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Folk Music - Tom & Mary Kay Aufrance

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Second
Wednesday
Feb. 8, 2012
6:30–8:PM

  Folk Music Night
Grandma Hattie's Restaurant
2811 S. Carson St.
Carson City, NV
Call: (775) 882-4900
 

Tom and Mary Kay are your musical hosts for folk songs and tunes, including Celtic, Cowboy, Scots-Irish, Old Time tunes and songs.Grandma Hattie's is a full service restaurant, so you can make it your dinner show and sing or dance along, too. There is no cover charge (FREE!). This event is family and kid friendly, so bring the whole family!

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For more information see the column to the right...


 

Feb. 9, 2012

  (private event)  

Slim and Minnie Music at a local assisted living facility. We're happy to announce we now have two old folks places on our program for "music therapy light" and we may even get certified to hold the professional designation of Certified Music Therapists. See the column to the right for more details about our shows for old folks...


 

Feb. 16, 2012

  (private event)  

Music with the old folks. See the column to the right for more details...


 

Feb. 23, 2012

  (private event)  

Music with the old folks. See the column to the right for more details...


 

Mar. 8, 2012

  Nevada Society of Scottish Clans Monthly Gathering
Hyatt Residence
Reno, NV
 

Special musical edutainment presentation for the Scot Clans. We are thinking of presenting a bit about the Ulster Scots, since Tom's ancestry includes Ulster Scots who came over on the boat with William Penn before the USA was even a country! Stay tuned.

Hope to see you there! Everybody is invited and you don't have to be a member to attend!


 

St. Patrick's Day
March 17, 2012

Call Red's to confirm times and for more info.
(775) 887-0395

 

St. Patrick's Day
Red's Old 395 Bar & Grille Restaurant
1055 S Carson St.
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 887-0395
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On 3/17 Wear The Green with Gairin at Red's! Celebrate St. Paddy's with authentic Irish cuisine, beers and music!

Bring the whole family! Sing along! Dance a jig! Enjoy Irish favorites like Cockles and Mussels (Molly Malone), Patrick Street, Black Velvet Band, Whiskey in the Jar, My Wild Irish Rose, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, Rattlin' Bog, Ramblin' Irishman, Rose of Tralee, Tell Me Ma, Danny Boy, Toora Loora Loora, The Minstrel Boy and many many more!

Red's features great food in the midst of Americana memorabilia (like a whole steam engine!) and the World's Best Bar - famous ribs - AND the world's largest selection of beers! So, yes, you will find Guiness and all your fav. Irish brews on tap! Remember to wear green!


 

Sat.-Sun.
June 9-10, 2012 

  Slim & Minnie at Carson City Rendezvous
Mills Park
Hwy. 50
Carson City, NV
 

Slim and Minnie will be singin' and playin' out their pea pickin' hearts on stage and busking throughout the fair. We'll be doin' all your favorite tunes and Songs of the Old West! For more info...


 

Summer 2012

  Plumas-Sierra County Fair
Quincy, CA
 

Yippe Yai-o Kai-yey! Slim & Minnie have been invited back again to perform at the Plumas-Sierra County Fair!

Get Involved! Thanks to a dedicated staff and Fair Board, John Stefanic, Fair Director, thanks everybody for a success and announces the fair is ON for 2012! He said he entertainment was the best in years, including Slim and Minnie, Spike the Juggler, Sourdough Slim, Dr. Solar, several bands and more. Kidland! hosted by Calvary Chapel was a major hit. The Bull Ride Smackdown was standing room only. Take time to check out the You Tube video of our now world famous Redneck Electricity Parade.

John says, "It looks like we have a plan in place to keep the fairgrounds open, meaning there will be a fair in 2012! We can use any help you can offer, so contact the fair office if you have an area of interest or expertise, we would love to have you. I have lots of exciting events planned over the next year!"

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Regularly Scheduled Shows...

New Venue! Grandma Hattie's... Come out to Grandma Hattie's Restaurant in Carson City for folk music night! Pull up a chair, enjoy dinner or a treat and join in and sing along or dance a jig? Our show is fun, and it's full of your favotite folk tunes and songs including Celtic, Appalacian and Cowboy songs. Grandma Hattie's is a full service restaurant, so you can make it your dinner show and sing or dance along, too. This event is family and kid friendly, so bring the whole family! We've been doing our folk music shows in Carson City since 2003, formerly at Borders Bookstore Cafe, and when the cafe closed, we were happy to find a new home at Grandma Hattie's Restaurant.

Slim & Minnie

This charming Out West couple will charm their way into your hearts with music and humor. As Slim and Minnie, we first performed at the Carson Rendezvous with the Nevada Gunfighters Old West Theatrical troupe to provide music between wild west skits. Now you can look for Slim and Minnie on the stage during summer at festivals in Nevada and Northern California! Contact us to to get Slim and Minnie to entertain at your event!

Shows for Old Folks - Years ago, we started giving shows for seniors and hospital patients, and we still love doing these shows! We even hear it's called music therapy, but to us and the seniors, it's just fun! Every other week we take our silver bag full of maracas and our act out to their home, and the residents sing and play along. We get some of our greatest inspiration and song ideas from the old folks, and the staff members say we brighten their day, too.

We're happy to announce we now have two assisted living facilities on our program for "music therapy" and we're looking
into getting certified to hold the professional designation of Certified Music Therapists.

Dear Assisted Living and Senior Care Facility Entertainment Directors, If you are looking for "interactive" musical entertainment that really "engages" the seniors at your facility, contact us!



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Old Time Music Sampler Shamrocks Thistles & Silver Spurs
23 Songs and Tunes 23 Songs & Tunes Music Book & CD Set
Musical Dreams CD Musical Dreams CD
Ramblin Irishman Irish and Scottish Celtic Music CD Ramblin Irishman CD
In the Moon of Wintertime Christmas Music CD In the Moon of Wintertime: Christmas Music

We have performed at:

Nevada Territory Wild West Fair - The Nevada State Fair - Sierra-Plumas County Fair - Virginia City Rocky Mountain Oyster Fry - Portola Railroad Days - Carson City Rendezvous - Nevada State Railroad Museum - Tahoe-Tallac Association Valhalla Grand Hall & The Boathouse - Nevada Society of Scottish Clans Robert Burns Supper - Circus Circus Reno - Sierra Philharmonic League 4th of July with the Reno Philharmonic - Sons and Daughters of Erin St. Patrick's Day Dinner - Reno Irish Dance Company - Brewery Arts Center - Reno Artown - Ceol Irish Pub Reno - Reno Celtic Celebration - Marriott Hotels Reno & Tahoe - John Ascuaga's Nugget - Channel 10 Public Access TV Carson City

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