Lucy Kaplansky Performs in Westfield

The Coffee With Conscience Concert Series is proud to present award-winning Singer/Songwriter, Lucy Kaplansky, in concert. Natalia Zukerman www.nataliazukerman.com will be opening! Proceeds from this show will benefit the Keith Knost Special Needs Trust www.makingcontact.com/keith/special_needs.html . About Lucy Kaplansky.... Lucy Kaplansky ( www.lucykaplansky.com ) started out singing in Chicago bars. Then, barely out of high school, Lucy Kaplansky took off for New York City. There she found a fertile community of songwriters and performers - Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Bill Morrissey, Cliff Eberhardt, and others - where she fit right in. With a beautiful flair for harmony, Lucy was everyone's favorite singing partner, but most often she found herself singing as a duo with Shawn Colvin. People envisioned big things for them; in fact, The New York Times said it was "easy to predict stardom for her." But then Lucy dropped it all! Lucy left the musical fast track to pursue a doctorate in Psychology! Upon completing her degree, Dr. Kaplansky took a job at a New York hospital working with chronically mentally ill adults, and also started a private practice. Yet she continued to sing. Lucy was often pulled back into the studio by her friends, (who now had contracts with record labels) wanting her to sing on their albums. She harmonized on Colvin's Grammy-winning Steady On, on Nanci Griffith's Lone Star State of Mind and Little Love Affairs, and on four of John Gorka's albums. She also landed soundtrack credits, singing with Suzanne Vega on Pretty in Pink and with Griffith on The Firm, and several commercial credits. Then Shawn Colvin, who was itching to produce a record, hooked up with Lucy, her ex-singing partner. They went into the studio, and it all came together. When Lucy's solo tapes got into the hands of Bob Feldman, president of Red House Records, he was blown away. Suddenly, Lucy was back in the music business. She signed with Red House and started playing gigs. Red House released The Tide in 1994 to rave reviews, and within six months Lucy signed with a major booking agency, and began touring so much it required leaving her two psychologist positions behind. Five albums behind her, Lucy rediscovers her musical roots and returns to the more acoustic sound of the music she first fell in love with - folk and classic country. Lucy's new life as a mother has enhanced the emotional depth of her songwriting. Her sixth album "Over the Hills," released in Matrch, 2007, explores universal themes of love, joy, loss, and dreams for the future, through reflections on family. The record features guest vocalists Eliza Gilkyson, Buddy Miller, Richard Shindell and Jonatha Brooke. It is pure Americana, wonderfully raw and rich with heartache and hope.

Date, Time, and Location

Begins
Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 8:00 pm ET

Location
1st United Methodist Church
1 East Broad Street (corner of North Ave)
Westfield, 07090

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Ahrre Maros

Ahrre Maros http://www.ahrre.com and http://www.fairtradecoffee.org has been presenting concerts in Northern New Jersey since 1992, when he first opened Ahrre's Coffee Roastery at the Common Ground Café, in Summit. Unfortunately the Café closed back in 1997 at which point he sought out other venues for his concert presentations. Currently he runs two concert series; the "Coffee With Conscience Concert Series" in Westfield and the "Powerful Women of Song" Series at the Watchung Arts Center in Watchung.>
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The Coffee With Conscience Concert Series http://www.coffeewithconscience.org is now in its eighth season and presents a wide variety of Singer/Songwriters who are professional and touring. The musical styles will vary but at the core you will always find 'acoustic pop.' The CWC Series is unique! It creates community around an evening of great music supporting worthy causes. The events are intended to provide the type of entertainment that is missing from so many of our communities…Entertainment that fosters community and friendship, structured around a good cause, presents a win-win situation for everyone involved.>
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The 'Powerful Women of Song' Series takes place at the Watchung Arts Center http://www.watchungarts.org/PowerfulWomen.htm . Eight incredible evenings of original music are planned for the 2007-2008 Season, focussing on the passion expressed in music written and performed by women. Proceeds from ticket sales will help support the Watchung Arts Center, whose mission is to "Keep the Arts Alive" in the greater Watchung Area.

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