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May 13, 2011
New Hampshire Public TV will offer two nights on Star Island for two at their annual spring auction. Click here to see the Star Island offer on the Superboard and watch NHPTV’s video presentation of the item.
Tune in and make a bid for a two-night Personal Retreat that includes boat fare, parking, massages for two, plus complimentary Star Island Lime Rickeys.
Auction ends Sunday, May 15.
On the Island
May 13, 2011
Star Island welcomes Matthew King, who brings his creative culinary talents to the Shoals kitchen this summer as the new food service manager. King, a life-long Shoaler, will kick-off the season by catering the post-race reception of the Gosport Regatta on June 11 at the historic Oceanic Hotel.
King first visited Star Island with his family in 1972. He later returned as a member of the seasonal staff, affectionately known as Pelicans, where he worked with the “waitrae” (wait staff) and later as a “kitchie” (kitchen staff). He continues to visit Star Island each summer with his son and daughter as a conference guest and volunteer.
King began his work in the hospitality field as a teenager. He attended the Culinary Institute of America in 1985. King has experience in culinary tramadol buy online florida preparation, facility design and maintenance, financial accountability and client management and relationship building. His most recent experience included 10 years at the Boston Culinary Group where he managed nine large restaurant operations including the New England Aquarium as the regional manager.
“I look forward to serving Star Island visitors and guests at the Oceanic Hotel this summer season with an all new Island flavor,” said King. “We hope to see you all at the Shoals very soon.”
King is crafting a menu for the Gosport Regatta party that highlights traditional New England favorites.
King’s Featured Tastes for the Gosport Regatta:
On the Island
May 03, 2011
Sara Schoman, longtime Shoaler, produced three lovely new videos about Star Island: A Magical Place, Conferences and Spirituality.
Working with professional videographers and a dozen Shoalers, these interviews and photos capture the beauty of the isles and the spirit of being there.
Click below for “Conferences” and “Spirituality.”
On the Island
April 27, 2011
Yankee Magazine has named the historic Oceanic Hotel for Best Island Living in their 2011 Best of New England, praising its family-style meals, candlelight walks and ghost stories. Check out the May/June issue of Yankee, on sale now, for other great New England spots.
On the Island
April 25, 2011
Jennifer Wells of WGIR-AM 930 caught up with Star Island CEO Victoria Hardy and Director of Development Angela Matthews on the April 9 edition of Local Access about the 2011 Gosport Regatta. The full 20-minute interview is available for listening and download using the below link.
For more information on the Gosport Regatta, including tickets and scheduling, visit GosportRegatta.org.
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April 07, 2011
Gosport Regatta registration, social tickets and event gear are now available at GosportRegatta.org. Whether you’re looking to enter, attend as a spectator or just buy a nifty hat, the following instructions will help guide you through the new Gosport Regatta Web site to help make your purchasing easier. Our online provider and administrator for the event is Regatta Promotions.
All social tickets and regatta items you purchase will be available at the events you will be attending.
Read more…
Shoalers in the News
March 22, 2011
Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us and Life On A Star I conference guest speaker, wrote about his unusual meeting with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in the Wall Street Journal.
On Jan. 19, 2007, my wife, Rosemary, and I spent several hours with Col. Moammar Gadhafi in his tent in the Libyan desert, sipping tea and discussing sociology and political theory. It was a strange encounter at the time, and after the horrific events of the past week in Libya, it seems stranger still.
On the Island
March 16, 2011
The New Hampshire Seacoast will come alive in early June as a fleet of racing yachts from coastal New England vie for honors in the Gosport Regatta, the resurgence of a vintage sailing race around the Isles of Shoals first held in the late 19th century.
After a successful revival of this historic regatta late last year, Star Island Corporation will host the Second Annual Gosport Regatta on Saturday, June 11, 2011, in partnership with the Piscataqua Sailing Association (PSA). The premier regional pursuit race also kicks off the summer conference season at Star Island, one of the rocky, wind-swept Isles of Shoals, located six miles off the coast of Rye. Star Island is a recreation destination for day and overnight guests who travel to the island by ferry, charter, or in their own boats.
The sailing race, which takes its name from the original Gosport Regatta first held in 1874 at the Isles of Shoals, is expected to draw hundreds of sailing enthusiasts and racing skippers to the Granite State. Competitors from ports as far south as Marblehead, Massachusetts, and north to Portland, Maine, will participate in the historic race, sailing vessels ranging from one-design J/24s to large cruising yachts.
“We welcome Seacoast residents, sailing enthusiast’s and New Hampshire visitors to discover Star Island by participating in the 2011 Gosport Regatta,” Star Island CEO Victoria Hardy said. “The traditional race offers guests an extraordinary glimpse of life as it was in the 19th century at Star Island and the opportunity to experience an exhilarating race at the Isles of Shoals. We look forward to hosting the New England sailing community at Gosport Harbor once again this year.”
On the Island
March 09, 2011
On Saturday, November 19, Star Island will host the annual Starry Night benefit. This fun, social event held in 2009 and 2010 was attended by about 200 and raised an average of $6,000 after expenses from ticket sales and commissions on art.
This year we figured out a way for everyone to be part of the fun no matter where you live by creating a Starry Night-A-Thon. Shoalers near and far are welcome to organize your own Starry Night event and join in the fun in your own region.
If you are interested in being part of the Starry-Night-A-Thon social and raising some money for Star Island in the process, please contact the Development Office to make arrangements by calling (603) 430-6272 or emailing amatthews@starisland.org for more information.
Conference Updates
February 06, 2011
August 27 to Friday, September 2, 2011. This conference is for those interested in exploring travel memories from visitors to the Isles of Shoals in bygone centuries and in creatively legal order cialis online preserving their own memories of their time on enchanting Star Island through scrapbook images and travel writing. For more information, please visit www.starisland.org/historicstar, or contact Ann Beattie (historicstar@comcast.net) or Joe Watts (jwatts@starisland.org).