When the 23rd annual Boston Music Awards take place at the Liberty Hotel in Boston on Sunday, several bands with Gloucester ties will be attending the ceremony.
One of the featured performers will be Jenny Dee And The Deelinquents, a fixture on the Gloucester music scene.
Tony and Samantha Goddess of Gloucester are part of the eight-piece band. Besides performing what Tony Goddess said would likely be a half-hour set including original and holiday songs, lead singer Jenny D'Angora is nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year.
"We were asked to perform before we knew we were going to be nominated for anything," Goddess said.
The live performances will take place in multiple rooms located within the Liberty Hotel.
The band's bassist, Ed Valauskas of Medford, is up for a Best Producer Award.
"He doesn't live on Cape Ann, but he spends a lot time playing at The Rhumb Line (on Railroad Avenue)," said Goddess.
Nominated for two awards — New Artist of Year and Americana Artist of the Year — is Kingsley Flood, which plays Cape Ann often. Band member George Hall is a Gloucester resident.
John Powhida is up for Best Male Vocalist. The Arlington resident often plays here, too, and recorded several songs at Goddess' Bang-a-Song Studio off Rogers Street. "We've made music off and on for years," said Goddess.
Tickets for the 2010 Boston Music Awards are now on sale through BrownPaperTickets.com. General admission tickets are available for $20, while VIP tickets are $99 and include a cocktail reception with nominees, performers and industry insiders. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Music Drives Us foundation.
Decorating unique 'tree'
Gloucester's downtown Lobster Trap Christmas Tree is once again standing tall. Now, Cape Ann Art Haven is offering a free day of buoy painting with an eye toward decorating it.
Art Haven will host the workshop next Saturday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in addition to a series of other winter workshops that start Monday and running through Dec. 17.
"Buoy painting is definitely one of the most fun events of the year here at Art Haven," said director Dawn Gadow. "It's great to see kids get to create their own masterpiece and then see it on display for the whole city."
Last year, nearly 200 kids and teenagers came to Art Haven's 180b Main St. studio space to paint buoys for the Lobster Trap tree, and even more are expected for the free event this year.
Kids of all ages are welcome to come create an ornament for the whole city, Gadow said. The lighting of the Lobster Trap tree is also set for Dec. 11, at 5 p.m.
Also for the third year in a row, everyone is welcome to participate in creating a giant ice sculpture in front of Art Haven on Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to noon, Gadow said.
The activities are made possible once again, Gadow said, by Cape Pond Ice, Ben's Paint, Winchester Fishing and Rose's Marine.
In addition to this annual event, Art Haven is offering a series of after-school workshops over the next two weeks, including a Messy Paint Day, a Christmas mug-making workshop, silk screening, jewelry making, and a gift making day.
There are small class fees charged for these workshops, Gadow said, but financial assistance is available if needed. For more information visit www.arthaven.org, call Art Haven at (978) 283-3888 or e-mail arthaveninfo@gmail.com.
Innovation schools?
Still in the midst of controversy over the opening this fall of the city's first charter school, the city's School Committee will host a presentation Wednesday night at City Hall as part of a committee meeting in Kyrouz Auditorium.
Nick Martinelli from the state's Executive Office of Education will provide an overview of Innovation Schools in Massachusetts.
Innovation Schools, a push by Gov. Deval Patrick's administration, are seen as providing a new chapter and option in education reform, given they provide an "in-district" alternative for exploring new programs and formats for students and teachers alike.
Martinelli's presentation will begin promptly at 7 p.m., said School Committee Chairwoman Val Gilman. The event will also include a brief "coffee and cookie recess" at 8 p.m., Gilman said, so that members of the administration, teachers, the committee and members of the public can socialize.
Honored veteran
The flag at the Veterans Center will fly this week in honor of World War II veteran Joseph Salles Jr. Born May 27, 1920, he entered the U.S. Army on Sept. 30, 1941.
A truck driver, the technician fifth grade served with the 3342nd Quartermaster Truck Company. He served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe.
Salles was awarded the European African Middle Eastern Theatre Campaign Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was discharged Sept. 10, 1945, and died Dec. 7, 1955.
The flag was requested to fly in his honor by his son, Daniel Salles. Anyone wishing to fly a flag in honor of a deceased veteran can call the Office of Veterans' Services at 978-281-9740.
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