Monday Reminder: You have permission to play or not play.

You have permission from yourself to yourself to play the piano or not play the piano.

Don't let anyone bully you into thinking that in order to prove that you can actually play you need to play for that person right then.

No.

You play when you want to play.

You don't play when you don't want to play.

You do not have to explain.
You don't have to offer a reason.

You have nothing to prove to anyone.

This is your art. You define when you wish to express it. You define for whom you want to express it.

We teach this.

Happy Monday!

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Go Fact Yourself is a game show podcast hosted by comedians J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong. Check it out--episodes are available at MaximumFun.org/podcasts/go-fact-yourself. 

Yes, you can be in the audience. The next live show is February 23 at the Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles, California . Click for more information and for tickets. Free. T shirts are available. Not free.

Grove Studios and guest artist Will Jones III facilitate the first of many Grove Community Jams. You are welcome to bring your instrument and/or voice. Listeners are also welcome. 

Note from editor: All levels, from beginner to seasoned, are welcome. If you have never done this before and you wish to try out what improvisation means, this would be the place to do it. All are truly welcome.

EVENT: 
Grove Studios Community Jam

Sunday, February 23, 2020, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. $5.00
Grove Studios
884 Railroad, Ypsilanti, Michigan

ArtCenter DTLA presents Trailblazer: The Photographs of Barbara Dumetz. 

Barbara Dumetz is the star of this African-American alumni exhibition, wherein 30 of her photographic works will be showcased. A commercial photographer in the 1970s when female photographers were rare--and African-American ones were rarer still--Ms. Dumetz's photographs of celebrities as well as her commercial clients like Coca Cola and Delta Airlines makes her one of the most sought after photographers of our time.

Exhibition: Trailblazer: The Photographs of Barbara Dumetz. 

Now until - March 13, 2020
ArtCenter DTLA

114 West 4th Street

Los Angeles, California 90013

Pianist extraordinaire William Marshall Bennett is performing in Ann Arbor. Come see him (and maybe even make a request!):

Multi-Date Events: February 23--three performances: 
Webers, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Aretha's w/Diva D, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Loving Touch with Laurence and the Love Mechanics

Then:

February 25, 26, 27, 28, 29--Webers Restaurant 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.





PREMIERE: Filmmaker and photographer Toko Shiiki directs Han, described on her events page as "a five movement work which draws upon elements from Buddhism and Korean tradition including pansori, folk songs and percussion".

Premiere: Han. Film.
Stamps Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Friday, March 27, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
26 minutes, with a reception after the film. Free.

Enjoy a restorative yoga flow with instructor Carl Gunderson (of Simply Holistic Fitness and Wellness) and soulful healing sounds by Brendan Collins (of Healing Forest Massage and Wellness). One hour. No yoga experience required. Enjoy a smoothie afterwards. Reservations strongly recommended.

Yoga Sound Bath and Smoothies--Class

Saturday, February 29, 2020
11:30 a.m to 12:30 a.m.
For more information or to contact Carl Gunderson for private yoga lessons:
810.772.9403 (*A new addition to the directory)

Join Steve Somers and Friends at The Tap Room in Ypsilanti. Jazz and blues styles and original works. No cover; Love Donations for the musicians are always appreciated.

Event: Steve Somers and Friends
The Tap Room
201 West Michigan, Ypsilanti
March 6, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Comedic actor heard on Bob's Burgers and Word Girl, Ron's long running Tomorrow! Show does it again with special guests including Sophie Santos and Sara Hennessey. Check it out--the show starts at 11 p.m., and tickets are $5.00. Weekly. The Lyric Hyperion Theater, 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Legal

WTF, SCOTUS?

Would you like to understand the Supreme Court rulings from a lawyer who can explain things really well? WTF, SCOTUS? is the blog for you. Catch up on the impeachment hearings in super clear layperson's language written by a teacher comedian lawyer. The picture above is for attention.

FOR RENT: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Quiet female artist seeking roommate in a two bedroom, two bath home in Los Angeles. AC/gas and off-street parking are available. Washer and dryer are on the premises. She already has a dog, grandfathered in. No pets for the new tenant. Proof of steady income is a must. $960/month.

DIRECTORY

The Piano Instructor

Areas of service: Michigan. We come to you. Contact: Tina L.313.919.2806. PianoLady88Keys@gmail.com Insta: the_piano_instructor

Grace Allasio--Piano Grace Allasio Piano Studio Areas of service: Plymouth, Northville and Novi, Michigan Contact: Grace Allasio gapianostudio@gmail.com

Kwamise Long-Taylor--Piano
Contact: Kwamise.Taylor@gmail.com
Phone: 248.470.2380

Jesse Thomas Morgan--Piano
Contact: Jesse Thomas MorganPhone: 734.355.1501
JMorganLessons@gmail.com
FB: Jesse Thomas Morgan

Kate Rosen--Voice
Kate Rosen Voice Studio
Studio Location: 355 West Maple Road, Birmingham, Michigan
Contact: Kate Rosen
www.KateRosenStudio.com

Brian McCloskey--Composer

FB: Brian McClosey

Carl Gunderson--Yoga, Health and Wellness
Group Classes, Private Instruction
810.772.9403

We're doing great things, and it's good to have something like this filled with art, music, activism, science, and love creating bonds.

This is made with Love. Our Love.

The purpose of The Piano Instructor

Synesthesia. Meme

Water is an excellent conductor of sound. Meme

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If you gimme your email address, I can send the newsletter as one easy click as opposed to putting it into your individual FB Messengers, which takes for.ev.er. cuz there's a lotta you.

Also, anybody else who reads the groovy things we are doing can easily just get it instead of bothering you for it.





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PREMIERE: Filmmaker and photographer Toko Shiiki directs Han, described on her events page as "a five movement work which draws upon elements from Buddhism and Korean tradition including pansori, folk songs and percussion".

Premiere: Han. Film.
Stamps Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Friday, March 27, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
26 minutes, with a reception after the film. Free.

Steve Somers leads his jazz class at Biggby's Coffee in Ypsilanti on Monday, February 17. Show begins at 6. Free.

EVENT:
Steve Somers leads WCC Jazz Band
Biggby's Coffee, Washtenaw Blvd, Ypsilanti, Michigan. 
Monday, February 17, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free.

Noah Starsix Rucker, better known in Ypsilanti, Michigan as Brother Noah, is the recipient of the Rising Phoenix award. Yoga teacher, organic gardener, and activist, Brother Noah shares with local youth the philosophy of his mentor Booker T. Washington, African-American educator and adviser to multiple US presidents.

Brother Noah will be presented with his award at the Rising Phoenix Awards ceremony on Saturday, March 21, 2020.

Join Suzy Klaehn as she teaches cake decoration. Tickets are available at the Build Guild site. You must bring your own cake.

Class: Cake Decorating with Suzy Klaehn

The Build Guild

1025 Goshen Avenue, Fort Wayne Indiana

You must bring your own cake.

Comedic actor seen on Portlandia and the voice of the mayor on Word Girl on PBS, Ron's long running Tomorrow! Show hits the mark tonight with special guests including Whitney Chitwood and Jordan Myrick. Check it out--the show starts at 11 p.m., and tickets are $5.00. Weekly.

The Lyric Hyperion Theater, 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, California

Pianist Jesse Thomas Morgan's album, Where Love Resides, is now available on iTunes, Spotify, and Apple Music. Check it out--within the first week, it reached over 1,000 plays and the track "This is All I Know" was played on WCBN radio.

Marion Hayden, bassist, will perform in Sister Strings: Roots, Voice and Drums. Her performance is on Sunday, February 16 at St. Matthews and St. Joseph's Episcopal Church. Tickets are available.

EVENT: Sister Strings: The life and history of string instruments, voice and percussion in the Black community from slavery until present.

Performance: Sunday, February 16, 2020, St. Matthew's and St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, 8850 Woodward, Detroit, MI

Ms. Hayden is joined by cellist Akua Dixon, violinist Tia Imani Hanna, violinist Michelle May, and others.

ArtCenter DTLA presents Trailblazer: The Photographs of Barbara Dumetz. 

Barbara Dumetz is the star of this African-American alumni exhibition, wherein 30 of her photographic works will be showcased. A commercial photographer in the 1970s when female photographers were rare--and African-American ones were rarer still--Ms. Dumetz's photographs of celebrities as well as her commercial clients like Coca Cola and Delta Airlines makes her one of the most sought after photographers of our time.

Exhibition: Trailblazer: The Photographs of Barbara Dumetz. 

Now until - March 13, 2020
ArtCenter DTLA

114 West 4th Street

Los Angeles, California 90013

Grove Studios and guest artist Will Jones III facilitate the first of many Grove Community Jams. You are welcome to bring your instrument and/or voice. Listeners are also welcome. 

Note from editor: All levels, from beginner to seasoned, are welcome. If you have never done this before and you wish to try out what improvisation means, this would be the place to do it. All are truly welcome.

EVENT: 
Grove Studios Community Jam

Sunday, February 23, 2020, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. $5.00
Grove Studios
884 Railroad, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Go Fact Yourself is a game show podcast hosted by comedians J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong. Listen for yourself--episodes are available at MaximumFun.org/podcasts/go-fact-yourself. 


Yes, you can be in the audience. The next live show is February 23 at the Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles, California . Click for more information and for tickets. Free. T shirts are available. Not free.

FOR RENT: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Quiet female artist seeking roommate in a two bedroom, two bath home in Los Angeles. AC/gas and off-street parking are available. Washer and dryer are on the premises. She already has a dog, grandfathered in. No pets for the new tenant. Proof of steady income is a must. $960/month.

DIRECTORY

The Piano Instructor

Areas of service: Michigan. We come to you. Contact: Tina L.313.919.2806. PianoLady88Keys@gmail.com Insta: the_piano_instructor

Grace Allasio--Piano Grace Allasio Piano Studio Areas of service: Plymouth, Northville and Novi, Michigan Contact: Grace Allasio gapianostudio@gmail.com

Kwamise Long-Taylor--Piano
Contact: Kwamise.Taylor@gmail.com
Phone: 248.470.2380

Jesse Thomas Morgan--Piano
Contact: Jesse Thomas MorganPhone: 734.355.1501
JMorganLessons@gmail.com
FB: Jesse Thomas Morgan

Kate Rosen--Voice
Kate Rosen Voice Studio
Studio Location: 355 West Maple Road, Birmingham, Michigan
Contact: Kate Rosen
www.KateRosenStudio.com

Brian McCloskey--Composer

FB: Brian McClosey


Learn of the accomplishments of our friends, delight in seeing your own name in print, and share among colleagues and students alike every week. We're doing great things, and it's good to have something like this filled with art, music, activism, science, and love creating bonds.

This is made with Love. Our Love.

PI-News Issue 105

PREMIERE: Filmmaker and photographer Toko Shiiki directs Han, described on her events page as "a five movement work which draws upon elements from Buddhism and Korean tradition including pansori, folk songs and percussion".

Premiere: Han. Film.
Stamps Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Friday, March 27, 2020, 5:30 p.m.
26 minutes, with a reception after the film. Free.

Pianist Jesse Thomas Morgan's album, Where Love Resides, is now available on iTunes, Spotify, and Apple Music. Check it out--within the first week, it reached over 1,000 plays.

Marion Hayden

Marion Hayden, bassist, will perform in Sister Strings: Roots, Voice and Drums. A public rehearsal and masterclass, open to the public, will be held on Saturday February 15 at 2 pm. Her performance is on Sunday, February 16 at St. Matthews and St. Joseph's Episcopal Church. Tickets to this extraordinary combination are available.

EVENT: Sister Strings: The life and history of string instruments, voice and percussion in the Black community from slavery until present.

Masterclass: Saturday, February 15, 2020, 2 p.m at the Light Box, 8641 Linwood, Detroit, Michigan. (Note that this is a different location from the performance).

Performance: Sunday, February 16, 2020, St. Matthew's and St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, 8850 Woodward, Detroit, MI

Ms. Hayden is joined by cellist Akua Dixon, violinist Tia Imani Hanna, violinist Michelle May, and others.

Kate Rosen Voice Studio presents Karaoke Night on Saturday, February 15, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to have fun vocally in a low pressure, beautiful, welcoming environment. And pizza!

EVENT: Karaoke Night.
Saturday, February 15, 2020. 6 p.m. to 8:30  p.m.
$15, studio members, $25, non-members.
Contact person: Kate Rosen (see directory at the end of this post).

Steve Somers leads his jazz class at Biggby's Coffee in Ypsilanti on Monday, February 17. Show begins at 6. Free.

EVENT:
Steve Somers leads WCC Jazz Band
Biggby's Coffee, Washtenaw Blvd, Ypsilanti, Michigan. 
Monday, February 17, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free.

PREMIERE: ArtCenter DTLA presents Trailblazer: The Photographs of Barbara Dumetz. 

Barbara Dumetz is the star of this African-American alumni exhibition, wherein 30 of her photographic works will be showcased. A commercial photographer in the 1970s when female photographers were rare--and African-American ones were rarer still--Ms. Dumetz's photographs of celebrities as well as her commercial clients like Coca Cola and Delta Airlines makes her one of the most sought after photographers of our time.

EVENT: PREMIERE. ArtCenter DTLA presents Trailblazer: The Photographs of Barbara Dumetz.

Opening reception: Thursday, February 13, 2020. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ArtCenter DTLA. Free

Exhibition: February 13-March 13, 2020

Grove Studios and guest artist Will Jones III facilitate the first of many Grove Community Jams. You are welcome to bring your instrument and/or voice. Listeners are also welcome. 

Note from editor: All levels, from beginner to seasoned, are welcome. If you have never done this before and you wish to try out what improvisation means, this would be the place to do it. All are truly welcome.

EVENT: 
Grove Studios Community Jam
Sunday, February 23, 2020, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. $5.00
Grove Studios
884 Railroad, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Rex Isom Jr, comedian, actor and director, teaches a science course--and you can eat the results! Watch this Mad Science of Minnesota segment and marvel for yourself. Original air date: Friday, February 7, 2020. Because of copyright concerns, we can only link the video, not display the video.

Go Fact Yourself is a game show podcast hosted by comedians J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong. Listen for yourself--episodes are available at MaximumFun.org/podcasts/go-fact-yourself. 

Yes, you can be in the audience. The next live show is February 23 at the Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles, California . Click for more information and for tickets. Free. T shirts are available. Not free.

RENTAL AVAILABLE, Los Angeles:
Quiet female artist seeking roommate in a two bedroom, two bath home in Los Angeles. AC/gas and off-street parking are available. Washer and dryer are on the premises. She already has a dog, grandfathered in. No pets for the new tenant. Proof of steady income is a must. $960/month.

DIRECTORY

The Piano Instructor

Areas of service: Michigan. We come to you.Contact: Tina L.313.919.2806.PianoLady88Keys@gmail.com Insta: the_piano_instructor

Grace Allasio--Piano Grace Allasio Piano Studio Areas of service: Plymouth, NOrthville and Novi, Michigan Contact: Grace Allasio gapianostudio@gmail.com

Kwamise Long-Taylor--Piano
Contact: Kwamise.Taylor@gmail.com
Phone: 248.470.2380

Jesse Thomas Morgan--Piano
Contact: Jesse Thomas MorganPhone: 734.355.1501
JMorganLessons@gmail.com
FB: Jesse Thomas Morgan

Kate Rosen--Voice
Kate Rosen Voice Studio
Studio Location: 355 West Maple Road, Birmingham, Michigan
Contact: Kate Rosen
www.KateRosenStudio.com

Brian McCloskey--Composer

FB: Brian McClosey

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