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Jamie’s Roots in the Garden Series
begins May 16. New events scheduled.
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Out & About! It’s May!!
A Note from Jamie
Happy Mayday and Happy Mother’s Day! My birthday is Mother’s Day this year. My daughters and their families and I will at last be all together. What a gift. Thank you, vaccine!
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A Live Concert
May 16, Dreambox Gallery Courtyard, Chicago
Sunday, May 16 begins Roots in the Garden, a series of intimate, outdoor gatherings reviving my Salons. We’re celebrating spring. Pianist John Erickson joins me in a lovely enclosed courtyard, (home to Iwona Biedermann’s Dreambox Gallery and the Atmos Coffee Shop). Limited space. Reserve with a $20 donation. We ask that attendees be vaccinated. Ticket Link: https://www.jamieoreilly.com/events/2021-05-16/
(Enter through Atmos Coffee Shop, grab a coffee and come round back.
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Summer, 2021
-Sunday June 27 – Cary, IL Jamie, John Erickson
and quite possibly members of the Rogues (address tba)
-Mid-summer, Tre Kronor Swedish Bistro Garden, Chicago
Fall, 2021
-October – Givens Castle, “In Old Chicago” with John Erickson
-November – Chief O’Neill’s Pub & Restaurant “Roots in Ireland Fete,” VIP event
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Friends:
Thanks for the encouragement about the Roots in Ireland Project.
It is gaining momentum! I started producing a video with videographer Jeffrey Bivens. A snail-mailing will go out next week. Out of the Chicago area? There will be plenty of ways you can participate. I am filling in the performance calendar.
I’m meeting with friends, artists and business owners. We are planning a VIP event for the fall, and creating gift premiums for supporters. We are featuring women-owned businesses and artisans among the offerings.
- House & Garden Concerts for intimate gatherings
- Jennifer Friedrich’s La Fée Verte Apothecary
- Chief O’Neill’s Pub, VIP event
- Tre Kronor Swedish Bistro & The Sweden Shop
- Iwona Biedermann’s Dreambox Gallery photography
- One of a kind clothing and gifts
- Decorative handicrafts by quilters, seamstresses, crafters
- Foodstuffs
- Musical recordings
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SongNotes featured song
Red is the Rose