My View of Life on the Dock
Hey Joey,
Here is a World War II monument that many people might be passing by every day without knowing it. Located at the intersection of Gee Avenue and Washington Street in Riverdale are set of handsome granite steps and a monument dedicated to the residents of Riverdale who fought and died in the Second World War.
Peter Dorsey
Lowell Peabody Submits- “Got Hope?”
Len Burgess submits-
Meanwhile back in Arizona former Rockporter Charlie Fields submits his own storm photos-
Charlie submits-
Hi, Joey,
Thought I’d share. Please post if you think up to your high standards.
Don’t want you all to feel alone back in Glosta. Break out the shovel. Our patio was hit by a fast moving storm today .
Charlie Fields
PS: Hope Dave Cox doesn’t get jealous
Pat Morss submits from Eastern Point-
Joey: A few “another weekend storm” photos from Eastern Point. Pat
Christine Orlando submits-
Hi Joey,
Gloucester Downtown Assoc.’s Sidewalk Bazaar Committee is working hard to make this years the best ever. I was hoping you would help us promote the event as often as possible, as you have done in the past. Thanks Chris Orlando
Come one come all, the Gloucester’s 55th Annual Sidewalk Bazaar is approaching and the Committee is looking to make this year the best ever.
Main Street Merchants, Non-Profit Organizations, Artist, Crafters, Food Vendors can download applications and rules of participation on capeannbusiness.com. John Orlando is this years Coordinator. Any questions should be addressed to him at sidewalkbazaar2013@gmail.com
We are also looking for volunteers and to help the days of the event, August 1-3 2013. It’s never to early to join, the venue fills up quickly, make sure you don’t get left out.
Ever wonder what O’Maley looks like during the day? Are you curious about what an Innovation school is? What’s is the STEM lab?
All those answers and more can be discovered during the O’Maley Innovation Middle School tours. Tours are planned for March 13th, April 10th and May 1st from 8 – 9 a.m.
The tour begins and ends in the O’Maley library with coffee and pastries with Principal Debra Lucey. Guidance counselors and students, will conduct the tours of selected classrooms, the O’Maley STEM suite, cafeteria and auditorium.
If you are interested in attending, please call 978-281-9850 to reserve your space.
From the Gloucester Downtown Association-
Hello, World-
Please Like Gloucester Downtown Association- your link to all of the great promotions that Gloucester Downtown businesses are putting on for you! Next event is the Easter Stroll with prizes and everything! Stay tuned…….http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gloucester-Downtown-Association/549777385044544?fref=ts
Gloucester Downtown Association
This page is to inform those interested in community events promoted and supported by Gloucester businesses.
Thank you from your downtown businesses. Please shop locally!
O’MALEY INNOVATION MIDDLE SCHOOL CELEBRATES WORLD READ ALOUD DAY
Local author Laura Harrington joined a group of Dirigo Hoiuse 7th grade students at O’Maley to read aloud from her recent novel ALICE BLISS (winner: Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction 2012). The reading was part of O’Maley Middle School’s celebration of World Read Aloud Day, a global initiative promoting action to recocnize every child’s right to read and write. Throughout the day, classrooms found time and ways during their work to recognize the gift and power of accessing a safe education, books and technology.
World Read Aloud Day at O’Maley concluded with an energized full grade tribute to the power of reading and writing. Grade 6 students gathered to share parts of their own recently published books. The National Novel Reading Month project takes grade 6 students through the writing process, from generating ideas through publication of original work. This year, over 200 books were published by grade 6 students at O’Maley as part of their extended project work.
Craig Kimberley’s Back Yard-
Craig’s Front Porch (Click Photo For Larger View)
Craig writes-
Oops, I was doggie sitting, and I must have forgotten Bootsie a bit too long!
Don’t leave your animals out in the cold!
Catherine Ryan submits-
Hi Joey
The Gloucester Committee for the Arts announces $13,200 in new private donation!
This jumbo gift enables the current conservation work on six of the Charles Allen Winter New Deal murals in City Hall to be completed without interruption. We would have still pressed on but there may have been an interruption (scaffolding down and then set back up again months later) as we continued to raise funds. While the donors of the $13,200 contribution wish to remain anonymous, the funds were provided to the Committee through the Belinda Foundation at the Boston Foundation.
Committee member Roger Armstrong, the owner of the State of the Art Gallery on Rocky Neck and the State of the Art Gallery II located downtown on Pleasant Street , secured this immediate funding gift. Armstrong stated, “We are so very fortunate to be the beneficiaries of generous Gloucester citizens who share our appreciation for these art treasures in City Hall.”
And it’s also thanks in no small measure to the recent local media coverage –from GMG, Cape Ann Beacon and the GDT –of the current restoration of City Hall murals! The Committee is extremely grateful for this support of the conservation work and the recognition of the significance of the City’s collection of WPA-era murals.
If you would like to join the effort to care for the irreplaceable City art including these historic murals and the work of the CFTA, contributions in support of our City Art can be mailed to:
The Gloucester Fund
45 Middle Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
Be sure to put “Committee for the Arts” on the memo line of the check.
Who: Trainers Scott Williams & Jess Ritchie
Where: Rockport Community House, 58 Broadway, Rockport, MA 01966
When: March 18 – April 15, 2013
6:00 pm class: Puppy pre-school (4 week session)
7:00 pm class: Obedience class (5 week session)
8:00 pm class: Tricks (5 week session)
Cost: $25 per class ($100 per 4 week sessions; $125 per 5 week sessions)
(*** Puppy pre-school classes are FREE for SeaPort Vet clients***)
Contact: Scott Williams, 866-957-DOGS (3647)
From Oprah to Rockport, nationally acclaimed trainers Scott Williams and Jess Ritchie are offering a Monday evening series starting March 18th at the Rockport Community House!
Call Scott Williams to register; space is limited.
For more info, see http://www.beyondtheleash.net and www.cookiethat.com
Amazing sunset on Friday evening, took this from the State Pier
OK, you’re setting your clocks ahead before you go to bed tonight, so that means everything that happens tomorrow will seem earlier. Â That’s because it will be earlier even though our clocks will tell us differently. Â Honestly, I don’t much like this business of changing time twice a year. Â And setting clocks ahead seems to be much more difficult than setting them back. Â It’s not because we supposedly lose an hour of sleep. Â It’s because it feels funny. Â In fact, early studies on circadian rhythms showed that when people could control their own light and were not exposed to any time cues, they gravitated toward almost a 25 hour day (sometimes referred to as a “lunar day”) — essentially synchronizing their inner “body clocks” with the tides. Â (It takes the Earth 24 hours 50 minutes to rotate to the same position relative to the moon.)
Anyhow the point is that if you’re gonna feel weird, you might as well take advantage of the fact that good music starts at 11 AM tomorrow (it’ll feel like 10).  Then there’s music starting at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30 and 8, when you can catch Marina Evans at Rhumb Line (good for those of you who were bummed because The Grove cancelled her last night).  Check the full live music schedule here.
Here’s who’s participating! What amazing singer songwriters are taking part in this! Stay tuned for the weekly lineup!
Hi Joey
I was hoping that you might have room for a few items from the GHS Indoor Track Award Banquet last night.
As you know and wrote about them this season – they were very successful.
Coach Destino and Coach Brancaleone led the boys, with several going on to the State meet and Bianca running the Nationals in NYC.
Thanks
Jo-Anne Crawford
This is a photo of Coach Destino presenting the Stephen Ross award to Sophomore – Everest Crawford
The Magnolia Pier is really taking a beating, the waves are huge more photos to come.
On Sunday, March 3, I attended the Rocky Neck Art Colony “New Members Show – Meet The Artists Reception” at the The Cultural Center At Rocky Neck.
As usual, the selection of art was intriguing and beautiful – well worth the visit! The show runs until March 18, so you still have time if you haven’t seen it yet.
I set about trying to get photos of each one of the artists with one of works. Here are a few samples.
Otto Laske:
Nadine Boughton:
Peter Reis:
To see the photos, click below:
I only missed Thomas Martin, Rosella Park Sagall, and Deb Schradieck, who were not there while I was taking photos.Â
A bunch of us have organized a benefit for Jodi Swenson (CAWBR) next week. It’s at Giuseppe’s on Wednesday night, their usual benefit evening.
I don’t know if you know, but we have been working hard for about two months getting her incorporated as a non-profit (done! she’s now incorporated as Cape Ann Wildlife (CAW)) and getting her 501(c)3 status from the IRS (pending). We’re trying to help her boost her fundraising potential — and it seems to be working!
We were hoping you might want to promote this on GMG. Or maybe even come by on Wednesday and take some pics!
You can find the Facebook page for the event here:
http://www.facebook.com/events/1644489235690383/
Good Morning Gloucester 