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The DADGAD COFFEEHOUSE,
named after an alternate, Celtic-style guitar tuning, is an
open microphone coffeehouse in Orono, Maine.
Whether you come to perform or simply to watch and enjoy,
you'll find a relaxed setting encouraging expression, creativity,
diversity, and respect. There's a very supportive atmosphere
that has given many first-time performers the confidence to
play in front of an audience.
Performers of all abilities, disciplines, and genres are welcome.
It is held the fourth Saturday of the month at Keith Anderson
Community House, 19 Bennoch Road in Orono. The format is an
open jam for the first 90 minutes, starting at 6 pm. Sign-up
to perform is at 7 pm and the open mic starts at 7:30 pm.
A small $3 fee (free to those twelve and under) covers the
jam, open mic, and coffee and goodies in a walk-in kitchen.
A great time is had by all....come check it out!
For more information contact Larry or Leslie Latour, (207)
942-3827 or email: dadgadcoffeehouse@yahoo.com
The PEACE &
JUSTICE CENTER OF EASTERN MAINE'S mission since 1988 is
to support and link groups and individuals concerned with
peace, justice and a sustainable environment. It is a major
hub of grassroots activism, including shared space, email
action alert list, weekly vigil, monthly newsletter, community
teach-ins, signature ads, petition drives and great rallies
in Eastern Maine. Get involved and come on over!
The center is located at 170 Park Street in Bangor, Maine.
For more information call (207) 942-9343 or email: info@peacectr.org
RADIO FREE MAINE
is the voice of the left, unedited and uncensored, featuring
audio and video recordings of alternative voices such as Noam
Chomsky, Phyllis Bennis, Howard Zinn, Robert Fisk, etc. Since
1988, RFM has provided dissident views of history, politics,
culture, science and domestic life for Mainers, Americans
and the international community. RFM recordings can be seen
on Channel 34-Manhattan Neighborhood Network, heard on KPFK-FM
in Los Angeles, heard on thinktwiceradio.com, rented from
audible.com and purchased from Radio Free Maine. For more
information contact Roger Leisner, (207) 242-0643 or email:
rleisnerrfm@yahoo.com
EMMA'S
REVOLUTION is the duo of award-winning, activist musicians,
Pat Humphries & Sandy O, who write songs that become traditions.
Their song, "Peace, Salaam, Shalom" is sung around the world
and has been called the "anthem of the anti-war movement."
In the spirit of Emma Goldman's famous attribution, "If I
can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution,"
Emma's Revolution brings their uprising of truth, hope and
a dash of healthy irreverance to concerts and peace & justice
events across the US. I met Pat and Sandy years ago at the
Great Labor Arts Exchange (see below); singing with them each
year at this conference has been some of the highlights of
my life!
For more information email: sandy@emmasrevolution.com and
be sure to check out their website (above) to listen to some
of their great music and shop for peace tees.
Union maid, hellraiser and labor singer....ANNE
FEENEY is sure to get you going! Hailing from Pittsburgh,
PA, Anne's conscience and consciousness was shaped by the
Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. She worked for
about a dozen years as a trial attorney, and served as President
of the Pittsburgh Musician's Union. These days she is living
her dream on the road 200 plus days a year - all over the
US and Canada, and more recently, Sweden and Denmark.
She says "it's my privilege to spend most of my waking hours
with people who are trying to make a difference in this world...people
on strike, or in a union or community organizing drive, or
defending women's rights, the environment, human rights...working
to end poverty and racism - teaching peace."
For more information email: unionmaid@annefeeney.com and check
out her monthly Fellow Travelers' Advisory - her energy is
endless!
The LABOR HERITAGE
FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization working to strengthen
the labor movement through the use of music, art and culture.
Each year it sponsors the Great Labor Arts Exchange, and simultaneously
the Conference on Creative Organizing. Labor organizers, activists
and artists converge on the National Labor College in Silver
Spring, MD every June for these two great events.
The Great Labor Arts Exchange is a gathering of union members,
union staff, union officials, artists, labor educators, and
youth who already use songs, art, poetry, theater, skits,
posters, cartoons, and film to celebrate the rich culture
of working people and to strengthen the union movement. Arts
Exchange participants come to nourish their souls in an atmosphere
of support and solidarity, and to network with other labor
artists, musicians and organizers from all around the country.
The Conference on Creative Organizing trains union staff,
organizers and activists to use songs, chants, skits, game
shows, costumes, theater, and other creative strategies. Participants
exchange experiences, brainstorm about specific union campaigns,
share resources and return home with a battery of new ideas
and tools that will make their campaigns more compelling.
They learn to take risks, think outside the box, and put the
zing back into their organizing.
I have attended these conferences for the last 8 years or
so...learning new music, jamming with "like minds" and being
around so many union folks energizes me for the whole year!
For more information call (202) 639-6204 or email: info@laborheritage.org
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