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More Redbud Tree House Concerts
11/04/2009

Post from Cyndi Wagner:

Greetings Fellow House Concert Devotees!!!

Hmmm, if it’s November, then it must be time to welcome another Redbud Tree House Concert favorite, Jason Wilber, Sunday, November 15th at 6PM!!

Jason has two new CDs set to be released on December 8th, Ghost of Summers Past AND Live and Otherwise Volume 2! I’m pretty sure we’re going to get to hear some new material on the 15th. I can’t wait!

Most of you know that Jason lives in Bloomington and is John Prine’s ace guitar player, BUT, he is an accomplished musical storyteller in his own right. Jason has gained notoriety playing lead guitar for other notable folk, rock, and country artists Hal Ketchum, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent, Todd Snider, Greg Trooper, and Carrie Newcomer. He collaborates often in the studio and on stage with another fellow Hoosier and house concert favorite Tim Grimm!

Highlights of Jason’s work with John Prine include two Grammy nominated albums: Live On Tour and In Spite of Ourselves (which spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Country Charts) and the 2006 Grammy Award winning album Fair & Square.

Suggested donation: $15
And, in keeping with our Utopian vision for a better musical tomorrow,
100% GOES TO THE ARTIST!!

Also, folks, this is a pitch-in! Feel free to bring a dish or favorite drink, if you’d like. Bottled water will be provided and you may bring soft drinks, wine, beer, etc.

Please RSVP ASAP. I have 30 seats available! The last two house concerts have filled up in the first few days, so please don’t hesitate to reserve your spot(s) early!

You’ll receive a confirmation letter which includes directions to Cyndi’s, near 86th and Ditch Road on Indy’s northside, when you write back to confirm your attendance for this great evening of music at cyndiwagner8332@gmail.com.

For the entire House Concert series schedule, please check out
http://www.indianapolissongwriterscafe.com/redbudhouseconcerts
Pictures from this season’s house concerts can be found by going to www.myspace.com/cyndilee76

Hope you can join us Sunday, November 15th at 6PM!

Mark your calendars for December’s house concerts:

December 13th – The Maple Trio (NOTE NEW DATE)

December 27th – Otis Gibbs

Post from Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate
10/29/2009

Oct. 30, 6:00 reception, 7:00 reading, with the Airpoets from Rivers, Rails, & Runways at IUPUI Library, free.

Nov. 3, 7:00 evening reading from Sweet Sister Moon, Irvington Branch, IMCPL, Bookmamas will sell books, free.

Nov., U of Indianapolis, 10:00 & 12:00, readings/class visits to prepare for Nov. 7 reading of “Questions on a Wall.”

Nov. 6, 5:00-7:00, reprise of The Art of Poetry reading by 12 poets whose poems inspired Zionsville-area artists to create a work in response, in various media, with the artists and their creations present, Indiana Humanities Council, 1500 N. Delaware St., Indy, 317.638.1500, free.

Nov. 7, 1:30 reading, “Nature and Place as Influence,” at the annual INPAWS (Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society) conference at the Athenaeum, Indy, reg. fee.

Nov. 7, 8:00, reading of the new “Questions on a Wall” at a concert by The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, with the U of I Chorus, at Univ. of Indianapolis, Crystal DeHaan Fine Arts Center, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Nov 8, 2:00, reading of the new “Questions on a Wall” at the Butler Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performance of Mahler 2, The Resurrection, as part of the World Without Walls series commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Clowes Hall, free.

Nov. 10, 7:30, “Nature Awakens Art” exhibit, readings, and concert, with poets, writers, musicians, and artists who created original works in response to Central Indiana Land Trust preserves, Spirit & Place Festival event, Auditorium, Indy Art Center, 820 E. 67 St., Indy. Premier performance of NK’s “Schramm Woods” and Monika Herzig’s “Squirrel Nut Strut,” free.

Nov. 11, 7:00, Sweet Sister Moon reading at Glendale Mall, IMCPL, Bookmamas will sell books, free.

Nov. 14, 3:00-6:00, Sweet Sister Moon party combining poetry and music with friends Greg Ziesemer and Kriss Luckett-Ziesemer, to celebrate the first anniversary of Village Lights Bookstore in historic Madison on the Ohio River, free.

Nov. 18, 4:00 p.m., Athenaeum, Eberhard Reichmann Memorial, reading of a new poem in his honor, “Eberhard Reichmann at Peter’s Gate.” Open and free to all as we celebrate the life of our dear friend who brought forth from the dark the Indiana German heritage to bask in the sunlight, with his unique mix of skill, dedication, wit, and gusto.

Dec. 5, Holiday Author Fair, Indiana History Center, 450 W. Ohio St., Indy, 12:00-4:00, free. Buy books by Indiana authors and have them signed and inscribed as holiday gifts.

Jan. 9, 7:30 pm., Hoosier Dylan, Athenaeum Theatre (formerly American Cabaret Theatre), Athenaeum, 401 E Michigan St., Indy, with Jennie DeVoe, Gordon Bonham, Tim Grimm, Jason Wilber, Bobbie Lancaster, IPL Norbert Krapf, and other surprises, a mere $20 for three hours of some of the best songs ever written.

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