Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.
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Alison and Amanda talk about curly hair conundrums, the talent of taking minutes, and finding closure with an old colleague. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Alison and Amanda talk about setting up a total stranger, binge watching bad reality TV, and mortifying miscommunications. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Alison and Amanda talk about social media psychotherapy, the perils of snowplow parenting, and the art of acquiring restaurant reservations. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Kenny Goldstein: Ace bass player AND mechanic / CC#426
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I wonder if you know that Lee Dorsey, the great New Orleans Soul and R&B singer, famous for songs like Ya Ya, Workin In a Coal Mine, and many others, was also known as the best body and fender man in New Orleans.We have an equivalent in Oregon. Kenny Goldstein has been a part of the music scene in Oregon for decades, a bass player in multiple genre…
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Alison and Amanda talk about the basics of bra replacement, the challenge of playing childhood games, dorm room downsizing, and confronting their clutter. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Yvonne Lerch on the 2024 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival / CC#425
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In A Summer full of music festivals, one of the loveliest, happiest of them all is the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival.It happens Friday through Sunday, July 19-21.This is the 44th annual festival. It has gone through a lot of changes, some good and some not so good. These days it’s run by the Jazz Society of Oregon and one of the directors is Yvonne …
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Alison and Amanda talk about doing stand-up in Spain, finding fellow Jews in France. getting rid of a rooster in rural Tennessee, and calling bull on bullfighting Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein M…
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Amanda Gresham of United By Music debuts EP at Waterfront Blues Festival CC#424
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Hi. Tom D’Antoni back in The Artichoke for another OMN Coffeeshop Conversation.Next time our guest will be Yvonne Lerch, director of the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival which is coming up soon.Also upcoming right here will be bass player Kenny Goldstein, who is also an ace car mechanic.And you’ll be happy to hear that OMN National Editor Art Levine ha…
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Hi. Tom D’Antoni back in The Artichoke for another OMN Coffeeshop Conversation.Next time our guest will be Yvonne Lerch, director of the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival which is coming up soon.Also upcoming right here will be bass player Kenny Goldstein, who is also an ace car mechanic.And you’ll be happy to hear that OMN National Editor Art Levine ha…
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Tim DuRoche on the new Battle Hymns and Gardens album / CC#423
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In the coming weeks, Amanda Gresham of United By Music will be here.Yvonne Lerch will stop by to talk about curating the Cathedral Park Festival.Art Levine, our National Editor hasn’t finished his 5 thousand word piece yet…and it isn’t even for us.And you’ll meet Kenny Goldstein a bass player and mobile car mechanic.Today Tim DuRoche pays us anothe…
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Ticket Tomato's Amy Maxwell on the Live Nation situation and all things tickets CC#422
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Springtime at the Artichoke.Coming up soon on Coffeeshop Conversations…Yvonne Lerch will us about curating my favorite music festival of the summer…Cathedral Park.Also, an interesting person who combines the life of a Blues musician with a car mechanic. And I promise our National Editor, Art Levine will finish his five or six thousand word piece on…
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Adam East : Meet the person who brings the talent to the Alberta Rose / CC# 421
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Hi, Tom D’Antoni, as always, with another Coffeeshop Conversation from Artichoke Music.Coming up soon we’ll have OMN’s National Editor Art Levine with a conversation on UFO’s and music, not that they have anything to do with each other.Also upcoming, Ticket Tomato’s Amy Maxwell on the Live Nation controversy, Yvonne Lerch on booking the Cathedral P…
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Alison and Amanda talk about perfecting their prank calling, the Chopped challenge using ChatGPT, the potential pros and problems with artificial intelligence and becoming a RIT brand ambassador. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A Lis…
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Alison and Amanda talk about getting through graduation, preparing to parent adult children, conceding that nobody cares. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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David Monette: A new book on transcendence in life and music CC#420
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Six years ago, the last time David Monette was our guest on Coffeeshop Conversations, we called him “Portland’s Stradivari” because the trumpets he designs and builds are the equivalent of a Stradivarius violin…and he makes them for some of the world’s greatest musicians at his shop out near the airport in Portland.He's back because he has a new bo…
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Alison and Amanda talk about their job search strategies, the necessity of networking, and navigating the nuances of the workplace. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Lo Steele: Singer, Composer, Actor, Daughter to LaRhonda and Mark / CC#419
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Back in the Artichoke today with singer/actor Lo Steele, daughter of Portland’s LaRhonda and Mark Steele.Coming up soon…trumpet genius David Monette with his new book on transcendence, our National Editor Art Levine on UFO’s and (maybe) music, plus Adam East the talent buyer from the Alberta Rose Theater.But right now Lo Steele is sitting across fr…
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Alison and Amanda talk about the power of the post office, improving their purse game, and the annoying use of nicknames. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Eddie Martinez: The Great Guitarist Talking Deep Music CC#418
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I hardly know what to say. Eddie Martinez, one of the best known session guitarists in history just left the Café at Artichoke Music after nearly an hour of inspired conversation.Now look. I don’t mean to disparage the over four hundred other guests we’ve had on in ten years of OMN’s Coffeeshop Conversations but this one is at or near the top.It’s …
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Peter Dammann tells us about the 2024 Waterfront Blues Festival CC#417
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Every year at this time, we get together with Peter Dammann, Artistic Director of the Waterfront Blues Festival and ace guitar slinger to find out who’s in the festival lineup.He's joining me in the Artichoke Music Café. Next week Lo Steele will be here and coming up guitarist Eddie Martinez and also OMN’s National Editor Art Levine will be talking…
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Alison and Amanda talk about handling hair trauma, going gefilte fishing, using AI to explain The Exodus, and a new surprise travel service. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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JENNIFER CARRIZO: What does a talent buyer do? Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music
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As promised, with me in the Café at Artichoke Music is Jennifer Carrizo, Senior Talent Buyer for the Crystal Ballroom, the Mission Theater and the Spanish Ballroom in Tacoma, all part of McMenamin’s wonderfully funky empire.It’s hard to believe we haven’t had many from the venue management side of de bizz eh nezz. But here we are.What does a talent…
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Alison and Amanda talk about the likelihood of extraterrestrial life, surviving spring break, preparing for prom, and texting gone totally awry. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Anandi: On her latest album, "A Better Way" CC#415
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I’m happy we’re back here in the café at Artichoke Music..Next week, Jennifer Carrizo from McMenamin’s will be here to talk about what’s going on at the Mission Theater…the answer is a lot!But this week a new conversation from a couple of months ago (and I apologize for the delay) with one of our best singers and songwriters, Anandi. She has a lot …
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Joanie Fox: Directing a documentary on the life and death of Derek Rieth CC#414
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We’ll be back at the Artichoke Music Café next time but this episode had to be recorded today, before a fund raiser to help complete a documentary on the life and death of one of Oregon’s favorite musicians, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist member of Pink Martini and Lions of Batucada among others; Derek Reith who committed suicide in August…
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Alison and Amanda talk about reality show recaps, the basics of binge watching, and fun facts about face yoga. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Gordon Lee receives First Carlton Jackson Award at Seaside Festival 2024
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We’re not at the Café at Artichoke Music this time. We’re in Seaside Oregon at the Seaside Jazz and Blues Festival on March 16rh for a very special occasion .We told composer/pianist Gordon Lee that we wanted to talk to him onstage about the set he was about to play and also his new album.In reality we were going to present to him the first annual …
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Alison and Amanda talk about scandalous skinny mirrors, building a better bra, and searching for suitable shapewear. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Alison and Amanda talk about bargain hunting for burial plots, social media stories, and reacting to road rage Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Alison and Amanda talk about robberies gone awry, a bicycle bandit, and harrowing haircutting crimes. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.By Alison Goldstein Lebovitz and Amanda Goldstein Marks
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Alison and Amanda talk about curating a good cup of coffee, salivating over sour foods, and first-world parking propblems. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Another GRAMMMY for Cheryl Pawelski Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #412
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Well this is getting as regular as a rainy February in Oregon. Grammy time rolls around and Cheryl Pawelski gets handed one.She won one for It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers. She’s also won for The Garden Spot Programs, 1950.She was the compilation producer on Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition), w…
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Alison and Amanda talk about college tour conversations, dumpster drama, setting up restaurant servers, and hard-to-believe hazing stories. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Alison and Amanda talk about worrisome woodpeckers, the very expensive vinyl market, and their public pet peeves. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Lisa Lipton: New Executive Director of 45th Parallel Universe CC#411
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The last time Lisa Lipton sat here in the Artichoke Music Cafe was in August of 2020. I noted at the time what a busy person she was with multiple artistic and executive directorships, plus teaching and a full schedule of her clarinet playing.She still does all that but recently she was brought on as Executive Director of 45th Parallel Universe in …
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Alison and Amanda talk about perturbing Facebook posts, real estate rules of conduct, and making momentous decisions. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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Returning for another episode of Coffeeshop Conversations is Lisa Marcicek, known to one and all as Miz Kitty that saucy character who has a major basis in real life as hostess of Miz Kitty’s Parlour, a vaudeville show that has been in our lives for twenty-two years at various locations in Portland.She was back this year at the Mission Theater, a f…
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Alison and Amanda talk about how to avoid wardrobe mishaps and malfunctions, a mind-boggling episode of The Love Boat, and doubling down on dating do’s and don’ts. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein …
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Alison and Amanda talk about finding flavored chapsticks, a pitch imperfect podcast, surviving worst-case scenarios, and the only real reality show (Love on the Spectrum). Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Go…
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Dan Balmer on his new album "When the Night" Cofeeshop Conversations #409
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Guitarist/composer/teacher Dan Balmer is in the Artichoke Café this time around. He always has a lot to say. I’ve been looking forward to sitting down with him again.Coming up soon on Coffeeshop Conversations, the new executive director of 45th Parallel Universe Lisa Lipton and a visit with Lisa Marcicek also known as Miz Kitty.Dan Balmer has a new…
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Alison and Amanda talk about making the most of Poshmark, the benefits of a good bra, the agony of aging eyes, and a long-lived urban legend. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Goldstein Marks.…
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On the inaugural episode of Season 9, Alison and Amanda talk about texting versus sub-texting, conversations versus confrontations, being liked versus being adored and making resolutions versus meaningful intentions. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovit…
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Chris Doss, Portland Jazz Festival honcho on all of the 2024 headliners / CC#408
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The Biamp Portland Jazz Festival is rapidly approaching. It runs from February 16 to March 2.As we like to do when our major festivals come around, we ask the folks who are responsible for bringing them to us to fill us in.And as he has been for the past few years, actually since he got the gig, Executive Director Chris Doss is in the Artichoke Caf…
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Sydney Lewis OMN's 11 year-old photographer who specializes in Metal bands CC#406
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I hope you have been watching the development of OMN’s young Photographer Sydney Lewis. She started shooting for us at seven years of age, under the watchful eye of her father Mike, who also takes photos for us.Her specialty is Metal bands. Seriously. Her first shoot was at the 2019 Waterfront Blues Festival but she has shot almost exclusively Meta…
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On the Season 8 finale, Alison and Amanda talk about introducing Arlene to Alexa, solving a super Skinny Pop problem, the joys of television jingles, and widespread use of weight loss drugs. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and…
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Galen Clark's New Year's Eve show: Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music #406
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We’re going to wind up 2023 with a couple of Best Of’s but next time, that precocious 11 year old OMN photographer Sydney Lewis will be here with her dad to tell us about shooting Metal bands for the past 4 years.Today I’ve got one person who is in several of the most eclectic bands in Oregon, Galen Clark of Trio Subtonic, Outer Orbit…and others. H…
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Alison and Amanda talk about fashion forward Chanukah sweaters, when mailing a package becomes mission impossible, masquerading Maccabees, and their love for the Clermont Lounge. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Am…
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Steve Wilkinson on his first solo album Coffeeshop Conversations #405
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Sometimes we have fresh new faces on the scene come to the Artichoke Music Café, and sometimes we welcome musicians who have been around the block a time or two. People who have long-time fans but who have never stopped evolving and discovering new music within them.Steve Wilkinson was in Gravelpit and Mission 5 and his current band Wilkinson Blade…
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Alison and Amanda talk about banana-themed bobbles, the Marks kids being named after Muppets, the benefits of bead therapy, and several surprising uses of hand sanitizer. Sis & Tell, an award-winning weekly comedic podcast, is hosted by southern Jewish sisters the Emmy-nominated Alison Goldstein Lebovitz from PBS' The A List and comedian Amanda Gol…
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Jeremy Wilson on the Next Waltz, the Foundation and the music CC#404
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I think this is the first time we’ve ever run two Coffeeshop Conversations in one week. It’s because of the concerts both Ben Darwish and Jeremy Wilson are doing this week and weekend.Jeremy Wilson is, of course, known for his music. He was a member of the Dharma Bums and others. But he is also known and loved for starting the Jeremy Wilson Foundat…
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