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Cocktail Hour with Farley Center

Farley Center has partnered with Palette Bar and Grill on a new cocktail using our own Farley Center honey. They will debut and start selling the new cocktail “Farley Fly-By” on their menu for the Spring.

On February 26th, Palette is hosting a special night for Farley Center supporters. Join us for the cocktail hour (you can also order it without alcohol)! We will be in the bar area from 4:30-8:00pm with some brochures and a friendly smile.

If you want to make reservations for the dining room, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org and let us know the time/number of people and we will send them over to Palette’s Bar and Grill.

Farley Center Volunteer “Snow Labyrinth”Day!

Please join us to work on the Farley Center Snow Labyrinth 2022 at the Farley Center from 11:00-1230 on Sunday, February 6.

The Farley Center snow labyrinth has been completed and will be soon open to the public. However, we would like to have volunteers come and walk the labyrinth to stamp down the snow so it is easier for people to walk it. This year we made it closer to the parking area so it is a shorter walk up the trail.

Please meet at the lower parking lot at the Center, We will walk/snowshoe to the labyrinth from there.

Please dress for outdoor weather. Wear good boots or bring your snowshoes.

Please social distance and wear masks if you feel more comfortable. We do require that all volunteers be vaccinated for the safety of all our volunteers and staff.

If you have any questions, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org.

FARLEY CENTER ON SITE SUPERVISOR(S)
Director Shedd Farley
Program Director Caroline Tu Farley

Madison Japanese Taiko Drumming Group “BENI Daiko”

5/15/22

Madison Japanese Taiko Drumming Group “BENI Daiko”
Hosted by the Farley Center, Natural Path Sanctuary and BENI Daiko

TICKET PRICE: FREE but donations are welcome! Beni Daiko would like more people to learn about taiko and enjoy the music and not worry about money!

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS!
All proceeds will go to the musicians
Come join us for an in person concert with the “Madison Japanese Taiko Drumming Group – “BENI DAIKO” at the Farley Center under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA).

“Beni” means “Deep color of Red” which represents Madison.
“Taiko” means “drum” in Japanese.

In Japan. In Japanese, taiko literally means “drum,” though the term has also come to refer to the art of Japanese drumming, also known as kumi-daiko. Taiko has been a part of the Japanese culture for centuries.

We encourage attendees to come early or stay late and take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and Farley Center farms.

We are offering an INFORMATIONAL TOUR with Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier at noon – one hour before the concert.

FOOD FOREST TOUR, 2:30-3:30 following the concert with Farley Center Farmers Ian Aley and Natallia Biareishyk. (No cost for tour.)

Farley Center honey ($10) will be available. Please bring cash.

Please bring your own blanket, chair, food and drinks to the concert.For any questions, please contact us a 608-845-8724 or e-mail us at programs@farleycenter.org

Hosted by:

Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org

Natural Path Sanctuary
www.naturalpathsanctuary.org

Madison Japanese Taiko Drumming Group “BENI Daiko”
https://benidaiko.wixsite.com/benidaiko

Gene Farley Sculpture Exhibit

Gene Farley Sculpture Exhibit
Opening Reception – Sat, Aug. 13,
1:00-2:30

Many of you who have been out to the Farley Center have noticed the many sculptures that are grace the land.

Gene Farley was a man of many talents. In addition to being the Chair of the UW Family Medicine, he was active in many progressive groups but he also enjoyed creating these large metal sculptures and drawing what he called doodles.

There are a total of 17 sculptures at the Center. There is another one in front of the Social Justice Center in Madison and another in Golden, CO.

We will kick off the Gene Farley Sculpture Exhibit on Sat, August 13 from 1:00-2:30 at the Farley Center. Please join us for light refreshments and take a map and take a self guided sculpture tour. This exhibit will be a permanent exhibit at the Center.

Linda Farley also was artistic and talented and enjoyed painting with watercolors. The watercolor is from a photo of Gene working on a sculpture. Linda named it “Sculpturer with Red Gloves.”

Farley Center/SWWAP Concert featuring Cris & Ann Plata

8/6/22

Cris & Ann Plata
Hosted by the Farley Center and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives

Cost: $15 PAY AT THE DOOR
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS!
All proceeds will go to the musicians

Come join us for an in person concert with “Cris & Ann Plata ” at the Farley Center under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA).

We encourage attendees to come early or stay late and take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and Farley Center farms.

We are offering an informational tour with Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier at 4:00 – one hour before the concert.

And there is a food forest tour (no charge) following the concert.

Farley Center honey ($10) and organic vegetables may be available. Please bring cash.

Please bring your own blanket, chair, food and drinks to the concert.For any questions, please contact us a 608-845-8724 or e-mail us at programs@farleycenter.org

CRIS & ANN PLATA
Cris Plata was born in South Texas, the son of migrant workers. Those early days of living in different migrant camps and following the harvest from region to region exposed Cris to a wide range of musical experiences. While Cris and Ann have made their home in Wisconsin, the couple’s performance borrows much from Cris’s heritage and musical diversity. He describes his style as Mexican roots music, borrowing from norteno, conjunto and ranchera music. Cris’s life and musical partner Ann Plata is the bass player and backing vocalist for the duo. She received her rhythm education on the stage, in “real time” while playing with the great drummer Clyde Stubblefield.

With all of these influences, how do we describe Cris Plata’s music in a nutshell? Perhaps we will have to borrow the term Tex-Mex and redefine it. “Tex” would now stand for Texas singer-songwriters and “Mex” would stand for Mexican roots music. However, do not let this definition alone form your impression of his music. Come to the concert and the best definition will be your own.

Farley Center Concerts Poster

HOSTED BY:
Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org
Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
https://www.facebook.com/MtHorebProgressive

Natural Path Sanctuary
www.naturalpathsanctuary,org

Farley Center/SWWAP Summer Concert – Too Sick Charlie

6/3/23

Too Sick Charlie at the Farley Center/SWWAP (Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives) Outdoor concert series.

https://toosickcharlie.com/

Hosted by the Farley Center and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives

Cost: $15 PAY AT THE DOOR
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS!
All proceeds will go to the musicians

Come join us for an in person concert with “Too Sick Charlie” at the Farley Center under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA ).

FOOD: Farley Center/Gani Moon Farmers Jen and Chandy Karnum will be selling pizza slices (1/6 of a 12 inch pizza) for $2 a slice or a full pizza (12 inch pizza) for $10. All homemade and herbs, tomatoes for the sauce and vegetable toppings are grown at the Farley Center!

We are offering an informational tour with Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier at four- one hour before the concert. No charge for the tour

We are also offering a Food Forest Tour with Farley Center Staff Kalev Kristjuhan following the concert at 7:00-8:00. no charge for the tour.

We encourage attendees to come early or stay late and take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and Farley Center farms.

Farley Center honey ($10) and organic vegetables may be available. Please bring cash.

Please bring your own blanket, chair, food and drinks to the concert.For any questions, please contact us a 608-845-8724 or e-mail us at programs@farleycenter.org

Poster of the Too Sick Charlie Concert Series
Poster of the full Summer Concert Series

HOSTED BY:
Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org

Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
https://www.facebook.com/MtHorebProgressives

Natural Path Sanctuary
naturalpathsanctuary.org

Farley Center/SWWAP Concert featuring Common Chord

Common Chord
Hosted by the Farley Center and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives

Cost: $15 PAY AT THE DOOR
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS!
All proceeds will go to the musicians

Come join us for an in person concert with “Common Chord” at the Farley Center under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA ).

Common Chord was formed originally as a duo in 2015 by singer/songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Michael Bryant and Tracy Jane Comer, who were members of the former Madison-area trio Sticky Fingers (early to mid-2000s). The two have worked as duo on occasion since then as well, prior to forming Common Chord. The group quickly grew to five regular performers with the addition of singer/songwriter Bruce Buttel, vocalist Delores Jenison, and multi-instrumentalist Faye Bruggink. This powerhouse of combined talents yields a strong creative synergy…the musical whole is much greater than the sum of the parts.

With their unique combination of vocal, instrumental, songwriting and composing/arranging skills, Common Chord creates an amazing sonic palette. Their repertoire includes vocal-centric pieces with four-part harmonies, toe-tapping swingy numbers, folk and bluegrass-flavored pieces, bluesy tunes, acoustic rock/pop songs and more…something for everyone, with appeal to audiences of all ages. The group focuses on originals from each of three writers in the group plus unique covers from the likes of Tom Waits, the Beatles, Robert Johnson, Paul Simon, and George Gershwin, and others. Instruments regularly used in live shows include guitars, bass, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, clarinet, bass clarinet, cigar box guitar, hand percussion, and sometimes cello, melodica, and hammered dulcimer.

We are offering an informational tour with Farley Center Board Member Amy Barrilleaux at 4:00 – one hour before the concert.

And there is a food forest tour (no charge) following the concert.

www.commonchord.us

Please bring your own blanket, chair, food and drinks to the concert.For any questions, please contact us a 608-845-8724 or e-mail us at programs@farleycenter.org

Farley Center Concerts Poster

HOSTED BY:
Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org
Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
https://www.facebook.com/MtHorebProgressive

Natural Path Sanctuary
www.naturalpathsanctuary,org

Farley Center/SWWAP Concert featuring The Honey Pies

7/9/22

The Honey Pies
Hosted by the Farley Center and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives

Cost: $15 PAY AT THE DOOR
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MUSICIANS!
All proceeds will go to the musicians

Come join us for an in person concert with “The Honey Pies” at the Farley Center under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA ).

https://www.honeypiesmusic.com/

“If you’ve never seen The Honey Pies, or haven’t in a while, treat yourself. Every time I hear Jodi sing, I pick myself back up from the floor and think, “Right. That’s what the real thing sounds like.” And this is the band she was born to sing with. Songs that remind you why music has always carried us from one generation to the next, in harmonies that will make you smile and say, “Yup. That’s what I needed.” Homegrown Americana, nurtured right here in the Driftless. So come one in, grab yourself a drink, and feed your soul.” Michael Broh, Slowpoke Lounge & Cabaret

The Honey Pies is an exciting collaboration of Madison-based music veterans. Jodi Jean Amble made a major splash in the Chicago scene fronting her eponymous band—nominally jazz, but equally at home with pop, country, and more—and as a member of the highly eclectic ensemble Jenny Dragon. Tom Waselchuk leads the MAMA Award-winning Americana band The Dang-Its and has performed for more than twenty years in a free-swinging guitar duo with multi-instrumentalist Doug Brown. Doug has long been among the most in-demand freelance sidemen on the Madison music scene in a variety of genres, as well as being a band-leader, composer, and arranger. Matt Rodgers is among southern Wisconsin’s busiest bass players, equally at home in most any style of music.

Displaying a formidable range of musical backgrounds and notable depth of experience, The Honey Pies apply crystal vocal harmonies and virtuoso instrumental skills to the best of traditional, contemporary, and original Americana music.

“The four members of The Honey Pies are all terrific musicians in their own right, but together their musicality shoots to new heights. The sound is free-spirited but amazingly focused and precise. And what a range of styles! This is not your typical country-folk band!” — Nancy Cullen, Rural Musicians Forum, Touchstone Theatre

“The Honey Pies have already been dubbed a fan favorite by our patrons. Although their covers are beautifully performed, where they truly shine is with their original music. The musicians are some of Madison’s finest and the stage banter is adorable. The Honey Pies can make an intimate concert space come alive or fill a large performing arts center with their non-stop energy.” — Lindsey Giese, River Arts Center, Prairie du Sac WI

Jodi Jean Amble – “Elegant, subtlety sexy and composed, Jodi sounds and looks great on stage and literally has the crowd howling from her first song on. Her voice is inviting and draws the audience to her.” Randy Freedman, Chicago Jazz Magazine

Tom Waselchuk — “I was blown away by his performance last night. I consider them among the best musicians we have had on our stage.” Marv Nielsen, Blackhawk Folk Society

Doug Brown — “Brown handles an acoustic guitar like a master. His jazzy style is characterized by amazing finger-picking skill.” Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
We encourage attendees to come early or stay late and take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and Farley Center farms.

We are offering an informational tour with Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier at 4:00 – one hour before the concert.

And there is a food forest tour (no charge) following the concert.

Farley Center honey ($10) and organic vegetables may be available. Please bring cash.

Please bring your own blanket, chair, food and drinks to the concert.For any questions, please contact us a 608-845-8724 or e-mail us at programs@farleycenter.org

Farley Center Concerts Poster

HOSTED BY:
Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org
Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP) https://www.facebook.com/MtHorebProgressive

Natural Path Sanctuary
www.naturalpathsanctuary,org

Farley Center & SWWAP’s Halloween Community Potluck and Bonfire

Come join the Farley Center and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP) for our Halloween community potluck and bonfire!

There will be music (feel free to bring any musical instruments), poetry by Tim White/SWWAP, good food and a BONFIRE!

Join us for friendship, laughs and fun as we wind down the year. Bring your own drinks, a dish to share, blankets, and lawn chairs.

Come and take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and the Farley Center farms while you are here.

In case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled with updates on our facebook page and posts in this invitation. But hopefully, we will have wonderful weather!

Farley Center Volunteer Day!

10/24/2021

Please join Sustain Dane Volunteers at the Farley Center from 9:30-12:00. Please meet in front of the red packing shed.

We will be doing outdoor clean up work Please dress for outdoor weather and bring work gloves and water bottles.

Please social distance and wear masks if you feel more comfortable. We do require that all volunteers be vaccinated for the safety of all our volunteers and staff.

If you have any questions, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org.

SUSTAIN DANE
Margaret (Maggie) Radl

FARLEY CENTER ON SITE SUPERVISOR
Director Shedd Farley