Plants, Preserves, Pastries and Strawberry Shortcake at St. Ann’s Today

Posted on by Matthew Green

Don’t let the nasty weather stop you from getting some! 9AM-2PM today, in the hall under St. Ann’s Church of Holy Family Parish, located on Pleasant Street, just north of Prospect Street. There are lots of good things just waiting for you! Here are some photos to tantalize all fans of gardening and of home-made pastries and preserves… and of home-made strawberry shortcake! Available while supplies last!

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I bought some “Olivi Scacciate”, some sort of eggplant preserves, and a crushed black olive spread… I’ll go back for some strawberry shortcake at lunch!

Fundraiser organized by the Women’s Guild of Holy Family Parish.

Last of The Eastern Rigs From Jon Campbell

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Jon writes-

I spent a lot of time around Gloucester over the years. As you’d leave out of the harbor, I used to see a small Eastern Rig tied up at the end of Rocky Neck past the railway. Got to thinking about how the old-timers felt about those boats, made a song.

  Down here in Pt. Judith the ‘Roanne’ ended up at Mystic Seaport, and the "E Carl Rice " got cut up and put in a dumpster.

  Was looking at your photos of American Eagle and thought I’d see if you wanted to use this song to put together a montage piece using some of your old pics.

  Got Alan Estes to join us out at the Astoria Fisher Poets Gathering last year, but he didn’t make it this year.

  Drones Club is the private club for Pt. Judith fishermen, has toilet seats from long gone boats nailed to east wall.

  I’m supposed to play up at Harbor Loop this year, not sure when, here’s a last video of a song dear to our hearts down here at the water’s edge in RI.

Only In Ipswich From My Boy Doug Brendel

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Funny Ipswich book by “The Outsidah”

What do you think about your hometown?
Only in Ipswich, a new book by Ipswich Chronicle columnist Doug Brendel, makes humorous observations on life in Ipswich from the perspective of a newcomer.
Cartoon-illustrated by the author, Only in Ipswich includes a complete year’s worth of “The Outsidah” columns, plus the columns Brendel wrote that his wife wouldn’t let him turn in.
“Don’t forget to mention that I included very poor-quality sketches of all five selectmen,” Brendel says. OK, there, we didn’t forget. His sketches also include a mosquito in a Patriots cap, a fisher cat driving a school bus, a map of Ipswich constructed out of breakfast foods, and other oddities.
“I hope the book makes people smile with recognition,” the author says, “as they see Ipswich in a fun new way. I think it might also be something anyone on the North Shore might like to send to friends or relatives out of town, to give them a glimpse of why we love it here.”
The book is available at local Ipswich businesses and on Amazon. You can follow The Outsidah at Outsidah.com.

Community Stuff June 2, 2012

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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NORTH SHORE ARTS ASSOCIATION

90th Anniversary Season

Artist Members Exhibition II  

June 9 – July 7, 2012

Opening Reception

Sunday, June 10, 2 – 4pm

We are looking for a few more volunteer runners to hold paintings for the jury on Tuesday, June 5. If you are able to help, please contact the Gallery at 978-283-1857.

Click Here to View Award Winners from Exhibition I

Upcoming Events:

Free Demonstrations

Steve Kennedy, Oil Painting

Sunday, June 3 at 2pm

Steve Kennedy

Tom Sutherland, Oil & Wax Painting

Saturday, June 9 at 2pm

Tom Sutherland Wax

Invitation to Artists!

Really Open Rehearsal and "Paint-in"
with Music at Eden’s Edge Chamber Music Ensemble
Monday, June 11, 12:30-3:00 pm

Artists are invited to attend this rehearsal and use the musicians as live models; or interpret the music through painting or just listen. Whatever you wish, you may share in the rehearsal process that leads to musical performance while surrounded by inspiring works of art in NSAA’s spacious gallery! 

Open to Artist and Associate Members and Friends.

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This is a goodwill donation event.

If attending please bring your own easels,

small tables and drop cloths.

Ongoing Exhibits 

Gordon Grant Room Featured Artist

Jude Abbe

May 26 – June 14

Hallway Gallery Featured Artist

William E. Duke

May 26 – June 14

North Shore Arts Association
11 Pirates Lane
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
978-283-1857

HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND OPEN HOUSE DAY
BEAUPORT, SLEEPER – MCCANN HOUSE AND COGSWELL’S GRANT

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If you haven’t experienced the sun-drenched terraces of Beauport in Gloucester, the atmosphere of a Vintage Baseball Game at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, a sneak peek into one of America’s finest folk art collections at Cogswell’s Grant in Essex, or a game of croquet in the historic Phillips House backyard, your time has arrived.

Historic New England, the nation’s oldest and largest heritage organization, will offer ten free experiences in the North Shore, spanning over three hundred years or history. Free house tours will be available at all North Shore properties on Saturday, June 2.

On Cape Ann, please visit the Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House on Eastern Point and see the newly restored landscape, open 10 am – 5 p.m. and Cogswell’s Grant in Essex, open 11 am – 5 p.m.   Free guided tours are available on the hour. 

Please call 978-283 – 0800 for more details. Hours vary per museum. Please visit http://www.historicnewengland.org to plan your day.

Historic New England house museums on the North Shore offering free tours on June 2:

Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, Gloucester, 1907
Boardman House, Saugus, 1692
Coffin House, Newbury, 1678
Cogswell’s Grant, Essex, 1728
Dole-Little House, Newbury, c. 1715
Gedney House, Salem, 1665
Phillips House, Salem, 1821
Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, 1785
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, c. 1690
Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, c. 1670

CAST I Hate Hamlet Final Performances

Unsolicited comments on CAST’s production of “I Hate Hamlet”:

"I laughed so hard, my ear fell off," said V. Vangoe after seeing Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe’s production of "I Hate Hamlet". “I lost thirty pounds and one inch off my waist”, W.H. Tafte. “Funnier than “Othello” and not nearly as long”, G.B. Shor. The witty and sometimes touching (but in a good way) comedy is finishing its run this weekend, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 3 PM at The Cape Ann (The Annie), 1 Washington Street (corner of Main), Gloucester. Directed by Ray Jenness, this delightfully funny piece written by Paul Rudnick features Beth Bevins, Evie Gariepy, David McCaleb, Beebe Nelson, Nick Neyeloff and Graig Owen.

Tickets, $15; $10 (student); $5 (under 19) are available at the door or may be reserved at cast2008@prodigy.net . More information is available at capeannshakespearetroupe.blogspot.com and Facebook.

 

ALL Women of Faith….take some time from your busy schedules to enjoy the company of women in song in prayer at the Bass Rocks Elks function hall, Gloucester, on Tuesday, June 12, from 3-7PM and Wednesday, June 13th from 9AM-4PM (Dinner and lunch provided).

The women from Holy Family Parish Gloucester , are sponsoring ValLimar Jansen, a highly regarded singer, cantor, and recording artist. She is also a college professor, a leader of worship and prayer and a presenter at workshop conferences across the United States . Known especially for her work with gospel, contemporary Christian and gospel-jazz styles, she sings a wide range of music, including spirituals and traditional organ based music. ValLimar will be accompanied by Mary Carol Kendzia with her talents as an experienced accompanist and editing/writing for catechesis and spirituality. The focus for the gathering is on “Women Responding to their Baptismal Call in Challenging Times.” Cost for the day and a-half event is $75.00, {$60.00 for women over 60 years of age.}

Registrations can be found at Holy Family Parish Office, St. Joachim’s Church, St. Ann ’s Church or by visiting our website at www.holyfamilycapeann.org. or by contacting Dawn Alves at dalves@holyfamilycapeann.org. You can see more of ValLimar’s talents at any of the following websites; www.spiritandsong.com , www.afwmusic.com http://facebook.com/vallimar, or ValLimar Jansen Youtube.com .

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Opening This Weekend!

An intimate collection of female literary portraits by Edgar Lee Masters performed by Ms. Meriwether set in small town Illinois at the turn of the 20th Century.

Saturday, June 2 at 8PM

Sunday, June 3 at 3PM

Monday, June 4 at 8PM

Full Price – $50, Senior & Student – $45

Call GSC Box Office for Tickets and Information

978-281-4433

or visit www.gloucesterstage.com

Bringing ‘Spoon River’ women to life

By Gail McCarthy

Read more in this Gloucester Daily Times article… Click here!

Gloucester At Dawn 4:46AM 5/28/12 Captain Solomon Jacobs Park and Gloucester Harbormaster Office

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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Afternoon Cruise in Gloucester Harbor Photos From Len Burgess

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Wednesday May 30th, a quiet day on the waterfront.
–Len Burgess

Burnham House From John Wheeler

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey, drove past the Burnham house tonight. The light was much different, than the other morning, but the water was just has still.  I happen to have my Canon point and shoot, A630. Those mosquitoes are viscous, Set on auto, and took a few shots, and got back in the car with half of those little buggers eating me alive.  
John Wheeler

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Cape Ann Lanes- 2 Hours of Bowling, Shoe Rental For 6, One Large Pizza and A Pitcher of Coke For $35 #Boom!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

It’s supposed to pour out this weekend.  What are you gonna do with the kids?  i just bought one of these for my family.  $35- total no brainer for 2 hours of fun with pizza and soda thrown in.

Click here for the deal-

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Tomorrow Morning at St. Ann’s – Flowers, Strawberries, Pastries and More!

Posted on by Matthew Green

The Women’s Guild of Holy Family parish is holding a fundraising Plant Sale/Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 2, from 9am-2pm.  The plants include all types: flowers, herbs, veggies, etc., either singly or in planters.  There will also be a General Store selling preserves, pies, cookies & goodies (including some luscious-sounding Italian specialties), as well as strawberry shortcake. Specially made greeting cards with beautiful photos of Gloucester will also be on sale

The event will be held on the Rectory lawn at 60 Prospect Street in Gloucester (or in the Hall next door under St. Ann’s Church if it rains).

Some photos of the plants being prepared:

Fragrant Daylilies

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Oftentimes well-meaning hybridizers neglect fragrance, instead favoring a particular color or over-sized blooms. Hemerocallis dumortieri is a species daylily meaning it is exactly as you would find it growing in fields of wildflowers in Manchuria, eastern Russia, Korea, and Japan. The golden yellow-orange flowers have a scent to match their color; the fragrance is a heavenly combination of orange blossoms and honeysuckle.

H. dumortieri  is one of the earliest daylilies to flower, beginning to bloom in May in eastern Massachusetts.  The plants are compact, with narrow, arching leaves and the copper-hued buds open to warm marigold-yellow, star-shaped flowers; the backs of the tepals are washed with reddish brown striations.

Don’t miss the City’s biggest concert since Celebrate Gloucester

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

Gloucester Blues Festival ~ August 11 Stage Fort Park ~ Save $12 if you get your tickets now ~ get tickets here.

In this video, Vickie talks with producers Paul Benjamin & Bob Hastings about what we can expect.  It will be a very exciting day for Gloucester and we hope it will be the beginning of a new tradition.

Starting Monday, Paul Benjamin will be the gimmesound Artist of the Week.  He’ll give us some exciting previews of the Gloucester Blues Festival — music, video and all!

11 music choices tonight starting at 7.  Get out and party.  See the full music lineup here.

Skip Montello Featured at Cape Ann Coffee Through August

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey,

I just wanted to let the GMG family know that I will be the featured photographer at Cape Ann Coffee’s, Bass Ave, from June thru August. Please stop by for morning coffee or lunch and enjoy some Cape Ann landscapes.

Thanks Joey,

PS. It’s time to start framing your photography, awesome work!

Skip

North Coast Angler www.northcoastangler.com

Skip Montello Photos www.skipmontellophotos.com

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Big Mike’s Bikes

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey!

Wanted to let you know we’re opening our shop up this Monday, June 4. We’re located at 50 Maplewood Ave, Suite 3, next to 7/11 and the new McDonalds (we’re between Miguel’s and the car wash.) Our hours are going to be 10-7 Monday-Friday, with late Thursday hours until 9. Saturdays and Sundays we’ll be open 11-4, with extended hours for pre-registered rental customers to pick up and drop their bikes.

We have an awesome selection of used bicycles – road bikes, vintage cruisers, and mountain bikes, all of which have been tuned up and gone over with a fine-tooth comb – they all come with 30 day warranties. And from now until the end of June, if you buy a used bicycle from us, we’ll give you up to $10 in free accessories!

Big Mike also offers tune-ups for $45, and we are still offering mobile service for an additional $5 each way (so if you don’t have a big car or a bike rack, you can still get that bike fixed!) We do all manners of repairs, especially rehabs of those bikes in the cellar you’ve been ignoring for the last decade. They’re probably still good!
We’ve also got some great accessories here, from training wheels to grips to lights, locks, and helmets. We do rentals, as well! We have a fleet of hybrid/city bikes that are brand new, stylish, and locks and helmets are provided at no additional cost.
Hope to see you soon!
Kathleen
Big Mike’s Bikes
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Specializing in used bicycle sales and service.
New and used parts and accessories.
978-222-3737
http://www.bigmikesbikes.org

Photos of St. Ann School’s Celebration of the Arts

Posted on by Matthew Green

On Wednesday, St. Ann’s School had it’s Celebration of the Arts – much like what the public schools had a couple of weeks ago, but just for one school.  It included a student concert and an art show.  Here are a few photos of the art – I want to make a video with some clips from the concert too, but that won’t be ready on time for today’s post…

An overview of the gym, where much of the art was on display:

The 8th graders made some creative self portraits:

The show as also about creating art on the spot. Here, students make trading cards to swap with each other.

Click below for a complete slideshow

-Fr. Matthew Green

Aran Patrican Friendship Hockey Skate fundraiser, Friday, June 1

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

JD Perry writes-

Hi Joe,

Just a quick note to let you know that I got together with a bunch of buddies, including Paul "Vuda" Genovese, Barry Clifford, Rob Bouchie, Jimmy Marr and Rusty Harnish to put together the first annual hockey fund-raising event in memory of Aran Patrican, who tragically passed away from a heart infection this past January, and to benefit his son Thomas Gomes Patrican.  Our goal, because this was put together so quickly, was to get this established in 2012 then build upon it in successive years.  We will also be following this up with a golf outing fundraiser in August.

The schedule for tonight, June 1 is:

6:00 — JP vs. Old Timers
7:00 — Diggers vs. Doc Twombly’s Monday Night Crew
8:00 — Tony Frontiero’s team vs. Doc Twombly’s Monday Night Crew II

Thank you for all your help in getting the good word out to your readers about the strength of our community.  This is simply one example in a long line of so many that you have featured on your blog.

With kind regards,

JD Perry

DES Crowning – “The Feast of the Holy Spirit”

Posted on by Manuel F. Simoes

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Manuel and Fatima Silva will be hosting the DES Crown at Our Lady of Good Voyage Sunday June 3rd.

 

Procession starts at the DES Portuguese Club at 830 AM, Mass at Our Lady of Good Voyage 10:00 AM, followed by a Lunch of “Sopas” at the DES Club.

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CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR RICK KALOUST WILL BE JUNE 9TH

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

"CELEBRATION OF LIFE" FOR RICK KALOUST WILL BE JUNE 9TH FROM 2-5 AT THE GLOUCESTER HOUSE RESTAURANT PLEASE RSVP AT: http://paperless.ly/z1ixgo