It’s been 50 years since Woodstock was held in our home state. We’re celebrating the anniversary of this monumental event in music history with a party in the taproom!

$5 Beers All Day – excludes guest taps
Live Music Performances – no cover
Ade Adu 12:30pm
ponder 3pm
MJ & The Way (Mike and Mandy Music trio) 5:30pm
Chris Squier Band 9pm

Groovy attire encouraged.

Borderland Music Arts Festival joins the Fiftieth Woodstock Anniversary with the Road to Borderland! They will be selling festival tickets, merchandise and will be giving away a pair of tickets.
Learn more -> www.borderlandfestival.com
RSVP -> Borderland Music Arts Festival 2019

More announcements to come…

Soul Blueprints
Sunday, Aug 18 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
$150 (Early) / $175 (Regular)
Rev. Angie Hewett-Abt, B.A.

Register Now https://www.fellowshipsspirit.org/event/soul-blueprints/ or call: Phone: 716-595-2159

… Free will? Soul Contracts? Life Plans and Desires?

To what degree is your life predestined?
What kind of soul contracts have you made with yourself & others?

While still between lifetimes, you worked out a life plan. Major relationships and important key events were part of the plan. This plan was meant to help your soul make discoveries, to learn, to grow.

You will also discover that while there was pre-planning before you came into this lifetime. You also have free will. That means you are free at anytime to change what you are experiencing, change your plan and do something different. Often our soul learns what it has set out to learn and becomes so attached to the experience that the experiences continue instead of moving on to the next phase. You will discover what those things are and release them.

We do pre/plan our lifetimes but it’s important to remember that we also come into our lives with free will. There are times we wish to experience a painful experience in order to learn – once we’ve learned it we can let go if it – we don’t have to keep learning it over & over.

We will :
•Connect with your spirit guides and learn who they are.
•Explore the plan you made for this life.
•Discover what you have completed
•Decide where and how to enhanced your life as you move forward.

Join Angie as she guides you into an elevated state of consciousness as she regresses you back to the time in spirit when you were working out your present life with Guides, Masters and Angelic Beings.

Rev. Angie Hewett-Abt, B.A., is a 2002 graduate of Fellowships of the Spirit’s School of Spiritual Healing and Prophecy. She received her degree in Human Services with a concentration in Counseling and Psychology in 2005. A practicing medium for over 34 years, Angie currently has her own thriving mediumship and spiritual counseling practice located in Buffalo, NY, where for the past 15 years she has taught meditation and intuitive development. Prior to 2002 Angie worked as a customer relations manager in various industries for over 22 years.

Register Now https://www.fellowshipsspirit.org/event/soul-blueprints/ or call: Phone: 716-595-2159

Details
Date: Sunday, Aug 18 Time:
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Early Reg Cost: $150 Early Reg Ends: August 9
Regular Reg Cost: $175

Presenter
Rev. Angie Hewett-Abt, B.A.

Location
Fellowships of the Spirit Lakeside Learning Center
282 Dale Drive
Cassadaga, NY 14718 United States
Phone: 716-595-2159

Salvatore’s Italian Gardens will create an exclusive, fresh and imaginative dining experience inside the Botanical Gardens. Salvatore’s Chef will thoughtfully construct an all-inclusive specific menu for each week. Guests can enjoy fresh and imaginative dishes and drinks at tables located among the tropical surroundings for guests to relax and enjoy their experience. Menus will be available in advance. Check here or SalvatoresHospitality.com to review the pre-set menus and purchase dinner reservations.

Pre-paid reservations include the pre-set meal for that week taxes and gratuity. Beer and wine will be priced separately and can be selected and purchased at your table. Due to the exclusivity of this experience, reservations must be purchased at least 24 hours in advance at SalvatoresHospitality.com, or by phone at 635.9000.

Guests are invited to join a free mini-tour that will be offered twice per dining event. These small group tours are on a walk-up basis, each capping at 12 participants. No pre-registration is required but a first-come, first serve sign-in will be available at the Admission Desk. The two tours will start at approximately 5pm and 6:30pm each evening. All participants should meet in the center of the Palm Dome for the start of their tour.

A Garden Bar featuring handpicked wines, bubbles and craft beers will also be open from 4:30-8:30pm for visitors to enjoy live music from Michael DiSanto, drinks and a relaxing stroll through the Botanical Gardens. Reservations are not needed for the Garden Bar. Join us for a creative date night or a place to escape with your family on a warm summer evening. Regular Botanical Gardens’ admission prices apply to enter the Garden Bar and Salvatore’s Secret Garden.

Access to the bar is included in regular admission to the Botanical Gardens; $11 for adults, $10 for seniors (62 ) $9 students (13 ), $6 for kids 3-12, Botanical Garden Members and kids two and under are free.

Lori Leachman, a professor of economics at Duke University and a successful painter whose work is represented in galleries around the U.S., is also the daughter of a successful football coach (Lamar Leachman, NY Giants defensive line coach during their Super Bowl years in the 80’s and 90’s) who grew up in the south in a football, male-centered family in the 60s and 70s. She will be at Talking Leaves to read from, talk about, and sign copies of The King of Halloween and the Firecracker Queen: A Tale of Family and Football, her memoir of her coming of age in that circumstance. As she puts it, “(my parents) built a life together on the foundation of competitive football that was both exhilarating and heartbreaking. Football was my family’s salvation and destruction. It supported us. It set the pace of our daily lives. It opened doors for us. It provided us with community. Yet, it was the source of our family’s greatest sorrow. This is my story of a football life; a life that was totally male centric, completely focused on physical excellence and mental toughness, never routine, always preoccupied with winning, and continually idolized by those outside of the profession. It was a life characterized by its own particular rhythm and seasons, the seasons of football.” She also addresses the issue of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the neuro-degenerative disease that plagues many athletes and that felled her father.

Happy Hour has never been more fun and more delicious. Rochester A-List and ROConnoisseur are bringing back happy hour with City Walk. It’s a walking party as we visit great spots for food and drinks. Join friends and meet new ones for a one-of-a-kind experience in Buffalo, NY. Monthly Rochester NY City Walks have been selling out often in 24 hours. Each Buffalo City Walk will be in a different area in the City of Good Neighbors. It’s going to be a delicious summer!

This City Walk is going to the Downtown Buffalo neighborhood.

500 Pearl- Be one of the first to see the tallest rooftop in Buffalo at the newly remodeled landmark building. Live music at W XYZ Lounge and views at Patricks Rooftop Bar. Opt for the tour and see the beautiful theater, A Loft Hotel rooms, bowling, and private event spaces. Food and drink specials TBA.

Big Ditch Brewery- Sample delicious craft beer and bites paired with your beer at the multi-level brewery. Food and drink specials TBA.

Frankie Primos- Sample delicious authentic Italian dishes at one of Buffalo’s favorite restaurants. Food and drink specials TBA.

Tickets are $12. Registered walkers will receive details on where to meet a few days before the walk. This event is 21 .

19th Edition World Pathology Week, August 22-23, 2019 | Tokyo, Japan
Pathology Conferences | Japan Pathology Conferences | European Pathology Conferences | Pathology Conferences UK | Pathology Congress

All the experts in the arena of Pathology are welcomed to attend the CME accredited 19th Edition on World Pathology Week (Pathology Week-2019), going to be held at Tokyo, Japan during August 22-23, 2019. The Theme of the conference is; Path to future of Pathology.
The Pathology Conference 2019 brings together the pathologists, Doctors, Researchers, Professors, Assistant Professors, Laboratory staff, Scientists & Pathology & Cancer Epidemiology Lecturers from both Industry and academia to discuss the advancements and challenges in the broad sector of Pathology but not limited to Molecular Pathology, Gynaecological pathology, Hematopathology, Cytopathology, Immunopathology, Histopathology, Pathology Imaging, Clinical Pathology, Breast Pathology, Cancer Pathology, Microbial Pathology and Infections, Forensic Pathology, Chemical Pathology and all other allied fields.
This Pathology Congress comprise of Plenary talks, Industry Presentations, Panel discussions, Q&A Rounds, Oral presentations, Workshops/Symposiums, Exhibitions, B2B, B2A, and Young Researcher Forums (YRF), Poster Presentations Pathology.
Pathology Tracks:
• Digital Pathology & Telepathology
• Surgical Pathology
• Veterinary Pathology
• Histopathology & Cytopathology
• Experimental Pathology
• Autopsy Pathology
• Molecular Pathology
• Breast Pathology
• Clinical Pathology & Chemical Pathology
• Comparative Pathology
• Pathology Case Reports
• Cancer Cytopathology
• Liver Pathology & Gastrointestinal Pathology
• Gynaecological Pathology, Reproductive Pathology & Uropathology
• Hematopathology
• Dermatopathology
• Soft Tissue & Bone Pathology
• Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
• Anatomic Pathology & Forensic Pathology
• Microbial Pathology & Infectious Disease Pathology
• Head And Neck Pathology
• Neuropathology
• Nephropathology
• Immunopathology
• Diagnostics Pathology
• Paediatric & Perinatal Pathology
• Ophthalmic Pathology
• Psychopathology
• Renal Pathology & Urinary Tract Pathology
• Plant Pathology

We are looking forward to welcome you at the Pathology Week 2019 Conference in Tokyo!
To learn more about our conference please visit our website- Pathology Week Conferences
Conference Venue: Tokyo, Japan
Regards
Joseph A| Program Director
Pathology Week 2019
EurosciconLtd,
Email: pathologyweek@sciconmeet.com

In its ninth year at the enchanted Heron grounds in Sherman, NY, Night Lights Music Festival will take place August 22-24. The line-up features an inclusive & varied showing of national, regional and local artists covering genres from electronic, jam, rock, funk, americana, bluegrass and indie.

Complete Line-up Roster

Girl Talk, Aqueous, !!! (chk chk chk), Uncle Mike’s Random Company Ft. Mike Ganzter of Aqueous (with special guests Vinnie Amico of moe., Rob Compa of Dopapod, Alric “A.C.” Carter of Tauk and Evan McPhaden of Aqueous), Artist at Large Rob Compa (Dopapod), SunSquabi, Ghost- Note, Big Something, Marco Benevento Consider the Source, Dirtwire, Kitchen Dwellers, Mike Dillon Band, Sego, Midnight North, Goose, People’s Blues of Richmond, Funktional Flow X 2 (Tribute to The Police) , Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People x 2 (Tribute to the Women of Soul), LITZ, Handsome Jack, Roots Collider, Space Junk, PA Line, Witty Tarbox x 2 Push th’ lil Daisies (Tribute to Ween), Of Clocks and Clouds, (BEÜ), Cold Lazarus, Cypher, Tortoise Forest, Neon Veins, Ponder, Expansion Project, Sentinel 6, The Vibe Supply… A few more artists to be announced soon.

www.nightlightsfest.com

w xyz Bar: Live At Aloft Hotels is a venue where the nosebleed section doesn’t exist. Where you can be as front row as you want and you’re always a VIP. Discover live, acoustic performances from emerging artists and a vibrant social scene.

Marvel at Michael DiSantos guitar style that is truly unique and diverse. The focal point of his music is soulful and truthful creating a style that is genuine and original. He combines elements of R&B, Gospel, Reggae, Blues, Neo-Soul, and Jazz into his performances making his style easily loved by many. Stop in at the W XYZ bar and lounge on July 10th and enjoy Michal DiSantos honest approach to music.

ALL are welcome! No need to come to every class.

We are all born with a connection to our intuition. Join Angie Hewett-Abt & learn to “remember what you already know.”
We will meet every other Thursday,
We’d love to see you at every class but it’s not necessary. Come whenever you can.

In the series you will learn how to use your intuition in your daily life.
We are all born with a connection to our intuition. Join me as I help you remember your natural gifts. In this workshop you will learn how to interpret the Intuitive messages and signs we receive every day from outer Higher selves and spirit guides. You will also learn how to purposefully connect to your intuition and receive guidance at any time on any subject. Our intuition is a tool we all have access to that can help us navigate our lives in an easier way and manifest how we’d like our lives to look. $20per Class We are all born with a connection to our intuition.

Join Angie Hewett-Abt & learn to “remember what you already know.”
We will meet Thursday, 7/11, 7/25 8/8, 8/22

In the series you will learn how to use your intuition in your daily life.
And:

– how to connect to & stay connected to your Intuitive side if your brain.
– learn about the ways Spirit gives us messages. Clairvoyance- clear seeing, Clairaudience – clear hearing & Clairscentience – clear feeling
– why it’s important to develop your intuition & use it in your daily life
– how to receive & give Intuitive messages to others
– how to communicate with your spirit guides
– how to communicate with loved ones on the other side.
– Psychometry & Personal billets
– how to give yourself a reading. Future, Past Life, & more

$20 per class. Pay

When: Thursday, Aug 22, 2019 9:00 PM (Doors open at 8:00 PM)
Ticket Price: $12.00 – $15.00
Door Time: 8:00 PM
Restrictions: 18 & over
Zach Deputy:
On his path towards becoming a successful touring musician, Zach Deputy serendipitously landed a solo gig in his early 20s by walking into a bar just after that night’s featured artist had bailed. Deputy soon introduced the world to the sound he’d eventually dub “island-infused, drum ‘n’ bass, gospel-ninja-soul.” By 2008 he’d released his debut album Out of the Water and—thanks to his ingenuity in looping—made his name as an unforgettable one-man-band live act. The new music kept flowing, and since then Deputy has released four critically acclaimed full length studio albums. As a special sneak peek into his new music, Zach will sprinkle songs from his upcoming album throughout his sets this fall.
Reflecting on his live shows, Zach says “music to me is about bringing people together from all walks of life and living in the moment with a joyful heart!” Deputy’s one man show creates a unique experience straight from the soul every night, raw and uncut with absolutely nothing prerecorded. As a pioneer of looping and synth guitar work well ahead of his time, he’s taken the technology to uncharted lands delivering a pocket groove unique to the ears. Zach says, “call me crazy, but I’ve always believed live music should always be live, but I’ve also always loved a good tranced out dance party too.” With this in mind he tailored his performances to meet his convictions. Combining his family roots Island vibe with his low country southern soul, a pinch of tranced out hippy hop, and a vast amount of talent, Zach’s sound emerges in focus.
Concertgoers can look forward to a unique live music experience. Zach plays a different set every night as an ultimate expression of living in the moment, with the hopes of opening windows to people’s souls to remind them of how good it feels to be alive.

Buffalo Arts Studio is pleased to announce our programming for M&T Fourth Friday in August with the Second Annual Panthfrica Celebration. This celebration includes both visual and performing arts and will take place on August 23, 2019 from 5:00-8:00 pm.

Panthfrica is a collective of black creatives that transform and empower communities through the arts and entrepreneurship by partnering with community arts organizations to present special events that reflects the Afro-futurist view of a powerful, heroic future for people of color while also sharing music and spoken word rooted in African traditions.

The Second Annual Panthfrica Celebration coincides with “Black Imaginings”, a solo exhibition by Stacey Robinson (Urbana-Champaign, Ill) whose work discusses ideas of “Black Utopias” and Afrofuturism as decolonized spaces of peace. Also on display is “Night Boy” by Black Kirby, a collaboration between Robinson and John Jennings (Riverside, CA) based on their most recent project “Night Boy”, a graphic novel that tells the story of a young victim of police brutality who becomes a pawn in a supernatural power struggle, and a guardian of the City of Light.

In the Community Space Gallery “A Leap of Faith into a Galactic Adventure Story” will showcase artwork by Buffalo students who participated in a week-long workshop with Stacey Robinson. Students developed graphic novel sequences based on Night Boy to create original artwork inspired by Black Kirby’s bold forms, combining themes centered around Afrofuturism, social justice, representation, and magical realism.

The Hosta, Daylily & Iris Sale will be held on August 24 from 9am-2pm at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens’ Administration Building. Hundreds of daylilies, hostas and irises will be labeled and described for sale at reasonable prices. Experts will be on hand to answer your plant questions. Organizers would like to note that there will be a long line waiting for the doors to open and they recommend attendees arrive early to the Sale. The Sale is free and open the public and will take place in the Administration Building located next to the Buffalo Botanical Gardens.

Free admission to the sale in the Administration Building

Muddy Buffalo obstacle course race and mud run is back for 2019 and is better than ever!! As other obstacle course races come and go, Muddy Buffalo is committed to keeping the sport of obstacle course racing here in Western New York!!
The Muddy Buffalo is an obstacle course race and mud run set on the ski slopes of the Buffalo Ski Club on August 24th.
We will have about 30 obstacles spread-out over a 5 miles course. This will be a fun yet challenging race that once completed will leave you proud of what you have accomplished. If you have always wanted to do a Spartan Race, Tough Mudder, Bonefrog, or any mud run … The Muddy Buffalo is perfect for you!
Get some friends and sign up today and get ready for a great experience!

Register early as we are ONLY allowing 500 registrants and this race will sell out!

Visit our website at www.muddybuffalo.com and sign up for our email club and we will email you when we offer FREE workouts and other specials throughout the summer to prepare you for the race.

We offer competitive and non-competitive waves.

Lancaster Unleashed & Flying Bison Brewing Team Up for Dog Park
Fundraising Event Invites Dog Parents to “Take Your Dog Out for a Beer”!

Lancaster Unleashed, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing the Como Lake Bark Park, invites dogs and their well-behaved human families to partake of a fun-filled afternoon at dog friendly Flying Bison Brewing Company on Saturday, August 24th from 4-8pm.

The Take Your Dog Out for a Beer event will feature something of interest for all:
• TroyD Photography will offer professional photographic portraits of dogs (with or without their families) for only $15 per grouping with the proceeds benefiting Como Lake Bark Park
• Local vendors offering dog gifts, treats, and services, single batch gourmet chocolate, Buffalo-themed jewelry and unique made in Buffalo items
• 3 local Food Trucks: House of Munch, Maria’s Bene Cibo, and BabZ BBQ
• A basket raffle, featuring baskets from each of the vendors at the event
• A 50/50 Raffle throughout the event

“We are pleased to partner with Lancaster Unleashed in their effort to create a dog park in Como Lake Park. Flying Bison is proud to support this community endeavor and to be one of the most dog-friendly destinations in Buffalo,” said Tim Herzog, Founder of Flying Bison Brewing Company.

All proceeds from the event will benefit Lancaster Unleashed’s Bark for Your Park ongoing fundraising campaign. As previously announced, Lancaster Unleashed’s Dog Park will be located on 1.5 acres in Erie County’s Como Lake Park. The event is free, but donations will be accepted at the door.

Our Board of Directors will be present to answer questions about the dog park and how individuals can get involved. We hope many of our doggy friends will be able to attend!

For more information, contact Mary C. St. Mary, Vice President, Lancaster Unleashed, at (716) 867-7973.

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When’s the last time your dog took YOU out for a beer? Exactly! Join us Saturday, August 24th between 4-8pm at dog-friendly Flying Bison!
Hey–we need $ to buy cool things (doggy water fountains, agility equipment) and not-so-cool things (cement, stone dust, liability insurance) so we can open our dog park in Como Lake Park in Lancaster. So, grab the leash, come join us for a beer, buy a few raffle tickets & chill in our hometown (and FIRST) craft brewery, Flying Bison in Barkinville…err Larkinville!
www.lancasterdogpark.org
www.facebook.com/lancasterunleashed
www.flyingbisonbrewing.com

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/take-your-dog-out-for-a-beer-to-benefit-como-lake-bark-park-tickets-66528437347

This event was developed to expose authors, poets, playwrights, and other creative writers to various publishers in the Buffalo area through a performative networking event. This event functions similar to an open mic night, but with a little more structure. Your audience will be organized to include a mixture of publishers, writers, and general audience members.

Writers who would like to be featured in the Publisher’s Mic Night performance should email us by following the rules and guidelines below. GBP will build a schedule for the night based on the submissions we receive on a first come, first served basis. You are encouraged to mingle and discuss your work during the event reception, which will take place in the ART lounge outside the theater.

General Admission
$10/ person

Performers
$5/ time slot
(performers do not have to pay an admission fee)

Cash & Venmo Accepted!
Send payment to @greenbflo with the caption Publisher’s Mic Night.

Accepted Works: Fiction, Nonfiction, Microfiction, Journalism, Memoir, Biography, Photography/Visual Art, Poetry, Graphic Novel, Monologue
Visit our website for more information, rules, and guidelines for submission!

Saturday, August 24th: Forever Young Presents: Saturday Night Safety Dance with DJ Bueller, as heard on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave

-Doors: 8:00pm, show: 9:00pm
-Tickets: $10 ADV/$15 DOS
-Ages: 18

Featuring 80’s new wave dance music sounds like:
New Order
Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Talk Talk
The Cure & much more

DJ Bueller started collecting 12″ vinyl singles in the 80s and has been spinning 80s parties for the last two decades. Now he steps it up a notch with the latest technology to mix 80s music videos.

DJ Bueller’s mixes can be heard on SiriusXM 1st Wave’s “Saturday Night Safety Dance”

Great Food, Great Golf, Great Cause!

Join us for a fun-filled day of golf with lunch on the course! Play will conclude with a dinner program, basket raffle, auction and awards ceremony at the club.

All proceeds from Drive for Kids will help Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center!

A dinner only ticket is $70.

An individual golfer is $440.

A split foursome is $875.00.

A foursome is $1,750.00

For more information on purchasing sponsorship or foursomes please visit bhscdriveforkids.org.

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center enriches lives through our caring collaborations, innovative programs and dynamic approaches that successfully impact educational, therapeutic and communcation needs of children, adults and families.

Described in the Washington Post as “a multi-instrumental genius,” world-renowned and award-winning percussionist Tom Teasley will perform at a free concert at Chautauqua Institution’s Lenna Hall on Monday, August 26 at 7:30 p.m. The concert is presented by Encore Creativity for Older Adults, the nation’s largest choral organization for people 55 . Mr. Teasley maintains a unique career as a solo percussionist, composer and collaborator. He’s been an artist-in-residence at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and has collaborated with the National Symphony as both a soloist and composer. As an international collaborator, he has performed by invitation in Europe, South America, New Zealand, Samoa and Korea and is a six-time recipient of a Fulbright-Hayes grant for performances in the Middle East. His eight CDs have been greeted with international airplay and acclaim. For more information about Encore and its programs at Chautauqua Institution, visit encorecreativity.org or call 301-261-5747.

Monday, August 26th

DSP Shows presents Wallis Bird Live in the 9th Ward

Tickets: General Admission Standing $10 at Ticketfly.com or the Babeville Box Office (M-F 11a-5p), or charge by phone 877.987.6487

7pm Doors, 8pm Show

“It’s her humour and bold honesty that makes Bird so special” The Guardian “The intensity of Wallis Bird’s sound will pin you to the wall.” Sydney Morning Herald “The sheer visceral energy of Wallis Bird could kick-start an entire economy.” The Irish Times

It may sound like something out of Spinal Tap that Irish artist Wallis Bird lost all the fingers on one hand in a bizarre lawnmower accident as a baby, but it’s no exaggeration. Though most of her fingers were saved through surgery, one was lost for good. Happily it didn’t stop her picking up a guitar as a child, flipping it upside down to strum with her damaged hand, and carrying on as if nothing had ever happened. Today she’s a veritable virtuoso on the instrument, and with a chuckle she describes that fateful ‘Lawnmower Incident’ as having given her “her mojo”. That mojo carried her to record deals with Island Records and Columbia Records, several high profile awards and nominations, tours across the world with the likes of Rodrigo y Gabriela, Billy Bragg and Emiliana Torrini, and invitations to open shows for Gossip, Frightened Rabbit, and many others. The two-time Meteor award winner (Ireland’s national music prize) and two-time Irish Choice Prize nominee (equivalent of UK’s Mercury Awards) was born into a large family in Wexford, Ireland. She cut her teeth as a teenager playing cover gigs in pubs and learning to deal with drunken hecklers by way of cheeky comebacks and good- natured ripostes. Moving to Germany in 2005, she self- released the single Blossoms in the Street which spent twenty weeks in the airplay charts. It grabbed the attention of Island Records who signed her almost on the spot. Her debut album hit the Top 5 UK digital album charts and she continued to chart in various European countries with her subsequent albums.

Wallis has toured constantly, headlining over 800 shows in the past ten years. Over 30,000 people attended her last album release tour alone. Well known across Europe for her live performances, her 2016-2017 tour for the album ‘Home’, was expanded to include Australia and Japan for the first time. On the Australian leg of the tour, Wallis gained a new fan in cult artist Amanda Palmer, who tweeted repeatedly to her million-plus followers to go and catch a show. Palmer subsequently invited Wallis on stage for a duet during one of her festival appearances, and Wallis reciprocated by having Palmer sing at one of her own headlining shows. In 2018, Wallis embarked on a month-long tour of Canada, her first time in the country, tearing it up at multiple folk festivals including Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver, and coming home with a raft of new fans.

Most artists can’t sustain the kind of energy levels that Wallis exhibits on stage. Every performance is characterised by an almost startling passion; one that frequently leaves her breathless and her acoustic guitar strings shredded to pieces. Her refreshingly honest, self-effacing manner has endeared her to audiences of every kind, whether her own fans or someone else’s. Audiences will likely be invited to “show me your sweat patches!” when a grinning Bird wants them to throw their hands in the air and dance unabashedly. Or they might be told with a wink before a ballad “this is the one where you’re all going to take a toilet break, isn’t it?” Going from delicate whispers to explosive cries in a heartbeat, and inciting rousing sing-a-longs or spellbound silences, few can cast a bewitching spell over an audience in the way Wallis Bird can.

Indeed, when she hit a road-block during the writing of 2016’s ‘Home’, she did the only thing she could think of…something that would be unthinkable to most artists. “I figured a 12 hour free concert would fix all the issues I had,” she recalls. Bird stepped onto the stage of Berlin’s Auster club at 1.30pm one cold January afternoon and stayed there until the early hours, raising money for refugee charities at the same time. Afterwards she even found the energy to play two encores. No surprise, then, that the Irish Times wrote that “the sheer visceral energy of Wallis Bird could kick-start an entire economy”.

Bird is currently focused on making her next record, which will be heavily soul-influenced, and is to be released in 2019. Always eager for a challenge to keep her on her toes during the creative process, instead of a 12-hour gig, this time Wallis is bringing the fans into the mix in a different way. She’s recording a series of covers, allowing fans to choose a song for each decade, which she then records within a few days. As she explains: “when I’m writing my own music, I give myself homework that keeps the engines oiled. Playing 12 hour free gigs to complete strangers is a great way, and another is dissecting a well known song, finding what it is that makes the song so special to the world and to me personally, and putting my own spin on it”.

Once the album is done, Wallis will be eager to get out on the road again. It’s unlikely that her shows will last 12 hours again, but of one thing you can be sure: few can enrapture an audience the way Wallis Bird can.

Nationally-renowned and award-winning singers Amy Broadbent and Matthew Hill will perform at a free concert at Lenna Hall at Chautauqua Institution on Tuesday, August 27 at 7:30 p.m. The duo will sing a varied repertoire, from classical compositions to Broadway favorites. The concert is presented by Encore Creativity for Older Adults, the nation’s largest choral organization for people 55 . Mr. Hill, a Washington D.C.-based tenor, has performed with the Washington National Opera, Maryland Opera Studio and Music Academy International, among others. He has earned numerous awards and was the winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions at the Washington D.C. District Level and the Choralis Young Artist Competition. Ms. Broadbent, a soprano and also Washington, D.C.-based, performs “with consummate poise, limpid clarity, and faultless intonation” (Washington Classical Review). She was a prizewinner for the New York Oratorio Society Competition at Carnegie Hall and the Franco-American Grand Concours Vocal Competition, among others. Her upcoming solo performances include Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at the Washington National Cathedral. For more information about Encore and its programs at Chautauqua Institution, visit Encorecreativity.org or call 301-261-5747.