Lil Rev is a storyteller, poet, author, folklorist and joke-lorist; a performer on multiple instruments at festivals, camps, and clubs; a teacher and instructional book writer; a composer of original music and a torch bearer for old tunes. And he has delighted audiences at The Coffee House for decades!
Be part of a long-running CoffeeHouse tradition and bring your voice, instrument, a poem or story, or simply come to listen share, and contribute. Your donations will help Casa Maria, an intentional community, dedicated to following the tradition of the Catholic Worker movement.
Casa Maria currently runs four houses. They perform such services as: taking in single mothers and their children who are in need of housing; providing longer-term housing to families and women who need more support; and giving temporary living space for workers, refugees, asylum seekers, and others facing difficulties within the immigration system.
Gary Kitchin (guitar, vocals, mandolin, harmonica) and John Granzow (guitar and vocals). Gary and John have performed together for years, including as founding members of the wonderful folk/rock/ and blues group aptly named the Dirty Dishes that graced our stage in previous years! They will be joined by JP Spencer (“JP”) a guitar player, singer and songwriter from Milwaukee who has graced the Coffee House stage a number of times in the past in our songwriter shows and various tribute benefits. Their devotion to the music and high energy will warm our audience on this mid-April show!
Earth Poets & Musicians Holly Haebig Wake, Suzanne Rosenblatt, and Harvey Taylor welcome you to their 39th Annual Earthstravaganza, with singer/musician Morning opening the evening, and special guests Barbara Leigh and Sarah Rosenblatt contributing, all celebrating Mother Earth, doing their best to defend Her, with proceeds benefitting the Coffee House. Join us for an evening of inspiration, enlightenment, humor, and joy. Let’s take care of this Earth—it’s the only one we have!
Morning makes music as an offering to everything. She writes to remember and sings to share what she has learned. As the Earth blooms and thrives, and then withers and dies — Morning trusts and honors these same cycles in herself. She is grateful for the opportunity to show reverence for our Earth alongside these wildly creative and wise people.
