Schedule

Winterfest!

Michigan Friends Center, Chelsea, MI

A Gemini Family Concert to benefit the Michigan Friends Center.

Mulled cider and treats, as well as snowman building, starts at 1:30pm, followed by the concert at 3:00pm.

Brighton Center for the Performing Arts

Brighton, MI

A Gemini Family Concert. For part of the show we'll be joined by a local children's choir.

Fellowship for Today

2400 E. Lake Lansing Rd., East Lansing

Laz and his wife Helen (flute) will give a "Sermon in Song" at this Interfaith Service, performing original musical settings of the poetry of 13th and 14th century Sufi mystics, Rumi and Hafiz.

Towsley Auditorium

On the campus of Washtenaw Community College, Ypsilanti

A special family concert with the Ypsilanty Symphony. This will be our third performance with this wonderful ensemble and their conductor, Adam Riccinto.

The Music Box

The Max M. Fisher Music Center, Detroit, MI

We will be giving a special performance for the whole family in the "Tiny Tots Concert Series" sponsored by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Boyne City High School

1035 Boyne Ave., Boyne City, MI

A Gemini Family Concert. For part of the show we will be joined by a local children's choir.

Boyne City High School Auditorium

Boyne City, MI

A Gemini Family Concert. For part of the show we'll be joined by a local children's choir.

Adrian College Caine Student Center

110 S. Madison St. Adrian, MI 49221

Laz will join poet and journalist Jennifer Burd in a presentation of "A Great Need: Putting a Face on Homelessness in Our Communities." The program combines dramatic reading, music, and photography to present moments from inside a local soup-kitchen community. It includes selections from Jennifer's book of creative prose, Daily Bread: A Portrait of Homeless Men & Women of Lenawee County, Michigan, and photographs by local photographer Lad Strayer, who illustrated the book. Laz will provide musical accompaniment to the readings and will also perform original songs addressing this theme.

Greenville Area Community Center

900 E. Kent Rd., Greenville, MI

A Gemini Family Concert at this wonderful, intimate venue where we have performed every year for the last 20 years! For part of the show we'll be joined by a local children's choir.

The Ark Coffeehouse

316 S. Main St. Ann Arbor

Our annual Spring Celebration concert! We will be joined by San's daughter, Emily Rose, on violin, guitar and vocals.

Shaarey Zedek Congregation

1924 Coolidge Road, East Lansing, MI

As part of the Friday night service, we will play a special concert of Jewish music in honor of the upcoming holiday of Passover. We will sing our original musical settings of portions of the Haggadah.

Young Auditorium, University of Wisconsin

Whitewater, WI

A Gemini Family Concert, as part of the Early Childhood Conference at the University of Wisconsin—Whitewater. For part of this concert, we'll be joined by a local children's choir under the direction of a wonderful music teacher, Christine Hayes. Also, earlier this day, as well as on Saturday, April 14th, we'll be giving workshops for teachers on how to use music in the classroom.

Month of the Young Child Celebration Concert

Towsley Auditorium, Washtenaw Community College

A Gemini family concert sponsored by the Washtenaw County Association for the Education of Young Children. Tickets are only 50 cents! E-mail Ms. Kelly Wade (kwade@jccfed.org) to reserve seats.

"Drop the Knife: A Midlife Coming-of-Age Tale"

College Theatre in the Crane Liberal Arts Bldg, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor

Laz (fiddle, mandolin, pennywhistle, panpipes) will be joining Lori Fithian (percussion) and Eric Fithian (bass) in accompanying their good friend and fellow musician Jeanne Mackey, in her performance piece — "Drop the Knife: A Midlife Coming-of-Age Tale". Jeanne has written some wonderful songs, and tells amazing stories of self-discovery in the high desert of the Eastern Sierras and her ancestral home in Ireland.

$15 general admission, $10 for students and seniors.

The Poetry of Jiri Orten

Jewish Community Center, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor

Laz will join translator Lyn Coffin in her presentation on the life and work of Holocaust era Czechoslovakian poet Jiri Orten. Lyn Coffin's translations of Orten's poems have been praised by Edward Hirsch, Sam Hamill and Joseph Brodsky, and have recently been released in a book titled "White Picture." Laz has set to music a number of these powerful poems, and will sing them at this event.

Trinity House Theatre

38840 W. Six Mile, Livonia, MI

We'll be doing our show for adults, "Those Were the Days," consisting of our original songs, as well as classic songs of the 1960's folk revival.

The Ark Coffeehouse

316 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI

The fourth annual "For Pete's Sake!" concert honoring Pete Seeger, this time on the actual date of his 93nd birthday. As in the past, the concert will again be a benefit for the Ark; it feels fitting, as we celebrate the life of a man whom Bruce Springsteen has called "the grandfather of American folk music," to honor and support a folk music institution that has brought such great music to our community for nearly 50 years. We'll be joined by San's daughter Emily Rose, Dick Siegel, Chris Buhalis, Sally Potter, Paul Tinkerhess, and Mustard's Retreat.

Jackson Storyfest

Various sites in Jackson, MI

Gemini will be telling folk tales from around the world, with musical accompaniment, to elementary school children from throughout the city, in this much loved storytelling event.

Allendale Fine Arts Center

10760 68th Ave. Allendale, MI 49401

A Gemini Family Concert. For part of the concert we will be joined by a local children's choir. Tickets $5

St. James Episcopal Church

3279 Broad St., Dexter, MI

A Gemini Family Concert sponsored by the church. For part of this performance we will be joined by the children's choir of the church.

Cafe 704

Ann Arbor's Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth.

Admission to the concert is by donation. Free, convenient parking, smoke-free, alcohol-free, refreshments available. The Center is located at 704 Airport Blvd., Ann Arbor MI 48108, just south of I-94 off State Street. But click here for directions because Mapquest doesn't know how to find it yet!

This will be a special concert, highlighting songs from all five in Laz's series of Rumi/Hafiz recordings, as well as new musical settings to be recorded for the sixth CD. Laz will be joined by his wife Helen on flute, as well as other guest musicians.

Kollen Park

Holland, MI

A free outdoor Gemini Family Concert sponsored by the Holland Parks and Recreation Department.

Veterans Park

205 W. Livingston, Highland, MI

A free outdoor Gemini Family Concert, with our "Good Mischief Band"— Mike Morrison on drums, Tim Twiss on bass.

Kerrytown Courtyard Series

Next to the Farmer's Market, Downtown Ann Arbor, MI

A free outdoor Gemini Family Concert at this great community gathering place. We will be joined by San's daughter, Emily Rose, on vocals and fiddle.

Music in the Park

Kellogg Park, Plymouth, MI

A free outdoor Gemini Family concert sponsored by the Plymouth Community Arts Council.

Gifts of Art—University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1

1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109

"Those Were the Days," is our tribute to the music of the 60's—the classic songs of Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Malvina Reynolds, and others. The set will also include original songs that we have written in that style. We'll be joined by our drummer Mike Morrison.

The Ark Coffeehouse

316 S. Main St. Ann Arbor

Our annual Thanksgiving Weekend Benefit Concert for Mott Children's Hospital. We'll be joined by our "Good Mischief Band" (Brian Brill on piano, and Aron Kaufman on drums) and our special guest, Emily Rose on violin and vocals. Emily, San's daughter, was born and cared for in the Holden NICU of Mott 18 years ago.