Thursday June 12, 2008  7:30 PM
JAMI SIEBER and STEVE GORN
The magical meeting of electric cello, vocals and bansuri flute.
 www.jamisieber.com
Jami Sieber reaches inside the soul with lush compositions that are timeless, and powerfully evocative. A pioneer of both the acoustic and electric cello, her style of playing is recognized internationally. Employing electronics and looping techniques she creates sounds never associated with the cello. Her music goes from the deepest stillness to ecstatic pulsing rhythms and melodies. Jami will be performing with Steve Gorn, virtuoso bansuri flute player. Gorn is creating a new idiom, a music that combines the essence of classical Indian tradition with a contemporary world music sensibility. The strength of this music infuses great mastery with a haunting, lyrical sweetness to bring the healing breath of the sacred to our demanding contemporary lives. This collaborative performance is not to be missed!
$15.  Children 12 and under are FREE.
Sponsored by Bruce's Browser.

Saturday June 21, 2008  7:30 PM
A cappella
5 ALONE
From the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School
www.5alone.com
The name 5-Alone comes from the five part close harmony jazz arrangements that they sing: five singers, each singing alone on a part. These days it’s become a running joke in the group that rarely are there five people on stage! Still, the majority of their songs are five part harmony.
Dan Plimpton '08, Rose Whitcomb-Detmold '08, Andrew Lederman '09, Dylan Makowski '09, Maisie Dolan '10, Rose O'Connell-Marion '10, Rafael Horowitz-Friedman '11, Kimaya Diggs '11, Eliot Hartmann-Russell '11, Harpo Jaeger '09 (vocal percussion).
Directed by Tony Lechner
$10.  Children 12 and under are FREE.

Saturday June 28, 2008  7:30 PM
 Macedonian chamber ensemble
TRIO INTERART
www.triointerart.we.bs
These three extraordinary performers have become Macedonia’s prime chamber ensemble! Their divine music, unique instrumental approach and creativity have earned them the highest international recognition and acclaim. Formed in Germany in 1997, their music is regarded as being of the highest caliber and grand importance among the world’s music authorities. In 2006 they won the prestigious ‘Diplomme d’Honneur’ at the Tornero Internatzionale di Musica Competition in Paris, and they also performed in Rome with other laureates of chamber music from all over the globe. Recent appearances include France, Italy, Greece, Germany and New York City. The Trio also produced their first classical music video which is airing on the Macedonian National TV as well as other TV stations in Europe.
Emilija Ristevska Stefanovska, flute; Aleksandar Stefanovski, flute; Tatjana Bozinovska, piano.
$15.  Children 12 and under are FREE.
Sponsored by the Macedonian Arts Council.

Sunday June 29, 2008 4:00 PM
 Summer Performance
QUABBIN VALLEY PRO MUSICA
Charles Heffernan, Director
Program includes Jerusalem by Sir Hubert Parry, Hans Leo Hassler's Missa Secunda, and the Liebeslieder Walzer, Opus 52 by Johannes Brahms.
$10.  Children 12 and under are FREE.
"This program is supported in part by a grant from the Athol, New Salem, Orange, Royalston, Shutesbury, Warwick, and Wendell Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency." 
Also sponsored by the Trustees of the New Salem Academy and Haley's Antiques and Publishing.

Saturday July 12, 2008  7:30 PM
 SOUTHERN RAIL
Southern Rail’s music is high-energy exuberant fun, with riveting harmonies, irreverent humor and sparkling banjo and mandolin solo work. Their songs have graced Bluegrass Unlimited's Top Thirty Singles Chart for a combined total of 32 months, receiving heavy national airplay. Southern Rail’s reputation for strong original material, heart-stopping harmonies, and infectious good humor has spread to both coasts, spurred on by a heavy touring schedule and 8 successful recordings. Southern Rail celebrated their first quarter century with the release of their eagerly awaited 8th recording, “Coal Tattoo”. Southern Rail's recordings have all received outstanding reviews and heavy airplay, climbing to #11 on Bluegrass Unlimited’s Top Thirty Singles Chart, and hitting #1 on radio stations across the nation.
www.southernrail.com
Jim Muller, guitar and vocals; Sharon Horovich, acoustic bass and vocals; Bob Sachs, mandolin and vocals; Richard Stillman, banjo and vocals.
$15.  Children 12 and under are FREE.
Sponsored in memory of Dorothy Hayden and Tom Hayden by their family and friends.

Saturday July 19, 2008  7:30 PM
 OLD HOME DAY SING ALONG
  Take a trip down memory lane! From the '50's to the '70's. Audience dress-up and sing-along strongly encouraged. Lyric sheets provided!
With Phil Rabinowitz, Rene' Lake, Elizabeth Farnsworth, and Linq.
Suggested Donation $5.
Sponsored by the Athol Savings Bank.

Friday & Saturday, July 25 & 26 at 7:30 PM
 INDIEGRRL SHOWCASE
 Indiegrrl is an international networking organization of over 1,500 women in the independent music industry! This showcases some of the best!
www.indiegrrl.com
FRIDAY:
Linq  www.linqmusic.com  (MA)
 Roia Rafieyan  www.roiamusic.com  (NJ)
Lisa Martin  www.lisa-martin.com  (MA)
Laurianne Fiorentino   www.myspace.com/lauriannefiorentino  (NM)
SATURDAY:
Kat Wyand www.myspace.com/katwyand  (CT)
Patty Keough  www.myspace.com/pattykeoughwatching  (MA)
Susan Souza www.susansouza.com  (MD)
Sonya Heller www.sonyaheller.com  (NY)
$10 (or $15 for both shows).  Children 12 and under are FREE.
Sponsored by Linqsongs Publishing.

Saturday September 13 at 7:30 PM & Sunday September 14 at 2:00 PM
 "A FINE TURN"
The Dorothy Johnson ~ Andy Lichtenberg Revue
A performance of greatest hits from two decades of Dorothy Johnson and Andy Lichtenberg community musicals.
Featuring: Dee Waterman, Sally Howe, Carolyn Brown Senier, Mike Ross, Richard Chase, Martha von Mering, and a chorus of Loyal Singers...
Directed by Andy Lichtenberg.
$10.  Children 12 and under are FREE.
Sponsored by the Athol Daily News.

Sunday October 19
INTERFACE
A Collaboration of Word and Image
Presented by Candace Curran (the only two-time winner of the prestigious Massachusetts Poet's Seat prize) and bg Thurston.
FREE  (Donations welcome!)
Sponsored by Haley's Antiques and Publishing.