Top of the morning to ya'll!  Hope this finds you well and amazing.  I’m staring out my window, watching the rain tickle my recently planted garden, singing along to that new tune I'm working on, doing my best to convince myself that my running pains are just weaknesses leaving my body, all while feeling amazed at all the great stuff happening.  Yup…it’s that time again…time to share in the collective happiness :)  Happy summertime you guys!

First and foremost, for all you guys who have engaged in “mitch overload” the last few months, I certainly have not engaged in “friends overload.”  Thank you to all who make it down show after show.  As both a solo artist and a member of one of the most fun power trios in northern New England, I do my best to make each show better than the last...to sing stronger than I did the last time, to rock harder than the last time, and to focus on making the repeated smiles even bigger.  Thank you for letting me do this for a living! 

All right…some neat things are gonna start kicking in for summertime deck shows.  First, starting this Sunday, May 31st and running every Sunday through the end of September, I’ll be on the deck solo acoustic at The Portland Lobster Company, in the Portland's Old Port from Noon – 4.  And starting Thursday, June 18th and running every Thursday through the end of August, I’ll be beachside on the patio solo acoustic at The Brunswick in Old Orchard Beach from 1–5.  There will also be additional deck shows at The Stockhouse in Westbrook, ME & Jimmy the Greek’s in Old Orchard Beach, as well as some evening solo shows at The Cider Company in Glen, NH, The Montsweag in Woolwich, ME, & the Frog & Turtle in Westbrook, ME.  And the band!  Yes…the band!!!  We’ve got several cool shows lined up this summertime including June 13th & August 15th at Ri~Ra in Portsmouth, NH, June 19th & July 24th at Knot Grays in Boothbay Harbor, ME, June 26th & August 21st at The Wharf in Hallowell, ME, and couple of special 3 piece acoustic shows at The Portland Lobster Company on July 18th & August 8th.  For a complete schedule of shows (in addition to those I’ve listed here), please be sure to check back weekly at www.NOWisNOW.com

On the distance running front, I’m slowly but surely working my ski legs back into running legs.  The New York Marathon is on November 1st and I’m super determined to kick ass :)  I’ve been in “training to train” mode for the past month, building myself back up to “runner” status so I can jump on a cool training program in mid-June without really hurting myself.  Balancing all the running with all the music making should be a neat challenge…I’m super psyched for it!

All right…have an awesome day, week, month, summertime!  I can’t wait to sing to you again…please let it be sooner than later!

Peace, love, & hugs,
~mitch
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