Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind & Spirit
September 1st. âCommunity Reiki Share.â Just back from a Reiki Retreat and Shinpiden (Teacher) Refresher Training, there is much to share with those attending next Tuesdayâs Community Reiki Share. Whether a seasoned practitioner or new to Reiki, all are welcomed to attend.
You can come as an observer, join in a meditation, enjoy a Reiki Session, participate in some or all of the evening and enjoy the sense of peace, comfort and calm that Reiki provides. Reiki can best be described by the experience. Physicians participating in an introduction to Reiki at a Boston hospital enjoyed sample sessions and described their experience as âcalming,â âinterestingâ and even âremarkable.âÂ
âCommunity Reiki Share.â 5:15 pm â 8:15 pm at the Manchester Community Center. 40 Beach St. Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. On the MBTA Train line; wheelchair accessible. Reiki Sessions âBy Donation.â $20.00 suggested donation. ($10.00 for Seniors.)
Please join us for the 4 person photography show âby Land, Sea, and Skyâ August 6 – 30, 2015. Photographic works by Merlyn Caswell-Mackey, David Fernandes, Law Hamilton, and Ricardo Marnoto will be featured. Check out the facebook event page for more info.
Flatrocks Galleryâs new show features Shaun McNiff: Moments of Solitude, through September 20th.
Reception for the artist on August 29th from 6-8pm.
The gallery is open Thursday- Sunday noon- 5pm and by appointment (978)879-4683 Flatrocks Gallery – 77 Langsford St., Gloucester.
Bay Series 14-4, Golden Hour-Shaun McNiff
Cove Imagined 5-Shaun McNiff
DogtownSeries 8-Shaun McNiff
Shaun McNiff is a busy guy. An internationally recognized leader in the arts in therapy, his fourteenth book, Imagination in Action: Secrets for Unleashing Creative Expression, has just been published by Shambhala, he has lectured and taught throughout the world, received various honors and awards, was appointed as Lesley Universityâs first University Professor in 2002, and he paintsâŚ.and paints and paints! âPainting is my most consistent discipline of imaginative inquiry and expression,â states McNiff. He shares with us his newest works, responses to his home here on Cape Ann. They are lush with the earthy tones of sea, sky and woods, quiet and sanctity. Earlier Cape Ann artists Nell Blaine, Stuart Davis, and Marsden Hartley are evoked in his sure brush strokes, the strong sense of identification with his surroundings.  âAs we explored a title for this exhibit, I realized that all of the paintings share a feeling of Solitude that permeates much of my art over the years. As I say in my work with the psychology of art, the image is always a step ahead of the reflecting mind and art-making reveals the life we are living and cannot yet see. I need solitude, lots of it. I always thought it was because I spend so much time with people. But it is really about having an opportunity to reflect and to be with the others of life teeming in every space even when we are alone. For me it is the creative space. Rather than being detached or lonely, solitude is an express-way for communion with life through art.â
Gloucesterâs Middle Street
An ever evolving neighborhood
Guided walking tour offers historic perspective
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Historic Middle Street, a guided walking tour of one of Gloucesterâs many historically rich streets, on Saturday, August 29 at 10:00 a.m. The tour meets at the Cape Ann Museum at 27 Pleasant Street and lasts about 1 1/2 hours. Tours are held rain or shine. Cost is $10 for Museum members; $20 nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Space is limited, reservations required. Email info@capeannmuseum.org or call (978) 283-0455, x16 for more information or to reserve a spot. Additional walking tours are offered through the end of September â please visit capeannmuseum.org/events to find out more.
Image credit: The Saunders House, now part of the Sawyer Free Library, in the early 1880s. Photo by Edward Corliss & J. F. Ryan House Photographs, c. 1882-85. 4″ x 6″ cabinet cards. From the collection of the Cape Ann Museum Library and Archives.
Did you know that a resident of Middle Street, Gloucester, saved the town from a British attack by sea during the Revolution? Or that a leading feminist and religious free thinker lived halfway down Middle Street? Or, that the 1764 Saunders House that forms part of the Sawyer Free Library has undergone at least three radical architectural changes including a massive Victorian tower? Four centuries of Gloucesterâs social, economic, and architectural history are packed into this one short street in the heart of downtown Gloucester. Join us for a docent-led tour of an ever-evolving neighborhood where you will see surviving evidence of the past and will learn about structures and people now gone.
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A fisherman on the âKelly Annâ was fishing for haddock, but instead caught a 800 lb. tuna. The Tradition is that you must eat your first tunaâs heart.
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Finn’s relationship with seagulls reminds me of Ernie’s relationship with pigeons. Â Ernie as in, of course, Ernie and Bert.
So, the other day it came as no surprise when it took 25 minutes to get him away from the gulls hanging out in the St. Peter’s Square parking lot.
With every moment serving as a learning opportunity, Finn has a question for our FOBs.
What’s up with the tags on the seagull in the 1st photo? Â Once injured, treated, and released? Â Some kind of seagull tracking program?
Not to take away from Finn’s question….but, the 2nd photo leaves me with a very important question.
Just how concerned should I be that Thatcher went on to eat the rest of the ice cream in the cup that the seagull seems to be enjoying in the background of photo #2? Â Totally missed that while it was happening and was horrified to notice it later in the evening while downloading pics. Sorry, Thatch. Â Gross.
The 3rd photo is simply because it cracks me up to watch Finn waving to seagulls.
To digress….about the pigeons. Â That reminds me that I probably owe an apology to the other diners who had dinner with us just prior to our seagull session. Â Finn may or may not have thrown a rogue french fry to a pigeon who then attempted to fly away with it…under the cover of Latitude’s newly enclosed outdoor eating area. Â Said pigeon may or may not have circled dangerously close to a few heads before flying into the plastic enclosure before circling again and finally finding its way back to open air. Â The pigeon was fine, I promise. Â The diners…possibly less than amused. Â Who could blame them? Bygones.
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TheHomieCast 9 Taped 8/27/15 With The Boys From @BacklashBeer, @BacklashScotty, @CoachDeWolfe Rick Doucette, Frankie Gwynne, @Eves3, @Craig Shoots and @Joey_C
Topics Include:Craig Kimberley hosting with Fresh Guacamole, Pico De Gallo, Burgers Grilled up On The @STOKGrills Charcoal Drum, Doug Papows has left Foreign Affairs, Backlash Beer tasting and how the Men from Backlash handle online reviews, explaining The Randall, Alicia Unleashed Podcast Coming Up, Best Advancement in Car Technology In The Past Ten Years, Ultimate Backyard Game, Scrotum, Bucketball, Book Reports, Least Important School Subjects, Craig Took Shipment Of 50 Lbs Of Hatch Green Chilis,Scotty accepts the toiletbowl for ending the 2014 Fantasy Football Season 1-12.
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Tuesday, September 1st, 4pm-9pm Community Dinner Night at Passports to benefit Friends of Gloucester Dog Park
3 course dinner – $15
10% of proceeds to benefit the Dog Park
Reservations requested – 978.281.3680
Doggie-centric raffle
Please join us at Passport’s Restaurant [110 Main Street] on Tuesday,September 1st, for a dinner to benefit the Dog Park. Three courses for $15, with 10% of the proceeds going to the Dog Park to help with general maintenance and solar light installation. We’ll also have a raffle for a basket of dog toys and treats. Come have a great meal and support the Dog Park at the same time! Please call 978.281.3680 for reservations. CALL NOW as reservations are filling up!
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Allowing me to get a little closer, perhaps one of these days (before he/she’s all grown up), I’ll catch a side-by-side of Black-crowned Night Heron parent and juvenile. Here he is standing on one leg, just as do mom and dad!
A little ways off was a Great Blue Heron also hunting amongst the reeds. I captured him in fight with my movie camera as he flew to the other side of the pond. Thanks to E.J., who was on a morning walk and pointed out the general vicinity to where he had landed, I was able to get another clip of the heron flying.
I am searching for quiet places to record harbor and shore sounds, away from the roar of the surf, as well as where boat and machine engines don’t muffle or drown out every other sound. Its harder than you may imagine especially because there can be little to no wind. If you know of a quiet place where you especially love to listen to the music of Cape Ann, please answer in the comments section or email me at kimsmithdesigns@hotmail.com. Thank you!Â
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Featuring conversations with James Cook, Willie Alexander, Rhonda Falloon, Jay McLauchlan, and Susan Erony. See Joey for a brief moment at 2:39 seconds in.
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The Schooner COLUMBIA arrived in Gloucester today. COLUMBIA is a 141 foot steel hulled replica of the original fishing and racing schooner that was built in 1923 and called Gloucester its home port. Columbia will be berthed at Maritime Gloucester through the Schooner Festival with runs from September 4 through September 6.
Many thanks to Capt. Tom Ellis, Capt. Heath Ellis, Kay Ellis and the crew of THOMAS E LANNON for their hospitality and warmth.
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What a wonderful morning on The Thomas Lannon, Gloucester’s Schooner. First I want to thank Tom and Kay Ellis, their son Heath and the wonderful crew. Rick and I said it was the most amazing time out sailing on this beautiful schooner.
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Joey is trusting ME with a microphone and coming soon ‘Alicia Unleashed’ Podcast! (yes you read that right)
An all women podcast with special guest’s featuring YOU! We will be inviting women that follow GMG or listen to the podcasts for their views on subject matters!
Get ready ladies! The next guest could be YOU!
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An entrancing and magical experience. Gongs, Singing Bowls, Angelic Voicing, Chimes and more will lead you into deep states of relaxation with ELAINE O’ROURKE.
Elaine utilizes her knowledge of Yoga and Sound to balance the chakras and guide you on a multi-layered journey unlike any other. She is a most talented sound healer, yoga teacher and recording artist.
Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind & Spirit 
Please join us for the 4 person photography show âby Land, Sea, and Skyâ August 6 – 30, 2015. Photographic works by Merlyn Caswell-Mackey, David Fernandes, Law Hamilton, and Ricardo Marnoto will be featured. 
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