Cows With Guns Claymation
Tops 1 Million Views on YouTube
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Cows With Guns Claymation Tops
1 Million Views
August Tour: Western WA
(Bellingham, Port Angeles, Port Townsend,
Seattle, Mount Vernon, Coupeville,
Fort Flagler, Sillaguamish River Fest [Arlington], Woodinville, Langley)
September Eastern WA Tour
Saving Indigenous Homeland & Endangered Elephants in India
(A request from my friend John Seed)
Cows With Guns Tour Bus For Sale
(Raising $ to reprint Cows With Guns book)
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Please see details at bottom.
Aug 1: Bellingham, WA
Aug 5: Port Angeles, WA
Aug 6: Port Townsend, WA
Aug 7: Seattle, WA
Aug 7: Mt. Vernon, WA
Aug 8: Bellingham, WA
Aug 12: Bellingham, WA
Aug 14: Coupeville, WA
Aug 14: Fort Flagler, WA
Aug 15: Arlington, WA
Aug 15: Bellingham, WA
Aug 27: Woodinville, WA
Aug 29: Langley, WA
Sept 12: Sunnyside, WA
Sept 14: Yakima, WA
Sept 18: Tonasket, WA
Sept 18: Leavenworth, WA
Sept 19: Leavenworth, WA
Sept 21: Ellensburg, WA
Sept 25: Spokane, WA
(details below)
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Howdy Friends and Family,
Happy Summer to all those in the Northern Hemisphere! I have a big August coming up (gig-wise): 12+ concerts, a Sunday church sermon, and several private parties (see concert details below).
The Cow Bus is for sale (see Cow Bus blog page: http://cowbus.wordpress.com/) and the 5th leg of the Three Legged Coyote World Tour in Eastern Washington in September is coming together nicely (see gig list below).
Cow Claymation Tops 1 Million Views
Eight years after its creation and three years after it was put up for public viewing on Youtube, the Cows With Guns Claymation has surpassed 1 million views.
Cows With Guns Claymation animators Cameron Edser
and Michael Richards with Dana in Australia
Western WA Tour in August
Come join us at one of the festivals, house concerts, or beach concerts I’m playing in August. See you in Bellingham (4 appearances), Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Seattle, Mt. Vernon, Coupeville, Fort Flagler, Stillaguamish River Fest (Arlington), Woodinville, and Langley (details below).
September Tour in Eastern WA
I’m still adding shows for the 5th leg of the Three Legged Coyote World Tour in Eastern Washington. Shows are currently scheduled for Sunnyside, Yakima, Leavenworth, Tonasket, Ellensburg and Spokane. Drop me a line at dana@cowswithguns.com to set up a community concert, house concert, fundraiser, folklore society concert, festival, college show, school assembly and workshop, you name it.
Niyamgiri Mountain in the Indian state of Orissa
John Seed Asks Our Help to Protect Indigenous Homeland and Elephant Habitat in India
My old friend, singer and rainforest activist John Seed (we sing together on our album At Night They Howl at the Moon: Environmental Songs for Kids), is working to protect a forested mountain in India that is home to the Dongria Kondh people as well as serving as a refuge for the elephant, sambar, leopard, tiger, barking deer, various species of birds, and other endangered species of wildlife. The sacred mountain, which has been protected for generations, is being threatened by a giant mine. Please send a brief email asking to protect the mountain (see link below). Our international voices can help save this indigenous homeland and endangered elephant habitat.
Cow Bus For Sale!
(Raising $ to Reprint the Cows With Guns Book)
Yes friends, I’ve decided to put the Cow Bus up for sale. A painful decision, but the reality is that I’m not using it these days (flying to many gigs...need a Cow Jet...). The Cow Bus deserves to be able to roam free once again, sniffing the gentle scent of sagebrush after a cool desert rain.
Several of my friends have pointed out that the Cow Bus would make the ultimate Burning Man vehicle (http://www.burningman.com/). So I’m hoping that some art car appreciator will give the Cow Bus a new happy home. I’ll use the funds to reprint the Cows With Guns book. See the Cow Bus blog page for more info & photos (http://cowbus.wordpress.com/).
Price: $24,371.72 (firm). That’s what it costs to print 10,000 copies of the illustrated Cows With Guns book, no kidding!
Hope to see you at one of the shows,
Dana
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CONCERT DETAILS
August 1 (Sunday)
Bellingham, WA
Bellingham Arts Festival
4:00-5:00pm
Downtown Bellingham: Stage is in the 1400 block of Cornwall Avenue, between Jiffy Lube & Pickford Cinema.
The Bellingham Arts Festival runs July 31 (10am-6pm) and August 1 (11am-5pm) in the 1200, 1300, and 1400 blocks of Cornwall Avenue. It features over 60 of the finest artists from the Northwest displaying everything from pottery to fiber art to paintings and beyond. Local bands will be performing live music on the Main Stage and ArtBar will feature beverages from local beer and wine makers.
Price: Free
Info: 360-676-8548
August 5 (Thursday)
Port Angeles, WA
Three Legged Coyote CD Release Concert
7:30pm
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
1203 East Lauridsen Boulevard
Price: $12 ($10 members)
Info: (360) 417-4590 or 457-3532
Come enjoy the art exhibits at this wonderful venue in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Hike Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park and come to the concert in the evening.
August 6 (Friday)
Port Townsend, WA
Three Legged Coyote CD Release Concert
7:00pm
Fort Worden State Park Kitchen Shelter
200 Battery Way
Suggested donation: $10 ($5 kids) - No one turned away for lack of funds
Info: 360-344-4400
August 7 (Saturday)
Seattle, WA
Three Legged Coyote CD Release
House Concert at Tristan & Linda's
2:00pm
11040 - 19th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98125
Suggested donation: $10 ($5 kids) - No one turned away for lack of funds
Info: 206-898-2850
Because of the free-range chickens on-site, please leave dogs at home or on a tight leash. They're egg-laying chickens, not meat chickens and especially not dog food chickens!! :-)
August 7 (Saturday)
Mount Vernon, WA
Cowboys & Indians, Poets & Storytellers
Variety Show and Silent Auction: Fundraiser for the
Swil Kanim Foundation
6:30pm silent auction, 7:30pm concert
Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First Street
Price: $16
Benefit concert for the Swil Kanim Foundation, whose mission is to Inspire Self-Expression for the Honor of All. Performers include: Swil Kanim, Dana Lyons, Gene Tagaban, Timothy Lamb, Peter Ali, Janet Rogers, Elaine Miles and special guest Andre Feriante. A great family-friendly event bringing Cowboy Poets and Indian Storytellers together for one incredible night of stories and songs.
http://www.swilkanim.net/cowboys%20and%20indians.htm
August 8 (Sunday)
Bellingham, WA
Sermon at Worship Service
10:30am
Unitarian Fellowship Hall
1708 I Street
Open to the public.
Dana will be the guest speaker/singer at the Sunday worship service.
Subject of Sermon: "Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love." Dana's usual spiel :-)
August 12 (Thursday)
Bellingham, WA
6:00-8:00pm
Elizabeth Park
The park is bounded by Washington, Walnut, Madison and Elizabeth Streets in the Columbia Neighborhood.
Price: Free
Free outdoor concert in beautiful Elizabeth Park. Awesome scene filled with running dancing children, cotton candy, local ice cream & one of the rare tanning days available in scenic Bellingham.
August 14 (Saturday)
Coupeville, WA (Whidbey Island)
12:00-1:30pm
Coupeville Arts and Crafts Festival
On Coupeville's historic waterfront located on Penn Cove, Central Whidbey Island (directions on website)
Price: Free
Info: 360-678-5116
info@coupevilleartsandcraftsfestival.org
August 14 (Saturday)
Fort Flagler State Park, WA
7:00pm
Fundraising concert for Friends of Fort Flagler State Park
With performance from The Cabiri Performance Troupe
Fort Flagler Battery Bankhead
Fort Flagler State Park on Marrowstone Island
35 minutes from Port Townsend, WA
Price: $5, children free
Info: 360-385-1259 or fort.flagler@parks.wa.gov
Click here for directions.
Come camp or rent a cottage at this beautiful state park on Puget Sound.
August 15 (Sunday)
Arlington, WA
11:00am
Stillaguamish Festival of the River & Pow Wow
Price: Free ($5 parking per car per day; festival runs August 14 and 15)
I love this festival. Mixing a Pow Wow, logging show, environmental education booths, and music, this event is classic Western Washington culture. One year I was in the middle of performing "The Tree," with the drums of the Pow Wow going on in the background, when a chain saw cranks up about 50 feet from the stage starting the logging show. It's the only time I've laughed while performing "The Tree."
A river to swim in, a Pow Wow to dance at, music to rock out to, study up on how to protect the forest while watching the logging show. Americana at its finest.
http://www.stillaguamish.nsn.us/festival.htm
Artwork Theme for 2010 Stillaguamish Festival of the River: Estuarine Life, Celebrating the Re-opening of Port Susan for Commercial Shellfish Harvest. Art by Bill Neat, graphic interpretation by Lori Vonderhorst.
August 15 (Sunday)
Bellingham, WA
2:00pm
Whatcom Museum's Lightcatcher Building
Corner of Grand Avenue and Flora Street
Price: Concert is free with Museum admission (Museum members receive free admission)
http://www.whatcommuseum.org
August 27 (Friday)
Woodinville, WA
7:00pm
House Concert at Beth's
Fundraiser for Food Bank
14729 Bear Creek Lane NE
Woodinville, WA 98077
Price: $10 ($5 kids)
Info: 425-882-0456
August 29 (Sunday)
Langley, WA (Whidbey Island)
3:00pm
With Timothy Hull
Whidbey Institute Storyhouse Stage
1:00pm Bring your own picnic lunch, relax, hike the trails
3:00pm Outdoor concert with Dana and Timothy Hull
Price: Free
Storyhouse: http://www.ionaretreats.com/integral/storyhouse.html
Click here for directions.
September 12 (Sunday)
Sunnyside, WA
Sunnyside is located between Yakima & the Tri-Cities.
September 14 (Tuesday)
Yakima, WA
Details to be announced on
September 18 (Saturday)
Leavenworth, WA
Around 12:00 noon (exact time to be announced)
Wenatchee River Salmon Festival
Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery
Price: Free
The festival takes place both September 18 and 19. Come and take part in the many inter-generational hands-on activities, interactive exhibits, wildlife “edu-tainment”, music, art, and experience a meaningful cultural exchange with Native Americans in their encampment.
September 18 (Saturday)
Tonasket, WA
8:00pm
International Peace Day Festival
Community Cultural Center
411 S. Western Avenue
Price: TBA
The Peace Day Festival at Tonasket is a wonderful event located in a beautiful corner of Eastern Washington. If you need a break from the big city during the most beautiful time of the year, this would be one great road trip. Or if you already live in the Okanogan (God's back yard) see you in Tonasket. In addition to my concert. they'll be a great feed, workshops. and outstanding speakers. I'll write more about those as they are scheduled. Harvey Swanson and Reed Engle will open for Dana at 7:30pm.
September 19 (Sunday)
Leavenworth, WA
Around 1:00pm (exact time to be announced)
Wenatchee River Salmon Festival
Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery
Price: Free
Warming up for the Reptile Man, who will perform around 2:00pm. The festival takes place both September 18 and 19. Come and take part in the many inter-generational hands-on activities, interactive exhibits, wildlife “edu-tainment”, music, art, and experience a meaningful cultural exchange with Native Americans in their encampment.
September 21 (Tuesday)
Ellensburg, WA
6:00pm
Ellensburg Vegetarian Society
307-1/2 North Pine
Price: Free
I will be singing at the Ellensburg Vegetarian Society Meeting & Vegan Potluck Dinner. Everyone is welcome. Come on down for an outstanding vegan dinner and good tunes to digest by.
Info: 703-624-8722, hlyman@aol.com
September 25 (Saturday)
Spokane, WA
7:00pm
Fundraiser
The Warehouse
17 West Main Street
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