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<div align="left"><font color="#000000" size="3">January 13, 2010<br></font></div>
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<div align="center"><font size="6"><strong>Numerous</strong></font><font color="#9900cc"><strong><font size="7"><font size="6"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> artists who have or will soon<br> play at The Kent Stage are recognized by the Grammy Nomination Committee</span></font><br><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);" size="5"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><font size="6"><br>Sixteen artists nominated for twenty awards<br></font></span></font></font></strong></font><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></font><br><div><br></div></div></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
<a rel="nofollow" name="LETTER.BLOCK3"></a><table style="margin-bottom: 10px;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><p><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The leadership of The Kent Stage has always taken great pride in the quality of performers they bring to the downtown Kent, Ohio venue.</span> <br></font></font></p><p><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3">Since the early Spring of 2002, they have created a music scene in Kent and Northeast Ohio by going out their
way to attract top quality, world-famous performers to the 640 seat theater which has developed into a regional now regional music venue. Named the Best Acoustic Venue by the Plain Dealer, artists playing The Kent Stage had attracted fans from 38 states and three countries to their concerts over the last 7.9 years</font></font></p><p><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3">Although there are a large number of Kent Stage artists up for Grammy Awards on January 31st the winners will not be the first Grammy Award winners to play here. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></font></font></p><p><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3">They will join the other Grammy Award winnerswho have played The Kent Stage since 2002.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <br></span></font></font></p><p><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3"><span style="font-weight:
bold;">The are: Alison Brown, Asleep At The Wheel, Chris Thomas King, Colin Hay, Del McCoury, Denny Laine, Gillian Welch, Henry Rollins, India.Arie, Janis Ian, </span><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="3"><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3">John McEuen</font></font></font><span style="font-weight: bold;">, Leon Russell, Marc Cohn, Mark O'Connor, Nanci Griffith, Nickel Creek (as a group and individually; </span><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="3"><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3">Chris Thile,<font size="3"><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3"> Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins</font></font></font></font></font></font><span style="font-weight: bold;">), Peter Asher, Ralph Stanley, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Richie Havens, Riders in The Sky, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Rosanne Cash, Sam Bush, Steve Earle, The Kingston Trio, Tim O'Brien, Tony Rice, and Vassar
Clements.</span></font></font></p><p><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3"><font size="3"><font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="3">FYI: </font></font></font><span style="font-weight: bold;">Richie Havens</span> will return along with winner of numerous JUNO Awards (Canadian Grammy) Awards, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Harry Manx</span> on Jan 24th at 8pm and Northeast Ohio's own <span style="font-weight: bold;">Marc Cohn</span> will be at The Kent Stage on Feb 17th. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Henry Rollins</span> will be at The Kent Stage on April 1st and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Colin Hay</span> of Men At Work is performing in May.<br></font></font></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><font size="4"> 2010 Grammy Nominees include:</font></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Julian Lage</span> (Playing Jan 18 with Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing)<br> Best
Contemporary Jazz Album<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rosanne Cash</span><br> Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alison Brown</span><br> Best Country Instrumental Performance<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">India.Arie</span><br> Best R & B Performance by a Duo or<font><font size="3"> Group with Vocals<br></font></font> Best Urban/Alternative Performance<br> Best R & B Album<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">John McCutcheon</span><br> Best Traditional Folk Album<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ani DiFranco </span>(Playing Feb. 23rd)<br> Best Traditional Folk Album<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Oates</span> (Playing March 18th)<br> Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group with
Vocals</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sarah Jarosz</span><br> <font><font size="3">Best Country Instrumental Performance</font></font> <br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Asleep at the Wheel</span><br> Best Americana Album<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ramblin' Jack Elliot</span><br> Best Traditional Blues Album<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Greencards</span><br> <font><font size="3">Best Country Instrumental Performance</font></font> <br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maura O'Connell</span><br> Best Traditional Folk Album<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Loudon Wainwright III</span><br> <font><font size="3">Best Traditional Folk Album</font></font> <br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Earle</span><br>
Best Contemporary Folk Album</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cathy Fink</span><br> Best Music Album for Children<br> Best Traditional Folk Album<br></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marcy Marxer</span><br> Best Music Album for Children<br> <font><font size="3">Best Traditional Folk Album</font></font></p><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<font><br> </font><br></p></font></font><div style="text-align: center;"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 255);" size="6"><p>COMING SOON!</p></font><br></font></div><p><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"
color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"> <font size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" size="6">ALEX BEVAN<br><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" size="4">Saturday Jan. 16, 2010 @ 8PM<br><br><br></font></font></span><big><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><small><small><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">"Looking Behind and Reaching
Forward"</span></font><br>
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<font style="font-weight: bold;" size="4">I will be celebrating the music of "Springboard" and "Grand River
Lullaby"<br>
as well as the "Lake Erie Chronicles" and showing off some new songs due to be released soon!<br><br>
This will mark the beginning of my... 40th... yes... 40th year as a Northern Ohio Songwriter and Musical Artist.<br>
</font></small></small></span></big><br></font></font></font></p><p><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><font><font><font size="3"><font>Bevan began his musical career playing various coffeehouses in the Cleveland area such
as "La Cave" and "Faragher's Back Room". His first position in a group
was as a backup musician with Irish folk singers Gusty & Sean at
Fagan's Beacon House in the Flats of <a rel="nofollow" class="mw-redirect" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnivl5RmNK--r0iMFpdwRrCJRYuKcRScT8-kFtAKQv_4p2RK_CweGWEVHaNil_YSOwPe-R4ZmPniGr8t35iU6Rr9lePlBBzF1BOaej-1-0V4Z0-ka-T2BxDC0KgHa7J_Sk4U=" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>. While a student at <a rel="nofollow" class="mw-redirect" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnivtOPrgg72X6LuSoI6_Su5iuAIzpTNJxNy4RsaDB5cjjg1C9GfgpwTY5rsEqCtIjlbiHkU1W2dpPCSBZmVnXTD2M6pOuY4B9zfqjLmfRI7aaNtIptaFmNzP-M-9zX1Gar4=" title="Akron University">Akron University</a>, Bevan was introduced to his first producer, Eric Stevens, who signed him to <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"
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was released with the single "Linda's Song", which got some airplay.
Between 1971 and 1976, Bevan performed as an opening act for such
headliners as the <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnitjUNg4N0mK-HvDKs_YTkyZH2r-FmiijyDXOjRRjFx9v5_LzDa5NR0zQHLa87nsV2m0MhOSmqUeDH7y3NWHXn4bT_Hj4NIdWgkC4jJDODRcK_0-ynZbZMoQAEdSwHpXuyk=" title="Earl Scruggs">Earl Scruggs</a> Review, <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnisORcMSdWJgO-8joHY9ALK8vEjjASvhnuvnS4KNHe-eNRh8kZJ8JJ1V_qG84JTYqzHYLTvNE0bl2A1EECyqeGbapwZ75PZH-xUPGgPr8a1g0h3mP1HipmzYMR2ZQgwrd6D-rBkTFse0gg==" title="Pure Prairie League">Pure Prairie League</a>, The <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnitRqmeGqmosghxTspNh6Ec7fP6btEdxT-JXrb7H00GUFHkOjaJb2i94YBf5ePhE69NiKjbwXYd8rg0y4-7NKTSWX5PShnihZBINL37c0IVLXfcB252-W73FTYBOskhXkfmrJPwaIDmydg==" title="Nitty Gritty Dirt Band">Nitty Gritty Dirt Band</a>, <a
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<p><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><font><font><font size="3"><font>The release of the album <i>Springboard</i> got him some public recognition due to the local hit song <i>Skinny Little Boy</i>. In 1977 he performed on the air on Cleveland's <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRniuZcp6FPwbpzTqw3jp60hpxmA84sBT5nbJvxszwFZVyGGDvxypF66sJdvU4rXWt_r3zgV8EsdHh_xo6c8xt7wVNRTQMrgqhr7jX7fvj0Z7aQrZaJyXTzBrT" title="WMMS">WMMS</a> Radio (Home of the Buzzard) with a band called <i>Alex Bevan and the Buzzard Band</i>, featuring DJ Matt the Cat on guitar<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank"
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title="Michael Stanley Band">Michael Stanley Band</a>, The <a rel="nofollow" class="mw-redirect" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRniuiJsY_2xCaGrGhajVqxSoA_Rq4SKEXsV-ovcsIE1ORgAkB3V1yhmHWrSiNM0BycY8BrMFPtb5J25EcczasOJlAUvsYCwciv6FKVZt150E5mZjcW1MfeVxoU5Uo4W9xz88=" title="Doobie Brothers">Doobie Brothers</a> and <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnis_fnaL6D2maYB4_0EI81BKfXs0zTUL9n4JiXKSiIppTE-sUAynEU_P_vmo-_iKSwiJAwz_aez2QFpUF5Q-nAFx1HL2k_hLAFfjNWN6PmZe4dxuCIhgFrSGhj9WMXAmCRg=" title="Hall & Oates">Hall & Oates</a>.
He soon added David Krauss from the band Tiny Alice to the group,
supplying percussion and harmonica. They toured either under the name <i>Grand River Band</i> or <i>Alex Bevan and Friends</i> from 1979 until 1981, and produced the albums <i>The Grand River Lullaby</i>, <i>Alex Bevan and Friends Live</i>, and <i>Simple Things Done Well</i>. In the early 80's Bevan produced the <a rel="nofollow" class="mw-redirect" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnisfaXaUjZxbNMuzJ4RjiTNKH0mq9CrePBZSGNGg7iuPVDtn0bB3QVyhbOesbLDf3mBAFtY4M2gtute26hexyDwhTejc1zFa3pEhVNEApVxRZShw3GikJu5OAHncEUOylOE=" title="Direct-to-disk">direct-to-disk</a> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnivPNMNc7kbSua1ijV4cH6DJs5_RZSxYUT91X4h6eIfhBo_0U2V6eGlsCe_ihBlPFsqDTSPof1miVmBAgfXTI_Bk5zYe9ve-zKgIw6s_TBAhyl4yaMQOE6QG" title="Digital">digital</a> solo album <i>Tales of the Low Tech Troubadour Vol. 1</i>. He played in
the band <i>Alex Bevan & Cuttlefish</i> from 1984 through 1986. In the late 80s to early 90s, he produced the albums <i>Best Kept Secrets</i>, <i>Cuttlefish Live</i>, and <i>Watersongs</i>.</font></font></font></font></font></font></p><p><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><font><font><font size="3"><font>His latest releases include <i>South Shore Serenade</i>, <i>Rules of the Road</i>, <i>Fall & Angels</i> and <i style="font-weight: bold;">Live at the Kent Stage</i>. An avid producer of folk music, he has produced five recordings for the popular <a rel="nofollow" class="mw-redirect" shape="rect" target="_blank"
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and written over one hundred radio and TV commercials. He still plays
many venues, including the Hessler Street and Coventry Street Fairs in
Greater Cleveland, Ohio, the <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRniubj7jM4_JxG8eLxpfFee5MeC-a8HzYWLCN5j18p4nUVrDBWYwnc8J21ApW0G1juOArPAIE60L0k2nAvYowlDaYt4GhluTx4XSNSAkL8MzhC8bHx_EJMhKJXIA0sYVmPIs=" title="Starwood Festival">Starwood Festival</a>, Put-In Bay, the Burning River Festival, Cain Park, and <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnitXTZWZbRmpwO6M-kgD6QcHVD_jbIgivSGRvMokLgn_orcquVMLcU8w4A3la8FaPmu2QMUn4Ytdv074URth974S1igr7lRVYY_nFnCPvSDXY35VVAJv0xhCFRlOxFUQ2wrsIfoE48LxRw==" title="Kelleys Island, Ohio">Kelleys Island</a>.</font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
<p><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><font><font><font size="3"><font>Bevan organized a benefit for fellow Cleveland area singer/songwriter <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRniteUQSxiI-Gnzq1Xch61xU26uu_-zV70KV22Vv27Sil_hj4Yx8MG04cSxAXaxyKGbutwpi6CN4onPFEFiKptMTlDt-E0aBVo5VUdIefkSqT2G5DWMKTCjZQd6hXbrmQbRM=" title="John Bassette">John Bassette</a>
on May 19, 2002 at the Beachland Ballroom & Tavern in Cleveland,
OH, featuring Jim Ballard, Charlie Wiener, Michael Stanley, Jim
Schafer, and many others<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRniuDiup7vPGCUJ394WHFxAgjuQNM9sVzEz8sv2mYkx3qIuU2b7lSELbT8oSJfsNR4jw4VGHuoBZnKM1LXDSweZMXajT7T4rP6vJrlcUEoyMZc_l2PtdqV7XW-de1_KxY0kcQKKH04B5-Zw=="><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup>. In 2007 a tribute CD for Bassette, <i>Been Through So Much Together: The Songs of John Bassette</i>,
was released by Skyline Productions, which featured Bevan and others.
Around the same time, Bevan released a posthumous collection of
previously-unreleased songs by John Bassette called <i>Rainbow Colored Clouds</i>. He also plays for the Roots of American Music Annual Benefit for Education.</font></font></font></font></font></font></p><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><font><font><font size="3"><br></font></font></font></font></font><div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><font><font><font size="3"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRniv1n2GpbjZf3filt1GgehBLhb5vnrlABpl1IkIZsTCY4LxXY4aMYVVB7ke-gezmqGBMNom-0W3iZVa1BMTmqSS9Rdxb6vSCTJXpnpUwv3GRBPXUEMyxhp7k">Official Alex Bevan
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jazz performances and compositions pay tribute to his friend and
mentor, the legendary French jazz master Stephane Grappelli. While
performing a number of tunes closely associated with Grappelli,
O'Connor's albums and live performances extend the repertoire with
O'Connor's original compositions. Joined by guitarists <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnitp02FzdDmNOQwwj4kNpAWal-h8Sj6D3LiMs4nY4s967VdXe9S4U6R7Qdf72iGt9Ksrxvzh3kZJK-15aVRs9VQ_0_6c4vYuRUAMZVSW0dj8eg==">Frank Vignola</a> and 2009 Grammy nominee <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102940199171&s=1&e=001SZ3IeiBRnitreNN7H_798J_aH4SYklWrYJL1nxV1KGdZtS1pQ6yDgaeAk-_1D6ST9Q_GrkBVjFeSVjCUbt59YZLNkPKAWkPQkrQvhbLUvs4jmJE7wJaNiw==">Julian Lage</a>, 'Hot Swing' continues to celebrate acoustic string jazz in new and exciting ways</font>.<br><br><br><font>Mark O'Connor (b. August 5, 1961, Seattle, Washington)<br><br>"One of the most spectacular journeys in recent American music." - The New York Times<br><br>"One of the most talented and imaginative artists working in music -- any music -- today." - The Los Angeles Times
<br><br>"Brilliantly original." - The Seattle Times<br><br>"The
audience was on its feet . . . They were moved by Mr. O'Connor's
journey without maps, cheering for the only musician today who can
reach so deeply first into the refined, then the vernacular, giving his
listeners a complex, sophisticated piece of early-21st-century
classical music and then knocking them dead with the brown-dirt whine
of a Texas fiddle." - The New York Times<br><br>A product of America's
rich aural folk tradition as well as classical and flamenco music, Mark
O'Connor's creative journey began at the feet of a pair of musical
giants. The first was the folk fiddler and innovator who created the
modern era of American fiddling in the 1940's, Benny Thomasson; the
second, French jazz violinist, considered one of the greatest
improvisers in the history of the violin, Stephane Grappelli. Along the
way, between these marvelous musical extremes, Mark O'Connor absorbed
knowledge and influence from the multitude of musical styles and genres
he studied. Now, at age 47, he has melded and shaped these influences
into a new American Classical music, and a vision of an entirely
American school of string playing. As The Los Angeles Times warmly
noted, he has "crossed over so many boundaries, that his style is
purely personal."</font> <br></font></font></div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"><br></font></font><div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" color="#000000" face="Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><font size="3"> </font></font></div>
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Cooper Tribute)<br>Richie Havens & Harry Manx: Jan. 24<br>SOLAS: Jan. 28 <br>Acoustic Side of The Moon: Jan. 29<br>Standing Rock Film Festival: Jan. 30<br>Missy Raines: Feb 4<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Rotary Club of Kent's</span> Music on Main Street VI: Feb. 5<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">An Acoustic Cafe Evening! </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></font></font><font style="font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" size="4"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">w/t</span></font></font><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;" size="4"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> Erin McKeown, Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Sollee: Feb. 6</span><br>Marc Cohn: Feb. 17<br>The Verve Pipe: Feb. 19</font></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;"
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