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and ecological lessons of
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"Western Flyer" Newsletter
RESERVATIONS NOW OPEN FOR
ED RICKETTS' CANNERY ROW BIRTHDAY
"DOC'S" LAB TOURS on MAY 12TH
tours@canneryrow.org
Let us know the hourly tour you'd like to make reservations for (first at 9 AM and the last at 5 PM)
and the number of "Ed Heads" in your party! We will confirm by return e-mail.
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An inspirational Ed Ricketts story for you from marine biologist Charles Seaborn (in pdf.)
"Chaz" is a PBL Lab Tour volunteer presentation specialist in marine biology/conservation.
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— Michael Hemp photo 2012
The Cannery Row Foundation
Cannery Row Visitors Center • Mini Museum • Museum Shoppe Railcar
moved to its new home at the "Steaming Ahead Historic Railroad Exhibit"
adjacent to the Salinas train depot on April 4, 2012.
Click here for a great photo album by Jeff Vezzolo of A&S Metals
of this historic move from Cannery Row to Steinbeck's hometown.
Diane Estrada headed up this project with volunteers and the resources
of A&S Metals and Stan Silva Trucking.
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| Cannery
Row Foundation volunteer, Herb Behrens (now archivist at the National Steinbeck Center) held the railcar open for years as a Visitor Center, Mini-Museum, and CRF Museum Shoppe (MK Hemp photo 2002) |
Denise
Estrada —Boss Lady of this historic railcar move from Cannery Row to the railroad museum at the Salinas Train Station. (MK Hemp photo 3/29/12) |
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STEINBECK-WORLD NEWS FLASH:
THE STEINBECK COLLECTORS CLUB
LAUNCHES ITS WEB SITE:
http://www.steinbeckcollectorsclub.org
Congratulations to Phil Ralls, exalted leader, and Wade Smith, their webmaster
and "Row Rat"—Wade achieved "Row Rat" status by volunteering at the Steinbeck Adobe Tours
on his visit to Monterey in December and gave us a welcome hand
during Monterey's annual Christmas In The Adobes Tours.
The Steinbeck Collector's Club membership is free and includes a monthly
pdf newsletter with contributions from Steinbeck collectors from
all parts of the Steinbeck World. Go to their site link above or
e-mail Phil Ralls for more information.
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Thank you to everyone who made the
JOHN STEINBECK BIRTHDAY
"DOC'S LAB" TOURS
a huge success.
Click on the thumbnail for a larger image of CRF's presenters at the Lab
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| Lab Tour
greeter Caryl Smith "in era" |
Frank Wright
recalls Ed Ricketts and Pacific Biological Laboratories in 1942 (Naomi Kirkwood photo) |
Prof. Susan
Shillinglaw and CRF board member Gary Varga with sale books |
Marine
Biologist, Charles Seaborn, shares Lab science |
Please send us your best photos of your tour by e-mail
and we will post them here in a special web-album for
Cannery Row fans and "Ed Heads" to see!
Now, stand by for the opening of reservations for the
Cannery Row Foundation's annual Cannery Row
Ed Ricketts' Birthday "Doc's Lab" Tours of
PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL LAB TOURS
in honor of Edward F. ("Doc") Ricketts (1897-1948)
on SATURDAY, May 12TH.
Our next tours of Pacific Biological Laboratories
on May 12th will commemorate Ed Ricketts' Birthday.
Make your reservations now!
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A BBC piece about Cannery Row
(compliments of The History Company.com)
An excellent report by Howard Stableford of the BBC, featuring
Dr. Steve Webster (Monterey Bay Aquarium), Dr. Susan Shillnglaw
(then Director of the Center For Steinbeck Studies at San Jose State University),
Katie Rodger, (Steinbeck Fellow at San Jose State University, Ricketts biographer)
Michael Kenneth Hemp (Cannery Row Foundation; historian), and
Frank Wright (Lab Group member and friend of Ed Ricketts).
28 minutes of highly recommended listening before you attend the tour.
ALSO:
NPR: ED RICKETTS THE LEGEND: PART 1
NPR: ED RICKETTS THE LEGEND: PART 2
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Thanks to those who helped with another successful
Cannery Row Foundation participation in the
annual Monterey State Historic Park
"CHRISTMAS IN THE ADOBES"
an annual project participation begun in the 1990s
by past CRF President and "Queen of Cannery Row"
KALISA MOORE.
We again celebrated 1944 (the year John Steinbeck owned this Monterey adobe)
in the Lara-Soto Steinbeck Adobe
at 460 Pierce Street, Monterey from 5 PM til 9 PM
on Thursday, December 8th & Saturday, December 10th.
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Facebook Fundraising:
As seen on the Facebook Ed Ricketts Group
Remaining EFR bronzes of the Ed Ricketts Memorial
(also by renowned suclptor Jesse Corsaut) are available
for a membership donation of $1,000.00 for a limited time
before their increased value raises the donation amount.
James Bridges of Playa Del Rey, CA is our latest
Ed Ricketts Memorial Sculpture owner (2/12/12).
His name will be on the Ed Ricketts Memorial
donor's dedication plaque. Will Yours?
"Ed Head" Glenn Schot (Hanalei, Hawaii) says:
"What a deal! My foundry would charge more than that just to cast it."
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Contact CRF President, Michael Hemp, today for yours.
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A treat from Lorenzo:
Larry Hosford plays "Down on Cannery Row"
(Bill Sullivan, bass, vocals; Bill Ingram, guitar, vocals;
Pat Mahoney, fiddle, vocals; Mike Pupo, drums)
— for Kalisa.
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The Kalisa Moore Memorial Sculpture
completed and installed at Bruce Ariss Way,
Cannery Row.
(Click here)
Monday, January 31st, (Kalisa's Birthday) at noon
at Bruce Ariss Way across the street from Ed Ricketts' Lab
the Cannery Row Foundation unveiled the bronze memorial
to Kalisa Moore "The Queen of Cannery Row"
by renowned scultor Jesse Corsaut.
Thanks to all of you who made the
"Doc's Lab" Tours on Saturday, January 29th, 2011
commemorating Kalisa Moore (1926-2009)
"The Queen of Cannery Row"
another milestone event.
Filmed by John Harris.
See it here on YouTube:
Part 1 • Part 2
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Celebration of Life for Kalisa Moore, the
"Queen of Cannery Row"
(Click
here)
Kalisa in Ed Ricketts' Lab, 1997
MK Hemp photo
Follow this link to the Kalsia Moore Archive
(Click on Kalisa)
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LAB NEWS:
Termite control accomplished!
Lab Group member, Frank Wright, at the Lab with its recent Urban Camoflage for termite tenting
and repair by the City hof Monterey.
(Click on photo for larger image)
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It's Here!
The iPhone app (also iPod and iPad!) of
John Steinbeck's Cannery Row
from The History Company
(Click on icon to go to iTunes App Store)
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Become a Member of the Cannery Row Foundation
(Click here to donate)
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New book by Thomas Steinbeck
features Cannery Row Chinese Settlement
(Click here for larger image)
An excellent read that belongs in any Cannery Row book shelf!
Click Here for an interview with Thom at Simon & Schuster
Buy on Amazon.com
Buy on Barnes & Noble.com
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New Board Members seated!
Dr. Susan Shillinglaw
Mr. James Levitt
Mr. Gary Varga, Attorney at Law
Press Release on The Western Flyer Newsletter
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NEW:
Vintage Views of the Cannery Row Foundation
(a little of our history — constantly under construction)
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From the Bulgarian Shores of the Black Sea,
a story of Steinbeck and a search for "Cannery Row"
by Quantum Biophysicist, Dr. Alex Gochev.
(A link from The History Company)
Follow this link to the 2009
Cannery Row Foundation
"Christmas In The Adobes"
featuring
Thursday night videos of
Barbara Evan's Flamenco Dancers
at the CRF's Steinbeck's Lara Soto adobe tour:
(Cell phone quality video and audio until real video arrives)
1. "Sevilliana"
2. More "Sevilliana"
3. Artist Lana Loukianenko joins in the festivities
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A new Cannery Row short feature on YouTube
by vacationing British filmmaker, Simon Morris
(posted by The History Company)
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Thank you to Ed Ricketts researcher Robbie Behrens
for the digital file of this unedited 1983 recording (in its entirety)
of an interview by
Michael Hemp with Joseph Campbell (1983).
(a link from The History Company)
Including a visit by Joseph Campbell to Ed Ricketts' Lab,
made possible by PBL member Frank Wright.
(also in the interview)
This is interview is also part of the collection of interviews by historian Michael Hemp
digitized by and for the National Steinbeck Center, Salinas.
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A New Feature of the CRF Website!
HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT THE CANNERY ROW FOUNDATION
#1. George Walker, Attorney.
We owe the existence of the non-profit Cannery Row Foundation
to its pro-bono (no charge) incorporation in the fall of 1982 by Monterey attorney
George Walker. The legal grunt work was performed by one of his
young attorneys, Robert Rosenthal. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude
to them both for the articles of incorporation accepted and promulgated by
the State of California on February 17th, 1983.
Robert Rosenthal went on to serve as the Cannery Row Foundation's
second President of the Board of Directors (1984-85).
— Michael K. Hemp
Founder and 2009 President of the Board of Directors
(Watch for more CRF historical facts)
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ANNOUNCING!
The publication of A. L. "Scrap" Lundy's
"Real Life on
Cannery Row:
Real People, Places and Events that Inspired John Steinbeck."
The book’s forward is by
Thomas Steinbeck
Photos
below from the Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Premier Book Release
2:00 PM at the National
Steinbeck Center, Salinas, CA.
 The National Steinbeck Center, Salinas. |
 Author and CRF Board Member, Scrap Lundy. |
Michael Hemp photos
"Real Life on
Cannery Row:
Real People, Places and Events that Inspired John Steinbeck"
available soon from the
Cannery Row Foundation website.
was constructed by (then) board member, Bill Johnk,
and exhibited at the Monterey Maritime & History Museum,
5 Portola Plaza near Fisherman's Wharf.
The museum is now temporarily closed.
The exhibit—on loan to the Cannery Row Foundation
by the Oakland Museum of California—will soon
announce a new venue for its public exhibit!
Please contact us if you would like to nominate a suitable location
for this unparallelled historic model of the Row in the 1940s.
By special arrangement with the Oakland Museum of California,
the model on an extended exhibit—as the centerpiece of
the 25th Anniversary of the Cannery Row Foundation.
Most of the book "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck happens in
this model of old Ocean View Avenue, nicknamed, "Cannery Row."
More views by clicking here.
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Pavers installation around the memorial completes the
design.
New photos of the project completed
on November 2, 2009:
(Installed by Jim Young Masonry, Monterey)
Click on each image for larger view.
(MK Hemp photos)
Details of the Cannery Divers
Memorial Project
to the brave hard hat divers of Old Cannery Row. The Row
would never have achieved its fame without them.
First photos of the unveiling and dedication
ceremonies at 1:00 PM, Friday April 18th, 2008.
(Send your digital photos to us)
NEW!
Click here for a link to Historical Markers Data Base
The Cannery Row Divers Memorial is on it.
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E-mail us at:
info@canneryrow.org
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Authentic Cannery Row historic sardines labels to download,
compliments of www.SardineKing.com
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Kalisa's La Ida Cafe passes into Cannery Row history
as "The Queen of Cannery Row" finds new digs:
Wave Street Studios (the site of the historic home of
Quock Mui, aka "Spanish Mary") where Kalisa Moore lived
for several years; now the site of Wave Street Studios
and the Quock Mui Tea Room & Gift Shop
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A look back into Cannery Row, October 1976:
The Hovden Fishmeal Warehouse dock with
Kalisa's restaurant sign at David Avenue tracks.
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The "Western Flyer" on-line Newsletter
of The Cannery Row Foundation
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Photo
Coverage Summary of the Great Cannery Row Reunion 2005
THE
GREAT CANNERY
ROW REUNION OF 2005 was held at the
MONTEREY CONFERENCE
CENTER—STEINBECK FORUM
AND (3RD LEVEL) CONCOURSE—SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 8TH, 2005.
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