My View of Life on the Dock
If you haven’t heard Glazed has re-opened at Art Haven and the prices to create unique gifts makes it an absolute no-brainer things to do with your kids. Inexpensive, fun bonding activity, absolutely tremendous time. Great to have Glazed back in a place that just makes sense, Art Haven!
For the schedule and more- Glazed at Art Haven Facebook Page
Hi Joey,
loved the 100th podcast!
I thought this was an interesting thing to see floating down the Annisquam last week.
Brianne Caso
Decorations, fine. Commercials, whatever, I get it.
BUT….S.A.N.T.A already poised on this throne at the mall?? WTH.
Come On!!! Madness.
Doesn’t he have like 9,837,261,2984,001 more gifts to help the elves handcraft?
This momma isn’t ready for this crap yet!
Wasn’t it just a second ago that I was lying about the Easter Bunny?
In case you missed the newsflash about how massive a liar I am, you can feel my pain here
Amanda models her Halloween costume for Uncle Joey today, and convinces him to wear it in next years Horribles Parade…I love the funny bone my girl has…she has a way of cracking us up on a regular basis! …with a few minor adjustments and embellishments this ostrich costume can easily be transformed into a GMG Homie Seagull !
Hi Joey,
The restoration of the Phyllis A continues in earnest at Gloucester Marine Railway. This week the iconic red pilot house, spars, and engine were removed. She is being lightened up before coming off the rails and then picked up on the big blue travel lift. There is a spot waiting for the Phyllis A in the parking lot, so she can have more extensive work done without tying up the railway. We are actively seeking volunteers to help with her restoration and to help with mailing and other office type work too. Please come by the Steel Drive behind Fosters on Saturday 8-4 to help support the Phyllis A’s restoration, while getting rid of your unwanted steel.
Mary Barker
Looking for something fun to do on Thanksgiving weekend? New Year’s Rockport Fundraiser, Kaeaoke in Rockport, Sat., Nov 29th, 8-11 PM at the Spiran Hall (home of the Little Art Cinema) corner of Broadway & School St., Rockport, MA. There will be 60,000 songs to choose from covering 1940 – today with Karaoke Host, Jon Cavanaugh. Snacks, soft drinks and coffee will be available, but B.Y.O.B. Help New Year’s Rockport Eve dig out of debt from 2013 and prepare for 2014. Advance tickets: claire.nyre@comcast.net or 978-559-1263.
Updates from Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team, Peter Todd at the Sawyer Free Library and Giggles Gloucester tonight at CACC.
Rick Roth from Cape Ann Vernal pond Team writes:
We had a very nice pumpkin carving session at the Get Outside Center on October 25th. I know that was a long time ago, but I’ve been busy and I’m a little behind on my correspondence. Anywho… good crowd, lots of cool pumpkins. Check out photies on the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team Facebook page.
Here’s a cool thing:
We have an intern this year. His name is Ben Alger and he is a senior at Manchester/Essex Regional High School. He is a member of the Green Team and he has chosen CAVPT to work with. He is already at work on a long-awaited power point presentation, and those of us who are technologically impaired are looking forward to using his expertise in updating our website and working on our Facebook page. Welcome Ben.
As far as presentations and field trips go, this is a slow time of year. However, there’s lots to do. We need volunteers for:
Office critter care- frogs, salamanders and turtles. We can train you.
Fundraising- we need people to work on this, ideas. We have a lot of expenses.
We need board members- Secretary, treasurer, director.
Now that we have a nice facility on Main Street in Gloucester, it would be real nice if we could have people there to answer questions and show people some of our animals. I’m at my real job during those hours and I just can’t really spend much time there.
And… one really cool organization, Cape Ann Wildlife Inc., is having a fundraiser on Wednesday November 12th at Jalapenos Restaurant, 86 Main St., Gloucester from 4:30pm til closing. 10% of proceeds go to CAW. Please help support these great rehabilitators of Cape Ann Wildlife, eat fabulous food, maybe have a beverage, and rub elbows with other people who are interested in the natural world. See you there.
On line auction for CAVPT and Kestrel is still in progress. New items will be showing up soon. Bidding closes on December 7th. Check it out, there’s cool stuff on there.
Please consider volunteering for some aspect or another of CAVPT’s activities.
This time of the year, the sunsets over Magnolia Harbor are breathtaking and I love going out to take photos.
Great stuff for artist and amateurs.. Love this store
Seaside Pizzeria on Railroad Avenue in Rockport!
So, I guess they’re not totally new, but they are new to the Schrafft family. I think they opened a few months ago, but we went for the first time 2 weeks ago. Sadly, we scarfed down our pizza before thinking to take a photo. Sooo, we had to order it again last night.
YUM.
We got a large pizza with ricotta, linguisa, and eggplant. My husband, who does not throw compliments around all willy nilly, said that it might have been his favorite pizza ever. Them are some pretty big props, Seaside Pizzeria, I assure you.
Our bill came to $17.something. Not cheap, but not expensive….and, either way, worth every single penny.
For the record, they also deliver.
First Ipswich Bank President, Russell Cole presents large check to Ipswich Selectman, Judy A. Field and ReCreation & Culture Director, Kerrie Bates, in support of Ipswich’s unique Thanksgiving celebration: “Ipswich is First… Period.” A two week homage to harvest, hearth and home. Event details at www.IpswichVisitorCenter.org/events/ipswich-is-first-period
The official unveiling of this mural takes place in my gallery today (11/8/14) from 2pm until 4pm. seArts will host an opening honoring Gloucester artist Tricia O’Neill’s mural, and also honoring the subject, the late famed Gloucester writer Vincent Ferrini. It is painted on the side of Palazola’s sporting goods, facing Porter Street. The public is invited. The gallery is at 82 Main Street, Gloucester. 978-283-2524 or info@BodinHistoricPhoto.com for information. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.
Hey Joey: I was wondering if you could please post our flyer for the open house for the High School. We are trying to be sure all the parents come check out the awesome programs we are offering. Thanks, Ann G
Saturday, November 22, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church of Essex, 39 Main Street, Essex, will be holding their annual Christmas Fair. There will be a white elephant sale, artisan crafts, homemade baked goods for sale, a silent auction, “decorate your own” gingerbread house, and a delicious luncheon with our famous “cream
Hi Everyone,
The Cape Ann Painter and Photographer Group will meet on Friday, November 14 from 9-10:30 at Cape Ann Giclee on 20 Maplewood Avenue in Gloucester.
Please bring something you have been working on to share.
Thank you to James and Anna of Cape Ann Giclee for the use of your space and all your support and encouragement.
Hope to see you.
New members are always welcome!
Alice Gardner
ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL Announces $75,000 Grant
Funds will support capital equipment, help match Dusky Leadership Challenge
On the heels of being awarded a $1.2 million Health Policy Commission CHART grant to build on the successful implementation of its High Risk Intervention team, Addison Gilbert Hospital (AGH) has been awarded a $75,000 capital grant from an anonymous Boston-based foundation. The grant will support capital enhancements and new equipment to improve care for patients and increase clinical excellence in the Cape Ann community.
“As a not-for-profit hospital, Addison Gilbert depends upon contributions like this to invest in our hospital and deliver services to keep our community healthy,” said Cindy Cafasso Donaldson, Vice President, Addison Gilbert Hospital. “We deeply appreciate the philanthropic support that keeps our hospital thriving. This generosity will ensure AGH stays at the forefront of medical care for local patients and residents of Cape Ann.”
The grant is also helping the hospital reach the $350,000 Dusky Leadership Challenge set forth earlier this year by Linzee Coolidge, a trustee of the Dusky Foundation. The Dusky Leadership Challenge raises money for AGH in to invest in new equipment, technologies and programs that will help it keep pace with a rapidly changing health care landscape.
In February, Mr. Coolidge, made an initial $350,000 gift and challenged the community to match it through contributions. The goal of the Dusky Challenge is to raise money for Addison Gilbert Hospital and to encourage leaders from the community to support the hospital.
“We are incredibly grateful to the Boston-based foundation for this grant,” said Rebecca Imperiali, Vice President of Philanthropy at Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals. “It is through the generosity of organizations and individuals in the community, just like this, that AGH has been so successful. The Dusky Leadership Challenge has been a compelling tool for encouraging and inspiring additional contributions for the capital and clinical needs of Addison Gilbert Hospital.”
Hi Joey: Could you possibly tell me where I might get some information on Gloucester artist R. P. Fraser and his paintings? Also artist David Pollack? Many Thanks for any information. John Reardon,Winthrop,Ma.
Last Sunday afternoon I met two of my very best friends for lunch in Boston, a luxuriously fun four hour champagne lunch I should add. Claudia lives in Lexington with her family and Donna lives in Hollywood Hills with hers, and is in Massachusetts working on the Disney film The Finest Hours for another month or so. We are trying to cram as much time together as our work schedule’s allow. There was a great deal of wedding talk, with our daughter Liv’s pending June wending. I made both Claudia and Donna’s wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses, and Claudia and I were bridesmaids in Donna’s wedding. Liv watched all the “bride fairy princesses” coming and going for fittings and was the flower girl in several of our friend’s weddings. From that very early age she has been say, “You’re going to make my dress too Mom.” I’ll be dusting off my dressmaker’s form, drafting and draping when she is home for the holidays!
Above is a snapshot that my husband Tom took in front of our apartment on Comm. Ave of my best friends and I. We were trying on the samples of the very first spring collection that I designed. Donna is on the far right standing next to me. Claudia wasn’t there that day but I found this album cover that she modeled for her friends the Lemonheads.
Claudia Bermudez ~ Favorite Spanish Dishes Album Cover for the Lemonheads
Left to right: Gina Barrow, Kim Smith, Donna Casey, Kate Hines, Annie Dayton
See related GMG post here: Friends, Old and New!
Good Morning Gloucester 