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:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Driving around our beautiful Commonwealth, I am sparked with glee to see the buds emerging on the trees and little white blossoms showing off. I almost don’t mind my own chorus of allergic sneezing and wheezing that accompanies this beautiful outburst of nature. Fri., May 2...Common Groundz, 8-10 p.m., 344-8580, duo, $5, non-smoking. We’re shooting for a rain-free First Fridays this time, and the weather is looking great!! You can enjoy all the downtown galleries and other businesses sharing art, food, performance, and good energy! Come on downtown and stroll from gallery to gallery, then visit with us at Common Groundz for some yummy music and food (we do the music, they do the food). This is a beautiful, airy space in the heart of VCU, just a block west of Belvidere on the north side of Broad St. Our friends in the group Offering will play from 7-8. Sun., May 4...private party. Yes, we play for private parties of all shapes and sizes, inside, outside, fancy, casual, with cake and without. Are you or your company hosting an event that might benefit from the added spice of live music? Just email me! Sat., 5/10...Town Point Park AT&T Spring Wine Festival, 11-6 (we play 11-2), Norfolk! Trio, $15, packages available; visit http://www.festeventsva.org/events.php for more info. Whoohooo! Nothing says spring like a taste of Virginia’s finest wines, sipped (pinky in or out) along the water in beautiful Town Point Park! Sun., 5/11...POSTPONED!! The weather radar shows a big storm heading our way, so the good and sensible folks at Woodlake have postponed this show; we will look for you all on Father's Day, June 15, 5-8! Mother’s Day Annual Concert at Woodlake Pavilion! 5-8 pm, full band, free, all ages. This is one of our favorite traditions of the year, and we really appreciate being invited back! Yea, moms!! Bring a picnic, a blanket or foldable chairs, and a relaxed attitude, because you’ll have a lovely view of the lake and maybe even boat rides again this year! You can also purchase food and beverages there. Call the very nice people at Woodlake Community Association if you need more info or directions, 739-4344. Rain date is Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15. Thurs., 5/22...Gravity Lounge, Charlottesville, opening for Ellis Paul! 7:30 p.m., solo, $15. Ellis Paul is one of the most talented singer-songwriters in the country. I became a fan immediately after hearing him when I was a student in Boston. Now, we both live in Virginia, and I’m so excited to be the opening act for his show at Gravity Lounge, a super-cool and comfy listening room right on the Mall. Fri., 5/23...Obrigado, 8:00, 109 W. Main St., downtown Louisa, 23093, 540-967-9447, $10, duo. I can now attest personally to the fact that Obrigado has amazingly delicious food, and that’s why the Richmond Times-Dispatch called Obrigado one of the top ten new restaurants of the year. The restaurant is beautiful, the music room comfy, the parking easy, the downtown darling, and dinner and music here would be a perfect start to a lovely weekend in the country. Please join us! Wed., 5/28...Positive Vibe Café, Stratford Hills Shopping Center, 7-9, 560-9622, right off Forest Hill Ave. (2825 Hathaway Rd.), solo, non-smoking. It’s hump day, you’re tired, you don’t want to cook...presto! The Positive Vibe has dinner waiting, with lots of options that will make it fun to choose. That’s why it’s good to come here often, so you can enjoy all of your favorites. Oh, that vegetarian chili is sooooo good! Feel good, inside and out, because you will be enjoying great food and supporting an even better mission. Fri., 5/30... Relay for Life, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 11120 Nuckols Road, Glen Allen. We’ll perform for the Survivors’ Reception and then for the opening lap. You can form a team for any of the Relays for Life being held all over greater Richmond!! If you are interested in forming a team, sponsoring luminaries in honor or memory of a loved one, or if you need more info, call Stephanie Ashley at 527-3700 or visit http://www.acsevents.org/docroot/PAR/PAR_9_Calendar_Of_Events.asp or http://www.cancer.org; click on In My Community, then Community Highlights on the left-hand menu, then the link to the Richmond West event in the blue Upcoming Events box. Sat., 5/31...Gloucester Chalkfest! 11 a.m.-9 p.m, Main Street, Gloucester, VA! Duo, free to roam around. Sign in/walk-up register at 10:00 This is just pure fun by way of beautiful, ephemeral art! All ages are invited to show their skills at creating beautiful chalk art on the pavement. Serious cash prizes will be awarded for the best chalk art representing this year’s theme of WATER. Come for an hour, or all day! Call 804-695-0700 or visit http://gloucesterchalkfest.com/ for more info. I am so psyched for this event! Our friends Julie Clark and Shane Cooley will also play, as will a bunch of other musicians who will be our friends once we meet them!
Please call all venues before venturing out, just to make sure. Things can change quickly, and sometimes I’m not able to update the web site as quickly as things can change. |