dear friends and friends i've yet to meet,

the cold chill of january has seeped into my office, but even though my fingers are numb, i will not be deterred in my desire to send you an official happy new year's greeting!

may this year be the one you create!

ok, here's some heads-up on where i'll be spreading music and love... and don't forget... MAY 9 is the official release date of MOTHERLODE, my new adult cd. yes, yes! a new birth in the long line of cds... and this one will be twins because there are two discs chock full of new songs! one disc contains happy, upbeat, hopeful, funny, sexy songs about relationships... from a wife, mom, lover, friend, musician... and the other cd is songs of universal sadness, concern and thoughts on the state of being a woman in today's world.... so, you can choose your mood and slip in the disc that supports you where you are.... or alter your mood!

UPCOMING DATES

January 26, this Thursday....Rutumaya, Austin, TX 8:00pm...solo show

January 31....Austin Seminary Performance, Austin, TX

Feb 2 & 3....Early Childhood Development Conference at St. Lukes United Methodist in Houston, Texas (four sessions)

Feb 4...my friend and keyboard player marries his sweetheart in Mexico! Congratulations to Eddy and Kristen!

Feb 7...State Theater, Austin, TX, 7 pm

Feb 10-13....National Folk Alliance in Austin, TX...I'll be doing four different shows, including a children's show.... check my calendar for listings/locations

Feb 14....A day of gratitude for all of you and all the kindness you have bestowed upon me, my music and my family. Happy Valentine's Day. I love you!

More to come.....I'll be at Dan Electro's in Houston, there will be record release parties in Houston, Austin, Dallas and, of course, the Kerrville Folk Festival.

Trying to set up a tour to come to your town, so let us know which towns that would be so we can GET ON IT! Also, if you feel so inclined, send the name of the club or house concert that you'd like to see me appear at.... and we'll do our best to make that happen! email me at sara@sarahickman.com.

Read my blog, www.zenlala.com, to learn more about my snake, Jeff Goldblum, or to hear my podcasts... or just because you want to read something to pass the time!

Also, support people around the world working tirelessly to make life better for others in their communities... go to www.necessaryangels.org and see how you can get involved! These are all groups I have worked with or believe in.

Sending big New Year's kisses and glasses of bubbling apple cider,
Sara

PS... Check out the following sites of people doing great things in their communties.... Let us know if you have a site you want us to share.... we can't share every submission every newsletter, but we want to support you in your endeavor, so we'll pick some now and then to post in the newsletter.

in memory of Kelli Nemecek, these sparkling red baby hats are being sold to raise funds for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. the goal is 100 hats... but wouldn't 200 be fantastic? your contribution honors & commemorates the life of a very dear daughter, sister, wife, friend and loved one to many.

"She was a beautiful young woman from Dallas who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. For many, her face and words represented the story of the courage and conviction of all cancer patients and researchers. They, along with volunteers, friends and staff throughout the country, share a relentless pursuit for a cure."

- Dwayne Howell, President & CEO, Leukemia Lymphoma Society

For more information about battling blood cancers visit: http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org

An Update on Gracie

here is an update on gracie...remember the little girl who i wrote the song "i wish you well" for? well, she is doing great! Gracie's mom reports:

Gracie entered an art contest through the "Leukemia Lymphoma Society", and her drawing went to Capital Hill and will be used for future promotional items, I think a calendar. Her drawing was called "A Garden of Peace". It was a rainbow with flowers underneath it. We are so proud.

Gracie's mom Suzanne has just opened a fun business creating custom promotional novelties. Her website at http://www.starnovelties.com includes a section on special causes. Because non-profit and hospital groups supported her family, she is working to support them in return with special help and pricing.

Hello, Dear Super Pals!

There is so much going on in the world right now that I find I want to eat more chocolate. It doesn't solve anything, but it is comforting and then I seem to think more clearly, perhaps because the caffeine says, "Yes, you can."

I have a show at a new venue (well, new to me!) in Houston this Saturday. I am hoping those of you in the big H can come out and celebrate with me and my Soul Purpose band. Chocolate for all!

Dan Electro's
1031 E. 24th St.
Houston, TX
713-862-8707

Love,
Sara

Feb. 27: Lucky Lounge, Austin, TX
Sara will be a panelist for the Austin Music Foundation Boot Camp! "The State of Austin's Music Industry in 2006" will be discussed from 6:30-8:30pm.

Feb 28: Texas Union Showroom, Austin, TX
Instruments of Freedom! Texas Union Showroom hosts a free concert from 8:00-10:00pm featuring Sara, Tony Scalzo and Carolyn Wonderland.

March 3-4: Imagination Celebration, Fort Worth, TX
Sara will be performing at the Ridgely Country Club!

For more upcoming appearances, check out Sara's site at http://www.sarahickman.com/dates/

Exclusive for Newsletter Subscribers
Sneak a listen to "A Song For You" from Sara's upcoming double CD, MOTHERLODE.

"A Song of You" is inspired by the letters of John and Abigail Adams, Sara's great-great-great grandparents. And what better time than President's Day to preview a presidential love story?

Don't forget -- each month until May, hear another preview on Sara's podcast, Zen la la Radio!

Thanks for being a subscriber, and thanks for spreading the word about Sara!

Hello, Everybody!

IT'S SPRING! Doncha just love all the color everywhere? (Except for the people still in snow. Well, snow is lovely, too! Especially when you turn it into snow angels!)

Whew! What a whirlwind it has been since I last wrote. If you'd like to catch up on what's been going on in the Super Pal Universe, feel free to check out my blog (http://www.zenlala.com) for further details. I'm also in the process of writing Ellen DeGeneres as often as possible through the blog. You know, you can't have a dream come true if you don't put it out there! Come join me in the hilarity and subtleties of life!

NEWS:

MOTHERLODE has had it's release date pushed back to June 9...why? Well, because I am going into a joint venture with Mesa Blue/Fontana/Universal for major distribution... so, you should be able to find the new record in Virgin Megastores, Best Buy, Borders, etc. This is exciting for me because I will now be partnering with a larger company, but still retaining ownership of the masters and Sleeveless (my label) will have more power to boot. Thank you to George Nauful for being a creative business man, and to Rob Sides (General Manager of Sleeveless) for introducing us and getting the ball rolling! Watch for the NEW website coming March 31...Gene has really done a beautiful job! And you'll get hints of what is to come with the artwork for the new cd....

NAPPA has released a collection of cds with winners for best children's music, and my song for Lily, "It's Alright", is included on the cd entitled "Classic Lullabies". The set also includes songs by Stormy Weather, Tom Chapin, Kenny Loggins, Gene Miller, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer...

Check out Gallery Store 37! This is a great art gallery we discovered on our trip to Chicago. This isn't just a store for art's sake, but assists young people into becoming contributing artists with a unique job training program in the arts. All proceeds go back into funding the program that makes the storefront, and training, possible. Check them out at http://www.gallery37.org

Thanks to the good folks at Jefferson Freedom Cafe... on a whim, I talked about the Tanner Romania Mission and turned my set list into a giant "we love you" card, complete with donations. $200 will be sent to Romania! Thank you!

the tanner romania mission is currently putting an addition onto the boys home they have built for orphans. if you would like to make additional donations, please send them to: gloria allread, 1rst C.C.C.C., 115 west 5th street, greenville, OH, 45331... thank you for helping to save a life!!!

Jan Laramie, one of our necessary angels, passed away after a long battle with Huntington's Disease. Jan and Phil have been faithful and kind supporters of my music... if anyone would like to make a donation on behalf of this beautiful woman, memorials can be sent to:
The Huntington Disease Society of America
8039 Watson Road
St. Louis, MO 63119

And my dear friend, Barry Wilbern, passed after an accident while working on a beloved building. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. I knew Barry since 1981...

Love,
Sara

For more upcoming appearances, check out Sara's site at http://www.sarahickman.com/shows/

March 25...Sara workshop with Austin Songwriter's Group...10 a.m. at Threadgills...First and Barton Springs...$20...event lasts 10-2pm. Bring your guitar/songs for Sara's one hour workshop and learn how to take your songs to another level

March 26...Mother/Daughter Book club...We just finished reading "Ragweed"...so we'll be discussing the mice and the cats. Check it out and start your own club!

March 27...writing with Rachel Loy...new songs to come!

March 28...Lake Pointe Elementary School performance, 10 am. Singing and jumping up and down with the kids!

March 31...Private house concert in Houston at the Gilmores

April 1...Denton, TX...Texas Storytelling Festival...children's show around 3 pm, and then opening for Brave Combo around 6 or 7 (check their website for more info) Should be an excellent day!

April 6...Austin, TX....7:00 pm...Sara sings at CURVES for ladies only! Come enjoy a night of song/stories/laughter/tears with Sara at her very own workout joint! We will also be raising awareness and funds for the Tanner Romania Mission... so bring gently used toys/blankets 512-444-4287 for more information and location...$10

April 8...Dallas, TX...103.7 FM presents "Eggstravaganza"... Sara to do a children's show at 10 am

8:30 pm...Later that same day, also in Dallas, at BEND STUDIO, 5014 McKinney Avenue....214-841-9642... This venue is very intimate with only 90 seats...$25

APRIL 9....Austin, TX....Music in the Park for the Arts... Barton Hills Elementary Fundraiser for Music and Art funding in the school... 1-8 pm, Sara plays for families at 4:45-6pm.... School funding for arts has been slashed 25%, so please come enjoy Trish Murphy, Darden Smith, Carrie Rodriguez, Natural Causes and Sara while supporting arts for kids!

April 15...Austin, TX...Girl Scout Lone Star Council Event... Sara and other local leaders talk with girls about careers

April 17th...5th annual Universal Living Wage Tax Day Event! Go to your local Post Office and call for a Universal Living Wage, which would be a single national formula that ensures anyone working 40 hours in a week would be able to afford basic food, shelter and have access to health care.

Many American business have grown to rely on government subsidies to pick up a portion of the basic wage... Workers are forced in ever increasing numbers to rely on food stamps and general assistance. Congress originally intended for these to be emergency, stop gap measures. If businesses paid employees a fair living wage, we could dramatically reduce the burden on tax payers! Select a post office in your city where the media show up every year to report last minute tax filers... Then call or email us with that address at rrtroxell@aol.com with "tax day" in the subject. We will send you a 4' by 10' banner that says: REDUCE YOUR TAXES!

Visit www.UniversalLivingWage.org to see photos of past Tax Days and "Bridge the Economic Gap Day" held in September 2005. I attended the September event here in Austin....

"You shall not abuse a needy and destitute laborer, whether a fellow countryman or a stranger... You must pay him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets, for he is needy and sets his life on it..."
Deuteronomy 24:14-15

Until next time...

I wish you well,
I wish you love
I wish you all I can...
Gratefully,
Sara

dear super pals across the universe!

have you had a moment to see what has happened at http://www.sarahickman.com?
"what? what has happened", you ask. "does she finally have dancing bears?"
no. no bears.
something even better than bears. i promise!

Love,
Sara

thursday, april 6....austin, tx: for women only! sara solo at CURVES, south lamar location...7:00 pm...$10....wine and munchies, stories and song... proceeds benefit the Tanner Romania Mission

saturday, april 8...dallas, tx... two very different events:

103.7 Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt & Musical Event
sara performs from 10-11 am at Oak Point Park in Plano...

adult show: 8 pm, BEND STUDIO, 5014 McKinney Ave...$25... this is a very intimate show with me in a gorgeous setting. this will be my first time to perform at Bend, and i hear it is astounding. dave little opens.

sunday, april 9...austin, tx: music in the park for the arts....at barton hills elementary in barton hills... i will be emceeing this event all day...and performing at 4:45 pm... we are raising money to bring back our art/music/p.e. teacher full time after having funding slashed 25%.... children 12 and under FREE, adults $20 and kids 13-18 $10...come support the arts in school!

WITH A THOUGHTFUL ENDING...

if you have a moment, i ask you to go visit http://www.purpleheartaustin.org/rice.htm and read about our dear neighbor, arthur rice, who passed away on saturday night. say a prayer of gratitude for a fellow human being who gave his all as a father, husband, soldier and friend. we will miss you, mr. rice.

until next time, love the one you're with...
gratefully,
sara

hello, everyone!

wow! this is one packed month, with lots of exciting things happening on the way to the release of "motherlode." read on!

UPCOMING DATES:

Thursday, May 11... Mucky Duck, Houston, TX...Sara Hickman's Soul Purpose...the band returns! With special guest and wonderful friend Jonathan Edwards opening!!

Saturday, May 13... Poor David's Pub, Dallas, TX... day time show for children (sara solo) and Sara Hickman's Soul Purpose adult show at night

Sunday, May 14, MOTHER'S DAY!!!... Gruene Hall, San Marcos, TX... This is the first time I have ever played this Texas institution. Jonathan Edwards will be kicking things off, followed by Sara Hickman's Soul Purpose

Tuesday, May 16....Cactus Cafe, Austin, TX.... Sara Hickman and Jonathan Edwards solo together for a night of storytelling and song

Saturday, May 20... Wildflower Festival, Richardson, TX...Sara performs solo

Sunday, May 21... Wildflower Festival, Richardson, TX...Sara Hickman's Soul Purpose plays with Lisa Loeb and Shawn Colvin

Friday, May 26...Spike's Wedding...Austin, TX....I'm making the wedding cake... which will be in the shape of a dumpster, full of fantastic miniature dumpster items (a lamp, a rubber mouse, you get the picture). Spike's wish comes true! Congratulations, Spike!

Saturday, May 27...Lily's Bridging Ceremony....Austin, TX... Lily bridges over from Brownie to full fledged Girl Scout!

If you pre-order "Motherlode", 10 lucky winners will find a GOLDEN TICKET inside their order. The ticket invites you plus one person to a show for free entry and to meet with me (and the band, if they are with me at the time) before or after the show, where we will share our snacks and tales of the road! And you can tell us what's up with you in person!!! Pre-orders will be open soon -- check out the website for a pre-order announcement.

And as the CD release date approaches, Team Sara is asking for your help in getting out the word. Street Angels, we're looking for you! To learn how to earn your Street Angel wings, just visit http://www.sarahickman.com/community/angels.

AND
"Late Night With David Letterman" played excerpts of my song "Don't Give Up" on two different shows!!!

FINALLY
I marched in the Invisible Children event Saturday night in Austin. Read more about these children and what you can do to help at http://www.invisiblechildren.com.

Sending love, sending gratitude, and eternal prayers for a world of peace,

Sara

Dear Super Pals,

We are very excited here at Super Pal Universal Headquarters!!! The weeks are flying by...and the countdown to June 20, the release of MOTHERLODE, is about to explode!

Thanks to all of you already hard at work calling stations and asking for Sara music! We appreciate you, truly, we do... In a world where so many changes are happening faster than the blink of an eye, family and friends are the one constant we can all depend on. I love you and I thank you for blessing me (and my band) with all of your support.

I'd like to personally invite each of you to come to our cd release party on June 17th at RUTA MAYA, Austin, Tx....with full band! We will have cds at the party, (so you can get one 3 days before they arrive in stores!) and we are more than happy to decorate them for you with our love and happiness! 9 pm... tickets only $10, available at the door. Check out http://www.rutamaya.net for more info!

Also, the morning will start off with fun at BIG RED SUN with a children's show by none other than yours truly... So, you can have a full day of Saranading....!!! 9:30 am... two more shows in July and August, for a great Super Pal Summer!
Download the Super Pal poster here.

If you pre-order "Motherlode", 10 lucky winners will find a GOLDEN TICKET inside their order. The ticket invites you plus one person to a show for free entry and to meet with me (and the band, if they are with me at the time) before or after the show, where we will share our snacks and tales of the road! And you can tell us what's up with you in person!!!

As the CD release date approaches, Team Sara is asking for your help in getting out the word. Street Angels, we're looking for you! To learn how to earn your Street Angel wings, just visit http://www.sarahickman.com/community/angels.

Reviews are starting to come in for "Motherlode," including this one from Amazon.com...

Musically, thematically, even spiritually, this two-disc meditation on motherhood and the joys and frustrations of women is the most wildly ambitious release of the veteran Texan's career. After channeling her talents into a series of children's albums in recent years, Sara Hickman returns to thoroughly adult concerns (as the cover illustration from the Kama Sutra attests). Though her style has long straddled folk and pop, the richness of these arrangements underscores the depth of her lyrics. On "To a Maddening Ghost," the melodic sophistication and inventive section support a desperate prayer, a lullaby for the sleepless, while the stirring lead guitar from David Grissom (Joe Ely, Dixie Chicks) brings "Living in Quiet Desperation" to a strong, almost triumphant finale. In addition to the eclecticism of her own material, Hickman offers a surprising range of covers, including a somber reading of Tears for Fears' "Mad World," a jazzy recasting of the Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper," an inspirational reading of Peter Himmelman's "This Too Shall Pass," and a rendition of the traditional "Wagoner's Lad" that evokes Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. The discs split in terms of mood, with despair dominant on the first and happiness permeating the second, as the seven-minute "My Mama's Hands" (with harmonies from Kelly Willis) provides a bridge of generational continuity.

Sending summer time love and hope to see you soon!
Sara

Dear Super Pals,

Can you feel the excitement? This is the week! The big week when MOTHERLODE is born!

Here are just some of the festivities planned, as more are confirmed we'll post them on the website just for you! (http://www.sarahickman.com/shows)

This Friday, June 16 at 12pm CT
Another great radio appearance with Sara and the band, this time on KUT 90.5. Live streaming available on the web at http://www.kut.org.

Super Pal Summer Kickoff, This Saturday at 9:30am
The morning will start off with fun at BIG RED SUN with a children's show by none other than yours truly... So, you can have a full day of Saranading....!!! 9:30 am... two more shows in July and August, for a great Super Pal Summer! We're gonna fly high on super songs with Super Sara at the Super Pal Universe, with stories, breakfast, and lots of fun!
Download the Super Pal poster here.

The Official CD Release Party, This Saturday at 9:30pm
I'd like to personally invite each of you to come to our cd release party on June 17th at RUTA MAYA, Austin, Tx....with full band! We will have cds at the party, (so you can get one 3 days before they arrive in stores!) and we are more than happy to decorate them for you with our love and happiness! 9 pm... tickets only $10, available at the door. Check out http://www.rutamaya.net for more info!

The Official CD Store Party, This Tuesday at 5:00pm
The big day has arrived, and Sara will be on-hand at Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas to celebrate the national release of Motherlode! Free music, free beer, and your chance to pick up a copy of Motherlode on it's birth day! Info and directions at http://www.waterloorecords.com/

More Radio Fun
Catch Sara on "Art of the Song: Creativity Radio" this coming week on more than 50 stations across the country -- find a local airtime or listen on the web at http://artofthesong.org/.

Serenity Now... or at least, next Friday
The North Texas screening of Joss Whedon's 'Serenity' will be held at midnight on Friday, 23 June, at the Studio Movie Grill in Addison. (That's Friday night / Saturday morning, for those keeping score.) Tickets are $10 in advance*, and $12 at the door. (We highly recommend buying tickets in advance from http://Serenity.TheAmigos.net, as we have every indication this event will sell out.)

The screening is part of the Serenity Now / Equality Now global event, which benefits Equality Now, a non-profit organization that works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through the mobilization of public pressure.

Ticket holders are eligible to win door prizes from the event's promotional partners -- Movie Trading Company, Sci-Fi Expo, BenBella Books, FanDone.com, and DragonWeave Jewelry. For details and advance tickets, go to http://Serenity.TheAmigos.net

Not available in stores!
Tee shirts for "Motherlode" are now available!!! Pick one up at a Sara Show or online at sarahickman.com/store.

Last Chance to Win a Golden Ticket
If you pre-order "Motherlode", 10 lucky winners will find a GOLDEN TICKET inside their order. The ticket invites you plus one person to a show for free entry and to meet with me (and the band, if they are with me at the time) before or after the show, where we will share our snacks and tales of the road! And you can tell us what's up with you in person!!! You can only find a Golden Ticket inside CDs purchased from The Connextion. Click "Store" on sarahickman.com.

As the CD hits the streets, Team Sara is asking for your help in getting out the word. Street Angels, we're looking for you! To learn how to earn your Street Angel wings, just visit http://www.sarahickman.com/community/angels.

Here's a new review from ThisIsTexasMusic.com...
To paraphrase a defunct automaker’s catch phrase, “This is not your toddler’s Sara Hickman!”

Hickman’s new double album, Motherlode, catches the prolific singer and writer of both adult and children’s songs in two distinctly grown-up moods: one quite desperate, the other more defiant.

Clearly, womanhood and motherhood, and the mud too often slung at both, weigh heavily and proximately on Hickman, who traditionally has smiled brightly from her album covers.

True, many of her previous outings were also bittersweet, often blending hope and despair, love and loss. This time out, however, despair and loss push more forcefully to the fore; but while hope and love are less readily apparent than usual, they remain forces nonetheless.

On disc one, The Mirror (Of Despair), Hickman juxtaposes biting lyrics against sweet music and well crafted musicianship to highlight the fate of women trapped in a misogynistic social prison. She critiques the status quo most effectively with an upbeat reading of the traditional The Wagoner’s Lad; an honest, achingly personal take on Tears for Fear’s Mad World; and her own self-affirming Comfort’s Sigh and My Mama’s Hands.

With disc two, The Thread (Of Happiness), Hickman leverages a set of (literally) more brassy songs to defy that patriarchal prison. Here, she broadens her musical palette with the funky, horn driven reggae of her own Two Days Today; the country-flavored blues of Amy Rigby’s Are We Ever Gonna Have Sex Again?; the post-hip-hop R&B of Addison and Singh’s Enuf; the classic folk-rock of Peter Himmelman’s This Too Will Pass; and the soulful jazz of Dan Cohen’s paean to parenthood, Your Reward.

Despite occasional heavy-handed production/engineering/mixing values – for which Hickman as Producer must be held responsible – both discs share her deliciously versatile vocals, creative arrangements, and the support of a cadre of guest artists both local (including singer/songwriters Shawn Colvin and Kelly Willis) and national (including guitar guru Adrian Belew).

Motherlode documents Hickman’s reaction to a social minefield that should have been swept clean years ago. With well crafted and chosen words and music she describes, critiques, and in her way overcomes an unjust world in which women remain second-class citizens. And all along, she manages to eschew self-destruction negativism in favor of a healthy dose of “can do” positivism.

Whether or not Hickman purposefully includes her piquant and hit-worthy cover of The Rolling Stones’ Mother’s Little Helper to remind us that baby-boomer second wave feminism is now four-plus decades old is questionable. Whatever the case, it is a timely reminder that equality for women and mothers in both the private and public spheres should no longer be an issue, but a fact.

4-1/2 of 5 stars

Hope to see you soon!
Sara

Dear Mother's Helpers,

MOTHERLODE is out and in full swing! We have been getting radio play at non-commercial stations around the U.S! Thanks to each and everyone of you who have been supportive and bought a copy of the new cd... Make sure and check the radio listing in this newsletter... if you can, please call in and support the new songs! We will be working commercial radio very soon, and will send those station ID's out as soon as we start. Believe it or not, your phone calls make a HUGE difference on what program directors decide to play...so don't be shy!

A mama black bear and her cubs, leaping salmon, free-flying wild bald eagles, a sea otter and two banana slugs... A full moon and crisp night air, surrounded by huge trees and the call of the wild... These are some of the memories my family and I will carry from our great trip to Ketchikan, Alaska where I had a wonderful set of shows. I performed at the local library for children, and one at a theater for families.

I'd also like to thank Linda and John Severt for opening their home and hosting a house concert in Seattle! You can read more about all of this on my blog, http://www.zenlala.com...

Which, by the way, will be part of a worldwide blogathon on July 29th! Check out http://www.blogathon.org for more information, and visit my friend's site, DEVIN PIKE, http://swamplog.typepad.com.

The charity I've chosen is The Invisible Children Project, which is helping the children of Uganda escape the Lord's Resistance Army, a group of wandering thugs who kidnap and torture young children.

UPCOMING DATES:

Saturday, July 15
FAULK CENTRAL LIBRARY/Children's Performance, 2 pm
800 Guadalupe, Austin

Monday & Tuesday, July 17-18, 10-2pm
Creativity Camp for Girls/Sara's House

Thursday, July 20th
CARVER BRANCH LIBRARY/Children's Performance, 2 pm
1161 Angelina, Austin

Thursday, July 20th
CAFE CAFFEINE/Adult Show, 8 pm
with Christine Albert and Chris Gage in the round
Austin

Saturday, July 22
BIG RED SUN/Family Event, 9:30-11 am
with guest storyteller, Dianna Aston
Austin

Sunday, July 23
MEMORIAL SERVICE for Maya Hubner
Please say a blessing on behalf of this sweet girl and her family's grieving. Thank you.

Monday, July 24
LIVE PERFORMANCE ON KGSR
Austin, TX
Please call in and light up the phones! http://kgsr.com/

Thursday, July 27
RUTUMAYA/Adult Concert with Band, 10:30 pm
Austin

Friday, July 28
PRIVATE EVENT, Austin

Saturday, July 29
MACHENRY'S CD RELEASE PARTY
Fort Worth, TX

Monday, July 31
PRIVATE EVENT, Austin

Tuesday, August 1st
CONCERT FOR BANGLEDESH...complete live re-creation of the George Harrison concert in Central Park
Threadgill's, Austin, TX
8:00-10:30 pm

Opening Indian music: Oliver Rajamani
Intermission
Wah-Wah: Darin and band
My Sweet Lord: Darin and band
Awaiting On You All: Miles Zuniga and band
That's the Way God Planned It: Nakia and band
It Don't Come Easy: Benjamin Hotchkiss and band
Beware of Darkness: Spencer Gibb and band
While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Gary Clark, Jr. and band
Jumping Jack Flash/Youngblood: Matt Hubbard and band
Here Comes The Sun: Sara Hickman and Trish Murphy
A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall: Matt The Electrician
It Takes A Lot To Laugh: Beaver Nelson
Blowin' In The Wind: Mario Matteoli
Mr Tambourine Man: Michael Fracasso
Just Like A Woman: TBA
Something: TBA
Bangladesh: Darin and band
Encore - What Is Life: All

Admission : $10 dollars in advance/ $12 at the door.
All proceeds will go directly to the George Harrison Fund For UNICEF. Most of the money in the fund goes to various assistance programs in Bangladesh, but some of it is distributed around the world to help children in other humanitarian crises.

CHECK OUT

Puremusic.com for an unbelievable interview between me and Frank Goodman... everything you could want to know about the new album, and more... complete with photos... Amazon.com asked me to submit my Top 10 music list...it will be up soon...more info to follow

Working on getting dates around the U.S. so if you have one of those golden tickets...hold on! Sister's on fire and she's headed your way!

Sending summertime love...

Sara

hello, super pals of the universe!

summer is over and school has started. thus, a short update on upcoming events where i would LOVE to see your happy, smiling faces and share a motherlode of tunes with you!

This Friday, AUGUST 18

My own show at Threadgills, Austin, TX (Barton Springs location)
Come on out and I promise to rock the casbah! 10 pm

This Saturday, AUGUST 19

Big Red Sun Family Show, 9:30 am....breakfast muffins, juice, bananas and speaking of bananas... come dance and sing and hear some tall tales!

Monday, AUGUST 21

Taping for Woodsongs Old Time Radio, Lexington, KY
Yes, that is right! I will be in Lexington. Come find me and share a smile.

Wed, AUGUST 23

Live on KOOP Radio, 6 pm, Austin, TX with Dillon the Poet hosting

Thurs, AUGUST 24

Starbucks Reading Program...3 pm...I'll be reading books at the William Cannon/Westgate location as part of Matt Lauer's TODAY SHOW national readathon

Friday, AUGUST 25

KUHF 88.7 live on the radio around 2 pm...Houston, TX

followed by my MOTHERLODE CD release party at The Mucky Duck!! Come on out and get happy with a brand new copy of MOTHERLODE that I promise to decorate just for YOU!!!

More to come...Thanks to everyone for all the love and support and calling radio stations.... Your calls make the difference!!!

And you know what...more than that...YOU make the difference and I am blessed to know you.

With a grateful heart....

Sara

CHECK OUT...

Sara will be attending the Share The Passion Exhibit on September 12. This event benefits the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas (DSACT) -- Sara will be appearing in another calendar! Learn more about this project at http://www.dsact.com/Calendar.html ...

You'll also find Sara in concert at the St. John's United Methodist Church on September 8 at 7pm, 2140 Allendale Road in Austin, Texas. For more information, call 512-452-5737...

What? More?! Yup -- she'll be at the Austin City Limits Festival singing away for kids and families. Stop by the Austin Kiddie Limits stage on September 15 at 6pm! For more info, visit http://www.aclfestival.com/lineup.aspx ...

STILL more! Catch a special free in-store performance at the Virgin Megastore in the Grapevine Mills Mall -- that's north of Dallas, Texas -- on September 7 at 6pm, just before her performance later that evening at Grapefest! Pick up a copy of Motherlode while you're there!

FINALLY.