Today, thus far, has not been a good day. Many lessons learnt, chief amongst which is that the boot and back seat of a Nissan Altima are significantly smaller than the boot and back seat of a Toyota Camry. Fortunately, the nice people at Hertz were eventually able to find us another Camry, but that was only after wed spent a very hot, sweaty and frustrating hour trying to cram all the gear that was in the Camry weve been driving for the past few weeks (which was due an oil change, hence the need to swap it over) into an Altima. Another lesson learnt is that if a little voice inside your head says the food at this cafe is going to be disgusting and you should cut your losses and go find a Subway instead, you should not ignore that little voice, no matter how hungry and exhausted you are. There were other lessons as well, which I shall endeavour to remember and heed in future …. On a happier note, thanks to the lovely Rebekah Mills of The TownHouse Tea Shoppe, we are now safely installed in a nice comfy Hampton Inn, sweaty clothes changed out of and composure restored, with 20 minutes in which to catch our breath before we head out again for tonights gig -- our second visit to the aforementioned TownHouse Tea Shoppe (although last year we were upstairs in the Tea Party Castle, which normally serves as a birthday party venue for little girls harbouring princess fantasies -- great fun altogether, lots of pink and glitter). Huge thanks to Steve Grossman and all the crew at Steves Live Music in Sandy Springs, Georgia for having us back last night, to Jon Kiger at WRFG 89.3 FM for coming along to the gig and helping to promote it, and most of all to the absolutely wonderful Bella Issakova and her husband Matthew Campisi for putting us up for the night and for all their kindness and hospitality! So lovely to see them again. Tomorrow night Ill be making my second visit to House Concerts Chez Chase in Memphis, Tennessee, followed by second visits to Focal Point Concerts in Maplewood, Missouri (near St. Louis, MO) on Friday, and the Little Rock Folk Club in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday. Then on Sunday afternoon Ill be playing a 2pm concert at the Conway Public Library in Conway, Arkansas, followed by an evening concert at the Columbia Public Library in Columbia, Missouri on Monday! See links below for details: 1 October 2014 The TownHouse Tea Shoppe -- 23 Olmsted Street, Birmingham, AL 35242 Tel (205) 529-0081 -- Tickets $30 (includes dinner & show) -- 7:30pm (Doors 6:30pm (for dinner)) thetownhouseatmtlaurel This will be Sarah McQuaids second visit to this lovely venue. Admission includes dinner and complimentary glass of wine. Dessert bar with coffee available during intermission. Dinner at 6:30pm; music at 7:30pm. For more info, visit thetownhouseatmtlaurel or ring (205) 529-0081. 2 October 2014 House Concert Chez Chase -- Memphis, TN Tel (901) 287-4150, M-F 9-3 -- Suggested donation $15-$20 -- 7pm (Doors 6pm) Sarah McQuaid (sarahmcquaid) is looking forward with eager anticipation to this long-awaited return visit to the wonderfully welcoming home of Dr Nancy Chase -- paediatric cardiologist, house concert hostess par excellence, lovely person and a talented multi-instrumentalist to boot! Shes got a harp guitar. And a coffee table thats also a marimba .... Students 2 for 1. For info and to reserve tickets, ring (901) 287-4150 between 9am and 3pm, Monday to Friday -- or better yet, please email Nancy at ChaseNan AT AOL DOT com to reserve. 3 October 2014 The Focal Point -- 2720 Sutton Blvd, Maplewood, MO 63143 Tel (314) 560-2778 -- Tickets $15 advance/$20 door -- 8pm (Doors 7:30pm) thefocalpoint.org Sarah McQuaid (sarahmcquaid) makes her second visit to this lovely venue ably run by the estimable Judy Stein. For more info, visit thefocalpoint.org or ring (314) 560-2778. 4 October 2014 Little Rock Folk Club -- Thomson Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church of Little Rock, 1818 Reservoir Road, Little Rock, AR 72227 Tel (501) 663-0634 -- Tickets $15 - Students $8 with ID, accompanied children 12 and under free -- 7:30pm (Doors 7pm) littlerockfolkclub.org Sarah McQuaid (sarahmcquaid) makes her second visit to this delightful piece of England in Arkansas. For more info, visit littlerockfolkclub.org or ring (501) 663-0634. 5 October 2014 The Conway Public Library -- 1900 Tyler Street, Conway, AR 72032 Tel (501) 327-7482 -- 2pm (Doors 1pm) fcl.org//libraries/location/conway_public_library 6 October 2014 Columbia Public Library -- 100 W. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203 Tel (573) 817-7045 -- 7pm dbrl.org
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:32:09 +0000
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