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Upcoming Shows
February 2012
February 4 Saturday
Tico - 11am - 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA - A GREAT restaurant in the Back Bay.
WHAT: BR&F Family Works Event, Brunch and Concert
WHERE: TiCO, 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA
DATE: Saturday, February 4th
MUSIC STARTS AT: 11am and we'll play approximately one hour.
COMPLIMENTARY: Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice.
BRUNCH: TICO will be offering their full brunch menu as well as a special kid's menu featuring Silver Dollar Pancakes, French Toast, Chicken Fingers, Grilled Cheese and more.
 FAMILY WORKS!
The BR&F Family Works! event will begin at 10am and continue until 11am. You can drop in and participate at any point. We recommend arriving by 10:15am or 10:30am to have time to participate without feeling rushed.
....will benefit: Solutions At Work - provide transitional assistance for homeless.
...please bring: We are collecting new and gently used children's coats, hats, mittens and scarves.
...activity will be: Catching Joy! will lead an activity table where kids can use their crayons, creativity and care to make cards to go along with the donations.
TICKETS: The only charge is for brunch if you choose to order it.
PHONE: (617) 351-0400
WHAT ELSE: TICO is the winner of Esquire Magazine's Best New Restaurants in America 2011! I had lunch there and the food is very, very, very good! There is plenty of room for this event at the restaurant!
WHAT ELSE, WHAT ELSE: We've worked with Catching Joy before. Joy and her organization are the gold standard for the term up-and-up. We're thrilled to be working with them again.
February 12 Sunday
Manchester Community Music School, 2291 Elm St., Manchester, NH - 2pm - more details to be announced.
February 23 Thursday
Reading, MA - 10:00am - Reading High School Auditorium, 82 Oakland Road, Reading, MA 01867
Tickets are $5 in advance, call (781) 454-7486, or $8 at the door.
This show is being put on by the Reading Newcomers and Neighbors Club. - We played this winter vacation, fundraiser event last year and it was impressively run, the school and auditorium were top notch and good energy radiated throughout. If you have the day off, by all means come to the show! Proceeds from the show purchase a pass to the Museum of Science for the Reading Library.
February 26 Sunday
92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson St., New York, NY - 11am - Joining us will be Kenny Kosek on fiddle. Quite simply, Kenny is a great fiddler. Among an outstanding musical resume of recording with James Taylor, David Byrne, Chaka Kahn, Willie Nelson, and John Denver, Kenny first hit my radar when he was a member of Jerry Garcia's Acoustic Band back in 1987. Check out Kenny's website. This is going to be something special.
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March 2012
March 3 Saturday
Bedford, MA - St. Michael's Church, 90 Concord Road - This is a concert to benefit the LEAP School of Bedford, MA. We've done a couple of these shows previous and it's a great community to play for.
March 10 Saturday
Winchester, MA - This is a show for the Family Action Network (FAN) of Winchester at Gifford Hall - Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church, 34 Dix Street, Winchester, MA - Show time is 11am - Admission is free for FAN Members, $8 for non-members. Tickest will be sold at the door. Questions... send to childrensprogramming@fanwinchester.org.
March 17 Saturday
Watertown, MA - 11:30am - Watertown Middle School, 68 Waverly Ave., Watertown, MA - We're playing as part of the Watertown Family Networks Early Childhood Information Fair. The fair runs from 9:30am until 11:30am and features information on local services for children birth through eight years of age. - We start playing at 11:30am.
March 31 Saturday
Tico - 11am - 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA - A GREAT restaurant in the Back Bay.
WHAT: BR&F Family Works Event, Brunch and Concert
WHERE: TiCO, 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA
DATE: Saturday, March 31
MUSIC STARTS AT: 11am and we'll play approximately one hour.
COMPLIMENTARY: Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice.
BRUNCH: TICO will be offering their full brunch menu as well as a special kid's menu featuring Silver Dollar Pancakes, French Toast, Chicken Fingers, Grilled Cheese and more.
FAMILY WORKS!
The Family Works! event will begin at 10am and continue until 11am. You can drop in and participate at any point. We recommend arriving by 10:15am or 10:30am to have time to participate without feeling rushed.
....will benefit: Reach Out and Read - a national non-profit that prepares America’s youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together.
...please bring: We are collecting new and gently used children's books
...activity will be: Catching Joy! will lead an activity table where kids can use their crayons, creativity and care to make bookmarks to go along with the donations.
TICKETS: The only charge is for brunch if you choose to order it.
PHONE: (617) 351-0400
WHAT ELSE: TICO is the winner of Esquire Magazine's Best New Restaurants in America 2011! I had lunch there and the food is very, very, very good! There is plenty of room for this event at the restaurant!
April 2012
April 1 Sunday
Regent Theatre - 7 Medford St., Arlington, MA - Family Works! event at 2pm - Music starts at 3pm.
WHAT: BR&F Family Works Event and Concert
WHERE: Regent Theatre 7 Medford St., Arlington, MA
DATE: Sunday, April 1
MUSIC STARTS AT: 3pm
TICKETS: $10 grownups; $8 kids & seniors: $7 Regent Members
PHONE: (781) 646-4849
FAMILY WORKS!
The Family Works! event will begin at 2pm and continue until just before showtime. You can drop in and participate at any point. We recommend arriving by 2:15pm or 2:30pm to have time to participate without feeling rushed.
....will benefit: Birthday Wishes, a charity that brings birthday parties to kids in homeless shelters.
...please bring: We are collecting NEW birhday party supplies and toys.
...activity will be: Catching Joy! will lead an activity table where kids can use their crayons, creativity and care to make birthday cards to go along with the donations.
April 28 Saturday
Belmont, MA - 11am - Benefit for the Belmont Cooperative Nursery School, 421 Common St., Belmont, MA 02478 - The school is located in, but is not affiliated with the Belmont United Methodist Church. - In addition to our set of music, there will be a silent auction, baked goods, pizza, chocolates, ballons with prizes and general hoopla. This sounds like a real good time and we hardly ever (ever, ever) get to play in Belmont.
Tickets:Will likely be available on the school's website or call the school at 617-489-3259 and ask for Caroline. If purchased in advance, tickets are $16 family max or $6/child, $8/adult. If purchased at the door on the day of the show, tickets will be $20 family max or $8/child, $10/adult. (Phew!)
May 2012
May 26 Saturday
Lexington, MA - Town Day - tentative
June 2012
June 1 Saturday
Winchester Town Day Block Party - 6:30pm > 9:00pm - 30 Mt. Vernon St., Winchester, MA - For the past couple of years this has been an unbelievably fun show. On the eve of Winchester Town Day, we set right in front of the Fire Station in downtown Winchester. It's early June, the mood is fantastic and lots and lots of people dance in the street. Plus we get to play two long sets. This is highly recommended!
June 23 Saturday
Verril Farms - 11 Wheeler Road, Concord, MA - Strawberry Festival! - This show was an absolute highlight of last year. We're looking forward to a return blast.
June 24 Sunday
Granite State Music Festival - Concord, NH - 10am - This looks to be a GREAT festival in a beautiful location in Concord, NH. More details to be announced as they develop.
July 2012
July 20 Friday
Lexington, MA - One of the highlight shows of the year. Every year. Worth the trip.
July 28 Saturday
Newton, MA - private show
August 2012
August 1 Wednesday
Andover, MA - Town Hall - Our biyearly trek to Andover, MA. Always a highlight!
August 10 Friday
Sandwich, MA - Heritage Museum
August 8 Wednesday
Lowell, MA - Boarding House Park
August 9 Thursday
Arlington, MA - Robbins Library
August 15 Wednesday
Natick, MA - Town Center
August 16 Thursday
Arlington, MA - Robbins Library - raindate if required
December 2012
December 28 Friday
Port Washington Public Library, One Library Drive, Port Washington, NY - 2:30pm - 516-883-4400 - We're going to help the fine library folks of Port Washington, NY celebrate their 120th Anniversary!
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