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Nights on the Neck Starting Up June 3

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Save the first Thursday of every month from June to September for Nights on the Neck, beginning June 3.  Open Galleries and wonderful entertainment on Rocky Neck in Gloucester. Festivities are from 5 to 9 p.m.

Features for specific dates will be available at www.rockyneckartcolony.org/notn.html, or on signage in the parking lot on the Rocky Neck Ave causeway on the day of the event.

*Scheduled to perform on June 3:

Three Sheets to the Wind

The Schooner Adventure organization spawned Three Sheets to the Wind, a group of local musicians and Adventure crew members who are preserving the history of maritime work songs (chanteys) and forebitter songs.

Michael Kirsch/Ed Spilllert

Mike Kirsch and Ed Spillert (guitar, five-string banjo and vocals) will do a range of country, blues, bluegrass, rock and standards. 

Chick & Ellen

             A Gloucester fisherman and his Brooklyn-bred bride play oldtime and newfangled blues, folk, country, and swing tunes.

Steff Deschenes
The Ice Cream Theory is ice-cream guru Steff Deschenes’s charming exploration of the parallels between human 
personalities and ice-cream flavors, a tongue-in-cheek celebration of the variety inherent in a well-lived life.

Gloucester Area Astronomy Club

The friendly folk of the GAAC will set up their telescopes on Rocky Neck, give out observing guides to any passersby who take an interest, and help them pick out things of note in the night sky.

Seeking musicians, readers and dancers for short performances for Nights on the Neck

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From Good Egg Amanda Nash-
Hey Joey, could you post a notice seeking musicians, readers and dancers for short performances for Nights on the Neck (first Thursdays, June thru Sept, on Rocky Neck)? You can send em to me, NoTeaParty@yahoo.com. Sure would appreciate it, thank you!

Amanda

Save The Dates-

June 3 Nights on the Neck
July 1 Nights on the Neck
August 5 Nights on the Neck
September 2 Nights on the Neck

For More Info Check Out The Rocky Neck Art Colony Website

Things To Do- Nights On The Neck Thursday September 3rd

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Please join the Rocky Neck Art Colony for Nights on the Neck, an evening of gallery receptions and entertainment, on Thursday, September 3, 5-9 pm, featuring

Three Sheets to the Wind

The Schooner Adventure organization spawned Three Sheets to the Wind, a group of local musicians and Adventure crew members who are preserving the history of maritime work songs (chanteys) and forebitter songs.

Rick Drost

Rick Drost began singing with a Kingston Trio-style group in high school, continued in a small folk group in college, then a glee club and an opera chorus. He started writing and singing around coffeehouses in DC and New England in the ‘70s, finally settling in Cambridge MA where he started playing with the folk-rock group Parts and Labor.  He performs at least once a week, wherever he goes, and has enjoyed stints with great instructors and students at Song School in Colorado , SAMW and other workshops.

Rick Berlin

Rick Berlin sings honest narrative (sometimes funny) songs from the torn pocket of the heart; his style has been compared to Waits, Weil, and Newman. Rick’s impressive past credits in the Boston music scene include Orchestra Luna/Luna, Berlin Airlift, Rick Berlin–The Movie, Rome is Burning, Rick Berlin–The Awful Truth, and The Shelley Winters Project. He was a regular at Jacques in Boston ’s Bay Village for nine years, and now appears frequently at the Lizard Lounge, among many other places.

Chris Brokaw & Geoff Farina

Chris Brokaw & Geoff Farina, both well known in the indie rock scene, will play pre-World War II country blues songs on acoustic guitars and vocals, including such favorites as Stagger Lee and Trouble in Mind.

Geoff Farina

In 1998, Geoff and his bandmate, Jodi Buonanno, purchased and renovated the Narragansett Grange Hall, a historic public building that would otherwise have been demolished.  With the aid of a HUD program they made the building into music and painting studios and living space, and for seven years provided living and studio space to annual artists in residence. Geoff will talk about his experiences developing the project.

Boston Derby Dames

A group of Boston Derby Dames, Boston ’s first and only all-female, DIY, skater-owned and -operated flat track roller derby league, will make a swift but no-doubt high impact appearance on Rocky Neck Avenue.

Additionally, Sigrid Olsen & Kathleen Archer invite you to a cocktail party at their galleries, ISLA Beach House and Painted Bird, at 77 Rocky Neck Avenue.

Rocky Neck Art Colony, Rocky Neck Avenue, East Gloucester

Things To Do- Nights On The Neck

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Please join the Rocky Neck Art Colony for Nights on the Neck,

an evening of gallery receptions and entertainment,

on Thursday, August 6, 5-9 pm

featuring

Three Sheets to the Wind

The Schooner Adventure organization spawned Three Sheets to the Wind, a group of local musicians and Adventure crew members who are preserving the history of maritime work songs (chanteys) and forebitter songs.

Todd Brunel

Todd Brunel is an innovative, critically acclaimed clarinetist and educator who leads a dual life as a cross-over classical and jazz musician. The Boston Globe said he had “tremendous virtuosity and heart.” Brunel has made guest appearances at Carnegie Hall, the International Woodwind Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the SEAMUS Festival, the National Black Arts Festival, and Preservation Jazz Hall in New Orleans

Leigh Calabrese

With her singing saw in tow, over the years Leigh has been humbled to perform with artists including What Time Is It Mr. Fox?, The Sob Sisters, Sukey Tawdry,  Beat Circus, The Burlesque Revival Association, and (of course) as part of the soundtrack to countless haunted houses. And yes, it does cut wood.

David Kirkdorffer / UNDO

David Kirkdorffer / UNDO performs melodic textural ambient music that can sooth or seethe your spirit. You are invited to bring your consciousness however you will.

Boston Hoop Troop

The Boston Hoop Troop is a collective of (hula)hoopers from New England who gather to practice, perform, and teach the graceful art of hoop dance. Make sure you stay ‘til the end for a special treat! 😉

Rocky Neck Avenue, East Gloucester

Nights On The Neck
Nights On The Neck

Things To Do- Nights On The Neck First Thursdays June-October

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Thurs, July 2, 5-9 pm: Nights on the Neck

Nights on the Neck

  • Three Sheets to the Wind
    The Schooner Adventure organization spawned Three Sheets to the Wind, a group of local musicians and Adventure crew members who are preserving the history of maritime work songs (chanteys) and forebitter songs.
  • Corwin Ericson
    Corwin Ericson lives in western Massachusetts where he works as a writer, editor, and college instructor. He will read from his novel-in-progress, Swell, from which an excerpt was recently published in X: The Erotic Anthology, edited by Susie Bright (Chronicle, 2008).
  • Rick Drost
    Rick Drost began singing with a Kingston Trio-style group in high school, continued in a small folk group in college, then a glee club and an opera chorus. He started writing and singing around coffeehouses in DC and New England in the ‘70s, finally settling in Cambridge MA where he started playing with the folk-rock group Parts and Labor.  He performs at least once a week, wherever he goes, and has enjoyed stints with great instructors and students at Song School in Colorado, SAMW and other workshops.
  • Tom Hauck
    Local author Thomas A. Hauck’s novel, Pistonhead, tells the story of Charlie Sinclair, guitarist in a rock band. His job is being outsourced. His best friend is a drug addict. His apartment is full of mice. The girl he loves is unattainable and his old girlfriend wants to dig her claws into him again. Pistonhead is the story of one week in Charlie Sinclair’s life — a week that changed him forever.
  • Ev Harlow & Friends
    Ev Harlow is known for his wacky songs and goofball on-stage banter. His style has a country/folk flavor that is not often heard in these parts. He will have some very talented friends sitting in and having way too much fun!
Nights on the Neck is located on Rocky Neck Avenue, East Gloucester.  For specific performance times and locations, please see signage in the Rocky Neck Avenue parking lot on the evening of the event.

Thurs, July 2, 5-9 pm: Ruth Mordecai Reception

Ruth Mordecai

Things To Do- 2009 Nights on the Neck

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Please join the

Rocky Neck Art Colony

for the first

2009 Nights on the Neck

evenings of gallery receptions and entertainment

Thursday, June 4, 5-9 pm

Three Sheets to the Wind

The Schooner Adventure organization spawned Three Sheets to the Wind, a group of local musicians and Adventure crew members who are preserving the history of maritime work songs (chanteys) and forebitter songs.

Rick Berlin

Rick Berlin sings honest narrative (sometimes funny) songs from the torn pocket of the heart; his style has been compared to  Waits, Weil, and Newman. Rick’s impressive past credits in the Boston music scene include Orchestra Luna/Luna, Berlin Airlift, Rick Berlin–The Movie, Rome is Burning, Rick Berlin-The Awful Truth, and The Shelley Winters Project. He was a regular at Jacques in Boston ’s Bay Village for nine years, and now appears frequently at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, among many other places.

Eoin Vincent

In November of 2007, Eoin Vincent visited and photographed eighteen orphanages, schools, and hospitals near Arusha, Tanzania. His book is a photographic record of the places he visited and the extraordinary people he met. Eoin will give a slide show and a talk about his book (proceeds from the book will benefit the Tanzania Hope Fund, EPIC Change, and other organizations that improve the lives of the people of Tanzania).

Gordon Baird

A veteran of North Shore Music Theater and other musical palaces, Gordon Baird will bounce around between show tunes and comedic renditions of familiar classics, tailored to a Glosta sensibility and a Rocky Neck state of mind.

Rocky Neck Avenue, East Gloucester

Specific times and locations will be posted in the parking lot on the Rocky Neck causeway and along the Neck.