Central Florida Folk New
courtesy of Chuck Spano
1) New Jam in Interlachen:
Karan sent this along - why do Pat and I live so far away from all the good stuff!
- Jam session in Interlachen, every Monday at the Old Brush Store, 201 Commonwealth Ave. (across from the VFD) from 5 p.m. till.....about 9 p.m. Last Monday's jam at the Old Brush Store in Interlachen was a great gathering, with about 50 people counted, plus 8 or 10 musicians...fiddles, banjos, guitars, bass and some fine voices. The music was totally acoustic, and styles were more traditional than the previous week's jam. No drums or keyboard appeared this time, but we were treated to some good old bluegrass, country and country gospel. Potluck was overflowing, and Robin roasted 18 chickens. Next Monday, Feb. 13, potluck again....5-alarm chili, chicken-white bean chili and Texas chili are on the menu, too.
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- Thanks to Marianne Lyle for bringing the big coffee pot (with coffee) and to Ellen Morgan for the big box full of paper goods. Thanks to Rissi Cheri for thoughtfully donating serving spoons--we really needed them. And thanks to the many musicians who added so much to the occasion with their time and their talents.
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- We're planning to set up a couple of mikes to help out the singers, and a few tables outside to accomodate extra chairs and food. This is proving to be a fine community event, and we'd like you to forward this invitation to all who would enjoy some music, food, fun and fellowship in this historic village. It's all free..just bring a folding chair, instruments and a dish or snack to share. For info and directions, call Barbara at 386-684-3284 or e-mail
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2) Orange City Luthier ??
Thanks to all for the input/feedback/contact info on the fellow in OC - much appreciated
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3) Loss of bandmate
In from Larry -
Sad news from Texas today-according to the Steel Guitar Forum, our friend and former drummer for the our Cowboy Orchestra has passed away from heart attack & stroke. Randy lived in Jacksonville during the 1990's and played great drums with our band and he could sing just like Waylon when he wanted too! He was also a member of the grounds crew at the great Sawgrass Country Club. He will be missed!
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PS - Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date! - AND - take LOTS of "Vitamin F"
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Important Dates for Major Festivals
for dates of local/smaller (but no less important) happenings read on down the email which is organized by date
2012
February 25th-26th, 2012 - Pinecastle Pioneer Days - Orlando area http://pinecastlepioneerdays.org/
March 9,10,11, 2012 - Will McLean Festival - Sertoma Youth Ranch http://www.willmclean.com/index.php
March 10th, 2012 - St. Patrick's Day Party - Ormond Beach
http://ormondstpatricksparade.com/
March 16-18, 2012 - Suwannee Banjo Camp @ O'Leno State Park - High Springs, FL http://www.suwanneebanjocamp.com/index.htm April 6-7, 2012 - Florida Old Time Music Championship (FOTMC) - 30th Annual
BACK AT Pioneer Florida Museum, Dade City where we started
www.fotmc.org
April 28 - 29, 2012 - Barberville Spring Frolic
http://folkfiddle.com/barber.htm
May 4-6, 2012 - 17th annual Gamble Rogers Folk Festival - downtown St. Augustine and also at the amphitheater
http://gamblerogersfest.org/performers2011.html
May 18th - 20th, 2012 - Celtic Festival, Ormond Beach - this will be a BIGGIE!!!! http://ormondbeachcelticfestival.com/
May 25th - 27th, 2012 - Florida Folk Festival - White Springs http://www.floridastateparks.org/folkfest/default.cfm
September 7-9, 2012 - Old Time Music Weekend @ Stephen Foster http://floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster/events.cfm
October 13th/14, 2012 - 15th Annual Lake County Folk Festival
November 9 - 10, 2012 - Dulcimer Retreat at Stephen Foster http://floridastateparks.org/stephenfoster/events.cfm
Barberville First Saturday Jam - Next= one is February 4, 2012
Workshops:
Old Time Fiddle-Carol Taktikian
Beginning Clawhammer Banjo-Ron Whisler
Fiddle - Old Time Tunes-Carol Taktikian
Bodhran or Washboard - depending on who shows/what they want - Chuck Spano
If not being used for a workshop, rooms are "OPEN" for jamming
Ron & Carol are handling the "day-to-day" of the First Saturday Jams so please contact them if you'd like to teach, any questions, etc. - we will of course continue to post the offerings here in this newsletter so you'll know what's coming up workshop-wise.
Here's their contact info:
Ron - banjojunkie @
att.net and/or Carol - taktikian @
yahoo.com Course you can still email me about teaching a workshop and I"ll be glad to send along to Ron & Carol
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February 15th, 2012 (Wednesday) - Melrose
- David Beede & Robert Force
Music starts at 7 PM. - Concert - $10
Come enjoy Melanie Grogan's delicious organic cooking! A light dinner of sumptuous tamale pie and delectable salad & desert will be served at 6:30 - Also treats for the break!
February 16th 2012 (Thursday) - Jacksonville
Three Layers Coffee House
open mic
Wow, we have a VERY full schedule again this Thursday at Three Layers Café Open Mic Night
Hey check out the new 3LayersOMN YouTube Channel (click that) - Eric has some pretty cool video’s from the last couple open mic nites at Three Layers!!
This Thursday at Three Layers Café Open Mic Night I have the following folks playing..l.
7:00 Al Poindexter
7:30 Doug Vanderlaan
7:45 Gregg Cloud
8:00 Pat Cloud
8:15 Jacob Creel
8:30 Matt Edson
8:45 Terrill
9:00 Gail Carson
9:15 Jesse Brantman
9:30 Jimbo
Don’t Forget our favorite Terrill Jenkins performs at Three Layers on February 18 !!
If You’d like to sing or play, we fill up early so e mail Al Poindexter to sign up in advance
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Open Mic this Thursday Night at Three Layers Cafe and every Thursday night
Corner 6th and Walnut St. in Historic Springfield area of Jacksonville - 1602 Walnut Street, Jacksonville,
Florida 32206 -
904-355-9791
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February 17th (Firday), 2012 - Jacksonville - "Streak of Lean"
If you are in the area, drop by to see STREAK OF LEAN play and sing traditional old-time string band music on Friday evening, February 17, 2012.
The band is: Bob Lanham, Susan Staton, and Kerry Blech, and among us we play: fiddles, banjos, guitar, mountain dulcimer, banjo-uke, washboard, fiddle-sticks, and harmonica (and maybe a few other things), and we all sing.
Hear rare instrumentals and songs from the mountains and plains of yesteryear as well as old favorites. Spontaneous flat-footing is allowed, even encouraged!
Details:
Streak of Lean playing at the Green Erth Bistro, Jacksonville, FL.
Friday, February 17, 2012 from about 7pm to about 9pm. - There is no cover charge.
Satisfy your hunger and slake your thirst with their fine menu that will please all from vegan to meatatarian. The food is great, check out their menu on their website (listed below).
For more information: The Green Erth Bistro - 1520 Hendricks Avenue - Jacksonville, Florida -
(904) 398-9156 www.green-erth-bistro.com or on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Erth-Bistro/144199438925687
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February 17th (Friday), 2012 - Jacksonville - Contra Dance
Contra Dance this Friday in Jacksonville from 8 PM to 11:00
Bginner lesson at 7:45 PM.
Dance is at Riverside Avenue Christian Church, 2841 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32205.
Visit
www.DanceFlorida.com for directions.
Calling by Eric Harris; live music with the Goosebumps (the Morse family).
Cost- Donation of $7 per person.
THANKS! Crole Wetzel at
904-396-1997 and Charlie Dyer
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www.DanceFlorida.com
February 17th (Friday), 2012 - Palatka
February 17: Friday evening - 5pm- Art Walk in Palatka- Visit Mary Radigans Art Shoppe with live music and the Palatka Art League's Tilghman House for Angels for Angels Show where proceeds will benefit a cancer patient in Putnam County.
February 17th (Friday), 2012 - Melrose - 7pm
At Shake Rag Art & Culture Center, #301 State Road 26 in Melrose
"Sacred Steel Revival" featuring the Lee Boys in Concert
Opening for the Lee Boys will be the 3rd Stone Band
$15. at the door........Come early for these two popular bands !!
For more information contact: Keith Bollum at
352-283-9700
February 18th (Saturday) , 2012 - Eustis - Lake Eustis Folk - 3rd Saturday House Concerts
Dana and Susan Robinson! - From Asheville, North Carolina, Dana and Susan Robinson bring to the stage an exciting blend of original songs of the American landscape and oldtime Appalachian mountain music. With Dana on guitar and fiddle, Susan's clawhammer banjo playing and harmony singing, they bring a joyful energy to their concerts. Their music is the sound and feel of bedrock America.
The genius of a Dana and Susan Robinson performance lies in their ability to capture the imagination of their audience. They can make you howl with laughter or hush with poignant reflection as they take you on a journey across America.
Dana’s instrumental “Crossing The Platte” was featured in Ken Burns new PBS documentary, “Our National Parks, America’s Best Idea.”
Their new CD “Big Mystery,” charted # 3 on the national folk DJ list, celebrates the indomitable life force of the natural world and shines a light upon the beauty of the small and forgotten pockets of rural America.
http://www.robinsongs.com “Rural America explored with elegant simplicity. Their music and cleanly poetic songwriting bring to mind the great folksingers of our times.” - Asheville Citizen-Times
"Many songwriters have been heralded as modern day Woody Guthries or keepers of the American rural spirit, but that mantle might be better entrusted to musicians like Dana Robinson who embody both the heart and the soul of folk music." - Dirty Linen
And, here’s a few videos to check out:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Robinsongs1#p/a/u/0/TdEVjzjcG1A (My Peach Pie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiOFgJJ2edA&feature (Dog's Life)
http://www.youtube.com/user/Robinsongs1#p/a/f/1/Vb-E5qvEwE4 (Glory In The Meeting House)
A donation of $10 is requested. There is also a 50/50 raffle. Bring a dish for the pot luck dinner at 7 pm, concert will start around 7:45 and join or listen in song circle after the concert around 9. We’ll provide coffee and hot tea.
NOTE: I think it’s safe to say the Trout Lake Nature Center educational facility is the permanent venue for our concert series. It is beneficial to both entities and we are pleased to call it home!
Directions follow: TLNC is north of Eustis on State Hwy. 19, turn right or East onto CR 44 (Publix / Winn Dixie intersection), and proceed .3 mile to the entrance on the right, then travel down the dirt road to the educational building.
ALSO: It is dark this time of year with no light at the front entrance. Look for a long reflective strip. For additional information call
352-357-7536 or
352-408-9800 or email
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The physical address is 520 E County Road 44, Eustis, FL, 32736-2518 and here is a map:
http://tinyurl.com/2uus7bf Our thanks to the sponsors for the evening’s entertainment who are:Trout Lake Nature Center, M.T. Pawketts Productions and Lake Eustis Folk!
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February 18-19, 2012 - Olustee
Feb 18-19 Olustee festival- The Olustee Stringband (Briarpickers and Karan) will be performing throughout the weekend at the festival
February 19th (Sunday) - Eustis @ Olivia's - "Just In Time" - 3-5pm
Join us for another rambunctious, foot-stomping good time with Ron, Carol, & Chuck with hosts Fred & Olivia at Olivia's for some GREAT Old-Time mountain music from this award-winning group - things are bound to get lively when you combine banjo, guitar, fiddle, and washboard - don't miss it!
Olivia's Coffeehouse & Bistro
The Out of the Ordinary Place To Be...
Downtown Eustis, 113 N. Bay Street
352-357-1887 www.OliviasCoffeehouse.com
February 24th (Friday), 2012 - Gainesville
The Enginewrights (Tim Stevens band) and the
Dim Lights Bands will be performing at the
Kickin' Devil from 8-11pm. The Enginewrights will begin the evening with a one hour set and Dim Lights will take it to the end.
February 26th (Sunday), 2012 - Orlando
Charlie Roth - Stone Family Band Opening
All concerts will be held at beautiful Villa ConRoy, located at 1521 West Ivanhoe Blvd. in Orlando, Florida. The residence has a spacious and well-lighted room, specially designed for music and performance to accommodate the very best in up close listening. There's lots of parking along the lakefront, and there will be traffic cones to guide you. If you need assistance for someone handicapped, please let us know.
As always, you may check our website for details at
www.cffolk.org, email us at
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407-679-6426.
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February 26th (Sunday), 2012 - Orlando @ Foldor's Grove -afternoon concert
Feb 26 Sunday afternoon, Michael Reno Harrell. One of the finest storytellers in the country, was a big hit at the Gamble Rogers Festival last year. Michael has won numerous awards for his storytelling and songwriting. A 4th generation North Carolinian, he has a lot of material to work with. He was also a successful Nashville studio musician for years. Tickets are $15. and can be purchased at the door. Call Mark at
407-923-0712 for furthur info.
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March 2nd (Friday), 2012 - Gainesville - 7:30pm - SANDHILL STAGE - Still on the Hill with Melrose songwriter & multi-instrumentalist David Beede opening the show
All concerts $20 donation at the door to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust & Conservation Burial, Inc.
Advance reservations strongly suggested due to limited seating!
To reserve seats in advance: call Freddie at
(352)375-8739 or email
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March 2nd (Friday), 2012 - LeCanto - 6:30pm - Patchouli
March comes roaring in at Woodview Coffee House in Lecanto when the duo Patchouli performs on Friday, March 2. Doors open at 6:30pm and admission is $7 at the door.
Patchouli represents the very top echelon of today's acoustic performers, bringing the highest level of skill together with the passion, experience and joy that are a rare combination indeed.
Woodview Coffee House will be located at Unity Church’s of Citrus County’s “Gratitude Café” (Fellowship Hall) 2628 Woodview Lane, Lecanto through season’s end in May. Doors will open at 6:30pm with admission of $7 per person. Home baked refreshments will be available.
For more information
www.woodviewcoffeehouse.org or
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or
352-726-9814.
March 9th - 11th (Fri-Sun), 2012 - Sertoma Youth Ranch - WILLFEST
WILLFEST time! - this will be the first time in a long time we've not been able to go due to the Celtic event in Ormond Beach - a grand time, LOTS of great music, camaraderie, and renewing of old friendships and maybe even developing some new ones -
http://www.willmclean.com/index.php
March 10th (Saturday), 2012 - Ormond Beach - St Patty's/Celtic Celebration
10am - 4pm - a one-day precursor to the full-blown Celtic Festival in May - "Just Twistin' Hay" will be playing some great Celtic tunes througout the day and Rosie O'Grady's Highlanders will perform with the full band several times during the event - just a fun day for lovers of all things Celtic!! We also plan to have a jam tent set up so bring YOUR instruments
March 10th (Saturday), 2012 - DeLeon Springs
Florida Strings will be performing at the Second Annual DeLeon Springs Spring Festival on Sat., March 10th, 2012. For more information, contact the park at 985-4212.
March 16th (Friday), 2012 - Eustis= @ State Theater - 7:30pm
The 2012 Variety Show Series: A Musical Evening at the Historic State Theater
Friday, March 16th, 2012 - Show time is 7:30 pm - $15
Acoustic Eidolon are an internationally acclaimed duo, a tour-de-force of acoustic music.
Joe Scott and Hannah Alkire have a repertoire that defies categories, their signature sound knows no bounds as their music travels through Celtic, World, Latin and Folk influences.
Joe Scott performs on a unique, custom designed double-neck guitjo, a 14 string banjo/guitar combination created exclusively by Joe and deemed by USA Today as “a beautiful harp-like sounding instrument…. like nothing they’ve ever heard before.” Joe can play both necks simultaneously, a technique he developed which continues to awe his peers as well as audiences.
Hannah Alkire was classically trained on the cello. She studied with G. Magyar of the Hungarian String Quartet and has won accolades worldwide for her exquisite tone and mesmerizing emotion.
Joe and Hannah’s live performances are a direct reflection of their musical and emotional alliances. Their passionate live music and thoughtful, humorous rapport stand them above the crowd, engaging their audiences in spontaneous applause, laughter and appreciation.
Dirty Linen Magazine praises them as “a sumptuous musical feast.” They are described by the Swallow Hill Music Association as “an evening of brilliant instrumentality,” and Georgia’s Good Life Magazine enthuses, “Acoustic Eidolon offers concert-goers .... some of the most powerful and intriguing music on the scene today.” -
www.acousticeidolon.com “Pure musical poetry…a moving combination of Celtic, classical and contemporary folk!”
- Simon Collier, Crusaid England
The State Theater is located in Historic Downtown Eustis at 109 N. Bay Street. For reserved seating tickets & concert info: Bay Street Players Box Office
(352-357-7777) or
www.eustismainstreet.org .
Sponsored by: Eustis Main Street, Inc.; Public Arts & Music; Bay Street Players; M.T. Pawketts Sound Productions; Iron Block Studios. - A fundraiser for the 15th Annual Lake County Folk Festival October 13th - 14th, 2012.
March 18th (Sunday), 2012 - Keystone Heights - 5pm
The Aaron O'Rourke Trio @Gatorbone Lake
This is an extraordinary group of young, talented artists who have an amazing body of original musical works. They've just completed recording their live CD and folks, it's a bonafide humdinger. We hope you can join us! For a reservation just send an email reply or give us a call at . $15.00 - $20.00 suggested donation which goes completely to the musicians.
Please email me at
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or give us a call a
t (352)-473-9505 to make your reservation.
Directions provided upon your reservation confirmation.
March 21st (Wedneday), 2012 - Gainesville - 7:30pm - SANDHILL STAGE - Acoustic Eidolon
All concerts $20 donation at the door to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust & Conservation Burial, Inc.
Advance reservations strongly suggested due to limited seating!
To reserve seats in advance: call Freddie at
(352)375-8739 or email
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March 22nd (Thursday), 2012 - Tampa - 1pm
Ken Waldman, Alaska's Fiddling Poet - Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 1:00 PM - Tampa residency
Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, FL
http://www.carrollwoodcenter.org Three-day residency from March 22-24 includes solo literary reading, school visits, and a set at Arts in the Park. More details as I have them
March 24th (Saturday), 2012 - Winter Haven - "Spring Fling"
Florida Sunshine Dulcimer Society will be having their 2nd annual FSDS Spring Fling -
9:30am - 4pm +/- at the Pedaler's Pond MHP clubhouse
Primarily for mountain and hammered dulcimers but all acoustic instrument players are welcome to come enjoy a day of fellowship, music, and food.
Lunch will be potluck - bring a dish to share. Plates, cups, and utensils provided by Cypress Dulcimer Society.
Location: 1960 Pedalers Pond Blvd, Lake Wals, FL (US 27 about 1/4 mile south of Cypress Gardens Blvd) - clubhouse is 1st bldg on the left after you enter the park
Contact for info: Fletcher Lipford - Phone
(863)-669-8990 - Email
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March 25th (Sunday), 2012 - Orlando
C Daniel Roling with Backintyme Opening
All concerts will be held at beautiful Villa ConRoy, located at 1521 West Ivanhoe Blvd. in Orlando, Florida. The residence has a spacious and well-lighted room, specially designed for music and performance to accommodate the very best in up close listening. There's lots of parking along the lakefront, and there will be traffic cones to guide you. If you need assistance for someone handicapped, please let us know.
As always, you may check our website for details at
www.cffolk.org, email us at
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, or call Sheila at
407-679-6426.
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April 6th (Friday), 2012 - LeCanto - 6:30pm
On April 6 the 3-D Band, dental professionals from the Ocala area, will present their musical offerings. Woodview Coffee House is located at Unity Church Fellowship Hall 2628 Woodview Lane, Lecanto. For more information
www.woodviewcoffeehouse.org or
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or
352-726-9814.
April 13th (Friday), 2012 - Gainesville - 8:00pm - SANDHILL STAGE - The Relics
All concerts $20 donation at the door to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust & Conservation Burial, Inc.
Advance reservations strongly suggested due to limited seating!
To reserve seats in advance: call Freddie at
(352)375-8739 or email
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April 29th (Sunday), 2012 - Orlando
Harpeth Rising - Opening TBA
All concerts will be held at beautiful Villa ConRoy, located at 1521 West Ivanhoe Blvd. in Orlando, Florida. The residence has a spacious and well-lighted room, specially designed for music and performance to accommodate the very best in up close listening. There's lots of parking along the lakefront, and there will be traffic cones to guide you. If you need assistance for someone handicapped, please let us know.
As always, you may check our website for details at
www.cffolk.org, email us at
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, or call Sheila at
407-679-6426.
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April 29th (Sunday), 2012 - Gainesville - 4:00pm - SANDHILL STAGE - Gatorbone Band
All concerts $20 donation at the door to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust & Conservation Burial, Inc.
Advance reservations strongly suggested due to limited seating!
To reserve seats in advance: call Freddie at
(352)375-8739 or email
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May 11th (Friday), 2012 - Gainesville= - 8:00pm - SANDHILL STAGE - Gretchen Peters
All concerts $20 donation at the door to benefit Alachua Conservation Trust & Conservation Burial, Inc.
Advance reservations strongly suggested due to limited seating!
To reserve seats in advance: call Freddie at
(352)375-8739 or email
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Bye for now!! - Any adds, corrections, etc., please send to Chuck Spano,
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Also - I do NOT have time to do nothing but search out upcoming events so I instead rely on folks (like you) to make me aware of major upcoming events (festivals, workshop weekends, etc.) - Pat and I participate in a lot of events and they'll be up along with a bunch of others we know about - BUT, there's others we aren't aware of unless you let us know.
Unfortunately lots of stuff comes in but in a format I can't use without re-typing everything - if it arrives that way it most likely won't appear - so, anything for inclusion, please just send as a plain text file or copy one of the things above and put your info in and then send it along - weird typefaces, multiple font sizes and colors, centered/justified changes, etc. all complicate life - if I have to spend much time (a tiny bit is ok) re-formatting submitted info, I likely won't - sorry - also, please include enough info so folks interested in your event can call, email, etc if they have ??
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March comes roaring in at Woodview Coffee House in Lecanto when the duo Patchouli performs on Friday, March 2. Doors open at 6:30pm and admission is $7 at the door.