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Here’s one of the paintings still unsold on the walls. These make beautiful gifts, but four of the 20 paintings are already sold, so come up to Lanesville today in order to have the best selection! I’m open until 6pm, across the street from Lanesville Package.
Jennifer Beauchamp-Ankeny

Due to an overwhelming popular request, I will no longer be posting any Holiday flatulence videos.  After one negative email and my wifes pleas for me to remove “On the 22nd day of Christmas post” I’ve decided to end my fascination with musical gas.

I consider posting on GMG an Art. To get people to take a look at what you post and comment on it, takes a lot of Brain power. You need just the right title and content for that post to be successful.

 I may be “Crude” sometimes.

 I may not think of the consequences, sometimes.

 I may not think what the Art community thinks of me, Sometimes.

I may not think how my family thinks of me, most times.

But, Should I care? What is Art? Should I compromise my creative thinking?

And Does anyone really give a Crap?

Let me know!

I’d be happy to hear from you. Sometime.

I really care what the readers of GMG are thinking! Sometimes.

“Open your mind and Let miller’s playing spiral in; you’ll be captivated by the sound.” –Chris Hislop, The Spotlight

Award-winning contemporary cellist Kristen Miller and critically acclaimed producer/engineer/composer Tom Eaton will release a brand new Holiday CD with a concert on December 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Cape Ann Community Cinema, 21 Main Street, Gloucester.

The CD, entitled Winter Loves Company, is a sweet mix of cello and piano with a Windham Hill sensibility. It includes fresh arrangements of traditional Christmas carols as well as original seasonal compositions by both Kristen and Tom.

Kristen is a classically trained cellist who has been pushing the boundaries of the instrument for the past eight years with her rich, multilayered trademark style. She plugs her antique Parisian cello into a digital phrase recorder and effects pedals to stack layers of percussive and buttery cello sound.  Billboard’s Bobby Borg calls her music “romantically, hauntingly, charmingly brilliant.”

Tom Eaton, who is best known as a contemporary folk producer, (Vance Gilbert, Ellis Paul, Melissa Ferrick) has had his work featured on ABC, NPR, and Bravo. For this reason, most people are used to seeing Tom on the other side of the glass, behind the recording console. But on this record, Tom premiers five of his most beautiful piano compositions, and the listener is in for a real treat.

The Noise proclaims: “When the holiday snow is falling and you’re sitting cozily by a fireplace, Winter Loves Company is the perfect soundtrack for the hypnotic flames dancing before you.”

Concert Details:

Cape Ann Community Cinema, 21 Main Street. Gloucester, MA

Saturday, December 11, 6:30 p.m., following the tree lighting

Tickets: $8 in advance or at the door.  Advance tickets at http://capeanncinema.com

For more information or to set up an interview, please contact Kristen Miller at cellobrew@gmail.com or 978-270-8705.

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Kristen Miller
Cellist/Singer/Songwriter/Spoken Word Artist
www.cellobrew.com

“Everybody starts out pure, starts out ridiculous, starts out beautiful.” — Rickie Lee Jones

 

The Gloucester House will serve as the backdrop for the annual Focus on Education Breakfast which will be held December 3rd and sponsored by the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce and its’ Business Education Collaborative committee.

Area students from the Gloucester, Manchester-Essex, Rockport and North Shore Technical High School will be recognized for their outstanding achievements in and out of the classroom. Two students from each school will be honored and introduced by the Superintendent of Schools from their respective educational institution.

Breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m. while the educational portion of the program will commence at 8 a.m. and conclude by 9 a.m. Members of the business community as well as the educational community are encouraged to attend and help to support the exceptional high school students in and around Cape Ann.

Tickets are available for $20 per person while reservations may be made by contacting Project and Events Director Tim Burton at tim@capeannchamber.com or call 978-283-1601.