[FM] new venue in Salisbury, MD

[Trudy Costello]

There isn't a whole lot in the Salisbury, MD area, but a new and exciting
venue is just opening up. The Chipman Cultural Center is the oldest
African-American church in the area, and it has been turned into a
performing arts center. The upstairs hall seats over two hundred, and the
coffeehouse on the first floor seats about half that. Amazing place.
The gig is run by a foundation, but Michael has a pretty free hand in
running things. While he wants to "Pay what's asked" the center is still
running in the red so be prepared to negotiate a little bit.

The center is right down the street from Salisbury State University- so with
the right pre show publicity it's not a hard sell out, in my opinion.

This a unique opportunity- it's one of the nicest halls I've seen in years,
and the closed Folk Organization is hours away. and it's only a few hours
from the Balto/DC area.

The don't have a house PA yet, but I'm dropping my old Crown DC 300 amp and
speakers- and a couple of old boards left over from my days as a wandering
banjo player. I figure if you don't support something like this it'll just
go away.

Contact Michael Day at:

The Chipman Foundation
PO Box 4374
Salisbury, MD
21803
410-860-9290
410-742-0100
chipmancenter@aol.com

When you are in the area, be sure to contact us so we can get a story on you
for the Down Neck Gazette.
(The Down Neck Gazette is a CD ROm magazine featuring five plus hours of
video interviews. Our January issue features Peggy Seeger, Wayne Henderson,
and a batch of other artists.)
We also have set aside a room in our home so that musicians on the road can
crash for the night. You can reach me at:

Funkyseagull.com
329 West Main Street
Crisfield, MD
21817
410-968-2177
kafiristan@bwave.com


Hope this helps-
Patrick