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There will be a special afternoon of Tex-Mex music with Cris and Ann Plata! They are volunteering their talents on behalf of Judge Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The event will be at Mount Horeb's idyllic District #1 Schoolhouse, located at 110 N. Second Street. Check out Cris's website at https://crisplata.com/home to find out more about this dynamic duo. There will also be a Supremely Special Guest at the concert. Don't you dare miss it.

Don't miss this chance to see Sparky and Rhonda Rucker in concert at Mount Horeb's historic old school house. The duo will be performing for Mt. Horeb High School High School Students earlier this day. Thank you to Mt. Horeb Community Foundation for bringing the Ruckers to our community. The April 2nd show starts at 7 pm. Tickets ($15) are available at the door What to expect - Sparky and Rhonda Rucker perform throughout the U.S. as well as overseas, singing songs and telling stories from the American folk tradition. Sparky Rucker has been performing over fifty years and is internationally recognized as a leading folklorist, musician, historian, storyteller, and author. He accompanies himself with fingerstyle picking and bottleneck blues guitar, banjo, and spoons. Rhonda Rucker is a musician, children's author, storyteller, and songwriter. Her blues-style harmonica, piano, old-time banjo, and bones add musical versatility to their performances. Sparky and Rhonda are sure to deliver an uplifting presentation of toe-tapping music spiced with humor, history, and tall tales. They take their audience on an educational and emotional journey that ranges from poignant stories of slavery and war to an amusing rendition of a Brer Rabbit tale or their witty commentaries on current events. Their music includes a variety of old-time blues, slave songs, Appalachian music, spirituals, ballads, work songs, Civil War music, railroad songs, and a few of their own original compositions. Over fifty years of performing, Sparky and Rhonda have appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival as well as NPR's On Point, Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, and Morning Edition. Their recording, Treasures & Tears, was nominated for a W.C. Handy Award, and their music is also included on the Grammy-nominated anthology, Singing Through the Hard Times. The Ruckers have been featured tellers at the International Storytelling Center and Festival. Sparky is a natural storyteller, having grown up hearing his father, uncles, and other family members endlessly telling tales. Sparky and Rhonda each tell solo stories, but they also tell stories together (in tandem), always adding life and humor to the characters and tricksters in their Brer Rabbit tales, Jack tales, High John the Conqueror stories, preacher tales, and family stories. Sparky and Rhonda weave their music into captivating stories that the history books don’t always tell. Their educational programs span over three centuries of African-American history, including slavery, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the birth of blues music, and the civil rights movement. Each era is interspersed with stories and popular songs from the time period, celebrating the diversity of the nation's history.

WHEN – Sunday , OCTOBER 13, 2- 4 PM WHERE - HISTORIC DISTRICT #1 MT. HOREB SCHOOLHOUSE 110 N. SECOND STREET,MT. HOREB, WI The local Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressive is delighted to announce an afternoon of local artistry featuring Corey Mathew Hart. Besides having a very successful musical career, Corey has Operates Hart Guitars in downtown Mount Horeb. Corey will be performing a benefit concert to help fund get out the vote ads in local newspapers. Donations will be accepted at the concert, and all are invited to attend. This event will be held Sunday, October 13 and will begin at 2 PM This special event will take place at the historic District #1 Schoolhouse, located at 110 N Second street in downtown Mount Horeb. From the time Corey Mathew Hart started singing at a young age, his voice has amazed audiences. “The human voice is such a wonderfully complex instrument. So often, words can fail to portray the whole meaning or idea you are trying to get across, but in song you can convey more emotion and add more depth and dimension to the written word,” says Hart. And he does just that with a voice and songs that earned Hart two MAMAs (Madison Area Music Association awards) in 2011, one for best male vocalist and the other for best Folk/Americana album. Most recently, Corey won the Overture Rising Stars competition in 2014 and has been selected as a finalist in the 2015 NewSong songwriting competition. In recent years, Hart has performed as a member of The Mascot Theory, as well as other Madison area musicians. His current band, Lost Lakes, is turning heads both locally and nationally. His latest single “Heaven Help Me” was released in November of 2022. “Corey Mathew Hart is one of the Midwest’s most gifted songwriters” — The Isthmus See less

MUSICIANS FOR GUN SENSE RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH MUSIC FARLEY CENTER FOR PEACE, JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY 2299 SPRING ROSE ROAD, VERONA, WI 53593 SEPTEMBER 29, 2024 2-5 PM Join Tom Kastle, First Avenue Acoustic, Hoot ‘n Annies, Forward! Marching Band and host Twila Jean for music and discussion on creating a more peaceful society. Enjoy a beautiful setting with fellowship and family fun, and purchase (cash) authentic Navajo fry break tacos in this free event co-sponsored by The Farley Center, SWWAP (Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives) and Moms Demand Action. Email for more information: gunsensemusician@gmail.com Or find us on Facebook, we are Musicians for Gun Sense pdf Gunsense flyer.pdf