M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
...never been there but I can spell it, which still gives lots of pleasure when it rolls off the lips. Red and Ruby are crossing the great Columbia (taking the bridge) to go to Mississippi. Misssissippi Pizza in Portland, that is.

The Mississippi Pizza Pub is located 3552 North Mississippi Ave., Portland, Oregon (503) 288-3231. Good food. Imaginative pizzas. Hearty salads. And for the brew-lovin' folk a healthy selection of microbrews. These folks love music, they got it 7 days a week. Gotta love that. Tell all of your Portland friend and family. Red and Ruby are on 6-8pm
Mark your calendar, the R&R CD release party is September 22, at Traditions Cafe, downtown Olympia! Should be a rip-rorin', snort-causing night of fun. Tickets on sale now at Traditions and going fast.

Thanks to our friends, hosts, and venues in Hood River for a pleasant journey to that wonderful town nestled along the mighty Columbia. We also had fun playing recently at McMenamin's Olympic Club in Centralia.

My next vocal workshop is Thurs Sept 21 7:30-9. For those of you who attended previous workshop--we will do things a little differently. We will review vocal points in the first part of the workshop and we will have a group sing. Learn as you sing. Sing as you learn. These workshops are great fun and will fill up fast--limited to 12. $15. RSVP by email or call 360-259-1683.




Here's the full skinny:
• Saturday Aug. 25, 6-8pm, Red & Ruby at Mississippi Pizza in Portland.
• Friday Aug. 31 at 5:30, Red & Ruby provide tunes for "Happy Hour" at the Lacey Senior Center, with the theme "Hot August Night" -- this is open to the general public.
• Thursday Sept. 6 from 11am to 2pm, Red & Ruby return to the Olympia Farmers Market for the last time this summer.
• Saturday Sept. 15, Red & Ruby play as part of Ms. Kitty's Parlour at the Mission Theater in Portland OR. The show starts at 7pm and ends when it ends.
• Thursday Sept. 21 at 7:30pm - Vocal workshop with LaVon (see details above).
• And mark your calendar for the Red & Ruby CD Release Party at Traditions Cafe at 8pm on Saturday Sept. 22.
• Friday Sept. 28 at 9:30, Red & Ruby head up the Peninsula to a show at the Water Street Brewery in Port Townsend.

For details of these and other shows, see my calendar.

LaVon