* Music through Film

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All students of Boston’s Berklee School of Music and members of the school’s Video Services, cameraman Scott Pierog (right), a junior, discusses which musicians to film with his supervisors Owen Davies (left), a senior, and Scott Sapcariu (center), a junior, who momentarily looks away to performers on the Global Stage at the BeanTown Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007. The seven-year running festival took place outside on Columbus Street between Burke Street and Massachusetts Avenue and was produced for the second year by Berklee whose organizers estimate 70,000 attendees. Photograph by Whitney Fox.

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Marcus Santos (left) of AfroBrazil, a group dedicated to the African culture thriving in Brazil, leads a group of drummers down Columbus Street in Boston as Video Services cameraman and Berklee School of Music junior Scott Pierog (right) films at the BeanTown Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007. The seven-year running festival took place outside on Columbus Street between Burke Street and Massachusetts Avenue and was produced for the second year by Berklee whose festival organizers estimate 70,000 attendees. Photograph by Whitney Fox.

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Marcus Santos (left) of AfroBrazil, a group dedicated to the African culture thriving in Brazil, leads a group of drummers down Columbus Street in Boston at the BeanTown Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007. The seven-year running festival took place outside on Columbus Street between Burke Street and Massachusetts Avenue and was produced for the second year by Berklee whose festival organizers estimate 70,000 attendees. Photograph by Whitney Fox.

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Video Services cameraman and Berklee School of Music junior Scott Pierog (right, foreground) films singer DK Ibomeka (left) performing on the Global Stage at Boston’s BeanTown Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007. When it comes to music or when he is attending an event, Pierog says he prefers to be an active participant instead of a spectator. “I’m the type of guy who when I’m doing the video I’m part of the event. Same goes for music. I like performing it, rather than listening to it.” The seven-year running festival took place outside on Columbus Street between Burke Street and Massachusetts Avenue and was produced for the second year by Berklee whose festival organizers estimate 70,000 attendees. Photograph by Whitney Fox.

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Video Services cameraman and Berklee School of Music junior Scott Pierog (at right) prepares another videotape to film at Boston’s BeanTown Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007. Pierog, a film scoring major at Berklee, is one of eight cameramen documenting the event and says his video service skills will help him break into the film scoring industry. “This is a backdoor way into the film industry. You know, you can be a cameraman or boom operator. This helps me out in the long run, and it’s better than sitting behind a desk. I like it.” The seven-year running festival took place outside on Columbus Street between Burke Street and Massachusetts Avenue and was produced for the second year by Berklee whose festival organizers estimate 70,000 attendees. Photograph by Whitney Fox.

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Video Services cameraman and Berklee School of Music junior Scott Pierog (above) films The Berklee Rainbow Band conducted by Phil Wilson who perform on the Target Stage at Boston’s BeanTown Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 29, 2007. Of the events he films, Pierog informs, “All events are of Berklee events. Everything we shoot is stored at Berklee so students can watch it for educational purposes.” The seven-year running festival took place outside on Columbus Street between Burke Street and Massachusetts Avenue and was produced for the second year by Berklee whose festival organizers estimate 70,000 attendees. Photograph by Whitney Fox.

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* Hub On Wheels: any bike can travel

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BOSTON, Mass. - Sunday, September 23, 2007 was the third annual Hub On Wheels: a citywide bike ride through Boston’s neighborhoods with festivities at city hall plaza. According to the event website, it is the “largest city sponsored sporting event.” It supports the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation, “an organization that brings technology and its benefits to Boston Public School students and their families.” Though part of Storrow Drive was closed for the ride, both routes - a 25-mile and a 45-mile loop - required mainly street riding with vehicular traffic. Event organizers confirmed a record number of registered riders - over 3,000 for the third Hub On Wheels. These riders proved that any bike can travel. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Pat Harris, from the Berkshires, playfully converses with fellow riders before the third Hub On Wheels ride kicked off at city hall plaza in Boston, Mass. on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Pat, who was also a sponsor for a boy under 18 that was riding, said biking was something she told herself she would do at 50. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Anna Bulat (left) of Worcester, Mass. and Jill Bidgood (right) of Manchester, N.H. playfully converse before the third Hub On Wheels ride kicked off at city hall plaza in Boston, Mass. on Sunday, September 23, 2007. The two are part of a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team In Training group they formed in May that chose to ride the 45-mile route. They are used to participating in 100-mile routes and ride traditional street bikes by Specialized, typically used for racing. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Anna Bulat (left) of Worcester, Mass. and Jill Bidgood (right) of Manchester, N.H. playfully converse before the third Hub On Wheels ride kicked off at city hall plaza in Boston, Mass. on Sunday, September 23, 2007. The two are part of a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Team In Training group they formed in May that chose to ride the 45-mile route. They are used to participating in 100-mile routes and ride traditional street bikes by Specialized, typically used for racing. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Senator John Kerry speaks to riders before the third Hub On Wheels ride around Boston, Mass. kicked off at city hall plaza on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Nicole Freedman, former Olympic cyclist, casts a long shadow on Congress St. as she organizes riders before the third Hub On Wheels ride around Boston, Mass. kicked off near city hall plaza on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Freedman is now Mayor Thomas Menino's bike czar (a.k.a. biking director) who will strive to improve the state of biking in Boston. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Senator John Kerry rides the last stretch to the finish line at city hall plaza during the third Hub On Wheels ride around Boston, Mass. on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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The McElroy brothers both finished the third Hub On Wheels ride in Boston, Mass. on Sunday, September 23, 2007, but did so with different bikes. Kevin (left) of Dedham leans on his Fuji Captiva beach cruiser-style bike, while Greg (right) of Boston sports a Specialized bike that can be taken off-road. Kevin said he started biking a couple months ago for the low-impact on his knees, which is why he wanted a comfortable cruising bike. The brothers enjoyed the 25-mile route that took them through nearly seven surrounding towns of Boston. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Kevin McElroy, from Dedham, leans on his Fuji Captiva beach cruiser-style bike after the third Hub On Wheels ride in Boston, Mass. on Sunday, September 23, 2007. He says he started biking a couple months ago for the low-impact on his knees, which is why he wanted a comfortable cruising bike. Kevin, whose brother Greg also rode, enjoyed the 25-mile route that took them through nearly seven surrounding towns of Boston. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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“We decided to ride old bikes today to show everyone you don’t need to wear spandex to bike,” stated Brian Murphy of Cambridge, Mass. after completing the third Hub On Wheels ride in Boston on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Murphy’s friends ride bikes from 1950, 1968 and 1969, while he rides a 1953 Raleigh (pictured above) that has only been minutely updated with new tires, pedals, and a tune up. The seat was bought in 1986, but Murphy asserts it is from an earlier time and still fits the “period look” of the bike. The bike even sports the original bell that has “San Cristoforo” engraved in it. Saint Christopher is said to be the patron saint of travelers in Catholicism. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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A Homer Simpson bike bell dons the handlebar of Jon Currier's (from Waltham) 1968 Phillips bicycle he rode in the third Hub On Wheels bike ride around Boston on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Currier reconvenes with friends at city hall plaza where the finish was. They all chose to ride refurbished, old, vintage bikes to show the accessibility of the activity - that anyone can ride any bike. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Carl Foss of Allston, Mass. waits at Boston’s city hall plaza for perspective passengers after the third Hub On Wheels ride on Sunday, September 23, 2007. The company Seeds of Change hired the bikes and employees of Boston Pedicab to promote brand awareness at the event and provide free rides around Boston for anyone interested. Foss said the units are sturdy street bikes, but relatively light. They are outfitted with Maxxis Hookworm tires that provide superior performance in an urban environment and sport a distinct tread pattern. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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Over 3,000 cyclists registered for the third Hub On Wheels ride on September 23, 2007 in Boston, Mass. to benefit the Boston Digital Bridge Foundation, which brings technology to Boston Public School students and their families. Participants chose either the 25-mile or 45-mile route, both of which took riders through at least seven different Boston neighborhoods. They rode street and off-road bikes, beach cruisers and classic cycles. No matter the style, it was evident on Sunday that people of all ages can ride and that all bikes can travel. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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* Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers

September 22, 2007 – Pictured are cascade hops locally grown by Rockport-based club, Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Hops, along with barley, yeast, and water, remain the key ingredients to brewing beer. They are most commonly grown in the Pacific Northwest, but can survive during the short harvest in the east. Planting begins early April and, after two years, the bine of the hops, which typically twists counterclockwise, can grow an upwards of 30 feet long. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – Pictured are cascade hops locally grown by Rockport-based club, Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Hops, along with barley, yeast, and water, remain the key ingredients to brewing beer. They are most commonly grown in the Pacific Northwest, but can survive during the short harvest in the east. Planting begins early April and, after two years, the bine of the hops, which typically twists counterclockwise, can grow an upwards of 30 feet long. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – Stored in a Kegerator to keep them fresh, T.J. Peckham holds pellets of hops, a key ingredient in beer making. Peckham is a founding member of a home beer-brewing club, Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which is based out of Rockport. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – Dylan L’Abbe-Lindquist, a founding member of Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer, shows off malted barley he is about to grind to a potential new club member. Barley is a key ingredient in making beer and determines characteristics such as the color, mouth feel, aroma, and head retention of a particular brew. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – Dylan L’Abbe-Lindquist uses a mill to grind malted barley just enough to crack the husk. Barley is a key ingredient in making beer and determines characteristics such as the color, mouth feel, aroma, and head retention of a particular brew. L’Abbe-Lindquist is a founding member of a home beer-brewing club, Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which is based out of Rockport. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – Before it is strained, the milled malted barley soaks in hot water for 30 minutes, thus creating the wort, which is the soup-like liquid in the beer brewing process. Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers creates award-winning homemade beer with this method. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – After the barley grains were soaked for 30 minutes, T.J. Peckham (left) stirs as Nick Drayer (right) slowly adds malt extract to the wort as it begins to boil. Bittering hops are also added at this time and the wort is left to boil for 60 to 90 minutes. At that point, the wort is chilled and aroma hops are added. Peckham and Drayer are founding members of a home beer-brewing club, Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which is based out of Rockport. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – Nick Drayer picks cascade hops from the bine that are grown locally by Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Drayer and other club members explain that cascade hops are most commonly grown in the Pacific Northwest, but can survive during the short harvest in the East. Planting begins early April and, after two years, the bine of the hops, which typically twists counterclockwise, can grow an upwards of 30 feet long. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – Nathan Seavey picks cascade hops from the bine that are grown locally by Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Seavey and other club members explain that cascade hops are most commonly grown in the Pacific Northwest, but can survive during the short harvest in the East. Planting begins early April and, after two years, the bine of the hops, which typically twists counterclockwise, can grow an upwards of 30 feet long. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – In the true spirit of home brewing, Nathan Seavy adds a gallon of freshly pressed apple cider to the wort. Creativity is fundamental to the members of the Rockport-based club, Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 - As cold water is pumped through the copper coiled wort chiller to cool the liquid, aroma hops are split open and added during the last few minutes of a recipe being brewed by Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 - As cold water is pumped through the copper coiled wort chiller to cool the liquid, aroma hops are split open and added during the last few minutes of a recipe being brewed by Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 - A carboy, funnel, bung (stopper), and twin-bubble airlock are sprayed clean with iodine before the chilled wort is poured into the carboy where, after the yeast is added, fermentation will take place for up to 15 days. Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers creates award-winning homemade beer. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – T.J. Peckham pitches the room-temperature California ale yeast into the wort that is now around 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit to start the fermentation of the beer. Peckham explains that after four days, the beer will be racked into a new carboy, called a bright tank, to remove the spent yeast, and fermentation will continue for approximately 11 days. Peckham is a founding member of Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – After T.J. Peckham pitches the room-temperature California ale yeast into the wort that is now around 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, the beer will begin the fermentation process. Peckham explains that after four days, the beer will be racked into a new carboy, called a bright tank, to remove the spent yeast, and fermentation will continue for approximately 11 days. Peckham is a founding member of Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates award-winning homemade beer. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 - A twin-bubble airlock that allows carbon dioxide to escape during the fermentation process, which can last about 15 days, fits through a rubber bung (stopper) that keeps an airtight seal on a carboy. Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers creates award-winning homemade beer. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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September 22, 2007 – T.J. Peckham pours an IPA beer brewed by he and other members of Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which creates and brews homemade award-winning beer. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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October 3, 2007 – Dozens of winning beers are displayed in a case at the 2007 Topsfield Fair, which now claims to be the oldest agricultural fair in existence. In the case are winning brews from T.J. Peckham and Dylan L’Abbe-Lindquist, both members of Rockport-based club Mr. Jumpers Home Brewers, which formed in November 2006. Peckham’s Organic Strawberry Rhubarb recipe won second place and L’Abbe-Lindquist’s Orange IPA recipe won third place, each in their respective brew categories. Photograph © 2007 Whitney J. Fox.

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