see article in Boston Business Journal
2014 Magnolia Road Race – This Saturday Morning @ 8:30AM
Hi Joe,
The weather looks great for Saturday’s races. On-line registration is now closed, but runners can register at the Library on Saturday starting at 7:30AM. I will be in the gym area Thursday night from 7-8:30PM to hand out shirts and numbers to the pre-registrants and to sign new runners up at the discounted price. For those who don’t plan to run, we will have a pancake breakfast starting at around 8:30 and everyone can walk down the hill to watch/participate in the group pier jump. The tide is just right!
Best,
Randy
For All The Info-
http://www.magnolialibrary.org/
Gloucester Sports Legend Randy Oneil
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Community Stuff 8/21/14
Hi Joey,
Monday night, Peter Todd was announced as Gloucester’s new Poet Laureate.
Peter requested I take this photo of he and his wife in front of the Fisherman’s Wife statue to commemorate the occasion. This statue has a special place in Peter’s heart as he wrote the poem for the Fisherman’s Wife dedication and another for her 10th anniversary.
The dedication poem is included below.
Peter is well know as “Huck Finn” on Cape Ann on Line, and through his numerous contributions to the My View column in
the Gloucester Times. Peter wrote the poem for the ground breaking of Gloucester’s World War II Memorial, has published 3 poetry books, and numerous poems which he freely shares with anyone interested (contact
information is included below).
Peter also just accepted the task of writing a poem for the new Open Door expansion dedication.
One of the things that is so endearing about Peter is his complete commitment to freely sharing his poetry with all. Peter
firmly believes that art should be for all of the public.
Mary Barker
The Fisherman’s Wife
By Peter A. Todd
thepoetryofpeteralberttodd.weebly.com
In our gathering of endless hope and love
We celebrate Gloucester’s Symbol of Faith
The Fisherman’s wife who reflects the spirit above
That rest in the promise of Jesus for all that await
Our symbol crafted by a woman’s hand
That has captured the hearts and souls of us all
As people cross through American and Foreign land
To experience the heritage that her stature recalls
That of many families who have lost to the sea
Their loved ones for whose sacrifice we have survived
It is in this our symbol of Faith that sets our spirits free
To continue to keep the memories of those lost alive
We pay tribute to St. Peter , Patron Saint of the sea
Just as we honor the Captain’s at ships wheel
It is our symbol of the Fisherman’s wife
That the true reality of Gloucester’s heritage is revealed
Peter can be reached at one of the following:
petertoddpoet.com thepoetryofpeteralberttodd.weebly.com
petertoddblogspot.com capeannsalon.com / huck finn .
SAVE THE DATE
Gordon Goetemann: Extending Boundaries
Exhibit Dates: September 4 – September 28, 2014
Opening Reception: Friday, September 5, 2014, 4-6pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, September 14, 2014, 4pm
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester.
Gloucester MA—The Rocky Neck Art Colony announces an exhibition featuring the work of Gordon Goetemann opening Thursday, Sept 4 at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, 6 Wonson Street, Gloucester. The exhibit will highlight seminal works of Gordon Goetemann’s career spanning a sixty-year period. As The Rocky Neck Art Colony celebrates a new era as home to Massachusetts’ first designated Cultural District and acquisition of the historic carpenter-gothic church building to create a new Cultural Center, it is fitting to honor Gordon Goetemann, one of its own, whose artistic career mirrors the Colony’s Mission statement to, “Acknowledge the importance of the traditions upon which the Rocky Neck Art Colony was founded and work to keep them vital in the context of contemporary culture.”
This exhibition will showcase Goetemann’s traditional grounding in painting and drawing; and his exploration of abstraction in landscapes and painting to music, along with more current works in contemporary realism.
The Opening Reception will be held, Friday, September 5 from 4 to 6pm. The public is welcome to attend and refreshments will be served. An Artist Talk will take place on Sunday, September 14 at 4 pm, these events are free and open to the public.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gordon Goetemann earned a BFA at the University of Notre Dame, and his MFA from the State University of Iowa. He taught for forty years at the university level: studio arts, art history and other subjects at the University of Notre Dame, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, and the University of Alberta, Canada among others. He also led lecture tours at sites and museums in Europe, Asia and Africa. Goetemann came to Cape Ann in 1953 to study at Umberto Romano’s School of Art and returned seasonally until moving to Cape Ann permanently. Gordon and his wife, artist Judith Goetemann have owned and operated the Goetemann Gallery on Rocky Neck since 1977.
Gordon Goetemann is a member and former officer of the Rocky Neck Art Colony, a founding board member of SeArts (Society for the Encouragement of the Arts on Cape Ann), served as chairman of the art department at CSB/SJU, as well as a consultant to federal and state agencies and schools in Curriculum Development and Student performance. He is the founder of the Artists in Residency Program at Rocky Neck Art Colony, which has been renamed in his honor in 2010. Goetemann’s works have been collected by the Cape Ann Museum, the Aldrich Museum of American Art, are also found in private and corporate collections such as Bain and Company, Citicorp, First Bank Systems, John Hancock, IBM, as well as university collections, Carleton College, State University of Iowa, University of Notre Dame and St. Johns University.
ST JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO MOUNT GODSPELL, JR THIS FALL!
Gloucester, MA – Calling all young performers! Want an opportunity to sing, dance, act and be a part of an ensemble on stage or “behind the scenes?”
ST JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH is looking for young performers (ages 9 -16) and stage hands to share the “good news” through songs & scenes from Godspell, Jr
beginning on September 5th in Gloucester, MA. All young performers looking to be a part of this exciting musical should contact St John’s Youth Director, Jay DiPrima via e-mail at jay@stjohnsgloucester.org for further information. The first meeting will take place at St. John’s Church, 48 Middle Street on Friday, September 5th from 3 – 5pm.
Rehearsals will then be held each Friday afternoon from 3 – 5pm and each Sunday from noon – 2pm with final performances scheduled for November 14th – 16th.
All are welcome! There are many ensemble roles and soloist songs.
Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew, the musical uses major episodes in the New Testament – including the baptism of Jesus, the Last Supper, his arrest and crucifixion – to explore important ideas like compassion, love, forgiveness and sacrifice for the greater good. The show draws on various theatrical traditions and musical styles, including pantomime, charades, acrobatics, vaudeville, folk and rock to create a unique reflection on the parables of Jesus.
Godspell JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) and its collection of musicals for younger performers. This show will be co-directed by Dr. Jay DiPrima and Mark Nelson, the music director of St. Johns. (Visit the website for their bios)
Interested?
Contact: Jay DiPrima – jay@stjohnsgloucester.org or visit www.stjohnsgloucester.org and click on “Education” for more Godspell, Jr information.
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Fun City 4:12AM
15 Hours Later and a Whole Lot Fewer Barrels – ClosingTime 
same view 7PM-
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The Schooner Defender From Al Bezanson
The Defender
American Eagle with Alabama in pursuit, 2011 Gloucester Schooner Race. Capt. John Foss has held off many newer, faster schooners to win the Mayor’s Cup time and again. American Eagle was the last fishing schooner built in Gloucester (1930). Capt. Foss reconstructed the boat in 1984-86 and has since worked diligently to keep her in tip-top shape. The challengers to American Eagle in the over 80 ft class this year on August 31st are Adventure, Amistad, Liberty Clipper and Roseway.
Sailing in or alongside American Eagle in the Mayor’s Race is an unforgettable experience. One passenger will be making his 16th trip to the GSF on American Eagle this year! For his investment in all those races and weekends aboard in Gloucester he might have purchased just one Super Bowl ticket, to which he could add the cost of transportation and lodging. The commercial boats that participate in the Gloucester Schooner Festival are dependent on paying passengers and there are spaces still available. Information on sailing opportunities is available here http://gloucesterschoonerfestival.net/?p=655
(Photo by Amy Beaudet from Green Dragon)
Al Bezanson
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honest cole
Cole a mate on the Water Shuttle captained by Capt Pete, found a Black Centurion America Express Credit Card, under the deck at the Studio in Rocky Neck. He did not hesitate and rushed up the gang way, and returned the card to a Studio Employee.
The credit card is is the most exclusive and rare card offered by American Express; it is available by invitation only. Reserved for high end clients, this titanium (not plastic) card guarantees extras such as private jet services, personal concierges, business, savings and much more. The cost of the privilege to use this card is $2,500 a year.
The card was returned to the rightful owner, a prominent Gloucester resident.
Cole, I applaud you on your integrity and instilling my confidence in our young generation.
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Provocative Pokeweed
The charming note posted below was in my inbox today. I thought Fred would enjoy, as would our GMG readers find interesting.
Allen writes:
Dear Madame Butterfly,
(You may recognize my name as an infrequent commenter on
GMG. More importantly, I am an FOF, Friend of Fred Bodin, although he NEVER invited me to his gallery soires !!!!!)
I always read your GMG posts and enjoy and learn from them.
I have a plant that comes up in my back yard and grows to a height of 5 or 6 feet. This week it fell down. Do you know what it is? Can I cut it up safely and dispose of it? Should I throw it over the fence in the back and let wildlife eat the berries?
Any help, thanks,
Allen
Hi Allen,
Allen, as an FOF and FOB, of course you are invited to ALL GMG soirées. I hope you’ll come to the mug-up this Saturday morning at E.J.’s new summer gallery on Rocky Neck. I am planning to go, but will not get there until closer to 11:00. I look forward to meeting you!
American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is what you have growing in your backyard. Pokeweed possesses nearly as many common names as the birds that find nourishment from its fruit, including pokeberry, Virginia poke, inkberry, ink weed, bear’s grape, American spinach, and American nightshade. The American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Mourning Dove, Gray Catbird, Eastern Bluebird, Northern Cardinal, Great-crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, European Starling, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing, and Pileated Woodpeckers are some of the birds that dine on the fruits of pokeberry. Many mammals such as Red Fox, Virginia Opossum, Raccoon, White-footed Mouse, and Black Bear eat the berries, too.
Pokeweed can grow to ten feet, with an equally as long taproot as is it is tall in height. It typically grows in disturbed areas, pastures, roadsides, fencerows, open woods, and woodland borders. All parts of the plant are toxic to people and livestock, and especially to children. The root is the most toxic and the berries the least. It is not recommended to add to you compost. If you have children visiting your garden, I would suggest that you talk to them about the plant’s toxicity, and only throw it over you fence if beyond your fence is part of your property. To control a plant, cut below the root crown. An older plant may have a ten foot taproot, which would be very difficult to dig up.
Images courtesy wiki commons.
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Eastern Point Lit House: Overcoming Writer’s Block Workshop
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Silly Wittle Wabbits
By Kathy Chapman
This year the bunnies are really bugging me! I am on the second planting of seeds now, after the first sprouts were chewed off to an inch above the ground. They’re eating everything in the garden. Actually they don’t touch the nasturchums and spicy lettuce but LOVE the kale, beet greens and tender corn salad. And forget about pumpkins, squashes and zucchini! Just when they are ready for harvest they are devoured.
Last month we installed a three foot wire fence around the rows of greens to combat the invaders.
They also love ripe tomatoes, so the toms need to be picked before they are vine ripened and then finished off in window light. They don’t have as great a flavor when sliced for salads, but they are delicious in my canned sauce with basil.
Next year there will be fencing around everything. To be fair, rabbits aren’t the only ones enjoying the garden. My neighbor’s chickens wander over, different species of birds and various sized critters with long tails all eat my organic East Gloucester fare! There is evidence the coyotes are working to reduce the rabbit population, but all I ask is please just leave some for me and my guests!
Photos © 2014 Kathy Chapman
http://www.kathychapman.com
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MDA..fill a boot
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GMG Mug Up at Madfish Wharf and Rocky Neck Art Walk
With many people being in the midst of back to school madness, we have decided to put off the food competition until after Labor Day, but still come by for Mug Up, Saturday at 9:30am on Madfish Wharf and then enjoy some of the great Rocky Neck art and artists by taking the Rocky Neck Art Walk.
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First Ten Tweets With Image Of Someone Buying A Six Pack Of New Cape Ann Brewing Cans Gets A $25 GC From Cape Ann Brewing, Get On It
1st 10 tweets w/an image of u or a friend buying a 6-pk of our new cans gets a $25 GC 2 ThePub @#CABC in #GloucesterMA #freestuff #craftcans
— Cape Ann Brewing Co. (@CapeAnnBrewing) August 21, 2014
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Our Weather Guy Pete Gives The Classic Weather Guy Hedge Response When Asked For His Prediction If The Cool Summer Portends a cooler Fall/Winter-
So I ask Pete on twitter-
Question for @PeterLovasco Does a cool summer portend a colder fall/winter or does it not matter and every season could turn on a dime?
— Joey_C (@Joey_C) August 21, 2014
Pete comes back with-
@Joey_C lol it doesn’t really matter def could turn on a dime ..
— NEMAStormWatch (@PeterLovasco) August 21, 2014
and then-
@Joey_C great question though .. Be ready for a colder then normal winter …
— NEMAStormWatch (@PeterLovasco) August 21, 2014
Way to have all your bases covered there buddy!
You’re officially ready for the big time.
Can’t argue with that prediction. You’ve got every out imaginable.
I gotta get in on this weather forecasting game. No doubt I could bring some keen insights to the local weather scene.
Go ahead, anyone, ask me a weather related prediction and I guarantee I’ll knock it out of the park. Right here in the comment section on this post, fire away, i’m waiting for your weather question with baited breath.
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Windhover Gala Fundraising Event – Fête Du Moment (Celebration of the Moment)
Following upon the tremendous success of Quarry Dance 3, Windhover invites you to a GALA FUNDRAISING EVENT: Fête Du Moment (Celebration of the Moment).
Windhover Performing Arts Center has been given a matching grant for exciting new plans to build an indoor theater. This will extend the season of live performances from May through October and allow for the continuance of excellent dance and theater events regardless of the weather. The goal will be to provide the audience with an exceptional experience at Windhover at all times.
In celebration of this grant and with a commitment toward building this theater and realizing this vision, we are hosting a two hour gala presenting Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre and Sarah Swift Slifer in a short program of dance during this intimate evening that also includes culinary treats, live jazz music, champagne and conversation. Dušan Týnek and his troupe from New York City performed the last three quarry dances on Cape Ann as well as their own choreography in the past on the Windhover stage. They are returning to perform a duet. Sarah Slifer Swift, a well-known performer on Cape Ann and award-winning choreographer, will present a solo dance she created while on artist’s retreat at Windhover.
Jazz pianist Joe Mulholland will perform some jazz riffs on keyboard.
Tickets are $55.00 per person and include festive drinks, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, the dance and music program – and an opportunity for great camaraderie.
Please join us as we launch our efforts to match the grant for a theater, and to rally around the expanding vision of historic Windhover. This Fête Du Moment will take place on the grounds of Windhover rain or shine, both indoors and outdoors (weather permitting.)
SPACE IS LIMITED, so please send in your check today.
Checks are to be made payable to Windhover and sent to the following address:
Windhover, Box 2249, Rockport, MA 01966
(phone: 978-546-3611) Actual address is: 257 rear Granite Street, Rockport, Ma. 01966
Paypal is also available online through the Windhover website: www.windhover.org
For any questions, please send to the following email address: windhover@verizon.net
(Windhover is a 501(c) 3 corporation and contributions are tax deductible.)
Lisa Hahn, Co-Director of Windhover
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SingerSongwriterShuffle # 11 Hosted by TMax @ Giuseppe’s Ristorante and Piano Bar 7-10 Tonight 8.21.2014
Allen Estes and The Souls & Joe Wilkins Band Tonight @ The Harbor Loop Concert 2014 6:30
http://www.allenestes.com/allenestes/Souls_Of_The_Sea_(link).html
Joe Wilkins -Tonight- Playing at the Harbor Loop stage in Gloucester – outdoors! – with Steve Burke on Bass, Dennis Monagle on drums and Scott Noring on percussion. Allen Estes opens the night the Harbor Loop stage in Gloucester
Joe Wilkins original. One of my favorites…
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No Cigar Wine and Food Cruise Aboard The Thomas E Lannon Photos from Ann Schlecht
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Lunch Box 101…because some of you have asked.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…I LOVE my job teaching, but I’d be a straight up liar if I didn’t admit that I don’t love summer vacation a bit more. It isn’t that I need a break from the work or from my amazing students….it is that I love the weeks of freedom to play, sleep, take long day trips, or do nothing at all with my boys. Late mornings, late nights, sand, salt, water…. How can you not love that?
That having been said, typically, after 9 weeks off, I am ready to go back to work. I miss my students, I miss the consistency of our schedule, I miss chatting with so many amazing coworkers/friends, and I miss using untouched summer regions of my brain.
One of the best parts about back-to-school is back-to-school shopping! I don’t go crazy over new clothes…and even if I did, my boys would most likely refuse to wear them. I get giddy about a couple of things though… new sneakers, new fall yucky weather playground (and fall family farm tour) boots, a few new super thin long and short sleeved shirts for layering, and then the gear!
I’ve also written before about how much I loathe packing lunches….however, being a bit obsessive compulsive, it has become kind of a sport for me. See here.
To pack “trash-free”, easy, and fun lunches for the boys….the right gear is essential. So, on that note, yesterday was lunch gear shopping day! Exciting, I know! Actually, that’s kind of a lie, because I did most of it online the other night and they had a big bag ready and waiting for us when we got to the Container Store. But, once there, we finished up shopping and I let the boys have some input in what else they wanted.
While I realize it is not fascinating business, believe it or not, I’ve been asked by several people what type of “stuff” I buy for lunch boxes. Many people have also mentioned that packing trash-free lunches sounds difficult, but actually, I find it much easier…and, more importantly, cheaper! One important factor to mention though is that my boys have access to a microwave to heat up left-overs for lunch…so that may make my lunches different from the norm.
So, without further adieu….this is what we bought this year. (A good tip is to bring your lunch box with you to make sure things will fit inside before you get them home). Oh my goodness, I sound crazy, don’t I?
1. Pottery Barn lunch box. Has held up extremely well, super easy to hand wash….and going into its 2nd school year. They always have sales and aren’t really much more expensive if you get them at the right time. I’m a big off-season shopper!
2. Land’s End water bottle. Not only does it fit perfectly, hold the perfect amount of water, and encourage the boys to drink more water….with several ice cubes, it also helps keep the lunches cold until lunch time. But…obviously…you can fill it with milk or juice too, depending on what you and your child prefer.
3. Skinny ice packs…I put one of the bottom each morning to help keep lunches cold and safe. I heard a report last year (somewhere) that someone had gone in and tested kids lunch boxes to see if their food was staying at the right temperature during the day (hence staying safe to be edible) and they discovered that about 90% weren’t. For whatever that is worth. I don’t usually get hung up on things like that…but, come on, warm yogurt is also just gross!
4. Awesome Frego glass and silicone containers for microwaving leftovers. Glass is safer, right? The silicone makes them easy to pull out of the microwave….and comes in fun colors to appeal to the kids. It also cushions them incase they get dropped. Pasta, quesadillas, mini hamburgers, “breakfast for lunch” like scrambled eggs or waffles, cheese steak, soup, fish, grilled cheese, popcorn shrimp or chicken….. Whatever.
5. A sandwich container for the days that I haven’t packed left overs or a “heat up” as the boys call it. Great for more than sandwiches. My boys ask for things like sushi and ham or turkey roll-ups a lot.
6. The little red “Cool It” pack on the left is for little snacks and dips. Mostly veggies and salad dressing. The second photo shows it better. Not an every day thing, but fun to pack once in a while.
7. A little 3 pack of small snack holders for things like pretzels, gold fish, cut up fruit, yogurt covered raisins, pepperoni and cheese, olives, apple sauce, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. Pretty much, you name it, it can go in there. These are mostly for Thatcher, my older son, because he needs several snacks throughout the day. I actually pack him a smaller “snack time” bag and then a larger actual lunch box. His class has a mid-morning snack and an afternoon snack. In Finn’s class a different parent is responsible for sending in a healthy and yummy snack for the whole class to enjoy once each month. So, Finn doesn’t need me to pack extra snacks each day.
8. However, even more riveting, is that Finn typically needs some extra fuel so that little “Cereal on the Go” container is for him. My boys eat breakfast really early and get to school at 7:45 so I can get to my classroom on time. Finn will have some cereal with milk around 8:30. I put that little container in his classroom fridge so he can help himself when he gets hungry. Per his teacher’s request…not because I’m super high maintenance. 🙂 Which you most likely won’t believe after reading this post….assuming anyone is still reading.
9. The clear two-sectioned container usually gets fruit on one side and something else on the other. Again, pretty much anything goes, and I use that container every day.
10. And then, there’s the Spork….which is actually a spoon, fork, and fairly dull knife all is one.
If you haven’t fallen asleep yet, congratulations on getting to the end. All kidding aside, buying larger containers of things like yogurt, apple sauce, and cottage cheese and then filling these small containers each day eliminates A LOT of trash. Eliminating things like individual cheese sticks, juice boxes, bags of chips, etc. and reusing these small containers instead goes a long way if you consider how many lunches get packed each year.
OK….I’ll hop off my soapbox. I’m not preaching….just wanted to get more information to those who have asked….and for anyone else who may be interested. Again, our school encourages this, but I also find that I save a lot of money and feel pretty good packing things this way.
Lunch Supplies at the Container Store
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HALF OF GLOBE NORTH BEST BETS ARE IN GLOUCESTER THIS WEEKEND
Today’s Globe North Best Bets column features 4 events and the first 2 listed are in Gloucester. Here’s what they say:
Theater
Gloucester: Gloucester Stage Company closes its current season with August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fences.” The play tells the story of a former Negro baseball leagues star working as a garbage man in Pittsburgh in 1957. Thursday through Sept. 7. $35, $40. Gorton Theatre, 267 East Main St. 978-281-4433, www.gloucesterstage.com .
Music
Gloucester: The Celebrate Gloucester Benefit Concert Series presents blues artist James Montgomery, joined by Danielle Miraglia, Marissa Licata, Sax Attax Horns, and Willie Loco Alexander. Friday, 8 p.m. $25-$55. A portion of proceeds will go to The Open Door food pantry. Waterfront Pavilion, Cape Ann Marina, 75 Essex Ave. www.gimmelive.tv
Looks like the editors of the Boston Globe know where to go for top entertainment north of Boston.
Aren’t you glad you live here?
Good Morning Gloucester 