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What a view as we did clean up on Saturday
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Kids Need a Great Option for Summer Activities of All Kinds?
Boating, Exploring, Paddle boarding, Surfing, Acting, Biking, Writing, Baking, Drawing, Sculpting, Singing, “Jamming”, Performing, Learning, Laughing, Playing….
So many options at Harborlight-Stoneridge Montessori School this summer….
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Rubber Duck Celestial Pinball Starts Tonight!
Some amazing collisions in our summer skies this summer and to really appreciate it you have to look at the darkened sky over the sunset starting tonight. It will be pretty easy to pick out Venus as the brightest object above the horizon. Then check out Jupiter which is sitting above Venus. Kind of cool but why are we looking at them? Because from here to the end of the month, keep track of how Venus tracks towards Jupiter. If you do, by the last day of June you will think they are going to crash into each other! It is only on July first that Venus edges by below Jupiter.
Then we can go back to figuring out where the Rubber Duck shaped Comet 67P is. This will be easy because the lander named Philae the European Space Agnecy sent woke up last week! The lander is sitting on the Rubber Duck’s head and we may be able to get photos of what happens to a comet when it heats up this August as it sweeps around the sun. Can you imagine photos of the Rubber Duck’s head popping off? (Joey and Craig are hoping!)
And here is where I got the photo of 67P Rubber Duck at the Bikini Speedo Tourney. David Cox is amazed.
[EDIT two days later]. Finally, someone asks about the mushrooms, EJ, wants to know. When I first posted the David Cox shot I was sure I caught a dodge ball player watering a tree in the background. But I looked at all my shots and a moment later got a clear view of the innocent players getting dressed after the game.
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Volunteer Opportunities at Rocky Neck Art Colony
Rocky Neck is gearing up for the
summer season and we need you!
Many helping hands are needed to
keep this vital part of the community
evolving and moving forward.
We invite folks who are interested in participating and helping with the following areas to contact Brenda Malloy at 978-282-1346 or BrendaMalloy@hotmail.com for further information on: Music programming, gallery sitting at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, marketing, exhibitions committee, special events and social media.
If you have 2 to 8 hours a month to give, are interested in one time events or being involved on an ongoing basis, we have many different ways to be involved. We are a lively, friendly, open group and welcome new comers.
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Summer Gallery hours, Thurs-Sun, 12:00-6:00 PM
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.
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CHINESE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE – lecture/demonstration – June 18 at 6pm
CHINESE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
Thursday, June 18, 2015, 6 – 7:30pm
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
The Rocky Neck Art Colony will engage in a cultural exchange with China by hosting two Resident Artists; traditional cut paper artist Du Jun and classical brush painter and muralist Juntao Fang at the Goetemann Residency Studio from June 16 – 27, 2015.
Their engagement will begin with a lecture/demonstration at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck on Thursday, June 18 at 6pm. The couple will be available at the Goetemann Artist in Residency Studio, 51A Rocky Neck Ave, regular studio hours will be scheduled and posted so visitors may visit them working and view artwork on display.
Mandarin speakers are encouraged to attend the event and visit the couple while in residence.
THE ARTISTS
Du Jun is currently the Director of the Paper Cutting Museum in the village of Shanjai Gou, a privilege she shares with her grandmother, Pingying Zhou, they have been nationally recognized for the preservation of this traditional art form.
Du Jun’s husband, Juntao Fang, is a Professor of Art at Janing University. He is trained in the Classical methods of Chinese brush painting, but his teaching focus and national reputation have been established for his contemporary expressionistic adaptations of the Classical style. He specializes in large mural sized paintings that often have social content.
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Saturday Clean up
Good day to all:
Clean Gloucester and The One Hour at a Time Gang will be cleaning at the footbridge at Good Harbor Beach.
Time: 8:00 – 9:00
When: Saturday, June 20, 2015
Where: We can meet at the footbridge
Thank you all
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Tourist From Tennessee and Lexington – Clayton Morrissey Connection
This couple are from Tennessee visiting her parents from Lexington in photo below.
He claims he is a distant relative of our own Clayton Morrissey
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Our Friend Desi Smith In Action!
Last night GMG’s FOB Desi Smith stopped by the St. Peters Novena to take a few photos for the GD Times
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Cape Ann Farmer’s Market on Thursday
Do not forget Farmer’s Market at Stage Fort Park on Thursday. We are so lucky, Farmer’s Market on Thursday at Stage Fort Park and Farmer’s Market on Monday on Lexington Street in Magnolia.
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St. Peter Novena Day 2
The Children Of the Rosary
Passing on tradition to the next generation!
The “St. Peter Fiesta Through The Years” book selling like hotcakes last night!
Our Grandmother Felicia spotted in a photo of the Fiesta book !
Novena Coffee Time!
Cousin Eleanor Tucker showing off St. David’s Cookies!
Faces of the Rosary!
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More 3 Foot Traps Dropped Off Ready For Recreational Lobstering. $25 Each To The Lobstermen
They are all in good working condition. They cost $25 each. here is a link to where you can get a recreational license and fish them yourself-
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dmf/laws-and-regulations/recreational-regulations/#lobster
95 East Main Street Captain Joe and Sons. Call ahead 978-283-1454
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Bring on the Butterflies
How sweet is this little Butterfly Garden! Kudos to the students and staff at O’Maley Innovation Middle School for putting this together. Kudos also to Awesome Gloucester for knowing a good thing when they see it….as this garden was funded by them! I love all of the excellent tidbits of knowledge that are available while enjoying the beauty of the space. What a treat to happen upon this while headed in for a cold, 90 minute hockey practice!
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First Sign of Summer @ MAC
Cape Ann Health, Wellness and Fitness News-
http://www.capeannwellness.com
Watch this cool time lapse video of Manchester Athletic Club’s tennis bubble coming down for the summer.
Join us June 24 from 4-7pm at our outdoor pool for our annual Backyard BBQ Bash and meet our new owner!
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International Dory Races Schedule of Events for June Races 2015
Pick up your 2015 dory rowing shirts Race side at the Jodrey State Fish Pier this Saturday at 10 AM!
Schedule of Events for June Races 2015
Thursday, June 18th, 6:30 pm – Canadian Reception
At: St. Peter’s Club
*All committee members are welcome to attend and greet the Canadian rowers.
Saturday, June 20th, 10 am – International Dory Races
Versus Nova Scotia, Canada
At: Jodrey State Fish Pier
*Open to the public.
Saturday, June 20th, 12 noon – Awards Banquet
At: Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
*All committee members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Thank You!
Your International Dory Committee’s Board of Directors
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Sawyer Free Library Opens at Noon Today
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GMG Contributors On Instagram- Follow These MoFos
Click on their image to follow. Authors Listed In Order They Are Listed In GMG Sidebar
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Live From St. Peter Novena Night 2!
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O’MALEY INNOVATION SIXTH GRADE BUTTERFLY GARDEN A SMASHING SUCCESS!!!
Plant and They Will Come!
The proof is in the caterpillars!
2nd Instar Black Swallowtail Caterpillar ~ Willa Brosnihan Photo
Monday I had the great joy of being given the grand tour of the O’Maley Innovation School Butterfly Garden recently installed by Mrs. McGrath’s sixth grade class. We first had a screening of my film Life Story of the Black Swallowtail Butterfly and then went out to the garden to see the very same caterpillars!
The garden hits all the right notes with caterpillar food plants and colorful nectar-rich, butterfly attracting flowers. With the bed dug entirely by the students (you can see by the surrounding beds that the soil must have been incredibly compacted), prepped, and all planting done by the kids it is truly a fabulous accomplishment. You’ll see amazingly adorned handmade and beautifully painted informational signs and butterfly baths.
The garden was made possible though an award winning project created by students Emma Duckworth, Willa Brosnihan, and Kelsey Lowthers. For more information see the Awesome Gloucester Foundation O’Maley Butterfly Garden project page here .
Emma Duckworth Photo
Project creators Emma, Willa, and Kelsey
Hand painted water dish for butterflies and birds.
Willa photographing caterpillars
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June Is Busting Out All Over
Good Morning Gloucester 