[nfbwatlk] A Saturday event NOT TO BE MISSED

Mon Jun 6 23:09:34 UTC 2011

This Saturday at the Woodinbille winery. 

ALCO

On Jun 6, 2011, at 1:39 AM, "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Oh my goodness.  He's in town?
> Wow!
> Jim
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Alco Canfield
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 1:38 AM
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> 
> Sorry, Jim.  I am going to see Garrison Keeler.
> 
> Alco
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Portillo <jp100 at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:57 AM
> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List' <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] A Saturday event NOT TO BE MISSED
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> Nope...This isn't about baseball or Mexican food, but it is about something
> that Seattle Federationists can do after the NFB chapter meeting.  How cool
> is that?!  And, rumor has it that a Federationist is heavily involved in
> this event...promoting it and even playing bass for the concert.  Here's the
> email.  I hope some of you can make it!
> Jim
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> The official first day of Summer is June 21st, and I think that we should
> celebrate early, the weekend before, with an afternoon workshop, a potluck
> dinner, and a fantastic evening concert full of good old fashion folk music!
> This event will feature Northwest folk duo "The Wanderers!"  Some of you may
> have seen them at Folklife, either playing at the Fisher Green stage or
> being the official MC's for the tribute to Woody Guthrie.  Believe me when I
> tell you.You ain't seen nothin' yet!
> 
> If you are a big Woody Guthrie fan, or if you are just starting to learn
> about Woody Guthrie, this workshop is a must!  These guys have credentials
> and are considered two of the top Woody Guthrie experts in the Pacific
> Northwest.
> 
> Following are details to the upcoming event.  Since this is a house concert,
> it is STRONGLY advised that you call and make reservations, as soon as
> possible,  so that the host has an idea regarding space and food.  Also,
> please feel to spread the word regarding this Saturday event.
> See you there!!
> 
> Jim
> 
> Carl Allen and Bill Murlin have been performing together for over 50 years.
> They are Northwest experts on Woody Guthrie's Columbia River songs. Their
> workshops are filled with facts, stories and songs.  A concert by the
> Wanderers includes many of Woody Guthrie's Columbia River songs as well as
> classics from The Kingston Trio, Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Terry Gilkyson and
> the Easy Riders, and Phil Ochs, among others.  And singing along is a must!
> (www.thewanderersfolk.com)
> 
> Woody Guthrie's Columbia River Songs workshop - Saturday June 18, 4pm - $15
> Wanderers "folk heroes" concert and hootenanny - Saturday June 18, 7:30pm -
> $15
> Attend both and a pot-luck supper between shows - $25 Near Bellevue (WA)
> College For reservations, contact: Jean at 425-747-7655 or neeej at aol.com.
> 
> Woody Guthrie and The Columbia River Collection-A slice of Pacific Northwest
> History
> 
> Come with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, the month of May,
> the year of 1941.  A 27-year-old folksinger from Oklahoma, by the name of
> Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, has been hired by a fledgling federal agency, the
> Bonneville Power Administration, to write songs for a movie about the
> Columbia River.  The movie is to be a propaganda piece, touting public power
> over private power.  It turns out to be one of the best investments the
> federal government has ever made. 
> 
> In thirty days Woody Guthrie is paid $266.66 and writes twenty-six songs
> about the river, the dams and the men working on the dams.  How did these
> songs get written?  What was Woody thinking about when he wrote them?  What
> has been the impact of those twenty-six songs?  Come to a workshop,
> Saturday, June 18th, at 4:00 PM to learn the answers to these and many other
> questions, as Bill Murlin (late of the Bonneville Power Administration and
> editor of The Columbia River Collection) and Carl Allen (10 years as an
> Inquiring Mind speaker for Humanities Washington and a Guthrie scholar)
> present a workshop on Woody Guthrie and The Columbia River Songs.  The cost
> for this workshop is only $15. See the website www.thewanderersfolk.com for
> some great pix and more information. 
> Call Jean at 425-747-7655 to make reservations!
> 
> 
> 
> 
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