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Songwriting Works Community Song Celebration Benefit
November 11, 2009 - November 11, 2009
STARTS: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Quimper Unitarian Universalist Church 2333 San Juan Ave. Port Townsend

On Veteran's Day, Songwriting Works on the Olympic Peninsula (SWOP) will celebrate a year of writing original songs with elders, their family and friends in Jefferson and Clallam counties. The project is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Doors open at 6:30pm, with concert starting at 7pm. The venue, Quimper Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 2333 San Juan Ave. Port Townsend, WA 98368. The venue is fully wheelchair accessible.

The concert program will feature new songs ranging from sea stories to family recipes to an anthem honoring veterans of WWII. Performers include project participants and local professional songwriters Judith-Kate Friedman (project director), Matt Sircely, Paula Lalish, Keeth Monta Apgar, Anke Summerhill (SWOP apprentice facilitators), with special guests Laurence Cole and PT Songlines Choir and Daniel Deardorff.

The concert will benefit the expansion of Songwriting Works' local musician training and community workshops.

Tickets are $18/advance, $20/at the door, available on-line through brownpapertickets.com http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87631 -- and at Quimper Sound in Port Townsend.

Reservations are recommended. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information or group discounts, call:360.385.1160

About the Project:
SWOP is the local project of Songwriting Works', a non-profit educational music foundation dedicated to engaging older and elder adults, families, and the general public in the health-enhancing, life-affirming experience of composing and performing original songs. Songwriting Works' Mission: Giving Voice to Community - Enhancing Health through Song - Restoring Music-Making into Daily Life. Website: www.songwritingworks.org

Artist Links:
Judith-Kate Friedman - http://www.judithkate.com
Matt Sircely - http://www.mattsircely.com
Paula Lalish - http://www.paulalalish.com
Keeth Monta Apgar - http://www.harmonicapocket.com
Anke Summerhill - http://ankesummerhill.com
Daniel Deardorff - http://mythsinger.com

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