SCHEDULE
Wednesday July 1, 2009 - Open 11:00 am - Midnight
8:00 - Midnight - Open Mic Night - with Adrian Montijo

Thursday July 2, 2009 - Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
7:30 - 9:00
Drum Circle - Led by Michael Moses - Drums are available
9:00 - 11:00 - Latin Dance - with instructor Serafin Amaro

Friday July 3, 2009 - Open 11:00 am - 2:00 am
8:00 - 9:00 - Imperial Jade Dance Theatre - belly dancer Belly Dance
9:30 - 11:30 - Positively Africa Worldbeat - African World Fusion
Midnight - 2:00 - Latin Rhythms - Adrian Montijo and Friends

Saturday July 4, 2009 - Independence Day - Open 11:00 am - 2:00 am
1:00 - 5:00
Gyrotonic Pulley Tower Demonstrations- Tara
2:00 - 2:30 Intro Class - Foundational
2:30 - 3:00 Next Phase - Continuance
1:00 - 5:00 Turn your tap water into Living Water w/Brooke Peterson
3:00 - 5:00 High Tea
5:00 - 8:00 Pre-Fireworks BBQ
9:00 -10:00 Fireworks Greenacres Community Park 5985 10th Ave North Lake Worth
South Florida Fireworks Shows 10:00 - 2:00
Square Fair and Friends M D Fairchild and Mark Doyle with Adrian Montijo, Damien Stevens and Gayle Coursol

Sunday July 5, 2009 - Open 10:00am - 8:00pm
10:00 - Noon - Tibetan bowls, Sitar and Drums - Ashleigh Ruckert, Adrian Montijo and Michael Moses
12:30 - 2:30- Light Jazz - Michael Moses-
5:30 - 7:00 - Think and Grow Rich - Brooke Peterson
7:00 - 8:00 - Spoken Word - Saxz

Rod MacDonald
Lake Worth's True folk singer
Throughout a 35-year performing career, Rod MacDonald has been entertaining audiences worldwide with his timeless ballads, modern folk songs, and his musical versatility. Possessing the heart of a troubadour, the soul of a poet and the voice of a virtuoso, he is as distinctive an entertainer as he is a songwriter. Known for his passionate interest in the events that shape our world's societies, Rod is a prolific and poignant communicator who is regarded as "one of the most politically and socially aware lyricists of our time." (All Music Guide)

Rod has released 9 solo albums, and has performed at many of the world's finest clubs and major international festivals in the U.S., Europe and Canada. The first American folksinger to tour the liberated Czech Republic, Rod performed frequently at the 3-4 day Straznice Festival for audiences of 10,000, where he debuted his passionate anthem "For The People", a tribute to the newly freed Czechs. He summered with the Oglala Sioux Indians on their South Dakota reservation where he met Frank Fool's Crow, ceremonial chief and medicine healer and to whom he dedicated his 2nd album, "White Buffalo" featuring the song of the same name. Said Rod, "he is a great inspiration to me, and to everyone who knows him."

Among the more than two dozen artists who have recorded his works are Dave Van Ronk, Four Bitchin' Babes with Christine Lavin, Happy Traum and Garnet Rogers. Rod's albums "No Commercial Traffic" and "White Buffalo" are regarded as "one of the towering achievements in modern folk music." (Boson Herald).

Born and raised in a small Connecticut town, Rod was educated at the University of Virginia and Columbia Law School. Drawn to music since childhood and artistically ambitious by nature, it was not unexpected that during his final year at Columbia, and having done a stint as a correspondent for Newsweek Magazine, he put aside all thoughts of a legal career and instead dedicated himself solely to music. Already performing since his early college days, he graduated from Columbia, never took the bar exam and remained in New York.

Rod became a major part of the 80s Greenwich Village folk renaissance, and performed with Pete Seeger, Tom Chapin, Dave Van Ronk, Suzanne Vega, Doc Watson, John Gorka, and Emmylou Harris. Rod frequently headlined at New York's Speakeasy and Folk City clubs, and his memorable performance at The Bottom Line of what became his signature song, "American Jerusalem", was heralded by fans and media alike as a "defining moment in folk music history".

In 2002, Smithsonian Folkways recognized Rod's considerable contribution to folk music by including more than 20 of his songs in their Fast Folk Musical Magazine, honoring him as one of the most heavily represented artists in the series. "MacDonald's place in the folk Hall of Fame is assured by his 'A Sailor's Prayer,' a hymn-styled tune that many people mistook for a traditional song" writes Richard Skelly of All Music Guide . The lead-off track on Smithsonian's anniversary CD featured "American Jerusalem", "a brilliant contrast of rich and poor, of the powerful and the powerless in Manhattan." (Sing Out! * Summer 2003).

Throughout his career Rod has remained a vital force in the folk music world. His unique eclectic brand of music transcends the typical folk genre and is infused with a reverence for life and concern for humanity, evident in lyrics that are infectious and inspiring, sometimes reckless, often evocative - and always compelling. The Boston Folk Festival wrote "Rod MacDonald is an original Greenwich Village icon-a pivotal folk singer who uses his background in law and journalism to ask the important questions of our time."

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Don't miss Rod at Nature's Way Cafe
517 Lake Ave 5-8 pm June 19th

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Angels of Bedlym
The Nouveau Honkies
The Darrell Raines Band
The Robert Goodman Band
Laura Reed & Deep Pocket
Max DuBose
RMB
Davee Bryan
Rod McDonald
Amy Steinberg
Keith McKendrick
BlackFinger
JD Danner band
JOHN CAREY and Julius Sanna
The Rosco Martinez Band
The Nucklebusters
JP Soars & The Red Hots
Eric Culberson
SLIP AND THE SPINOUTS

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BOCA RATON
Back Room Blues Bar & Grill: 7200 N Dixie Hwy. thebackroombluesbar.com. 988-8929. Sets: 9:30pm. Every Thurs: JP Soars & The Red Hots; every Sun: 3-6pm JP Soars & Special Guests & BBQ, 6pm Crazy Fingers. Sept 13: Joey Gilmore; 19: Albert Castiglia.

Borders Books & Music: 9887 Glades Rd. www.bordersstores.com. 883-5854. Every 2nd Sat: 2-5pm Joey George.
MoQuila: 99 SE Mizner Blvd. moquila.com. 394-9990. Every Wed: 7-11pm: Cat Shell.
Pavilion Grille: 301 Yamato Rd. 912-0000. paviliongrille.com. Every Tues & other Fri: 7pm Sensations.

DAVIE
Roundup: South Florida's Premier Country Western Nightclub & Restaurant with 4 full liquor bars to serve all
9020 West State Road 84, Davie, FL 33324

DELRAY BEACH
Atlantic Avenue: Atlantic Ave from Swinton to NE/SE 7th Ave. downtowndelraybeach.com. 279-1380.
Oct 23: 6pm-10 Art & Jazz on the Avenue

Boston’s on the Beach: 40 S Ocean Blvd. (A1A). bostonsonthebeach.com. 278-3364. Every Fri: 7-11pm Jazz on the Upperdeck w/Daniel Lombardi.

City Limits: 19 NE 3rd Ave. citylimitsdelray.com. 279-8222. Sept 12: SUENALO!.

Dada: 52 N Swinton Ave. 330-3232. Live Ent. Thurs-Sat 11pm & every Sun 10pm:

Delray Beach Marriott: A1A & Atlantic Ave. delraybeachmarriott.com. 274-3200. Wed-Fri: 4:30-6:30pm Reggie, 7:30pm: Dawn Basham & Valerio.

Elwood’s Dixie Barbeque: 301 E Atlantic Ave. 272-7427. Nightly Live Ent. Every Tues: 8-11pm Cliff & Heidi's Jam; every Thurs: Elvis Show; every Fri & Sat: 7:30pm-1:30am Blues; every Sun: 6pm Dillengers.

Gizzi’s Coffee House: 2275 Federal Hwy #380. gizzis.com. 266-9797. Every Fri: Open Mic; every Sat: Blues, Rock.

Michelangelo Piano Bar: 25 NE 2nd Ave. 272-8009. Every Wed & Sun: 8:30pm Michelangelo.

O’Connor’s Pub: 210 NE 2nd St. 330-0022. Every Fri & Sat: Blues, Rock. Aug 30: Slip and the Spinouts.

South County Civic Center: 16700 Jog Road. 327-2027. 7pm. Ballroom Dance Band Monthly

LAKE PARK
Orange Door: 798 10th St. 842-7949. theorangedoor.com. Concerts 9pm, $10/adm (unless otherwise noted) Sep 6: Albert Castiglia; 13: 3 Guitars XXVI w/ Danny Morris, Frank Ward & JP Soars

LAKE WORTH
Bizaare: 921 Lake Ave. 588-4488. Every Wed: 8-11pm Joey George.

Brogue’s On The Avenue: 621 Lake Ave. 585-1885.

Evenings on the Avenue: Cultural Plaza, on M Street between Lake and Lucerne Avenues. 582-4401. Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from 6-10pm.

Havana Hideout: 509 Lake Ave. 585-8444. 8pm

Mojitos, The Retreat: 127 No. Federal Hwy 561 582-3232

OuzoBlue: 707 Lake Avenue Downtown

Little Munich 806 Lake Ave, Downtown, (561) 932-0050

PROPAGANDA 6 South J Street, Downtown

South Shores Tavern: 502 Lucerne Ave. 547-7656. Tues-Sat: 7-10pm Live Music; every Sun: 6:30-10pm

The Cottage: 522 Lucerne Ave. 586-0080. Every Mon: 6-9pm Joey George. Every Fri: 8pm-11 The Jorie Morrow Trio with Greg Kokus and Carlos Mota. Every Sun: 11:30am-2:30pm Jazz Stream.

The Soma Center : 609 Lake Ave. Lake Worth, FL 33460 561.296.9949. Raw Foods Cafe / Live Entertainment and MORE!

LANTANA
Grumpy Grouper Grill: 224 N 3rd St. 547-5171. Every Fri: 6pm Motel Mel.

MANALAPAN
Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach: 100 S Ocean Blvd. ritzcarlton.com. 533-6000. Every Sat: 8pm-12am Jeff Taylor.

PALM BEACH
Cafe L’Europe: 331 S County Rd. cafeleurope.com. 655-4020. Every Fri: 9:30pm-1:30am Noreena Downey; every Sat: 9:30pm-1:30am Chris Janes; Sun-Thurs: 7pm David Crohan.

Four Seasons Resort: 2800 S Ocean Blvd. fourseasons.com/palmbeach. 582-2800. Thurs-Sun: 6:30-9:30pm Norm Kubrin (in the restaurant).

Leopard Lounge: at the Chesterfield Hotel. 363 Cocoanut Row. 659-5800/ 800-243-7871. chesterfieldpb.com. Nightly 9pm Live Ent.

Polo Steakhouse at the Colony Hotel. 155 Hammon Ave. thecolonypalmbeach.com. 655-5430. Tues-Thurs 7-9pm & Sat 8-9pm: Rich Switzer; every Fri: 9pm Memory Lane; every Sat: 9pm Rich & Jill.

Royal Room Cabaret: at the Colony Hotel. 155 Hammon Ave. 659-81000. thecolonypalmbeach.com. Aug 22-23 & 29-30: Liz Callaway.

PALM BEACH GARDENS
Bluepoint Lounge: at Spoto’s. 4560 PGA Blvd. spotosoysterbar.com. 776-9448. Wed-Sat: 7pm Clarence Palmer.

ROYAL PALM BEACH
Connolly's Sports Bar & Grill: 10045 Belvedere Rd. 795-0403. Every Wed 9pm-1am open mic w/ Don G.

WELLINGTON
Luna Blu Restaurant: 13889 Wellington Trace. 795-8825. Every Thurs: 7pm Joey George.

Players Club: 13410 South Shore Blvd. playersclubrestaurant.com. 795-0080. Every Fri & Sat: 8pm-1am Larry Brendler.

Wine Styles: 10120 Forest Hill Blvd. 804-1190. winestyles.net. Every Fri: 6:30-10:30pm Joey George.

WEST PALM BEACH
Blue Martini: 555 S Rosemary Ave. CityPlace. bluemartinilounge.com. 835-8601.
Every Thurs: 8-11pm Latin; every Fri & Sat: R & B.

Centennial Square: 100 Block of Clematis St. wpb.org/events. 822-1515. Every Thurs: 6-9:30pm Clematis By Night.

CityPlace Plaza: 700 S Rosemary Ave. cityplace.com. 366-1000X3. Every Fri & Sat: 6-10pm free/adm Variety Bands.

Cuillo Centre for the Arts: 201 Clematis St. 835-9226. Every Thurs: 8-9pm Cooper & 9:30-11pm

Fire Rock: 1 N Clematis St. 837-9050. Every Fri: 8pm-11pm Susan Merritt Trio Featuring Marty Campfield and Allan Palanker; Every Sun: 7-10pm Susan Merritt Trio

Hilton Aiport Hotel: 150 Australian Ave.684-9400. Every Sat: 9pm Latin Dance Band (in Club 10).

Hotel Biba: 310 Belvedere Rd. 832-0094. Every Fri: 9pm-12am SAMM & Jamie Ousley.

John Bull English Pub: 801 Village Blvd. #309. 697-2855. Every Sun: 6-9pm Noel Lorica’s Wayward Jazz.

Meyer Amphitheatre: 104 Datura St.

Mr. G’s: 2650 S Military Trl. 434-9917. Every Wed: 8-11:30pm Blues Jam w/JP Soars.

Tavern by the Tracks: 9477 Alt. A1A. 863-4466. Every Sat: 7-11pm Joey George.

The Continental Rock Club of Palm Beach 4047 Okeechobee Blvd. Weekly Rock / Blues / Other Events

The Lounge: 517 Clematis St. 655-9747. Sept 5: Bendy Pastorius Group.

Sunset Bar & Grill: 2500 Broadway. 832-2200. Every Sat: 7-10pm Jazz Piano w/Milton.

World Famous Restaurant: 415 Northwood Rd. 833-3377. Every Mon: 6-10pm Blue Mondays w/DJ, Karaoke or Band.

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