BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:403@theotones.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T130000 DTSTAMP:20251212T151908Z URL:https://theotones.com/events/dear-ella-northampton-senior-center/ SUMMARY:Dear Ella Northampton Senior Center DESCRIPTION:Dear Ella Northampton Senior Center\n\nCome for a monthly music event "Lunch and Listen" at Northampton Senior Center with music by Dear Ella!\n\nYou'll hear a mix of songs about peace and love and hope and soci al justice with 3-part harmony. Annie Patterson\, Mary Witt\, and Ann Perc ival perform with guitar\, banjo\, ukelele\, bass\, and percussion on Folk \, Blues\, Swing\, Gospel\, and more.\n\nDear Ella\n\nAnnie Patterson\, Ma ry Witt\, and Ann Percival are “Dear Ella”\, a trio from Western Massa chusetts whose repertoire includes Folk\, Swing\, Blues\, Americana\, Gosp el. The band’s name\, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald\, is a nod to the many women singers who have inspired them. Singing in harmony is something the se three highly accomplished musicians have been doing their whole lives. Now\, as “Dear Ella”\, Ann\, Mary &\; Annie bring their individual musicianship and talents together to form a dynamic trio. Come sing with t hem\, dance to their songs\, and enjoy their uplifting and beautiful harmo nies with guitars\, ukelele\, bass\, snare drum\, cajón\, and banjo. Peac e\, love\, and social justice are strong themes throughout their repertoir e and mission\, bringing people together through harmony and understanding .\n\nAnnie Patterson (vocals\, guitar\, banjo\, cajón\, &\; snare drum ) co-created the world renowned songbook Rise Up Singing with her partner Peter Blood. She sings with the swing band Girls From Mars. She is a music educator\, artist\, and premiere song leader\, and has led singing with c ommunities around the world for over 3 decades. https://www.riseupandsing .org/annie/music-bio\n\nMary Witt (vocals &\; bass) is a critically acc laimed singer and bass player for the Swing and Motown band The O-Tones. S he is also a music producer\, painter\, and art educator. Inspired by mult i-discipline artists like Joni Mitchell\, Mary enjoys the conversation bet ween music and visual art. Her German parents\, early activists and social justice advocates\, exposed her to both all her life. Her passion for mus ic and social justice shines through her work. http://theotones.com/\n\nAn n Percival (guitar\, ukelele\, rhythm &\; vocals) is a member of the ic onic contra dance band Wild Asparagus. She also sings and plays guitar wit h the New England Swing and Motown band\, The O-Tones. She is an artist\, visionary\, and educator. Music is in her blood. Ann used to spend time wi th her Norwegian grandparents including trips to the local Sons of Norway hall where everyone danced to and played traditional music. http://band.wi ldasparagus.com/about-us/\n\n \;\n\nListen here: Bandcamp: https://dea rella.bandcamp.com/\n\nFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/DearEllaTrio/\n\nI nstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearellatrio/\n\nYouTube short promo v ideo: https://youtu.be/Tg_M_pba-Xw\n\nWebsite: https://www.riseupandsing.o rg/annie/dear-ella ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theotones.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04 /Marigold-1182.Crop_-scaled.jpeg LOCATION:Northampton Senior Center\, 67 Conz St\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\ , United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=67 Conz St\, Northampton\, MA\, 01060\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Northampton Senior C enter:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR