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Mar12

A Place At The Table - Falmouth Cultural Council

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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 91 Main St., Falmouth, MA

Music at the Table which is a collaborative project with St. Barnabas’ free lunch program, A Place at the Table. A Place at the Table is bi-weekly (Tuesdays & Thursdays) from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Great Hall, the large building at the back of St. B’s campus. A Place at the Table provides free hot meals for guests who are often unhoused and food insecure, but welcomes all community members.

Pamela Means Kim Moberg Opens

Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA

Pamela Means, singer-songwriter and jazz musician, is “one of the fiercest guitar players and politically-rooted musicians in the industry today,” (Curve Magazine) with her “insanely brilliant” (Press Herald, Portland ME) and “stark, defiant songs.” (New York Times)

Pamela Means is a Easthampton MA-based Out(spoken), Biracial, independent artist whose “kamikaze guitar style” and punchy provocative songs have worn a hole in two of her acoustic guitars. With razor wit, an engaging presence, elegant poetry, irresistible charm, plus jokes, Pamela Means’s “stark, defiant songs” (New York Times) set the status quo and the stage afire.

Pamela’s commitment to interrogating social ills was fostered by her unique childhood. “As the adopted daughter of a white mother and black father, I learned about dismantling systems of oppression from the inside out.” Pamela received her first guitar at the age of fourteen, just after her mother died of cancer, and it soon became Pamela’s primary vehicle for expression. It would also serve as a passport out of a life that consisted of poverty, foster homes, and the inner city life of hyper-segregated Milwaukee WI.

Pamela Means relocated to Boston, busked in the city subway and famed Harvard Square, founded her own record label and began touring. Pamela has since performed on three continents and across the country, gaining fans and rave reviews from Anchorage to Amsterdam, Sydney to Stockholm, San Francisco to Honolulu to New York, breaking album sales records at national festivals and sharing stages with Pete Seeger, Neil Young, Shawn Colvin, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Gil Scott-Heron, Adrian Belew, Violent Femmes, Holly Near and more. Means has also been the recipient of several nominations and music awards in multiple categories.

Kim Moberg opens.

$20 / Members $18

On January 21 we are planning a great afternoon of entertainment to honor and help our brother Jimmy Simpson. As many of you know he is working to overcome a severe medical setback, and as many of you also know he has always been the first in line to help a fellow musician or neighbor. We are going to have fun and hopefully raise some cash. The line up is as follows: 2-3 Vanna Pacella 3-4 Nils Soderberg and Friends 4-5 Leslie Gage and Rumblewagon with special guest Kim Moberg 5-6 A Band of Brothers James Ellis will be The MC and Stage Manager There will be some great guest musicians as well Please show your support anyway you can. We're going to have a celebration!

On Sunday, January 14, 2023 at 7pm, Opening Doors is excited to present a FREE concert and conversation with The Folk Collective, a diverse group of musicians and cultural thought leaders tapped by historic Club Passim to challenge and redefine the look and sound of Boston’s “folk music” scene. For this special concert – hosted at Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church on the Sunday of Martin Luther King Weekend – members of The Collective will perform together and then engage in a conversation about communal activism and Dr. King’s “beloved community.”

The Folk Collective was founded in 2022 by Passim’s Curator of Music and Culture, Shea Rose. Brought in by the club to help advise on matters of equity and belonging, Shea manifested a vision of a new kind of cooperative – one made up of various races, genders, orientations, and ages – which could help model and think through true artistic inclusivity. Charter members of The Collective include Almira Ara, Anju, Audrey Pearl, Cliff Notez, Gabriella Simpkins, Kim Moberg, Lydia Harrell, Maxfield Anderson, Naomi Westwater, Peter Mulvey, Stephanie McKay, and Opening Door’s own Alastair Moock.

Learn more and reserve your seats at https://www.openingdoorsproject.net/live-events/

Yule for Fuel

Wellfleet Harbor Actors' Theatre, 2357 Old Rte 6 Rd, Wellfleet, MA

Yule for Fuel began in 2007 as a way to help local families stay warm during the winter months. We partner with the Lower Cape Outreach Council which provides fuel assistance for those in need.

Yule for Fuel returns this year with your favorite Cape Cod performers and musicians in an evening of music, merriment, and mirth, all in support of Lower Cape Outreach Council's Fuel Assistance Program.

$25

Come celebrate the release of Kim's 3rd album "The Seven Fires Prophecy Suite for Humanity"! Kim will be accompanied by a group of some the Cape's most talented musicians - Heather Swanson (fiddle), Steve Gregory (Lead Guitar) and Julian Loida (percussion). Special Guest Jane Caputo will dance!

Sponsored by The Cape Symphony.

$25

Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Leslie Mendelson is supporting her most recent studio album ‘If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…,’ as well as a solo acoustic EP ‘In The Meantime,’ that was recorded during the 2020 lockdown. Described by Relix Magazine as an artist with “a loyal, cross-generational audience that hugs the hippie, hipster, coffee shop and society crowds,” Leslie’s timeless musicality and evocative songwriting indeed cuts a wide swath. If Leslie Mendelson’s only collaboration with a legendary musician was Jackson Browne, it would be a worthy point to celebrate. What’s truly telling is that Leslie has also drawn the attention of The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir who recorded a duet with her on Roy Orbison’s standard, “Blue Bayou,” while no less than classic rock royalty The Who invited her to open two shows at Madison Square Garden.

Old Sloop Presents performances are in the church’s sanctuary or Fellowship Hall, both of which are handicap accessible. The program seeks to be revenue-neutral: 90% of ticket proceeds goes to performers and seek to be responsible: selling fair trade coffee and tea from Equal Exchange, which supports small farmers using sustainable agricultural methods.

All performances are general admission. Unless otherwise noted, performances begin at 7:30 PM and end around 10:00 PM, and doors open 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the performance.

Performances often sell out, and it is advisable to get tickets in advance. Tickets may be purchased from this web site, from the box office, which is open during intermissions at concerts, from John Tarr Store in Rockport, and from The Bookstore of Gloucester. Ticket price: advance: $17, AT DOOR ONLY suggested contribution: $22, $5 under age 18, $44 family price, no one is turned away for lack of funds.

Club Passim - The Folk Collective Show

Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge, MA

Join me with a full band for a presentation of The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity in its entirety. The original work shares the Anishinaabe legend "The Seven Fires Prophecy" in song.

This concert is one of 12 presentations by Club Passim: The Folk Collective

The Folk Collective is a quarterly gathering of twelve select artists, musicians, and cultural thought leaders. Through an active exchange of ideas, creative collaboration, and partnership, we will foster and develop sustainable channels to invite and welcome diverse audiences and new artists to the Passim stage.

Sponsored in part by the Club Passim Iguana Fund.

A concert to present The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity. This original composition retells the ancient Anishinaabe Legend of The Seven Fires Prophecy in song. Long ago, the Anishinaabe were visited by prophets who gave 7 predictions of what the future of this planet would bring. Each prophecy was called a fire and each fire referred to a specific period in time.

“Many Indigenous nations are familiar with The Seven Fires Prophecy but I feel it is important to share it with non Indigenous people as well. I chose to share it through the Folk/Americana genre to reach a wider group on non Indigenous people. The prophecies warn us that if don’t we want to see humanity destroyed, we must learn to live together in peace and harmony with each other and our Earth.” – Kim Moberg

We Are Passim! To learn more about The Folk Collective, visit passim.org/folkcollective.

$20

Uplift and celebrate voices of revolution—past, present, and future!

Revolutionary Spaces presents the Raising Voices Festival: A Celebration of Music, Art, and the Power of Protest. To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, join Revolutionary Spaces in September for a vibrant, multi-disciplinary arts festival in the heart of downtown Boston that celebrates the power of protest throughout history.

On September 23rd and 24th, walk in the footsteps of revolutionaries who came before us. Our Washington Street campus—from the Old State House to Old South Meeting House and beyond—will be activated with experiences for people of all ages. This multi-day event will feature a range of performances and attractions from local and national artists, performers, and community partners, including: Musicians, Dancers, Theatrical happenings ,Poets, Artist and community pop-ups ,Greater Boston’s best eats, Sensory-friendly zone and family area, Sidewalk and storefront activations And MORE!

Event is FREE - Registration is encouraged

Free | Registration Encouraged

Listen in while Bob and I chat about the making of "The Seven Fires Prophecy: Suite for Humanity"! Folk and acoustic, traditional and contemporary, older and newer songs plus the latest releases. Bob loves harmony singing, string bands, new songs about old subjects and old songs about current matters, and singer-songwriters with a story to tell.

Club Passim Labor Day campfire.festival

Club Passim, 47 Palmer Ave., Cambridge, MA

Imagine getting to see dozens of your favorite acts all in one weekend. Not in a festival field hundreds of yards away, but in an intimate, seated space. Catch a glimpse of what it is like backstage at a big festival – artists hanging out and trading songs – on stage one minute and hanging out in the audience watching the next set right after.

This is the scene at the Campfire Festival at Club Passim. Twenty five years in, it is the best way to catch your current favorites as well as your future favorites. It is a festival of experiments and discoveries. This is where new artists get on stage and shine. Swapping between songwriter rounds and band sets, you’ll get a glimpse of a music scene that is much bigger than one room. There are artists from around the corner and around the world. Some might be familiar, but many you’ll discover for the first time. Settle in for a few sets…or a few days. Genre is not part of the mix. Be open to the voices…the instruments…the sounds. Be ready to be amazed.

Campfire has long been the best way to see new artists at Club Passim. So many of today’s favorites got their start at the Campfire Festival. Many folks you may have already been fans of stopped in to perform a special guest set!

Full 4 day Festival Pass $25 / Day Pass $10

Booking

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