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May 2013

Friday,24th   Richard Smith and Julie Adams  7pm, $10.

Saturday, 25th   Phil Weaver and Bruce Walker  7:30pm, $10.
Storyteller Bruce Walker and classical guitarist Phil Weaver will perform their Tales and Twangs Show. Featured is Bruce's Civil War story from his own family's history accompanied by Phil playing Jay Ungar's Ashokan farewell. The stories range from poignant to hysterically funny and the music will include a variety of styles, Bach to Mason Williams. Guest artist virtuoso flutist Rosa Vidro Richardson will perform sambas and tangos as well as Jose Luis Merlin's Progresiones para Pauline for flute and guitar. This performance will be filmed by Prototype Multimedia. www.talesandtwangs.com

Friday,31st/Sat. June 1st ... 9th annual Cigar Box Guitar Festal
2-Stage Entertainment, more music, more music

Fri., 31st Hymn for Her at Concerts on the Dock 6pm-9pm

Fri., 31st Microwave Dave and Tangled Strings' Danny and Ben Davis It's cigar box blues with a twist of blue grass americana in the Flying Monkey Arts theater on the second floor from 8:30 - 10pm. Admission is $8. or purchase a Fri. & Sat. night Extravaganza pass for $20.

June 2013

Sat., June 1st
Flying Monkey Arts theater, second floor 6pm - 11pm John and Pat Nickel, Justin Johnson, April Mae and the Junebugs,  Little Johnny Kantreed and the Texicans, and Johnny Lowebow.
Admission is $15. for all Saturday night events or purchase a Fri. & Sat. night pass for $20.

Sat. 1st CBGF Workshops

• Build Your Own One-String Cigar Box Guitar with Steve Webb Materials and tools provided. two sessions 12:30pm & 2pm, $30. Register: backpocketcrafts@yahoo.com
• Learn to Play Cigar Box Guitar with Pat Nickel Practice guitars provided / seats limited / free, two sessions: 1pm & 3pm
• CBG Building Demonstration at Nickel's Studio #106 two sessions: 1pm & 3pm / free
• Cigar Box Slide and One-String Techniques with Justin Johnson practice guitars available or byogbg / seating limited / free, two sessions: 1:30pm & 3:30pm

May 31st and June 1st will be the ninth annual Cigar Box Guitar Festival at Flying Monkey Arts / Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment. The initial Cigar Box Guitar Extravaganza in 2005 was co-sponsored by the visual and performing arts collective, Flying Monkey Arts and Matt Crunk, a North Al. musician, builder and tatoo artist. Since that time the festival has hosted the Cigar Box Guitar Museum Collections of Shane Speal and Bill Jehle. Both of these collections showcase the folk art crafts of cigar box guitars, violins, ukeleles, mandolins and banjo from antique to contemporary pieces. With exhibits, a builders competition, workshops, demonstrations and lots of live music, the Cigar Box Guitar Festival strengthens the resurgence of folk and contemporary craftsmanship. Musical styles range from old time, blues, swing, folk, americana to punk rock. Performers include international favorites; Microwave Dave, Johnny Lowebow, and Hymn for Her, festival favorites; Justin Johnson as well as April Mae and the Junebugs and regional music makers; Texicans, Pat and John Nickel and Little Johnny Kantreed.The Film Co-op studio screening will host, "Songs Inside the Box" a documentary by Max Shores that toured internationally in 2012 and was shot primarily at previous Flying Monkey festivals. The film features beautiful watercolor portraits by Yuri Osaki of many of the now legendary cigar box guitar performers. Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment and the Flying Monkey Arts Cigar Box Guitar Festival in its original historic location have matured into a vibrant visual and performing arts community.

Fri. 7th Monkey Speak 8pm, $5.

Friday, 7th Martin Schneider / Jaeme Case / Helen Keller's Ukulele 6pm-8pm
donations go directly to the artists

Sat.8th StartleFest I Startlingly Fresh Records presents StartleFest I.
There will be live performances on two stages for music lovers of all persuations, featuring PleasPlease, Dawn Osborne Band, Rolling Jazz Revue, Thunderfakers, Trio El Camino, Baker Street Irregulars, Keith Taylor, Jim Cavendar & Josh Couts and Aaron Cox. Special guests include Ivy Jo Milan, Criss Ashwell and more! Activities include a cook-off, dance-off, photo booth, beer and cupcake tastings and door prizes galore! Squeaking Tribe will host a StartleFest bands music video screening cafe. Vote for your favorite, with a people's choice award presented on the Flying Monkey Arts theater main stage. The music kicks off at 5pm. Activities all evening long! Admission $10.

Fri.14th Solid Blue with Cindy Musselwhite 8pm, $10.

Sat.15th Funky Pirates Jazz Band sponsored by the Hsv Swing Dance Society lesson/7pm - dance/8pm, $10./general, $7./students

Fri.21st Tangled Strings 7:30pm $8.

Sat.22nd Magic Cabaret with Big Daddy Cool and the Swing Kittens 8pm, $10.

Fri.28th Epic Comedy Hour 8pm, $7. rated R

Sat.29th Mystical Mayhem, live music and bellydance event sponsored by Nomadic Tapestries and featuring Wasted Wine and Discordia Arts of Greenville, S.C. 8pm, $10.