Italy Day 8: Capri

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Took the Ferry From Positano to Capri. Beautiful ride- 38 euros for the two of us plus the one large suitcase we brought.

It is amazing to me how very distinct each of these places are along the Amalfi Coast. Each one more beautiful than the next.

Here is how I would rate them (even though rating them is totally subjective)
Praiano<Amalfi<Positano<Ravello<Capri

Rating them from least favorite to favorite might give the wrong impression that any one of them is not spectacular in its own right- they are all amazing places.

Capri is bustling with high end dining and shopping. The kind of shopping that is way out of our budget but is still cool to look in the windows. It is very active on one side and then on the other side of the island it is tranquil and there are long paths cut into the mountains that lead down to the sea.

I don't know who paid to have all of the beautiful parks and walkways done or how long ago but I'm continually awestruck at the beauty of the architecture and landscaping.

The people from Italy that come to the US must look down at us for not having one tenth of the imagination and creativity to create beautiful spaces that they do here. Everywhere. We have it in certain spaces but here in Italy the attention to aesthetically pleasing spaces is everywhere.

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50s Rockport From Ann Kennedy

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Hi Joey.  Welcome home.  A dear family friend, no longer living, was a geographer and children’s textbook author.  While going through old books in the basement, I came across one of his texts and discovered that the first chapter was about Rockport.  Thought you might enjoy the images from the early 50s, from the book, Ways of Our Land, by C.W. Sorenson, 1954.

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Community Stuff May 18th

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Free Health Resources and Information at Safe Boating Day at US Coast Guard Station in Gloucester

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On Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. free health resources, access to health insurance, overdose prevention information, safety resources and other educational materials will be provided by: Healthy Gloucester Collaborative / Gloucester Health Department, Addison Gilbert Hospital Gloucester Family Health Center, The Open Door, PACE, and Adult Foster Care.

This program will be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Station, 14 Harbor Loop in Gloucester.  There is no fee and all are welcome to attend.  The free health fair is being held in conjunction with Safe Boating Day that will be held from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

For further information about the health fair, please contact Kathy Day at Healthy Gloucester Collaborative Gloucester Health Department 866-964-4604. Safe Boating Day features: Commercial Boating Education, Recreational Boating booths, Signal Flare and Fire Extinguisher distress at 1000 and 1200, Fishing Vessel Examinations, try out safety gear, learn about safety gear requirements,  VHF Radio Use Class, Rescue Boat, Police Boat, and Cutter Tours, Dispose of expired flares (collected with appointment). Fun activities for kids!

For more information about the Safe Boating Day Events please contact Rick Bowen 978-283-0705, ext. 208.

Parking for these events are available at the lot adjacent to the Building Center and on Harbor Loop.

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Cape Ann Shakespeare Troupe will present its final production of the season, the comedy "I Hate Hamlet" written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Ray Jenness. The story involves a television actor, Andrew Rally, who has been offered the part of Hamlet with the Shakespeare In The Park company. At once attracted to the challenge and at the same time afraid of it, he is encouraged by his girlfriend to take it on. A real estate agent finds him an apartment in New York once occupied byJohn Barrymore, famous for his Hamlet in the mid twentieth century. When Barrymore’s ghost is summoned at a seance, he returns to coach Rally in the role. Rally, however, is more conflicted about playing Hamlet after being offered an easy well-paying TV role. Pulled in one direction by Barrymore and his girlfriend and in the other by fear and greed, he faces some tough choices with comic results. The cast includes Beth Bevins, Evie Gariepy, David McCaleb, Beebe Nelson, Craig Owen, and Nick Neyeloff

Trupiano’s Sausage Facebook Page

Hi Joey –
Just wanted to shoot you a quick email to let you know that Trupiano’s Sausage now has a Facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/TrupianosSausage if you wouldn’t mind spreading the word a little and/or liking us on Facebook.
thanks
Ciaramitaro Family

North Shore Art Throb Launch June 1 at Latitude 43

Friends,
Please mark your calendars for our Friday, June 1 Launch Party on the deck at Latitude 43 in Gloucester. Our monthly launch parties bring our readers, contributors, advertisers and lovers of the arts all in one place! We’re in our second year as the go-to magazine for bridging art and community. The May party at Porter Mill in Beverly gathered more than 150 people from all over the North Shore.
Come enjoy the beginning of summer and pick up your free copy of our Water issue! Fun begins on the beautiful deck overlooking the harbor from 6:30 to 8:30 and then moves next door to Minglewood Tavern!  Latitude 43 is at 25 Rogers Street, right downtown.latfortythree.com
Hope to see you there!
Best,
Dinah

Good Morning Gloucester Has Been Nominated For a Best of North Shore Blog Award

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

I just found out ten minutes ago but it looks like the voting started on February 28th.

If you feel like the hard work and dedication that the GMG Crew Puts In Is Worthy Of Your Vote, it would be nice of you to vote for us.

It looks like the voting started way back in February so I’m not sure if any of our readers know about it yet and the voting ends June 1st

You can vote here- http://nshoremag.com/bons-2012-blog/

Once at the page there is a drop down box, you’ll see Good morning Gloucester.  It’s pretty simple to vote.

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Brooke and Tristan Welty Enjoyed Their Stay In Gloucester

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Joey,

Just wanted to write a note to let you know how much Tristan and I enjoyed our trip. It was perfect! The people in Gloucester were warm and welcoming, the food was amazing and the town is beautiful. It’s a gem. We’re planning on relocating there, hopefully in the fall! I’ve attached a picture of Henry the Aldabra tortoise proudly wearing his GMG sticker, representing the blog here in central PA. 

Brooke and Tristan

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The Gloucester Fleet

Posted on by God's Morning

The Gloucester Fleet, circa 1930 Alice M. Curtis/©Fredrik D. Bodin

 

This classic harbor scene is one of the most popular photographs in the gallery. It’s not just the interesting content, but also the artful composition, with reflections in the water that I’ve seen in Emile Gruppe’s renowned oil paintings of that time. The fishing and seine boats packed together in Harbor Cove recall the days when fishing was the big business. Mackerel seiner Angie & Vence is on the left, and the Jupiter is third from the left. The white seine boats are filled with seining nets with cork floats. The Gloucester Coal and Lumber building sits in the background, topped by its 35-ton steam derrick (crane). Coal was loaded onto barges, and lumber was carried away by lumber schooners. The company was founded in 1903 by tugboat captain Charles “Cap” Heberle, and is now called The Building Center. The Heberle family still owns it and often visits the gallery.

 

Image printed archivally from the original 4×5 inch film negative in my darkroom. Image #A8345-012

 

Fred

 

Fredrik D. Bodin

Bodin Historic Photo

82 Main Street

Gloucester, MA 01930

info@BodinHistoricPhoto.com

Like us on Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/BodinHistoricPhoto

978-283-2524

Ed, Paul and R. Duck are Jonesing for Deviled Eggs . . . so

Posted on by God's Morning

we will have our first Mug Up of the seaon this Sunday, May 20th at 9:00 am at Khan Studio & the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, 77 Rocky Neck Ave., G3.  FOB, Barry Marshall will also be heading back to CA and would have missed the Memorial Day weekend events, so we wanted him to be able to experience a Mug Up first hand.

Come on by, check out the new gallery look with the tropical turquoise floor, Judith Monteferrante and Roger Salisbury’s Spirit of the West exhibit, the new GMG Gallery wall, Carol McKenna’s work, my new glass paintings, and of course good coffee, deviled eggs and whatever other mug up type fare people bring along to share.  Always great people and food, and always a good time.

E.J. Lefavour

www.khanstudiointernational.com

Essex River Race, this Saturday, May 19th

Posted on by paultmorrison

A crowded schedule of things to do this coming weekend what with the Motif #1 Day going full bore in Rockport. Art, music, food, all day. To get the most out of the day you could check out The Essex River Race sponsored by (The Cape Ann Rowing Club) bright and early. The race heats start at 9:30 AM. (If you are racing, get to the captain’s meeting at 9 AM at the Essex Ship Building Museum.)

The Essex River Race is open to all seaworthy human or rubbery waterfowl-powered rowing and paddle boats. Participants’ crafts usually include Banks dories, fixed seat singles, doubles, multi-oars with cox, multi-oars without cox, sliding seat singles & doubles, single & double touring kayaks, surfskis.

Still time to enter. Only 27 bucks and you get a T-Shirt and a good start to the season.

North Shore Wedding Magazine

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

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For weeks I had planned to photograph the tulips in bloom at Willowdale, but only in the late afternoon sun. Each afternoon I headed out, the sky grew overcast. Last Monday the sun shown gloriously the entire day.

Fortunately I caught the tail end of North Shore Wedding Magazine photographing their Premier Issue in the gardens at Willowdale. North Shore Wedding Magazine is a brand new biannual publication featuring quality North Shore wedding professionals and venues, and is the sister publication to New Hampshire Wedding Magazine.

Sarah Boucher’s (Willowdale’s Planning Manager) lovely table styling for the North Shore Wedding Magazine photo shoot.

Kristina Hathaway with model

I hope this does not sound boastful however am mentioning because I just love it when people understand the design intention of a project. Kristina Hathaway remarked that she loved the feminine quality of the garden’s design juxtaposed against the masculine architecture of the stone mansion—music to my ears! The design challenges at Willowdale are multifold, yet rewarding, and from April 1st to until the first week of November you will find the gardens in bloom!

Tuesday evening, June 12, at 7:00 pm come join me in the gardens at Willowdale Estate. Enjoy refreshments and a tour of the garden, followed by a showing of my film “The Butterfly Garden at Willowdale Estate.”  RSVP to Info@Willowdale Estate.

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Oops wrong song title ~ the real one is better

Posted on by Vickie & Peter

In yesterday’s post (see here) I got the title wrong to my favorite new Pete Lindberg song.  The real title is Death, Taxes, & Matches — perfect title.

I also forgot to mention that at the end of Tuesday’s spectacular show at Minglewood, Pete led ALL the performers in The Weight, which turned into a crowd sing-along and really got to me (I’m a big  Levon Helm fan and we had him booked at North Shore Music Theatre for July 7 — bad luck for all).

In this video, Pete does an excellent version of another Band favorite, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, at Celebrate Gloucester 2010.  Not many people can pull this off solo.  We should all be grateful that Pete’s voice is getting better!

It’s almost the weekend.  Lots of great choices starting tonight.  See the full music lineup here.

And don’t forget the Herb Pomeroy tribute concert on Friday that benefits the Berklee/Gloucester Scholarship Fund.

Spring Fling Fundraiser dance with Mari Martin and The Dirty Little Secrets @ The Rockport Country Club

Posted on by Joanne

Rockport Country Club this Sat., May 19th. 8-11pm. Doors open at 7pm. It’s a benefit for Huntington’s Disease that the Sandy Bay Sisterhood is hosting. $25 advance sale tix (ask me how to get ’em) https://www.facebook.com/mari.martin.963 or $30 at the door. Food, great raffle items, and musica! I’m fortunate to have Steve Caraway, Greg Dann, Dave Koen, and Eric Goldberg on the gig. Hope you can make it.

Read about The Sandy Bay Sisterhood

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x2089090827/Rockport-Ramblings-Saluting-Rockports-own-global-change-maker/print

http://www.rockportgolfclub.net/

Rockport Country Club

36 Country Club Rd

Rockport, MA 01966-2117

Pet of the Week- Shilo

Posted on by Alicia Pensarosa

Shio, Kitten at Cape Ann Animal Aid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My name is Shilo and I am a two-month-old boy
kitten who has a beautiful black coat and blue eyes.

I am playful and curious. I will be a small kitten even
when I am fully grown. If you would like to meet
me, I am at the Cape Ann Animal Aid, presently located
at 260 Main Street in Gloucester.  We are closed on
Wednesdays preparing to move to our new shelter at
Four Paws Lane in Gloucester that will be known as
the Christopher Cutler Rich Animal Shelter to open soon!

Remember that on June 2  the Rescue Reunion will take
place a Stage Fort Park from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. rain or shine.
I have to take a nap now – you can’t be this cute and
playful without taking plenty of naps!

Mimi Lind Rufe Shows us Hers!

Posted on by capeannpainter

Mimi Lind Rufe Shows us Hers!

3rd Submission in the Series “Show Me Yours and I’ll Show You Mine”

Hi, Paul;
Would you accept photos from someone who was raised in Gloucester , but has lived elsewhere since being married ? I still have many ties , get home , and made sure that my children ( and now grandchildren ) could dive and swim off the rocks on the Back Shore .( It was a right of passage my father used to tell my siblings and me …. if we swam back , he kept us ) .
I have been a decorative painter most  of my adult life , and now am painting on canvases and really going back to my roots and doing seascapes  , many based on photos of Gloucester .
I had the good fortune of growing up in Gloucester many moons ago , and during a visit last summer , found out about GoodMorningGloucester.org . I found this blog , and really liked it .Fun . Now I will share a little . First , I have neither a FB or website for my work . I paint mainly for the joy of it  after spending many years as a decorative painter . I do have my work electronically filed , however . .
 
I too like to see painters tools and toys , and see how they lay out their palette .
 
So this is me  !  I am a paint slut  ; I collect oil paints . My box was made by my husband and is quite large . I love white and not ashamed to say so . And I use baby oil to clean my brushes and thin my paints . No more fumes again !
 
My 3 children each have at least 2 paintings done of their favorite spots in Gloucester .
 
That is my joy . It is so simple . 
 
Love to all who may remember me . Mimi Lind Rufe .
 
 
I enjoy Good Morning Gloucester and found your blog ..
 
Let me know and thanks !
Mimi’s Paint box

It’s not too late to ride in the North Shore Tour de Cure this Sunday!

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

It’s not too late to ride in the North Shore Tour de Cure this Sunday!  This one-day cycling event raises funds to find a cure for diabetes. There are 15, 31, 62, and 100 mile routes across the North Shore that all depart from and return to Pingree School. The event culminates in an afternoon festival full of fun, friends, food and music!.

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http://www.diabetes.org/northshoretour

Karen Bagley Manager, North Shore Tour de Cure American Diabetes Association 10 Speen Street, 2nd Floor Framingham, MA 01701 617-482-4580 ext. 3487