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Purchase tickets now to WLT's Green Space Blues Jam on May 16, to be held at the gorgeous Paine Estate! The online auction is May 14-18.
Sonja Wadman, Community Contributor
Annie Raines and Paul Rishell will be our entertainment.
Secure your tickets nowfor the 21st Annual Green Space Blues Jam, to be held on Friday, May 16, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m, benefiting the Waltham Land Trust, our community's primary environmental nonprofit group. We’re thrilled to return to a favorite venue of ours, Stonehurst – the Robert Treat Paine Estate, a National Historic Landmark with over 100 acres of public open space designed by architect Henry Hobson Richardson and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, now owned by the City of Waltham.
This year, we will be entertained by Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, who graced us with their perfect blend of blues and American roots music during our 2020 Green Space Blues Jam In Place, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We can’t wait to see them in person and boogie with you all on the dance floor.
For 31 years, Paul and Annie have been hailed as one of the world’s best blues duos. They have recorded six albums together including the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000), and received numerous award nominations from the Blues Foundation. They have performed and recorded with John Sebastian, Susan Tedeschi, Pinetop Perkins and Rory Block. They have opened for Ray Charles, Dr. John, and Little Feat, and performed on international radio and TV shows including Late Night with Conan O’Brien and A Prairie Home Companion.
From 2011 to 2022 they worked as Visiting Artists in the American Roots Music Program at Berklee College of Music in Boston, teaching Country Blues techniques and history to new generations of aspiring musicians. They continue to perform American roots music and their own compositions at festivals, concert halls, and clubs all over the world.
At the event, attendees will enjoy complementary snacks and desserts from Crisp Catering out of Walpole (vegan and vegetarian options will be available), as well as beer from Boston Beer Company, StormAlong hard cider, and wine from Sumo Liquors in Waltham. Non-alcoholic drinks will also be offered.
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We're looking for business and individual sponsors! Find details at https://walthamlandtrust.org/g... and email Sonja at [email protected] before May 5 if you're able to support this very popular event. We're also on the hunt for items for our online auction, which is running from May 14-18. Please email Sonja at [email protected] if you have something to donate.
Tickets for the Blues Jam are $75 for WLT members, $85 for non-members, plus we have a $40 ticket for people under 40 years old. Purchase yours now to save your spot!
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