[Capdist-announce] BOB WARREN AND FRIENDS CELEBRATE A ‘SMALL TOWN WORLD’ IN FREE CONCERT SPONSORED BY GREENWICH LIBRARY, SAT., AUGUST 5, 7 P.M.

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The press release follows below, and is attached as a Word doc along with a photo  of Bob Warren (right) with many of the "Small Town World" cast members.



GREENWICH, NY (July 24,2017) – Celebrated singer/songwriter Bob Warren willpresent a paean in song to his hometown of Greenwich in “Small Town World,” afree concert that is part of the Greenwich Free Library’s livemusic series, “Music is Living History.” The event is slated for Saturday,August 5, 7 p.m., at the Greenwich High School Auditorium, 10 Gray Avenue, Greenwich.
 
Warren will lead the audience on a narrated lyrical journeythrough local history and culture in a program that will include excerpts from“Only the Message Mattered” (a song cycle about Susan B. Anthony, who grew upin Greenwich) and his original theatrical work , “Greenwich—The Musical,” which--starringmore than 80 Greenwichians--debuted in 2004 in three sold-out performances. Theconcert will also feature new material that Warren is composing specificallyfor “Small Town World.”
 
Along with Warren, performerswill include Mary Anne Brown, Mary Nell MorganBrown, Tim Bulger, Johanna Campbell, Virginia May Edinger, Kendall Hamilton,Peter Martin, Adeline Record,
KaylaStewart, Mitch Throop, C.J. Lyttle, Kevin Warren and Serafina York. The bandwill feature Matt Donnelly (piano, keys), Kevin Warren (bass), Mitch Throop(percussion) and Bob Warren (guitar), with special guest Bliss McIntosh(fiddle) and Greg Edinger (bodhran). Choreography will be by Darcy May. 
 
“I hope that the personal nature of the material will add to theaudience’s experience,” Warren said. “If ‘Small Town World’ contributes thesmallest something to the data base of local knowledge, I will be happy.” 
 
“Small Town World” is the second installment inthe Greenwich Free Library’s three-part, free series celebrating music as anessential conduit of stories passed from generation to generation. Roundingout the series, John Kirk and Trish Miller of Quickstep will explore traditionalfolk music--its origins, instruments and local variations--in a concertSaturday, October 21, 7 p.m., also at the Greenwich High School Auditorium.
 
Free will donations will be welcomed at these events to supportthe Library and its special programming.
 
This project (“Music is Living History”) is made possible withfunds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New YorkState Council on the Arts with the support of Andrew Cuomo and the New YorkState Legislature and administered by the Lower Adirondack Regional ArtsCouncil.
 
The Greenwich Free Library islocated at 148Main St., Greenwich, NY. For further information, call the Greenwich FreeLibrary at 518.692.7157. 
 
EDITORIALCONTACT:
Annie Miller
Amiller at sals.edu
518.692.7157

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