GREETINGS — & HAPPY AUTUMN!
Fall for 2012 begins in the Northern Hemisphere today, September 22nd, at 10:49 A.M. Wishing you & yours the most colorful season ever!
–Tom Philbrook
My View of Life on the Dock
Hi Joey,
We had a beautiful sunset at Wonson Cove on Thursday Night!
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the excitement! Celebrate at Wellspring’s 2nd Annual Benefit Concert on October 4th at Rockport’s Shalin Liu Performance Center. The concert will feature Grammy Award winners Joan Osborne and Paula Cole. ![]()
Osborne who is best known for her smash hit, “One of Us”, has sold millions of albums and is currently in the midst of a national tour which includes performances from her recently released seventh album. ![]()
Cole also continues to write, produce and record critically acclaimed albums. The pairing of the two talented musicians promises to be a one-of-a- kind evening. Don’t wait — get your tickets now! Tickets are $200 each (includes pre-concert reception) and are available at www.wellspringhouse.org or by calling (978) 281-3558 ext. 301.
Fisherman and supporters of Scott Brown are holding a reception with U.S.
Senator Scott Brown at the Gloucester House Restaurant Friday October 12,
2012 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
A buffet of local seafood donated by fisherman from up and down the coast
will be served. Come enjoy some fresh seafood including Haddock, Cod,
Calamari and more.
For tickets or more information contact the following
Joe Orlando 508 284 4479
Albert Cottone 508 284 9941
Susan Sandler 508 954 7568
Gallery Hours
Mon – Sat 10am to 5pm
Sunday 12pm to 5pm
For more information please visit:
North Shore Arts Association
Tell me this menu doesn’t make your mouth water. $30 lets you put it all away and get a taste of what the rest of this season and next will bring at Madfish Grille, courtesy of Chefs Jordan Rubin and Johnny Sheehan.
77 Rocky Neck Avenue Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 281-4554 – call now and make your reservation
I met Yancey Strickler in October 2009, when we were on a panel together at the CMJ Music Festival in New York City talking about the future of music. Having been a rock critic for the past 8 years or so, Yancey described himself as the Eeyore of the music business, with gloomy predictions for it’s future. I, on the other hand, was optimistic, pointing out that yes the music business is changing — it’s changed dramatically several times over the past 100 years. But one thing remains constant: people love music. We crave it. Most of us couldn’t even imagine a world without it. If anything, our insatiable appetite for music is on the rise.
Little did I know that Yancey’s ability to channel his pessimism would revolutionize the music business so optimists like me could once again fall in love with new music.
A few months before we met, Yancey had co-founded KickStarter, a funding platform for creative projects that helps artists like Chelsea Berry raise the money she needs to make her new record. This new funding model has revolutionized the music business more than any other development since the dawn of the Internet. Don’t take my word for it, see what cranky music business pundit Bob Lefsetz says about it here.
On Tuesday, something momentous happened: after a tremendous push on her part, Chelsea Berry reached her KickStarter goal (but you can still contribute and get even more good stuff for doing so — just click here). She IS going to make that new record with her new band that all of us really want to hear. Here’s a taste of what to expect:
Perhaps Chelsea doesn’t fully realize that she’s also helping to build a new music world where musicians and fans rule — not the multinational corporations that bought up the labels and killed the intensely creative music business we all grew up with (baby boomers, that is).
Congratulations Chelsea — and thank you!
Don’t you wish you could just go out and see Chelsea and her band tonight? Well you can’t, but you can help the guys in Runaround celebrate some birthdays at The Rhumb Line tonight — that’ll be a rockin’ party.
Indeed, there are nine excellent live music choices tonight. Check out all the live music in Gloucester here.
And, if you’re near a TV at 1:30pm today, catch the multi-talented Brian King on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes. It was supposed to premiere on Wednesday on Cape Ann TV Channel 12, but technical difficulties prevented that. You can also catch it on Sunday at 6pm.
We are pleased to announce the Speech-Language Therapy Department at Beverly Hospital will be offering FREEpediatric speech/language screenings in our outpatient clinic through the month of October!
Jillian Carroll, M.S., CCC/SLP
Supervisor Speech & Audiology
Beverly Hospital
x2692
We’re very excited about this weekend. Friday we’ll be tapping three new beers. The Joey Rocks Milk Stout, Oktoberfest and our annual Homeport Honey Pale Ale. That alone should be enough to get your blood flowing but we’re also going to be having our first Oktoberfest party on Saturday night, with a special Oktoberfest menu all day and F-Bomb tearing down the house at 9pm. There isn’t a better place to be this side of the Munich on Saturday night so make sure The Pub is in your plans!
En Plein Air
En plein air is a French expression which means “in the open air”, and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors.
Here’s a great site that gives you some tips Plein Air painting:
http://painting.about.com/od/landscapes/a/plein_air_paint.htm
– Fr. Matthew Green