Homestead's Main Street Cafe Hosts KATRINA Benefit!
By: Beau Higgins Sep. 07, 2005
BENEFIT FOR RED CROSS AND GULF STATES HURRICANE VICTIMS - Saturday,
September 10, 2005 - Main Street Cafe
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South Florida Musicians Band Together to Help
benefit for the Red Cross, raising funds to assist Gulf States victims
of Hurricane Katrina. Performers will include Dana Keller - dobro and pedal steel player
extraordinaire; superb vocalists Karin Gerardin and Vance Moulton;
Laurie Oudin - emotive singer/songwriter/guitarist; renowned flautist
Laura Sue, the Silver Nightingale; award-winning folk duo Nick Annis
and Elizabeth Crisfield; and other stellar musicians to be announced.
The musicians will be playing in various creative combinations
throughout the evening. John Brown, aka The Ol' Gringo, host of the
Sunday Acoustic Music Showcase at John Martin's Pub, will perform as
well as serving as MC for the evening.Where and when:
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Main Street Cafe, 128 N. Krome Avenue, Homestead, Florida, 305/245-7575
8 PM, Suggested donation $15, Reservations recommended
Delicious full dinner menu plus beer, wine, gourmet coffees and
desserts, and vegan menu available
Eat, drink, and hear music!
http://www.MainStreetCafe.net
from the event will be donated to the Red Cross. In addition to music,
there will be raffles and door prizes to raise additional funds for the
cause.For every contribution made to the Red Cross, Laura Sue, the Silver
Nightingale, a former New Orleans resident, will be giving away
authentic New Orleans Mardi Gras beads from her personal collection,
until they run out. Everyone who writes a check to the Red Cross at
this event or brings a donation receipt will receive beads while
supplies last!New Orleans holds a special place in the hearts of musicians and music
lovers the world over, and musicians around the country are currently
performing at benefits for hurricane relief. As South Florida
residents, the performers at this Saturday's event know very well what
it's like to go through hurricanes. Main Street Cafe itself was built
by survivors of Hurricane Andrew. Cafe manager and performer Laurie
Oudin elaborates: "The cafe did come about as a result of Andrew, and
although we didn't live in the tent cities, we visited them every day
for ice and supplies, housed 20 people in our home, and were without
electricity for 3 months." Now Main Street Cafe, considered by many to
be the best musical venue in Florida, wants to help others, as they
themselves were helped in their time in need.
FM, The Homestead City Council, and neighborhood business owners who
are collecting donations to add to the pot.Other benefits/fundraising efforts being performed by South Florida
musicians include the Caribbean Soul Celebration at Calder Race Course
on September 4, a multi-band show at Tobacco Road September 11, a Blues
Society benefit on September 11, and a show at The Field September 18.
Many South Florida musicians are also donating revenue from their CD
sales to the Red Cross through independent music website CD Baby's
hurricane benefit project. Visit http://cdbaby.com/group/redcross for
an extensive roster of participating musicians from around the country.
* * * * * *Musicians' Bio Info:Dana Keller is a veteran dobro, pedal steel, lap steel and guitar
player who has spent years performing with the likes of Vince Gill,
Ricky Skaggs, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Johnny Rodriguez and the
Allen Brothers. He has graced the stage and opened for, among others,
Spirit, Pure Prairie League, Gordon Lightfoot, Waylon Jennings and Buck
Owens. Dana Keller has been an endorsee of the Gretsch Guitar and Drum
Company since 1980. Vance Moulton grew up in the Texas-Oklahoma music culture, and is a
human repository of old country songs. He performs regularly with Dana
Keller and Laurie Oudin presenting sold out Grand Ole Opry tribute
nights at Main Street Cafe.Laurie Oudin spent her early years in New York City as a Shakespearean
actress before taking up the guitar and exploring the world of folk
singing and songwriting. Laurie is best known as the proprietress of
Main St. Café. Tonight she will perform her own compositions as well as
tribute songs by some of the best songwriters in the world. Along with
some surprise guests, Laurie will be joined on stage by long-time
singing partner Karin Gerardin.Laura Sue, the Silver Nightingale is renowned for her angelic solo
flute music, and spirited world music ensemble Orquestra Nightingale.
Laura Sue has performed at exotic venues from San Francisco to
Woodstock to Glastonbury, and her CD, "Sarabande - Solo Flute
Meditations", has been played on radio stations from coast to coast,
and hand-carried by fans to Sarajevo, Provence and other spots around
the globe. Her magical flute has graced lectures by Marianne Williamson
and Deepak Chopra, and she's opened for Judy Collins and Craig
Chaquico. Laura Sue feels a special calling to play for people with
life-challenging illness, and has worked with hospices and healthcare
organizations around Florida for over a decade. A respected music
journalist, Laura Sue has written for City Link and Heat Beat among
many other publications. Visit the nest at
http://www.SilverNightingale.com Singer/songwriter/guitarist Nick Annis and violinist/vocalist Elizabeth
Crisfield, who first met at Main Street Cafe, have toured the country
wowing people at festivals and house concerts from coast to coast.
Among other honors, Nick recently won the prestigious Wildflower!
Songwriting Competition. A versatile instrumentalist, Elizabeth has
also played in contra dance band Arch Creek and Celtic duo Rivergrass.
Visit Nick and Elizabeth on the web at http://www.nickannis.com
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