I’ll be participating in another multimedia extravaganza on August 23 and 24 at 1512 62nd Street in Emmeryville, featuring text, film, theremin and of course tuba. It’s 7:00 Saturday and 3 pm Sunday. It’s a benefit for the La Casaita Preschool, so the admission is a rather steep $35 for the premiere and $20 for the matinee, but would hope anyone reading this knows the magic words, “Hey, I’m with the band!”
As promised, you will see a couple small versions of me as a pin up for the Accordion Babes Calendar project but first here’s the pitch.
The Accordion Babes calendar will include 12 full-color pin-up photos of women and their accordions; previews of some of the content are available here. Not all of these are final photos, but they start to give you an idea.
A compilation CD of the calendar artists will be attached to the inside back cover of the calendar.
Participation can happen in two ways: presales and sponsorships. For shops and accordion clubs who would like to order advance copies at a wholesale rate, we are selling copies of the calendar at $10 per unit; the list price of the calendar will be $20. (There is a 6 calendar minimum for presale orders.) For businesses who are interested in having ad-space on the calendar, there is a pricing scale for sponsorships.
Please pass on this info to any potential sponsors you can think of.
For more info and inquiries: accordionpinupcalendar@gmail.com
These will make wonderful gifts.
And now for the teasers. They are tiny because they are, well, teasers 
I’m hoping you’ll buy the calendar to see all the accordion goddesses at full size.
As part of the Cotati Accordion Festival’s grass roots promotional push, I participated in the Cotati Kid’s Parade today (7/12/08) with festival organizer Scott Goree and his daughters, Renee and Rachel. The theme was the above mentioned Magical Kingdom hence that lovely millinery fantasy I am wearing.
Perfect weather again, Rachel played her vintage “Nobel” 120 bass accordion, Rachel tossed candies to the kids and I played “Street Dog” many times. It’s a song I know the late Jim Boggio liked.
And I had a chance to say hello to Lynn Woolsey.
All in a days work as a Squeezin’ Diva
Vive l’accordéon!
Big fun. Perfect sunny Sunday. Main Street was lined with folks.
Three accordions! — Amber Lee, Renee de La Prade & Mad Mags
Squeezin’ Trio
Horses and Riders decked out in holiday colors
A masterpiece by Dana and Craig Black of
Custom Balloon Creations, Cotati Ca
This Sunday, July 6th 11 AM, yours madly, Mad Mags aka Squeezin’ Diva (Mad Maggies) will be joining Renee de la Prade, Squeezebox Goddess (Culann’s Hounds) and Amber Lee Baker, Accordionista (the Anomalies) to represent the Cotati Accordion Festival in the Penngrove 4th of July parade.
We will be playing and waving to the crowd from the back seat of CAF organizer Scott Goree’s convertible.
The parade is an annual event organized by the Rancho-Adobe Fireman’s Station.
Viva l’accordion!
This coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday our squeeze rockin’ friends will be playing Turner Hall, Monroe and Polish Fest, Milwaukee. Spread the word.
For more info visit the official TDA website.
I’ll be playing the tuba and reading a piece by J.C. Brunner of the Brothers Twain next Saturday night, June 14 at 8:00. The performance is at 1512 62nd St. (at Hollis) in Emmeryville. The suggested donation is $10. More information (and pictures) here
