BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML WPForms//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Feeds v3.11.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Claudia Schmidt Performs | Spring Concert 2024 X-WR-CALDESC:Off Square Music X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20231105T070000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20240310T080000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20231105T070000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20240310T080000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Claudia Schmidt Performs | Spring Concert 2024 DESCRIPTION:Claudia Schmidt is featured in Off Square Music's Spring Con cert 2024. Friday\, April 5\, 2024\, 7:00 - 9:00 pm CDT is the time. Sta ge Left Cafe\, 125 W. Van Buren St.\, on the Square in Woodstock\, Illin ois\, is the place. \n\n\n\nTickets are $20\, and you can get yours now using the button below. Come on out to enjoy (hopefully) spring weather\ , great music\, and an evening with friends.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase T ickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClaudia Schmidt Performs Friday\, April 5\n\n\n\ nClaudia Schmidt is one of the Midwest's most popular folk and jazz musi cians. With her smoky alto vocals and multi-instrumental skills\, Schmid t has crafted a unique style from the musical traditions of the past. Wh ile much of her repertoire consists of original material\, Schmidt's wor k incorporates a diverse range of musical influences. Schmidt's concerts reflect her eclectic approach as well\; one critic has observed that he r shows are "a lot like falling in love -- you never know what's going t o happen next."\n\n\n\nA frequent performer on National Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion\, Schmidt was born in Michigan in 1953. She was first exposed to folk music after moving to Chicago in 1974 to work as a secretary and office manager. \n\n\n\nInspired by the Windy City's folk music community\, which included \;Steve Goodman\, \;Jim Post\, and \;Bob Gibson\, Schmidt taught herself to play Appalachian dulci mer\, 12-string guitar\, and the deluxe pianolin\, a 52-string\, zither- like instrument. \n\n\n\nA Fulltime Musician\n\n\n\nWithin five years\, Schmidt had left her day job and sought her fortune as a musician. Schmi dt's self-titled debut album\, released in 1979\, established her as one of the Midwest's best singer/songwriters. It was issued by the Illinois -based Flying Fish label\, for whom Schmidt would record three more albu ms -- 1981's \;Midwestern Heart\, 1983's \;New Goodbyes\, Old He llos\, and 1985's \;Out of the Dark \;-- as well as a duo set wi th her friend and occasional collaborator \;Sally Rogers\, 1987's&nb sp\;Closing the Distance. \n\n\n\nIn 1987\, Schmidt also struck a new de al with Red House Records\, beginning with the album \;Big Earful\, and she also appeared on \;Steve Tibbetts' \;Exploded View. In 1 991\, Schmidt released her second album for Red House\, \;Essential Tension\, as well as another collaboration with \;Sally Rogers\,&nbs p\;While We Live. \n\n\n\nSchmidt's next project found her composing the score\, in collaboration with director Frank Calati\, of a modern trans lation of \;Bertolt Brecht's play A Good Person in Setzuan. Presente d at the Goodman Theater in Chicago in May 1992\, the score received a p restigious Joseph Jefferson Award. \n\n\n\nIn 1994\, she issued \;It Looks Fine from Here\, after which Schmidt took a long break from recor ding. She moved back to her home state of Michigan with her husband\, Bi ll Pellardino\, to operate a bed-and-breakfast in an old log farmhouse t hey restored on Lake Michigan's Beaver Island. Since then she relocated off the island and settled in Traverse City.\n\n\n\nThe 21st Century\n\n \n\nSchmidt began recording again in the 21st century\, with some of her work exploring her passion for jazz\, starting with 2001's \;I Thou ght About You \;and including 2006's Live at the Dakota\, recorded a t the Dakota jazz club in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. Released in 2010\,&nb sp\;Promising Sky \;was recorded by Claudia Schmidt &\; Her Funte t\, a band blending folk\, jazz\, and funk influences. Schmidt and \ ;Sally Rogers \;reunited for the 2012 album Evidence of Happiness\; they teamed up again in 2016 with \;We Are Welcomed. \n\n\n\nIn betw een collaborations\, Schmidt recorded a solo effort\, 2014's \;New W hirled Order\, and in 2018 she released \;Hark the Dark\, a song cyc le inspired by the winter season\, a subject Michiganians have many mont hs to ponder. Schmidt also offered fans a unique look back at her catalo g with a digital box set issued on a thumb drive\, featuring a wealth of music\, images\, and interviews. ~ Claudia Schmidt Biography by Mark De ming ~ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/claudia-schmidt-mn0000145928\n\n\ n\nWhat Others Say About Claudia Schmidt\n\n\n\nThose who keep trying to categorize Claudia Schmidt's music should just give it up and file her under the general category 'TALENT' Big talent. ~ Post-Bulletin (Rochest er\, Mn.)\n\n\n\nSchmidt is a one-woman revitalization movement. Schmidt is the best at what she does. ~ The Tribune (Oakland\, Ca.)\n\n\n\nClau dia Schmidt is a true artist-she has talent AND the fire of genius. ~ Th e Boston Globe\n\n\n\nShe comes at you straight from the shoulder\, lett ing the listener feel the full impact of heer delivery\, leaving nothing behind. ~ David Nathan (AllAboutJazz.com)\n\n\n\nClaudia\, Claudia\, Cl audia\, that's all you need to say...one of the finest folk voices ever to pick up a mic. Chocolatey smooth vocals swirled into jiving notes. To o delicious! ~ Border's Books and Music.\n\n\n\nFind Out More About Clau dia Schmidt\n\n\n\n\nWebsite: https://www.claudiaschmidt.com/\n\n\n\nFac ebook: https://www.facebook.com/claudia.schmidt.71697\n\n\n\nApple Music : https://music.apple.com/us/artist/claudia-schmidt/2566588\n\n\n\nViber ate: https://www.viberate.com/artist/claudia-schmidt/\n\n\n\nSpotify: ht tps://open.spotify.com/artist/2Xwy23kFCVIEorTNk7vmhB?autoplay=true\n\n\n \nYouTube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC2s_Gt9bRX1YVBnDqrN1EVg\n\ n\n\n\nListen to a Sample of Claudia Schmidt's Music\n\n\n\n[embedyt] ht tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNfX8ZqZ-6Y[/embedyt]\n\n\n\nDonations to Off Square Music or to Our Performers\n\n\n\nOff Square Music is a non-p rofit organization\, that started in 2003. Our mission is to help local artists share their music and build the best music community in the coun try. We rely on your generous support to achieve our goals\, and we are grateful for your donations at any time. 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