Wednesday, May 27, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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SFF, Circle of Friends partner up
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF),
in support of Circle of Friends,
is presenting Steve Seskin in
concert on Thursday, June 4,
at The Belfry in Sisters. Ses-
kin, a hit songwriter, accom-
plished teacher and anti-bul-
lying advocate performed at
last year’s Sisters Folk Festi-
val. The June 4 concert is pre-
sented as Music & Mentors.
“We felt a partnership with
Circle of Friends was a per-
fect fit because of our simi-
lar shared visions,” said Brad
Tisdel, creative director of
Sisters Folk Festival. “Rather
than having Steve only doing
a concert, we saw an oppor-
tunity to help raise aware-
ness and support for Circle
of Friends, while at the same
time connecting young people
to a great music teacher and
inspiration.”
SFF is planning on hav-
ing a few Americana Proj-
ect students who have been
mentors in the community
perform, and a collaboration
between the mentees of Circle
of Friends and Seskin on an
original song.
Seskin will be working in
the schools that day through
the Americana Project as a
guest artist. The Americana
photo provided
Sisters dancers will perform in the recital “Journeys” on May 30.
Dance recital set
for Saturday
The Sisters Dance
Academy will put on their
11th semi-annual recital on
Saturday, May 30, at Sisters
High School. This year’s
theme, “Journeys,” will be
representing many different
kinds of journeys through
dance. Some of the light-
hearted journeys include
a group of hip-hop space
explorers, another piece
includes jazz dancers who are
pirates searching for treasure.
The teen hip-hop class will be
depicting the journey of hip-
hop dance — beginning with
it’s roots in Africa — and the
stage will be brought to life
with live drummers.
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On a more serious note,
there will be a ballet work
representing the emotional
journey of having cancer.
The senior performance
ensemble will be represent-
ing the journey of young
Malala Yousafzai, a 12-year-
old Pakistani girl who sur-
vived a shooting in her fight
for girls and women to get
education.
Join them on their Journey
Saturday, May 30, 6:30 p.m.
at Sisters High School audi-
torium. Admission is $10, $5
for youth 12 and under.
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Project, the educational out-
reach of SFF, has mentored
young people in music and
self-expression through the
arts for the past 15 years. It
is the organization’s intention
to create lasting, meaningful,
student-to-student connec-
tions, and is one reason for the
success and sustainability of
the program.
Steve Seskin is one of
the most successful writers
in music today, with a boat-
load of songs recorded by
music luminaries such as Tim
McGraw; Kenny Chesney;
Collin Raye; Peter Frampton;
Waylon Jennings; Alabama;
and Peter, Paul and Mary. A
Steve Seskin concert will have
you wiping away a tear one
minute and laughing out loud
the next. His songs all have
messages that touch the heart:
from the feelings of a little boy
missing his father, to growing
up and being true to yourself,
to one of his most well-known
themes of being considerate to
and respectful of one another
as expressed in “Don’t Laugh
at Me.”
Other Seskin hits include:
“I Think About You,” “Life’s
A Dance,” “No Doubt About
It,” “If You’ve Got Love”
and “Grown Men Don’t Cry.”
“Don’t Laugh at Me” was a
finalist for CMA Song of the
Year in 1999 and has spurred a
tolerance movement launched
by Operation Respect.
Seskin met and partnered
with Peter Yarrow in bringing
the program into thousands of
schools nationwide.
“Music is such a great
inspiration in a child’s life. We
are very excited for Circle of
Friends to have this opportu-
nity with Steve Seskin. His
contagious passion for music
and children will create a great
experience for all,” said Deb-
bie Newport, executive direc-
tor of Circle of Friends.
For more information visit
www.sistersfolkfestival.org or
call 541-549-4979.