For 30 years, Molasses Creek's high-energy performances and heartfelt songwriting has brought the love of their coastal home of Ocracoke Island, NC to the stage. The band's elegant harmonies and arrangements, stellar songwriting, blazing instrumentals, and quirky sense of humor have won loyal followers throughout the United States and around the world.

Molasses Creek’s inspiration arose amidst exotic fig trees and rich tidewater marshes of isolated Ocracoke Island, NC. Only accessible by ferry, Ocracoke is an enchanting step out of modern times into a world of captivating natural beauty, rich maritime history, ghostly shipwrecks, heroic lifesavers, crafty pirates, and a community of 1000 independently minded residents.

Award winners from Garrison Keillor's “Prairie Home Companion,” Molasses Creek has recorded 17 albums, reaching the #4 and #5 spots on the National Folk Radio DJ Charts. Their latest releases, Catch the Wind, Waterbound, and People Get Ready, have received acclaim from audiences across the country.

Molasses Creek is comprised of Gary Mitchell (guitar & vocals), Fiddler Dave Tweedie (fiddle & vocals), Kim France (bass, guitar & vocals), & Gerald Hampton (mandolin).

for more information, click here to send in the sayhey page

seating is very limited

$25-$30 suggested offering of financial enthusiasm gratefully received at the gathering

offerings go to the performers and making the studio available for a variety of intimate community events

For 30 years, Molasses Creek's high-energy performances and heartfelt songwriting has brought the love of their coastal home of Ocracoke Island, NC to the stage. The band's elegant harmonies and arrangements, stellar songwriting, blazing instrumentals, and quirky sense of humor have won loyal followers throughout the United States and around the world.

Molasses Creek’s inspiration arose amidst exotic fig trees and rich tidewater marshes of isolated Ocracoke Island, NC. Only accessible by ferry, Ocracoke is an enchanting step out of modern times into a world of captivating natural beauty, rich maritime history, ghostly shipwrecks, heroic lifesavers, crafty pirates, and a community of 1000 independently minded residents.

Award winners from Garrison Keillor's “Prairie Home Companion,” Molasses Creek has recorded 17 albums, reaching the #4 and #5 spots on the National Folk Radio DJ Charts. Their latest releases, Catch the Wind, Waterbound, and People Get Ready, have received acclaim from audiences across the country.

Molasses Creek is comprised of Gary Mitchell (guitar & vocals), Fiddler Dave Tweedie (fiddle & vocals), Kim France (bass, guitar & vocals), & Gerald Hampton (mandolin).

for more information, click here to send in the sayhey page

seating is very limited

$25-$30 suggested offering of financial enthusiasm gratefully received at the gathering

offerings go to the performers and making the studio available for a variety of intimate community events

We LOVE Wednesday nights: it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw.

AND, it’s Valentines Day!

Two sets, one for each sitting 5:30p-6:30p and 7:00p-8:00p

Reservations highly recommended!

www.The EddyPub.com

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

We LOVE Wednesday nights: it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw.

Two sets, one for each sitting 5:30p-6:30p and 7:00p-8:00p

Reservations highly recommended!

www.The EddyPub.com

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

We LOVE Wednesday nights: it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw.

Two sets, one for each sitting 5:30p-6:30p and 7:00p-8:00p

Reservations highly recommended!

www.The EddyPub.com

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

We LOVE Wednesday nights: it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw.

Two sets, one for each sitting 5:30p-6:30p and 7:00p-8:00p

Reservations highly recommended!

www.The EddyPub.com

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

We are thrilled to have an opportunity to present the revived version of ChooChooAnoo, which met its demise at The Station in Carrboro with the pandemic. now&now is a musical improvisation collective offering accompaniment for spoken word sharing, and the new River Room venue at the Haw River Ballroom is a fantastic place to make it happen. So bring your stories and allow the band to support you in your telling!

for this event, now&now includes keyboardist Alison Weiner and drummer Scott Crewes.

once again, local treasure/writer/naturalist/entrepreneur Gary Phillips will facilitate the open mic. Come tell, come listen, let us all get to know each other better!

doors open at 6, admission is free, Cup22 will be open for business, and the swan will be available for offering financial enthusiasm for the band!

www.hawriverballroom.com

We LOVE Wednesday nights: it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw.

Two sets, one for each sitting 5:30p-6:30p and 7:00p-8:00p

Reservations highly recommended!

www.The EddyPub.com

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

We are thrilled to restart up our Serenade Cozy series with a a fabulous duo from down the road in Hillsborough!

Mary Rocap and Megan Whitted, co-founders of the St. Matthew’s Women’s Singing Circle, decided last year to begin performing as a duo. They find strength in music and in singing, especially songs about journeying. They draw from the deep well of traditional spirituals, sacred heart hymns, contemporary songwriters, and their own originals. Whatever the source, they add their own spark. Many songs feature just their voices and are offered without accompaniment, others are supported by Megan’s keyboards and Mary’s guitar.

Mary has been a local music presence performing in the area for close to 50 years. She has had a long collaboration with Charlie Ebel and Lise Uyanik as part of the Mobile City Band as well as acoustic reincarnations with those band mates. She has been a backing vocalist for two Elvis Bands, but is primarily known for her own songwriting and singing. She was awarded a Fellowship for Songwriting from the NC Arts Council and has recorded five CDs. She is also an author, crafter, quilter, collagist, and baker.

Megan has led church music for over 25 years and serves as the organist at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Haw River. As a church musician, she has directed and collaborated in performances of Messiah, The Music Man, Carousel, and Guys and Dolls. She has spent the last ten years of her career as a music teacher at the Duke School in Durham where she organized a children's and youth chorus, collaborated with the NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and served as music director for Peter Pan, Into the Woods, Xanadu, and Shrek. She has a private studio in Hillsborough where she teaches piano, voice, and music appreciation.

AND, if this wasn’t enough, our great friend Gary Phillips will be offering some of his recent poems. Come join us!

for more information, click here to send in the sayhey page

seating is limited

$20-$25 suggested offering of financial enthusiasm gratefully received at the gathering

donations to to the performers and making the studio available for a variety of intimate community events

We are thrilled to rev up our Serenade Cozy offerings with our great friend Ann Ehringhaus, celebrating her new book of prose and poetry, accompanied by the improvised music of mahaloJazz. Come join us!

Ann says:

Some say poetry makes small details important; others say poetry speaks to the deep concerns of life.

Some say poetry expresses the ineffable; others say poetry makes ordinary life extraordinary life.

How amazing is poetry to be this versatile?!

I graduated with an English degree at UNC Chapel HIll, then veered into other studies including photography, Chinese acupressure, Reiki, Rosen Method Bodywork, ministry, and the joys and challenges of self-employment: owning and operating a Bed and Breakfast on Ocracoke Island for 33 years. Suddenly poetry returned to my life when many life events were too powerful for prose, only poetry could do it. Author of several books, including photography, prose and recently poetry, Poems of Blue and Green, loss and reverence (2020).

Please join us for a fierce variety of gentle and original poems.

We LOVE Wednesday nights: it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw.

Two sets, one for each sitting 5:30p-6:30p and 7:00p-8:00p

Reservations highly recommended!

www.The EddyPub.com

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

We LOVE Wednesday nights: it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw.

Two sets, one for each sitting 5:30p-6:30p and 7:00p-8:00p

Reservations highly recommended!

www.The EddyPub.com

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

mahaloJazz returns to the Village Green at Southern Village, warming up for its return visit to Ocrafolk in June! Bring your evening picnic!

alison weiner • keys and vocals

carter minor • harmonica and vocals

ben palmer • upright bass

beverly botsford • percussion

We LOVE Wednesday nights: it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw.

Two sets, one for each sitting 5:30p-6:30p and 7:00p-8:00p

Reservations highly recommended!

www.The EddyPub.com

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

Professor Falvo (AppState) has performed often at Carnegie Hall. He has also performed internationally, as has Professor McKinney (AppState, retired). Alison is an experienced pub and bar player. So what's next? We're playing with the dogs and their human companions Saturday evening at Wagbar in Weaverville! It could not be more perfect! Anything goes!

next&done: beyond jazz (way. way.)

a project of mahaloArts

Harold McKinney (trombone), Rob Falvo (percussion) and Alison Weiner (keyboard) are first and foremost committed improvisers. They're making it up every moment and are happy to share their musical explorations with all beings at WagBar. Chances you will be intrigued, if not delighted. Or not. At least come for a delicious beverage while your canine plays with others.

www.mahaloArts.com

We’re celebrating spring, always welcome with open hearts.

We make this opportunity for jazz and spoken word to intersect; we invite you to bring along a poem/verse that you associate with spring, or one that simply speaks to you these days. The band will accompany/respond to the poem in improvised fashion.

mahaloJazz includes Alison Weiner, piano/vocals/melodica • Casey Toll, bass • Beverly Botsford, percussion • Harold McKinney, trombone

with Gary Phillips welcoming all interested speakers with enthusiastic gratitude

doors open at 2:00p for schmoozing with everyone; performance will begin at 2:30p

a suggested offering of $20-$25 will be gratefully received at the gathering

studio events are generally email and word-of-mouth invitation-only.
visit the Say Hey page to receive more info, RSVP, driving and parking directions.

Our jazz+spoken word collaboration at The Station returns for another 6-show residency!

CHoo CHoo ANoo is a new jazz collective, led by Alison Weiner of mahaloJazz, offering interpretations of classic standards and improvised accompaniment for spoken word offerings. Joining Alison is Jeff Brown (saxes), Ben Palmer (upright bass), Geoff Clapp (drums) and Jim Roberts (percussion). The delightful, welcoming Gary Phillips emcees for us all!

Bring your spoken word piece to share!

no cover • financial enthusiasm welcomed

Tuesday nights it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Robbie Link, bass

Tuesday nights it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

Our jazz+spoken word collaboration at The Station returns for another 6-show residency!

CHoo CHoo ANoo is a new jazz collective, led by Alison Weiner of mahaloJazz, offering interpretations of classic standards and improvised accompaniment for spoken word offerings. Joining Alison is Jeff Brown (saxes), Ben Palmer (upright bass), Geoff Clapp (drums) and Jim Roberts (percussion). The delightful, welcoming Gary Phillips emcees for us all!

Bring your spoken word piece to share!

no cover • financial enthusiasm welcomed

Tuesday nights it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Robbie Link, bass

mahaloArts is one of many local hosts for this event, put together with love from the beautiful village of Saxapahaw.
One of our families could use a little extra support as they and their son Joel navigate through a battle with neuroblastoma for the second time.
Come out and show your support during a wonderful afternoon of food, drink, music, and more!

$20 (kids under 10 FREE)

2p-7p outdoor vendors/Sprout Farm/ Haw River Ales
3p-4p mahaloJazz in amphitheater (Steve Fishman, guitar/vocals • Alison Weiner, melodica)
4p-5p Big Fat Gap in amphitheater
5p-6p Grand Shores in ballroom (ticketed)
6p-7p Violet Bell in ballroom (ticketed)
7:15p silent auction winners announced
7:30p-9 dance party with DJ Rang in ballroom (ticketed)

You can follow Joel’s journey here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/244462529753168/

A great gathering of NC women (and two NC men) offering tribute to women in rock, such as: Tracy Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Koko Taylor, Chrissie Hynde, Aretha, Karla Bonoff, Carly Simon and Janis Joplin.

https://www.thebluenotegrill.com/events/women-who-rock/

Alison is honored to be playing keys in the house band!

Tuesday nights it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

Tuesday nights it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Robbie Link, bass

mahaloArts & Mebanesville are proud to present an afternoon of Sicilian culture and lore, featuring Sicily: Land of Love & Strife, a feature-length documentary film by Mark Spano, a Sicilian-American writer/producer/director who hopes his 2017 film will change public perception of the mysterious island nation. www.markspano.org

Here’s the trailer!

The afternoon salon will include live musical performance by the ensemble Mebanesville, co-founded by Italian co-nationals Peggy Boswell and Larry Vellani, art displays by Sicilian-American Kathleen Citrolo Gwinnett, as well as food, beverage, and conversation.

suggested donation $10

art, books, CDs, and DVDs will be available for purchase.
For more information,

visit www.mahaloArts.com/sayhey

or contact Larry Vellani, LarryV@Mebanesville.com, 336.380.6313.

St. Valentine is blessing our studio. If you have gotten yourself down to Imbibe, a swell little restaurant/bar in downtown Chapel Hill where Grewen & Griffanzo have been holding court every Monday evening since 2016, you know what a delight they are. If you have not, here’s a fantastic opportunity for a delightful intimate evening of jazz and otherwise!

doors open at 6:30p for schmoozing with everyone; performance will begin at 7:00p

a suggested offering of $20-$25 will be gratefully received at the gathering

studio events are generally email and word-of-mouth invitation-only.
visit the Say Hey page to receive more info, RSVP, driving and parking directions.

Here’s what these gentlemen have to say about themselves:

Danny Grewen is a trombone player and singer originally from San Francisco. Since relocating to North Carolina in 2015 he has been performing with many groups including Ellis Dyson and the Shambles, Swedish Wood Patrol, The Yeaux Katz, and Grewen and Griffanzo. "Beauty is in the ear of the beholder."
Robert Griffin (Griffanzo) has spent most of his time in the Triangle besides teaching at Syracuse University and at UNC -Asheville while fronting the Round Midnight Jazz Band. Music Director of the Chez Condoret Cabaret, soundtrack producer for UNC TV and pianist with the Squirrel Nut Zippers and Katharine Whalen’s Jazz Squad were all done while producing his own music and six tours in France. (even a concert at the Art Center in the 1980’s with a sextet doing only his original music). www.griffanzomusic.com

Tuesday nights it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass

Tuesday nights it’s half-priced bottles of wine, outstanding locally-sourced dinner, jazz music, and the beginning of the weekend by the river Haw

Alison Weiner, piano/vocals • Casey Toll, bass