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Reedies got talent! Think of Reedfayre '12 as a festival that features the talents of Reedies & friends.
Wednesday:
7-9 p.m.
Music showcase with Lauren Sheehan '81
With trademark silky vocals and brilliant guitar, mandolin and banjo picking,
Sheehan plays from her American musical heritage—traditional and
original music improvised for the times. Her shows are intense and warm, deeply
human and unusual in the breadth of musical styles that range from blues to ballads,
from bawdy to heartbreaking, from bluegrass to old country, 60's and modern folk.
Inspired by study with musical elders, oral tradition and scholarship, Sheehan
weaves authenticity into her evocative performances.
9-11 p.m.
Camp Reed sing-along with Lauren Sheehan '81
We’ll roast marshmallows, make s’mores, and sing songs as Lauren
invites those whose instrument is their voice or other instruments to join her
in the spectacular setting that is the Cerf Amphitheater.
Friday:
8-10 p.m.
Folk dancing
We’re clearing the floor and playing the
music that gets people dancing together and developing
a common bond. Led by Jim Kahan '64 (but
with a 2012 knee).
10-11:30 p.m.
Hollow Dog
They’re back. Stuart Margolis '93 and
the boys will cover favorites and play some of
their own as this popular Portland band returns.
11:15 p.m.-1 a.m.
Stop Making Sense video-dance party sponsored
by the Class of 2007
Almost as good at Talking Heads live. Join the
crowd as David Byrne’s popular 1980s
is played on the big screen. Dancing required!
Saturday:
1:30–3 p.m.
Stumptown Family Ramblers
Sarah Dougher '90 and Greg MacNaughton '89 along with friends and family, comprise this
throwback group to the days of an olde-timey,
tent revival.
8-9:45 p.m.
Ghost Animal
This is the creative partnership between California natives Michael Avishay '11
and Marisa Rowland '13. They have been writing and recording together since 2010
and cite bands such as Jesus & Mary Chain, the Pixies, Sonic Youth, the Shangri-Las,
the Ronettes, and the Gun Club as prominent influences. Their sound straddles
the line between classic melodic sensibilities and avant-garde, art-damaged noise
pop.
8-9:45 p.m.
Kyle Thayer ’80 and friends
An evening of folk songs, new songs from poems of W.B. Yeats, and traditional
Irish tunes played on guitar, fiddle and mandolin. Kyle will be joined by fine
California singer/mandolinist Susan Spurlock, who sings harmony vocals on the
Bee-Loud Glade CD.
10-11:30 p.m.
Surf Maggots
With Josh Feierman ’90 and Ellen Crofts ’93 leading the way, they
formed the band in 1992 and for the next four years played numerous shows throughout
the West Coast and Texas, including shows in every nook and cranny of Reed College,
especially the mail room. The Maggots played with a number if different drummers
including Star Drooker and the future Mr. Ellen Crofts, Brennan Foley. They released
numerous cassettes and compilation cuts as well as the 7" e.p. Black
Wingtips Forever in 1993 (with Brennan Foley on drums), and the album Are
You There God? It's Me, Maggot in 1995.
11:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Slutty Hearts
Led by Marty Smith ’88, Slutty Hearts' debut album is an endearing cassette
called We Learned It By Watching You, a dreamy, decadent interpretation
of garage rock. The band made its name by defining and riding the perfect line
between grungy and coy, which could be why the album seems to be the perfect
backing track for a neo-burlesque show. Like a twirling pair of pasties, Slutty
Hearts is tongue-in-cheek seductive with songs that tell stories, but not ones
that you would ever take seriously. Some describe the band as a cross between
The Cramps and The Shangri-Las.
Friday:
8-11 p.m.
Laugh Track
• 8–8:30 p.m. Zack Dubnoff ‘91
Dubnoff perfected his trade in the most difficult arena of all—street performing. "There's
no other venue in the world where your audience can just walk away . . . If there's
something wrong with your act, you learn to fix it —quick." Dubnoff
has performed for major corporations, such as Intel and Unisys, movie stars,
and even a king. In 1995, he was awarded the prestigious Will Desmond Award for
excellence in sleight of hand.
• 8:30–9 p.m. Nato Green ‘97
San Francisco native and Huffington Post blogger Nato Green continues the tradition
of hard-hitting Jewish comedians like Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, and Joe Lieberman.
Nato is one-third of Laughter Against the Machine, "the brainiest, most
literate comedy tour" (East Bay Express) with W. Kamau Bell and Janine Brito,
whose sold-out Bay Area shows “touched a nerve” (The
San Francisco Chronicle).
• 9–10 p.m. Paul Anderson '92
Paul Anderson '92 cut his teeth writing comic songs for Midnight Theatre and
released a post-graduate album of Reed songs, one becoming a 1994 top-requested
hit on the Dr. Demento show. He still writes and performs comic songs and musical
numbers for theater, cabaret, burlesque and the odd wedding, mainly as half of
San Francisco performing duo McPuzo & Trotsky. His squid song is the hold
music at Camp Sea Lab in Monterey despite several anatomical fictions.
• 10–11:30 p.m.Dr. Demento (aka Barry
Hansen ’63)
The laugh track concludes with the good doctor regaling us with favorite songs
for a Reed audience.
Saturday:
10-10:30 p.m.
Big Boys with Poise
Chris Huson '82 returns to present a new and strangely improved Big Boys
with Poise routine from his days with Seattle's Cirque de Flambe. Combine a dose
of Burning Man, some ancient fireball technology, a little bit of Man-Burlesque,
and a need to play with fireworks and you've got 30 hair-raising, eyebrow-singeing
minutes of pyrotechnical performance art you're unlikely to see anywhere else
on Earth! Or at least in Southeast Portland. Don't miss it.
10 p.m.-midnight
Talent show
If your name is not on this page and you still
have stuff to share and want a stage, here is your chance. Emceed by Mateo Burtch '82. Sign up in advance to be part of the show.
Friday:
8 p.m.-midnight
Hold-’em poker tournament
Come see if you know when to hold-’em and know when to fold-’em at this event hosted by Mark Humphrey ’85. (Note that late entrants allowed, but only until 8:30 p.m. Thereafter, entrants are only eligible for open play, not the tourney.)
Saturday:
8 p.m.-midnight
Reed’s Rockin’ Roller Rink!
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