My View of Life on the Dock
Hey Joe,
We’re trying to compile a list of sledding hills around the North Shore here: http://northshorekid.com/story/sledding-hills-and-slopes-north-boston
Can you think of any in your area? If you or anybody else you know have some hidden gems, we’d love to hear about it! They can use this form: http://northshorekid.com/sledding-hill-submission
For those of you attending today’s Rocky Neck Plunge you may want to consider either a welder’s mask or some serious sunglasses. Once Ed Collard Strips Down It Could Get Ugly!
Rocky Neck Plunge
New Year’s Day
High Noon Gringo!
My Number One Pick Is New Years Day at Noon-
You know you wanna!
There are a ton of New Year’s Eve Celebrations-
More listings to be added as they come in
The wonderful Jane Ward has some great ideas, over at Food and Fiction.
Media giant Seth gives up the best of Lynn at Lynn Happens.
Choices from all over New England at The Two Palaverers.
North Shore Kid: Weekend Picks Dec. 31- Jan. 2, 2011
Everett Harlow Writes-
Good Morning Good Morning Gloucester,
My wife Lisa van Sand snapped this yesterday. The caption reads "Second Runner Up – Mr. Blizzard 2010". We are both doing the New Year’s Day Plunge on Rocky Neck. See you then.
Ev Harlow
P.S. We love G.M.G. Congrats on the 3 year mark
Here’s the list-
Friends of The Blog Who Said they Will Take The New Years Day Rocky Neck Plunge-
Joey
Nephew BJ (Beasley)
Paul Morrison (and his rubber ducky)
Patrick Ryan
Amanda Nash
Ed (I’m game for anything) Collard
Donna (I may be small but I can do anything) Ardizzoni
Eric Lorden
Everett Harlow
Lisa van Sand
Who Else?
Rocky Neck Plunge Info from Brenda Malloy-
Thought it may be a good idea to give people some directions on exactly where the beach is that The Rocky Neck Plunge takes place. It is called Oak Cove Beach at the end of Stevens Way, neither of which names are commonly known to most, even on Rocky Neck!
When one is driving down Rocky Neck and bears right at Sailor Stan’s restaurant, you take the first street on the left ‘Stevens Way’. This is a short street, 2 houses long, then you must go either right or left on Wonson St. If you were to continue straight you go down the gravel path ahead of you, this leads to Oak Cove Beach where the plunge takes place.
Hope to see a big crowd, one and all are welcome!
PEACE!
www.ImagineRockyNeck.com
Here’s the list-
Friends of The Blog Who Said they Will Take The New Years Day Rocky Neck Plunge-
Joey
Nephew BJ (Beasley)
Paul Morrison (and his rubber ducky)
Patrick Ryan
Amanda Nash
Ed (I’m game for anything) Collard
Donna (I may be small but I can do anything) Ardizzoni
Eric Lorden
Who Else?
Rocky Neck Plunge Info from Brenda Malloy-
Thought it may be a good idea to give people some directions on exactly where the beach is that The Rocky Neck Plunge takes place. It is called Oak Cove Beach at the end of Stevens Way, neither of which names are commonly known to most, even on Rocky Neck!
When one is driving down Rocky Neck and bears right at Sailor Stan’s restaurant, you take the first street on the left ‘Stevens Way’. This is a short street, 2 houses long, then you must go either right or left on Wonson St. If you were to continue straight you go down the gravel path ahead of you, this leads to Oak Cove Beach where the plunge takes place.
Hope to see a big crowd, one and all are welcome!
PEACE!
www.ImagineRockyNeck.com
Here’s the list-
Friends of The Blog Who Said they Will Take The New Years Day Rocky Neck Plunge-
Joey
Nephew BJ (Beasley)
Paul Morrison (and his rubber ducky)
Patrick Ryan
Amanda Nash
Ed (I’m game for anything) Collard
Donna (I may be small but I can do anything) Ardizzoni
Who Else?
Rocky Neck Plunge Info from Brenda Malloy-
Thought it may be a good idea to give people some directions on exactly where the beach is that The Rocky Neck Plunge takes place. It is called Oak Cove Beach at the end of Stevens Way, neither of which names are commonly known to most, even on Rocky Neck!
When one is driving down Rocky Neck and bears right at Sailor Stan’s restaurant, you take the first street on the left ‘Stevens Way’. This is a short street, 2 houses long, then you must go either right or left on Wonson St. If you were to continue straight you go down the gravel path ahead of you, this leads to Oak Cove Beach where the plunge takes place.
Hope to see a big crowd, one and all are welcome!
PEACE!
www.ImagineRockyNeck.com
SING ALONG WITH WITCH! or, IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN… Candy Project!
Join us at the Cape Ann Community Cinema for a SPECIAL HOLIDAY WEEK-LONG SING-A-LONG HI DEF BLURAY screening of the 1939 classic, THE WIZARD OF OZ!! You can even come in costume, if you like! www.capeanncinema.com
Proceeds will benefit The Brain Candy Project, a Cape Ann-based charity that provides a support system to parents who are living in hospitals with their critically ill children. Only 8% of donations go to our administrative function, so 92% go toward fulfilling our mission. An honorable cause you can stand behind.
www.braincandyproject.org
Holding parents so parents can hold their children.
The Brain Candy Project and The Cape Ann Community Cinema have partnered to bring you The BrainCandy Family FilmFest (BFF@CACC), an on-going exploration of the foundations of American Family Cinema, as a benefit to BCP. Thank you for your support!
Wizard of Oz showings:
Mon thru Thurs, 12/27-30 11am (w/a secret surprise double fun double feature!!)
Fri, 12/31 7:30pm
Sat, 01/01 2:30pm
See you there!
SPECIAL $5 Kids Tickets!
www.braincandyproject.org
Holding parents so parents can hold their children.
Do something locally to help. The time is now.
Do you GoodSearch & GoodShop for The Brain Candy Project?
You can raise money for us, just by selecting The Brain Candy Project as your charity of choice! Search the internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo), and do all your online shopping with GoodShop.com. It’s that simple. Spread the word, and have a happy & healthy new year!
Joey, baby, H A P P Y D A Y to you!
Thought it may be a good idea to give people some directions on exactly where the beach is that The Rocky Neck Plunge takes place. It is called Oak Cove Beach at the end of Stevens Way, neither of which names are commonly known to most, even on Rocky Neck!
When one is driving down Rocky Neck and bears right at Sailor Stan’s restaurant, you take the first street on the left ‘Stevens Way’. This is a short street, 2 houses long, then you must go either right or left on Wonson St. If you were to continue straight you go down the gravel path ahead of you, this leads to Oak Cove Beach where the plunge takes place.
Hope to see a big crowd, one and all are welcome!
PEACE!
www.ImagineRockyNeck.com
Friends of The Blog Who Said they Will Take The New Years Day Rocky Neck Plunge-
Joey
Nephew BJ (Beasley)
Paul Morrison (and his rubber ducky)
Patrick Ryan
Amanda Nash
Ed (I’m game for anything) Collard
Who Else?
Daniel Driscoll Writes-
I‘m writing you in regards to our upcoming event called “New Year’s Eve with Sober Connections” at the Blackburn Performing Arts Center at 1 Washington St in Gloucester MA. (On the Corner of Washington & Main about the restaurant Guiseppe’s)
This Event is the vision of SoberConnections.net being hosted at the Blackburn Performing Arts Center. We at Sober Connections are striving to create activities for the sober communities here on the North shore, and hope to expand across the state. Our Social Website, www.SoberConnections.net has started picking up people from all across the country! Our goal with these events is to offer the sober community a sense of awareness that there are fun things to do without the use and abuse of alcohol and/or drugs. Our website provides a forum for people to find or share these events, whether it be simply a group of people heading to the movies, or a larger event like we are pulling together for this venue.
We are scheduled to open the doors around 7 PM to offer the live music, DJ, and Dancing from 7:30 -12:30 PM. Below is an excerpt of what we are sending people:
“Sober Connections New Years Eve Party
Come Join us for a night of Sober Festivities as we celebrate our 1 year anniversary and countdown the end of the year and usher in the New Year at the Blackburn Performing Arts Center in Gloucester, soon to be our new home for Sober Connections! This is a Family Friendly Event.
All are welcome! The only requirement is a desire to party without the use of alcohol!
Children under 10 are free!
We will be having local talented Musicians perform, like Marty Dunphy and Bob Ledger as well as others, We will be also having Dance Music, And Lee C will be organizing a few dances including a Line Dance for those of you have asked about it from our past events!
DJ DK will be rocking out the tunes with a a few songs hand picked from our younger crowd, and as always, VJ Mike will be making sure that your visual cortex’s are assaulted properly watching our 100" large video screen.
Daniel D is again gathering Gift Certificates from the local merchants and other prizes for our end of night giveaways.. looks to be a Great Night!!
We do encourage you to think about our "Sponsor a ticket" program. This was designed so that people that couldn’t pay for a ticket could get in with the donation of others. This has been very popular, and these tickets will be held at the door for those wanting to come but their budget is a bit tight. We all have been thru it in early sobriety, and have been to many wonderful events due to the generosity of others in sobriety.
We are also having a musical instrument Drive to help the Beverly School for the Deaf. They are looking for used musical instruments for the new music program they are bringing to these children, so if you have anything from a kazoo to larger instruments, please bring them to donate. They will be going to a good cause!”
Tickets can be purchased at the door, but we are hoping to sell out, so if you’re looking to come, Advanced Tickets are available thru Ticket River at:
http://www.ticketriver.com/event/872/
And if you want to promote our event to your friends, we are also located on Boston.com Here:
http://calendar.boston.com/gloucester-ma/events/show/158065785-sober-connections-new-years-eve-party
We hope to see you there!
If you have questions or need to get a hold of us, Feel free to email us back at Founders@SoberConnections.net or Call us at:
Daniel D 978-515-7036
Sheldon K 978-407-0219
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to offer free admission to all residents of Cape Ann during the month of January 2011. Visit us and see what we have to offer! The Museum presents a full schedule of public programs during January.
Saturday, January 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Family Fun Day: Visit the Museum for gallery guides, art and history activities in the Education Room and light refreshments served all day.
Saturday, January 15 at 3:00 p.m.: Researching Alone at Sea: An illustrated talk with author John Morris, book signing to follow.
Saturday, January 22 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and Sunday January 23 from 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.: Winter Shorts: Cape Ann Museum docents present a weekend series of mini tours highlighting their favorites from the Museum’s collection. See website for a complete list of tour topics www.capeannmuseum.org.
Saturday, January 29 at 11:00 a.m.: Saturday Showcase: Celebration of the Sea: Revels Repertory Company. Explore the lives of the men who went to sea during the great age of sail as whalers or merchant seamen and the family and friends who remained on shore.
Guided Tours: Docent-led tours during January: Highlights of the Collection tours will be offered every Friday and Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. No reservations are required.
The current special exhibitions To Gather Together and Keep These Bonds: Highlights from the Permanent Collection and John Manship: Views of Butman’s Quarry are on view during the month of January. The Museum is closed during the month of February.
Funding for these programs was made possible through a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency which promotes excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences, in order to improve the quality of life for all Massachusetts residents and to contribute to the economic vitality of our communities.
The Cape Ann Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Museum is closed during the month of February, on Mondays, and on major holidays. Admission is $8.00 adults, $6.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Children under 12 and Museum members are free. The Museum is wheelchair accessible. For more information please call: (978) 283-0455. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org
Friends of The Blog Who Said they Will Take The New Years Day Rocky Neck Plunge-
Joey
Nephew BJ (Beasley)
Paul Morrison (and his rubber ducky)
Patrick Ryan
Amanda Nash
Ed (I’m game for anything) Collard
Who Else?
Paulie Walnuts has issued a challenge of sorts. He has called me out and challenged me to take part in the great tradition that is the Rocky Neck Plunge.
For those of you who don’t know, the Rocky Neck Plunge takes place on New Year’s Day at noon. A number of folks strip down and plunge into the icy cold waters of the Atlantic on Rocky Neck.
First what you should know is that I don’t even like to go into the water at Good Harbor in June. I prefer a heated pool to ice cold ankles which feel as if they would shatter with a mere tap.
This being said I think this could be an opportunity. A big part of GMG has been to show people what can be done with a little initiative and to get folks more involved in our community. There are all these cool things happening all around us and when people say “There’s nothing to do around here” I just wanna bitch slap them and tell them to wake the fuck up! There is an embarrassment of riches around here when it comes to getting involved in our community.
So here it is! This is your chance. This is a new year. Whatcha gonna do? You gonna join your boy Joey and take the challenge? This could be the beginning of the rest of your life as someone who doesn’t just sit around but someone that takes life by the balls and says “Fuck it! I’m Gonna Do It!”
Get up! Rise out of that Chair and scream to the heavens-
“I’M GONNA DO ITTTTTTT!!!!!”
No excuses! 2011 is gonna be even better than 2010! Join me and others at Rocky Neck and bring the New Year in right!
Who Will Join Me?
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What I do for our readership. Oy!
Video From Paulie Walnuts
The Jan 1 Rocky Neck Polar Bear Plunge-
Art Haven Director Dawn Gadow Writes-
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to paint buoys at Art Haven last weekend! We had a record number of buoys painted and wanted to make sure to say a huge thanks to Ben’s Paint, Rose’s Marine, Winchester Fishing, Ace Hardware, Building Center, and everyone who came out to help build the lobster trap tree this year! If you haven’t gotten to see it all lit up yet, you better check it out!
Also, since we ran out of buoys last weekend, we’ve got another buoy painting opportunity this Saturday during the Winter Carnival Block Party! We picked up a few more buoys and those who didn’t get a chance last weekend are welcome to come Saturday between 5 and 7 to paint their own unique ornament for this year’s tree. We do still have a limited number, though, so let us know if you’re definitely coming down to paint one and we’ll be sure to have one for you. You can email us at arthaveninfo@gmail.com or call 978.283.3888.
Thanks again to everyone who was a part of this year’s tree (and is going to be this weekend)! Gloucester’s lobster trap tree is clearly the best around – when else is this much of the community involved in one masterpiece?!?
Happy Holidays from Art Haven!
Dawn
Hi Joey,
We wanted to let you know about a community event coming up this Saturday. It’s a free screening of the 1988 Christmas movie I’ll be Home For Christmas.Film: I’ll be Home for Christmas
Saturday, December 18, 7:30PM
I’ll be Home for Christmas, set and filmed in Rockport, chronicles the experiences of a small town in December 1944. Two parents await the return of their sons in the army, and their riveter daughter, for Christmas. It has, says Hal Erickson, “The texture of a Normal Rockwell painting and the ambiance of William Saroyan’s Human Comedy.” Happy holidays from Rockport Music – Come celebrate the season with us at this free community screening!
Starring Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Peter Gallagher and Courtney Cox. 100 minutes.
Free and open to the public. No tickets required and no advanced reservations.
Admission and seating are on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 7PM after the pageant!
Jason Stigliano, Rockport Music
Hey there,
Happy Holidays!
Saturday is our big Holiday Bash with door prizes, (looking for folks wearing their tackiest, gaudiest, most horrendous holiday accessories),holiday songs around the piano bar, warm drinks and sweet treats and a special visitor later in the night…on Sunday is our family caroling with Joe on the piano from 5-8pm, fresh baked goods for dessert and Santa arrives at 6:30.
Hope you can join us!
Best, Memory
Memory Layne
Giuseppe’s Ristorante and Piano Bar
Gloucester, Ma
781-799-1911
www.giuseppesma.com
Bellou – Pet of the Week
My name is Bellou and I would like to invite you to
the Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 19th from
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at the Cape Ann Animal Aid, 260 Main Street in
Gloucester (CAAA). Please stop by and join us for refreshments!
I am a one-year-old male orange cat who is quiet, sweet
and affectionate. The CAAA is a non-profit shelter and
we appreciate donations to our Building Fund, but we also appreciate
gas cards for our van, postage stamps, large trash bags and of course toys for
shelter cats and dogs. I have to run, I keep hearing about someone
named Santa and I want to learn more!!
thanks To Tina Ketchopolos For The Pet Of The week Submissions
GLOUCESTER, Mass. – The Society for the Encouragement of the Arts’ (seARTS) is pleased to announce its signature Partner with an Artist (PWA) program for 2010-2011. The PWA "Call to Artists" invites artists to submit proposals for innovative collaborations with local businesses. A panel of jurors will review proposals and award five $1,500 grants. The application deadline is January 31, 2011. An Information Session on PWA will be held Thursday, December 16 from 6:30 – 8 pm at the Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester.
The program is managed by Sarah Slifer, who successfully created and ran the Gloucester New Arts Festival as a seARTS partner. According to Slifer, "PWA is an exciting opportunity for artists to think and work in creative partnership with businesses, bringing art out of the studio and into the public forum in new ways."
Among the most recognizable PWA programs was the October 2008 "Literary Gloucester" themed PWA series which involved installations at Captain Joe’s; Fitz Henry Lane monument; the Building Center, InterShell, Virgilio’s, and Dogtown Bookstore. Cape Ann businesses interested in working with artists on collaborative projects are encouraged to attend the December 16, PWA Information Session.
PWA 2010-2011 is supported with funding from the Bruce J. Anderson and the Andrew Bayness Funds of the The Boston Foundation. In prior years, PWA received support from seARTS Mass Cultural Council Adams Grant.
In May 2011, in partnership with Cape Ann Art Haven, seARTS invited nationally recognized guest artist and educator Jerry Beck, to lead a multi-media sculpture workshop with students to create constructions that explore Gloucester’s early history. The project was inspired by images of Native Americans, found in the Gloucester City Hall WPA murals.
The current "PWA Call to Artists" focuses on the following:
Creating opportunities for artists: In a time of recession it is even more meaningful that grants are available to artists to recognize that the arts play an important role in the economic life of our communities. In this way, PWA is inspired by the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) support of artists and encouragement of artwork that connects to the community at large.
Partnership with a business: This is an opportunity for artists and businesses to explore a creative relationship. We are looking to fund innovative projects that explore arts/business collaborations and embrace the partnership as integral to the work of art to be created. A business might provide goods, services, or space for a project.
Grants will be announced in early February, 2011. Completed projects will be on display beginning May in conjunction with a community forum with the artists.
For information or a copy of the Program guidelines, please contact info@seARTS.org. There is no fee for seARTS members to apply. Non-members may join seARTS or pay a $25 application fee.
WHAT: seARTS Information Session, Partner with an Artist 2011
Free, artists, business and the public are invited
WHEN: Thursday, December 16th, 6:30 – 8 pm
WHERE: Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, 23 Harbor Loop, Gloucester
Good Morning Gloucester 