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Artists who have played here:
The Divine MAGgees,
Katie Sawicki,
Lindsay Mac,
The Human Condition,
Nate Marshall,
Laura Blackley, LotSix, Louise Mosrie, Steph Taylor, Julia Carroll, Ginny Wilder,Samantha Barrow, Heidi Spencer, Brianna Lane, Julie Loyd, Gregory Douglass, Steph Hayes & The Good Problems, The Tourists, Meghan Owens, Nervous but Excited, Jess Pilmore, Emily White, Amy Lashley, Tracy Rice, The Cinnamon Girls, Nikki Talley, Ashley Chambliss, Cliff Rubin, Julie Schurr, Liz Snavely, Alden and more have graced us with their music.
About me: Outspoken: books, cafe, & community voices was a small independent business in West Asheville. Outspoken was Asheville's "straight friendly, queer bookstore" and a place where progressive folks of all sorts were welcome to gather, study, converse, relax, and raise their voices in song, spoken word, protest, and laughter.
We closed on February 29, 2008 for financial reasons. And though we no longer have a brick and mortar location, we are still part of the Asheville community, especially the LGBTQ community.
Lin will continue to use this myspace page to keep you up to date on events, happenings, and other interesting stuff. We are planning to have another Down and Dirty this summer, so check back for more information about that.
We will miss seeing you every day but will continue to be there for you at least in cyber space.
Any musicians out there, queer ones in particular, I will be happy to promote your shows through this page and will try to help you find a venue in the Asheville area, WNC, east Tennessee, and/or the Upstate.
As always, we challenge you to remain Well Read, Well Fed, and Well Said wherever you are and wherever you go!
To get some cool merchandise with the hot and colorful Outspoken logo, visit www.cafepress.com/outspokenavl.
CA Conrad was one of our favorite performers at Outspoken. And though we will never have the opprtunity for him to read at that venue again, we can certainly give him so publicity. Conrad has a new book coming out and Porscha posted about it on Out{loud}, OIA's blog. You can read all about it if you follow the link.
Who I'd like to meet: We want to meet people who want to raise their voices in protest, poetry, and song. We also want to meet people who are happy to lose themselves in a novel, collection of poetry, cookbook, or the latest expose about Wal-Mart or the radical right. We want to meet people who are writing those books. We want to meet people who are not afraid to admit that they enjoy reading children's books. We want to meet people who want to create a better community in West Asheville, all of Asheville, the Carolinas, and beyond.
Lickalotta Fest 09' is near, June 19-21st. Current mood: ecstatic Category: Parties and Nightlife
What you say? Lickalotta Fest 09' is almost here! It's just around the corner, June 19-21st at Etowah River Campground in Dahlonega, GA.
It's a Music Festival weekend with so much more! $25.00 per person for the entire weekend. Why? because we love our Lickalotta's .
Show us some love back...COME OUT and support the Bands, the Vendors, the Dancers, the Comedian, Etowah River Campground, and Camp Lickalotta!
You can make your reservations by going to www.lickalottafest.com or calling Jaki at Etowah River Campground, 706-864-9035. Tell her you want to make reservations for Lickalotta Fest 09'
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I am in Round Two of The TRCoA Unsigned Artist Competition. Help me get to Round Three by clicking my face and voting for me!
If I’m in the top 4 I get to play a showcase for record executives and could win 100 free hours in the studio.
If I were selected, it would really help me rock some faces off, please take a second and vote.
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We will be playing our first electric show of the year at The Grey Eagle this coming Saturday, April 18. We hope you and your friends can make it out. Advance tickets are on sale now. This is an all ages show.
Lickaotta's it's time to start planning for Lickalotta Fest 09' to be held June 19, 20, 21st .
It will be held at Etowah River Campground, Dahlonega, GA. 706-864-9035
This year's theme is Lickalotta-PESSIMISM. And, boy! is there a lot of that out there this year. We would love to see ALL the Lickalotta's out there this year showing their support for Camp Lickalotta and licking-a-lotta-of PESSIMISM that weekend.
Here are the websites to make your reservations. www. lickalottafest. com and www. etowahrivercampground. com 704-864-9035 Jaki and Darrell are expecting your call. Just let them know you want to make a reservation for Lickalotta Fest 09' and they will take care of you.
Arrival time is 3 PM Friday, June 19th and Departure time is 3 PM Sunday, June 21st. The BANDS will be playing Saturday night and vendors will be on hand as well. Vendors that are interested in being part of Lickalotta Fest 09' we encourage you to let us know at camplickalotta@aol.com We will walk you through the process of registration and reserve your vending spot.
Let's get together this year, June 19, 20, 21st and Lickalotta-PESSIMISM together. It will be a fun weekend NO DOUBT!
The cost for the entire weekend is $25 per person. So, whether you are a tenter that wants to make reservations early to get the best tent sites available or you are bringing an RV, by the way there are over 50 RV sites to choose from it it $25 per person. Etowah River Campground has Gated Security, handicapped accessible, washers/dryers, showers/toliets, fire wood available, ice, and tubing.
We will be having a 50/50 drawing with the proceeds going to Camp Lickalotta and one lucky winner. There will also be some free give a ways.
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We hope you can make our show Friday Night December 19 at The Grey Eagle.
This show will be an All Ages show.
Tickets are on sale now at Harvest Records and The Grey Eagle ... you can also purchase them online here:
http://greyeagle. musictoday. com/GreyEagleTavernandMusicHall/calendar. aspx
Doors Open at 8pm. Come early and get some in house Cajun Cooking from The Twin Cousins.
Our guitarist Woody Wood will be performing his original Rock and Soul music at 9pm with is band Hollywood-Red.
Then around 10pm Custard Pie will take the stage and keep the train a rollin' well past midnight.
This will be our last show of the year - probably won't be doing another electric show for a while - and we want to go out with a bang. So we hope you and your friends can join us.
The Holiday Shopping Season is here! In 2 days it will be what they call "Black Friday"! At The Green Monkey we are calling it "Red Friday"! Beginning this Friday, November 28, The Green Monkey goes RED!
In honor of World AIDS Day on December 1st, The Green Monkey is teaming up with the Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina Food Pantry in Durham, NC for our 1st fundraising event. Beginning on Friday, November 28 – Sunday, December 7 we will be selling Red Ribbons for $1. The proceeds will help feed those living with HIV/AIDS and their families this Holiday Season. You can purchase the Red Ribbons at the Raleigh Flea Market location on Friday, November 28-Sunday, November 30 & Saturday, December 6-Sunday, December 7.
Can’t be in Raleigh for this 1st ever event? You can purchase the Red Ribbons online at www. thegreenmonkeyonline. com beginning Friday, November 28-Sunday, December 7.
In addition to selling Red Ribbons, a portion of all sales online and at the shop during this time period will be donated to the Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina Food Pantry in Durham, NC. www. myspace. com/alliancefoodpantrydurham
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What you say? Lickalotta Fest 09' is almost here! It's just around the corner, June 19-21st at Etowah River Campground in Dahlonega, GA.
