Literary artist MICHAEL HECHT will read excerpts from speeches or literature, and BILL CAMPLIN will sing a song between each excerpt. Bill & Michael have done this collaboration many times with different readings, and really enjoy the concept, as have those in attendance. Readings from August Derleth, John Steinbeck, and others

If y’all manage to arrive in a timely fashion so that we can get you fed before 8, show will start at 8. Please buy tickets at least a day in advance so we can plan for the evening. WHAT’S HIS NAME & THE OTHER GUY are Brian (Looper) Lucas & Greg (Loopier) Valde . These two have been playing together […]

MARK HEMBREE BAND Mark Hembree -bass, Michael Falk -banjo, Starr Moss -guitar, Paul Kienitz -fiddle, Nicholas Vanhaute -mandolin It’s straight-ahead, traditional bluegrass: hot picking, solid rhythm, tight harmonies, good humor, and a wealth of great stories make for an enjoyable show anytime you see the Mark Hembree Band. About That Hembree Mark Hembree started his music […]

Round robin led by TRICIA ALEXANDER– (performer, poet, healer, “with a voice, music and lyrics that resonate the heart”) done informally, not from the stage, no microphones. This is a lovely gathering of singers, songwriters, musicians and music appreciators, poets, and storytellers held somewhat regularly on the last Wednesday of each month. Traditional Round Robin protocol […]

For a moment, this was scheduled for Saturday May 2.  Now it is scheduled for Friday May 1. Alligator Recording artists the CASH BOX KINGS are bona fide blues royalty. Co-led by real-deal Chicago blues vocalist and songwriter OSCAR WILSON and songwriter, harmonica giant and singer JOE NOSEK, the band plays masterfully raw and unvarnished houserocking blues. Wilson’s huge, gritty […]