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A teensy tiny Sara Hickman bulletin with late breaking news!
A Sara eNewsletter for January 26, 2005
A Sara eNewsletter for February 11, 2005
A Sara eNewsletter for March 18, 2005
A special Sara Hickman eNewsletter for April 11, 2005
A Sara eNewsletter for May 27, 2005
Special Bulletin: Sara Hickman at The Crossings this summer!
A short short Sara Hickman eNewsletter for July 12, 2005
A teeny tiny Sara Hickman eNewsletter for July 28, 2005
A Summery Sara eNewsletter for August 3, 2005
A teency Sara Hickman reminder for August 17, 2005
A special Sara Hickman note for August 31, 2005
Sara Hickman's eNewsletter - September 2, 2005
A special Sara Hickman note for September 3, 2005
A special Sara Hickman note for September 7, 2005
Sara Hickman's eNewsletter - October 13, 2005
Sara Hickman's eNewsletter - November 1, 2005
Sara Hickman's eNewsletter - December 19, 2005
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A Sara eNewsletter for January 26, 2005
Hello Super Pals of the Super Pal Universe in which I am so thankful to be a part of!!!
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UPCOMING DATES
Look around...you might see us selling Girl Scout cookies! Feb 1, Tuesday...Arlington, TX...speaking to the Arlington Childcare Licensing Program (private event) Feb 7, Mon...Austin, TX...children's show, 4pm...Radijazz... visit radijazz.com to find out location Feb 8, Tues...Austin, Tx...teaching writing class at Barton Hills Elementary Feb 11, Friday...Austin, TX...Flipnotics Show with band, Joe McDermott is on the same bill with his band, too! Come on out! Two children's entertainers performing their ADULT music! Feb 12, Sat...Corpus Christi, TX....getting to see Wayne & Judi's son get married! Family time... Feb 14, Monday...Austin, TX...Performing for Grandmother's Tea, private event for girls and their grandmothers Feb 18, Friday...Austin, TX...St. Stephen's Literary Festival, speaker Feb 19, Sat...Austin, TX...Thinking Day with the Girl Scouts Feb 20, Sun...Austin, TX...come out to Schulz's Beer Garden and help support Chris Gage, a local musician who recently had major back surgery. I'll be playing with others in a day long event. Feb 25, Fri...Austin, TX...teaching songwriting at Barton Hills Elementary Feb 27, Sun...Austin, TX...KID'S SHOW, Temple Beth Israel, 3:30 pm and later that night, I may or may not be the emcee at the Lifeworks Gala (waiting on confirmation) at 6 pm. I'll definately be there supporting Lifeworks, though. Get dressed up if you come out! This is all for now. Sending love and gratitude out into this big old world, Sara |
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A Sara eNewsletter for March 18, 2005 hello, everyone!
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Sara recently recorded public service announcements for Texas CASA, dedicated to ending child abuse in Texas. [Click to hear the PSA.]
Here are two things we can all do to end child abuse in Texas: Volunteer for CASA! That's Court Appointed Special Advocates, the adults who serve as friends and advocates for children in foster care. Plus, buy a CASA Lone Star "Proud for Kids" license plate for only $30! To find out more, call 1-877-894-CASA or log on to TexasCASA.org.
Listen and sing along! Sara's Zen La La Radio is now on the air! Get your Sara fix at work or at home 24/7 using iTunes or WinAmp. [Click here for more info.]
Pumpkin to the Max
Sara's New Guitar Fund
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NEWS
going in the studio: i'll be starting on my next recording in june...!!! returning to kerrville in june, as well...yippee!!! and my grandma, meema, turns 100 in june!!!!!!!!!! for those of you that wrote daisy sour cream and thanked them for having me sing, i want to say thank you!!! the new campaign is under way and, sadly, after eight years, i will no longer be singing the campaign..however, my friend, alice, got the spot and it is ADORABLE!!! the song is the catchiest one yet and her voice is full of smiles..you will love it!! more dates in the next newsletter...i'll be returning to jefferson freedom cafe for another children's and adult show...a mothers tea party in may...a big red sun event... until next time, thank you for all your letters, support and love. i couldn't ask for a greater group of souls.... oh, before i end this letter....let me ask: if you could have me sing a duet with any male singer, who would you like it to be? send your suggestions to sara@sarahickman.com! bless you, with gratitude and love, sara |
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A Sara eNewsletter for May 27, 2005 hi, super pals! |
Listen and sing along! Sara's Zen La La Radio is now on the air! Get your Sara fix at work or at home 24/7 using iTunes or WinAmp. [Click here for more info.]
Pumpkin to the Max
Get Creative
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upcoming dates:
sat, may 28...sara performs one of the monologues in THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES as a guest of the cast....Zachary Scott Theatre, Austin sun, may 29...threadgills world headquarters, austin, tx family show from 3-4 pm and adult show 8-9:15 pm sat/sun june 4 &5...kerrville folk festival, kerrville, tx... i will be doing kids shows on saturday and sunday afternoons and have the band (the super pal universe) for the main stage show sunday night 8 pm (check www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com for exact times) june 6-12...in the studio working on my new album!!! (for adults!!!) tues, june 14 i will be in dallas at highland mall for flag day/family show 12:15-1 pm sat, june 18, southlake masterworks performance, bedford, tx...7:30-8:30 pm.... bring lawn chairs and enjoy the evening while i sing to you! tues, june 21...camp star trails...i go to sing for children with cancer... friday, june 24...austin sunshine camp, austin, tx...outdoors at zilker park... benefit for children with cancer 11:15-12:15 (this is an all day event for families) sending love and praying for a peaceful planet, sara |
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Dear Friends,
How does she keep her songs and her life going in so many enchanting directions? This summer, in conjunction with The Crossings in Austin, Texas, Sara will be sharing the secrets of her creative success in a weekend workshop entitled "Living Life Creatively". This is a unique opportunity to learn how you can tap Sara's creative fuels, all in a spa setting in the beautiful Texas Hill Country! Living Life Creatively with Sara Hickman Creativity is how we express ourselves in everyday situations in extraordinary, celebratory ways. We leave our mark of who we are through the individual and unique process of seeing where something that previously didn't exist suddenly can! Are you wanting to be a more creative person but not sure where to begin? Then come take this class with creative elf/musician/artist/producer/mom/bon vivant Sara Hickman! Learn how to form new habits and new ways of thinking creatively. Sara will take you on a journey of joy, helping you to release the spark of insight through different methods of living creatively. You will learn to weave storytelling, songwriting, art and the gospel of making something out of nothing into your daily routine via writing, drawing, dancing, talking, listening, noticing and games. Turn your life, your home and your community into a wonderland of non-stop creative ka-pow! The Crossings is a progressive learning center, meeting place, and wellness spa located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country just outside of Austin. To take a virtual tour, get driving directions, or view the entire catalogue, visit www.thecrossingsaustin.com. WHEN: Workshop dates are August 5th, 6th and 7th, 2005. HOW: To register or for more information: Call toll free 1 (877) 944-3003 or E-mail registration@eomega.org. |
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A short short Sara Hickman eNewsletter for July 12, 2005
hi, all... this is just a short announcement to say i will be playing at machenry's pub, ft. worth, this saturday night...i've never played there before, so come on out and give me a hand...tee hee. sending summer love, sara
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A teeny tiny Sara Hickman eNewsletter for July 28, 2005
hi, all!
i'll be playing at:
...come on out and let me dedicate a song to YOU!
check my website for more info (http://www.sarahickman.com/dates/)...
love, sara hickman
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A Summery Sara eNewsletter for August 3, 2005 hello, everybody! we have been having a summer of excitement here in old austin, texas--highs and lows and travel and water and family and pets and rock-n-roll---and sometimes pet rocks and low water. i do hope your summer has been all you could have dreamed! next week, i start mixing my new album, "motherlode". it will be arriving in the springtime, and i am bursting at the seams with happiness about it all. you know, i never finished telling you the #1 musical moment in my TOP TWENTY count down. (if you haven't read the first nineteen, greg d has done a marvelous job keeping track of all of them. just click on the link at the bottom of the letter.) here, then, is the NUMBER 1 MOMENT IN THE TOP TWENTY COUNTDOWN (followed by some upcoming dates) 1996...kerrville folk festival...it is hot, hot, hot and the sky is dark, dark, dark. there, out in the darkness, sitting on wooden benches and chairs and blankets and dancing barefoot in the dirt, i can hear the rustling of an audience, enjoying the music, enjoying the night. it is time. rod is calling to us. "time to come up," he is saying. time to cross the line of hu du man, the invisible line that the japanese believe exists between back stage and out front. crossing that line, you become someone more than yourself. you become the muse. before i even cross that line, i have changed. it has been a long year of joy and confusion and sorrow. i am no longer just a musician, but a woman who has recently had her first child. a woman who has been singing to the new life inside her, feeling the pulse of jubilation, the thrust of expansion, elbows and knees and occassional hiccups...growing from a hippie chick to a person who has come to understand the circle of life takes precedence over every nuance. being a mother changed me for the better. i am walking on to a stage, ready to sing, ready to enjoy this night. my baby is asleep in the arms of my dear friend, diana, in the little house backstage. i feel strong, i feel elated. the music is shared, and i am bouncing. the applause is resounding. i am elated, yet, in the midst of rod's calling for me to return for an encore, i hear a high-pitched sound that makes every fiber in my being ache, it causes me to snap to attention and look, feverishly, through the groups milling around for the person attached to it...where is my baby? why is she crying? the applause has woken her up, she is frightened. diana has come to the sidelines, she is holding lily, looking to me, and i cross to her faster than lightening. rod is getting impatient, understandably, asking me to come out and do one more song. i can not leave my child. rod is staring at me...."COME ON," his eyes are shouting. i make a decision. i walk to the microphone. my heart is beating a thousand miles, my child is calm, content, on my shoulder. her eyes are open, but her trust is immediate. we are connected. i am standing, alone, with my baby. i am looking out into the waiting night. everyone calms down. i ask a question. i ask the audience to help me. i say to them, "thank you" and how wonderful this honor has been, to be on this stage. i ask them to help me as my baby has woken up, the sound of hands clapping too much for tiny ears. i explain that i will sing one more song, would they be willing not to clap at the end? it is hard, to hold one's applause: it is what we, as a society, know and understand to do...to share with an artist our delight in their having shared with us their gifts...and, speaking as a musician, it is a feeling of great accomplishment to know the audience is happy, that they are with you in this vulnerable condition. i don't know how many people were there that night. i have been told 6,000 people were in the fields, waiting. i can not tell you. but i can tell you this. singing "it's alright", singing with all my heart, with a new heart on my chest, beating silently into sleep, and looking out into that good night was a memory i shall cherish forever. it was the audience's gift to me...as the last note slipped from my lips, i held on as long as i could, and then, gently, without disturbing my daughter, placed a solitary finger to my lips...and not a hand stirred. not one person clapped, or called out...we were united, the friends of music and me...and it was the lullaby of all peoples, to feel the love from all around, to hear the crickets chirping. to know that this song was carried out on the wind into only god knows where, but the moment was ours and ours alone.
what an astounding blessing.
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Pumpkin to the Max
Support a Universal Living Wage
This is a non-violent, safe event...it is quite legal to HOLD a banner on an overpass (meaning: we can't tie it down in any way because that is the illegal part)....I need folks to help support the banner.....Hopefully, Mobile Loaves and Fishes will also be involved in this event, delivering support and refreshments to all of us...this event, by the way, will be happening all over the nation on the same day at the same TIME!!!! ULW speaks up and out on behalf of people needing to make a living wage. I have been involved with them for many, many years. They work tirelessly to make wages fair. (Richard Troxell also founded House the Homeless, which is another great group)... Please come out..bring your families....Let those sitting in traffic see that people are speaking out because this is one of the ways change begins. DEUTERONOMY 24:14-15 "You shall not abuse a needy and destitute laborer, whether a fellow countryman or a stranger in one of the communities of your land. You must pay him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets, for he is needy and sets his life on it; else he will cry out to God against you and you will incur guilt." Please share this info with as many people as possible, or anyone you know who would want to help support the cause. Hope we can all be a part of this event. Love & Gratitude, Sara |
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august 5, 6 & 7...this weekend in austin....i'll be teaching creativity at the crossings, a beautiful spa resort in the hill country... on the 6th, i'll also be performing in concert at the crossings, and you're all welcome to attend! check out my website (http://www.sarahickman.com/dates/) for ticket info. august 15, monday...corpus christi, texas....the burning bush coffee house...this is such a relaxing setting with great folks! come hang on the beach, check out the corpus christi art museum and hear music in one fell swoop! august 19...friday...OKLAHOMA CITY!!! ok, blue door people, come on out and rock with me after an 8 year absence!!! august 20...saturday....dallas, tx...tom noe's house concert!!! i'm very excited to be at tom's house...!!! august 28...sunday...austin, tx...la zona rosa....a benefit children's show for ANY BABY CAN, which helps local families hey! if you are interested in my daily banterings/musings/rantings, please visit www.zenlala.com, where i keep an online journal. also, i'd like to thank gene for creating a NEW www.superpaluniverse.com... i hope you will visit soon and make a puzzle, print out coloring pages, listen to the online radio station or check out some pix! until next time, keep peaceful thoughts and water those plants,
sara
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A teency Sara Hickman reminder for August 17, 2005
Dear Wonderful Beings, School has started! What's in your lunch box today? This weekend: Friday, August 19th: I'll be in Oklahoma City at THE BLUE DOOR and I am very, very, very excited about the return! Saturday: August 20th....house concert in Wiley, TX at Tom Noe's. If you think I am excited about last night, I'll just be even MORE on fire tonight! IMPORTANT UPDATE: On Tuesday, Sept 6, Austin, TX Concerning the Rally for a Universal Living Wage... For safety reasons we have been moved to the footbridge over Town Lake at Lamar and Riverside. We will still meet at 4:30...and I am getting a good response, so I look forward to smiling with each of you as we speak out on behalf of better living wages for those in our communities. To date, 54 cities will be having simultaneous events across the nation! Remember, if you have any questions, feel free to check my website for updates, addresses, links, hidden celery sticks, a chance to doodle...
Until next time,
Sara
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A special Sara Hickman note for August 31, 2005
hello... this is sara...and i know every single one of you is feeling mortified about the devastation in the southern states from hurricane Katrina. if you'd like to help the hurricane victims, i am donating 100% of sales from the following cds to go directly to these folks: this christmas wish ready to pop faithful heart domestic science club tomorrow, derek sievers of cdbaby.com will send out an announcement about artists who have banded together to donate sales. all you have to do is go to cdbaby.com, buy cds (if you don't want mine, i know there will be other great artists you can choose from)... i have committed to selling the cds for as long as it takes... help someone you may never meet, share the sound of music, and know that your contribution is what makes being human so profound. i know all of us pitching in can help alleviate suffering and help people rebuild lives. thank you, and god bless us, everyone. sara -----------------How you can help----------------- These organizations need cash to assist hurricane victims: American Red Cross, 800-HELP-NOW (435-7669) English, 800-257-7575 Spanish. America's Second Harvest, 800-344-8070. Adventist Community Services, 800-381-7171. Catholic Charities USA, 800-919-9338. Christian Disaster Response, 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554. Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, 800-848-5818. Church World Service, 800-297-1516. Convoy of Hope, 417-823-8998. Lutheran Disaster Response, 800-638-3522. Mennonite Disaster Service, 717-859-2210. Nazarene Disaster Response, 888-256-5886. Operation Blessing, 800-436-6348. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 800-872-3283. Salvation Army, 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769). Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief, 800-462-8657, Ext. 6440. United Methodist Committee on Relief, 800-554-8583.
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A Call to Action for September 2, 2005 Come join us this Tuesday, Sept 6 at the protest for a UNIVERSAL LIVING WAGE in YOUR CITY.... Visit www.universallivingwage.com to find out where and time...ALL 50 STATES ARE HAVING THIS EVENT SIMULTANEOUSLY. Come speak out on behalf of the poor in your town who deserve to have a living wage. Come raise your voice to bring change to your community. Stand with me and my family...by bringing yours. Bring your neighbors and friends. Signs and a giant banner will be provided....if you are in Austin, bring canned goods, diapers, peanut butter, bottled water and I will see that it is taken to the Capital Area Food Bank for immediate assistance to the people who are arriving in Austin for relief. OUR SITE IN AUSTIN: Riverside at South Lamar (pedestrian bridge) at 4:30 pm |
How you can help Help victims of Hurricane Katrina by sending a donation or by volunteering your time. The following is a list of organizations that are offering aid.
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
United Way of America
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Why is a Universal Living Wage important? Because poverty doesn't have to exist. When people make a living wage, they can have fair and decent housing, they can take care of their children, they can have transportation to get to their job. There is no "us" and "them." It is only one nation, torn apart by those that have and those that have not. The outcome of poverty is being felt in the aftermath of Katrina. Every single one of the families who could not leave Louisiana and Mississippi due to poverty could have been self-sufficient had they had living wages. We must, as a community, start treating our sisters and brothers with the dignity that all human beings deserve. This is an awful time. WE MUST NOT GIVE UP. We must move forward and be a mass of united protest for change. If you can not attend on Tuesday, do not let another minute go by without making change begin now. Make phone calls. Be outraged and tell people in DC how you feel. I know if you are on my email list, you are one of the people who is already making change. I am grateful to you. We must continue to promote the good we want to have happen, Join me.
In God's Grace and Love,
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A special Sara Hickman note for September 3, 2005
hi, everybody... i'll be playing a solo show this wednesday, september 7, at rutumaya coffeehouse on south congress at 8:30 pm. all proceeds will go to support the victims of the hurricane who have transferred here to austin. we'll also be taking donations of canned goods, diapers, clothing, bottled water, toys and books. bring those with you and if anyone has a truck and wants to help me with moving the items to the berger center, i will be most grateful! lots of love, sara -----------------How you can help----------------- These organizations need cash to assist hurricane victims: American Red Cross, 800-HELP-NOW (435-7669) English, 800-257-7575 Spanish. America's Second Harvest, 800-344-8070. Adventist Community Services, 800-381-7171. Catholic Charities USA, 800-919-9338. Christian Disaster Response, 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554. Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, 800-848-5818. Church World Service, 800-297-1516. Convoy of Hope, 417-823-8998. Lutheran Disaster Response, 800-638-3522. Mennonite Disaster Service, 717-859-2210. Nazarene Disaster Response, 888-256-5886. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 800-872-3283. Salvation Army, 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769). Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief, 800-462-8657, Ext. 6440. United Methodist Committee on Relief, 800-554-8583.
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A special Sara Hickman note for September 7, 2005
Hi, All! Tonight I'm playing the benefit concert at Rutumaya Coffee Space on South Congress.... it has been brought to my attention: please DO NOT bring donated items after all... but I do hope you'll still bring yourselves! Come hear me sing....I'll sing just to you! Best of all, the proceeds will STILL go to the Red Cross, so you'll CONTINUE to be supporting the families of New Orleans who are here and need our help. The following announcement was released yesterday: "The Austin American Statesman reports this morning (Tuesday) that donation acceptance has been suspended, as city officials try to sort through what has been donated already. They've also run out of room for donated goods. The evacuee families are in a period of transition as state and local authorities start relocating some people in Texas to other states." (From www.austinhelpingneworleans.org) Thank you so much for all you are doing to help! And thanks to Zirkel and Lindy for keeping me updated. See you all tonight at 8:30pm, With a song in my heart, Sara -----------------How you can help----------------- These organizations need cash to assist hurricane victims: American Red Cross, 800-HELP-NOW (435-7669) English, 800-257-7575 Spanish. America's Second Harvest, 800-344-8070. Adventist Community Services, 800-381-7171. Catholic Charities USA, 800-919-9338. Christian Disaster Response, 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554. Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, 800-848-5818. Church World Service, 800-297-1516. Convoy of Hope, 417-823-8998. Lutheran Disaster Response, 800-638-3522. Mennonite Disaster Service, 717-859-2210. Nazarene Disaster Response, 888-256-5886. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 800-872-3283. Salvation Army, 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769). Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief, 800-462-8657, Ext. 6440. United Methodist Committee on Relief, 800-554-8583. -----------------Benefit calendar for Willie Graham---------------
Sara's all naked! Really!
Hey Y'all, Spike here with some exciting news. This past May, when I was on a documentary shoot in LaVeta, Colorado, a couple of things happened. First, I got an email asking for a donation for a silent auction to help out Gretchen and Jon Dee Graham's son, Willie. Willie developed Legg Perthes, a rare childhood form of avascular necrosis of the hip. The Graham family lost insurance coverage when their provider filed Chapter 11. Now Willie's condition is considered pre-existing by other companies, making him uninsurable. The other thing that happened is, I wandered into this little bakery and happened upon a calendar of local musicians, naked but for their instruments. This was a takeoff of that calendar in England-- all the old ladies taking it off to raise money. So I thought Austin could use a calendar like that and that we could give the proceeds to Willie. Having no clue whatsoever how to undertake this project, I did what I always do-- I closed my eyes and jumped in. Upon returning to Austin, I ran into Joe Ely at a party and asked him if he'd strip for me. He said yes. Then Sara Hickman agreed. An ex-boyfriend told me our friend, photographer Will Van Overbeek would never shoot the calendar for free. I love a challenge like that. So I called Will and he said he'd shoot the whole thing. Not necessary. In no time I had top musical acts and photographers lining up to take part in the project. And Pentagram designers Erin Mayes and DJ Stout stepped up to do the design work. Skylist.com kicked in some dough for printing. The Chronicle and KGSR helped out. The list of people who helped just goes on and on and on. The result is NAKED, a calendar of 34 Austin musicians in the buff including: Guy Forsyth, Kathy McCarty, The Small Stars, Sara Hickman, Eliza Gilkyson & Shawn Colvin, The Austin Lounge Lizards, Matt the Electrician & Michael Fracasso & Nathan Hamilton, Southpaw Jones, The Flatlanders, The New Hot Damn (Renee Woodward, Trish Murphy, & Kacy Crowley), Tosca, Glover Gill, Patricia Vonne, and Jon Dee Graham. Front Gate Tickets offered to be our online sales folks. Pre-sales have started. If you go to www.frontgatetickets.com you can see the cover picture, shot by Michael O'Brien, of the New Hot Damn. Of course we hope to have many printings, but there are no guarantees-- if it sells out, that might be it. So we're encouraging folks to order in advance. In store sales start the week of ACL fest. We'll have them at the Waterloo Merch Tent. And soon we'll have a list of locations around town where you can buy them-- BookPeople and Waterloo are already on board. 100% of the proceeds go to the medical bills of Willie Graham which will be ongoing and expensive. Because so many people got so involved, Gretchen Graham and I have formed the Austin Children of Musicians, Artists, and Writers' Fund to help other artists' kids in crisis. Future calendars and other fundraisers will benefit ACMAWF (and we are paired with the non-profit Women & Their Work so all donations are tax deductible.) Our goal is to provide immediate financial relief-- sans piles of paperwork-- to families with urgent need. I'm sending this note out on the 14th anniversary of my move to Austin. I got here in 1991 with a ten month old baby, no job, very little money, no housing lined up, and only one friend in the entire city, which is to say, I closed my eyes and jumped in. I had no idea back then that one place could be filled with so much love. As with the calendar though, a million people just showed up to help me. This city blows my mind. Thanks to all who helped with the calendar, and thanks in advance to all of you who buy the calendar. Please help spread the word-- pass this along to all of your friends.
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hello, everybody! i just spray painted GO SLOW in giant letters out on our street because, whoo! people are flying by in their cars. come on! take it easy out there. what's the hurry? look at the clouds. have a sip of something cool. run your fingers through your hair (or somebody elses). sneak into your neighbors pool at night and go skinny dipping! WHAT? hey! who put that in here! UPCOMING SHOWS with your pal, sara hickman:
this saturday, october 15, 7:30 pm:
this sunday, october 16, 8:00 A.M. (yes, that's right)
this sunday evening, october 16, 4-9 pm
next thursday/friday, october 20/21
next saturday, october 22, 1:30 pm
wed, oct 26
MOTHERLODE the new cd has been mastered. next up: working on the packaging. i can not wait to share my new record with you...but until then.... |
How to help others
Help victims of recent disasters by sending a donation to the Red Cross:
You can also help victims of Hurricane Katrina right here in the United States:
Salvation Army
United Way of America
Pumpkin in a Pod Did you know that Sara now has her very own podcast? Just click to learn more!
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CHECK OUT THIS CD from Will Taylor & Strings Attached... The new CD by Will Taylor and Strings Attached “Collaborations”, which features Sara's beautiful lullaby "Its Alright", has been receiving rave reviews and is number one on Waterloo’s Texas Top Ten and number five overall. Will is so thrilled about the excitement surrounding the CD, that he has proposed a challenge to generate more CD sales. The first 5 people to purchase 50 or more “Collaborations” CDs will get Will in a tux playing a solo violin set at the event of their choice. All proceeds from the CD sales benefit CASA of Travis County, an organization that advocates for abused and neglected children making their way through the court system. The CD features live performances from Shawn Colvin, Eliza Gilkyson, Patrice Pike, Ian Moore, Guy Forsyth, Ruthie Foster, Libby Kirkpatrick, Barbara K, Jimmy La Fave, Slaid Cleaves, and Sara Hickman. These CDs make great gifts for employees, co-workers, and clients, but you only have until Friday, Oct 28th at midnight to make your purchase to qualify for the contest!
Buy the cd at http://StringsAttached.org/store.php,
Take a listen to the cd at
For more information, visit our website at http://www.stringsattached.org or http://casatravis.org
Sending love and continued support for hurricane, tsunami and earthquake victims worldwide,
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Hello, everyone!
Fall is bringing change. I love the swirl of color and crisp air.
FOR DALLAS/FT. WORTH FOLKS November 20, 5 pm (early show! yes!) I will be performing at the Granada Theatre in Dallas, TX with my band. There are many important things about this show: 1) It is the first time I will have played the Granada Theatre since 1995, when we had the "Necessary Angels" release party. So, I see a lot of symbolism in starting to rev up for next spring's release of "Motherlode" by returning to the Granada. Come spread your wings and fly! 2) We will be performing new songs from the upcoming album... 3) They serve food! And you have seats. Seats are gooooood. Dinner and drinks and music and seats!
For information, contact:
FOR SEATTLE FOLKS
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How to help others
Help victims of recent disasters around the world by sending a donation to the Red Cross:
You can also help victims of Hurricane Katrina and Wilma right here in the United States:
Salvation Army
United Way of America
Pumpkin in a Pod Did you know that Sara now has her very own podcast? Just click to learn more!
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BAND NAME I need a name for the band. What should we call it? Would you like to help me name the band? For the person with the best band name, I'll make you a Super Sara Kit full of all kinds of one of a kind goodies, and mail it to you, wrapped up with love. WOMEN IN MUSIC GUITARS
Recently, I helped paint a guitar, which will be auctioned to raise money for the Komen Foundation (breast cancer research.) They are set to go up on an online auction and will be promoted on Clear Channel Radio stations, KVET and Channel 102.3 ending in conjunction with Austin's Race for the Cure on November 6th. Bid high, bid often! Let's hope the guitars raise some money and awareness! Click here to join in the auction. Once again, thank you for all your support. Rock on, Sara |
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christmas is almost here. i realize many of you celebrate a variety of holidays, and i wish each of you a blessed time with loved ones, no matter your faith. for me, christmas is the renewal of faith in all things God, including humankind. my personal belief is that the coming year will be full of promises kept; kind words and actions taken among nations and peoples, and that war will end with conversations commencing among leaders who shall rally for the greater good. my prayer is that children will no longer suffer, the homeless will be housed, and each of us remembers to ask, "how will this affect the whole?" before making decisions. god bless the abandoned, god bless the weary and sick. god bless the farmers and the teachers and volunteers all over the world who believe in truth and justice. if you can, come celebrate with us on new year's eve at machenry's in fort worth, texas. come ring in the new year with lots of love and joy and many hugs.
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dear friends,
until we meet, i wish you well