Friday Night Music Series Aug 24th 2018
Friday, Aug. 24 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Jaspar Lepak
August 24th, 2018 6 PM to 9 PM
Jaspar Lepak is a folk/Americana songwriter whose remarkable gift for melody is only surpassed by her poetry. A child of the Sonoran Desert, her songs are deeply influenced by the many places she has called home: Tucson, Minneapolis, Durban, and currently Seattle. Sweeping across landscapes with an emotional depth that is extraordinary, her lyrics expose a brave vulnerability while her clear, pure voice touches the heart.
Lepak started writing songs in 2002 while living in Minneapolis. Between 2004 and 2009, she recorded five albums, and in the fall of 2009, she moved to Durban, South Africa with her husband Kale. Her music found an enthusiastic audience, and in 2011, she recorded “Forgiving Wind” which Rolling Stone South Africa hailed as an album full of “beauty and original charm.” Lepak became a Seattle resident in 2012 and released her 8th CD “Close to Me” in September of 2017. “Close to Me” is a solo project recorded over a weekend in April—just two weeks before her daughter was born!
Music Starts at 6 PM to 9 PM
Cover is $10 PLUS a can of Food.
Bring your own Dinner or you can buy Hot Dog and Chips for $5.
Rain or Shine
Friday Night Music Series Aug 31st 2018 LAST of 2018
Friday, Aug. 31 – Friday, Aug. 3
Crooked Kate and Mad Dogs & No Englishmen
August 31st, 2018 6 PM to 9 PM
Crooked Kate is back (now as a duo) after a 10-year hiatus. It features folk singer Rita Brown and cellist Anne Ridlington, playing a blend of folk, pop and classical music. The inventive cello provides rich harmony with Rita’s voice and guitar. Anne, who plays cello with the Eugene Symphony, also does impressive solos.
They’re fun, and they’re GOOD.
Playing with them and after them is Mad Dogs & No Englishmen
Mad Dogs & No Englishmen recreates the classic sounds of Joe Cocker, from his smash debut at Woodstock to his more mature work of the 80s and 90s. The lineup features Don Thorp, of the popular local band Fate 55, who delivers the Joe Cocker sound even better than Joe Cocker. Lead guitar is supplied by Don’s Fate 55 bandmate Gale Farley. The band also includes the members of The Flow, familiar to Emerson audiences from previous years, and Melody Murphy-Kirk, who performed in local theatre productions Little Shop of Horrors and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and was the lead singer of the Albany band 49 Fingers. If you are experiencing deja vu, you may be remembering Mad Dogs from their 2007 incarnation, when they played several shows at Murphy’s Tavern, the Peacock, and the Red, White and Blues waterfront festival.
Music Starts at 6 PM to 9 PM
Cover is $10 PLUS a can of FOOD.
Bring your own Dinner and we will be serving Chicken Wings at no charge.
Rain or Shine.
