Friday, February 17th, 2012
Emerson House -
7:30 PM
420 North Main Street
Rockford Illinois 61103
USA 815 964-2238
Price: $15 adv. $18 door
There is a $2/ticket processing fee included. Please PRINT your receipt to present at the door.
Tickets available at the door on show night. Advance tickets available at Rockford Area Arts Council, 713 E. State 815 963-6765; both Postal Shoppe locations: Edgebrook Center, 815 397-7301 and 2205 S. Perryville, 815 484-0940 and JustGoods, 201 7th St, 815 965-8903; and in Beloit: Nikki's Cafe, 604 Pleasant, 608 207-3101; or by mail: send a check and S.A.S.E. to Emerson House, 2nd Floor, 420 N. Main St. Rockford, IL 61103. Please indicate artist or performance date on check.
Friday February 17 is the day we've all been waiting for: the return of Beppe Gambetta guitarist extraordinaire from Italy! The first time I heard Beppe was at JustGoods Listening Room where the Web presented him back in 2007. The first thing that struck me about him was his smile, (followed almost immediately by his red shoes), but this was only because he wasn’t on stage yet. As soon as he took the stage, it was clear that this artist was not only an extraordinary guitarist, but also an extraordinary performer. He captured the attention of us all and did not let go until after giving us our demanded encore.
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
1st Presbyterian Church - Chapel -
7:30 PM
406 North Main Street
Rockford Illinois 61103
USA 815 964-2238
Price: $15 adv. $18 door
There is a $2/ticket processing fee included. Please PRINT your receipt to present at the door.
Tickets available at the door on show night. Advance tickets available at Rockford Area Arts Council, 713 E. State 815 963-6765; both Postal Shoppe locations: Edgebrook Center, 815 397-7301 and 2205 S. Perryville, 815 484-0940 and JustGoods, 201 7th St, 815 965-8903; and in Beloit: Nikki's Cafe, 604 Pleasant, 608 207-3101; or by mail: send a check and S.A.S.E. to Emerson House, 2nd Floor, 420 N. Main St. Rockford, IL 61103. Please indicate artist or performance date on check.
Saturday February 25 we'll take a trip to the Green Isle as Celtic harpist Patrick Ball weaves his leprechaun lore.Whether in the stronghold of a Galway chieftain in the years before history began or yesterday in the snug corner of a pub in Dublin, the Irish have always delighted in storytelling. And always, amidst the storytelling, there was music. Jigs, reels and haunting airs graced the spaces between the tales. And first among Irish instruments and the most honored, was the legendary Celtic harp. With its crystalline, bell-like voice and lavish resonance, it would soothe its listeners and lead them deeper into the realms of the imagination. In Celtic Harp and Story Patrick Ball rekindles the fire and wonder of an evening of Irish storytelling. For in telling the marvelous old tales of wit and enchantment, and in playing the ancient, brass-strung harp of Ireland, he not only carries on two of the richest traditions of Celtic culture, but blends them in concert to create “a warm and magical performance”.
