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Stand by for more confirmed 2025 concert dates.
UP! next:
Friday, August 15 9am Pacific time/12pmEastern/5pmUK/. Daily Antidote of Song–leading singing online at: carepediemarts.org. Join me in the Zoom room!
Going to DMC for the Peoples March January 18th and will be dropping by the Daily Antidote of Song on Sunday January 19th @ 12 pm Eastern with Emma’s Revolution and Pam Parker; join us in the Zoom Room at the Daily link above! Back to California for January 21 2025 community singing:
Saturday afternoon monthly song circles: Oct 5, Nov 2, Dec 7, 2024 plus Feb 1, March 1, April 5 & May 3 2025 all @ 1:30pm -for more info: click here
Saturday, December 7th @ 1:30pm “Light is Returning.” Bid farewell to the old year by singing songs of darkness, light & renewal in celebration of the upcoming solstice and winter holidays. $15-20 sliding scale entry. Advance tickets can be purchased here (write note that it is for Dec 7th).
Friday, Nov 8- the cat’s out of the bag now, so I can quickly say that came to Brooklyn NY to bring Bev Grant her new guitar and sit in with Bev and Emma’s Revolution at First Unitarian of Brooklyn at 7:30 pm on Friday Nov 8th. with the wonderful Adam Podd and Lisa Gutkin.
Saturday, Nov 2 @ 1:30pm-“Get Out the Vote, Sing Out the Joy!” Street Corner Choir! Santa Cruz CA location TBA (on a street corner to be announced soon) FREE!
Friday, Nov 1 @ 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern-Voting Week on the Daily Antidote with Jane Lewis on zoom
Saturday, October 5th, 1:30pm in Soquel CA–“Get Out the Vote, Sing Out the Joy!” Community sing. 2402 Cabrillo College Drive-FREE postcard writing to swing states/donations gratefully accepted
Friday, October 4 @ 9am Pacific-Daily Antidote of Song on Zoom
*Monday, Jan 20 2025 TBC time & location TBA–my annual MLK Street-corner choir!
Monday, July 8 @ 9am Pacific Daily Antidote with Bonnie Lockhart! on Zoom
Thursday, July 18 @ 9am Pacific-Daily Antidote celebrating Mandela Day with Sharon Katz! on Zoom
Friday, August 23 @ 9am Pacific-Malvina Reynold’s Birthday sing-along on the Daily Antidote with Nancy Schimmel & Bonnie Lockhart. on Zoom
Saturday afternoon monthly song circles: Oct 5, Nov 2, Dec 7, 2024 plus Feb 1, March 1, April 5 & May 3 2025 all @ 1:30pm -stay tuned for more info
*Monday, Jan 20 time & location TBA–my annual MLK Street-corner choir!
Fun times June 2024 with “Sing Out for Pete’s Sake!” shown here at KALW studios for their annual folk festival. Emma’s Revolution, Jaeger & Reid and moi.
South African Embassy DC-July 2016 singing and travelling with Sharon Katz & The Peace Train youth
The giant all-county “Internationale!” May 2017-Santa Cruz CA
PAST DATES:
Fall 2023 Rise Up! Community sings:
I have 2 acapella sing-alongs planned for late fall while my hand is in recovery from surgery. I may also be inviting a few special guests to come help me lead.
So, come on out and join me for two rousing, joyous, harmonious and spirited choral afternoons!
Saturday, October 21st @ 1:30pm—“Resilience! We are Strong!” songs that can be sung when you most need them, songs that celebrate our resilience and persistence, including the wonderful partner song mentioned in the title by Abbie Betinis.
Saturday, November 18th @ 1:30pm—Songs of Grace, Gratitude and Grit for the challenges and blessings of a multiple holiday season
Mt Calvary Lutheran Church 2402 Cabrillo College Drive, Soquel CA
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED-reserve your seat: click here
Wednesday, November 15th @ 9am PST/12pmEST, join me as I host the wonderful Susie Burke, who will teach us a song and talk about her work on Daily Antidote of Song “New Friends Week” w/ Jo Rasi: https://carpediemarts.org/daily-antidote-of-song
Wednesday November 29th @ 9amPST/12pmEST, I will teach a song on Daily Antidote of Song and probably talk about community singing and how to keep on singing when you can’t play your guitar after hand surgery! https://carpediemarts.org/daily-antidote-of-song
Sunday, Feb 5 @ 3pm–concert: “Songs We Sang in the Great Depression” hosted by Julie Olsen Edwards and featuring Jaeger & Reid, Aileen Vance, Vicki Coffis & Jack Bowers, sponsored by Friends of the Library.
This event is part of “Our Community Reads” series for the novel “Mary Coin” by Marisa Silver.
RSVP REQUIRED: https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/10129230
Saturday, February 18–online concert: AID FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS: make a donation of any amount now and receive a ticket to a great Zoom concert fundraiser! Anne Lister has put together an international concert to raise funds for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey. Features a growing cast of fab performers, including Anne herself, Eileen McGann, Robb Johnson, Frankie Armstrong, Sara Grey, and many more gathering together in virtual space! Hope you can attend! Click here to make a donation of any amount to receive the concert zoom.
Monday, Feb 20 @ 9:30am–the return of the March for the Dream Street Corner Choir: Meet at the corner of Pacific & Cooper in downtown Santa Cruz–we sing in honor of Martin Luther King Jr and for the marchers as they pass by and then follow them over to the Civic Auditorium for the speakers and more music. Song booklets provided–donations requested to help cover the cost of photocopying.
Saturday, March 11 @ 1:30pm— Saturday, March 11 @ 1:30pm—POSTPONED to MARCH 25th, due to severe storms. Click here to reserve a seat
Wednesday, March 22 @ 9:00am Pacific: featured on Daily Antidote of Song, hosted by Matt Watroba-free!
https://carpediemarts.org/daily-antidote-of-song
Saturday, April 15th 1:30pm– Big Sing for the Earth- Santa Cruz CA Click here to reserve a seat
Sunday, April 16th @ 3pm–live radio KSQD-The Coast Ridge Ramble with host Rachel Goodman.
Friday, May 5th–4:30pm San Jose CA–Friday Afternoon Folk Off with Greg Winslow KKUP 91.5 fm
Sunday, May 7th @ 3pm – “Sing Out for Pete’s Sake!” A sing-along concert @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz celebrating the life and songs of Pete Seeger with Jaeger & Reid & special guests! $18 advance/$22 door. To purchase tickets, click here.
For more info: click here
Monday, May 8th @ 6:30pm–Resource Center for Nonviolence Santa Cruz with Santa Cruz Peace Chorale, Jaeger & Reid, as part of Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival -film: No Time to Waste: the Urgent Mission of Betty Reid Soskin. FREE! donations to Reel Work appreciated.
Saturday, May 20th @ 7pm-Soquel California. The Santa Cruz Peace Chorale’s annual spring concert is back, baby! Come and enjoy Santa Cruz’s only social justice non-auditioned community choir for the past 22 years! An interactive concert with lots of singing along! First in-person concert since 2020! Sliding scale admission at the door; Mt Calvary Lutheran Church
Saturday, June 3rd @ 1:30pm–my annual South African choral singing workshop–songs of freedom, spirit, praise & struggle from South Africa. Proceeds from this event will benefit for Mama Mary’s Children’s Home in Gauteng Province, South Africa (a project supported by The Peace Train/Sharon Katz). Mama Mary talks about her work here
Saturday June 4th @ 1:30pm Annual “mZabalazo!” Revolution in 4-part Harmony” a choral workshop featuring songs from South Africa $15-25 sliding scale entry. Special surprise guest song leader from South Africa TBC!
For more info or to reserve a seat for one or both of the above events:
Sunday, April 3 2022 12pm Pacific–Concert for Ukraine, Part 2, Zoom concert raising funds for the United Nations Refugee Relief Committee. With Eileen McGann, Anne Lister, Garnet Rogers, Mary McLaughlin, Sara Grey, Julia Lane & Fred Gosbee and many more! Your donation is your ticket: Concert for Ukraine
Sunday, March 13 2022 @ 1pm PDT–Concert for Ukraine, Part 1– Zoom concert raising funds for the United Nations Refugee Relief Committee. With Eileen McGann, Anne Lister, Pete Morton, Mary McLaughlin, Frankie Armstrong, Robb Johnson, Steafan Hannigan & Saskia Tomkins and many more! Your donation is your ticket: Concert for Ukraine
Saturday, January 30 2021–4:15pmEaster/1:15pm Pacific–Interactive workshop “Planetary Survival & Communal Singing” with myself, Annie Patterson, Lea Gilmore, Peter Blood, Emma’s Revolution, Jane Sapp & Melanie DeMore. Part of PMN Winter Convergence on Facebook/Zoom. To register for the link and for details of entire weekend’s offerings: peoplesmusic.org/event-4115935
2021-Saturday Afternoon Sing-Alongs Virtual Community Song Circles w/ Aileen Vance
Singing out loud from our homes for fun and inspiration! Coming together in persistence for songs of freedom & struggle, hope & healing, peace & justice.
*all on Zoom until further notice–RSVP TO: avandlt@cruzio.com for link, password and song sheets
Saturday, February 27; Saturday, March 27;
Saturday, April 24; Saturday, May 22; Saturday, June 12 all @ 1pm on Zoom.
Single event tickets: sliding scale $10-20 via my paypal link–or pay for all 5 events at once, sliding scale $50-100.
Fall 2020 Virtual Sing-Alongs: Saturday, September 26-“Hard Times Come Again No More”
Saturday, October 17-“VOTE!”
Saturday, November 14-“Clouds & Joy! Songs of Celebration & Struggle”
Saturday, December 12-Theme TBA
all @ 1pm on Zoom. Single event tickets: sliding scale $10-20 via my paypal link–or pay for all 4 events at once, sliding scale $40-80.
2020 Facebook Virtual events:
October 3-4: VOTE! A Virtual Music Festival to Help Get Out the Vote
September 5-6: The Mister Blue Songbook—a tribute to Bob Blue
July 8-9 “Plants the Seeds of Peace with Justice” original songs festival of spoken word and music
June 27-28 “When I’m Gone” a virtual music festival featuring artists from all over the world performing the songs of Phil Ochs. Join us throughout the weekend. Admission is free; contributions to the artists’ individual virtual tip jars is strongly encouraged.
2020 Virtual “Sing Out for Pete’s Sake!” event from that weekend (featuring artists from all over the world) is posted here on Facebook: Sing Out for Pete’s Sake! online Pete Seeger Tribute
May 30-June 7th “Love it Like a Fool! Celebrating the Songs of Malvina Reynolds
Thursday, June 11th @ 4:30pm PDT/7:30pm EDT: People’s Music Network live concert!
The People’s Music Network Opening Concert for the PMN Summer Gathering
Featuring Natu Camara, Evan Greer, Lara Herscovitch, Two of a Kind and Aileen Vance. Concert will be 7:30-9:30 PM EDT.
https://www.facebook.com/Peoples.Music.Network/
Admission: Free
1/31/20 4pm Friday Afternoon Folk-Off KKUP 91.5 live radio
2/1/20-“Together in Harmony! A Festival of Friends in Concert” with Reggie Harris, Jaeger & Reid, Soquel CA Saturday, Feb 1 7:30pm/doors open 7pm @ Mt Calvary Lutheran Church, 2402 Cabrillo College Drive, Soquel, CA. $20 advance/$25 door Tickets: http://www.inharmony.brownpapertickets.com
2/22/20-Rise Up! Drop-in song circle: “I Hear Music in the Air!” Songs that help you stay inspired. 1:00pm 2402 Cabrillo College Drive, Soquel. $10-20 sliding scale
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 concerns 3/14/20-Rise Up! “We Shall Not Give Up the Fight! Songs of Freedom & Struggle from South Africa.” My annual South African choral singing workshop-don’t miss it! 1:00pm 2402 Cabrillo College Drive, Soquel. $10-$40 sliding scale for this event. Be generous-pay what you can to keep the singing alive.
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 4/25/20 Rise Up! 1pm “We Belong to the Earth” Big Sing for the Earth. 1:00pm 2402 Cabrillo College Drive, Soquel. $10-20 sliding scale
ALL REEL WORK FESTIVAL EVENTS POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 –check back later: 5/2/20: ~6pm: TBC-giant all- county community chorus: “People Have the Power!” and other songs honoring Barbara Dane—for Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival event: www.reelwork.org RCNV, 612 Ocean St, SAnta Cruz CA- FREE!
POSTPONED: 5/8/20: 4pm Live on radio station KKUP “Friday Afternoon Folk-Off” Listen in @ 91.5fm/stream @ http://www.kkup.org
Aileen Vance 