Trina Hamlin Combines Gentle Understanding with Raw Emotion in a Way That Is, Quite Simply Captivating from the First Note
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Contemporary Folk Week, July 24-30, 2016
36 24-30 Contemporary Folk Week celebrates our 25th Anniversary with a world-class staff of returning artist/instructors including our first Master Music Maker, folk legend Tom Paxton and the timeless artistry of Janis Ian. We’re honored to also welcome back favorites from last year and previous years including Grammy-winners Kathy Mattea, Jon Vezner, and Don Henry, folk stalwarts Ellis Paul, Cliff Eberhardt and Amy Speace, vocal coaches Siobhan Quinn and Danny Ellis, and music theory guru Ray Chesna. We welcome an exciting new addition to this year’s staff in one of the leading lights in today’s contemporary folk scene, the wonderful Mary Gauthier. Drawing on tradition and innovation, our instructors bring a world of practical and imaginative experience to help you create and perform the music that makes your heart sing. Whether you’re trying out material at a local ‘open mike’, a performer with some experience, a working musician looking for some help in reaching your next goal, or someone who would simply like to feel more confident pulling that guitar out in front of others, we’re here to help, and our foundations are support, fun, and community. Our top-notch staff, knowledgeable in the various aspects of both the art and business of contemporary acoustic music, can help you achieve your goals. In addition, our limited enrollment and small campus encourage community-building at its best – frequent and informal interaction between students and staff, all doing our utmost to ensure that you go home energized and empowered to make the most of your music in hands-on and meaningful ways. -
2012 Buskirk-Chumley Theater Annual Report
2012 CRAFTING THE CONVERSATION 2012 marked ten full years of BCT Management, Inc.’s leadership in operating the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. In addition, December brought the 90th anniversary of former Indiana Theater’s existence as a gathering place in downtown Bloomington. It was a time for reflecting on how far we’ve come, building for the future, and celebrating the connections we’ve made along the way. Beginning in 1922, the history of our community theater is an inspiring tale of individual vision, cooperative struggle, and ongoing communication between Bloomington and rest of the world. Facilitating that dialogue is at core of our mission. Our mission is accomplished in thousands of day-to-day actions. As an organization, 2012 brought strong focus on aligning every moment and task with our greater goals. Staff re-organization that began in January reminded us of the concept of the “lean, mean, fighting machine.” In our efforts to provide patrons and promoter partners the best possible facility and service at the least expense, we pared down overhead and streamlined technology in a variety of areas. However, our goals are not about combat, but conversation. Over the course of these twelve months, I believe we’ve transformed to a “lean, green, accessible machine,” which functions smoothly for the benefit of the whole community. We’re so grateful for the dedication and support of all our partners. The strong numbers represented in these pages reflect more than ten years of investment from individuals, businesses, organizations and public entities. Together, we’ve built a place for all, where sharing our stories is at the heart of the matter. -
Very Short Bio Don White
Don White – Very Short Bio There is no one-word description for what Don White does. He’s an award-winning singer/songwriter, a comedian, an author, and a storyteller. He’s been brining audiences to laughter and tears for thirty years, released nine CDs, three live DVDs, and a book, Memoirs of a C Student. His latest album is More Alive. Since 2015, he has joined master storytellers Bil Lep and Bill Harley in Father’s Daze, a hilarious three-man storytelling show about the triumphs and tribulations of fatherhood. He toured North America for nine years with folk songwriting legend Christine Lavin, with whom he still plays the occasional show. Don White – Short Bio There is no one-word description for what Don White does. He’s an award-winning singer/songwriter, a comedian, an author, and a storyteller. He’s been brining audiences to laughter and tears for thirty years, released nine CDs, three live DVDs, and a book, Memoirs of a C Student. His latest album is More Alive. In 2011, he won the Jerri Christen Memorial Award, given out by Boston Area Coffeehouse Association, for his work with the community and that same year was given a key to the city in his hometown of Lynn. White has opened for Arlo Guthrie, Ritchie Havens. Louden Wainwright III, and Taj Mahal, shared a bill with David Bromberg, Janis Ian, and Lyle Lovett. White has been featured in storytelling festivals around the country including the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee. Since 2015, he has joined master storytellers Bil Lep and Bill Harley in Father’s Daze, a hilarious three-man storytelling show about the triumphs and tribulations of fatherhood. -
Dar Williams Has Always Followed Her Muse. When She Was up in Somerville, Massachusetts in the Early Nineties, Knowing That
Dar Williams has always followed her muse. When she was up in Somerville, Massachusetts in the early nineties, knowing that she wanted to pursue music or theater, she worked backstage at the Opera Company of Boston and wrote plays on the side. But she was in Boston, and the muse led her into the myriad open mics and tip jar gigs of booming folk revival. She opened a trunk of old songs and started writing new ones. She went to three or four open mics or song circles a week and recorded two cassettes. Yes, cassettes. When she felt like the noise of Boston was getting to be too much, the muse led her to the cornfields and college towns of Western Massachusetts where she sat on her futon and wrote the songs that would become The Honesty Room, her first CD, which she recorded in the basements and back woods studios of Amherst. She hoped the songs she was writing, with titles like When I Was a Boy, You’re Aging Well, and The Great Unknown, would lead her into an idiosyncratic part-time music career. Little did she know that the coffeehouse scene and the beginnings of internet communities were building to a crescendo and eager to receive her warm, witty songs. By the end of 1994, when The Honesty Room came out, she had rock-solid management, the best booking agency in the country for singer-songwriters, and a career-making slot at the Newport Folk Festival. She also signed with Razor & Tie records and penned the material for her next album, Mortal City. -
HOLIDAY BAZAAR HERLAND RECEIVES ACLU Herland Will Be Hosting the First Ever HERLAND HOLIDAY BAZAAR the Weekend of Fri
November, 1997 HOLIDAY BAZAAR HERLAND RECEIVES ACLU Herland will be hosting the first ever HERLAND HOLIDAY BAZAAR the weekend of Fri. Dec 5th through Sun. Dec. 7th ONLY. HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD Herland volunteers will be selling a Herland Sister Resources has been chosen to receive the fabulous variety of unusual and unique American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Human Rights gifts ... feminist, gay, lesbian, bi and goddess Award. Herland was chosen because ofitS work to eliminate the t-shirts, jewelry, candles, artwork, music, oppression of women. In particular, Herland provides a safe books and much, much more!!! meeting place for women, a bookstore, food pantry, newsletter, The event will be held the weekend of and a legal defense fund. Friday, December 5th through Sunday, De The ACLU made a point to note the Herland Legal Defense cember 7th. The doors open Friday at 1 PM Fund's assistance in the Fox vs. Fox court case that has helped and are open until 10 PM that night with pave the way for lesbian and gay parents throughout the state of entertainment starting at 7 PM Saturday Oklahoma. Margy Dillon, Chairwoman ·of the Board, says "We doors open at 10 AM and again don't close are thrilled to accept this honor. Herland has been at work in the until lOpm. We have more entertainment that night at 7 PM. community for 15 years and it is wonderful to be recognized in this Entertainment for the Friday and Saturday nights of the bazaar way." will be announced in the December issue of The 1997 Bill of Rights Day Awards Banquet will take place the Voice. -
Singer/Songwriter Showcase Is a New Center Stage Event
Singer/Songwriter Showcase is a New Center Stage Cal Poly Event file:///X:/Copyright/Submissions/_PressReleases%20&%20Cal%20Pol... Skip to Content Cal Poly News Search Cal Poly News Go California Polytechnic State University Aug. 26, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: LISA WOSKE (805) 756-7110 Singer/Songwriter Showcase is a New Center Stage Event SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA -- At 8 p.m. on November 13, critically-acclaimed singer/songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Dar Williams, and Patty Griffin perform together at the Christopher Cohan Center in the latest Cal Poly Arts Center Stage event. Tickets are on sale now at the Performing Arts Center Ticket Office. Cal Poly Arts presents the intimate acoustic showcase, offering the rare opportunity to see these headlining artists share the stage and their music, trading songs and harmonies. Throughout their individual careers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Dar Williams, and Patty Griffin have earned successful followings among critics and fans alike. Mary Chapin Carpenter's reflective and street-smart style has earned her numerous awards, including five Grammys. Shawn Colvin, also a Grammy winner, is known for rich collaborations with superstars such as Sting, Lyle Lovett, and James Taylor. Patty Griffin's unique, emotionally-charged voice was recently described by Rolling Stone as "an amazing instrument" and since 1995's "The Honesty Room," Dar Williams has released five progressively sophisticated albums. Tickets for the performance are $52 and $58 and may be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Ticket Office, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. -