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2009 Performing Arts
Saturday - September 19
10:00am - 12:00pm Kickapoo Valley Chautauqua
12:30 pm - 2:30pm Andreas Transo
3:00pm - 5:00pm Sobrevida
Sunday -
September 20
10:00am - 12:30 pm Music by Paul
Fairchild and
Readings by John Motoviloff
1:00pm - 4:00pm Patchouli
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Kickapoo Valley Chautauqua
Gays Mills-area performers
Carl Schlecht and David Schmitz are the captains of a band of musicians,
puppeteers and thespians that are bringing a series of five Chautauqua
events to communities in the Kickapoo Valley.
Each show features
performances by different local performers or groups, and centers on the
special music, stories, and dances of the Kickapoo Valley.
Their sixth performance, at the Driftless Area Art Festival, will be derived from
the performances delivered throughout the summer and should be a very
grand finale.
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Andreas Transo
Andreas Transo is a
story-teller, writer, and musician from the Driftless Area. He was
a 2008 semi-finalist in The Prairie Home Companion's "People in Their
20s Talent Show." Andreas performs contemporary Irish, English,
Scottish, and American folk music. He often travels as A Handful
of Earth, sharing stories, songs, and dances.
When not on the road,
Andreas works as a reporter for the Crawford County Independent,
volunteers at the Gays Mills Natural Food Cooperative, and helps the
Boscobel Free Clinic. He lives and works at the Frog and Toad Land
Trust, a farming and living cooperative.
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Sobrevida
Sobrevida is Spanish for “survival” or “additional
lifetime”, the gift of time one receives after coming through a
traumatic event. The word is a a bit of challenge to fully define, as
is the band, which consists of Emily Huttenburg, Richard Wagner and
Kathy Fry.
Playing a variety of music from Beatles to Dar Williams
to original works, the trio from southern Wisconsin is known for its
three-part harmonies and acoustic instrumentation. A range of
instruments (guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle, cello and egg) gives the
group a diverse sound, and all three members lend their voices to the
intricate harmonies.
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Paul Fairchild
Paul Fairchild is a man of
few words. Asked what he does, he replies "Sing songs, and play
guitar. Like you might hear or sing around the campfire. Covers, Trads,
Old Time Country, Hymns. Songs of Hope."
A retired surveyor, Paul
gives more than his great music to the area. Under his leadership,
Vernon County Habitat for Humanity has built three homes for those in
need and is starting on its fourth. He lives in Westby with his wife
Kathy.
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John Motoviloff
John Motoviloff, one of
Wisconsin's leading outdoor writers, spends a hundred days afield each
year - and nearly as much time in the kitchen, perfecting his wildfoods
cooking. He's the author of Wisconsin Wildfoods: 100 Recipes for
Badger State Bounties, Fly Fisher's Guide to Wisconsin, and
Driftless Stories: Outdoors in Southwest Wisconsin. His work appears regularly in
Gray's Sporting Journal, Ducks Unlimited Magazine, and The Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel.
He lives with his wife,
daughter, and Labrador retriever in a cabin on the banks of the Kickapoo
River in Western Wisconsin.
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Patchouli
Famous for a voice
that instantly turns a bad day into a good one, Julie Patchouli delivers
down-to-earth, hopeful, vibrant performances. Patchouli's music is
described as new American folk, inspired by worldwide styles. Using
elements of folk, flamenco, jazz and world beat rhythms Patchouli’s
sound has been described as “Joni Mitchell meets the Acoustic Santana”.
If you’ve listened to Wisconsin Public Radio you’ve probably heard “the
Woods,” Patchouli’s award-winning trademark song, which has earned them
a permanent place in the hearts of their fans. Their music embodies the
positive music movement, leaving the listener uplifted, inspired, and
definitely smiling.
Patchouli has
performed 1700 shows in 11 years, and toured over half a million miles
in almost all 50 states. Bruce and Julie just released their 12th album,
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