e-Newsletter
Earth Jams on the web September 2008
Summer has been a wonderful adventure in Maine. Time has been spent tending our backyard garden and enjoying the veggies in salads, sauces and sumptuous stir fries. I've also been teaching at the Family Focus centers of Bath and Brunswick thanks to a Common Good Grant from Bowdoin College.
I've been recording my first album called, Hungry for the Sun, which will be available soon. The album has original tunes and covers that celebrate our earth community and remind us what we can do to be upstanding earth community members.
There has also been a great sadness this summer due to the loss of our dear friend, Joel Cartwright. A severe depression overwhelmed Joel despite the love and care of his family and friends. If you think you might be depressed, please seek help and don't be ashamed about sharing your feelings. There is help and there is hope.
Keep singing and smiling and read on for the latest Earth Jams news.
Love, Matt
How Much: $3/$12 individual/family max for family dance. $9/$22 for Contra. *
Where: People Plus Center, 6 Noble St., Brunswick, ME.
Who: Danceboat and Greg Boardman and sons with Maggie Robinson calling.
FMI: call Matt at 729-4718.
*We ask your understanding of our recent rate increases. You will notice that families coming to just the family dance will pay less than they used to have to, but folks coming to the regular dance or families staying for the regular dance will pay a bit more to cover increased rental fees.
The third-Friday Brunswick Contradance Series takes place each month at the People Plus Center. The family dance is great for families with young children and beginners to contradancing and the regular contradance steps up the pace. All dances are taught. Benefits Merrymeeting Community Shares. Put on your boogie shoes and grab your friends and family for a night of cutting-the-rug! Spread the word about the dance. Bring clean shoes for dancing please to save the dance floor from grit.
Merrymeeting Community Shares is an all-ages skill sharing
program of the People Plus Center. Our mission is to create caring community,
value every individual equally, and share our time, our services and ourselves.
We believe in inclusiveness, equality, interdependence, and community…and we like
to have a good time while we are at it!
“Matt brings his gifts of melody, harmony, rhythm, and up-beat fun to the children’s chorus. The children sing in many languages, learn about their world, and share excitement about music. The smiles, warm memories and connections continue on in their lives. Matt is a treasure! This experience is a true gift to our children!” -Karen (Freeport, ME)
Earth Jams
Choruses are filling up fast. Reserve
a spot now!
Brunswick Family Chorus: A musical community celebrating intergenerational music making is open to people of all musical abilities (ages 10-110. Younger children by permission). Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. September 24 - December 3. Concert December 10. People Plus in Brunswick. Registration call 725-6656. FMI call Matt at 729-4718.
Earth Jams Chorus of Freeport: Mondays 3:15-4:15 p.m. October 20 - December 8 at the Morse School music room. K-2. FMI or to register call Freeport Community Education at 856-6171.
"He who sings scares away his woes." ~Cervantes
preschoolers and their parents or caregivers, Music Together is based on the principal that all children are musical and that their parents and other primary caregivers play crucial roles in activating their children's development.
Free Music Together Demo class: Wednesday, September 10 at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. 10:30 a.m. The class will provide an introductory experience into making music with your infant, toddler or preschooler in a class setting.
Matt's Brunswick Friday 9:15 and 10:15 classes are full for the fall semester. To sign up for another teacher's class in Brunswick or Bath (view schedule), or if you have interest in an 11:15 Friday class with Matt in Brunswick e-mail or call Sharon at 443-5411.
To sign up for a class in Yarmouth e-mail or call Sue at 846-1154
“Some of my favorite moments with my son are products of your music class with him. Thanks for helping him shine.” –Heather (Topsham, ME)
Upcoming Earth Jams Appearances
- Farmers Market Music: Saturday, September 13. 9-11 a.m. at the Crystal Springs Farmer's Market on Pleasant Hill Rd. in Brunswick. Buy fresh veggies, meet the farmers and sing and dance with family friendly music by Matt Loosigian.
- Celebrate Bowdoinham: Friday and Saturday, September 12 and 13 at the town landing in Bowdoinham. Arts, crafts, face painting, music and more for free. Saturday 12-12:30 Matt provides a high-energy Earth Jams concert for families and kids.
- Common Ground Fair: Friday-Sunday, September 19-21. Unity, ME. Matt performs family music on Sunday at 11:45 at the Children's Area.
- Orchard Music: Saturday, September 27. 1-3 p.m. Music in the orchard with Matt at Apple Annie in Exeter, NH. Free for all ages.
- Norther Maine Children's Water Festival: Tuesday, October 14. UMaine Orono. Matt returns for his second year as featured stage performer at the Northern Maine Water Festival for 4-6th graders.
- Family Concert at the Library: Saturday, October 18. 10:30 a.m. Patten Free Library in Bath, ME. Earth Jams family concert with singing along, dancing and lots of silliness. Free.
- Sprite Night at Camp Ketcha: Saturday, October 18. Matt performs amitdst the ghosts and ghouls. Come in costume and maybe you will be the subject of an improvised song.
- Family Concert at the Library: Saturday, November 15. 10:30 a.m. Waterville Public Library at 73 Elm St. in Waterville, ME. Earth Jams family concert with singing along, dancing and lots of silliness. Free.
Singclearly,
Matt