Artist Rocky Delforge to Show at Thistle Hill in Rockport

 For more about Rocky and his work, click HERE to go to his facebook page and be sure to stop in at Thistle Hill on Main Street in Rockport to check out both the store and his work.

An Urgent Message from the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce...

We are taking a break from our usual arts-related posts to draw your attention to a very serious local matter. Losing weekend commuter rail service would be a step backward for Cape Ann in so many ways. Please take a moment to review the following information, sent courtesy of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce:

Hate driving into Boston?  

You may have to start if commuter rail weekend service is cancelled.  

Help make the voice of Cape Ann businesses heard in Boston!

Make sure that decision-makers in state government know how you feel about the impacts of proposed cuts in rail service and increases in fares here on Cape Ann. The MBTA has proposed the elimination of all weekend rail service and all weekday service after 10 pm, effective July 1, 2012.  MBTA officials have also recommended fare increases for rail and other public transit services, ranging from 35% to 45% for rail passengers.

Your Chamber's Board of Directors is especially concerned that the proposed weekend rail service cuts would heavily impact Boston to Cape Ann day trips, especially during the prime visitor period from Memorial Day through Labor Day. During this same time frame, there would be a corresponding increase in automobile traffic, further straining Cape Ann's limited parking capacity, particularly at beaches and in downtown retail districts, and significantly worsening traffic congestion during peak travel periods.

A final recommendation on fare increases and service reductions is expected to be made to the MBTA's Board of Directors this spring and any changes are to be implemented on July 1, 2012.

The MBTA will continue to accept public comment through March 12, 2012.

By email at fareproposal@mbta.com

By phone at (617) 222-3200/ TTY (617) 222-5146

By mail to:                    MBTA  

Attention: Fare Proposal Committee

                      Ten Park Plaza

Boston, MA  02116

Written comments directed to MBTA leadership should be addressed to:

Richard A. Davey, Secretary and C.E.O.               Jonathan R. Davis, acting General Manager

Massachusetts Department of Transportation       MBTA

10 Park Plaza, Suite 4160                                      10 Park Plaza, Suite 3910

Boston, MA 02116                                                   Boston, MA 02116

  

Learn more about the proposed 2012 service cuts to Cape Ann here.  

Rockport Art Association Reception: Tonight!

Please join us on
Friday, February 24th
5pm-7pm for a reception
celebrating the start of
our 2012 season . . .
A Night At The Museum
Winter Group Show
Sketch Group Show
Studio Class Show
All are welcome!

Please click here to go to the RAA's website for more detailed information...

Free Community Concert Sponsored by Rockport Music

Rockport Sculptor Jenna Powell

the work of sculptor Jenna Powell, based on the Paint Factory.

Rockport sculptor Jenna Powell is showing at Lesley University from February 16th to April 16th. The work in her show is based on the castings from the iconic Tarr & Wonson Paint Factory in Gloucester, with results both aesthetically and historically important. From Jenna:

I began the Tarr and Wonson Paint Manufactory project in Gloucester Massachusetts with the assumption that the remaining historic structures would be of primary interest, not the story of paint discovered within. Inside, multi-colored traces of history are frozen in varying stages of liquidity: flowing, dripping, oozing, splattering, lumping and layering. The paint evokes the memory of mass production recorded throughout and between multiple stories, floorboards, ceilings, and walls.

Check out her website: 

www.jennapowell.com  

 

The show is located at:

Gallery @ University Hall

1815 Massachusetts Ave 

Cambridge, Ma

Atrium Gallery 2nd floor 9am - 9pm