The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
Buddha
Hanging out at Brace Cove
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Visiting Liv in Brooklyn: Gardens at the HighLine, Battery Park, and The Bosque
Snapshots from a recent trip to Brooklyn and NYC to visit my darling daughter Liv.
We had a wonderful time walking everywhere and dining out. Liv always takes me to the most fun restaurants with fabulously yummy food, and they are never too pricey; the prices are comparable to our favorite Gloucester restaurants.
Native Honeysuckle for the Hummingbirds at the HighLine
For our HarborWalk Gardens, I had wanted to to see what’s in bloom at the HighLine gardens during the late summer and early fall, as well as what was blooming at Piet Oudolf’s designs for the Battery Gardens of Remembrance and The Bosque.
At the HighLine, we paused for some length at the stunning grove of Japanese Clerodendrum (Clerodendrum trichotomum); whose one of several common names befits it’s great beauty–Harlequin Glorybower Tree. The stop-dead-in-your-tracks-deliciously-fragrant blossoms float atop a canopy of fluttering leaves. The blooms are similar looking to jasmine flowers, but are even more sweetly scented. A magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds, the tree blooms at a time of year when much of the rest of the garden is winding down. The glorious glorybower is on my wish list for next year and, as it is just barely hardy through zone 6, I’ll find a sheltered and protected spot in which to experiment.
The Spiral Fountain at The Bosque (Spanish for a “grove of trees”), with the Statue of Liberty in the background, Battery Park Park, New York City.
A grove of Magnolia viginiana at the HighLine
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2013 Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshops start on Friday (9/27) Still time to register
2013/2014 Gloucester Stage
Youth Acting Workshops
(YAW Program)
Acting Classes for Ages 6 – 18 years old
Six-Week Program begins on
Friday, September 27, 2013
Classes on Fridays and Saturdays
through November 2, 2013
Children’s Class (ages 6-10):
Fridays 4pm – 6pm, and Saturdays 2pm – 4pm
Teen Class (ages 11 +):
Saturdays 12pm – 4 pm
The YAW Program Director is award-winning actress and Gloucester native Heidi Dallin. Workshop topics include basic acting techniques, theatre games, improvisation, movement, vocal and physical expression, non-verbal communication, character study, storytelling, public speaking and confidence-building training.
Students will also prepare for the 2013 edition of the annual YAW holiday production, Holiday Delights in December.
Special Guest Instructors for the Fall Session 2013
Curriculum Include:
- Sign Language Interpreter Kara Kelly Martin, teaching American Sign Language
- Theatrical Yoga Instructor Daria Whittaker
Class size is limited and
Registration is on a first-come basis.
Tuition: $225 Per Student.
To register, call Heidi Dallin at 978-283-6688
Visit http://gloucesterstage.com/youth_workshops.html for more information.
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Tonight’s Music Lineup
TONIGHT, Thursday, September 26, 2013
| 7:00 pm
Deb Hardy, Andrew Geano, hristopher Mitchell, Mike O’Connell and Brian King
FREE SHOW
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7:00 pm  INGE BERGE
Singer Songwriter Shuffle hosted by Aurelia Nelson
FREE SHOW
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7:00 pm T MAX
Singer Songwriter Shuffle hosted by Aurelia Nelson
FREE SHOW
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| 7:00 pm OTHELLO
Othello by William Shakespeare, presented by National Theatre Live
37 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
Phone: 978-546-7391 |
| 8:00 pm CRAZY MOON |
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8:30 pm DAVE SAG’S BLUES PARTY
with Crag and Shag, I.E. Chris ” Stovall” Brown, Steve Chaggaris
FREE SHOW
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| 9:00 pm BRIAN FINES
Open Mic
FREE SHOW
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9:00 pm DJ VITO
“shake it thursdays”
FREE SHOW
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Fly Amero Music Productions presents… TOGETHER LIVE: JON BUTCHER & FLY AMERO Liu Performance Center – 8pm 37 Main Street, Rockport MA
Both Jon and Fly will be Introducing brand new material from their upcoming solo CD’s, and have been working great shows, becoming fast friends over the recent months.
Tickets are still available folks, but they’re going fast, fast, fast!
From a magical blend of raw talent, natural chemistry, and compelling material comes
“Together Live,” a moving and entertaining evening of acoustic music not to be missed.
JON BUTCHER
Grammy-nominated Jon Butcher is one of a select handful of influential recording artists comprising the legendary Boston music scene. MTV videos and hit songs “Life Takes A Life,” “Wishes,” and “Holy War” comprise the underpinnings of a recording/touring career that continues today. Three critically acclaimed CD’s, Positively The Blues, Barefoot Servants, andElectric Factory mark Jon’s enduring love affair with all things Americana…blues, jazz, Dixieland, folk, swing, Cajun, and more.
FLY AMERO
Certified Gold recording artist and journeyman Fly Amero embraces each and every audience with passion and intimacy. Currently touring as a member of the classic American pop group Orleans, Fly draws from a lifetime of rootsy Americana, folk, blues and jazz influences… and his well-seasoned acoustic guitar and vocal skills serve to deliver emotional original pieces like “Paint It Blue”, “I Am” and “I Don’t Know Where I End (and You Begin)” deep into the hearts of listeners everywhere.
Liu Performance Center – 8pm
37 Main Street, Rockport MA
Tickets: 978-546-7391, or… http://tickets.rockportmusic.org/single/SelectSeatingSYOS.aspx?p=1757&z=3&pt=2
37 Main Street, Rockport MA
Tickets: 978-546-7391, or… http://tickets.rockportmusic.org/single/SelectSeatingSYOS.aspx?p=1757&z=3&pt=2
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TurtleAlley Gloucester Turns 14
@TurtleAlley: Thanks to all Turtle Alley fans: 2day the Gloucester store celebrates 14 yrs, Salem, 11!#loveyouall !!
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Mile Marker is closing in on it’s last events and wanted to let you know the are having a Fallfest in the RVET tent on October 5th with Eric Wilson Band at Noon and Dan King on at 4pm! Blue grass and Roots music.
Mile Marker One, The Bridge and Marshall’s Farm Stand Present fallfest 11am- 6pm October 5th, 2013
We really Just Want To Say Thanks for a Great season and having some more Fun on the River in the River View Event Tent! Free Admission, Free Raffle, Free Popcorn, Free Live Music, Free Parking,
Featuring Games, Food, Live Animals, Farmers Market, Market Vendors, Train Rides, Tarot Readings, Craft Beer Tastings, Blue Grass and Roots Music, Bouncy House and More!!
FREE RAFFLE on Entry! Includes a gift basket from Mile Marker One and Cape Ann Marina which includes a one night stay at the Cape Ann Marina Resort, a $50 gift certificate to Mile Marker One, a bottle of wine with glasses, and chocolates.
Participating Vendors include- Marshall’s Farmstand, Cape Ann Animal Aid, Glosta Joe’s Coffee, The Open Door, Tuck’s Candy & Gifts, Tiny Island Beach Glass, Harbor Cove Dental Hobby Life US, Ryan & Wood Distilleries, Jewels of Gloucester, Premier Imprints, Essex Birdshop & Pet Supply, Cape Ann Auction, Pauline’s Gifts, Sea Meadow Gifts & Gardens, Leslie Galacar
Mile Marker One Menu Food Selections Clam Chowder, Cheeseburgers, Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich, Chili, Chili Dogs, Roasted Turkey Legs, Pumpkin Bread, Apple Crisp with Vanilla Ice Cream
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Great way to start the day!
Spent some time at the dock. Now getting ready for a Business trip to Florida. But the best part is watching my awesome nephew Tommy (Jun Ji)
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10th Annual Ravenswood Trail Race October 20th 9am
10th Annual Ravenswood Trail Race
October 20th 9am
For race information go to the Team Gloucester web page
Applications are available at the Lone Gull and Palazola’s Sporting Goods also.
There is NO post registration and the race is capped at 175 runners.
Thanks
J D
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Stage Fort Carved Up for Development
http://www.gpgloucester.com/: Known nationally as “the New England Nationals” – unfolds at one of the most beautiful race venues in the country: wind-swept ocean side park. Winners are a veritable who’s who of cyclocross: Johnson, Vervecken, Trebon, Anthony, Powers, Bessette, Dunlap, Knapp and more. Gloucester is one of the oldest UCI races in North America and attracts hundreds of racers and thousands of spectators.
Me: I love it when I see small fuel efficient cars driving down Main Street with high tech bikes on roof racks. I know it’s Cyclocross time! They don’t spend much, if anything, in my gallery. But they’re really nice people, clearly have great jobs and pay checks, and that helps my fellow merchants. Let’s count our blessings that the original settlement of 1623 belongs to all of us, and we can share it.
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Seal pup takes a nap
Hi Joey,
This seal pup chose to take a nap on our dock today. The kids were allowed to see it, but we kept our distance and let him rest. He looked pretty tired, and we saw him swimming in the seaweed in cove after he went back in the water… Good luck seal pup!
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
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Community Photos 9/26/13
Notice the reflection in the water. Our city is so beautiful!
Tuesday Sept. 24th East Gloucester. Virginia (Frontiero) McKinnon
Annisquam River Sunset, photos from Anthony Marks
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Community Stuff 9/26/13
Nature Connection Programs on Cape Ann
Hi Joey,
I love good Morning Gloucester.
I was wondering if you might have interest in posting a story about the nature connection programs Kestrel Educational Adventures has just unveiled.
We’ve always worked with the Cape Ann public schools, getting all the kids out an connecting with their own landscapes.
By popular demand, we are now offering some original programs for individual kids.
All our programs offer kids the opportunity to blend art, science, and authentic immersion in the natural world, without leaving Cape Ann.
Our 8 week program for 4-7 year olds, “Being Animals” invites children to explore a place from the viewpoint of a different animal every week. They learn to walk like the animal, hunt for food and shelter, and interact with other wildlife. At the end of each day of the program, children create a story together about their experiences as animals.
In “Lights, Camera, Nature,” a partnership with the Cape Ann Community Cinema, 8-12 year olds venture into Chebacco Woods with high- zoom cameras and film wildlife drama. Back in the studio, they create and edit short films that tell the story of a specific place. These films will be shown for the public on the big screen.
In “Making Nature Maps,” 8-12 years will explore Magnolia Beach and Coolidge Reservation and create layered maps documenting their discoveries.
All the details on our website, located under the “Our Services” tab.
Thanks for offering a great service to Cape Ann!
Jessica Kagle
Founder/Program Director
Kestrel Educational Adventures
GHS BOYS SOCCER TEAM KICK’N CANCER BENEFIT GAME
The GHS Boys Soccer teams are playing on Friday, October 4th to benefit cancer. The games will be at the New Balance Track and Field at Newell Stadium.
JV at 4:30pm
Varsity at 6pm
There will be a donation admission at the door for the Varsity game. Cancer t-shirts will be available for $10.00. All proceeds will benefit cancer patients and research.
Thank you very much
Jodi Bertolino
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Patio Farewell Week From Terry Weber
Hi Joey,
For the last two weeks, the owners of the Patio Restaurant–John and Irene Burke, have bid farewell to their restaurant and to their many friends, family members, and ‘regulars’ at the Patio. The Burkes recently sold the Patio after over 30 years in business on Lexington Avenue in Magnolia. Click on this link for just a few snapshots of one of their farewell parties.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/63780444@N08/sets/72157635862282543/ (Preview)
The Patio has been described by many as a “home away from home, an extension of one’s own living room, a clubhouse” and more. This is due to the warm hearts and hospitality of John and Irene, their family members: Margo and Chris Rezza, Melissa and James Rezza, and long time friends and co-workers: Kathy Mackin, Lori Somers, Dave Morley, Charlene Young, and Lopes.
Thank you to John and Irene Burke, and their family, who have made the Patio a second home to many Magnolia & Gloucester residents. Even though “we’ll see you around the neighborhood”, we’ll miss seeing you on a regular basis as you enjoy some long overdue relaxation. The neighborhood won’t be the same without the Patio.
If any of the readers of GMG have a fond memory of the Patio, and would like to see it published in a possible memory book or other publication, please email your story to bartlett103@yahoo.com. You may also email photos. Please send your stories before November 1.
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Degeylse Buoy Found- Long Cove Point Chamberlain Maine
From Gloucester To Long Point Cove Chamberlain Maine
Dear Joey,
My name is Dale Cooke and in the summers I reside in Chamberlain, Maine. Today has been a rough seas day, as was last night. While walking around Long Cove Point Road (where my cottage is), I spotted a very large buoy with Egelyse and 000777 on the side and VII on the top. I Googled Egelyse and came up with your name and website (which I have subscribed to). My husband, Matt, climbed down into the gut of Long Cove Point and brought back the buoy. We now have it at our cottage. I don’t know if the Capt. wants it back…it’s in fine shape, the rope is the only thing that gave out. I will be here until the end of Oct. so if he does want it back he is more than welcome to come and get it. I would bring it down on my way back to Alabama, but it is just too big with all the stuff I have to carry home. If not, we will keep it here at the cottage, and next season if he wants it and is in the area he is more than welcome to it. Otherwise, I will clean it up and keep it in the garden.
Sincerely,
Dale Cooke
Here are those same type buoys aboard the Degelyse from years past.
You can see how far it’s traveled from this Google Map
Hi Joey,
Sorry about the misspelling regarding the lobster boat and buoy. Attached you will find the pic of Long Cove Point and 2 pics of the buoy.
Dale
This is where it was found-
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Ed Dons Daisy Dukes and Construction Boots For Greasy Pole Swim
Ryan Russell Video
Some things you just can’t unsee.
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Harvey Gamage Casts Off
Harvey Gamage with her crew of professional sea-goers and students leaves the Harriet Webster Wharf at Maritime Gloucester.
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Lobster Boats at sunrise Rafe’s Chasm
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Rocky Neck Gallery’s Summer Artists Series: Family Trees
Rocky Neck Gallery’s Summer Artists Series: Family Trees
Mixed media assemblages by Stephen Thomas Martin
Wednesday, September 25 – Sunday, October 13, 2013
Artist’s reception on Friday, September 27, 6-8 PM
Rocky Neck Gallery is pleased to announce the next Summer Artists Series show: Family Trees, featuring the mixed media assemblages of Stephen Thomas Martin. This is the last exhibit in this series for the gallery’s 2013 season. And the first time Rocky Neck Gallery is exhibiting the fascinating and mysterious assemblages by Martin of Amesbury, MA. This new show opens Wednesday, September 25 and runs until Sunday, October 13, 2013.
Martin’s art is both literally and figuratively about reclamation. While the literal incorporates found objects to form the “ground” of the pieces, of more importance, is the figurative element. The search for unique “found objects” he uses in his pieces is a big part of his creative process. In many of his works he incorporates old photos of individuals he discovers at antique shops and flea markets.
As Martin states, “Using these photographs I am giving new life to people long forgotten by family, friends and society. They have not only been reclaimed but are indeed reclaiming a place in the existing world, not to be forgotten again.”
Martin is a self-taught artist now working full time to meet the demand for his assemblages. Prior to this new career, he owned and operated an antique and retail furniture business for twenty years in Newburyport, MA. Martin is the founder and owner of Gallery 206, a pop-up experimental gallery in Amesbury, MA. He is also represented by Galatea Gallery in Boston, MA and is a juried member of the Cambridge Art Association, of Cambridge, MA and Newburyport Art Association in Newburyport, MA. His award winning work is juried into many prestigious shows along with residing in several private art collections throughout the USA. The corporate collections that currently own his assemblages are Growth Coach Management Consultants, Kodiac Venture Partners, and the Italian movie production company, Blue Suede Shoots.
Please join us on Friday, September 27, from 6-8 PM for an artist’s reception. Meet Stephen Thomas Martin and learn about his process reclaiming and reinventing new lives for discarded objects.
Rocky Neck Gallery is located on 53 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester. The hours are: Sunday – Wednesday: 11 AM – 6 PM, Thursday – Saturday: 11 AM – 8 PM. Free parking is available.
Rocky Neck Gallery
53 Rocky Neck Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930
978-282-0917
http://www.rockyneckgallery.com
Image: “Family Tree” by Stephen Thomas Martin, Mixed Media Assemblage, 12 x 12
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