even productions

p.o. box 18175, cleveland heights, ohio 44118 (216) 321-0692

Willie Tyson & Therese Edell in Concert

After making it through a winter that's been hard for all of us, no Cleveland woman should deny her. self the purely pleasurable experience of Willie Tyson, singer/songwriter/comedienne, in concert April 14 in Ford Auditorium (Allen Library), CWRU. Willie Tyson's stories will grab you and start you chuckling in your seat, exactly where Willie wants you to be for her laid-back, precision-tight music. Willie's music is a combination of country-folk, mean blues, and a touch of jazz, plus her most extraordinary talent for writing lyrics.

Anyone who has heard Willie Tyson in concert is hooked for life. Both Willie's stage humor and lyric wit reflect her goal to keep her audience interested and at ease. "If you listen to pop music, most of the lyrics are put together shoddily, to make money, and if you listen to them, they're boring. I've been bored by them, and that's one of my objectives, not to bere anybody with the lyrics." "My emphasis is on humor. People like that. I like that. I don't like to be hit over the head with a lot of hostility, and neither does anybedy else. There are other ways to get a statement across without threatening people in the process."

Willie is one of the most skilled lyricists in the music business today. Her songs are like a roller coaster ride-held on 'cause the ride's going to be crazy and fast. Here's from her Did You Say Love? Bridal veils, wedding bells, Three-tietid cakes and rice, Novices, highway curves, A homeiben suite with lice, Kids, winter mittens, Budget, bridge and rum,

Divorce, remorse, a month in court

And right back where you started from.

Other lyric gems of Willie's include the title song from her album Debutante Ball in which there is some confusion between the local cattle auction for prize-winning cows and a debutante ball showing fine southern girls, and Stealin Heart in which the broken human heart is compared to an automobile engine.

Performing with Willie is Susan Abod on bass and supporting vocals. Susan's backup is as precise and right on target as Willie's lyrics. Susan provided superb quality music direction and arranging for Willie's latest album Debutante Ball and was one of the original members of the Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band.

Opening the concert will be singer/songwriter Therese Edell from Cincinnati. Midwestern women had the opportunity last summer to hear Therese at the Michigan Music Festival, and we're very excited to have her in Cleveland. She has been performing for over 15 years, primarily as a solo singer and songwriter, accompanying herself on guitar. Her voice has been described as "unforgettable", "full", and "unique". Her stage performance is polished, genuine presentation of songs of her own and others, good conversation, and impromptu humor.

This month Therese's second album From Women's Faces will be released on the Sea Friends label. It has been seven years since her first album Prophecy's Child in which time Therese has grown from adolescent to woman, gaining confidence and equilibrium in both her stage work and compositional skills.

The concert will start at 8:30pm in the Ford Auditorium (Allen Library) at Case Western Reserve University (corner of Euclid and Adelbert). Tickets are $3, $5, or $10 in advance; $3.50, $5, or $10 at the door; under 12 or over 60, $1. (Contribute what you can--all seats non-reserved.) Free child care is offered by reservation before April 12. Call 321-0692 for further information and reservations. The public is warmly invited.

Sound by SyrenSound.

ADVANCE TICKET OUTLETS

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Harpist Deborah Fleisher, scheduled for the cancelled March 11 Mona Golabek concert.

Oven Productions Needs Your Help

Oven Productions has suffered another setback in our attempt to make women's culture accessible to the Cleveland women's community. Mona Golabek called us Wednesday, March 8th, to cancel her concert for the following Saturday, March 11, due to illness. She wanted very much to reschedule her concert with Oven Productions, but unfortunately we just don't have the time or money available this

season.

The worst part of this cancellation is the debt that Oven Productions now has because we depend so heavily on our door receipts to keep us going. We have suffered a debt here of over $400.00. Posters, tickets, press releases, public service announce. ments, have been printed and paid for. Many woman hours have been spent on the telephone to get some media coverage for this concert, such as spots on the Morning Exchange and WCLV. Normally, this work represents paid woman hours that we include in our budget for every concert. Expenses pile up for every concert whether the event happens or not, and most important is the money we owe to our paid staff women who work hard to make any concert happen. We are appealing to the Community that supports Oven Productions to help us. We have announced that advance tickets to this concert are refundable until March 17th at our ticket outlets. As a show of support, we are asking people who are able to donate the price of their ticket to Oven to help us meet our deficit. Any additional donations would also be gladly accepted. Our address is: Oven Productions, P.O. Box 18175, Cleveland, Ohio 44118.