Meetinghouse 2012 Program Book

1794 MeetinghousePerforming Arts Center

Summer 2012

Celebrating 25 Years

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JUNE

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 7:30 PM

SOUTHERN RAIL

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 4:00 PM

QUABBIN VALLEY PRO MUSICA

Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM

GUY MENDILOW& AUBREY JOHNSON


DARLINGSIDE


REBECCA HARTKA& GREGORY HAYES


TIM ERIKSEN


CHRISTINE OHLMAN& REBEL MONTEZ


GLENN JONES


DIGNEY FIGNUS


SAMANTHA FARRELL

JULY

Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 4:00 PM

JUDITH GORDON

Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 7:30 PM

GIBBON the TROUBADOUR


LAURA SIERSEMA

Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 7:30 PM

PAMELA MEANS


VICKI GENFAN


GATHERING TIME


JOLLY BEGGARS


RAYMOND MORIN


SAMIRAH EVANS& HER HANDSOME DEVILS

AUGUST

NORTHERN ROUTES:4 ADVENTURES IN NEW MUSICIn the month of August, the 1794 Meeting-house will present the best in adventurous, underground music with performances by artists working across a spectrum of experi-mental styles, from acoustic fusions of folk and improvisation to electronic textures and soundscapes.The August schedule is presently being devel-oped and will be determined and announced in late June 2012... so stay tuned and check our web site for an updated schedule.

Please visit our web site atwww.1794meetinghouse.org where you can view our complete 2012 summer schedule, get information about individu-al performers and purchase tickets online. You can even listen to individual artist’s music and watch their videos... just click on their link.

SUMMER 2012 SEASON at a GLANCE

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Dear Friends,

In 1987 a small group of dedicated individuals with a passion for the performing arts, had a dream to create a cultural center in north central Massachusetts. That vision was the inception of the 1794 Meetinghouse Performing Arts Center; offering performing arts and theater of every genre, to everybody.

As we now approach our 300th production at the Meetinghouse, we re-flect upon the past and set our sights toward the future… and we come to realize how intricate the relationship is that we share with you. We cannot achieve our goals without your help.

2012 marks the 1794 Meetinghouse’s 25th year as a performing arts center; the performance arts, local cultural centers, and artists are facing severe budget cuts by way of cancelled grants, decreased Local Cultural Arts Council support, and the prospect of a significant decrease in core arts-and-culture spending in the next two years. In response, we are making our strongest effort ever to galvanize our supporters and the cultural community into action. Your support is more important to our survival than ever before. But the door swings both ways and it is criti-cal to understand the mutual importance we hold for each other. The live performing arts at the Meetinghouse are not simply a frill or luxury. There are very few things more nurturing than live performances of mu-sic and theater. It’s wonderful to watch a good movie and it’s wonderful to see a good TV program or something funny on YouTube or listen to a good recording, but there’s nothing like being in the room where some-thing live is being created and produced right in front of you, and you get to feel every aspect of it. I think it does integrate into your soul and make you a better person.

This year we will play host to an ever-expanding range of professional, and community performances including heart-stopping bluegrass, tra-ditional and eclectic rock, classical, jazz, blues, soul, and new age music. And the excitement is already building in anticipation of our August Series: Northern Routes - 4 Adventures in New Music. Throughout August, the Meetinghouse will present the best in adventurous, underground

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music by artists working across the spectrum of experi-mental styles, from acoustic fusions of folk and impro-visation to electronic textures and landscapes.

Please spread the word and bring your friends and family with you to any future shows. Filling the house is essential to our financial success andbenefits performers and audiences alike. Letskeep it local and always remember, we are the “best deal in town”.

We depend on your continued sup-port.

Sincerely,

Niles Larson, President

We gratefully acknowledge thesupport of our advertisers,

sponsors, donors, volunteers,and performers.

Our season is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural

Council, a state agency, and by the Athol, New Salem, Orange, Pelham,

Royalston, Shutesbury, Wendell, and Warwick Cultural Councils, local

agencies supported by theMassachusetts Cultural Council.

1794 Meetinghouse wishes to express our deep-est appreciation to WJDF 97.3 FM for, once again,

being our annual season’s sponsor.

Since its beginning, WJDF has influenced the communities it serves and always responded to

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GENERAL INFORMATIONRestrooms are available outside the building and to your right. This includes a wheelchair accessible facility.

Handicap access is available via the ramp along the left side of the Meetinghouse. Please notify us — in advance, if possible — of any special needs, and we will guarantee you an appropriate seat.

Information about upcoming events is available on our web site, www.1794meetinghouse.org. You can also receive notices from us through the mail or email by signing the guest book in the foyer. We do not share your name or address with any other organization!

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management.No smoking in the Meetinghouse. No photography, audio or video recording during performances except with the express consent of1794 Meetinghouse, Inc.

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Where to purchase tickets: • Online, at our secure web site, www.1794meetinghouse.org • At Bruce’s Browser 1497 Main Street, Athol • 978-249-3978• At New Salem General Store 410 Daniel Shays Hwy (Rt. 202), New Salem • 978-544-8177• At the door, unless sold out

Monday thru Friday noon – 11pmKitchen open until 10pm nightly

1794 Meetinghouse Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a dual purpose: to preserve the historic 1794 Meetinghouse structure, and to serve the North Quabbin community by offering a varied range of accessible, enjoyable, high quality programs.

The concerts in the Meetinghouse are our most visible activity, but we also offer internships, prizes, and scholarships to area high school students and maintain the beautiful historic building that serves as our home. In addition, we provide support and a home base for the Quabbin Valley Pro Musica, the region’s community chorus.

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StaffMichael Ruocco..........................................................................Executive DirectorDr. Charles Heffernan................................Director, Quabbin Valley Pro Musica

Officers and TrusteesNiles Larson..............................................................................................PresidentLynn Boudreau..........................................................................................SecretaryDavid Van Iderstine...................................................................................Treasurer

Patrick BorezoJo-Ellen BoskindHeather Brissette

Henry CramerJean Derderian

Lisa DeWittAdam Frost

Marcia GagliardiJanet Kraft

Diane Lincoln

William Howe OldachRik Rolski

Jane WilliamsWilliam Williams

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Best wishes to 1794 Meetinghouse for a wonderful season

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GET INVOLVED

Attend and enjoy our concerts. Bring your friends, too. You’ll have a good time, and your support and enthusiasm will help ensure that we can continue to bring you a wide selection of quality events.

Make a donation at whatever level you can. Your ticket price onlycovers a fraction of the cost of presenting these events. A contribution to our Annual Fund gives much-needed support to our many artistic and educational programs. Underwriting a Named Event can bea way to commemorate loved ones or to share your favorite kind of music with the community. Other specific gift opportunities include funding for theatrical lighting, building restoration and maintenance, concert sponsorships, and inscription gifts honoring a friend or family member, and, of course, advertising in this program guide next year.

Volunteer by selling tickets, painting shutters or helping at a fund-raiser. Your time and skills are always welcome. We’re a small groupand fun to work with. Even one person’s help makes a big differenceto us — and it will to you too.

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1794 MeetinghouseSaturday, June 9, 2012, at 7:30 PMChampagne Reception for the openingof the 2012 Season at 6:45 P.M.

SOUTHERN RAILwww.southernrail.comExciting top-notch Bluegrass

The music of Southern Rail is high-energy exuberant fun,

with riveting harmonies, irreverent humor, and sparkling

banjo and mandolin

solo work. Their

recordings have graced

Bluegrass Unlimited’s

Top 30 Singles Chart for

a combined total of 32

months, and that same

insiders’ publication

describes Southern

Rail as “one of the most significant groups in contemporary

bluegrass...the cutting edge of creativity.” Their success

is evidenced by a heavy touring schedule and many well-

received recordings.

Jim Muller, guitar and lead vocal

Sharon Horovitch, acoustic bass and harmony vocals

Rich Stillman, banjo and harmony vocals

John Roc, mandolin, harmony vocals

Sponsored by:Butler’s Decorating Center, Prudential Prime Properties,and Uptown Package Store, Athol, MA

Adults $15. Children 12 and under FREE.

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2012 Summer ProgramSunday, June 10, 2012, at 4 PM

QUABBIN VALLEY PRO MUSICAResident choral group of the 1794 Meetinghouse

Charles Heffernan, conductor

Quabbin Valley Pro Musica is directed by Dr.

Charles Heffernan, Professor Emeritus at the University

of Massachusetts, Amherst. He directed the Keene, New

Hampshire Chorale for more than twenty years. QVPM will

perform Leopold Mozart’s Missa Brevis, originally ascribed to

Leopold’s son Wolfgang. The program also includes offerings

by two choristers, Carolyn Brown Senier’s “Speranza” with

lyrics by her husband Richard Senier, and Allison Pollitt’s “Light

of Dedication,” with references to passages from Genesis. The

program opens with Wolfgang Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus.”

Dr. Heffernan has selected music by the late Massachusetts

twentieth century composer, Randall Thompson, including

an “Alleluia” and four parts of Frostiana, with words from

Amherst poet Robert Frost. Judy Johnson of Orange will

accompany the 40-member chorus on keyboard, and Mary

Carfagna of Petersham will add her cello to the Missa Brevis.

Sponsored by William Howe Oldach;Breezeway Farm Consulting, John Ryan & Linda Overing,

in memory of Edyth Overing, longtime 1794 Meetinghouse board and QVPM member;

and Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust


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1794 MeetinghouseThursday, June 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM

GUY MENDILOW& AUBREY JOHNSONwww.guymendilow.comOne of Boston’s most original world-music acts.

Get ready for a musical voyage awash with warm harmo-

nies, intricate textures and spellbinding vocal improvisations.

Award winning performers Guy Mendilow and Aubrey Johnson breathe new life into centuries-old Sephardi ro-

manzas and canticas. Epic tales of sailors and love lost to the

seas, of fantastic dreams and the intrigue of kings and queens

abound in arrangements that crackle and evolve in rich musi-

cal storytelling.

Now, for the 2012/13 season

only, Israeli-born composer

Guy Mendilow (twice voted

Boston’s Best World Music Act

- Boston Phoenix) and Aubrey

Johnson (voice faculty, Berk-

lee College of Music, Boston)

break away from theaters,

festivals and from their sextet

to offer a special duo presen-

tation geared especially for

the intimacy of smaller venues.

Sponsored byAthol Savings Bank


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2012 Summer ProgramSaturday, June 16, 2012, at 7:30 PM

DARLINGSIDEwww.darlingside.com

Darlingside resides at the intersection of rock,

classical and folk

Under one roof in New England’s Pioneer Valley,

Darlingside came together with five songwriters, a

mandolin, a cello and violin, guitars and drums, a chorus

of voices, and a van named Chauncey. Holed up in their

home between a cornfield and the Connecticut River, they

forged a seamless, exhilarating sound at the intersection

of rock, classical, and folk music. The band is currently

rolling out an innovative subscription album, Pilot Machines,

and shaking rafters along the eastern seaboard with their

vibrant live shows.

Following 2010’s self-recorded EP 1, Darlingside teamed

up with producer Nathaniel Kunkel (Sting, Crosby/Nash,

Maroon 5) in 2011 to turn their house into a hi-fi recording

laboratory and playground. The result was Pilot Machines,

an insistently melodic collection of new songs that feel both

familiar and ground-breaking. The band is now in the midst

of an ambitious release, with three 7” records and a string of

exclusive pre-release events ramping up toward the

full-length album in

Summer 2012.

Sponsored byAthol Daily News and

Workers’ Credit Union

Adults $15. Children

12 and under FREE.

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1794 MeetinghouseSunday, June 17, 2012 at 4 PM

REBECCA HARTKA & GREGORY HAYESwww.rebeccahartka.comVirtouso cello and piano

Active as a soloist, chamber

musician and educator, cellist

Dr. Rebecca Hartka released her

debut CD “Folkfire” in October

2010, receiving critical acclaim as

well as radio play on both WFCR

and WAMC Performance Place.

Her international solo debut in

2007 in Vietnam was reviewed by

a local paper as “... no less than

magical and eloquent.” As com-

fortable in a café as a concert hall,

Hartka has appeared in venues such as the Boston Center

for the Arts, the Rockwood music club in New York and Club

Passim in Cambridge, MA. She has recently appeared at the

Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture in Brooklyn, NY.

Joining the cellist on stage will be internationally known

pianist, Gregory Hayes. Hayes

has taught piano and harpsichord at

Dartmouth College since 1991. He is a

busy chamber musician and orchestral

keyboard player, and has appeared as

soloist with the Springfield Symphony

Orchestra.

Sponsored byFiske, Murphy & Mack Funeral Home, Orange, MA


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2012 Summer ProgramThursday, June 21, 2012, at 7:30 PM

TIM ERIKSENtimeriksenmusic.com

Stark Songs and Breakneck Picking… Hardcore Americana

Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American

tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads,

love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New

England and Southern Appalachia. He combines hair-raising

vocals with inventive accompaniment on banjo, fiddle,

guitar and bajo sexto - a twelve string Mexican acoustic bass

creating a distinctive hardcore Americana sound that ranges

from the bare bones of

solo unaccompanied

singing, through the

stripped-down voice and

bajo sexto, to the lush,

multi-layered arrange-

ments of northern roots

American music.

Eriksen’s own compositions, which NetRhythms UK described

as “strange and original works,” have been featured in films

like the Billy Bob Thornton vehicle Chrystal and the upcoming

documentary Behold the Earth. Eriksen’s other notable work

has included extensive contributions to Anthony Minghella’s

2004 Oscar-winning film Cold Mountain as well as collabora-

tions ranging from hardcore punk and Bosnian pop to

symphony orchestra and the 2010 Grammy-nominated

album Across the Divide with Afro-Cuban

world-jazz pianist Omar Sosa.

Sponsored by Athol/Orange Rotary Club


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1794 MeetinghouseSaturday, June 23, 2012 at 7:30 PM

CHRISTINE OHLMAN & REBEL MONTEZwith special guest MITCH CHAKOURwww.christineohlman.netSaturday Night Live’s queen of blue-eyed rock n’ soul

Christine Ohlman is the current, long-time vocalist with

the Saturday Night Live Band, who sang at SNL’s 25th An-

niversary telecast, Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary bash at The

Garden (with George Harrison, Chrissie Hynde, and others),

the 2009 Obama Inaugural Gala in Washington, D.C., The

Lincoln Center “American Songbook” series with Sting, Lou

Reed and Van Dyke Parks. She appears on Grammy nomi-

nees A Tribute To Howlin’ Wolf (with Taj Mahal and Lucinda

Williams) and Charlie Musselwhite’s One Night In America

(with Marty Stuart); Ohlman sings the theme song for NBC’s

30 Rock. With Christine is her band Rebel Montez (Michael

Colbath-bass; Cliff Goodwin-

guitar; Larry Donahue-drums).

“I’ve come here tonight to set

your souls on fire,” she’ll tell an

audience. And she will.

Mitch Chakour, stellar musi-

cian, music impresario and for-

mer music director for Joe Cocker

will be a special guest joining

Ohlman and Montez.

Get ready for a show that’s incendiary and eclectic!

Sponsored byLinqsongs Publishing, Royalston, MA;and Workers’ Credit Union


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2012 Summer ProgramSunday, June 24, 2012, at 4 PM

GLENN JONESwww.frontporchproductions.org/artist/glennjones

The best guitarist you never heard of

Glenn Jones has led Boston’s “avant -garage”

instrumental rock band, Cul de Sac, whose musical

adventures are documented on nine albums to date,

including a soundtrack for cult-director Roger Corman, and

collaborations with guitarist John Fahey and former

Can vocalist Damo Suzuki.

A 30+ year devotee of

the so-called Ameri-

can Primitive school

of acoustic steel string

guitarists, Glenn has

been playing guitar

since the age of 14.

Jones has performed

with and written

extensively about the

leading lights of the

American Primitive guitar style,

John Fahey and Robbie Basho.

Sponsored byAthol Daily News


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1794 MeetinghouseThursday, June 28, 2012 at 7:30 PM

DIGNEY FIGNUSwww.digney.com Sophisticated blend of blues, folk and cajun

Digney Fignus is a Boston based singer/songwriter. His

latest CD, Last Planet on the Left further cements Digney’s

standing as one of the most complete and thought-provoking

songwriters gracing the roots/Americana landscape. Lyrically

positive and musically as brilliant as ever. “Fig’s” songs have

more hooks and lures than a fishing tackle box. If his music

doesn’t get you moving, check your pulse and see if you’re

still alive!”

Doug Sloan of Metronome Maga-

zine says of Fignus, “Sounding

like Randy Newman in his heyday,

Digney wrangles up songs that

bubble with grooves so infectious,

you’re going to need a good lini-

ment to work them out.”

Digney arrived on the music scene

playing guitar and singing in a

three-piece Boston punk band

called the SPIKES. Digney’s big break came when he won the

MTV basement tapes with his hit song and video The Girl

With The Curious Hand.

Digney’s shows are high-energy full throttle fun that feature

contagious songs you’ll be singing the next day.

Sponsored by Highland Press, Athol, MA


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2012 Summer ProgramSaturday, June 30, 2012 at 7:30 PM

SAMANTHA FARRELLwww.samanthafarrell.com

Singer/songwriter, jazzy folk rock vocals

Samantha Farrell is a sparkling young singer-songwriter who’s been criss-crossing the country and wowing audi-

ences from the left to the right coast. It’s been a very good year for the Boston native who got her start in Los Angeles. Recently described by the Huffington Post as possessing “a

liquor-honey voice, deft guitar work, and slightly melancholic tones that meld to form an aching and elegant aural tapes-

try,” she’s been reviewed by major music mags such as Relix, played for at-capacity venues across the

country and New England, and independently released an album

and EP which knocked Whitney Houston out of her number seven

position on the national iTunes charts. An independent artist to

the bone, she’s building something special, one show, one song, one

fan at a time.

Her music has been heard on several major network television shows (NBC’s “Shark”, CW’s “One Tree Hill”

& “Privileged”) as well as numerous independent movies. Sam’s album, Luminous was entered into the first round for

consideration of a 2010 Grammy nomination.

Sponsored by Stan’s Liquors, Athol, MA


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1794 MeetinghouseSunday, July 1, 2012 at 4 PM

JUDITH GORDONwww.smith.edu/music/faculty_gordon.phpClassical piano solo

Judith Gordon gave her New York debut recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1990. She has performed

concertos by Mozart, Saint-Saëns, and Ravel with the Boston Pops Orchestra, and works by Bach,Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Hindemith, Berg, and Boulez with ensembles that include St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Pro Arte Chamber Orches-tra. She has worked with a wide range of living composers, among them Martin Brody, Peter Child,

Alan Fletcher, John Harbison, Lee Hyla, Peter Lieberson, and Donald Wheelock, almost all of whom have written works for her. In 1997 she was selected by the Boston Globe as “Musi-cian of the Year.” She joined the Smith College music faculty in 2006.

Ms. Gordon has collaborated in performance and on re-cordings with artists including singers Lisa Saffer, Janice Felty, Mary Nessinger, Krista River, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, William Hite, and James Maddalena; cellists Andres Diaz, Rhonda Rider, and Yo-Yo Ma; violists Cynthia Phelps, Marcus Thompson, and Roger Tapping; violinists Rose Mary Harbison and Andrew Kohji Taylor; flutists Fenwick Smith and Adam Kuenzel; Imani Winds, the Jacques Thibaud String Trio, and the Borromeo, Daedalus, and Lydian String Quartets.


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2012 Summer ProgramSaturday, July 7, 2012, at 7:30 PM

GIBBON the TROUBADOURwww.gibbonthetroubadour.com

A 21st Century Caricature of a 16th Century Minstrel.

Powerful 12 String Guitar and Vocals

A seasoned musician-entertainer, Garlod Amadonaccompanies himself on accoustic twelve-string guitar in a

powerful vocal performance. In true troubadour spirit, his

pictorial introductions possess a unique edge that shapes

each of his lyrical compositions into captivating ballads.

Amadon hails from Athol, Massachusetts. Throughout the

70’s, the entertainment scene in New England sparked

Garold’s strong desire to travel and bring his music to

college towns and resort areas. Before leaving the northeast

he averaged 150 club dates per year and accumulated over

60 performances in musical theatre in several lead roles

with two community theatre groups.

A Garold Amadon performance

will swing you from a light jazzy

format to heart-felt original ver-

sions of 70’s folk-rock ballads. He’ll

set you sailing across the wild briny

ocean swells with rich samples of

original and traditional seafarin’

tunes that are sure to raise many a

tankard in stouthearted fashion.

Adults $10.

Children 12 and under FREE.

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1794 MeetinghouseSunday, July 8, 2012 at 4 PM

LAURA SIERSEMAwww.laurasiersema.comDreamy, Lush, Fiercely Original Folk

Her dreamy voice is sure to delight the audience as she trans-

forms the folk music of her childhood into new and visionary

works.

Laura Siersema didn’t know music was her purpose in

life until she went away to college—by then the family had

moved to Florida. During classes at University of Florida she

wrote lyrics on napkins and, in-between classes, stole away to

the auditorium to play the piano for hours.

Standing next to the bar inside

a dimly lit Folk City one night,

awaiting her turn to play, an

epiphany came and lingered

for a moment: “This is where I

belong.” Music was a low

simmering desire that seemed

to take forever to establish itself

in real life. She bought a piano,

gave lessons, accompanied New

York Women’s Chorus for a

few years… and took her first

classical voice lessons with

Natalie Burgess.

Appearing with Laura are Billy Klock, drums; and

Wim Aver, fretless bass.


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2012 Summer ProgramThursday, July 12, 2012 at 7:30 PM

PAMELA MEANSwww.pamelameans.com

Politically-Provocative, Folk, Jazz, Singer/Songwriter.

A Fierce Kamikaze Guitarist

Pamela Means is an acclaimed musical provocateur,

independent, nationally and internationally touring artist

whose “mad-guitar-and-vocal skills,” razor wit poetry and

irresistible charm have captivated audiences across the

United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.

She performs both high en-

ergy and politically informed

acoustic music in over 150

shows each year at colleges,

theaters, clubs, coffeehouses,

and festivals. She is a favorite

at Black History Month and

Women’s Month celebrations,

Gay Pride events, and Take

Back the Night rallies. With

Truth as ammunition, a Pamela

Means performance brings the

struggle for social justice and

human dignity to the forefront of a new generation.

Pamela has shared the stage with artists including

Ani DiFranco, Joan Baez, Neil Young, Shawn Colvin,

Richie Havens, Patty Larkin, Melissa Ferrick, Violent Femmes,

Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Holly Near and many others.

Adults $10.

Children 12 and under FREE.

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PROUD TO BECELEBRATINGOUR 17TH YEAR

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1794 MeetinghouseSaturday, July 14, 2012 at 7:30 PM

VICKI GENFANwww.vickigenfan.comSinger/songwriter, guitarist extraordinaire

With a mastery of the acoustic guitar that borders on pure

alchemy, audiences are mesmerized by the waves of sound

Vicki Genfan creates with just two hands and her voice,

drawing on folk, jazz, pop, soul, and world music. Using

29 alternate tunings and the percussive technique she calls

“slap-tap,” audiences find the addition of her pure, expres-

sive vocals to be the perfect accompaniment on many of her

songs. Vicki adds warmth and humor to create an unfor-

gettable evening of music that leaves the audience always

wanting more. Perhaps her most celebrated award came in

the form of first prize in the 2008 Guitar Player Magazine’s

Guitar Superstar competition. Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street

Journal, noting that the magazine is a “male-dominated do-

main,” stated: “It’s

a stunning victory, a

barrier shattered.”

Vicki has been

recognized among

the world’s greatest

guitarists at festivals

such as The International Montreal Jazz Festival, Germany’s

Open Strings Guitar Festival, Italy’s Soave Guitar Festival, as

well as at venues and Performing Arts Centers across the U.S.

and abroad.

Sponsored byWitty’s Funeral Home, Orange/Athol, MAand Patrick Bullis, CPA, Athol, MA.


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2012 Summer ProgramSunday, July 15, 2012, at 4 PM

GATHERING TIMEwww.gatheringtimetrio.com

Stunning Folk Harmonies

Miraculous three-part vocal blends uplifted by fine, note-

perfect acoustic, electric and bass guitar - all this plus light,

precise percussion...just the right amount...create the wall of

sound and wave of memories we now know as Gathering Time. With a stylistic breadth ranging from the dyed-in-the-

wool folk sound of Peter, Paul & Mary to the folk-rock har-

monic complexity of Crosby, Stills & Nash, Gathering Time is

a trio that’s “getting a whole

beehive-full of buzz” on the

Long Island and national folk

scene right now. Undeniably,

their original songs reveal the

influences of The Byrds, Simon

& Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell,

The Eagles and many more

harmonizing favorites from the golden era of ‘60s folk-rock

and the melodic magic of ‘70s acoustic rock.

Glen, Hillary & Stuart are fast becoming known for their

seamless vocal blend, memorable melodies, meaningful lyr-

ics and easy-going, fun chemistry on stage. Bob McKillop of

MaineFolkMusic.com writes, “Gathering Time has perfected

two separate but related art forms: three part harmony and

having a ball on stage! When they harmonize, some sort of

fundamental, cosmic concordance occurs that makes you very

happy that you have ears.”

Sponsored in memory ofDorothy Hayden and Tom Hayden by their family and friends.


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THE JOLLY BEGGARSwww.thejollybeggarsmusic.comRich, traditional Celtic music

The Jolly Beggars

bring the rich tradition of

Celtic music to audiences

all over the North Eastern

United States.

Made up of students

from the Hartt School of

Music in West Hartford,

CT, their traditional songs

and musical arrange-

ments have exposed

many music lovers to the

joys of Celtic music.They tell traditional stories from Irish

folklore and intersperse their musical arrangements with tra-

ditional reels and jigs. Characterized by their tight

harmonies and use of mandolin, pennywhistle, guitar, bass,

bodhran, spoons, and more, The Jolly Beggars have quickly

built a solid following and continue to spread their music

through New England and the Tri-State area.

The band performs music that is largely Celtic in origin

(Irish and Scottish), with some pieces coming from an

extension of that music in other cultures.

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2012 Summer ProgramThursday, July 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM

RAYMOND MORINwww.sortofrecords.com/pairdown

Ambitious Acoustic Guitar Playing

Original Songs and Bluesy Melodies

Raymond Morin comprises half of the group Pairdown:

Pairdown is the folk-blues &

experimental group co-founded by

singer-guitarists David Leicht &

Raymond Morin. They’ve released

two albums, the eponymous EP

(2006) and Holykyle (2009), both

featuring inter-dependent finger-

style guitar work blended with

inventive songwriting.

Since late 2005, Pairdown has performed on bills with

notable acoustic and experimental acts including Brokeback,

Jack Rose, Wooden Wand, Red Horse, The Impossible Shapes,

Great Lake Swimmers, David Daniell, Milo Jones, D. Charles

Speer, The Ditty Bops, Dodo Bird, Luke Doucet, Odawas,

and Eleni Mandell, Death Vessel and Micah Blue Smaldone.

Morin also owns and operates the label Sort Of Records,

which has released over twenty albums of “challenging music

in limited edition, hand-made packaging… everything from

ragtime acoustic guitar music to abrasive out-jazz, jangly pop

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1794 MeetinghouseSaturday, July 28, 2012, at 7:30 PMChampagne Reception for the closingof the 2012 Season at 6:45 P.M.

SAMIRAH EVANS and her HANDSOME DEVILSwww.samirahevans.com Jazz singer with a mellifluously dynamic voice

In New Orleans, a city known worldwide for its music,

Samirah was one of its most popular jazz and blues vocal-

ists. She first performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage

Festival in 1990, and became a regular fixture as either a

leader or featured vocalist for 14 consecutive years. She has

toured Europe, Asia, and both North

and South America as a headliner,

and shared stages with a multitude

of legendary artists from B.B. King

and James Brown, to New Orleans

own Queen of Soul, Irma Thomas.

Samirah’s live performance reper-

toire runs the gamut from raunchy

blues to jazz smooth as silk. She has

often been compared to Billie Holi-

day, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson,

and Etta James. Like many jazz and

blues artists, Samirah dedicates time to perpetuating indig-

enous American music.

Her success has continued in New England, and she has been

heard at many popular theaters, nightspots, and supper club

venues throughout the region. The instrumental musical tal-

ent of her “handsome devils” is truly amazing and virtuosic.

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AUGUST2012 Progressive, Experimental Music Series Throughout August

NORTHERN ROUTES4 ADVENTURES IN NEW MUSIC

In the month of August, the 1794 Meetinghouse will

present the best in adventurous, underground music

with performances by artists working across a spectrum

of experimental styles, from acoustic fusions of folk and

improvisation to electronic textures and soundscapes.

The August schedule is presently being developed and

will be determined and announced by late June 2012...

so check our web site for artists, dates and details.

This series is sponsored byFranklin Community Co-op/Green Fields & McCusker’s Markets,

Greenfield & Shelburne Falls, MA

and Orange Innovation Center, Orange, MA

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State Representative Denise Andrews

www.deniseandrews.org

Thanks to the 1794 MEETING HOUSE for your leadership in enriching and investing in our vibrant communities!

Supporting the Arts!IS A GREAT THING TO DO

The Law Office ofPamela E. Oddy, P.C.Helping you preserve your assets withWills, Trusts, Elder Care Law,Estate and Nursing Home Planning

220 Exchange Street, Athol, MATel: 978 249-7511 • Fax: 978 249-7506E-mail: [email protected]

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www.collectivecopies.com

1794 Meeting Housebrings music to your ears.

Collective Copiesgives form to your words.

We offer print-on-demand,self-publishing, promotional materials,finishing services, books from ourLevellers Press, and excellent serviceon both sides of the river.

Amherst • 413.256.6425Florence • 413.586.5829

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Preschool, Kindergarten& Grades 1–6

An affordable independent school with a unique curriculumbased on direct contact with the natural world,

kindness, and attention to the individual.

The Village SchoolOn the Common, Royalston

978-249-3505 www.villageschoolma.org

Thomas R. o’ConnoR, DiReCToR

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1287 South Main StreetP.O. Box 375Athol, MA 01331-0375Tel: 978 249-7967 or 978 249-2236Fax: 978 249-2276

The North Quabbin’s Family Vetwww.aanimalhospital.com

Stephen Chase ContractingRestoration & Preservation Services

Royalston, Massachusetts

978-249-4860

Construction Supervisor #044817certified EPA Lead-Safe Renovator

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Lisa M. Carey, CPACertified Public Accountant

525 Main StreetAthol, MA 01331

Tel: 978-249-7852Fax: 978-249-7854

[email protected]

Noël’s NurseryTrees • Shrubs • Annuals/Perennials • Mulch

Soil Amendments • Statuary • Supplies5 Acres of Nursery Stock

77 Tully Road • Orange, MA • 978-575-0570

Harlem Gospel CHoir

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William Howe OldachAT TO R N E Y AT L AW

Wills, Trusts, and Estates

Real Estate & Mortgage Lending Services

Reverse Mortgages

Family Law • Guardianships/Adoptions

Business Law • Civil Litigation

Social Security/Disability

18 Dunbar PlaceAthol, MA 01331

Tel: 978 249-7977 / Fax: 978 249-7199

www.oldachlaw.com

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Lyman Signs & Truck LetteringFamily owned & operated for over 50 years.

Your full service sign center.

Truck Lettering

Digital Printing

Magnetic Signs

Banners

Gold Leaf

Race Graphics

Plastic Letters

45 State Road, Phillipston, MA 01331978.249.6672 | www.lymansigns.com

All Lines of InsuranceCompetitive Rates • Great Service

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Breezeway Farm ConsultingG R A N T W R I T I N G | P R O J E C T M A N A G E M E N T S E R V I C E S

Experts in construct ion and grant management

222 Wendell Road | New Salem, MA 01355978.544.8505 | [email protected]

Bringing communitiesinto the 21st century.

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UnionMusicAmplifiersguitarspro audiodrumskeyboardseffectslessonsrepairsrentalsband instrumentssheet musiclowest prices

508-753-3702142 southbridge st.worcester, mawww.unionmusic.com

SEE US TODAY FORHOUSE, CAR AND BUSINESS INSURANCE!

www.cornerstoneinsurance.com

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1794 MeetinghousePerformance Sponsors are one of 1794 Meetinghouse’s

most valuable and valued resources. Without their underwritingand in-kind contributions, our performances would be impossibleto produce. We cherish this partnership and wish to express our

appreciation. And so should you. Patronizing local businesses thatsupport your local arts is essential to making our communities

thrive. Anyone who contributes to local prosperity, also prospers.

WJDF FM 97.3 – 1794 Meetinghouse Season’s Sponsor

Athol Daily NewsAthol Savings Bank

Athol 250 AnniversaryPatrick Bullis, CPA

Butler Decorating & Prudential Prime PropertiesJ.W. DeWitt

Fiske, Murphy, & Mack Funeral HomeFranklin Community Co-op/Green Fields & McCusker’s Markets

Highland PressHume Equipment

Kessler InvestmentsKing Phillip Restaurant & Motel

Leonard OpticiansLinqsongs Publishing

C&M LongsworthMiller’s River Café

Mount Grace Land Conservation TrustWilliam Howe Oldach, Attorney at Law

Orange Innovation CenterOriginal Tire

Rotary Club of Athol/OrangeStan’s Liquors

Tully Mountain ProduceUptown Package StoreWitty’s Funeral HomeWorkers Credit Union

In memory of Dorothy Hayden and Tom Haydenfrom their family and friendsIn memory of Edyth Overing

from Linda Overing and John Ryan & Breezeway Farm Consulting

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Joan AbboudBette Abrams-EscheArthur & Marilyn AdamsDenise AndrewsAthol 250th AnniversaryAthol Daily NewsAthol Savings BankAthol YMCAAthol/Orange Community TelevisionAthol/Orange Rotary ClubCynthia BarnesRobert BauverBaxter ChiropracticAl & Bonnie BenjaminKarl & Doris BittenbenderThe Blind Pig Jo Ellen BoskindLynn BoudreauAlthea BrammhallBreezeway FarmBruce’s BrowserPatrick BullisPatience BundschuhButler DecoratingC&M LongsworthSallie CamdenCardinal Brook TrustLisa CareyCastine MoversJules ChametzkySteven ChaseLinda ClarkJeanne ClaytonCollective CopiesRobert A. ColnesVictor & Mary ColoCornerstone InsurancePeter & Candace CrossMargo CulleyDavid & Karen DavisJoann DeaconElizabeth DevlinDiemand FarmDavid Drake

Karen DuplissieAmy FaginBen & Margaret FeldmanLisa FinestoneFiske, Murphy, Mack Funeral HomeRice FlandersNorman & Barbara FordClifford J. Forster, Jr.Shawn A. FosterDavid GauthierVerne Goldsher, D.D.S.Greenfields MarketHannaford SupermarketRobert & Pamela HarrisEdna HavenHayden Family FundCharles HeffernanBo & Janet HendersonHeyes Forest ProductsHiggins/O’Connor Funeral HomeHighland PressCarol B. HillmanHelene HolmesHometown BankRichard & Julia HubbardHuhtala OilRichard W. HylandInn at Clamber HillJ.W. DeWittJames JacksonMichael & Judith JewettJohn & Virginia Jewett (in memory)Carl JohnsonPaula & Robert JohnstonKessler InvestmentsDebra KiersteadKimball-Cooke InsuranceDonald & Nona KingKing Phillip Restaurant & MotelDave & Anne Marie KittredgeRandy & Diane KohlstromJanet KraftBeverly LarkinLarry’s Variety/Larry’s Meat & Produce

We wish to express our sincere thanks to the following individuals andbusinesses that have donated to the 1794 Meetinghouse, Inc., during

the past year. Contributions, sponsorships and underwritingaccount for over 90% of our annual income.

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Gerard & Joanna LeclercLeonard OpticiansAndrew & Debora LichtenbergDiane LincolnLinqsong PublishingC&M LongsworthFrederick W. LymanLyman SignsMo LyonsMary C. McCarthyMcCusker’s MarketThomas & Lillian McDonoughMiller’s River CaféConstance MilusichMargery E. MoretzsohnGeorge MorinMount Grace Land Conservation TrustMt. Tully KennelsNew Salem PreservesNewcomb MotorsNoel’s NurseryNorth Quabbin Community Co-opNorth Quabbin Community CoalitionNorth Quabbin WoodsJohn O’KeefePamela OddyWilliam OldachOrange Community BandOrange Innovation CenterOrange Oil Co.Original TireLinda OveringMary-Ann Devita PalmieriAnthony L. PalmieriEmil Pauli, D.M.D.Dale & Lorna PetersonNick PlakiasPrudential FoundationPrudential Prime Properties

Nan PutnamTheresa A. QuinnPhil & Carla RabinowitzRed Apple FarmRise RichardsonAlice RobbinsDavid & Myra RossJohn RyanJane & Steven SchoenbergPhilip & Andrea ShaughnessyDavid SkillicornJudy SmithDavid SpackmanJean StabellStan’s LiquorsPhyllis SteverPhyllis StoneTarget MarketingLeslie TaylorJim & Pat TedfordKathleen ThawNicholas ThawRichard TrousdellTully Mountain ProduceTwentieth Century IlluminationsUnion MusicUptown LiquorsRichard VerockVillage SchoolJane VondellWalmart of OrangeWitty’s Funeral HomeWJDF 97.3 FMHenry & Annie WoolseyJohn WoolseyWorkers’ Credit UnionMr. & Mrs. George WrightWilliam Zamagni, Sr.

If you would like to join this list, please send your donation today!

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and all donations are fully tax-deductible.

We appreciate support from the Town of New Salem, Local Cultural Councils, and theMassachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Thanks also to the members and supporters

of the Quabbin Valley Pro Musica, the Central Congregational Church of New Salem,and to all our hardworking board members, staff, volunteers, and friends.

If we haven’t listed your name or if we have made an error, please let us know. Thank You.

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The Law Office ofPamela E. Oddy, P.C.Helping you preserve your assets withWills, Trusts, Elder Care Law,Estate and Nursing Home Planning

220 Exchange Street, Athol, MATel: 978 249-7511 • Fax: 978 249-7506E-mail: [email protected]

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McCusker’s Market3 State Street, Shelburne Falls

Open Daily7 a.m. to 7 p.m.(413) 625-9411

Green Fields Market144 Main Street, GreenfieldMon-Fri 8-8

Sat 9-6, Sun 10-5(413) 773-9567

We are a cooperative selling quality goods to promote health and build a sustainable local economy.One Co-op...two stores. Owned by 2,100 member households. Everyone welcome to shop!

Real Food, Real People, Real Investment

Find us on FACEBOOK: Franklin Community Co-op

We are a cooperative selling quality goods to promote health and build a sustainable local economy.One Co-op...two stores. Owned by 2,100 member households. Everyone welcome to shop!

Real Food, Real People, Real Investment

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95 New Athol Rd • Orange, MA • (888) 839-71425 Star Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Dealer Since 1990

www.newcombmotors.net

Newcomb Motors

Pet Hotel and Store

BoardingGroomingFarm FeedsSupplies

BirdsReptiles

FishSmall Animals

138 Fryeville Road • Orange, MA • 978-575-0614www.mounttullykennels.com

Proud to Support the Fine ArtsWe build barns... “YOUR BARN, YOUR WAY”

Our lumber comes from sustainably managed local forestsAlso your source for Siding, Molding, Paneling, Flooring

and Fabral Metal Roofing

34 Daniel Shays Highway, Orange, MA 01364(978) 544-8801 www.heyesforest.com

HEYES FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.

123 South Main Street, Athol978-249-BACK • fax: 978-249-7982

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What is Rotary?There are more than 32,000 Rotary Clubs and over 1.2 million

members worldwide. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian ser-vice, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Since its inception in 1925, the Rotary Club of Athol/Orange has supported hundreds of charities and touched thousands of people through its many programs. If you would like more information about how you can get more involved in our communities through ROTARY, call TED LEDGARD at 978-248-2001.

Service Above Self... They Profit Most Who Serve Best

Orange Community BandPresenting Our Summer 2012 Schedule

Friday, June 22, 7:30 pm; on the Bandstand

Friday, June 29, 7:30 pm; on the Bandstand

Friday, July 6, 7:30 pm; on the Bandstand



Friday, July 27, 7:30 pm; on the BandstandFor Information, Visit Us At:www.orangecommunityband.com

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The arts operate at the core of human identity and existence. They op-erate at the cutting edge of a science that is now trying to unravel the puzzle of consciousness and identity. How did we come to know, to understand, to grow? When did the pieces fall into place? Not on some graph. The graph is proof and proof comes afterwards. Proof is important to science because scientists start with speculation and conjecture to arrive at reality. The Arts’ job is to change reality, to challenge it, not prove it and explain it.

Now your little detour to the 1794 Meetinghouse probably hasn’t got much to do with the national performing arts in their grand scheme, but it isimportant right here, right now because there’s been a growing pressure on the arts to justify themselves, to prove their case, make their graphs and their pie-charts. We know the ripple effect of funding the arts leads to better dollar multipliers than many other expenditures and we know that cities with strong arts opportunities are more vibrant and attract more business and tourism.

So, what else do we know, and have studied and measured?We know that countries with strong cultural identities demonstrategreater social cohesion, and so on. Basically, all sorts of studies have been done, key-performance indicators, measured and indeed graphed.

But there is more. We must remember the arts do more than just that.Artists process experience and make experience available and understand-able. They change people’s lives, at the risk of their own. They changecountries, governments, history, gravity. After gravity, culture is the thing that holds humanity in place, in an otherwise constantly shifting and, let’s face it, tiny outcrop in the middle of an infinity of nowhere.

What I’m saying I don’t think anyone would deny, and yet no one seemsprepared to constantly value that the arts give people the chance to make sense of the experience of their lives, their brief lives, and the tool tocommunicate that unique sense in another person or people.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you’ll return.The experiment continues.

Michael Ruocco,executive director

do the arts matter?

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The 1794 Meetinghouse

North Quabbin’s Center for the Performing Arts.

There’s Beautiful Music in Your Own Backyard!

Just 20 minutes from Amherst... 30 minutes from Northampton...and only 40 minutes from Brattleboro, Keene, or Worcester.

1794 Meetinghouse is centrally located and close to everywhere!For $15 or less, you can hear artists you’d pay three to four times

as much to hear elsewhere in the area. This popular acoustichall is great for listeners and a favorite for performers.

Located on the Common in beautiful New Salem, Massachusetts.26 South Main Street

978-544-5200

Visit us online to view our season schedule, listen to and watchperformers, make a tax deductible contribution,

or purchase tickets to any of our events.www.1794meetinghouse.org

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We’re Part ofYour Community

We understand what this community means to you and your family. It means security. Togetherness. Strength. Caring. Friendship. This community is a place where you matter. This community is where you make a difference in people’s lives.

We share these values. It’s our job to make sure you under-stand what’s happening in your community by bringing the issues that matter the most to you clearly and responsibly. It’s a job we take seriously.

We’re proud to be part of your community and prouder still to call you our neighbor.

ATHOL DAILY NEWS is The North Quabbin Region’s Own Daily Newspaper Since 1934, Including the towns of Athol, Orange, Warwick, Erving, Wendell,

New Salem, Royalston, Phillipston, and Petersham.Visit our Website: www.atholdailynews.com • Email Us: [email protected]

225 Exchange St., Athol, MA • 978-249-3535

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