Category Archives: Local Events

“A hushed room: open mic at Pastry Art”

Posted on September 17, 2012 by April

Here’s my latest article on This Week in Sarasota. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think and if you’d like to join me on my next Open Mic excursion. ~=A=~   This week gave me the chance … Continue reading →

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Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

Posted on August 12, 2012 by April

[Originally published in This Week in Sarasota]   Last Thursday  gave me an opportunity to do two cool things:  Fulfill a pledge made two months ago to visit and report on one local open mic per month, then report back on its … Continue reading →

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Dial Tone defies Debby: a sensory recap

Posted on July 2, 2012 by April

Originally published in This Week in Sarasota   In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve become a somewhat obsessive fan of the unique local project The End of the Dial Tone Radical Experimental Collaborative Music Band Band. It’s pretty serious — … Continue reading →

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Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

Posted on May 31, 2012 by April

Originally published in This Week in Sarasota   When I heard that this month’s End of the Dial Tone would take place upstairs at the Gator Club, I got a particular kind of excited. Aside from the fact that the antique … Continue reading →

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Authentic Florida Brilliance: How Ben Prestage rocked my world

Posted on February 12, 2012 by April

I have long grappled with whether I’m an actual fan of blues, honky-tonk and bluegrass. Upon hearing one of the best musicians I’ve heard live in Sarasota last weekend — Mr. Ben Prestage, “One Man Band,” who happens to excel … Continue reading →

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My new gig! This Week in Sarasota

Posted on February 3, 2012 by April

Check out new article on This Week in Sarasota, written by… me!  Writing for this wonderful group gives me the chance to share broadly what I’m learning all the time anyway — exciting and wonderful treasures in my community and … Continue reading →

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Watching Ice Melt ~ Part I

Posted on December 9, 2011 by April

OK…. like most of my posts, this is WAY LONGER than blog posts are supposed to be, but here goes anyway. Any brevity-gifted folks out there, your advice is super-welcomed! This last Friday, I took part in “Meltdown to Drummer’s … Continue reading →

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Youthful Musings

Posted on December 7, 2011 by April

*[originally posted in ABCD in Action]* One theme that keeps showing up in the conversations I’ve been in among all kinds of people–in neighborhoods, spiritual organizations, nonprofits, government–is the lack of youth engagement in important local matters. This concern came … Continue reading →

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