“My plane geometry teacher at Passaic Valley, the unforgettable Mr. Werner, used to say that there’s no way to describe a spiral verbally, you always wind up having to whirl your finger around. “ (On Songwriting, Feb. Blog post, michaelsmithmusic.com)
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Michael interview in Lake Forester/Pioneer Press, in print.
And in the Oak Leaves, in print
Though he enjoys his forays into theater, Smith’s first love is still his music. ‘In truth, it is only in the last 10, 15 years that I have come to understand how precious it is, the chance to create. One is lucky to get to write songs and luckier still to make a living this way’.
(Lake Forester Sun Times)
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FEBRUARY
Illinois
Wednesday, February 29
Oak Park Library Folk Series
7:00 PM
Main Library – Veterans Room
834 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301
PH 708.452.3440 General info: 708.383.8200
The concert is free. Sponsored by Friends of the Library.
Web: http://oppl.org
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EAST COAST
New Jersey
Saturday, March 3
8 PM
Michael Featured Perfomer
The Sanctuary Concerts
At the Presbyterian Church
240 Southern Boulevard
Chatham, NJ
$15.
PH 973.376.4946
boxoffice@sanctuaryconcerts.org
http://www.sanctuaryconcerts.org
New Jersey
Sunday, March 4
7 PM
Rosie’s Cafe Concerts
316 Euclid Ave
Loch Arbor, NJ
Email: rosies-cafe@comcast.net
https://www.facebook.com/events/305005776203461/
Vermont
Wed/Thurs March 7 and 8
7 PM
Good Times Cafe
Route 116, Hinesburg, VT 05461
PH: 802.482.4444
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Times-Cafe/141214062654645
New York State
Friday, March 9
7:30 PM
House Concert
Hosts: The Perrins
Scotia, New York
E: folkiedan@msn.com
http://sites.google.com/site/folkiedan/
Vermont
Saturday, March 10
7:30 PM
Hosted by Todd Tyson
Tunbridge Town Hall
Tunbridge, VT
PH 802.431.3433
http://www.mtnfolk.org/shows/
Vermont
Sunday, March 11
4:00 PM
House Concert
Host Tom Kennedy
Winooski, VT 05404
RSVP PH 802.735.5359
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CALIFORNIA TOUR
Wed, Mar 21
7:00 PM
Tales from the Tavern
Host Ron Colone
The Maverick Saloon
3687 Sagunto Street
Santa Ynez, CA
PH 805.688.1375
http://www.talesfromthetavern.com
Sat Mar 24
8:00 PM
St. Matt’s After Dark Series
Venue: St Matthew’s Church
1111 Town & Country Rd.
Orange, CA
PH 714.792.3964
http://www.saint-matthew.org/hap/afterdark.php
Sunday, Mar 25
7:30 PM
Dark Thirty House Concerts
Host Jimmy Duke
11132 Pinehurst DR
Lakeside, CA 92040
PH 619.443.9622
http://www.darkthirty.com/
Saturday, March 31
8:00 PM
CalTech Folk Society
Beckman Institute Auditorium (building 74 on the map).
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125
Tickets obtained from the Caltech Ticket Office
PH 626.395.4652
http://folkmusic.caltech.edu
Illinois 3 night run
Michael Smith and Jamie O’Reilly
Songs of a Catholic Childhood Spring Showcase
Thursday April 19, 7 pm
Sunday April 22 – 2 shows, 4 pm & 7 pm
Thursday April 26, 7 pm
3471 N. Elston Chicago, Il
Cover charge $20
Special dinner and dessert packages
Reservations required.
PH: 773.583.3066
www.chiefoneillspub.com
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