Event: Dan
Berggren concert
Place: Unity Hall, 101 Vanderkemp Ave. Barneveld, NY (Directions)
Date: Saturday, June 19 2010
Time: 8p Admission: $12
Award
winning musician Dan Berggren grew up and remains firmly rooted in
the Adirondacks. He has performed music inspired by his life and work in
remote and rugged parts of this magnificent part of New York State for
audiences throughout the U.S. and overseas in the British Isles, Eastern
Europe and Central Africa.
Music that captures the spirit of the land and the generations of people
that hold it close has earned Berggren appreciation of fans and critics
far and wide. The Café Lena in Saratoga Springs, a venue that has hosted
many legendary performers over the decades, counts Berggren as ‘One
of the most personable and powerful performers we have.’
Vermont Public Radio calls the music of Dan Berggren ‘a
genuine treasure. Fresh and timeless, full of courage and down to earth
richness.’ Radio Logatec in Slovenia applauds Berggren as ‘a
wonderful and careful songwriter who makes every word count.’
Featured on 14 albums, Berggren has collaborated with dozens of the finest
artists in American Roots music, including Dan Duggan and Peggy Lynn. His
most recent release, North River, North Woods
(2009), finds
Berggren teamed with John Kirk, Chris Shaw, Cedar Stanistreet and Ann
Downey of the Canadian folk group Finest Kind on a CD that features a
blend of instrumentals and ballads from New York State's north country.
Samples of Dan Berggren music can be heard online at
www.berggrenfolk.com/albums.cfm
A
professor emeritus at the State University of New York College at
Fredonia, Berggren was awarded the President's Award for Excellence in
Teaching in 1992. That same year the New York State Outdoor Education
Association presented him with its Art and Literary Award. He also earned
the Heritage Award and special recognition from St. Lawrence University
for
his
artistic and educational contributions to the Adirondack region and is a
recipient of the Adirondack Mountain Club's Education Award.
Tickets for Dan Breggren at Unity Hall June 19 are
$12. They can be reserved in advance by e-mailing
tickets@unityhall.com
or calling (315)520-8231. This event is sponsored by the Unitarian
Church of Barneveld. Additional information is available online at
www.uubarneveld.org
and
www.unityhall.com.
Unity Hall is a center for the arts and community activities in
Barneveld, New York. The Hall is available for public and private
functions. Information about Unity Hall and the Unity Hall
Foundation, the not-for-profit organization founded in 1995 to operate and
maintain the hall, is available at
www.unityhall.com,
or by phone at 315-520-8231.
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Event: Illusionist Leon Etienne
Date: Saturday, July 10 Time: 1pm
Place: Unity Hall - 101 Vanderkemp Ave. Barneveld, NY
Admission: Free
Magician and illusionist Leon Etienne
presents his family-friendly performance of magic at Unity Hall in
Barneveld in a special matinee at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 10.
This audience engaging show produces miles of smiles, lots of laughter and
plenty of amazement as this talented magician makes things appear and
disappear with reality defying skill.
At the age of thirteen, Leon Etienne was struck by lightning while playing
baseball. Surviving that high voltage encounter was a feat for Etienne,
who had begun to dabble in magic a year earlier. While he had no interest
in testing his ability to withstand another high voltage encounter, Leon
did continue to develop his now remarkable skills as a magician and
illusionist.
More than a
decade as a professional performer of magic has only increased Etienne’s
love and passion for the art of magic. He has traveled the globe,
performing in entertainment hotspots across the U.S. and internationally
in Ireland, Wales, Australia, and at the world-famous magic circle in
London, England. His performances have earned Leon prestigious awards,
including Magician of the Year honors, and Stage Magic Champion from the
Magicians' Alliance of Eastern States.
Constantly striving to learn new techniques and skills to apply to his own
original magic effects, Etienne has spent time learning from the
modern-day masters of magic, including Juan Tamariz and Derren Brown.
Etienne became one of only 200 magicians worldwide invited to Fechter's
Finger Flicking Frolic, an annual convention where the world’s best up and
coming illusionists study and perform with master magicians. Etienne has
filled major theatres, earning rave reviews for the display of Vegas-style
illusions and award winning sleight-of-hand.
‘Leon raises
the audience to such a high that the excitement lasts even after the show!
It is evident he has put a lot of time and energy into what he does. He's
extremely professional and hands down the best magician I have ever seen
-- and with three little boys, I have seen quite a few.’
This event is sponsored by the North Country Libraries of Barneveld,
Prospect, Remsen and Holland Patent. Unity Hall is operated and
maintained as a center for the arts and community activities by the
Unity Hall Foundation, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995.
The Hall is available for public and private functions. Information about
Unity Hall and the Unity Hall Foundation is available at
www.unityhall.com,
or by phone at 315-520-8231
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Event:
Jeremy Wallace Concert
Date, Time: Saturday, July 17
Location: Unity Hall, 101 Vanderkemp Ave. Barneveld
Admission: $12 Unity Hall Foundation, Mohawk Valley Blues Society
Members or in advance. $15 Non Members at the door
Jeremy Wallace has
collected praise from people with credentials that lend extra weight to
the glowing words they use to describe him. Folk and blues legend Dave
Van Ronk called Wallace ‘…one of the most arresting new talents I have
heard’, saying, ‘When I hear him I get the feeling I got the first
time I heard Bob Dylan and Arlo Guthrie.’ Paul Babin, manager of
blues guitarist John Hammond, calls Wallace ‘…the real deal’ and
proclaims that Jeremy represents ‘…Americana at its best’.
Wallace brings his three piece band to the Unity Hall
stage in Barneveld on Saturday, July 17 for a riveting night of acoustic
and electric blues and roots rock. Opening the 8 o’clock concert will be
special guest Brian Mulkerne, Chairman of the Mohawk Valley Blues Society
and a fine musician in his own right.
The concert, sponsored by Adirondack
Diner & Lanes, is a great opportunity to catch an artist whose song
writing and style has inspired comparisons with Dylan, Tom Waits, Steve
Earle, Lyle Lovett and Bruce Springsteen. The Café Lena in Saratoga, a
venue that has hosted so many of the world’s most acclaimed
folk, blues and roots rock performers over the last 50
years, counts Wallace as
‘…one
of the most exciting additions to our roster in recent years’
and describes his songs and performances as, ‘…
pure heaven for anyone serious about American roots music.’
Drawing from three albums filled with compelling tales of the lost and
newly found hopes and dreams of real and fictional characters, a Jeremy
Wallace concert makes for an evening of music that stays with you a long
time. So ‘old school’ that he writes his lyrics using an old typewriter,
Jeremy Wallace creates songs as compelling as those written by the great
blues musicians his friend and mentor Dave Van Ronk turned him on to.
Wallace sings them in a mature narrative voice that reflects his world
and connects powerfully with ordinary people.
His dynamic debut, My Lucky Day, was an exploration of his
influences - some folk, stripped down but powerful blues, a tinge of rock,
and bit of country. For his second full length album, She Used
To Call Me Honey, Wallace pushed the
boundaries, putting greater emphasis on the raw energy of his craft,
producing a stunning album that both diverged from and complemented his
previous material.
His latest CD, Suicide Suitcase, contains new originals and
traditional songs that shine from the confidence in
Wallace's voice and guitar and the solid backing provided by
percussionist Tom Costagliola, and Matt Gruenberg, on standup bass.
More information about Jeremy Wallace is available online at
www.jeremywallace.com
and
www.myspace.com/jeremywallace/music
.
Brian Mulkerne worked in a local coffeehouse while in high
school in the early 1970s, where he gained exposure to folk, blues and
bluegrass music, with a particular interest in finger-style, country-blues
and slide guitar. Blind Blake, David Bromberg, and Jorma Kaukonen are his
fundamental playing influences. He performs traditional blues standards,
contemporary folk and blues, and some original material. His music
reflects a strong influence of traditional American blues and folk music.
