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Indigo Girls Rock Mateel Community Center This Saturday, July 23rd On Saturday, July 23rd, Siskiyou Land Conservancy and the Mateel Community Center present a co-production and highly-anticipated benefit concert with the one and only Indigo Girls. A folk rock duo consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, they met during elementary school and began performing together as high school students in Decatur, Georgia. They started performing with the name Indigo Girls as students at Emory University, holding down a weekly stint at The Dugout, a bar in the Emory Village. In 1987, they released a self-produced, full-length record that caught the attention of the major labels and led to their first recording contract in 1988. After releasing nine albums with major labels from 1988 through 2007, they resumed self-producing albums with their own IG Recordings company and, for their latest release, the Grammy-winning singer/ songwriters celebrate their long-standing passion for live performance in Staring Down The Brilliant Dream. This 2-disc set features 31 hand-selected songs from their 2006-2009 tours and The Girls are currently out on the road to support the album in the company of their top-notch backing band of Carol Isaacs (keys), Clare Kenny (bass), and Matt Chamberlain (drums). Tickets are on sale now at the usual local outlets and online at www.mateel.org for a price of $40 advance. Tickets at the door will be $45 if available. 100% of concert proceeds directly benefit the environmental and community work of the non-profit Siskiyou Land Conservancy and the Mateel Community Center. Doors open at 8pm with Mount Moriah kicking off the music at 9pm. Beer, wine, gourmet snack foods, desserts, and refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information call 923-3368 or visit www.mateel.org and dont miss this rare Humboldt performance by The Indigo Girls and Mount Moriah on Saturday, July 23rd. San Francisco Mime Troupe Returns To Mateel On July 30th On Saturday, July 30th, the Mateel Community Center in Redway will host the Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe, who will present their latest theatrical work, 2012- The Musical!, a lively satire about corporate funding and the art of mass distraction. The play tells the tale of a small political theatre company, Theater BAM!, who find themselves at a crossroads- should they keep telling the stories they feel can change the world (and starve while telling them) or feed at the trough, sell out, and be the mouthpiece for The Man? Tough decision. So when they are offered a commission from a green corporation that could save BAM!, the company is very tempted. All they have to do is create a new show, 2012- The Musical!. But is it political? Will it keep with the companys original mission? And whos really bankrolling the production? To find out, dont miss San Francisco Mime Troupe in 2012- The Musical!. Admission is at the door only for a price of $18 MCC members and $20 general. Doors open at 6:30pm with a gourmet dinner available for purchase. The Mime Troupe band plays a set of live music beginning at 7:30pm and the performance starts at 8:00. For more information call 923-3368 or visit www.mateel.org. SoHum Beer Fest & Smoke Off Seeks BBQ & Homebrew Contestants On Saturday, August 20th, the Mateel Community Center in Redway will present the 3rd annual SoHum Beer Fest & Smoke Off, a BBQ and beer competition where grill masters, home brewers, and local breweries put their skills to the test with prizes and bragging rights awarded to audience favorites in all categories. BBQ contestants must provide their own BBQ, ingredients, and serving utensils, plus make enough of their dish to offer samplers to a crowd of about 200 people. Home brewers must provide keg or bottled beer samples (also to a crowd of 200) and are responsible for serving their product during the event, which will also feature beers and reps from almost every brewery in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties.All BBQ and home brew contestants will receive two free passes to the event in exchange for their participation, plus get the chance to win some great BBQ and beern related prizes. Interested participants should call the Mateel office ASAP at 923-3368 to sign up in advance or for more information. Doors open to the public at 4pm and the fun will start immediately with beer/ BBQ samplers and live local music. Complimentary BBQ samplers are offered to all event attendees and will be served until gone. MCC will also be offering full BBQ plates and a variety of traditional side dishes, desserts, and refreshments for purchase.Admission will be at the door only. The BBQ and music ticket is $12 and the all-inclusive ticket with unlimited beer tasting is $20. For more information visit www.mateel.org and dont miss the fun in store at the Mateel Community Centers 3rd annual SoHum Beer Fest & Smoke Off on Saturday, August 20th.
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