photo by Robert Corwin/Photo Arts |
On May Day 2010, nine days after his 66th birthday, Si Kahn will retire from his position as Grassroots Leadership’s Founder and Executive Director. To mark his 30 years of work with the organization, and to welcome the new leadership team that will help launch Grassroots Leadership into its next 30 years, Si will undertake his most ambitious U.S. concert tours ever. The Farewell to Grassroots Leadership Tour will focus on reconnecting with fans of many years, both personal and organizational; making new friends; sharing a host of recent songs in a warm concert setting; and raising funds to help ensure the organization’s sustainability after his retirement. Fees from these performances will go to support Grassroots Leadership’s national Campaign to End Immigrant Family Detention, the appalling new practice in which children as young as infants are imprisoned together with their parents (for more information: http://www.grassrootsleadership.org/Detention.html).
To help celebrate Si’s retirement:
Strictly Country Records will release Si’s 16th CD, Courage, featuring the superb production and playing of Jens Krüger of the Krüger Brothers, with harmonies and liner notes by country music legend Kathy Mattea. Si’s third and most recent Strictly Country release, Thanksgiving, was recognized as the #1 CD, #1 song and #1 artist for November 2007 by the Folk-DJ list, which measures international airplay.
Berrett-Koehler, the San Francisco publishing house, will simultaneously issue Si’s new book, Creative Community Organizing, based on his 45 years as a community, civil rights and labor organizer. Berrett-Koehler previously published The Fox in the Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy, co-authored with public philosopher Elizabeth Minnich.
| 2010 | |
| Saturday, January 23 | Boston area Standing for
Justice Farewell Concert for the Boston Workman's Circle Coffee House,
1762 Beacon St.Brookline, MA leah@circleboston.org
617-566-6281 www.circleboston.org |
| Saturday, January 30 | Santa Fe, NM. Standing for Justice Farewell
Concert Church of Santa Fe, 1804 Arryoyo Chamiso, Ticket information:
505 454 4228. www.grassrootsleadership.org |
| Monday. February 15 | With Robin and Linda Williams. Appearing
on Michael Johnathon's WOODSONGS OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR 7PM EST. Reservations
at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington at 859-252-8888. Watch the live multicamera
web cast FREE at woodsongs.com |
| Sunday, February 21 | John McCutcheon, Cathy Fink and Marcy
Marxer join Si in an incredible Standing for Justice farewell concert
for the greater DC area. At Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old
Georgetown Road, Rockville, Maryland, sponsored by the Institute of Musical
Traditions, www.imtfolk.org, 301-754-3611.
There is a $3 service charge per credit card order (not per ticket). |
| Sunday, March 7 | Berkeley, CA Standing for Justice Farewell
Concert at the new Freight & Salvage, http://www.thefreight.org/
2020 Addison, 510-548-1761 info@freightandsalvage.org
Under 18 1/2 price. Senior Citizens $1.00 discount. |
| Saturday, March 13 | Philadelphia Area Standing for Justice Farewell Concert. 8 PM at the BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2040 Street Rd. Warrington, PA 18976 (215) 343-0406 Directions: From the PA turnpike, take the Willow Grove exit to 61 North toward Doylestown. Drive past the Willow Grove Naval Air Station and across County Line Rd. Turn right on Street Rd. (PA-132). We are just east of 611 on Street Rd., next to TD Bank |
| Sunday, March 14 |
Interviewed on WXPN, Gene Shay's The Folk Show. Interview and music by the award-winning Folk DJ. Between 8 PM- 11 PM 88.5. FM http://www.xpn.org/xpn-programs/folk-show Si visits Gene Shay on his nationally-respected folk music show for a fewsongs and conversation about Si Kahn's Standing for Justice concert tour". |
| Saturday, March 20 | Seattle, WA. Seattle Folklore Society,
Phinney Neighborhood Center 6532 Phinney Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98103 General
Admission: $15 $2 off for SFS & PNA members and seniors,
kids half price. http://www.seafolklore.org/folksche.html#venues
7:30 PM, 206/528-8523 |
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