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| The all-ages Music4Martin House Band in Rehearsal. The musicians have been working together since January.. |
My friend Ken
West, a fellow member of the Unitarian
Universalist Congregation in McHenry,
has been helping young people find their creative voices and celebrating the
life and work of the Reverend Martin
Luther King, Jr. for a long time. In
fact this year will be the 11th Anniversary Music4Martin program, slated for at 3:30, Sunday March 10 at Grace Lutheran Church, 1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road in Woodstock.
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| Kylee Smith channels Clarence Clemons. |
And I have been proud to promote the wonderful
event here on this blog every year since it started burning up electrons. Over the years I have seen many young people
from our congregation share their amazing talents. But they aren’t alone. They are joined by children and youth from
the Woodstock area and talented adult performers as well.
Ken describes this year’s program this way:
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| UUC's own Hannah Johnson. |
As
always, we have a series of songs reflecting the messages of Dr. King. We will
perform songs from the The Subdudes,
Bruce Springsteen, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Matisyahu, and
others. There will also be spoken word expressions and a music video. There are
many M4M players returning and some awesome young newcomers. And in keeping
with M4M tradition, Gabe Karagianis
will perform his “Live” painting as the program unfolds. Come support and enjoy
this talented inter-generational cast of fellow community members as they
remind us of the continuing impact of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| Percussionist extraordinaire Allison Wadleigh on congas. |
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