BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cafe Carpe - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cafecarpe.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cafe Carpe REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260826T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260826T203000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260226T054227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T054227Z UID:10594-1787769000-1787776200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ROUND ROBIN w/ TRICIA ALEXANDER DESCRIPTION: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. \nTraditional Round Robin protocol applies – everyone is part of the circle and has an opportunity to: play\, pass or request a song from someone in particular or from anyone in the circle. \nEveryone is welcome to attend. $5 cover for musicians and audience. Come early and have a bite to eat- therein lies our sustenance. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/round-robin-w-tricia-alexander-13/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260828T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260828T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260519T211003Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T212647Z UID:10840-1787947200-1787947200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KAREN JOHNSON DESCRIPTION:Please call 920-563-9391- ideally before the day of the show\,  to reserve seats and to let us know if you will be dining with us. \nKAREN JOHNSON grew up in West Allis\, WI\, surrounded by music.  One of her favorite memories is listening to old country tunes with her dad while riding along in his old pick-up truck.  At a young age\, Karen learned to play the Tamburitza and sing harmony as a member of the American Croatian Silver Strings Tamburitzans. Now playing the guitar\, she has been performing at various venues since 1998\, however\, the Carpe’s listening room is truly special and one-of-a-kind! \nKaren sings songs of her favorite artists including Joan Baez\, Nanci Griffith\,  Alison Krauss\, and Suzy Bogguss\, to name a few. \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dclx2nwDJNY \n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6pYX8uK25o\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6AN79G3TE URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/karen-johnson-16/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260829T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260829T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260519T211148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T212224Z UID:10842-1788033600-1788033600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:THE BOSTON IMPOSTERS DESCRIPTION:Ticket link follows bio: \nTHE BOSTON IMPOSTERS are a husband-wife singer-songwriter duo and music educators based in Southeast Wisconsin. Davey Harrison and Maire (pronounced like Mary) Clement began collaborating many years prior\, but their duo was officially founded during their time living as Midwestern Imposters in Boston. The duo blend beautiful harmonies\, accompanied by acoustic guitar\, mandolin\, and banjo to craft heartfelt original songs. Inspired by traditional\, classic and contemporary folk music\, The Boston Imposters write about their lives and experiences\, inspired by the people who have been a part of their journey. \n“Hearkening back to the traditional folk duos of the 1950s and 1960s\, The Boston Imposters represent the genre at its most pure: two capable voices\, supported by sparse-yet-effective instrumentation\, working together to earnestly share stories anyone can relate to.” – Elena See\, FolkAlley.com URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/the-boston-imposters-7/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260510T204604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T203414Z UID:10817-1789068600-1789070400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:PAUL SPRAWL DESCRIPTION:Rootsy Americana artist   “PAUL SPRAWL is a fine songwriter and very original guitarist whose music reflects his colorful experiences as a constantly traveling musician. ” \nmellow baritone\, intricate guitar\,  harmonica\,  songs inspired by people met on his travels URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/paul-sprawl/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260925T203000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260509T223533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T224433Z UID:10719-1790368200-1790368200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ABBIE GARDNER DESCRIPTION:Named a “triple threat” by Bluegrass Unlimited\, ABBIE GARDNER has made a name for herself as one of the the only solo dobro troubadours in the country. Don’t let her infectious smile fool you\, beneath that radiant exterior lies the soul of a fierce and fiery slide guitar player. \nYou might know her best from her work with Americana darlings Red Molly\, but Abbie Gardner centered her own gritty\, sweet tales of love and loss on her 2022 solo album DobroSinger. It reached #11 on the Billboard Blues chart. She’s a Kerrville New Folk Finalist (2025) and was nominated for Folk Alliance International’s Artist of the Year (2025). Her live show is truly unique – heartfelt vocals and warm stage presence\, backed up by top notch picking on an instrument that is more typically in the background. Come for the heartfelt\, intimate ballads and stay for the raw\, bluesy picking. Gardner’s got all your musical bases covered. \n\n \n \n \n \n​ ​”Abbie is leaving her mark by trailblazing a new path. She has fused her dobro playing\, singing\, and songwriting into a seamless vehicle of musical expression. If you have never seen Abbie live you owe it to yourself to do so… and if you have seen her live…you know what I am talking about.”– Mike England\, Bluegrass Unlimited“DobroSinger is a masterclass in how to deliver a song\, taught by an artist who is at the top of her game”– Ron Olesko\, Folk Notebook​“The playing and singing are both impeccable and loaded with personality. You can hear every nuance of the slide\, smooth one moment or rattling slightly at the end of a phrase like punctuation; and her intimate\, pitch-perfect vocals—wistful\, playful\, confessional—sound like they’re dancing with the guitar.”– Blair Jackson\, Acoustic Guitar Magazine URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/abbie-gardner/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261016T203000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260518T121630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T121630Z UID:10470-1792182600-1792182600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LAURA VEIRS DESCRIPTION:LAURA VEIRS \nPortland\, OR-based singer-songwriter Laura Veirs has forged a career singing personal songs of romantic intoxication\, everyday vignettes\, and social commentary that are often heavy on introspection and intense character scrutiny. She is fascinated with the intersection of poetry and science and explores this in her lyrics. \nWhile ‘Found Light’ is technically the 12th studio LP from the esteemed Portland\, OR-based artist\, it also\, in many ways\, feels like her debut: ‘Found Light’ is her very first record with co-production credits (alongside Shahzad Ismaily)\, and finds Veirs embracing a self-sovereignty and artistic independence she’d never known previously. \nIf 2020’s My Echo was Veirs’ divorce album\, Found Light is about what comes after. \n(Tickets will be $35 day of show.)  \n \n \n \n \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/laura-veirs/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260205T152702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T153506Z UID:10494-1792267200-1792267200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:JESS KLEIN DESCRIPTION:JESS KLEIN came to this world to pull firebrand power and childlike joy from our darkest shadows. Her acoustic-driven\, hook-laden story songs revel in the polychrome of human experience – joy\, rage\, sensuality and resilience. The New York Times calls her “A songwriter with a voice of unblinking tenacity.” \nJess has toured the globe performing in pin-drop listening rooms\, cozy theaters and at raucous festivals in front of tens of thousands of fans.  She has toured nationally and internationally supporting Arlo Guthrie\, Josh Ritter\, Damien Dempsey\, John Fullbright and Jonathan Byrd and has opened for such legends as Ani DiFranco\, Steve Earle and Alejandro Escovedo.  Jess has appeared on Good Morning America and NPR’s All Things Considered and has performed at the Newport\, Winnipeg\, Falcon Ridge and Philadelphia Folk Festivals as well as Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. \nJess’s live shows are known for their intimate and soulful atmosphere. Whether solo with just her guitar or backed by a band\, Jess performs with a raw\, emotional intensity.  Her emotive vocals\, and poignant storytelling invite her fans on a journey through themes of love\, loss\, and resilience. \nThe Bluegrass Situation hails Jess’s work as “one part grassroots social activism\, two parts alt-country guitar rock — a combo we can certainly get behind.” Klein’s newest album\, 2023’s When We Rise\, harnesses this potent combination with themes of empowerment and the joy of overcoming set to a dynamic and deeply introspective roots-inflected soundtrack. \n\n \n \n \n \n  \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/jess-klein/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261107T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260509T223126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T213148Z UID:10810-1794081600-1794081600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BOUNDING MAIN DESCRIPTION:BOUNDING MAIN is a maritime-themed a cappella vocal group that sings richly harmonic versions of maritime songs.  “Beautiful Harmonies with a Maritime Flair!” Their shows are filled with spirit\, humor and harmony; their arrangements of traditional nautical music bring the listener into the world of fellowship\, adventure and romance. \nEach member of Bounding Main — Dean Calin\, Christie Dalby\, Gina Dalby\, Jon Krivitzky and David Yondorf — is a music and theater veteran\, with backgrounds as varied as falconry to juggling to stage combat! Since 2003\, their performances and CDs have been well received with brisk US and international sales. They have performed at music festivals\, maritime festivals\, tall ships events\, maritime museums\, renaissance faires\, folk music venues and corporate events on both sides of the Atlantic. \nThe group calls its headquarters Grayslake\, Illinois. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/bounding-main/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261113T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260507T130543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T222348Z UID:10806-1794600000-1794600000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:BLACK WILLOW STARLING DESCRIPTION:BLACKWILLOW STARLING are a Milwaukee-based acoustic duo who perform Pagan\, folk\, and Celtic music. Both Nora and Michael Tinker Tierney have decades of experience in national and international playing and performance. \nSince the release of their debut\, self-titled album in June of 2024\, Blackwillow Starling have appeared at Pagan Spirit Gathering and the International Pagan Music Award ceremony. Their 2025 performance schedule includes WinterStar in February\, Paganicon in March\, Pagan Spirit Gathering in June\, and Starwood in July. More festivals and venue dates to be announced. \n\n \n \n \n \nTheir music can be streamed on every major service and has been featured on Pagan/Wiccan media and folk outlets such as International Pagan Radio\, The Cauldron\, Songs of the Pagan Tribe\, CeltCast\, Wyldwood Radio\, DruidCast with Damh the Bard\, Irish and Celtic Music Podcast\, Sidvalley Radio Folk Show\, Tarottunes\, and Pagan Artist Spotlight Podcast. They have also been featured presenters on Full Moon Circle broadcasts with Circle Sanctuary. \nBlackwillow Starling released their debut album in June\, 2024. The “What the Folk is This?” radio program rated the disc as #13 for folk album of the year. Multiple songs from the release have cracked both the International Pagan Radio top 20 and The Cauldron top 10 with their song “The Answerer Sword” holding the #1 spot for 2 weeks. “Sun King”\, “Between Times pt 1”\, and their version of “Wild Mountain Thyme” have also placed in The Cauldron top 10 chart. The International Pagan Music Awards have bestowed a nomination for Pagan band of the year for 2025. \nNora\, a classically schooled vocalist\, sings about the elements of the natural world and wonder of spirit. She works with Celtic-based rhythmic patterns and folk stylings in Blackwillow Starling. She finds pure joy in the art of song. Michael “Tinker” Tierney has strong familial Celtic ties\, regularly tours and performs live with multiple projects\, and enjoys cleverness and outside the box creativity in writing and performing. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/black-willow-starling/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261114T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261114T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260214T234252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T235416Z UID:10459-1794686400-1794686400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KELLY HUNT/ KELLEY SMITH DESCRIPTION:This will be a great evening with two women of unique talent. Ticket link follows bio \nMemphis-raised singer-songwriter\, KELLY HUNT\, paints stories as old and offbeat as her Depression-era tenor banjo and parlor guitar\, reimagining traditions of folk & old-time music with innovative vigor. Interweaving poetic lyrics\, lilting melodies\, and intriguing arrangements\, Hunt casts a spell which No Depression describes as “the musical equivalent of a book you can’t put down\, one you’ll want to revisit again and again to catch every nuance and turn of phrase.” Hunt’s 2019 debut album\, Even The Sparrow\, was a finalist for the International Folk Music Awards “Album of the Year.” Her sophomore album\, Ozark Symphony\, was recorded with Grammy-winning musician & producer Dirk Powell and released on Compass Records in 2023. \n“Standing shoulder to shoulder with contemporaries like Gillian Welch and Rhiannon Giddens…folk music harking back to the stripped-down sounds of Leadbelly\, Robert Johnson and Woody Guthrie.”— American UK \n“Uncanny is Hunt’s innate ability to summon the same vigorous energy of classic folk players\, all while pushing forward to modernize the instrument’s role in contemporary songwriting…She delivers her lyrics with an earthen frankness that can’t be taught. ”— Jonathan Frahm (Popmatters) \n“Once in a while\, a musical project comes along that truly captures the spirit of America…Kelly Hunt’s OZARK SYMPHONY does exactly this […] If you’ve ever been enchanted by the lyrical power of Lucinda Williams or felt the emotional tug of Nanci Griffith\, then you’re about to meet your next obsession.”— [Grateful Web] \n“Kelly Hunt weaves an enchanting spell with her atmospheric music […] Hunt’s vocals draw us in like a siren calling from rough seas\, asking us not to dash ourselves on the rocks but to find shelter in her soothing tones.”— [Folk Alley] \nMinnesota songwriter KELLEY SMITH is a wallflower who fancies old poetry and grandpa sweaters. All at once whimsical and haunting\, Smith delivers deeply affecting lyrics with wry charm and a time traveler’s voice. Prone to melancholy and daydreaming\, Kelley spent her childhood roaming the woods of the north country. To this day\, her longing for that landscape runs deep and seems to find its way into her songs in one way or another. \nRaised by musicians\, Smith always had music in her bones\, but it wasn’t until she was 40 and a mother of four that her first record\, Moon Child (2022)\, came to be. “These organic and unvarnished songs reflect life experiences that could as easily come from past lives as they could from Kelley’s soul.” – Rieder Homestead Concerts. \n”Her rustic sound\, combined with relatable gut-punchy lyrics has been resonating with audiences up north and beyond.”\n– Southern Minn Scene \nSince 2022\, Kelley has had the honor of sharing stages with artists such as Charlie Parr\, Kelly Hunt\, Wild Horses\, Dave Simonett\, and Alan Sparhawk. Every once in awhile she tucks into old dive bars with her banjo to play folk songs. \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/kelly-hunt-kelley-smith/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261121T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261121T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T061519 CREATED:20260326T170805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T170805Z UID:10643-1795291200-1795291200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:LONESOME BILL CAMPLIN DESCRIPTION: URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/lonesome-bill-camplin-47/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR