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:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250501T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250403T054832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T212918Z UID:9739-1746127800-1746127800@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:DAN MAGUIRE/ DAN TEDESCO DESCRIPTION:Two Midwest Dans who happened to both reach out independently and have the same night available to share their music. \nTicket link follows bios. \nDAN TEDESCO is a singer-songwriter\, musician\, recording artist and producer\, originally from the far west suburbs of Chicago. Raised on the classic songwriters of the 60s/70s – The Beatles\, Dylan\, Neil Young\, Springsteen and Tom Petty – Tedesco layers those early pop/folk influences with both his deep background in jazz and the crunch of early 90s grunge. \nHis records are collections of stories set to sonic landscapes representing what he believes to be the crux of his generation – the balance between humanity and technology. Tedesco’s live show\, as recently described by a fan\, borders on performance art – “He’s one of a kind\, truly. I genuinely love his performance. It’s raw. It SO real. It’s a one man show\, that parallels that of a UFC match. But it’s him against his guitar. They (him and his guitar) just go so hard at each other. And you can see it. Most apparently on his guitar\, but it’s abundant on his face as he sings with it in his clutches\, like a snake that’s trying to strangle him. And he doesn’t always win. And he knows it. But he NEVER stops fighting. It really is an original kind of performance that I’ve never seen.” \nTedesco has been fortunate to tour nationally\, on both festival and club stages\, and join artists such as Blues Traveler\, David Lindley\, Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters)\, Chuck Prophet\, Alejandro Escovedo\, Anders Osborne\, Gin Blossoms\, Langhorne Slim\, Lucero\, Old 97’s and Josh Rouse. \nIn 2020\, amidst the pandemic\, he launched a unique platform\, the DTMC\, which has challenged the way music is being both released and consumed. Described by MusicInMinnesota as what\, “could very well be the new groundwork for how musicians share what they create”\, Tedesco’s music channel serves as a mainline to his artistic world. As such\, his current album\, ‘The Overwhelming”\, is being released on the the DTMC one song a month\, and you can catch him on tour in support of the new record. \nBased in Rockford\, IL\, but born and raised in Tulsa\, OK\, DAN MAGUIRE plays original rock and roll that\, as he says\, “Takes you to a Summer day\, just a few clouds\, you smell cut grass and there is ice cold beer.” This is music that captivates listeners with its soul-stirring authenticity. Known for his dynamic guitar work and introspective lyrics\, Maguire’s music resonates deeply with fans of Eric Clapton\, Stevie Ray Vaughan\, Chris Cornell\, JJ Cale\, and Kimbra\, who are some of his biggest influences. Through his music\, Maguire aspires to create moments of calm and assurance for listeners who may be wrestling with doubts and anxieties\, offering a sense of optimism\, even if only for a moment\, that “maybe everything’s gonna be okay.”Maguire’s journey in music has spanned various genres and locations\, starting with his upbringing within a musical family in Tulsa\, OK. Growing up\, he was introduced to a variety of popular music by his older siblings. This introduction inspired his love for a multitude of genres and led to his involvement in jazz and classical ensembles in Denver\, CO\, eventually evolving through original rock and roll projects in both Denver and Rockford. Now\, he’s fully immersed in a solo career\, crafting songs that reflect his own story and perspectives.  \nHis 2023 album ‘Travelin’ Light’ earned him the Album of the Year award at the Rockford Area Music Industry Awards and cemented his place in the local music scene. Additionally\, he was recently accepted as a performing member of The Listening Room Network\, an achievement that aligns with his desire to reach and connect with audiences on an intimate level.Currently\, Maguire is in the studio working on his next record\, ‘Magnolia’. This project will feature a full band\, comprised of some of Rockford’s top jazz musicians\, whose talent he feels privileged to incorporate into his music. Early rehearsals have shown immense promise\, building excitement for what’s to come in 2025 and promising a new chapter in his journey to showcase his evolving artistry and profound love for music. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/dan-maguire-dan-tedesco/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250128T153130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T154441Z UID:9502-1746302400-1746302400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:TIM GRIMM w/ Sergio Webb DESCRIPTION:TIM GRIMM is a bit of a Renaissance man in the performing arts world\, forging a rich and varied career that blends his love of songwriting\, travel\, and acting in theatre\, film and television. For most of his 25-year career as a storytelling balladeer in the tradition of John Prine\, Woody Guthrie\, and Bob Dylan\, Tim has written primarily about community\, history\, family\, and social issues – often framed by his strong sense of place and the many years he spent on the family farm he built in rural Indiana. His songs are filled with rural characters and landscapes\, written and sung with vivid warmth and intimacy. \nTim will be joined by respected sideman SERGIO WEBB . URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/tim-grimm-w-sergio-webb/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250507T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250201T194116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T234037Z UID:9504-1746648000-1746648000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:RICHARD SHINDELL- Wednesday DESCRIPTION:RICHARD SHINDELL lives as both an immigrant and emigrant\, crossing thresholds\, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monastery and busked in the streets of Paris. \nOriginally from New York\, now living in Buenos Aires\, Argentina\, Shindell is a writer whose songs paint pictures\, tell stories\, juxtapose ideas and images\, inhabit characters\, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. Meticulously recorded over three years in New York and Buenos Aires\, his most recent release\, Careless\, offered an ambitious\, luxurious\, full- length statement. Shindell immersed himself in the studio\, allowing the time and latitude to explore\, experiment\, take risks—to play—as each of these eleven songs was given form and substance. While his signature acoustic guitar style is used to good effect\, Careless also found Shindell plugging in more. “The wider sonic and dynamic range of the electric has been a real inspiration. Rejuvenating.” \nDuring the pandemic\, Shindell stayed in Argentina\, out on the wide open Pampa\, reading\, writing\, taking walks\, doing a little experimental recording\, and tending the garden. He now returns to the road for a limited number of performances. Innovative\, original and occasionally spiritual\, Shindell’s songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden\, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society’s fringes. From lighthearted ballads and adulterous love songs\, to dirges and diatribes that skillfully skewer politics\, prejudice\, war and religion\, to the comic point-of-view of a cow stuck in a barbed wire fence\, he has a unique ability to morph into the soul of the many and varied personalities he casts as narrators in certain songs—veritable novellas framed in haunting acoustic melodies. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/richard-shindell-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250201T211808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T234132Z UID:9506-1746734400-1746734400@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:RICHARD SHINDELL/ Jess Klein- Thursday DESCRIPTION:JESS KLEIN* opens for Richard on this second night of his 3 night run here. \nRICHARD SHINDELL lives as both an immigrant and emigrant\, crossing thresholds\, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monastery and busked in the streets of Paris. \nOriginally from New York\, now living in Buenos Aires\, Argentina\, Shindell is a writer whose songs paint pictures\, tell stories\, juxtapose ideas and images\, inhabit characters\, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. Meticulously recorded over three years in New York and Buenos Aires\, his most recent release\, Careless\, offered an ambitious\, luxurious\, full- length statement. Shindell immersed himself in the studio\, allowing the time and latitude to explore\, experiment\, take risks—to play—as each of these eleven songs was given form and substance. While his signature acoustic guitar style is used to good effect\, Careless also found Shindell plugging in more. “The wider sonic and dynamic range of the electric has been a real inspiration. Rejuvenating.” \nDuring the pandemic\, Shindell stayed in Argentina\, out on the wide open Pampa\, reading\, writing\, taking walks\, doing a little experimental recording\, and tending the garden. He now returns to the road for a limited number of performances. Innovative\, original and occasionally spiritual\, Shindell’s songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden\, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society’s fringes. From lighthearted ballads and adulterous love songs\, to dirges and diatribes that skillfully skewer politics\, prejudice\, war and religion\, to the comic point-of-view of a cow stuck in a barbed wire fence\, he has a unique ability to morph into the soul of the many and varied personalities he casts as narrators in certain songs—veritable novellas framed in haunting acoustic melodies. \n*Of  opener JESS KLEIN:  The Bluegrass Situation hails her work as “one part grassroots social activism\, two parts alt-country guitar rock — a combo we can certainly get behind.” Klein’s new album\, 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. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/richard-shindell-jess-klein/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250509T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250218T233411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T233834Z UID:9641-1746822600-1746822600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:RICHARD SHINDELL- Friday DESCRIPTION:RICHARD SHINDELL lives as both an immigrant and emigrant\, crossing thresholds\, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monastery and busked in the streets of Paris. \n\n \n \n \n \nOriginally from New York\, now living in Buenos Aires\, Argentina\, Shindell is a writer whose songs paint pictures\, tell stories\, juxtapose ideas and images\, inhabit characters\, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. Meticulously recorded over three years in New York and Buenos Aires\, his most recent release\, Careless\, offered an ambitious\, luxurious\, full- length statement. Shindell immersed himself in the studio\, allowing the time and latitude to explore\, experiment\, take risks—to play—as each of these eleven songs was given form and substance. While his signature acoustic guitar style is used to good effect\, Careless also found Shindell plugging in more. “The wider sonic and dynamic range of the electric has been a real inspiration. Rejuvenating.” \nDuring the pandemic\, Shindell stayed in Argentina\, out on the wide open Pampa\, reading\, writing\, taking walks\, doing a little experimental recording\, and tending the garden. He now returns to the road for a limited number of performances. Innovative\, original and occasionally spiritual\, Shindell’s songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden\, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society’s fringes. From lighthearted ballads and adulterous love songs\, to dirges and diatribes that skillfully skewer politics\, prejudice\, war and religion\, to the comic point-of-view of a cow stuck in a barbed wire fence\, he has a unique ability to morph into the soul of the many and varied personalities he casts as narrators in certain songs—veritable novellas framed in haunting acoustic melodies. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/richard-shindell-friday/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T201500 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250130T205515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T183245Z UID:9532-1746908100-1746908100@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:WHAT'S HIS NAME & THE OTHER GUY DESCRIPTION: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 in advance so we can plan for the evening. \nWHAT’S HIS NAME & THE OTHER GUY are Brian (Looper) Lucas & Greg (Loopier) Valde . These two have been playing together around these parts for over 25 years – under an array of monikers. You may have known them as “Lost Souls” “Devil in the Outhouse\,” or “Syd Hartha & the Monkeyminds.” Folks often ask if they are twins\, but they’re not. Fun fact: same sperm\, different mothers.  As for music\, expect some stirring and rousing americana\, blues\, country\, and humor. \n“Sure it’s juvenile and irreverent\, but if you drink enough it’s not that bad.” URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/whats-his-name-the-other-guy-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250130T004302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T133926Z UID:9526-1747425600-1747425600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CURTIS & LORETTA DESCRIPTION:CURTIS & LORETTA The husband and wife duo’s extraordinary harmonies and proficiency on a parade of stringed instruments create an alluring frame for their poignant original songs\, and traditional pieces from America and the British Isles.  The current menagerie includes mandocello\, folk harp\, guitars\, clawhammer banjo\, ukulele\, and mandolin\, plus a bit of kazoo\, harmonica\, and shakers. Curtis’ down-home sense of humor and Loretta’s theater background engage the audience in an experience that runs the gamut of rolling with laughter to holding back tears\, with plenty of side-trips in between.  They rack up countless miles each year\, crisscrossing the country to deliver their own unique brand of folk singer/songwriter music. \nThe duo’s perennial humor is ever present\, with songs and stories of harp players trying to get into heaven\, small spenders on first dates\, bugs\, and lutefisk!  Their years of performing and touring together have honed their comfortable stage presence to a delightful edge. \n“Loretta’s almost operatic alto and Curtis’ rich tenor form a lush\, polished and varied vocal blend. The pair’s instrumental interplay is equally compelling\, with Loretta’s harp textures dancing in and around Curtis’ deft guitar and mandolin lines.” … Dirty Linen URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/curtis-loretta-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250517T201500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250517T201500 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250413T201405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250413T201517Z UID:9758-1747512900-1747512900@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:CASH BOX KINGS w/ Queen Lee Kanehira DESCRIPTION:THE CASH BOX KINGS will be joined by QUEEN LEE KANEHIRA\, recognized as one of the premier blues and boogie woogie piano players in the world today. She was the winner of the inaugural 2019 Chicago International Blues Piano Competition. She regularly tours throughout Europe\, Asia\, and North America as a solo artist (and as a member of the Cash Box Kings). She was a featured artist for the Otis Span Tribute concert at the 2024 Chicago Blues Festival. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n“Oscar Wilson’s powerful and deep voice harkens back to the golden age of Chicago blues. Nosek blows spirited\, muscular harp. The Cash Box Kings serve up undeniable proof that they remain one of the top blues bands of this era.”\n–Blues Music Magazine \n“The Cash Box Kings play with taste and feel and it was faith restoring to know there’s guys out there that still know and appreciate real blues.”\n-Blues Legend Charlie Musslewhite URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/cash-box-kings-w-queen-lee-kanehira/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250522T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250522T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250130T005037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T153631Z UID:9528-1747942200-1747942200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:TODD ALBRIGHT- Postponed DESCRIPTION:This has been postponed.  A new date will be established. \nTicket link follows bio- \nTODD ALBRIGHT  is a country blues\, twelve string guitar player and vocalist based in Detroit\, Michigan. Grounded in the pre-war era of the blues tradition (1880-1939)\, Todd is a mindful purveyor of blues history. His repertoire upholds musical pillars such as Blind Willie McTell\, George Carter\, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly. His life’s work continues the distinguished tradition of the very roots of American music as told by the African American musicians who created it. \n\n\n\nTodd’s vigorous\, gritty and soulful performances are accompanied by stories of the masters and a deep intuitive sense of respect for craft\, providing audiences with a meaningful experience while creating a transcendent moment. One of the top blues guitarists in the world\, Todd is the only contemporary twelve string player in his genre. \nTodd began playing the blues while still a teenager\, some twenty-five years ago. Initially\, he was drawn to the sound of the finger-picked style and has since immersed himself in the foundational music and narratives of American culture. Over the years\, Todd has shared the stage with artists such as Roy Book Binder\, Charlie Parr\, Paul Geremia\, and Dakota Dave Hull. \nTodd’s first full-length LP\, Fourth Floor Visitor\, was released by Jett Plastic Recordings out of Detroit\, Michigan (2017). His latest album\, Detroit Twelve String: Blues & Rags\, is out now on Third Man Records (2017). URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/todd-albright-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250523T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250523T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250302T193934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T162625Z UID:9662-1748032200-1748032200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:ALEKSI CAMPAGNE DESCRIPTION:Named Penguin Eggs & Roots Music Canada’s New Discovery of the Year! \, ALEKSI CAMPAGNE offers a contemporary\, indie-folk take on the time-honoured fiddle-singing tradition. Born and raised in Montreal\, Aleksi blends folk songwriting with an edgy\, multi-layered sound resulting from his unique combination of voice\, violin and looping-effect pedals. He was awarded the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Award for francophone artist of the year for his debut album which features the same 10 songs in English and French. Thematically\, Aleksi’s debut album is about all the firsts of growing up–from first loves to first moves\, the first steps of your career and even first breakups. \nAleksi is uniquely qualified to offer a contemporary\, indie-folk take on the time-honoured fiddle-singing tradition. At five years old\, he began performing alongside his mother\, Canadian folk icon\, Connie Kaldor. At 19\, Aleksi moved to Paris to study under jazz violin legend Didier Lockwood. At 21\, Aleksi became the only student to have ever been accepted into the classical violin\, the jazz violin and the jazz voice performance programs at McGill University. Since then\, Aleksi had graced the lineups of some of Canada’ most beloved folk festivals—including the Mariposa Folk Festival\, the Regina Folk Festival\, and the Northern Lights Festival\, among others. Aleksi tours festivals and venues across Canada with a four-piece band made up of some of the finest young musicians Montreal has to offer: Stephane Krims (Bass)\, Aaron Dolman (drums) and Zach Bachand (guitar). \nAleksi’s last year has been a whirlwind! In July 2022\, Aleksi was selected as a Mariposa Folk Festival Emerging Artist to perform at the festival. In December\, his single Another Day was picked by Paul Corby as a Top Single of 2022. In March\, he was celebrated by Tom Coxworth as one of the Top 5 Favourite acts at the Folk Alliance International Conference\, alongside acts like The Fretless and Mary Gautier. In May\, his single Won’t be Scared was selected as the only Canadian finalist in the Kerrville Folk Festival’s Grassy Hill New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. In July 2023\, Aleksi launched his debut album to critical acclaim. In a review in Le Devoir by Sylvain Cormier\, Aleksi’s debut was compared to that of Patrick Watson and Half Moon Run. \n  URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/alexsi-campagne/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250524T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250524T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250306T040620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T040717Z UID:9674-1748095200-1748106000@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:TRICIA ALEXANDER workshop- Energy Medicine & the Breath DESCRIPTION:ENERGY MEDICINE & THE BREATH: Tools You Can Use – see reservation information below\nThe goal of this class is to bring 3 VERY simple tools into the hands of the participants.  These tools are especially useful for: \n\n\n improving mental clarity\, coordinated brain function\n general overall harmonic balance\n stress reduction\n\n\nthus improving communication within the entire bodymind complex; all of which leads increased well BE-ing\n \nFacilitator Tricia Alexander is a Performing & Healing Artist\nMusician\, Minister & Mentor  °  Reiki Master teacher (Usui lineage)\nBodytalker & Energy Medicine Intuitive\nTricia’s additional education includes: a two year apprenticeship with Meistra Kay Gardner in The Use of Modal and Sonic Tools for Healing (with deep listening exercises by Pauline Oliveros)\, Mindscape with Dr. John Veltheim\, BodyTalk (with a variety of master teachers)\, as well as individual classes with Bruce Lipton\, Dr. Michael Ryce\, Martha Creek\, and Eagle Man (Ed McGaa). \n3 hour class\n$25 – 45 sliding class fee\nall ages are welcome\n(no one will be turned away for inability to pay)\n\nContact Tricia to reserve your space in the class: \n773-478-8778\, triciababa@aol.com\n\nTricia with Alpha Stewart\, Jr. (percussionist of wonder and light) will be doing a concert of music & spoken word- blues\, jazz and folk here that evening. Find information and buy tickets here. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/tricia-alexander-workshop-energy-medicine-the-breath/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250524T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250524T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250306T035851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250420T222113Z UID:9676-1748113200-1748113200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:TRICIA ALEXANDER w/ ALPHA STEWART\, JR DESCRIPTION:Music and Spoken Word – Blues\, Jazz & Folk with  \nTRICIA ALEXANDER and Alpha Stewart\, Jr.(percussionist of wonder and light) \n\n \n \n \n \nThe vision for this concert grew out of Tricia’s practice as a performing & healing artist. \nThe simple act of a room full of people singing together gently opens & nourishes our hearts.  Music helps us recharge – it lifts our spirits & at the same time energetically sends a unifying ripple of love out into the into the cosmic energy stream that we are all drinking from.  Healing IS possible through the shared experience of sound & resonance. Even through these darkest of days\, we can create safe & sacred space for & with – each other. \nHoping you will join us and sing along . . . \nTricia will be doing an afternoon workshop from 2 to 5–  information here. \n\nTricia’s music & ministry:\n\n\n\n 1)  We Are The People (that we’ve been waiting for)\nMusic Video Spirit Art  – using the recording of Tricia’s song as the sound track\n\n 2)  Her interview with Mark Helpsmeet’s (Song of the Soul\, Northern Spirit Radio)\n\nMusic CDs and Poetry Books available at Tricia Alexander.com URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/tricia-alexander-w-alpha-stewart-jr/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250528T203000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250131T014127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T014127Z UID:9537-1748457000-1748464200@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 (formerly Thursday) 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-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250530T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250530T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250407T222931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250421T025712Z UID:9745-1748635200-1748635200@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:SCAMMED! a TNW Ensemble Theater PLAY DESCRIPTION:TNW ENSEMBLE THEATER \nticket link follows play description \nMore than 7\,000 people get scammed every day in this country\, according to the Federal Trade Commission. \nBut what if one of them decided to fight back and flip the script on the scammers?\n\nThat’s the premise of Scammed!\, an original comedy/adventure play from TNW Ensemble Theater. When a freelancing editor falls for a sophisticated version of a classic scam\, she assumes the rip-roaring\, amoral alter ego of Helen Wheels to get even. She gets help along the way from her coffee shop cohort\, an unconventional banker named Johnny Angel\, and a helpful good citizen – or is he? Scammed! takes audiences behind the scenes in the world of hackers and con artists\, showing the similarities between scams and current events.\n\nScammed! is written by Danielle Dresden\, directed by Francisco Torres\, and features performances by Megan Mori\, Donavon Armbruster\, and Patrick Chounet\, with cameo appearances by Donna Peckett\, Shane Heim\, who also serves as stage manager\, Francisco Torres\, and Danielle Dresden. Graphics by Michael Duffy. URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/scammed-a-tnw-ensemble-theater-play/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250531T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250531T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T151916 CREATED:20250213T194913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T194913Z UID:9610-1748721600-1748721600@cafecarpe.com SUMMARY:KAREN JOHNSON DESCRIPTION:KAREN 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  but loves playing in the Carpe’s listening room. \nKaren sings songs of her favorite artists including Joan Baez\, Nanci Griffith\,  Alison Krauss\, and Suzy Bogguss\, to name a few. \nLinks: \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dclx2nwDJNY \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6pYX8uK25o \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6AN79G3TE URL:https://cafecarpe.com/event/karen-johnson-14/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR