My View of Life on the Dock
He actually was really hard to photograph. I could see him with my eyes, but when I looked through the camera’s viewfinder, he just disappeared in the tangle of branches, leaves and stuff. I got the shot and then he dove into the leaves and was gone.
E.J. Lefavour
Pale Shadows: Cameraless Images by Pamela Ellis Hawkes
March 21 – April 20
Trident Gallery is pleased to present “Pale Shadows: Cameraless Images by Pamela Ellis Hawkes,” an exhibition of cyanotypes, tintypes, and pigment prints captured without a camera. Inspired by flickering shadows on her studio walls and by the earliest works of photography, made in the 1830s by inventor Henry Fox Talbot, who aspired to “fix a shadow” onto paper, Hawkes experiments with the cyanotype process to make photograms, images made by placing objects directly in contact with light-sensitive paper. In so doing, Hawkes joins other important contemporary photographers who have returned to “historical” or “alternative” photographic processes to refresh and develop their artistic visions. Hawkes’ vision questions the perceived realities within photographs; explores the elusive points of contact between reality, memory, and imagination; and participates in the ageless calling of artists to preserve and honor the ephemeral, to fix fleeting shadows and transmute loss into beauty.
Pale Shadows: Artist’s Reception at Trident Gallery
Saturday, March 29th, 5pm-7pm
Trident Gallery is pleased to host an artist’s reception in honor of Pamela Ellis Hawkes, as part of the Pale Shadows exhibition, on Saturday, March 29th from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Image 1: Pamela Ellis Hawkes – Flowers & Bottles 4 – tintype
Image 2: Pamela Ellis Hawkes – Dress 1 – cyanotype
Jazz Sunday Service with Rev. Jenny Rankin and musicians Ken Steiner and John Funkhouser at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church on March 23rd
BASICS:
Festive Sunday Morning Service
March 23rd, 2014 at 10:00am in the Sanctuary
Gloucester Unitarian Unitarian Church
Corner of Middle and Church Street, on the green
Accessible Entrance at #10 Church Street
All are Welcome
Additional Information at www.gloucesteruu.org
Continue reading “Jazz Sunday Service on 3/23/14 at Gloucester Unitarian Unitarian Church”
Wednesdays Only: Tenderloin Tips over Salad, $10.95!
Wednesday, March 19th
Special Guest:
It’s been nearly two years since Marina and I performed
on the same stage – and man, has she been a busy girl!
Touring and recording across the U.S. and Europe, she
has now been honored as New England Music Awards’
“Female Performer of the Year” for 2014. Rightfully so.
Her music is compelling, unique and smart. ~ Fly
http://marinaevansmusic.com/
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
Dave Trooper’s Kitchen…
Tenderloin Tips over Salad, $10.95 (while they last)
Prepared fresh weekly by “Troop”… always good!
Plus – Check out Fred’s rockin’ new wine menu!
Next week..
3/26…
Chick Marston
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward…
…to seeing you there! 🙂 ~ Fly
Here are some new works from the studio. Request size and prices.
Sincerely,
Ken Knowles
www.kenknowles.com
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Fred wants to know if anyone knows who this handsome man is eating a lobster.
Gloucester Charter Connection Grand Opening photos from Anthony Marks
Hi Joey
The grand opening of the Gloucester Charter Connection 76 Essex Ave.
was held on Saturday March 15th at noon. The blessing was given by
Rev. Karen Wade of Rockport. The ribbon was cut by Sen. Bruce Tarr who
also spoke.
The interior walls are lined with fiberglass Tunas,a Shark and a
Sailfish as well as paintings by Capt. Phil Cusumano.
The opening was well attended. The event was catered by the Causeway
restaurant.
(The City of Gloucester recently welcomed Iceland’s minister of industry and commerce Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir, pictured at left with Gloucester Mayor Carolyn A, Kirk, during a reception at Innovation House Gloucester to celebrate the newly formed relationship between the City and Iceland.
Innovation House, which will open later this year, will provide office space, networking and lodging to start-up companies.
· Mayor Kirk and the Icelandic minister of industry and commerce
· The mayor chatting with Tatsuki Tomita, of Vivaldi Technologies. (He also worked for Opera Software with Jon von Tetzchner).
· And the Mayor with Brad Stilwell, of the U.S. Embassy in Iceland. Stilwell is the Economic/Commercial Officer within the embassy.
Marine Forecast ..
Tue NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Tue Night NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.
Video Forecast…
Hourly Forecast ….
Extended Forecast….
One computer model on Steroids !!
So yum!
@MamiesKitchen: Watch my recent broadcast about "stones pub 01930" on #Ustream, at http://ustre.am/:32Ua4 (7:33pm)
Hi Joey,
I thought the GMG readers might enjoy seeing a couple pictures of our Maple Syrup production at Bothways Farm in Essex,We have 10 Maple Trees tapped with 20 metal buckets that we collect the sap from.So far we have collected about 90 gallons of sap.It taking us 70 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup.We boil it down in the wood fired evaporator for hours until the sap starts to turn brown from its original clear color.Once it just starts to stick to a ladel we transfer about a half gallon to a smaller pot.We then burn the rest off until the sap starts to foam,that means its real close.We then test the sap in a metal tube with a Hydrometer which tests the density of the sap.Once it hits a red line of the Hydrometer that means its now got a high enough sugar content and has changed into the syrup you put on your pancakes.Lets just say its about 10 hours of watching sap boil to 10 minutes of pure terror getting to density just right,because if you don`t and it gets too thick you get sap rock candy.The cold weather has been delaying our collecting of the syrup just like everyone else in New England.
Thanks
Dean Burgess
Brian n Craig ask ” Why are u not here?”
This dude is reppin!
The Band is killing it!!!
Next stop? Stones????
Artists-in-the-Kitchen Maria Cracchiolo, and her parents Domenic and Nina Damico, demonstrate how to create beautiful bread in shapes symbolic of Saint Joseph and inspired by nature. Watch as Maria, Nina, and Domenic artfully shape angels, a carpenter’s saw, San Giuseppe scroll, Saint Joseph sun, snails, flowers, butterflies, grapes, and more.
Many thanks to Sefatia Romeo Thekan for the suggestion to contact Maria and family to interview for Gloucester’ Feast of Saint Joseph film project.
For improved viewing experience, click off the Vimeo HD icon in the bottom right hand corner and the video will load much more quickly.
As you will hear Maria’s story unfold (while deftly shaping the dough), her family’s tradition of making the Saint Joseph altar bread began several years ago, for a very heartfelt reason. In 2010, her young daughter was facing a very serious operation. Maria had never made the special Saint Joseph bread, but decided that year to make it her devotion to Saint Joseph. Maria taught herself how to shape the bread, finding inspiration in old photos of altars, and also from images, which she found online, of bread made in Sicily. Maria lived in Italy for five years, attending art school and studying fashion design. When I write “Artists-in-the Kitchen” you’ll see why after viewing the video.
Both of Maria’s parents, Nina and Domenic, were born in Sicily and grew up celebrating the Feast of San Giuseppe in the Sicilian tradition of feeding the poor and orphaned, and welcoming all who came to their table. Thank you Maria, Domenic, and Nina for graciously welcoming me into your Caffe Sicilia’s kitchen!
Saint Joseph Bread is available by special order at Caffe Sicilia. Call to place your order at (978) 283-2345
See previous posts related to Caffe Sicilia:
Git yerrr butts down here!
Miss St Techno Ras!
Toby love’s Life!
27th year these guys showed up! Tom O’Brians Boru!
Play dat thang!
Fiddle in da middle!
St. Pimpin!
Why are you not here?
The Coveted Yarn has beautiful yarn and instructions to help you get started. For more information please follow the link below.
http://www.covetedyarn.com/stores/coveted-yarn/
One of my favorite local stars, Inge Berge, shared a post on his Facebook page about this “Call For Performers” by the city of Yellowknife, NT in Canada:
As we head into Gloucester’s spring/summer/fall busy season, I’m glad he brought this topic up because that’s often when musicians are asked to play for free in return for “exposure.”
I don’t expect musicians to perform for free, because I don’t work for free. Actually, the last time I asked any musician to play without pay (except for passing the hat) was when Vickie and I were helping organize the first Block Parties in 2008, at which I played for free too. And that was only because everyone involved in starting the Block Parties donated their time. By last year (could have been 2012) the Block Parties had evolved to the point where the Block Party Committee raises money and pays musicians.
Don’t get me wrong, I do volunteer my time for various causes that I feel are worthwhile — and I sometimes work for trade. But in every trade case, I’m getting something in return for my work — something of equal value to the value of my work.
Next time somebody asks you to play for free, ask “What am I getting in trade?” If the answer is something like, “Oh, you’ll get great exposure,” my advice is just say no.
Lugging your gear into your car, driving to the venue, setting up, breaking down, loading your gear back into your car and driving home would be enough to demand some pay (at least what stage hands get). Then there’s performing, which (among other things) requires years of practice, tremendous dedication, a willingness to trust your artistic instincts and … talent. That should be reserved only for those occasions where the people who’ve asked you to perform value the fact that you’re digging deeper into the human soul than most people ever get and sharing what you find with the rest of us.
I could rattle off a dozen reasons why mere “exposure” is no where near enough compensation for performing — and the first one that comes to mind is that if you’re playing anywhere on Cape Ann, you can get plenty of free exposure right here on GMG and on gimmesound.com.
Plus, because you don’t want to play to an empty room, you’ll probably plug the event on your own social media pages, which gets free exposure for the people who’ve asked you to perform in the first place.
Feel free to share this post with everybody who asks you to play for free …
HUGE Thank You to Steve Noble from Noble Electric. Today is Bread making day for the St. Joseph Trolley event tomorrow night. We successful maixed 50 lbs. of dough and then the mixer stopped working!!!!! YIKES!!!!!! I immediately reached for my phone to call our good friend Steve Noble. Within 5 minutes of my emergency phone call Steve was behind the door, to fix the technical problem with the electric mixer. We are back up and running Thanks to Steve!
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40 Railroad Ave.
Gloucester, MA 01930
phone: 978-283-9732
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