Benefit concert honoring Helen Slomovits & For Pete's Sake

[Jeanne Mackey]

Greetings,

I'm glad to take part in two concerts this month--both very personally meaningful. Helen Slomovits was a lovely person who generously shared music, creativity, spiritual work and so much more with our community. And I was fortunate enough to open for Pete Seeger a couple of times in various combinations, back in the 80s. He was always on the look-out for musicians who sang about social justice, so a lot of us benefited from his encouragement and inspiration.

Hope you'll join me!

7th Annual Benefit Concert in Loving Memory of Helen Slomovits

Saturday, May 11, 8 pm. Suggested Donation: $8 per person or $15 for two

Cafe 704, Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, 704 Airport Blvd., Ann Arbor MI. Download flyer

Laz Slomovits, of the folk duo Gemini, played a number of concerts at Cafe’ 704 over the years, always with his wife Helen, until she passed away in 2012. To honor Helen’s memory, and to celebrate her life, Laz is dedicating this yearly concert to her. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to two organizations: one that supports nature preservation, and the other, an emergency shelter for homeless children and their families. Both causes were very close to Helen’s heart. Laz will be joined by nine musicians, all of whom recorded and / or performed with Helen: his brother San, his niece, Emily, Peter Madcat Ruth, Jeanne Mackey, Laurel Federbush, Alaura Massaro, Lori Fithian, Jean Chorazyczewski, and Eric Fithian.  Laz and guests will sing some of Helen’s songs, as well as original and traditional music in both folk and classical styles.

For Pete's Sake - Celebration of Pete Seeger's 100th Birthday

Thursday, 5/16. 8 pm. Tickets: $20.

The Ark

This year marks the 100th birthday of folk legend Pete Seeger, and this10th annual tribute concert is a celebration of his life and music. The concert will once again be a benefit for the Ark; it feels fitting, as we celebrate the life of a man whom Bruce Springsteen has called “the grandfather of American folk music,” to honor and support a folk music institution that has brought such great music to our community for more than 50 years. We’ll tell stories and, in the true Seeger tradition, lead lots of singalongs. Joining the three of us (San, Laz and Emily) will be Dick Siegel, Billy King, Jeanne Mackey, David Owens, Judy Banker, Michael Hough, and Jacob Warren.

Quote of the day:

"Life is a good teacher and a good friend. Things are always in transition, if we could only realize it. Nothing ever sums itself up in the way that we like to dream about. The off-center, in-between state is an ideal situation... It's a very tender, non-aggressive, open-ended state of affairs."  --Pema Chodron

Cheers,

Jeanne Mackey