Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! The holiday season is truly upon us now.
Just wanted to drop you all a quick line wishing you a safe and relaxing holiday. Of course, here it is Friday of the holiday week, so maybe I have been too relaxed this week myself.
Anyways, soon I will be reporting on how our Ecumenical Fund Raiser went last Friday and I'll have new pictures from our November 22nd Open Mic night. Until then, be safe and be happy.
From
Everyone here at Lamocu Productions.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Big Week
Hello all,
Well we are in the final stretch for the Ecumenical Fund Raiser this Friday night. Met with the school officials again today to go over logistics. For those of you new to this blog, this Friday evening at Country Elementary on M-36 in Pinckney, we are putting on a concert for the community in conjunction with three local parishes and Gleaners. St. Mary's Catholic Church of Pinckney and Community Congregational are raising money for their youth missions; while Arise Unted Methodist is raising funds for the hurricane survivors of 2008. And as part of admission, we are giving $5 off the ticket price if someone brings in canned goods for Gleaners Food Bank.
Artists performing will be Laura MacKimmie and the bands BoHerald and Raw Deal. All three have performed for us on Open Mic nights at the Insights Group in Brighton and we can say all are quality performers. A great variety of music providing a great night of entertainment for some equally great causes. Pass the word and share the wealth, buying a ticket can be a tax deduction!
Now the following evening, there is an Open Mic night at the Insights Group. This Saturday we are proud to present Ms. Alyson Muir from Pinckney High School and at least one other band also from Pinckney. Alyson was recommended to me by the vocalist teacher at PHS when were looking for someone to sing the National Anthem at our football golf outing back in August. She blew the crowd away with her rendition and gave our outing more of a "football" feel. We have stayed in touch since then are very excited that she will be performing on our stage this weekend. Come see the future and support local music in our area.
Tickets for the Friday night fund raiser are $15, with a $5 discount if you bring in a canned good.
Tickets for Open Mic are $10 adults, $5 for students and again a $5 discount for bringing in a canned good---so students CAN BE FREE with a canned good!!!!
Well we are in the final stretch for the Ecumenical Fund Raiser this Friday night. Met with the school officials again today to go over logistics. For those of you new to this blog, this Friday evening at Country Elementary on M-36 in Pinckney, we are putting on a concert for the community in conjunction with three local parishes and Gleaners. St. Mary's Catholic Church of Pinckney and Community Congregational are raising money for their youth missions; while Arise Unted Methodist is raising funds for the hurricane survivors of 2008. And as part of admission, we are giving $5 off the ticket price if someone brings in canned goods for Gleaners Food Bank.
Artists performing will be Laura MacKimmie and the bands BoHerald and Raw Deal. All three have performed for us on Open Mic nights at the Insights Group in Brighton and we can say all are quality performers. A great variety of music providing a great night of entertainment for some equally great causes. Pass the word and share the wealth, buying a ticket can be a tax deduction!
Now the following evening, there is an Open Mic night at the Insights Group. This Saturday we are proud to present Ms. Alyson Muir from Pinckney High School and at least one other band also from Pinckney. Alyson was recommended to me by the vocalist teacher at PHS when were looking for someone to sing the National Anthem at our football golf outing back in August. She blew the crowd away with her rendition and gave our outing more of a "football" feel. We have stayed in touch since then are very excited that she will be performing on our stage this weekend. Come see the future and support local music in our area.
Tickets for the Friday night fund raiser are $15, with a $5 discount if you bring in a canned good.
Tickets for Open Mic are $10 adults, $5 for students and again a $5 discount for bringing in a canned good---so students CAN BE FREE with a canned good!!!!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Veterans Day Show
This past Tuesday was very special, performed at the in-service the Brighton Library held for it's workers. The library was closed for Veteran's Day but there was still a lot of activity there.
I was invited to speak and perform at the in-service luncheon. It was a great experience, I hope they enjoyed my presentation as much as I enjoyed them. On the road right now, but when I get stationary again I want to send out some special "thank you's" for this day.
But I'll leave you with this thought, the Brighton Library's staff is a just a great bunch of people to be associated with. If you're not a card carrying member, join. And if you're a business, they're a resource you can't pass up. Stop by and see all the things the library can do for you.
More later, thanks for reading along.
I was invited to speak and perform at the in-service luncheon. It was a great experience, I hope they enjoyed my presentation as much as I enjoyed them. On the road right now, but when I get stationary again I want to send out some special "thank you's" for this day.
But I'll leave you with this thought, the Brighton Library's staff is a just a great bunch of people to be associated with. If you're not a card carrying member, join. And if you're a business, they're a resource you can't pass up. Stop by and see all the things the library can do for you.
More later, thanks for reading along.
Ecumenical Show 11/21
Well we're heading into the home stretch with the show. We will be finalizing details this week so we have a game plan for next week. If there are problems and concerns, I am not aware of them---yet. So I will be making every effort to contact all involved parties for this event and see that we are all on the same page.
More later, thanks for reading along.
More later, thanks for reading along.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Open Mic 11/8 Results.
Wow! It's all I can say. If there was EVER a doubt that there is young talent in this area, it was removed Saturday night.
Lauren Alm, of Howell (we originally listed her as being from Pinckney) and City Limit brought the house down. There was a second band warming up but they gave one name on their release sheet and another during their recording---so we have to check on some things first. But for Lauren and City Limit it was their first time on stage and you would not know it.
Both Lauren and City Limit had good size followings and that made the evening even more special to them and to us. Having a number of people in the Insights building for the first time brought about discussion of other performers who had been looking for an outlet. Well, we're here and I'm extremely excited about the way this project is growing.
That's all for now, more tomorrow, hopefully with pictures. Thanks for reading along.
Lauren Alm, of Howell (we originally listed her as being from Pinckney) and City Limit brought the house down. There was a second band warming up but they gave one name on their release sheet and another during their recording---so we have to check on some things first. But for Lauren and City Limit it was their first time on stage and you would not know it.
Both Lauren and City Limit had good size followings and that made the evening even more special to them and to us. Having a number of people in the Insights building for the first time brought about discussion of other performers who had been looking for an outlet. Well, we're here and I'm extremely excited about the way this project is growing.
That's all for now, more tomorrow, hopefully with pictures. Thanks for reading along.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Pinckney Talent
As an update to our previous blog about Open Mic night on the 8th, we may have a second band appearing as well. Word is getting out about this project and Zach Reske, drummer for City Limit called and asked if another act could join in the festivities tomorrow night, their name currently unknown.
I told Zach this was fine but, Lauren Alm is scheduled to perform for a good hour starting at approximately 9pm and depending on logistics, this band would have to wait their turn. Zach's band, City Limit is scheduled to begin our show at 8, play until 9 and play again after Lauren's show. So the second band will have to cut into City Limit's second performance, not Lauren's.
It is great to have this situation developing because we all knew the young talent was out there, they just needed to know that we were here for them. And the good news continues because it looks like Allison Muir, another Pinckney High School student, will be performing on our next Open Mic night on the 22nd. Zach's friends have been invited to play their full set on the 22nd if they wish.
That's all for now, I hope to see you all tomorrow night. Remember tickets are just $5 for students and $10 for adults, with $5 off when you bring in a canned good donation for Gleaner's Food Bank.
Please remember our Ecumenical Fund Raiser on the 21st at Country Elementary as well. This event is picking up momentum as we head into these last two weeks. Soon WHMI will be promoting this event on the air. We should also be appearing in the calender of events in the Press/Argus and Community News.
The Ecumenical Fund Raiser is proving to be another example of performers stepping up. Last week Chris Martinez of Boherald called and asked if another band could join them. I gave Chris the same answer I gave Zach above, Laura MacKimmie and Raw Deal are prepared to do complete sets and if Boherald wants to give up some of their set up time/performing time to this other group that would be fine. With flyers and posters already distributed I told Chris we wouldn't be able to promote their friends but if an artist wants to lend their talents for the cause, that's admirable and I wouldn't turn them away.
Ok, thanks for reading along. Again, it's great to know the young talent is out there just as we thought. Hope to see you all tomorrow. Tickets by the way for the Ecumenical show on the 21st are on sale at the following locations: Brighton Tropi Tan, The Insights Group, Schafers House of Music (both locations), Arise United Methodist Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Community Congregational Church of Pinckney.
I told Zach this was fine but, Lauren Alm is scheduled to perform for a good hour starting at approximately 9pm and depending on logistics, this band would have to wait their turn. Zach's band, City Limit is scheduled to begin our show at 8, play until 9 and play again after Lauren's show. So the second band will have to cut into City Limit's second performance, not Lauren's.
It is great to have this situation developing because we all knew the young talent was out there, they just needed to know that we were here for them. And the good news continues because it looks like Allison Muir, another Pinckney High School student, will be performing on our next Open Mic night on the 22nd. Zach's friends have been invited to play their full set on the 22nd if they wish.
That's all for now, I hope to see you all tomorrow night. Remember tickets are just $5 for students and $10 for adults, with $5 off when you bring in a canned good donation for Gleaner's Food Bank.
Please remember our Ecumenical Fund Raiser on the 21st at Country Elementary as well. This event is picking up momentum as we head into these last two weeks. Soon WHMI will be promoting this event on the air. We should also be appearing in the calender of events in the Press/Argus and Community News.
The Ecumenical Fund Raiser is proving to be another example of performers stepping up. Last week Chris Martinez of Boherald called and asked if another band could join them. I gave Chris the same answer I gave Zach above, Laura MacKimmie and Raw Deal are prepared to do complete sets and if Boherald wants to give up some of their set up time/performing time to this other group that would be fine. With flyers and posters already distributed I told Chris we wouldn't be able to promote their friends but if an artist wants to lend their talents for the cause, that's admirable and I wouldn't turn them away.
Ok, thanks for reading along. Again, it's great to know the young talent is out there just as we thought. Hope to see you all tomorrow. Tickets by the way for the Ecumenical show on the 21st are on sale at the following locations: Brighton Tropi Tan, The Insights Group, Schafers House of Music (both locations), Arise United Methodist Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Community Congregational Church of Pinckney.
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