Curtains Up!

I visited Minden Elementary School in Minden, Nevada to give a presentation to 4th-6th grade students. But before attending, I supplied Ms. B, the teacher who invited me, with a complete lesson plan. It included what I was planning to teach: an introduction to the Celtic harp in Renaissance England and Ireland, along with a [...]

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Once or twice a year, I purchase a booth and exhibit at a bridal fair. I do my homework. I make sure that the bridal fair has had high attendance in past shows, I interview other exhibitors from past shows to find out if they had a good experience, and I make sure my booth [...]

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People Got A Lotta Nerve – Neko Case
Check out Neko Case’s new single “People Got a Lotta Nerve”- she’s supporting a worthwhile cause while her fans circulate it around. I’m a fan – she is brilliant – and am posting it here. Take a listen- the album comes out 3/3/09. Can’t wait!
Celebrating its 25th anniversary [...]

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Karen had everything lined up months in advance for her destination wedding at the historic Cal-Neva Resort at the north end of Lake Tahoe. Karen scheduled a lovely November wedding inside the Lakeview Chapel. The alpine views were gorgeous.
Karen was precise about every detail for her wedding. The autumn bouquets and the rust-and-gold color scheme [...]

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Rich contacted me to perform at his company’s “Holiday Family Luncheon”. He was desperately looking for some kind of entertainment that would fit the budget he was given. When I gave him a quote, he exclaimed, “You’re much cheaper than a dance band or a DJ! Those guys want $1500 or more, and that doesn’t [...]

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Not many people plan November weddings, but Jerry and Angel went about it right. It’s off-season for weddings, and that means the wedding services they chose were immediately available. They may have even received a discount for some of their wedding services—A good move in this economy.
Here at Lake Tahoe located in the Sierra Nevada [...]

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ast week we expanded our offerings for magicians by making Magicians a full ‘parent category’ and adding some specific genres of illusionists and those who entertain with magic-related talent. Among the categories in the new Magicians category are: Children’s Party Magician
Comedy Magician
Corporate Magician
Escape Artist
Illusionist
Pickpocket / Con Man Performer
Strolling / Close-up Magician
Stunt Magician
Trade Show Magician
Have a [...]

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his week was a busy one on Gig Salad- many corporate event planners were using our site to contact our members for events. Among the big dogs who used GigSalad.com this week to connect with talent were: Wal-Mart, Bayer, Ronald McDonald House, Lifetouch, YMCA, Hewlett-Packard, and many others. Corporate event planners use Gig Salad to [...]

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Gig Salad t-shirts are now available, bearing a message that is close to the hearts of most performers: Peace, Love, Gigs. We offer free shipping on every item in our store, and for a limited time you can enjoy a 25% discount off your order with this coupon code: gigstore25.
Check out the goods at [...]

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In the last blog, I introduced some common ceremony music standards that you might like to include in your repertoire. For the reception, there are many directions you can take, depending upon whether the music will be used simply for background to dining, or whether it’s up to you and your band to get everyone [...]

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