A Celebration of the Songs of Michael Smith at Space

Name: A Celebration of the Songs of Michael Smith at Space
Start: 2025-01-11T14:00:00-06:00
Location: Evanston SPACE

Schedule

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Evanston SPACE | Evanston, IL

Join us for the second annual celebration of the songbook of Michael Smith (1941-2020), an essential singer-songwriter in Chicago over five decades whose work spanned solo work (The Dutchman, Crazy Mary, Ballad of Dan Moody, Panther in Michigan, Spoon River, Sister Clarissa and countless other classics), a rock duo (with wife Barbara Barrow), folk ensembles (Weavermania), and compositions for theatre (Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Blair Thomas favorite Chicago songwriter.Performing Michaels songs this year are (in alphabetical order): Naomi Ashley, Jenny Bienemann, Judson Claiborne, Steve Dawson, Rachel Drew, Michael McDermott, Jamie OReilly, Marian Runk, Mark Dvorak, Gerald Dowd, and Linda Marie Smith. Your hosts are journalist Mark Guarino and Paul Durica of the Chicago History Museum who will present archival video and photos representing Michaels long career.
Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Wed, 30 Oct 2024 at 10:00 AM