February Newsletter

Happy February! It's another busy month for Red Yarn Productions, so I want to let you know about upcoming events and a few slight changes to my regular show schedule. Please note that I start my new 1st & 3rd Wednesday mornings at Milagros tomorrow (10:30am), I'm leading another Family Jam at Friendly House this Friday evening, and I'm performing a new show, A Horse Named Bill, this Saturday morning at Albina Library. 

Special Shows & Events:

- Friday, February 8, Family Jam at Friendly House

6:30-7:30pm. $5-$10 suggested donation per family. 

After the great success of the first Family Jam in November, we're making this a more regular event. Families are invited to bring acoustic instruments for a raucous all-ages jam session. All skill levels are welcome!

- Saturday, February 9, A Horse Named Bill at Albina Library

10:30-11:15am. 3605 NE 15th Avenue. Free!

Join children’s performer Red Yarn and his best friend – a talking horse named Bill – for this engaging musical puppet show. Audiences will journey across the country with Bill and Red, sharing adventures through a mystical desert to the Wild West as Red Yarn weaves classic horse songs together with puppetry and interactive storytelling.

- Tuesday, February 12, Boogie Woogie Concert at Salem Library

10:30-11:15am. 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR 97301. Free!

- Tuesday, February 19, Bob Rabbit on Mr. Man's Farm 

  at Sunnyside Library in Clackamas County

6:30-7:15pm. 13793 Southeast Sieben Park Way, Clackamas, OR 97015. Free!

- Saturday, March 2 at Mississippi Pizza

4:00-5:00pm. 3552 N. Mississippi Ave. $5-$10 suggested donation per family. 

- Monday, March 4 at World Forestry Center

10-10:45am. Mommy & Me Mondays. Included with museum admission.

Regular Show Schedule:

- Cafe au Play, Tuesdays, 10:30-11am. 

  $3/walking person.

  NO SHOW NEXT WEEK, FEBRUARY 12

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Milagros Boutique, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 10:30-11:15am. 

  $3/walking person.

- Woodlawn Swap'n'Play, 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 10-10:45am. 

  $5/family.

- The Treehouse Boutique, Thursdays, 10-10:45am. 

  $5/child (free for adults). 

  NO SHOW FEBRUARY 14

- Warehouse Cafe, Fridays, 10-10:45am. 

  $5/family.

As always, thanks for your support! You can follow me on Facebook for more regular updates. I hope to see you and your family at a show or event soon!

Best,

Andy "Red Yarn" Furgeson

Red Yarn Productions

Songbag-a-Day update

If you were following my Songbag-a-Day project, you've noticed that I haven't posted songs in a few days. Don't worry, I'm still recording a folksong a day. I'm going to post them in chunks from now on to save myself a little bit of time and energy. Plus, since a lot of folks use this website to check on Red Yarn's shows, I didn't want to bury my schedule where folks can't find it. Stay tuned, more songs from Carl Sandburg's American Songbag to come!

January/February news

Hello! Here's an update about my school offerings and my show/event schedule, with more out-of-town library shows and a few changes in my regular gigs. Please note my special show at Lilikoi Coffee tomorrow, Monday, from 10-10:45am, and the next Family Jam at Friendly House on Friday, February 8. 

School Performances & Residencies:

I recently added a performance program to the Young Audiences roster. It's called "The Deep Woods: Animals in American Folksongs" and it's geared toward PK-3rd graders. If your child's school is looking for an engaging musical puppet performance for an assembly or family night, please recommend me! I continue to offer my "Folk Song Puppet Show" residency through YA, and I joined the Right Brain Initiative's roster of teaching artists in the fall. I should be available for residencies/performances through Right Brain in the spring.

Regular Show Schedule:
Cafe au Play

Tuesdays, 10:30-11am. $3/walking person.

NO SHOW THIS WEEK, JANUARY 15 

Woodlawn Swap'n'Play
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 10-10:45am. $5/family.

The Treehouse Boutique

Thursdays, 10:15-11am. $5/child (free for adults). 

RESUMES THIS WEEK, JANUARY 17

Warehouse Cafe

Fridays, 10-10:45am. $5/family.

Milagros Boutique has been Fridays, 3:30-4:15pm. 

January 18 will be my last Friday afternoon there for a while, as I'm starting a new afterschool class at Bridlemile. In February and March I'll be at Milagros on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday mornings, 10-10:45am(alternating with Woodlawn Swap'n'Play). We'll see how that goes and possibly switch back to Fridays afternoons in April. $3/walking person.

Special Shows & Events:
This Monday, January 14 at Lilikoi Coffee 

10-10:45am. 2620 SE Powell Blvd. $5/family suggested donation. This sweet spot is booking more family entertainment lately, so I'm happy to have a chance to perform there.

Thursday, January 31, "The Deep Woods" at Canby Public Library

6:30-7:15pm. 292 N. Holly, Canby OR 97013. Free!

Monday, February 4 at World Forestry Center

10-10:45am. Mommy & Me Mondays. Included with museum admission.

Friday, February 8, "Family Jam" at Friendly House

6:30-7:30pm. $5-$10 suggested donation per family. After the great success of the first Family Jam in November, we're making this a more regular event. Families are invited to bring acoustic instruments for a raucous all-ages jam session. All skill levels are welcome!

Saturday, February 9, "A Horse Named Bill" at Albina Library

10:30-11:15am. 3605 NE 15th Avenue. Free!

Join children’s performer Red Yarn and his best friend – a talking horse named Bill – for this engaging musical puppet show. Audiences will journey across the country with Bill and Red, sharing adventures through a mystical desert to the Wild West as Red Yarn weaves classic horse songs together with puppetry and interactive storytelling.

Tuesday, February 12, "Boogie Woogie Concert" at Salem Library

10:30-11:15am. 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR 97301. Free!

Tuesday, February 19, "Bob Rabbit on Mr. Man's Farm" 
    at Sunnyside Library in Clackamas County

6:30-7:15pm. 13793 Southeast Sieben Park Way, Clackamas, OR 97015. Free!

Thanks for your ongoing support. Follow me on Facebook for more regular updates. I hope to see you and your family at a show or event soon!

Best,

Andy Furgeson

Red Yarn Productions

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