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2005 Schedule
***Monday, Jan. 10, 8:13 p.m.***
College Perk
College Park, MD
***Tuesday, Jan. 11, 10:00 a.m.***
Preschoolers' Circle Time
Takoma Park Library
Philadelphia & Maple Avenues
Takoma Park, MD
***Monday, Feb. 14, 8:13 p.m.***
College Perk
College Park, MD
***Wednesday, Feb. 16, 9:45 p.m.***
a short set at
Steve Key's Music Showcase
Stella's
1725 Duke Street Alexandria, VA
(703) 519-1946
***Monday, March 14, 8:13 p.m.***
College Perk
Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
w/ Mark Sylvester on upright bass and mandolin. And white chocolate mocha on the menu!
***Monday, March 21, 7:00***
"Just Desserts"
Lutheran Volunteer Corps Benefit Cabaret
H.R. 57 Jazz & Blues Club
1610 14th Street, N.W., Washington, DC
Yep, this is the same yummy event (in a new location) where I once made y'all weep. Gosh, how I love playing for my fellow bleeding hearts! This show will include blues, opera, folk music, and poetry by various performers. Benefits LVC social justice programs. And don't worry, there'll be more toe-tappin' and laughin' than cryin'. I promise!
***Tuesday, March 22, 10:00 a.m.***
Preschoolers' Circle Time
Takoma Park Municipal Library
Corner of Philadelphia Ave. & Maple Ave.
Takoma Park, MD
Bring your little ones out for a taste of genuine maple "Sugar Snow" or to smell how "Little Bunny Follows His Nose."
***Thursday, March 24, 7:00 p.m.***
Steve Key's Music Showcase
Corky's Hard Bean Cafe
562B Ritchie Hwy., Severna Park, MD
(Park Plaza Shopping Center)
(410) 518-6077
$3 cover
Mark Sylvester, Sarah Fridrich, and I--joining in on each other's songs--will gather with other area songwriters and Rod Picott at Steve Key's Music Showcase. Hailing from Nashville, TN, featured performer Rod Picott, will play from 8:15-9:00. He's co-written with Slaid Cleaves, Fred Eaglesmith and other alt country types. Come for dinner, stay for dessert. Mark, Sarah, and I will close out the evening.
***Monday, April 11, 8:13 pm***
Greta's Second Mondays at
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
Celebrate the birth of College Perk's newest addition -- La Garage! I can't wait to play in the new space, with its new stage, sound system, food, and, as far as I know, no coffee grinders or cappuccino makers adding "harmonies." But don't fret, the same yummy perks you've come to love will still be available mere yards away.
***Saturday, April 16, 8:13 pm***
Cedar Belly's CD release party!
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
Celebrate the birth of Cedar Belly's debut EP, "3 a.m. stars," now available from CD Baby. Join singer-songwriter Lacy Thompson, multi-instrumentalist Bob Lamb, and their most-musical friends -- Mark Sylvester, myself, a possible mystery trumpeter, and more! -- for an emo-folk-rock-jazz round robin. You especially don't want to miss the surely-to-be-infamous "'This Song,' 'That Song,' 'Little Man,' 'Big Man'" set. (Don't worry. We'll not medley.)
***Monday, May 9, 8:13 pm***
Greta's Second Mondays at
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
Split stage with Dave Pahanish. I'm not familiar with his music, but I hear "He's sort of like a male joni with less alternate tunings... or a lower-pitched angie aparo." Mark Sylvester will be joining me on upright bass.
***Saturday, May 21, 7:30-10 pm***
Music Junction at Riverdale Bookshop
4701 Queensbury Road
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 277-8141
Split stage (alternating sets) with Mark Sylvester. This is a great little listening room where new and used books (and tasty little treats) abound! Fun place for a poet turned singer-songwriter to play, I have to say.
***June 1, 7:00-7:45 pm***
"Sing into Summer!"
Elementary School-Aged Performance
Takoma Park Public Library
The intersection of Maple and Philadelphia Aves.
Takoma Park, MD
Usher in summer with an evening of interactive, all-ages fun.
***Monday, June 13, 8:13 pm***
Greta's Second Mondays at
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
***Monday, July 11, 8:13 pm***
Greta's Second Mondays at
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
***Monday, August 8, 8:13 pm***
Greta's Second Mondays at
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
***August 8-12, 2005***
(SIGN-UP TODAY!!!)
"Play With Words" with Greta Ehrig; grades 3-7
Sandy Springs Friends' School Day Camp
Sandy Springs, MD
http://www.ssfs.org/summercamp/art/descriptions.htm
This is such a great camp! We'll have performances, art activities, swimming, hiking, field trips, and more. Young writers will perform what Lawrence Ferlinghetti calls "...entrechats / and sleight-of-foot tricks / and other high theatrics" -- both on the low and high ropes courses and on paper. Registration fees are due in the camp office by close of business day THIS WEDNESDAY, August 3! (Checks only. The camp does *not* accept credit cards.)
**Monday, September 12, 8:13 pm**
Greta's Second Mondays at
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
$ FREE
**Saturday, September 24, 6:00 pm**
DC Green Festival
Music Stage (in the Organic Foods area)
Washington Convention Center
802 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC
(Just north of New York and Mass Avenues at M Street,
Mt. Vernon Square Metro.)
$15 General Admission includes 2 full days of performances, films, movement classes, family activities, organic/fair trade food samplings, information booths, coupons, and presentations on sustainable economy, ecological balance, and social justice. Want to be socially responsibly *and* have fun? Come find out how with programs like "The Real Dirt on Farmer John," "Yo Mama Sez: The Parental is Political," and "Drink Beer, Save the World." Conveniently, the beer garden is located right next to the cafe stage -- so you can start saving the world right away! Also performing: LEA, Lianna, Emma's Revolution, and others. . .
**Select mornings, Sept. - Nov.**
Greta's "Music Friends" Classes
Lake Anne Community Center
Reston, VA
Contact: Cheri.Danaher@fairfaxcounty.gov
Research shows that the best way for young children to experience music is through direct sensory participation and in playful connection with their caregivers. This unique 8-week course offers caregivers and their kids (infant-K) the opportunity to learn diverse styles of music in a safe, warm, developmentally-appropriate environment.
**Monday, October 10, 8:13 pm**
Greta's Second Mondays at
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
$ FREE
**Saturday, October 22, 10:00 - 5:30 pm**
New Emerging Washington Songwriters (NEWS) Workshop
Washington Theological Union
6896 Laurel Street at Eastern Avenue
Takoma Park, MD
$85.00 ($75.00 by 9/30)
Work with esteemed and award-winning songwriters Billy Coulter, Greta Ehrig, Mike Grebb, Meghan Hayes, Kuku, Verlette Simon, Michelle Swan, Phillip Taylor, *and* the Nashville hit songwriter Marc-Alan Barnette to unleash your own song-making potential. No experience necessary. All new and aspiring writers are encouraged to attend. Workshop price includes FREE admission to the 8 p.m. performance by Brian Gundersdorf of We're About Nine and Marc-Alan Barnette. at the grand opening of the Takoma Park Community Center.
**Saturday, Dec. 3, 1:30 - 2:20 p.m.**
The Takoma Park Alternative Gift Fair
The Takoma Presbyterian Church
310 Tulip Ave.
Takoma Park, MD
A fun way to bypass the annual stress of holiday shopping and "stuff" accumulation while honoring friends and relatives with donations to causes that fit their values. What's more, Alternative Gift Fairs provide critical support for a diverse collection of local, national and international organizations with established track records of helping people and the environment.
**Monday, December 12, 8:13 pm**
Greta's Second Mondays at
College Perk Coffeeshop
9078 Baltimore Ave.
(Route 1, 1/2 block north of Greenbelt Road)
College Park, MD
(301) 982-0587
$ FREE
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