The Ever-Loving Astral Etheric Weekend For Dennis Palmer Is March 29-30

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The Ever-Loving Astral Etheric Weekend for Dennis Palmer will be held Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, at Barking Legs Theater.  Performances begin Friday at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.  Performances on Saturday begin at 7 p.m. and tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door.  Tickets for both nights are $20 in advance at shakingray.com.  

It will be a weekend to pay tribute to Dennis Palmer through music, dance, poetry, art, and film, after he passed away suddenly last month.  Mr. Palmer was a talented and beloved musician, visual artist, educator and co-founder of the performing group the Shaking Ray Levis and the non-profit organization the Shaking Ray Levi Society. 

Performers include among others, David Greenberger (NPR commentator and Duplex Planet creator), Tyson Rogers (pianist for Allison Krause and Don Williams), maverick saxophonist Jack Wright, pioneering TransMuseq improvisors Ladonna Smith adn Davey Williams and many more.   

All ticket sales support Dennis Palmer’s work through The Shaking Ray Levi Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts education organization in Chattanooga since 1986.


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