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Advance tickets for all shows are available available are shows all for tickets Advance . Sponsored in part by the Huntingdon 814-865-WPSU (9778) Sunday morning from 11-1 Saturday night 8-10 (except duringMetOperaseason) Saturday afternoon 1-5 Saturday morning 6-8 at Juniata College in provides quality folk folk quality provides The Creaking Center for Well Being • 7:30 p.m. WPSU Studios•7:30 p.m. Center for Well Being Bruce Molsky Chris Smither Spring 2006Schedule Sat. Feb.25 Center for Well Being Erica Wheeler Sat. May 6 Sat. April1 South Auditorium•7:30 p.m. State CollegeHighSchool Mike Cross Sat. April22 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan.21 Tree 7:30 p.m. Sat. Feb.11 Center for Well Being • 7:30 p.m. With aShowcaseofLocalTalent Cindy Mangsen Steve Gillette& 7:30 p.m. Center for Well Being Pipeline Sat. March18

NONPROFIT The Acoustic Brew Concert ORGANIZATION Series, PO Box 1090 U.S. POSTAGE Lemont, PA 16851 PAID LEMONT, PA PERMIT #3 Erica Wheeler • Sat., January 21 CWB 7:30pm • $12 Folks Learnin’ Folk FREE Singer/songwriter Erica Wheeler is known for her engaging stage presence, hilarious stage banter, and the Contra Dancing pure richness of her songwriting, weaving through small towns, open roads, and love lost and found again with Workshop Series Step onto the polished wood dance floor at the poignant clarity. Her writing has been called “cinemagraphic” due to its visual scope and evocative details. With Folk music is meant to be played with family, friends, and neighbors, not State College Friends School … and you may a voice resonating with a little bit folk, a little bit new country and a little bit bluegrass, Erica’s music is a ride just heard. The Acoustic Brew offers a series of FREE workshops and just think you’ve been transported back to a time through the beauty of the American landscape and the lives lived there. Opening act to be determined. jams to promote this longstanding tradition. Through these workshops, when socks were darned and butter was churned. we hope to instill both an appreciation for the music’s character and —J. Michael, CDT history as well as encouraging its performance by musicians of all skill levels, including beginners. Observers are welcome, too! This season’s For current Central Pennsylvania Country Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen • Sat., Feb. 11 CWB 7:30pm • $12 workshops are: A songwriting legend, Steve Gillette has had his songs recorded by artists from Ian & Sylvia and Garth Brooks Dance Association Contra Dance schedule to John Denver. With a voice that can warm a New England winter, Cindy Mangsen is a master interpreter Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen: Songwriting and information visit our web site: and Performance Q&A Session, Feb. 11 of traditional ballads, playing guitar, concertina, and banjo. The duo has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and Mountain Stage, and have delighted audiences across North America and Europe. Pipeline: Celtic Workshop/Jam, March 18 www.cpcda.org With a showcase of Local Talent. Bruce Molksky: Fiddling, May 6 Central PA Contra Dance Association Workshops held at the Center for Well Being, 7:30 PM, State College Friends School, The Creaking Tree String Quartet • Sat., Feb. 25 CWB from 4 - 5:30 p.m. 1900 University Drive, State College, PA This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts No partner needed. Instruction provided. Casual 7:30pm • $12 (PPA), the regional arts funding partnership of the PennsylvaniaCouncil on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an Dress (soft soled shoes). Observers welcome. Violinist John Showman, guitarist Brad Keller, mandolinist Andrew Collins and bassist Brian Kobayakawa annual appropriation by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and from the $8 (CPCDA members $6, students, $5) comprise The Creaking Tree String Quartet. Together, the members employ their serious musical chops to National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency. PPA is adminis- For more info call (814) 357-8585. deliver a distinct sound that flourishes in the cracks between idioms. In their creatively conceived original tered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA). compositions, the band concentrates elements of bluegrass, jazz, chamber music and avante-garde into a compelling instrumental voice. Opening act to be determined. Pipeline • Sat., March 18 CWB 7:30pm • $12 Spring 2006 Ordering Information Continue your St. Patrick’s Day celebration with Pipeline, the high-energy Celtic duo of Dermot Hyde on uilleann pipes, whistles, vocals, small pipes, and Tom Hake on bouzouki, guitar and harp. Offering a repertoire # of Tickets Price Each Total Price You can purchase tickets for Acoustic Brew shows in advance from Webster’s comprising traditional and original from Ireland, Scotland, Galicia, and Brittany, with a nod to the “emigration- Bookstore Café (128 S. Allen St.) in lands” of America, Canada and Australia, Pipeline’s music has been described as “frighteningly beautiful”, Erica Wheeler Sat. Jan. 21 CWB ❑ $12 ❑ downtown State College and by mail with an unrivalled and original sense of entertainment. Opening act to be determined. directly from the Acoustic Brew Concert Steve Gillette & Series by using the form at left. A limited number of season tickets are available at Chris Smither • Sat., April 1 WPSU studios 7:30pm • $12 Cindy Mangsen Sat. Feb. 11 CWB ❑ $12 ❑ a discounted rate. No foolin’… Chris Smither brings his unique brand of the to this very special show at the state-of-the- Creaking Tree Sat. Feb. 25 CWB ❑ $12 ❑ Your name and address should appear art WPSU studios, sponsored by WPSU-fm. Chris Smither emigrated north from his native as a on the mailing label on the reverse. If teenager at the tail-end of the 1960’s folk revival, sitting at the feet of the masters and learning their techniques Pipeline Sat. March 18 CWB ❑ $12 ❑ not, please include it below. Also, before taking the blues one step further and becoming a well-respected master in his own right as both performer please include a Self-Addressed, Stamped Enve- and songwriter, with songs covered by , Diana Krall, , John Mayall and more. Chris Smither Sat. April1 WPSU Studio ❑ $12 ❑ lope with your mail order, and your phone Opening act to be determined. number and/or e-mail address in case we Mike Cross Sat. April 22 HSS ❑ $15 ❑ have a question about your order. All seats are general admission and Mike Cross • Sat., Aprill 22 CWB 7:30pm • $15 Bruce Molksy Sat. May 6 CWB ❑ $12 ❑ seating is not guaranteed for late arrivals, Another milestone – our 175th show! We dare you to be in anything less than a great mood after North Carolina’s including season ticket holders. Vacant beloved fiddlin’, pickin’, story-and joke-telling musical son, Mike Cross, hits the stage. A one-man tour-de-force, seats will be made available to the wait- Mike is as energetic as he is versatile. Humorist, folksinger, songwriter, guitar and fiddle virtuoso, Mike’s shows Donation (Tax-deductible) ❑ ing list just before show time. Will-call transcend the barriers of age and trend in a non-stop style vaguely reminiscent of the late Steve Goodman. tickets must be paid for in advance or Mike’s having a great time – and you will be, too! Opening act to be determined. Total amount enclosed: ❑ secured with a credit card at Webster’s Bookstore Café. Tickets are non-refund- Bruce Molksy • Sat., May 6 CWB 7:30pm • $12 able. $80 Students presenting ID will receive a $2 Dubbed “the Rembrandt of Applachian fiddling,” Bruce Molksy also weaves guitar, banjo and voice into a SAVE! Season ticket rebate at the door. compelling tapestry of American and world music. Grammy -nominated for his Fiddlers 4 project, Bruce’s Mail to: Acoustic Brew Concert Series, P.O. Box 1090, work melds the archaic mountain sounds of Appalachia with the power of blues and rhythmic intricacies of Lemont, PA 16851 traditional African music. Bruce has performed and taught around the world, from Prairie Home Companion and All Things Considered to Merlefest and Lincoln Center. Opening act to be determined. Name______

CWB – Center for Well-Being, Lemont • HSS – State College High School South Auditorium Address______WPSU Studios – Outreach Building, Innovation Park City______State ______Zip______For detailed directions to all venues, please visit www.acousticbrew.org E-mail ______I’d like to volunteer