Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Joe, hope this finds you well! Just wanted to start by saying I am a big fan of GMG. Having grown up in Gloucester, its a great way to keep updated on whats going on back in my hometown. Wanted to introduce myself to you, my name is Jon Goodhue, spent most of my life in Gloucester until I moved to San Diego, CA at 23 to pursue my music career. Most of my family, including my mother, sister, and grandmother still reside on Church St.! I have many friends back east, most of them Fiesta freaks as I too walk the Friday Greasy Pole every year and carry the statue every Sunday. 

I’m writing this letter to you in hopes that you can help me out. After 10+ years of playin music and trying to make a career out of it, I’m finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel. Over the past month I have had several sit down meetings with people who have stepped up the plate and support my music. I can get into it all another time, but it has all lead to me being in the process of recording a 5 song EP that will be produced by Traa Daniels, the bass player of the well-acclaimed rock band, P.O.D, who had such singles as "Alive", "Youth Of The Nation", and "Boom!". I’m very excited as we started pre-production for the disc on Saturday and there seemed to be a lot of chemistry.

Anywho, I hope this could be some fuel for you to do a write-up on GMG, as it may benefit you as well as myself as I look to create a stronger fanbase. Let me know what you think, I have links to my work below, thanks Joe, take care!

Jon Goodhue

www.jongoodhue.com

www.facebook.com/jongoodhue

www.twitter.com/jongoodhue

Blue Shutters-

This is the season for giving, and over the past few weeks, friends of the Blue Shutters have been showing their holiday spirit.

This began in November, with our Taste of Latin America Open House in support of the work of Por Cristo, a group that helps the poorest of Ecuador with medicine, medical equipment and medical training.  On November 20, the Blue Shutters became a shopping bazaar for the day, where guests could purchase jewelry, scarves, blankets and other items from Ecuador – with all proceeds going to support Por Cristo’s work.  More than $2000 was raised in just a few hours, thanks to the generosity of those who joined us that day.

On December 3, the Blue Shutters held its annual tree-trimming event, and we offered special discounts to guests who brought a food item for Gloucester ’s Open Door food pantry.  Here’s our tree, with a basket of some of the donations collected that day.

Donations came not only from guests, but also from friends, family and neighbors who stopped by for some holiday cheer.  Here are just some of those who were with us that afternoon and evening.

For those who’d like to see the Blue Shutters decked out for the holidays, please feel free to stop in – the innkeepers will be on hand… along with our new “snow girl” mascot that all the guys seem to enjoy.

Happy Holidays

Tony, Patty, Ed and AnnMarie
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White Elelphant Knight

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same….”
From If-  1895
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

Best known hereabouts for his 1897 novel Captains Courageous, Kipling was the quintessential apologist and proponent of British imperialism. He was born in Mumbai, then called Bombay, to English parents, and became famous for his poems and short stories set in India, (Gunga Din, The Jungle Book, etc). Henry James referred to him as a man of “complete genius.” He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907, the youngest recipient of that honor. He and his young family lived in Brattleboro, Vermont from 1892 to 1896, and it was during this period that he visited Gloucester to write about fishing from the dory schooners. Kipling’s unquestioning support of the Empire was cooled by the death of his son in the First World War. He continued to write, but with less success, until his own death in 1936.

Greg Bover

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Bob Writes-

Joey,
I went for a walk tonight and found the fabulous John Ramondi sculpture has been installed at the new Cape Ann Museum park on Pleasant.  What a fantastic addition to the civic campus.

Hi Joey,

I wanted to personally share with you my business, ENNIS Inc’s holiday video. I created this as a way to benefit the Open Door food pantry in Gloucester. As a resident of Gloucester and a business owner, I wanted to use this year’s holiday greeting to bring awareness to the wonderful work the Open Door does for the community.

ENNIS represents Food Stylists, Wardrobe Stylists, Prop Stylists, Makeup and Hair Artists from Boston, NY, and LA.  We pulled together a group from Boston and NY to gather at my home in Gloucester and prepare meat and fruit pies, which we then delivered and served at the Open Door food pantry that same evening.

Tripp Clemens from Windpowered Productions shot the whole process for us. It was a fun and rewarding experience. We hope to do more in the future and motivate others to use their resources to do the same.

Scola Cantorum & the Middle Street Walk

Please join
the Scola Cantorum from the Annisquam Village Church performing with the choirs of St. John’s, St. Mary’s & the First Congregational, Rockport at St. John’s Episcopal Church,
48 Middle St., Gloucester, Mass. 01930
December 10th 2011, 1:00 pm

Annisquam Village Church Christmas Pageant

Dec 18, 2011 at 4:00pm
Annisquam Village Church
820 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA

Old Sloop Coffeehouse

Hi Joey,
I enjoy reading your blog.  Thank you for this service to the community!
I help to run Old Sloop Coffeehouse at the First Congregational Church of Rockport.  We have two concerts this Saturday, December 10, that I thought might warrant a mention.
At 10:30 AM, there will be a children’s concert featuring Debbie and Friends.  Debbie and Friends contributed a song to an anti-bullying CD that was just nominated for a Grammy.  "Debbie" is former West Parish Elementary School teacher Debbie Cavalier, now Dean of Continuing Education at Berklee College of Music.  Also in the band is Gloucester resident Rory McKenzie on bass.
At 7:30 PM, there will be a second concert featuring Carolann Solebello, best know as a founding member of female trio Red Molly, who are local favorites.  Carolann will appear on Live at Noon on WUMB radio with Dave Palmater Friday, December 9.
Thank you!
Geof Lyon, for Old Sloop Coffeehouse
http://oldsloopcoffeehouse.org

Safe Steps for Seniors – new community exercise program at Addison Gilbert Hospital

The Center for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine at Addison Gilbert Hospital, 298 Washington Street, Gloucester is providing a new community exercise program for those aged over 60 with fear of falling and balance difficulty. 

The benefits of this new dynamic group exercise program will aid in fall risk reduction, increased balance, confidence in mobility and ability to be independently active participants in the local community.

All participants will be required to undergo a free 30-minute individual pre- and post-screening for balance and fall risk.

The fee is $3. per class which is due at the beginning of the class which are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 Noon.  Space is limited.   Space availability is determined on a first-come, first-served basis.  

For further information or to schedule a screening required to participate in the class, please call 978-283-4001,     ext. 141.

Cape Ann YMCA’s Teen Night!

Join us this Friday, December 9, at the Cape Ann YMCA for another fun filled teen night! The YMCA will be open to all Gloucester teens ONLY from 9:00-11:00pm. Come in and work out, shoot some hoops, go for a swim or have fun in the gymnastics center. Teen night is FREE for YMCA members and $5.00 for visitors.

Ho, ho, ho! The Cape Ann TV Santa Party will be held at our studio on Tuesday, December 13 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Bring the family and let Santa know what you would like for Christmas!

Hello Joey,

Gene Seidman here – I wanted to tell you about an event we are having at Passport Restaurant on Monday December 12 from 7 pm.

Renown photographer Stephan Gersh is showing some new photographs and a few old favorites.  I’m performing a special edition of my one man show – PROVOCATION and Eric of Passports is making a very special global collection of treats for guest

Tickets are $40 available at www.provocation.me or call 978-281-3680