WOW HALL ACOUSTIC PICNIC
On Sunday, July 18, Eugene’s Community Center for the Performing Arts proudly hosts WOW Hall Acoustic Picnic, a free outdoor event in the back parking lot of the WOW Hall. The event runs from 1:00 to 7:00 pm and features performances by Laura Kemp Trio, Sugar Pine, Kef, Eric Richardson, Mood Area 52 and Dylan and Anthony.
With musical influences that span from folk to bluegrass to jazz to kirtan, Laura Kemp has been captivating Northwest audiences for over 20 years. She has six studio and two live albums under her belt, and has won the Eugene Weekly reader’s poll for Best Local Singer-Songwriter too many times to keep track of. Accompanying herself on guitar, harmonica, and banjo, she is joined by seasoned musicians Jeremy Wegner on mandolin, banjo, and vocals (Sugar Beets, Bindaas, Klezmonauts) and Sean Peterson on upright bass and vocals (Eleven Eyes, U of O jazz ensembles). The trio performs an original mix of bluegrass, folk and jazz that is rich with three-part harmonies, instrumental magic, compelling lyricism, disarming humor, and an infectious musical synergy. “A true songwriter with a voice and guitar that work together like no other… you know you’re going to be entertained with Laura Kemp.” States Ed Mellnik, Mostly Folk, KZME Portland.
The Sugar Pine band features Eugene musicians who share a love of traditional acoustic music. Fiddle, dobro and mandolin provide the high lonesome tones alongside the upright bass and guitar, with warm vocal harmonies as old as the mountains. The group is comfortable playing smoking bluegrass instrumentals or a variety of upbeat originals composed by Gabe Schliffer, Sugar Pine's leader and fiddle/cello master. His unique songwriting spans the gaps between Americana, Folk, Country and Bluegrass, weaving masterful acoustic melodies between lyrics of hope and love. Originally from Upstate New York, Gabe grew up at the Folk Art Guild, an intentional community and organic farm in near Rochester, NY. His latest album Stargazers, a continuation of his search into the roots of Americana music, features him on cello, fiddle, tenor banjo, guitar and lead vocals.
Kef has been performing traditional East European folk music since 2006. In 2013, they also began performing as a brass band. Their repertoire continues to grow. Band members are Cody Simmons (director, truba, trumpet), Alex Lowe (trumpet), Sarah Ennes (alto saxophone), Sharon Rogers (accordion, tambura, baritone horn, vocals), Nisha Calkins (cello, baritone horn) and Ken Sokolov (tupan, dumbek, drum set).
Mood Area 52 plays Americana influenced by Latin, world and instrumental art music. Michael Roderick founded MA52 in 1998 as a Piazzola inspired neo-tango ensemble. Since then the group has incorporated Golden Age Tango material, lounge, electronica, Eastern European influences, polyglot vocal material, Brechtian cabaret tunes, chanson, and original compositions about love, loss, genetic mutations, daring women in petticoats, and the ill-hatched crimes of ambitious charlatans. The band performs acoustically as a duo of accordionist and vocalist Michael Roderick and cellist Amy Danziger, and expands into a quintet, incorporating the talents of guitarist Billy Barnett, bassists Dorian Crow and Jeremiah Harris, and other Oregon musicians. They perform in venues ranging from clubs to festival stages, accompanying burlesque troops and providing original soundtracks to golden age films.
Eric Richardson is probably best known as the four-term President and current Executive Director of the Eugene Springfield NAACP. Following his father’s legacy in the 1960’s Black Arts Movement as a jazz musician, Eric enjoys playing music and is an avid purveyor of jazz history.
This is a free event to welcome the community back to the WOW Hall (but donations are appreciated). Food vendors will be on hand but the public is invited to bring a picnic meal of their own. The WOW Hall is located at the corner of 8th and Lincoln in Eugene and is always open for all ages. For more information please call 541-687-2746 or visit www.wowhall.org.
Box Office Hours: Office is closed to the public; please contact us by email at info@wowhall.org
At this time, tickets are available only through TicketWeb.
All live events at the WOW Hall are subject to COVID guidelines issued by the governor at the time of the event.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, July 13
WOW Hall Volunteer Orientation
7:00 pm
Thursday, July 15
Steve Hofstetter
Comedy / Seated Event
Tickets $25 advance on sale now via TicketWeb
Two shows:
Doors 6:30 pm, showtime 7:00
https://www.ticketweb.com/event/steve-hofstetter-wow-hall-tickets/11107035
Doors 9:00 pm, showtime 9:30
https://www.stevehofstetter.com/
https://www.facebook.com/stevehofstetter/
https://twitter.com/stevehofstetter
Sunday, July 18
WOW Hall Acoustic Picnic: Laura Kemp Trio, Sugar Pine, Kef, Eric Richardson, Mood Area 52, Dylan and Anthony
Folk/Bluegrass/Balkan/Jazz/Tango
Free outdoor event in the WOW Hall parking lot
https://www.balkanmusic.org/home.htm
https://laurakemp.com/
https://sugarpinemusic.com/
http://www.rocketboyarts.com/home/
Sunday, August 22
Sensi Trails, Balance Trick, Perfect By Tomorrow
Reggae
Doors 7:30 pm, showtime 8:00
Tickets $12 advance, $15 day of show, on sale now via TicketWeb: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/sensi-trails-with-balance-trick-wow-hall-tickets/11144185
https://sensitrails.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SensiTrails/
https://balancetrickmusic.com/home
https://www.facebook.com/BalanceTrickMusic
https://www.perfectbytomorrow.com/
https://www.facebook.com/PerfectByTomorrow/?ref=bookmarks
Sunday, September 5
Shellac with Shannon Wright
Rock
Doors 7:30 pm, showtime 8:00
Tickets $15 advance, $16 day of show, on sale now via TicketWeb
https://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=22
https://www.facebook.com/shellacofna/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac_(band)
https://shannonwrightmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/shannonwrightmusic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Wright
Saturday, September 11
Big Freedia and Too Many Zooz
New Orleans’ Bounce
Doors 8:00 pm, showtime 9:00
Tickets $25 advance, $30 day of show, on sale now via TicketWeb:
http://www.bigfreedia.com/
http://toomanyzooz.com/
Wednesday, September 15
Fenix Flexin Vol One Tour
Latin Hip-Hop
Doors 7:00 pm; showtime 8:00
Tickets $20 advance, $25 day of show, $70 VIP Meet & Greet, on sale now via TicketWeb: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/fenix-flexin-vol-one-tour-wow-hall-tickets/11141135
https://www.facebook.com/FenixFlexinLA/about/?ref=page_internal
https://www.instagram.com/fenix_flexin/?hl=en
Friday, September 24
Japanese Breakfast with Luna Li
Singer-Songwriters
Doors 7:00 pm, showtime 8:00
Tickets $25 advance, $30 day of show, on sale now via TicketWeb: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/japanese-breakfast-with-luna-li-wow-hall-tickets/10999025
https://www.facebook.com/japanesebreakfast/
https://twitter.com/jbrekkie
https://www.instagram.com/jbrekkie/
https://www.facebook.com/lunaliband
https://twitter.com/lunaliband
https://www.instagram.com/lunaliband/
Friday, October 29
Anderson East with Bendigo Fletcher
R&B / Country / Soul
Doors 7:00 pm, showtime 8:00
Tickets $25 advance, $27 day of show, $89 VIP, on sale now via TicketWeb:
VIP Ticket link:
https://www.andersoneast.com/
https://www.facebook.com/andersoneast
https://instagram.com/andersoneast/
https://www.bendigofletcher.com/
https://twitter.com/bendigofletcher
https://www.instagram.com/bendigofletcher/
https://www.facebook.com/bendigofletcher
Thursday, November 4
Hot Buttered Rum
Acoustic Rock / Bluegrass
Doors 8:00 pm, showtime 9:00
Tickets $15 advance, $18 day of show, on sale now via Ticketweb
https://www.hotbutteredrum.net/
https://www.facebook.com/hotbutteredrum
Friday, November 19
JD Simo and GA-20
Blues
Doors 8:30 pm, showtime 9:00
Tickets $ 15 in advance, $18 day of show, on sale Friday, May 14, at 10:00 am via TicketWeb.
Sunday, December 5
Adrianne Lenker with Brian QTN
Singer-songwriter-guitarist
Doors 7:00 pm, showtime 8:00
Tickets $20 advance, $23 day of show PLUS1 for Charity, on sale Friday, June 4, at 10:00 am via Ticketweb:
https://www.adriannelenker.com/
https://www.facebook.com/adriannelenkermusic
https://brianqtn.bandcamp.com/
http://www.qtnrg.org/
Thursday, December 9
TV Girl with Jordana
Rock
Doors 8:00 pm, showtime 8:30
Tickets $15 advance, $18 day of show, on sale now via TicketWeb: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/tv-girl-with-jordana-wow-hall-tickets/10110555
https://www.facebook.com/tvgirlz/
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