. Considered Masterworks, many pieces have won awards from the most highly regarded and prestigious national art societies and academies like the National Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society, and have never before been shown together. This special exhibition runs through Saturday, October 10th. OPEN FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
North Shore Arts Association is honored to offer the work of internationally acclaimed Rockport artist John C. Terelak in a stunning solo show of his masterworks. Entitled “50 Years at The Easel,” the exhibit’s Opening Day is September 3rd and runs through September 26th.  “Meet The Artist Reception” is Sunday, September 20, 2-4 pm.  All are invited. Free and open to the public.

“Painting is a personal love affair!” declares Cape Ann’s own John C. Terelak.  His love affair with painting began when, working at his easel during his last year of art study at Vesper George school in Boston, Terelak experienced a moment of epiphany. “In that one moment I knew I would make painting my life’s work.” After completing his studies he was invited in 1963 to study on Cape Ann with revered artist and teacher Don Stone, and never left what he describes as “an artist’s paradise.”

The North Shore Arts Association’s galleries are open, free to the public, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. More information on all North Shore Arts Association events is available by visiting their website at www.nsarts.org, and by email at arts@nsarts.org, or by telephone 978 283-1857.
Bring blankets and chairs and enjoy a day in the sun filled with music, dancing, art, food and drink! (Cape Ann Brewery Beer Garden and Ryan & Wood Distillery Spirits Tent!)
Tickets for Police, Fire, active service and veterans are free! Â See lineup here. Tix here.
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FOB Henry Allen submits another way to eliminate using plastic water bottles.
Dearest Community,
One of our beloved and very generous theatre moms very kindly offered to purchase a butt load of bottled water for the cast for the wetting of our whistles during rehearsals. While I do feel it is necessary for us all to stay well-hydrated, I’ve lost much sleep over the issue of plastic bottle waste in Gloucester and Cape Ann. Here is my concern and what I have decided to do about it.
I am greatly disturbed by the amount of plastic bottle trash we Americans generate and accumulate at work, school and at home, not to mention the refuse we see in our beloved oceans, beaches and forests. Last summer, the theatre kids counted no less than 40 pieces of plastic trash in the water as we walked down the boulevard toward Stage Fort Park… and that was BEFORE we even reached the Fisherman at the Wheel! Much of it plastic bottles. Oy…
So I am OFFICIALLY forthwith, BANNING bottled water from the theatre forever. The Magnolia Library has a bubbler in the lobby, we have a sink upstairs, and plenty of washable cups. I am on a mission to vastly reduce or even eliminate as much waste as possible in this company.
That said, I have also decided to invest in durable stainless steel water bottles with our beautiful triple spiral logo to sell as a benefit for the theatre. For a $20 donation, you will receive an elegant, 26oz, BPA and aluminum free, environmentally-friendly bottle. They are available now at the Magnolia Farmer’s Market, and at the Magnolia Library.
Yes, I know eliminating plastic water bottles is a pain in the tush, but here is the deal. I’ve done my homework, and bottled water is just bad news all around, and that is the truth.
The good news is that Gloucester’s tap water quality is likely not as bad as it might seem (or taste). There have been major improvements and upgrades to Gloucester’s water system in the last couple years, and the most recent report states in bold that “Gloucester’s water supply is currently in compliance with all federal and state primary drinking water standards.”
Thank your for understanding. I believe that once we make quitting plastic bottles a regular practice, it might cause us all to think a little more deeply about the issue, about our beautiful Cape Ann’s natural beauty and animal habitats. Teach your children well.
The North Shore Folklore Theatre Company hopes to become a model in our community that other organizations will want to follow.
Thanks for hearing me out, folks. Let me know if you want to order the NSFTC Bottle of Steel and how many you’d like. (Great holiday stocking stuffer!)
This video is a great overview on the issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0 I checked the facts personally and they are all true. Wouldn’t it be amazing for your kids to someday tell their grandchildren stories about the Ghosts of Plastic? I think it would. Viva!
More info about the NSFTC Bottle of Steel and upcoming shows and events at:
978-704-1269
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The September GAAC meeting will be this week, on the 18th, not the second Friday as is usual. In October we will be returning to our regular meeting schedule.
In the sort of colorful and engrossing presentation we’ve come to expect from Gary Meehan, at our September 18 GAAC meeting Gary will discuss his ongoing efforts to image the solar system. He will explain the equipment he uses in some detail, and will run through some of the issues that need to be considered in order to obtain the best results.
Gary’s presentation is, of course, loaded with images, especially his new pictures of the Sun, Moon, and Jupiter. And those of you who want to give it a try are in luck: in addition to leading us on a tour through his recent astrophotos, Gary will also demonstrate the series of procedures that he uses to convert video data into a final image product.
And there’s more! At this meeting we’ll be celebrating what looks to be the upcoming decision to replace Gloucester’s streetlights with lower color temperature 3000k astronomy-friendly LED’s, and we’ll be thanking the principles involved in advocating for this decision. There will be cake.
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club meets on the second Friday of the month (usually), at the Lanesville Community Center, 8 Vulcan Street in Lanesville. Everything is always free. For more info, see http://gaac.us, and see our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/gaacpage. You can follow GAAC on twitter, @gaacster.
Gloucester High School Football Team enjoys a Thursday Night Dinner at one of the parents home every week.
This week Gloucester Hosts Beverly High Friday Night
It’s coming! Here’s your annual chance to check out two weekends of 150+ FREE events throughout Essex County, September 18-20 and 25-27.
The schedule can change with new and wonderful additions, but as of today here are some public art and other highlights in Gloucester.
GLOUCESTER 2015 TRAILS AND SAILS events
Climb up City Hall Tower hosted by City Hall Restoration
Gloucester HarborWalk: three self-guided walking tours including some new selfie postcard fun for the mini trail mobile tour. Also new for 2015, the HarborWalk historic exhibit along Fisherman’s Wharf by Latitude 43.
City Hall murals Talking Walls guided talk and tour 1:15 on 9/19 and open 1-3 on Sunday 9/20 hosted by the Committee for the Arts
FISH NET and peek at Art Haven/Hive mural in progress on Parsons Street’s private building
Hopper’s Houses Walking Tour, Cape Ann Museum
Historic Art Trail Walk, Rocky Neck
Historic Ice House Tours, Cape Pond Ice
Maritime Gloucester and Schooner Adventure Family Games and Fun
Magnolia Library & Community Center’s
“It’s not a weed: food, medicine and magic of wild plants”
Tour of Babson Boulders in Dogtown
REI Intro to Outdoor Rock Climbing