Community. Communion between audience and performers. Inspiration, anticipation, spontaneity; SHARED transcendent moments. Do you miss these things? I sure do! The Virtual Dream Café (VDC) attempts to recreate this atmosphere, via Zoom (interactive environment), until live music venues are able to reopen.
So many wonderful Midwest songwriters, and in January, VDC is concentrating on Michigan! Join Michiganders Joe Reilly and Scott Fab, and Chicago Sue Fink, as they share a plethora of thought-provoking songs, perfect for the new year.
About the Performers:
- Joe Reilly is a Michigan singer, songwriter, social worker, and educator who writes engaging, joyful, upbeat, heartfelt, and meaningful songs. Joe invites us to heal our relationships with our selves, with each other, and with the earth. He uses his music to bring people together and build community across lines of race, class, gender, ethnicity, religion, age, and nationality.
Joe is Italian, Irish, and Native American (Cherokee) and was raised in a creative household by musical parents who encouraged him to find his own voice. Through his music, now he inspires others to do the same. Joe has recorded eight albums, including three children’s albums of environmental and community songs. https://www.joereilly.org/
- Scott Fab's gift for melody and lyrics will delight fans of Ray Lamontagne, Ron Sexsmith and Ryan Adams alike, as he combines a rustic mystique with striking stories of everyday life. Detroit-based Fab, a 2018 New Folk Finalist (Kerrville), draws inspiration from his own experiences, as well as the works of Willa Cather and Mary Oliver.
Scott has recorded two albums of original songs; the most recent, Someday Soon Somehow, was released in early 2020. His songs and performances resonate with the quiet power of truth. https://scottfabmusic.com - Chicago-based singer-songwriter Sue Fink enchants audiences with her whimsical perspective on the world, through her compelling songs and charming performances. Her genre, “urban campfire cabaret,” is folk with a hint of jazz, a large dollop of humor, and a drop of sadness for good measure. Her songs receive airplay locally and nationally, including "The Midnight Special" (WFMT) and "Folk Festival" (Lilli Kuzma, WDCB); most recently, her “Alternate Universe” song was included in Episode 691 of This American Life (NPR).
Sue performs solo, as CatBird (duo with Jane Godfrey), and as SongSisters (trio with Amy Dixon-Kolar and Patti Shaffner). As host of the Virtual Dream Café, Sue appears in the round with very talented performers whom she feels everyone should get to know. https://suefink.com/
About the show format:
- "In the round" means we each perform a song, one after another. Performers are inspired by each other's songs, and spontaneity abounds!
- This show runs from 7:30 to ~8:30 pm (CST), approximately 1 hour... so, likely 3 to 4 rounds.
- "Doors open" at 7:15pm, so we can chat before the show begins. (Zoom is an interactive environment, where performers and audience can see and hear each other! Audience will be muted during the show, for sound clarity issues, but we can talk before and after the performance.)
- This will be an intentional show: we ask you to donate to reserve your seat, and then be present so we can share community. The show will NOT be recorded for later viewing. The intent is for us to share the magic together, in real time.
- Your generous $donation goes directly to these artists. Your donation also reserves your place in the "Zoom room," so to speak. We look forward to sharing music, and community, with you!
Speakers
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Refund Policy
Your donation is non-refundable, but you may transfer your spot to someone else (for the same show date) if you're unable to attend.
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