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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Live music Fri., June 21, 4-8 pm


FREE LIVE MUSIC OUTDOORS in the neighborhood
Prairie UU Society, 2010 Whenona Drive, 4:00 - 7:45 pm, June 21
 
If it rains, we’ll go inside.
Bring family and friends to hear good music,
and enjoy a friendly afternoon and evening.

Performers

·      4:00-4:30 pm – Ron Frye, acoustic guitar and vocals of classic jazz from Broadway, blues, and standards
·      4:30-4:45 – Rosemarie Lester, a native of Germany, sings in French and German while playing accordion.  
·      4:45-5:00 – Continental Drifters – Rosemarie Lester on guitar & accordion with Ruth Calden on recorder.   Folk music from European and Latin American sources, with vocals.
·      5:00-5:30 – Grandpa Squeezit – Mike Briggs playing solo button accordion.
·      5:30-6:00 – Cindy Harrington and Steve Moore – Songs of Strength (singer). (May include sing-alongs)   Cindy lives in the neighborhood.
·      6:00-6:45 – Dark of the Moon Contra-Band – a women’s band playing traditional music for dancing and listening.  (Band member Mary Mullen is from the neighborhood.)
·      6:45-7:15 – Guitars for Vets – Veterans who learned to play the guitar through Guitars for Vets program sing and play folk, country and other well-known tunes (Sing along to familiar tunes.)
·      7:15-7:45 – Amy Heartsong - Creole-American mezzo soprano, trained in classical, world/folk, cabaret, and jazz will accompany herself on guitar.
 
Soda and popcorn will be available for sale on site (25¢ & 50¢).  Some folding chairs will be available to sit on.  For more comfort, bring your own lawn chairs or blankets and snacks.

 
                
Co-sponsored by Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association & Prairie UU Society
                                       
 
For more information on venues and performers all over Madison, go to www.makemusicmadison.org <http://www.makemusicmadison.org>  or look in Isthmus.
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Looking ahead: Mark your calendar now for the Annual Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood  picnic, Friday, August 2, 5:30 pm, Marlborough Park shelter.  The DMNA will provide hot dogs and soft drinks to supplement potluck items brought by attendees.  Music will be part of this event also.
 



This notice is brought to you by the Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association, co-sponsor of this Make Music Madison event.  Questions?  Contact Mary Mullen by return e-mail or at 608-298-0843.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Music in the neighborhood next Friday

FREE OUTDOOR MUSIC EVENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, NEXT FRIDAY

Just a reminder that there will be free music in the neighborhood next Friday, June 21.  The outdoor music event will be from 4:00-7:45 pm at Prairie UU Society, 2010 Whenona Drive.  The musicians will be on the Crawford side of the building if the weather is nice or inside if the weather is bad. This event is sponsored by the Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association and Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society.  

Another site is Belmar Park from 4:00-6:00 pm.

You might want to put these events on your calendar so you don’t miss them.  

This is part of the Make Music Madison outdoor event that has over 100 venues.  See the attached map.  For an interactive map go to <http://www.makemusicmadison.org/>

Unfortunately, the first time I went to this map neither the Prairie UU venue nor the Belmar Hills location came up, but after I put one of the performer’s names in the artist box, the locater showed.



Here are the details for the Prairie UU Society venue.

We’ll probably have some folding chairs to sit on, but you might prefer you own lawn chair or blanket.  Feel free to bring a snacks or a picnic.

This is the line-up:
  • 4:00-4:30 pm – Ron Frye, acoustic guitar and vocals of classic jazz from Broadway, blues, and standards
  • 4:30-4:45 – Rosemarie Lester, a native of Germany, sings in French and German while playing accordion.  Some will be cabaret tunes.
  • 4:45-5:00 – Continental Drifters – Rosemarie Lester on guitar & accordion with Ruth Calden on recorder.  They will be playing and singing folk music from European and Latin American sources.
  • 5:00-5:30 – Grandpa Squeezit – Mike Briggs playing solo button accordion.
  • 5:30-6:00 – Cindy Harrington – Songs of Strength (singer).  Cindy is from the neighborhood and performed at our August 2012 picnic.  Some of this could be a sing-along. http://www.songsofstrength.com/
  • 6:00-6:45 – Dark of the Moon Contra-Band – a women’s band playing traditional music for dancing and listening:  polkas, waltzes, jigs, reels (Mary Mullen plays guitar and harmonica in this band.) http://www.mad-wi.net/darkofthemoon/
  • 6:45-7:15 – Guitars for Vets – Veterans who learned to play the guitar through Guitars for Vets program sing and play folk, country and other well-known tunes.  (could be a sing-along)
  • 7:15-7:45 – Amy Heartsong - Creole-American mezzo soprano, trained in classical, world/folk, cabaret, and jazz.


The Belmar Hills location lists the following performers:

        
4:00-4:15 pm - Doc Foxington - electronic, experimental music
4:30-4:45 pm - Allied Gospel Choir
5:00-6:00 pm - Sly Mohomes,
·      songs and rap



This information is provided by the Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Association.