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GloucesterCast With Guest Ed Collard and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped May 19th, 2013
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These horses are so pretty and sweet
No one can say we don’t have lots of fun at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery at Madfish Wharf on Rocky Neck. In case anyone is wondering what the bunch of us are doing - we’re downing these amazing jello shots made by Alicia Penderosa.
The gallery is now open and the first major event will be our Grand Opening Mug Up on Sunday, May 26th from 9:00am-11:30 or so. Most galleries have their openings in the evening so they can feed you lovely little tidbits and ply you with alcohol to entice you to buy something. Since this is Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery, we’re going for a Good Morning grand opening with deviled eggs, cheesecake and mimosas (in memory of Evelyn), so some plying will take place along with good morning fun and food. There will of course be coffee and tea for those who don’t imbide that early in the day – but as Wendie Demuth always said, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere.
E.J. Lefavour
Last fall I began a new project, The Mary Prentiss Inn, located on Prentiss Street off of Harvard Square. The old garden had grown up and out and the plants had become too over-sized for the little borders out front of the Inn.
Mary Prentiss Inn ~ Before
Jennifer Fandetti, who runs her family’s Inn, had wanted more color throughout the growing season, as well as flowers to bring indoors to decorate the rooms.
Jennifer and bulb-planting helper
Our awesome fall crew planting the borders
We are all so weary of winter colors by the time spring arrives that the tulips and spring ephemerals are a wonderfully welcome sight. I make a special mix of colors and variety for each client and later this spring we’ll add perennials and annuals. The boxwoods give the borders a neat appearance and the hollies and magnolia provide structure and beauty throughout the year. Coming soon is a little cutting garden along the side of the building. For now, everyone, including guests and neighbors, are enjoying the new look at the Inn!
Harvard and MIT are just around the corner from the Mary Prentiss, and with all the graduations and and events, if you need a wonderful place to stay, or recommend to a friend, The Mary Prentiss Inn is an absolutely perfect and delightful inn in the heart of Cambridge. The staff is gracious and helpful, the building has been beautifully renovated and restored (and is meticulously maintained) and all the rooms charming and beautifully appointed with decor by Charlotte’s Forsythe. Amenities include high speed internet service (wired and WiFi), cooked to order breakfasts, and 100 cotton bed linens. Every afternoon tea is served with a super yummy homemade cookies and other sweet treats. Around back is a stunning secret garden and sunny courtyard used for breakfast, tea, and relaxing.
I watched these two women as they were walking down Mass Ave. They looked down Prentiss Street, saw the flowers, turned around and came back to photograph, and then proceded back down Mass Ave!
Block Party Head, Valerie Marcley, sent along the good news . . .
It’s Party Time Gloucester! Block Party Dates Announced
Will Hunt Accepts Artistic Director Position
The Downtown Gloucester Block Parties will be held July 20, August 17 and September 21 beginning at 6 pm. Main Street transforms into an entertainment mall with live performances, al fresco dining, stores open until 11 pm and Kids’ Town for the youngsters.
Block Party organizers are thrilled to announce Will Hunt as the new Artistic Director. Hunt is a skilled musician familiar with performers from Cape Ann and beyond. He has equipped and been technical director for Block Party stages. Hunt contributes innovative vitality to the Block Parties.
“I’m pleased to take on the role of artistic director this year. I’m planning some exciting new bands and performers as well as favorites from previous years.”
Chief Blockhead, Valerie Marcley states, “Will has the talent and knowledge we need to become an even better event.”
Lucinda Seigel has accepted the post of Merchant Liaison, helping the stores organize for the three parties. “Lucinda is very sharp, has international business experience and is a skilled organizer with wonderful enthusiasm!” states Marcley.
To take part in the dynamic Block Party Series please contact the following.
Those who wish to perform contact Will Hunt at:whuntrock@gmail.com
Main Street Merchants contact Lucinda Seigel:lseigel1@gmail.com
Restaurants contact Mark McDonough:northshorerestaurantgroup@gmail.com
Sponsor and donation inquiries to Judith Brackley:jbrackley2@comcast.net
Press, Vendors, Suggestions & all other inquiries contact: glostablockpahty@gmail.com
The Block Party welcomes performers in all genres including theater, comedy, music and dance. Street performers are also invited.
The Downtown Gloucester Block Party Series is a project of
the non-profit Cape Ann Business Incubator.
Here Is a Lobster that Looks Like Darth Maul
Because Monday.
By Eric Randall | Boston Daily | May 20, 2013 11:52 am
darth maul, Gloucester, joey c, Lobster
Darth Maul Lobster (Photo Courtesy GoodmorningGloucester.com) & Darth Maul (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
GLOUCESTER (CBS)
You can use a plow to plant or just truck it in all grown.
New home of the Fishermen …looking good!
Shot with my Sony a65 with no tripod. This is one more reason why I love this camera…
Sarah Garcia forwards-
The results from the national competition for the MUSE awards are in:
The HarborWalk Walking Cinema won the GOLD! Go Gloucester!
In our category – "Audio Tours & Podcasts" – the winners were:
Gold – Walking Cinema: Posts from Gloucester, Maritime Gloucester and Untravel Media
Silver – Riddle of the Room family, Barnes Foundation
Bronze – The History Explorer, National Museum of American History
Peter Sollogub from Cambridge 7 Associates tells us that in the history of the MUSE awards, they have only won a gold once: for the Patriots Hall of Fame! We are in good company. (and aren’t we in the Patriots Hall of Fame too?!)
Thank you Cambridge 7 Associates for designing a Walk with the originality and quirkiness of Gloucester. The Walking Cinema are great fun!
Best to all,
Sarah Garcia
h, my goodness. The nomination itself is an achievement. Gold– Congratulations! 2013 HarborWalk = MUSE AWARD WINNER
2012 Last year’s winner in the same category went to 2 museums partnering: the Philadelphia Museum of Art with the African American Museum of Philadelphia (gold). The silver went to the Getty (as it did in 2010).
2011 gold was LA Museum of the Holocaust
2010 gold was Chicago History Museum
2009 gold was Mauerguide: Walk the Wall (Berlin Wall)
There’s always competition and big players vying (eg Whitney and MoMa last year winning in other categories). It’s definitely good company to be in. I can’t wait to hear the complete 2013 list and see Gloucester in the mix.
Sincerely,
Catherine
Joey___
We’ve been searching for entries to the Schooner Festival and found this one.
Al Bezanson
Nubar Alexanian submits-
Chris Thomas on the board early this morning all the way over here in the Essex River. His first first of the season: 29 inches. We had an excellent morning of fishing.
Could stand here forever watching whatever comes and goes.
For more information on BSL Awareness click on GMG Post by Alicia..
Below is Mary Lou and her loving dog.
For more photos click on slideshow below
GloucesterCast Podcast With Guest Ed Collard and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped May 19th, 2013
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Topics, Ed Collard, Safe Boating Day, Kim Smith Milkweed Project, Motif No 1 Day, Dog Park Opening, Alicia Cox, Sista Felicia, Crappy Coffee, Glosta Joe’s Coffee, Maxwell House, lone Gull, Pleasant Street , Cape Ann Coffee, Brewing Method, Keurig, Coast Guard Safe Boating Day, CERT, Rockport Merchant’s Group, Sara Kelly, Angela Cook, Kudos For Footbridge Repair Completion, Fans Of the Blog, Cameltoe, Cape Ann Images, Shooting My Universe, My View of life On the Dock,Pink Winged Sticka, Beavis and Butthead, Good Morning Gloucester Mug Ups, Khan Studio , Block Parties, Madfish Grill, Gig Medieros, Carol McKenna, Craig Kimberley’s Dodgeball Movie Gloucester Screening
GHS looses pitching duel to Lynn English 3-1
Gloucester Gardeners, Generous Gardeners, GHS Boys Soccer All Have Plant Sales
You can call Mr. Christopher Swain at 617-233-4120 and he will come and pick up your items. When I was over there on Sunday met a lovely woman named Celia from Oklahoma City.
PSA for all the single ladies and men out there-
This shit right here is textbook what not to do the night you meet a potential date.
Desperation? check
Too soon call back right after they met? check
Drunk as fuck? check
Guy makes up excuse that he has indigestion to get away from crazy chick? check
Girl has to be what, an 8+ to even consider the call back based on this phone call and even then only a booty call right? But under those circumstances it can’t be worth it based on this level of crazy. I mean this is the amorous drunk chick, can you imagine the psycho version of her after the guy drills her and doesn’t call her back?
The horror.
Day boaters will now be able to come to Gloucester and have access to downtown using the launch. Boaters will be able to pick up available City guest moorings or drop anchor in the large Federal anchorage conveniently located in the center of the inner harbor, under the watchful eye of the Harbormaster’s staff. From these locations, boaters will be able to hail the launch on VHF channel 72 or call 978-942-0660 for a lift to one of Gloucester Harbor’s three public floats or the Historic Art Colony at Rocky Neck.
The launch is a first-class, 26-foot, 24-passenger, solid fiberglass “Duffy” built by Atlantic Boat Company. It was christened GLOUCESTERMAN by Mayor Kirk and Waterways Board Chair Anthony Gross.
On Saturday our cutie Avery turned 2 years old. She is quite a little party girl. Such fun
The first guest artists of the 2013 season at Khan Studio and the Good Morning Gloucester Gallery will be Judith Monteferrante and Roger Salisbury. Their work is already hanging, so stop by any time to check it out. Judith has some amazingly beautiful metal print still lifes, as well as a spectacular canvas giclee closeup photo of a peony, and a lovely bathing nude that you will have a hard time believing is not a pastel painting. Roger’s powerful and moody pastel paintings will captivate and move you. Their opening reception will be on Friday, June 7th from 5:00-8:00pm, so mark your calendars now.
Also, don’t forget the Khan Studio and Good Morning Gloucester Gallery grand opening Mug Up will take place on Memorial Day weekend Sunday, May 26th at 9:00am.
E.J. Lefavour
There were so many amazing community events taking place yesterday. Although our GMG Cape Ann Monarch Milkweed Project was held in the morning, I was able to attend the Rockport Film Festival in the afternoon, where Sarah Kelly, the festival’s organizer (and GMG contributor) had invited me to speak about my forthcoming film “Life Story of the Black Swallowtail Butterfly” and my short film”BomBom Butterflies” had been accepted to the screening.
Rockport was teeming with families and activities. It was difficult to find a parking space but when I finally arrived at the Firehouse where the afternoon’s screenings were taking place, Craig and Hannah Kimberley had very kindly saved me a seat. All of the films were well-worth seeing; just some of the highlights were Len Burgess’s film about the launching of the Schooner Ardelle, Robert Newton’s film about Gloucester’s WPA murals, and “Homemade Parade” by Emile Doucette. The short film event was followed by poetry readings from local poets. I left shortly after and returned home, with plans to return to the 7th Wave with my husband for dinner (where our son is the cook).
When we returned to Rockport at 7:00, Sarah Kelly was still working away at the Firehouse cleaning up with her family and friends after the day’s events. She was so gracious and I think is doing a fabulous job promoting the festival. I am hoping she will perhaps write a post-festival GMG post on her perceptions of the event’s successes.
We arrived at the 7th Wave Restaurant and were seated at a lovely spot by the window, with the gorgoeus view of the harbor made even prettier in the light of the setting sun. I had a Blue Moon beer, which I love because the name of the beer is one of my favorite Ella Fitzgerald songs. The beer was served with a wedge of orange–a flavorful touch, and fitting because Blue Moon’s list of ingredients includes orange peel. My husband had the cooked-to-perfection grilled mahi-mahi with a delicious spicy mango salsa. Usually I don’t order fried clams because frankly they often aren’t very well prepared and, as they are currently more expensive than a lobster dinner, it really is no fun to bite into a pricey soggy, soden lump of sand and grease. Have no fear of being diappointed at the 7th Wave because, really, their fried clams are to-die-for; simply the best fried clams I have had in a long time (take note Craig if you are reading this!). The batch I had last night was soooo fresh and delicious, perfectly golden brown and crunchy crispy on the outside, with tender, fat bellies on the inside. I had heard in Joey’s podcast with Craig that the fried clams at the Cape Ann Brew Pub are pretty awesome and I have yet to try those, but I know where I will be heading next time I get a jones for extra delicious fried clams and dinner with a stunning view!
7th Wave Khan Family
The Cape Ann Monarch Milkweed Project was positively a resounding succee. Thank you to everyone who ordered and picked up your milkweed plants. Thank you to Joey who turned my small seed of an idea into a fabulous community-wide project and who also very kindly offered Captain Joe and Sons for mug up and pick up. Thank you to Felicia for taking valuable time from writing the world’s-greatest-cookbook-ever and spending the entire morning making and serving coffee and Sicilian gigilani cookies (I know that is totally misspelled) and for helping with the plants and for just being a great friend. Thank you to all my GMG fellow contributors and all the FOBs for coming, and for everyone’s enthusiasm in the project.
And, most importantly, the Monarchs thank you!!!
We have exactly fourteen plants remaining and all fourteen are spoken for. After all the plants are picked up and the money totaled, we will have enough to make a donation to the Rocky Neck Cultural Center. So thank you again. I am very inspired by the success of the program and plan to later in the summer have a Cape Ann Monarch Aster and Goldenrod Program.
Monarch Butterflies at Eastern Point
How to Plant and Care for Your Milkweed Plants
Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) has a taproot. Plants with taproots do not like to be disturbed once established so it is best to plant your Common Milkweed seedlings as soon as possible. Common Milkweed is not too fussy about soil and is the milkweed we see growing in fields, roadsides, dunes, and meadows. It can reach up to six-feet in height, but more commonly grows two- to four-feet. Common Milkweed spreads by underground shoots and by seed dispersal.
The Marsh Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) are well-rooted year-old plants and can be planted in the garden now, or within the next month or so. Marsh Milkweed grows best in good garden soil and/or moist areas. Marsh Milkweed is clump forming and does not spread by underground shoots.
Both milkweed species prefer full sun, but will take some slight shade. Plant with the soil line equal to the soil line in the pot. Place a stake nearby so that you do not step on your little milkweed seedling. Water gently. Check frequently on your milkweed plant until it is fully established. Water when dry, but do not over water. Monitor for milkweed aphids. Milkweed aphids are tiny soft-bodied orange insects. If you do see any aphids, gently wash them away with water; no soap or strong pesticides needed!
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