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Autumn is upon us!  Time to celebrate the harvest with ….music.  On Saturday, October 8 Patchwork House Concerts gleefully presents the Blue Engine String Quartet!

Regular patrons of Symphony Nova Scotia will recognize these fine string playing performers.  While the SNS calendar keeps them very busy, they manage to carve out time to play together as a quartet with the likes of Erin Costelo (who joined them for a sold out show at Patchwork last year) and soprano & Order of Canada recipient Suzie LeBlanc. They have carved out Saturday, October 8 to perform a Thanksgiving show for YOU.  Yes this is Thanksgiving week-end so prep your Sunday dinner on Saturday afternoon and head over with any guests from out of town you wish to impress with the calibre of music generally heard at fine concert halls, not in cozy living rooms.

Saturday, October 8.  $30 per person.  Show time: 8 pm.

Book your seat by messaging mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com.  If you wish to guarantee a preferred spot in the living room, send us your payment in advance and we will put your name(s) on the best seats for you.

The repertoire of the quartet is large and broad.  Goodness knows what they will choose for us.  Whatever it is, it will knock your socks off!

Non-alcoholic beverages will be offered.  You are invited to take along any wine/beer/etc. that you wish to enjoy.  There will be a selection of munchies at the break.  Contributions to the munchies table will be shared happily although not required.

Please RSVP (and hold seats with advance payment) via email to mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com or by calling 902 434-8355.

Monique & George                                                                                                                Patchwork House Concerts                                                                                                                30 First Ave., Bedford

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If you haven’t seen three sheet perform live – here is your chance!  Normally they take the stage way past my bedtime but at Patchwork House Concerts, they’ll be performing at our standard 8 pm on Saturday, September 17.  To encourage everyone to attend, we are suggesting a $20 cover, and a lower $10 for students.  This is fabulous way to kick off a new school year.  (News on our exciting October show follows at the bottom of this post….)

three sheet is a six member, genre-bending power house.  Winners of numerous Music NS and ECMAs for hip hop recordings, they are the genuine article:  No Samples, No Loops. 100% Beatbox percussion, Vocalization & Instrumentation.   Three Sheet’s contagiously energetic live performances are validated with vivid and honest content both sonically and lyrically.  They recently released their 3^rd album “Heart to Make it Perfect” featuring a new DJ (“Uncle Fester”) and adding keys to round out their sound.

Visit their website to check out their latest single “The Bears”. http://www.threesheet.com/

Here’s how they roll: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VaTnIpDhVZQ

This is an all-ages show (but best suited for kids 12+).  We’ll be passing the hat for the band and looking for $20 per person ($10-for students).  All funds go directly to the artists.  There will be 2 sets with a break in between; cds will be available for sale.

Non-alcoholic beverages will be offered.  You are invited to take along any wine/beer/etc. that you wish to enjoy.  There will be a selection of munchies at the break.  Contributions to the munchies table will be shared happily although not required.

Please RSVP via email to mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com or by calling 902 434-8355.  (Last minute RSVPs and drop-ins are cool too.)  Please feel free to forward this invitation on to other music lovers you know.

Best,                                                                                                                                              Monique & George                                                                                                                    Patchwork House Concerts                                                                                                                30 First Ave., Bedford

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After a high energy hip-hop, we thought we’d shake things up a bit so our October show will be the Blue Engine String Quartet – four of of the finest musicians in Nova Scotia, all members of Symphony NS, will play for you in our living room on Saturday, October 8.  Wow!  This will be an advance ticket only show.  You can contact me for tickets now at $30/person.

With a fresh new sound and attitude that combines pop smarts, undeniable soul, and a ceaseless drive to venture into uncharted directions, Roxanne Potvin has returned from a five-year hiatus with For Dreaming, an album that re-establishes the Montreal singer/songwriter and guitarist as one of the most distinctive voices in Canada.Saturday, June 4 @ 8 pm.  Tickets $20

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Spring or not – this will warm up the living room.  Christine & Blake are both killer guitarists and wicked performers.  They also happen to have voices that will knock your socks off.  This will be a smokin’ show.  Christine has a new cd in the works so you will hear some old favorites plus some new material (and likely a few dynamite covers).

Show time is 8 pm.  Doors open at 7:30 pm.  $20                                                                             BYOB.  Snacks offered and accepted.

Christine & Blake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWAvzsZGOSo                                   RSVP to mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com or by calling 902 434-8355.

Best,                                                                                                                                                    Monique & George                                                                                                                Patchwork House Concerts                                                                                                               30 First Ave., Bedford                                                              facebook.com/PatchworkHouseConcerts

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