Save Our Star!

Dear friends,

We’re excited to announce our upcoming show at Common Ground with the Star Island All-Stars and the First U Rock & Soul Revue. And for the first time, for your added convenience, advance tickets can now be purchased online through the Common Ground website!

The Star Island All-Stars began as an informal pickup band composed of a group of friends on retreat at beautiful Star Island, located off the coast of New Hampshire. The band includes singer-songwriters Adrian Sicam and Kemp Harris, accompanied by companied by guitarist Carl Sturken, and members of the First Unitarian Rock & Soul Revue. Kemp Harris combines American roots, gospel, soul, and African folk. His live shows vary from solo performances to full-band shows. His new CD, “Edenton,” features The Holmes Brothers on backing vocals and was released in March 2007. Adrian Sicam, whose diverse influences range from the Beatles to Mel Torme and Al Jarreau, composes original song in jazz and rock. He released his highly acclaimed CD “Hey Stranger” in 2001. Also appearing with the Star Island All-Stars will be the First U Rock & Soul Revue. Carl Sturken is half of the Grammy Award winning writing/producing team of Sturken & Evans.

Also appearing will be the First U Rock and Soul Revue. Made up of members of the First Unitarian Society of Westchester, home of Common Ground Coffeehouse, Rock & Soul Revue played its first gig at Common Ground in the fall of 2005. The initial performance was a wild, joyous success, and since then, the group has taken on a life of its own, growing in size, and inspiring and attracting new members from the congregation. Rock & Soul members come from all walks of life. High school students, filmmakers, graphic designers, scientists, Jungian analysts, speech pathologists, teachers, and computer programmers make up the band’s unique voice. The band is always ready to embrace original tunes and arrangements, and favorites such as Iko Iko and Shake a Tail Feather have inspired members to challenge themselves musically. And just so you know, the First U Rock & Soul Revue is available for festivals, benefits and other fundraising events, and of course, coffeehouses. So come check them out, and pass the word.

To order your advance tickets online now, please visit our Common Ground website at:

http://commongroundfusw.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/saturday-october-27-730-pm-2/

Once you get there, you’ll first have a chance to view a short video of Kemp Harris performing his powerful song “Ruthie’s”. Then, scroll down to the bottom of the page to buy advance tickets. Tickets are: $15 for individuals, and $10 for seniors and youth aged 12-18. Kids under 12 are free. Note: There is an additional 99 cent service charge for online purchases. (Tickets will also be available at the door on the night of the show, subject to availability, with no additional service charge.)

All profits from this evening will benefit our Common Ground Microcredit Fund, through which Common Ground sends donations and microloans to support a variety of local, national, and international projects, ranging from low-income housing and daycare in Westchester, to aid to the homeless of Manhattan and hurricane victims of Louisiana, as well as microloans to small entrepreneurs in the developing world.

For more information on the Common Ground Microcredit Fund, please

visit:

http://commongroundfusw.wordpress.com/the-common-ground-microcredit-fund/

For more information on Common Ground’s upcoming events, including Common Ground Harvestfest, our November 17th eco-celebration of sustainable community, please visit:

http://commongroundfusw.wordpress.com/

Hope to see you on the 27th! And please, help us pass the word!

Common Ground Coffeehouse is located at:

The First Unitarian Society of Westchester

25 Old Jackson Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson NY 10706
914-478-2710

Please click here for directions

To reach Common Ground directly with questions, please call 914-693-1065
or email commongroundfusw@aol.com

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