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For more information call The Library Theatre Box Office at (205) 444-7888 or go to http://www.hoover.lib.al.us/theatre/ Note: Tickets may be purchased in person or by phone. No mail orders will be accepted |
Odetta – In Concert - February 19, Saturday, 8
p.m. and February 20, Sunday, 2:30 p.m. One of the most influential artists
of the 20th century, Grammy nominee Odetta is truly a living
legend. From her 1950s and ‘60s classics, He’s Got the Whole World in His
Hands, This Little Light of Mine, and Good Night, Irene,
she has influenced artists ranging from Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan, to Tracy
Chapman, Jewel and India Arie. "The Queen of American folk music"
– New York Times. This production is a part of the 2005 Southern Voices
conference. Tickets $20 Keep on the Sunny Side -- The Songs and Stories of the
Carter Family - March 11-12, Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m. The story of Alvin
P. Carter, his wife Sara and their sister-in-law Maybelle Carter, a shy
gospel trio who became the most famous and historically significant family
in country music. Over two dozen songs are featured, including Worried
Man Blues, Wabash Cannonball, Will the Circle Be Unbroken,
Wildwood Flower, and Keep on the Sunny Side. "The
drama, music, laughter – and love story -- that began country music". Polygraph Lounge – In Concert - April 15-16, Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m.
Polygraph Lounge is the result of the strange and wonderful collaboration of
two extraordinary musicians, Rob Schwimmer and Mark Stewart. When not on
tour with Simon and Garfunkel, Schwimmer and Stewart come together for an
evening of musical hilarity as Purple Haze, Green Acres, and Stravinsky’s
Fire Bird meet in the Spike Jones tradition. "Once their mischievous,
hyperactive creativity gets loose, there’s no stopping it." – New York
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