As we continue our Cottonwood Concert Series we welcome comedian Joshua Fournier, he will start his performance at 6:00 pm tonight. With his background hailing from the Navajo reservation and his experience in both Native American and colonial cultures, his comedic style will surely be both entertaining and insightful. His performances across the western U.S. and recognition as Albuquerque’s Funniest Comedian show that he’s a major talent!

This event will be a great chance for the community to see a local comedian with such a unique perspective.

Join us for the next performance in our Cottonwood Concert series: Scott and Johanna Hongell-Darsee. This award-winning duo play early traditional Scandinavian/Celtic ballads and tales.

Johanna (vocals, woodwinds, stringed instruments, arrangements) was born in Finland. Apart from music, she has a background in theater and dance. She studied theater in France and Bharata Natyam dance in India. She has worked as a performing artist for over 40 years in Scandinavia, Europe, India, and USA and led the dance and theater company Teater Bava in Sweden for 10 years.

Scott (stringed instruments, arrangements, composer) was born in the USA. Since 2000 Scott has performed music throughout the US from New York to California. Before relocating to New Mexico, he spent 16 years in Europe, where parallel to his artistic work he worked with ballet companies such as Dance Theatre of Harlem, London Festival Ballet, English National Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet and Hamburg Ballet.

You can listen to their music on YouTube Music, Apple Music, Amazon, and their website. You can find more information on their website and on their Facebook page.

 

As always, outdoor concerts will be moved indoors in case of inclement weather (heat, cold, rain or snow!)

Join us for our first Open Mic Night: a unique event in our Cottonwood Concert series where YOU are the star!

Sign up now to share your talent. Space is limited to the first 10 performers, but we will have a waiting list. 

Who can register? Due to time constraints, we will only have spots open for 10 people. There will be a running waitlist, for participants who are unable to register but still wish to participate. 

How to register: If you are a single person performance, please only select 1 person for registration. If you are a group of multiple people, please select the number of attendees. There is no need to register again, the system will allow you space for additional guests.

Who are we looking for? Musicians, Poets, Comedians, Singers, Storytellers, Instrumentalists, Dancers, and other talents.

Will I get paid for this? Unfortunately, no. This program is to target members of the community who would like exposure of their talents, and help the library provide quality entertainment to patrons during the summer. 

Time Limits: Each performance will last 3-5 minutes. This ensures that everyone has a chance to perform.

Performance Guidelines: No explicit language or inappropriate behavior. Participants will need to abide by the library's Acceptable Behavior Policy. 

 

 

General Rules for Open Mic Night Event: (see attached documents available in PDF and Microsoft Word Doc)

 

Our library is excited to introduce to you a new performer to our Cottonwood Concert series, Megan Bee!

Megan's style of music is described as Evocative Folk-Americana with a Sense of Place

Bio:
Singer-songwriter Megan Bee writes with an unquenchable wanderlust and a deep love for the land. Her fourth album "Cottonwood" has been called "as real as it gets" and was listed in the best of 2022 by Americana UK and No Depression Magazine. Her music is a blend of distinctly homespun vocals, acoustic simplicity, yearning soulfulness, and winsome storytelling. Her background as an environmental educator, farmhand, and vagabond once took her into a desert wilderness where she found her voice around a campfire. She resides in the rolling hills of Athens, Ohio and draws influence from the collision of Appalachian folk and modern songwriting.

Places to listen: 

You can find Megan's music on

Youtube

Spotify

Megan Bee's Website