Gary Stroutsos, 6-6:45 p.m.
International recording artist and Grammy award winner Gary Stroutsos is a composer, educator, producer, and performer of world flute music drawn from or inspired by traditional cultures and their reverence for the earth. Performing on Native American and Chinese flutes, his repertoire is deeply respectful of ethnic cultures and the spirit of place found around the globe. His work was showcased in the Ken Burns PBS documentary Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, which led to a command performance at the White House for President Bill Clinton in 1997. He is a regular guest on National Public Radio (NPR) and other syndicated programs such as Echoes. He has recorded more than 13 CDs, and he performs extensively throughout the United States and Canada. His CDs have received national acclaim as benchmark recordings of Native American flute music.
One World Taiko, 7:30-8:15 p.m.
Literally translating to "drum" in Japanese, One World Taiko has been drumming in the US for the past 13 years. The music is drawn from Japan's ancient tradition of lively and spirited festival drumming and One World Taiko's own creative rhythms, arrangements and choreography, adding a modern spirit to ancient traditional Taiko. Performing on drums measuring up to 4 feet long, down to small 'snare' drum size, Taiko uses a variety of drum sizes to produce a slew of sounds; Taiko is music you don't simply hear but also feel.
Tingstad & Rumbel, 8:30-10:15 p.m.
Eric Tingstad's latest release - Southwest CD has been nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award. Tingstad & Rumbel WON the Grammy in 2003 for their Acoustic Garden CD. They have performed together for 22 years with numerous releases on the market, and many Awards to their credit.
www.tingstadrumbel.com
Tiller's Folly, 10:30-11:30 p.m.
For over a decade, Tiller's Folly has been captivating audiences with their music, stories and smoking live shows. From the dynamic vocals, driving acoustic guitar and classic songwriting of Bruce Coughlan, through the wild, virtuoso layers of creative color added by award-winning multi-instrumentalist, Nolan Murray, to the solid driving foundation laid down by bassist and vocalist, Laurence Knight, Tiller's Folly is a high-energy acoustic roots music experience like no other.
www.tillersfolly.com
Pantages Theater Lobby
Reverse PROPAGANDA - Art Exhibit, 6 p.m.-Close
This walk through exhibit attempts to utilize some of the principals of propaganda that has historically been used to promote feelings of nationalism and to encourage war, to convey a different print of view. The artists involved are: Mary K Johnson, Tim Kapler and Ivan Cunningham.
