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| Cypress Meadows starts music series with Beargrass Creek By Stacy Trevenon [ stacy@hmbreview.com ] Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:51 PM PST Friday nights will be full of music at the Cypress Meadows Event Center in Moss Beach, beginning this week. With what organizers call the “old-timey, bluegrassy, country” music of headliner Beargrass Creek, along with small sets by other musicians, the series will begin with refreshments wine and dessert at 6 p.m., followed by music promptly at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, at the event center at 343 Cypress Ave. in Moss Beach. That will kick off a varied series of musical evenings featuring many local and some guest players. The series began with a casual chat between Cypress Meadows owner Sharon Dardanelle and local musicians Bob Peterson and Mo Robinson about the musical potential of the room. “They mentioned that the acoustics in the main room would be great for live music,” said Dardanelle. “One thought led to another and here we are with six months of bookings!” The four members of Beargrass Creek, Dave Trabue, Maryann Johnston, Jerry Logan and Matt Lauer, deliver acoustic folk, country, bluegrass and original-styled old standards and originals with guitar, bass, dobro, mandolin and three-part harmonies. Aside from the quartet, the evening will include short sets by Bill Wardwell, Ellen Silva and Denise Deckert, Vera Vanderschalk and Nomi Harper. Upcoming Friday concerts include Ed Dee and Geoff Allen on Dec. 11, the Holler with Jerry Logan on Jan. 15, Peat Fire Flame with fiddler Colyn Fischer and pianist Shauna Pickett-Gordon on Feb. 12, a showcase of local musicians on March 12 and Midwest recording artist Tim Grimm on April 16. Admission of $25 at the door includes refreshments of small plates, wine and other beverages, coffee and dessert. The monthly event is open to the public. For information, call Cypress meadows at 728-8045. An earlier version of this story misnamed the headlining act, Beargrass Creek. |