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<DIV><STRONG> Chris Chandler</STRONG> <B>has performed on thousands of stages across the US and Canada as well as for hundreds of organizations seeking social justice.</B><BR><BR><B>The Chris Chandler Story</B><BR><BR>Few musicians can claim “on-the roadisms” the way Chris Chandler can. He is a true veteran of the road, traveling across The United States of Generica for many years. His anthology of road tales transforms into a flock of doves beneath the musical high-wire act. </DIV>
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<DIV>Chris has worked with everyone from Allen Ginsberg to Ani DiFranco and Pete Seeger to Mojo Nixon. Utah Phillips says, “Chris Chandler is the best performance poet I have ever seen.” But this is not performance art – like the clichés of Hollywood would imply. No one pours chocolate on the wings of a sparrow. This is steeped in the centuries of tradition that define theatre. At one time in human history bards roamed outside the castle wall carrying tales from village to village. Today, gritty road warriors do the same – outside the castle walls of corporate America. Between the frequencies of Clear Channel, still exists the forgotten art form of storytelling.<BR><BR>Originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia the son of a Baptist minister, Chris has been on or around the stage his whole life. As a teen-ager he was in the bars and on the road working as a roadie for bands like the Georgia Satellites. He graduated from the North Carolina School of the Performing Arts in 19!
88. That summer – which was supposed to be a “summer away from college” he hit the road as a street performer to fund his way to audition as a lighting designer in Theatres across America. He actually landed a job on Broadway no-less but turned it down to become a performer in his own right. He has been on the road ever since. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>For the first few years Chris was living in has car and stopping in every town from Bangor to San Ysidro where he opened his guitar case and waxed the manifesto electric sporting a sign that read “Stranded Musician Needs Gas Out of Town.” Eventually he hooked up with a group of performers busking in Harvard Square where he joined a commune of other traveling street musicians. These nomadic experiences naturally fed him into the world of activism. Since then he has performed at thousands of festivals, colleges, and bar rooms across the US and Canada.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>You can usually find Chris at demonstrations and protests – large and small - all across the US and Canada. He was recently seen protesting the FTAA in Miami, the G-8 in Calgary and the Iraq war (both of them) in Washington, DC to name a few.<BR><BR>Chris has played union halls and debutante balls, picket lines and county fairs, “Prestigious” folk clubs, and skid row laundromats. His experience as a street performer and rabble rouser shine through every performance making him a welcome addition to festivals, carnivals, hayrides and riots, or where ever the rabble need to be roused.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>He has performed at some of the most prestigious festivals across the US and Cananda:</B><BR><BR><B>Here are a few:</B><BR><BR>The Boston Folk Festival ...<A href="http://www.wumb.org/folkfest/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Bread & Roses Festival .<A href="http://home.tiac.net/%7Ecfiddle/breadroses.html" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Dogwood Festival .......<A href="http://www.dogwood.org/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The High Sierra Music Fest .<A href="http://www.hsmusic.net/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Islands Folk Festival ..<A href="http://www.folkfest.bc.ca/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Kerrville Folk Festival <A href="http://www.kerrville-music.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Lollapalooza ...............<A href="http://www.lollapalooza.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The National Poetry Slam ...<A href="http://www.poetryslam.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Oregon Country Fair ....<A href="http://www.o!
regoncountryfair.org/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Ottawa Folk Festival ...<A href="http://www.ottawafolk.org/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The S. Florida Folk Festival<A href="http://www.southfloridafolkfest.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>South By Southwest .........<A href="http://www.sxsw.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Takoma Park Folk Fest ..<A href="http://www.tpff.org/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Vancouver Folk Festival <A href="http://www.thefestival.bc.ca/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Vancouver Island Musicfest..<A href="http://www.islandmusicfest.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Whole Earth Festival ...<A href="http://wef.ucdavis.edu/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Winnipeg Folk Festival .<A href="http://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR><BR><BR><BR><B>He has collaborated with, recorded with, performed with, <BR>shared a bill with, toured with or opened for:</B><BR><BR>The Austin !
Lounge Lizards...............................<A href="http://www.austi
nlizards.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Be Good Tanyas .....................................<A href="http://www.begoodtanyas.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Dan Bern ...............................................<A href="http://www.danbern.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Lou and Peter Berryman .................................<A href="http://members.aol.com/berrymanp" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Adam Brodsky ...........................................<A href="http://www.adambrodsky.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Chuck Brodsky ..........................................<A href="http://www.chuckbrodsky.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Catie Curtis ...........................................<A href="http://www.catiecurtis.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Ani DiFranco ...........................................<A href="http://www.righteousbabe.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Farin ..............................................!
.. .<A href="http://www.farin.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Anne Feeney ....................................,.......<A href="http://www.annefeeney.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Gina Forsythe ..........................................<A href="http://www.ginaforsyth.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>The Gas Tank Orchestra .................................<A href="http://home.earthlink.net/%7Egjwildes" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Allen Ginsberg .........................................<A href="http://www.levity.com/corduroy/ginsberg.htm" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Richie Havens ..........................................<A href="http://www.richiehavens.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Magda Hiller ...........................................<A href="http://www.magdahiller.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Pat Humphries & Sandy O as Emma's Revolution............<A href="http://www.pathumphries.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Jim's !
Big Ego ..........................................<A href="http://www.
bigego.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Jabbering Trout ........................................<A href="http://www.tomburris.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Billy Jonas ............................................<A href="http://www.billyjonas.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Leo Kottke .............................................<A href="http://www.leokottke.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Mary Lou Lord ..........................................<A href="http://www.maryloulord.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Andrew McKnight ........................................<A href="http://www.shenandoahacoustics.com/andrew" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Myshkin ................................................<A href="http://www.myshkinsrubywarblers.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Mojo Nixon .............................................<A href="http://www.mojonixon.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Shaun Mullins ..............................!
............<A href="http://www.lyrics-database.org/shawn-mullins-lyrics/lullaby-lyrics/037d3974e84cf8da.html" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Alix Olson..............................................<A href="http://www.alixolson.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Tom Paxton .............................................<A href="http://www.tompaxton.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Tom Prasada-Rao ........................................<A href="http://www.thedreamsicles.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Ellis Paul .............................................<A href="http://www.ellispaul.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Pierce Pettis ..........................................<A href="http://www.piercepettis.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Utah Phillips ..........................................<A href="http://www.utahphillips.org/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Earl Robinson ..........................................<A href="http://www.historylink!
.org/output.cfm?file_id=2029" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Phil Roc
kstroh .........................................<A href="http://www.swans.com/contrib/procks.html" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>David Rovics ................................ ..........<A href="http://www.davidrovics.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Eric Schwartz ..........................................<A href="http://www.ericschwartz.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Pete Seeger ............................................<A href="http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ejimcapaldi" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Martin Sexton ..........................................<A href="http://www.martinsexton.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Martin Simpson .........................................<A href="http://www.martinsimpson.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>SONiA ..................................................<A href="http://www.soniadf.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Trout Fishing in America ..............................<A href="http://www.troutmusic.c!
om/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Mike West .............................................<A href="http://www.mikewest.net/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>David Wilcox ..........................................<A href="http://davidwilcox.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>Dar Williams ..........................................<A href="http://www.darwilliams.com/" target=_blank>click here</A> <BR>Peter Yarrow ..........................................<A href="http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/" target=_blank>click here</A><BR>(+ many more)<BR></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The following event is endorsed by </B><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Traprock</B></st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Peace</B></st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Center</B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, American Friends Service Committee, SAGE, Arise for Social Justice, Justice for Woody, </B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">and Food for Thought Books. </B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">20% of the proceeds will be donated to rural Mayan Guatemalan !
villages & farms devastated by mudslides & floods in 2005. Please visit </B><A href="http://www.behrhorst.org/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold">www.behrhorst.org</SPAN></A> to learn about relief efforts.</B></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">with David Roe on piano. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Belly-Up Theater Troupe <o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><st1:time Hour="19" Minute="30"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">7: 30 pm</SPAN></B></st1:time><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, doors open </SPAN></B><st1:time Hour="19" Minute="0"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">7:00 pm</SPAN></B></st1:time><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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ormal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN></I></B><st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Center</SPAN></I></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, AFSC, Arise for Social Justice and SAGE.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
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