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Robbie Seay Band - Hope, Coffee & Melody Fall Tour with Chris Taylor and Alli Rogers
Sunday, October 12, 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM · Add to Calendar
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
Join us for night of “Hope, Coffee & a Melody” featuring the Robbie Seay Band with Chris Taylor and Alli Rogers.
From the Robbie Seay Band: “The world seems to be getting more complex. Oil prices have skyrocketed, natural disasters perplex us all, and despite the reality that the internet has dissolved the borders of the world through information, people still feel deeply disconnected, isolated, and alone. There is a story that brings us all together, only in the onslaught of nonstop media noise this Voice of Hope is drowned out.
It’s time to tune in. In one night of music, story, experience, and laughter we hope to connect rich and poor, hopeful and hopeless. Intertwine the lives of the struggling coffee farmer with the people who wake up drinking coffee from beans he plants and harvests and in this connection they will both find hope.
A young girl in a Kolkata red light district will be given a job making bibles rather than following the footsteps of her mother who works in prostitution, and the employer and employee will be changed forever. A child that you have yet to meet, will look to you and ask you to share your abundance so that her most basic needs might be met, and the world will become so much more than smaller, but closer.
It is our prayer, that in the midst of this whirlwind we will laugh as people that have not lost hope, drink deep of a rare cup of coffee, and share a melody that will awaken the best in all of us. So set aside one evening to see the world from a new vantage point and leave singing your own “Song of Hope.”
Cost: $12 Advanced & Students / $15 after October 10
For more information, visit http://www.robbieseayband.com
Becky Chace & Alexis George with Alexis George
Friday, October 10, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM · Add to Calendar
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
Chosen Best Local Female Vocalist 5 times by the readers of the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll, Becky has been said to have “the voice of an angel who just got her heart ripped out by the devil.” - The New Haven Advocate
Anyone who has seen Becky sing in any setting knows she delivers with passion and conviction every time she takes a stage. Her CDs have received critical acclaim from publications including The Boston Globe who called Chace’s Take Your Shot “a stunning collection of original roots rock, folk, and blues.” Chace has opened for such national acts as Joan Jett, America, Judi Collins, The Gin Blossoms, Better Than Ezra, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Littlefeat, Delbert McClinton, and Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes to name a few and is “arguably hands-down one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters to come out of the Rhode Island area.” Motif Magazine
Becky Chace believes that music should be used as a tool to bring people together. Her entire career has been a testament to her vision of what music can do. Like her idols, Dylan, Springsteen, and Lucinda Williams, she has always believed there is more than one way to get her message across. Whether by rocking the house playing rock and blues or by playing in an intimate setting with just an acoustic guitar and her voice to communicate her message, Chace proves genres and styles don’t matter as long as the singer expresses herself with passion. Having sold over 8,000 plus copies of her independently released CDs, it is obvious that her fans believe this passion comes across on CD as well.
Cost: $5
For more information, visit http://www.beckychace.com
Poet-a-Tete with featured poet Kwame Alexander
Thursday, September 25, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM · Add to Calendar
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
Featured this month: Kwame Alexander is a poet, publisher, and an award-winning producer of literary programs. A former student of Nikki Giovanni (VA Tech), he has written for television, the stage and authored ten books including the best-selling “Do The Write Thing: 7 Steps to Publishing Success”, “Dancing Naked on the Floor: poems and essays”, “Tough Love: The Life and Death of Tupac Shakur” and most recently a young adult title, “Crush: Love Poems”. He speaks, and conducts writing/publishing workshops at schools and conferences throughout the country. Alexander resides in the Washington, DC area, where he serves as the President of Book-in-a-Day, a literacy program that teaches and inspires youth in the writing and publishing process. He is the producer of several book festivals, including the Antigua International Literary Festival, and the Capital BookFest presented by The Washington Post. The “Kwame Alexander Papers”, a collection of his writings, correspondence, and other professional and personal writings is held at the George Washington University Gelman Library.
Anybody can participate in Poêt-à-tête. This is the place to bring your poetic creations, or someone else’s and read them to an encouraging, appreciative audience. If you have not yet experienced Poet-a-tete, come see us soon.
Performer sign-ups at 7:15pm.
Contact: poetatete@yahoo.com
Cost: No cover
Steel Magnolias - Theater Production
Thursday, September 4, 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM · Add to Calendar
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
Three generations of women discover the meaning of courage and strength in this classic, timeless play. Steel Magnolias is the emotional story of a young woman battling diabetes, a mother who sacrifices everything for her, and how both women find hope in their community of friends, even in the midst of heartbreak.
Based on a true story by Robert Harling, Steel Magnolias premiered and received critical acclaim Off-Broadway, and then went on to earn an Oscar nomination as one of the most poignant films of our time. This heartrending tale holds layer after layer of humor, wisdom, loss, grief, and the power of enduring friendship. As each unfolds, you’ll cry, then laugh when you least expect it.
Produced by National Community Church.
Showtimes
September 4 - 8:00 pm (Doors, 7:30 pm)
September 5 - 8:30 pm (Doors, 8:00 pm)
September 7 - 3:00 pm (Doors, 2:30 pm)
September 11 - 8:00 pm (Doors, 7:30 pm)
September 12 - 8:00 pm (Doors, 7:30 pm)
September 13 - 8:30 pm (Doors, 8:00 pm)
September 14 - 1:00 pm (Doors, 12:30 pm)
Starring
Bekah Kitterman as M’Lynn Eatenton
Jen Barrie as Annelle Dupuy
Amanda Giobbi as Clairee Belcher
Lindsey Vogt as Truvy Jones
Lisa Overman as Shelby Eatenton
Heather Zempel as Ouiser Boudreaux
For more info contact: megan.roggendorff@gmail.com
Cost: $10
Alex Mejias with Flo Anito
Thursday, September 18, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM · Add to Calendar
Ebenezers Coffeehouse
UVA Law grad turned singer/songwriter Alex Mejias is carving out his place in the vibrant Charlottesville music scene. With a slew of songs that are fresh and original, his self-titled CD release (Jan ‘08) carries a classic indie-rock sound that combines melodic hooks with industry-free indie originality. Playing as a soloist or with a full band, Alex’s brand of upbeat pop/rock easily lends itself to almost every musical setting.
After finishing law school and passing the bar exam Alex began pursuing music full time, performing throughout Virginia and beyond. No stranger to the stage, Alex has been a performing songwriter and musician for the past ten years. Before appearing as a solo artist his music career has included playing drums with the Nashville rock band Florez, and acoustic guitar and lead vocals for the Charlottesville band Portrait of Another. Alex has performed on numerous stages throughout the East Coast and beyond including the NorVa, Gravity Lounge, Iota, the Jewish Mother and Satellite Ballroom. Alex’s trademark groove and high energy bring each song to life at live performances. No two shows are alike and every show is full of the intensity and sonority that makes the live concert truly unique.
Cost: $8 advance / $10 day of
For more information, visit http://www.alexmejias.com
with Flo Anito
Website: http://www.floanito.com
Classically trained in voice, piano, and ‘cello, Flo Anito began her career as a singer/songwriter career at age 16 when she got her hands on her first guitar. Already rewarded for her musicality with All-State recognition and roles in Summer-stock theatre, songwriting came naturally to this young talent who has quickly proven herself a prolific writer of thought provoking alternative folk/pop songs.
Since her recent graduation from Wesleyan University (CT) with a BA in Music, Flo has made DC her homebase. She heads the local chapter of Just Plain Folks (www.justplainfolks.org), an international music networking organization, and has performed and sold her debut cd in venues across New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. Her lively performance style, along with her powerful voice and candid lyrics make her a force to be reckoned with in the future so… look out!