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The latest on Ann Zimmerman's musical exploits
November issue, 1999

UPCOMING APPEARANCES
(IN KANSAS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)

  • NOV. 14 (Sun.), 2 pm — Hill City, Graham Co. Arts Council concert, Methodist Church
  • NOV. 19 (Fri.) eve. — Lincoln, Neb — North-Central SARE Conference, Neb. Center for Continuing Educ., Univ. of Neb. campus.
  • DEC. 4 (Sat.), 2-4 pm — Salina, Smoky Hill Museum Christmas concert
  • DEC. 5 (Sun.), 9:30 am — Salina, Christmas concert, Unitarian Church, 901 Beatrice
  • DEC. 6 (Mon.) eve. — Buhler, Pleasant View staff Christmas Party
  • DEC. 11 (Sat.) eve. — Overland Park, Christmas Concert with Plaid Family, Unitarian Church
    * * * 2000 * * *
  • FEB. 11 (Fri.), 7:30 pm — Topeka, public concert, Unitarian Church
  • FEB. 14 (Mon.) — Bennington, Lions Club ladies night
  • FEB. 26 (Sat.), 7:30 pm — El Dorado, Iron Horse Concert Hall, 315 S. Main
  • MAR. 21-23 (Tue.-Thu.) — Lindsborg, Recycling and Composting WORKS! Conference
  • APR. 8 (Sat.) 1 pm — Manhattan, UFM Wholeness Fair
  • JUL. 15 (Sat.) — Downs, Not-Just-Folk-Music Fest.
  • OCT. 7-8 (Sat.-Sun.) #151; Ottawa, Kansas Sampler Fest.
  • OCT. 15 (Sun.), 2 pm — Oberlin Arts Council concert
  • DEC. 7 (Thu.) — Dickinson County Rural Life meeting

    • ANN MOVES TO SALINA

    Salina, Kansas, Ann's hometown, is her home again after nine years in Manhattan, Kansas. Here is how to reach her: Regular mail:

    A-Z Music
    3904 N. Ohio
    Salina, KS 67402-9259

    Phone: 785-825-7135 .
    E-mail: azmusic@tri.net
    Web site: shorock.com/azmusic

    CONCERT IDEAS?

    Want Ann to sing for your town, school or organization or to lead a songwriting workshop? Contact her by mail, phone, e-mail or web site.

    A-Z MUSIC JUMPS INTO THE NET:
    < shorock.com/azmusic >

    Just in time for the Y2K, Ann joins the worldwide web. Type in the address given at the top of this article and you will find the Ann Zimmerman Official Home Page, including a calendar of concerts updated regularly (much more often than this gAZette comes outed as well as audio song samples, photos, articles, reviews, and links to other interesting and related sites. Webmaster for the project is Kansas friend of folk music, Don Shorock. Many thanks to Don for his continuing helpfulness and good work. Be sure to bookmark Ann's site on your computer.

    “CANNED GOODS” BY E-MAIL

    Starting in late November, "Canned Goods" will be available through e-commerce at a site called The Orchard (< theorchard.com &rt;), an on-line music dealer. Just search their site for Ann Zimmerman and use your credit card to make the purchase. For the time being, Ann's first album, "Love & Weather," is not available there.

    ALBUMS IN STORES & BY SNAIL MAIL

    Where can you buy "Canned Goods" and "Love & Weather" in the physical world? For most A-Z gAZette readers, mail order is the primary source (see prices on back)—or bring Ann to your town for a concert and buy albums there. The stores listed here carry them or can order them for you:
    •Streetside or Penny Lane record stores--in stock at the Manhattan, Kansas, Streetside outlet; or order albums at any other Streetside or Penny Lane store.
    •People's Grocery, Manhattan, Kansas.
    •Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve bookstore, north of Strong City, Kansas.
    •Brunswick Bed & Breakfast Inn gift shop, Lindsborg, Kansas.
    •Smoky Hill Museum store, Salina, Kansas.
    •Borders Books & Music, 91st & Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas.
    •CD Store, basement of De Koffee Boon, Orange City, Iowa.
    Know a store that would carry Ann's CDs and tapes? Have them call or e-mail AZ Music.

    RECENT TRAVELS
    The thirty-four concerts Ann has sung since our last mailing in May are difficult to condense into this short article. They took her to twenty different towns in three states, singing to over a thousand people. There were coffee drinkers, summer festival goers, leaders of conservation districts, Habitat for Humanity homebuilders, high-school age beef promoters, environmentalists, office workers, birthday partiers, singles, couples, families, social workers and psychologists, Mennonites, Methodists, Unitarians and Catholics, rural folk and city dwellers. The locations included the historic Old Courthouse Museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City, KS; White Memorial Camp near Council Grove, KS; the big barn at the Land Institute near Salina, Kansas; a flatbed truck in the Americus, KS, city park; under a tree at Kill Creek Farm, DeSoto, KS; under the blue sky on the USD campus in Vermillion, SD; under the stars outside Courtland, Kansas's, Depot Market; under a big tent in Pratt, KS; and in church sanctuaries, hotel ballrooms, college classrooms, coffee shops, and high school auditoriums. Thousands of miles of joyful music. Hope Ann can come to your place soon.
    DO YOU WANT TO KEEP RECEIVING THIS NEWSLETTER??

    THEN YOU MUST TAKE ACTION! Ann's mailing list now has over 1200 names, making mailings costly and cumbersome. However, Ann will happily continue to send you your A-Z gAZette if you want to receive it. Or, if you are connected to the internet your A-Z gAZette can now come to you via e-mail, saving time, paper and postage.

    Please take the time to complete and return the enclosed response card. A postage stamp (20¢ or greater) is required for the return mailing. We look forward to hearing from YOU!

    ORDERING INFORMATION: For holiday gifts or for more of your own ",Canned Goods" or "Love & Weather," make your check payable to "Ann Zimmerman" and mail it to A-Z Music, 3904 N. Ohio , Salina, KS 67402-9259. Compact discs are $15, cassette tapes are $10. Add 6.65% sales tax (Kansas residents only) and $1.75 (per order) shipping charge.