My View of Life on the Dock
Despite a snagged anchor and a misplaced cannon fuse,the Schooner Thomas E Lannon was first across the finish line in last night’s Schooner Challenge in Gloucester harbor, beating out Ardelle and Fame. See the drama here! As for the song writing and marlinspike seamanship competitions, you be the judge.
Video by Marty Luster
Music by Matt Sowell
Even for Black Labs
Robin Griggs Wood has photographed a lot of Seagulls and shows them on her Google Plus account. Here is one where she helps start the non-meme #seagullbuttsaturday.
She then worked that photo into a magazine cover. That seagull’s name is Clotilde but I think Homie can model just as well as Clotilde can.
A group of people were discussing Tom’s postcard and what the circle image on it represented to them. What do you see? Don’t miss Tom’s opening reception Friday, June 20th from 5-8:00pm at Imagine Gallery.
E.J. Lefavour
We know you love Sailor Stan’s for breakfast, but this Thursday night, June 19 at 7:00pm, Sailor Stan’s Restaurant will be hosting a Lebanese Dinner with music by Allan and Dylan Estes. $30/person (includes tax and gratuity). Very Limited Seating. Call 978-281-4470 to make a reservation, or stop by Sailor Stan’s to purchase your ticket in advance to guarantee your spot.
Dinner will include:
“Laura’s Garlic Sauce” with Syrian Bread
Taboule Salad
Chicken Shawarma
Roasted Potatoes
Lubee (Lebanese Green Beans)
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Baklava
Coffee, tea or cold beverage
B.Y.O.B.
Linn Parisi just posted this on Twitter
Meet my hero! I love this guy! If you need some work done on your house you’d be crazy to not call Matt Gardner. Last year I saw a small platform deck on the sweetest little house in Nantucket and I took one distant photo from the end of the home owners’ long driveway.
With that photo and lots of babbling about what I love….and I what I really don’t like, Matt Gardner saw my vision (even when I wasn’t completely sure I could see it) and created what I consider a true work of art! I am so smitten with our new deck I can’t even stand it! Not only is he completely skilled, but he was patient, honest and reliable…which made working with him really wonderful.
Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing¾ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoon tarragon vinegar
⅓ cup buttermilk
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
¾ cup crumbled blue cheese
1 combine first 6 ingredients in bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade
2 process 30-40 seconds or until creamy dressing forms
*Note
There are many ways to make blue cheese dressing; basic ingredients always include mayonnaise, blue cheese, and one acidic ingredient like vinegar, lemon juice, or Worcestershire sauce, that is blended together with, a cream product like; heavy cream, sour cream, crème fraiche, or buttermilk. After countless times of making and serving this dressing, I prefer to use sour cream or crème fraiche when I need a thick textured dressing and, prefer to use buttermilk when needing a lighter and looser textured dressing. It’s all personal preference, and or what’s on hand in your refrigerator!
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Joey- thought you may like this picture. It was taken at 5:30 AM on Fathers Day, Downtown home on Washington St. Isn’t nature grand. I whish it was clearer but they were on the move. Thanks, Brent Moir
Last Friday the morning fog was quietly creeping…
Best,
Janet
From Julie LaFontaine-
@Joey_C Homie checks out my sea glass. #GloucesterMA pic.twitter.com/WjWjh9V3j5
— Julie LaFontaine (@JHLaFontaine) June 16, 2014
Fueling up at a bar with fans from San Diego. Watching Germany beat Portugal which is good for us . Liz Neumeier
Marine Forecast …
Tue S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tue Night S winds 10 to 15 kt…diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers. Vsby 1 to 3 nm.
Video Cast…
Hourly Forecast…
Long Range Forecast..
Captain Dave Marciano Heading Up The South Channel, Gloucester Harbor 6/17/14 5:47AM
How do you not root for Dave and The Hard Merchandise? It’s impossible
International Dory Races Saturday
Over 60 years of dory racing every June in Gloucester, MA will resume this Saturday, June 21st in Gloucester’s Inner Harbor (best viewed from the Jodrey State Fish Pier) where the best teams from the US will face off against the best teams from Canada in a battle of endurance, skill, and seaworthiness. The races will begin at 10AM with teams from 5 categories: Junior Men, Mixed Doubles, Women, Masters (men over 50) & Senior Men. Will the US teams redeem themselves from last August’s Canadian sweep? Find out this Saturday!!
Any members who would like to volunteer some time this week to help us host the committee events Thursday night or Saturday, please reply.
Erik Dombrowski
A FINE LINE: Drawings and Other Interpretations
A juried exhibition of New England Artists
selected by Al Miner of the MFA, Boston
July 3-August 3
The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
Gallery hours, Thurs-Sun, 12:00-6:00 PM
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 12, 4:00-6:00 PM
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) invited New England artists to submit art that expresses concepts, thoughts, attitudes, emotions, or fantasies and give visual form to line for A FINE LINE: Drawings and Other Interpretations, a juried exhibition on view from July 3 to August 3 at the Cultural Center Gallery, 6 Wonson St., Gloucester. The juror, Al Miner, assistant curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston selected 18 artists including eight members of the Rocky Neck Art Colony—Matt Cegelis, Elynn Kroger, Sinikka Nogelo, Regina Piantedosi, Rosella Sagall, Ruth Schneider, Martha Swanson, and Heidi Zander. Also included are guest artists Gabrielle Barzaghi, Susan Blatt, C.J. Lori, Chloe Feldman Ernison, Margaret Furlong, Alexandra Hart, Peter Hart, Kate Higley, Paul Hitchen, and Margaret Rack. As expected, Cape Ann is well represented and joins artists from Boston to New Hampshire with a total of 30 works of art exploring a fine line.
According to juror Miner, “Entrants presented a wide range of mediums, subjects, and aesthetic approaches; the works on view mirror this variety, but were selected for their overall artistic strength rather than to represent the full range of work being made.”
He continues, “Of the mediums represented on these walls, digital techniques are used to interesting and dramatic effect, but digital art is far from predominant here. The same can be said for sculpture. In fact, even paint, used here with skill, proved less popular than pen, pencil and pastel. The simultaneous simplicity and versatility of line is beautifully explored with those mediums. “
RNAC invites the public to the opening reception on Saturday, July 12, 4:00-6:00 PM at the Cultural Center Gallery. Refreshments will be served. Gallery hours are 12:00-6:00 PM, Thursday(s)-Sunday or by appointment.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Al Miner is assistant curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston where he organized “Ori Gersht: History Repeating” in 2012. Prior to his work in Boston, Miner was a curatorial assistant at the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Smithsonian Institution’s museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Washington, DC where he curated projects with Dan Graham and Yoko Ono. He was recognized by the Association of Art Museum Curators with the 2013 travel fellowship and participated in the Artis curatorial research trip to Israel. His recent exhibition at the MFA: “Dawit L. Petros: Sense of Place”, was the first solo museum presentation exploring the work of the Eritrean artist.
Images:
Hot Spots by Susan Blatt
Origins, pen and ink drawing by Peter Hart
Spinning World, drypoint print by Kate Higley
Run Off acrylic & graphite on board by Elynn Kroger
Pigeon Cove by Heidi Zander
Andrew and Marc Nicastro were at Strawberry Fest at Mile Marker One this weekend selling these killer Fiesta Caps and T Shirts printed and embroidered by Julie Lopes at www.shirtsillustratedsalem.com (Julie was also at Strawberry Fest with her husband giving out awesome aluminum water bottles with the shirts illustrated logos on them)
Anybody who’s anybody is gonna want one of their killer lids for Fiesta, check out their online store here-
Andrew writes-
Hi Joey,
Glad you liked the shirts/hats. The other day was the first time we brought them out so hearing some good comments was great for has.
We have an online store at http://st-peters-fiesta.myshopify.com and any press you’d be willing to give would be much appreciated.
Also, in about a week, I’ll have a fiesta mobile app done and if you’d be willing to talk that up as well, it would be huge for downloads!
Here are a bunch of images of the Fiesta Apparel we are selling this year. Thank you for posting this for us. Since this is our first year, we have no idea what to expect, sales wise. We really appreciate it.
If people don’t want to use the online store, they can call us directly at 978-810-0553 or email us at andrewnicastro@gmail.com
Andrew Nicastro
www.shirtsillustratedsalem.com
http://st-peters-fiesta.myshopify.com
Susan asks-
What on earth is this creature? In my back yard.
Susan LaRosa Photos
For More Info- Gloucester Harbor Shuttle Information
Mystery Girl: Unraveled, the recently released documentary about the making of Roy Orbison’s last album looks super interesting and I am looking forward to seeing it. The film, produced and directed by three of his sons, Wesley, Roy, and Alex, features rare footage of the recording sessions and interviews with Tom Petty, Bono, Jeff Lynne, and many more.
Orbison’s life was rife with personal tragedy, namely the death of his two oldest sons when his home burned to the ground, and so many of his ballads reflect the pain and loss that he experienced during his lifetime. Dreams are also recurring themes in his music, but no matter what the story, his songs are amongst the most beautifully written in the history of popular music.
Sweet, sweet song from Mystery Girl ~
Good Morning Gloucester 