What: Intersections Sing Together: Freedom Songs & Spirituals
Led by musicians Beth
& Jim Magill
with special guest Becky
Stone
When: Friday, February 12, 2016 • 6:30 p.m.
Where: The
Forum at Diana Wortham Theatre
Ticket Prices: Adults
$10 • Children 12 and under $8 • Children 2 and under Free
Info/Tickets: Box
Office (828) 257-4530 ·
www.dwtheatre.com
Artist
Website: www.magillsmusic.com
For
Interviews, contact:
Rae Geoffrey • rae@dwtheatre.com • 828-210-9837
For Calendar Listings: Intersections
Sing Together: Freedom Songs & Spirituals explores the Freedom Train
through song, with inspirational music that brought strength to people on the
journey from slavery, to the Underground Railroad, and on through the Civil
Rights Movement. Led by musicians Beth and Jim Magill and special guest Becky
Stone. All skill levels are welcome; no experience
required. Friday, February 12, 2016, 6:30 p.m. in The Forum at Diana Wortham
Theatre. $10 adults/$8 children 12 and under; children 2 and under are free.
Info/tickets: (828) 257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.com.
Diana Wortham Theatre Presents Sing Together: Freedom Songs
& Spirituals with Special Guest Becky Stone, Friday February 12 at 6:30
p.m. in The Forum
The Diana Wortham Theatre in
downtown Asheville presents the return of the popular Intersections Sing Together: Freedom Songs & Spirituals, Friday,
February 12 at 6:30pm in The Forum at Diana Wortham Theatre. Featuring special
guest, storyteller Becky Stone, as
well as Sing Together leaders Beth and
Jim Magill, this song-filled exploration of the Freedom Train and its
network of passengers, shepherds, conductors and stationmasters is a vibrant
celebration of community and the history of the civil rights movement.
"These are some of the songs
that brought people through slavery, the Underground Railroad, and the civil
rights movement," says Becky Stone. "They still bind us together and
strengthen our spirit."
Storyteller Becky Stone and her
husband moved to the mountains of western North Carolina in 1983. Once here,
Stone began her life’s work as a storyteller. With a background in theater,
elementary education, music, mime, and movement, her well-honed storytelling
craft has served her for more than two decades as she has shared her calling in
schools, libraries, universities, and festivals across the region, including
Bele Chere, LEAF, Tell It in the Mountains, and Mountain Echoes.
Musicians Beth and Jim Magill lead
the Intersections Sing Together series, which launched in 2012. Beth is a
professional flute and tin whistle player and teacher. As a studio musician she
has appeared on numerous recordings and NPR’s Mountain Stage. Jim is an
award-winning songwriter and instrumentalist on guitar, cittern and mandolin.
He is the founding Director of The Swannanoa Gathering Folk Arts Workshops at
Warren Wilson College, and in 1994 was awarded the first Fellowship in
Songwriting and Composition from the North Carolina Arts Council.
The 2015/2016 Sing Together
Series, which runs through April 2016, is designed for family and friends to
take some time out to celebrate the joy of music and singing in spirited
sessions, bringing community together through song. All skill levels are
welcome; no experience is required. The Forum, a large, multi-purpose space
adjacent to the theatre and accessible from the theatre’s main lobby, is the
venue for all Sing Together events. Seating is limited; advance purchases are
highly recommended.
The final Sing Together Series
event of the 2015/2016 season is Circle
& Improvisational Songs with special guest Susan Lachmann (April 22, 2016),
an evening of spontaneous vocal inventions in the circle song format.
All Intersections Sing Together
sessions take place at 6:30 p.m. in The Forum at Diana Wortham Theatre. $10
adults/$8 children 12 and under; children 2 and under are free. To obtain more
information on the Diana Wortham Theatre’s Intersections Sing Together Series
or to buy tickets, call the theatre’s box office at (828) 257-4530 or visit http://www.dwtheatre.com/intersections-sing-together.
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