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| Two new videos - Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:21:09 GMT Contents: Two new videos Hang on Sloopy - Orange Juice performs the OSU classic November 2007 Open Mic Sampler Tags: orange juice, ohio state, open mic, |
| The Past Three Weeks - Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:16:13 GMT Contents: I'm three weeks behind on updating! Rehearsal Week March 17 Talent Show Week March 24 This week featured the triumphant return of three old friends, Mary Hamilton, recovering from shoulder surgery, Rose, recovering from a broken foot, and her granddaughter Briana. MC: Heath Judges: Rose, Briana, Mary Acts: (songs) Chris Vernell Darrell Mary Tereza Thomas Dee w/ Gwen and Nana (other) Heath - drums Nana - Comedy/testimony Sing-Along Week March 31st SING ALONG This was a fun week, as we did a combination of old folk/protest songs, hymns and other sing-along favorites, including, Down By the Riverside, We Shall Overcome, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Kumbayah, Amazing Grace, This Little Light of Mine, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Lift Every Voice and Sing, Amen, and many others. We also featured an original solo by Sparkle, Marilyn & Chris duetting on "Today", Heath leading Hotel California and a gospel solo by Darrell. Heath Sparkle Darryl Brenda Gwen David B Juan David W David E Vernell Eileen Chris Man Man Nana Diamond Marilyn +3 more GUITAR LESSONS -Brandon Mattie, Matthew, Eric Total - 17 adults, 5 youth, 22 total |
| Talent Week - Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:09:32 GMT Contents: MC: Craig Setup: Ronnie, Craig Acts: Eileen - Amazing Grace Sparkle - A Woman's Worth LaToya - His Eye is On the Sparrow Shala'a, Justice, Diamond - Weak Brenda & Vernell - (Original Spiritual) Vernell - gospel blues Chris - Killing the Blues Juan - Smoke on the Water Dee - I Came to Jesus Heath - Hotel California Others: - David, Gwen, 2 other adults, ManMan, Daniel, two other children Adults: 12 Youth: 6 TOTAL: 18 The show started with a bang with Eileen's powerful a capella rendition of Amazing Grace, which began a trend of the evening, as two acts were also performed without accompaniment ("Weak" and "His Eye is on the Sparrow") |
| Belated Posting - Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:22:41 GMT Contents: I'm late on posting, and wanted to get these in before the new week's events! TALENT SHOW WEEK - We had an unusual treat this week when textile artist Iola Simmons came to share her artwork and serve as a guest judge. MC- Faye Judges - Iola, Heath, Brenda Acts - Heath Thomas Vernell Sparkle Brena Juan Dee REHEARSAL WEEK VOCALS Shala'a, Justice and [Destiny?] Sparkle LaToya GUITAR Mattie Matthew OTHER Brenda Vernell |
| Rehearsal Week - Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:14:31 GMT Contents: First - Some new videos from "Orange Juice & Friends" Don't Need You (Orange Juice) Downfall (Johnny Miracle) This was a good rehearsal week with some strong performances that promise good things for next week. Vocal Teacher - Eileen -------- Heath - Hotel California Sparkle - A Woman's Worth Shala'a - Weak Nana - Lean on Me Guitar Teacher - Brandon --------- Matthew Mattie Performance Coach - Chris ------------ Craig [girl] Other Attendees -------------- [woman] [man] Ronnie Eric Robert Justice Adults: 10 Youth: 7 TOTAL: 17 Tags: johnny miracle, orange juice, |
| February 08 Open Mic - Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:21:16 GMT Contents: This was one of our best Open Mic sessions in several months, with some top notch acts, some new and returning faces, and strong youth participation. Setup Crew: David & Craig MC: Christian Nana- Comedy Act Dee (with Thomas) - Life Story (spoken word) Drum-off competition (David vs Juan vs Craig vs Shala'a) Shala'a & Justice - "Weak" Sparkle - A Woman's Worth LaToya - song Chris - "The Water is Wide" Eileen - "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" David & Craig - instrumental improv Some of the highlights this week included cousins Shala'a and Justice performing SWV's classic "Weak", Dee's heartfelt spoken word piece, Sparkle's powerful rendition of Alicia Keys' "A Woman's Worth" and a standout performance from professional jazz vocalist Eileen on "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Next Week: REHEARSAL |
| Orange Juice & Friends - videos - Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:22:28 GMT Contents: Here are the first two videos from Orange Juice & Friends rock concert: Orange Juice plays Wolfmother's "Joker and the Thief" Johnny Miracle does the song he wrote for his mother. |
| Rehearsal Week Feb 4 08' - Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:38:36 GMT Contents: The big news for this week was the ROCK CONCERT ("Orange Juice & Friends"), which was a big success thanks to stellar talent and a team of committed volunteers. Program: Chris S- "Mona Lisa" Chris & Juan - "To Love Somebody" David, Juan & Chris - "3 O'Clock World", "Beverly Hills" Johnny Miracle - "Bring it Out", "On Top of the World", "The Downfall" INTERMISSION Orange Juice - "The Joker and the Thief", "Satisfaction", "Jet", and seven other songs including three original numbers. Encore: "Hang On Sloopy" MC: Craig Catering: Dee and Gwen Production: Chris and Eileen Publicity: Orange Juice, Craig, Rose Setup: Craig, Chris, Faye and Taz Security: Taz Door: Gwen Sound Engineering: Chris Ciampa Thanks to these and many others who made the event possible. Videos will be posted shortly. LAST WEEK (COMPETITION) MC - Brenda David & Juan - "3 O Clock World" and comedy act. Heath - Hotel California Chris - "Mona Lisa" Thomas - "Here We Go Again", "Praising Your Name, Lord" Brenda - "Leave it There" Dee - "Stop By the Church" THIS WEEK (REHEARSAL) This week brought the return of some old friends - Nana, Shala'a and Christian. Please keep Rose in your prayers - she fell and broke her foot. Keyboard Lessons (David E) Christian Guitar Lessons (Brandon) Matthew Maddie Christian Vocal Lessons (Eileen) Heath Nana Sparkle Drum Circle (Dee) Juan Zach Other (Chris) Thomas Shala'a Spectators Billy John Faye Gwen David B Man-Man Adults: 13 Youth: 6 TOTAL: 19 Tags: orange juice, open mic, rock concert, |
| Rehearsal Week - Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:54:39 GMT Contents: David, Juan and I arrived early to rehearse for the upcoming rock concert, and David surprised me by singing his part in a new baritone. Thomas also worked on one of his original songs. Also in attendance, Dee, Rose, Briana, Gwen, David, Sparkle and Craig. Total Youth: 4 Total Adults:6 TOTAL: 10 Next Week: Competition Week! |
| January Open Mic - Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:47:55 GMT Contents: Attendance was a little low on this snowy January Monday, but solid performances anchored an enjoyable show. MC - Briana Maddie - Piano Heath- Drums Juan - Drums Johnny Miracle - 2 original rap songs Dee - Stop By the Church Dee, Rose & Betty - Amazing Grace Vernell & Brenda - Spiritual Eileen - My Guy Chris - Mona Lisa Thomas - Original song In the audience - Anzette, Eric, Matthew, Johnna, Gwen Adults: 12 Youth: 4 TOTAL: 16 |
| January '08 Rehearsal - Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:03:00 GMT Contents: We hit the ground running with our first week back in the New Year. In addition to our customary vocal and drum lessons, we also moved the guitar lessons back to the site, and added piano lessons. Vocal Lessons - Eileen ------------- Thomas Dee Vernell Chris Guitar Lessons - Brandon -------------- Maddie Matthew Piano Lessons - David E ------------- Craig Briana Drum Lessons - Juan ------------ Craig Setup Crew - Briana, David Vocal Assistant - Dee Other Attendance ---------------- Rose Betty Taz Mimi Shala'a Leona Adults:11 Youth: 7 TOTAL: 18 |
| New Videos! - Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:56:14 GMT Contents: These are new videos from the November Talent Competition: Phil - original song "Pick Your Body Up" Mimi - "Hero" Chris - "These Days" Tags: talent competition, open mic, music, videos, |
| All People Xmas Mic - Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:48:38 GMT Contents: Setup Crew: Briana, Rose, Paul Refreshments: Gwen, Rhoda, Juan Vocal Coach: Eileen Host: D'Angelo Sparkle - Silent Night Celina - Amen Mimi - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Chris - Still of the Evening Briana & DiXian - Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer DiXian - Drums Johnny - Sometimes I Feel, On Top of the World Craig - Jingle Bell Rock Eileen - Oh Holy Night Briana - Frosty the Snowman Paul - Spiritual Juan - Keyboard Solo Adults: 10 Youth: 7 TOTAL: 17 This was a nice end to our season, with a small but talented crowd. Please keep Dee Martin in your prayers --she is back in the hospital. NO OPEN MIC UNTIL JANUARY 7th! |
| Xmas Rehearsal Week - Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:27:14 GMT Contents: It was cold outside but warm inside as we enjoyed a quiet rehearsal week before next week's Xmas celebration, featuring a jazzed up "Silent Night" by Sparkle, and some smoking hot raps by Johnny Miracle. Setup Crew: Eileen, Briana, Chris Refreshments: Dee (turkey salad) Vocal Coach: Eileen Adults: Dee, Mimi, Tom, Thomas, Sparkle, Rose, April, Johnny, Eileen, Chris, Sandy Youth: Juan, Briana Total: 13 |
| November Talent Competition - Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:54:30 GMT Contents: Setup Crew: Craig, Juan, Phil, Heath, Briana, Thomas, Tom Refreshments: MaryAnn, Sharon Host: Heath Judges: Gwen, Cheryl, Tom First Place: Craig (slide guitar) Second Place: Other Acts: ManMan - Drums Heath - "Hotel California" Catherine (with Mike) - "You Are My Sunshine", "Rain, Rain, Go Away" Cheryl - "Jingle Bells" Vernell - "Trouble in My Way" Thomas - "Freaky" Phillip - "Get Up and Walk" Mimi - "Silent Night" MaryAnn - "Proud Mary" Brenda - "Amazing Grace" Sparkle - "I'm Going Down" Dee, with Juan, Chris, Thomas, Vernell, Brenda & Craig - "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" Brianna & Rose - "Ring of Fire" Chris - "To Love Somebody" Attendance: Youth: 6 Adults: 23 Total: 29 Even with a cold rainy night, we had good attendance, and were glad to welcome back our old friend Cheryl, who hasn't attended for nearly a year. MaryAnn and Sharon outdid themselves with a great spread of food, including several cakes, and Phillip Funtulis became our all time long-distance champ by driving the three hours from Warren Ohio to share with us his original song "Get Up and Walk". Another popular first-time performer was 5-year old Catherine who melted the hearts of the audience with her performance of two children's favorites. NEXT WEEK (12/3/07): Rehearsal Week FOLLOWING WEEK (12/10/07): Christmas Themed Open Mic THREE WEEK BREAK until end of year. Tags: talent competition, church for all people, open mic, |
| Rehearsal Week - Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:58:05 GMT Contents: We had to survive without our vocal teacher extraordinaire this week, but we still had a good session. Chris, Mimi and Brenda filled in to help people go over their songs, and MaryAnn and Sharon brought some much appreciated snacks. Adults: Brenda, Heath, Thomas, Tom, Rose, Chris, Mimi, Sparkle, MaryAnn, Sharon, Vernell + 3 others Youth: Craig, Briana Total: 16 people |
| November Open Mic - Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:48:20 GMT Contents: This was a well-attended and high energy Open Mic, featuring some of your youngest ever MCs, several emotionally powerful performances, and culminating in an extended gospel jam by the new All People Jam Band. MCs: Diamond & Gibson Setup Crew: Craig, Thomas, Tom, Taz, Rose, Briana, Heath, Eileen Guitar: Chris/Brenda Drums: Heath/Juan/Thomas Congas: Craig/Dee Bass: Vernell Acts: Rose & Heath (drums) - "Ring of Fire" David & Juan - "Beverly Hills" Beverly - "My Guy" Nana AKA Aretha - "Summertime" Heath - Drum Solo Leona AKA Mimi - "God Bless the Child" Craig - "We Will Rock You" Chris - poem "A Statistic of One" Juan - Drum Solo Johnny Miracle - original rap song Dee - gospel song Dee, Brenda, Craig & Thomas - "Amazing Grace - A Testimony" Thomas & Heath - original song All People Jam Band - "Jesus" Gibson - drum solo Diamond - "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Adults: 20 Youth: 7 TOTAL: 27 Tags: gospel, all people, open mic, christian, |
| Rehearsal Week - Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:01:58 GMT Contents: Some weeks it all comes together, and this was one of them! Highlights included our debut poetry workshop with award-winning local poet Sharon, Heath's surprisingly accomplished drumwork, and newcomer Vernell on the bass guitar. As we moved into the second half, Thomas improvised a series of up-tempo hard-hitting gospel-funk originals, with the backing of a new version of the All People Jam Band behind him. Vocal Lessons (with Eileen) ---------------- Heath Dee Vernell Brenda Poetry (with Sharon) --------- Briana Rose Rhonda Jam Band (with Chris) ------------- Juan/Heath/Thomas - Drums Vernell/Heath - Bass Craig - conga and vocals Chris - guitar and vocals Brenda - guitar and vocals Thomas - vocals Dee - vocals Other Audience Members ----------- Mary H, MaryAnn + 1 other Adults: 12 Youth: 3 TOTAL: 15 Total Adults: |
| Jam Session - Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:19:07 GMT Contents: Fifth Mondays are always a bit unpredictable, but we had a good solid crowd participate in what was chiefly a singalong. Eileen was sick, so Sam Ciampa filled in with lessons. Adults: Brenda, Thomas, Tom, Gwen, Dee, David, MaryAnn, Sharon, Sam, Chris, Johnny Miracle, Jonna, Mimi, Heath, Nana + 4 others. Youth: Juan, Briana, Craig, Justice, Gibson + 3 others Total: around 26 Songs: Amazing Grace, the Gambler, Swing Down Chariot, Hotel California, Down By the Riverside, Wade in the Water, Proud Mary + others. |
| Do Not Pass Me By - Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:37:57 GMT Contents: Miss Brenda blesses the mic with a passionate rendition of the classic gospel hymn "Do Not Pass Me By" at the October 2007 All People Talent Competition http://youtube.com/watch?v=-qHbCiUR1sY Tags: gospel, church for all people. talent competitio, hymn, open mic, christian, spiritual, music, |
| Talent Competition - Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:07:58 GMT Contents: This was a very spiritual week for us, as bookended by two powerful renditions of classic gospel hymns by Brenda, and a moving testimony from Dee Martin, fresh out of the hospital. We also were fortunate to have three original numbers, including seven-year old Celina's "Jesus is the Prettiest" and the debuts of a new song by Thomas, and a emotional rap written by Johnny for his mother during her stay in the hospital. MC: Rose Judges: Tom, Briana, Celina Camera Boy: Craig Setup Crew: Rose, Briana, Heath, Thomas, Tom, Eileen, Craig, Chris, Ronnie Acts: Brenda - "Don't Pass Me By" and "Amazing Grace" Mimi - "Hero" Heath - "Hotel California" Thomas - "Heaven in Church" (original song) Juan - Conga Drums Celina - "Jesus is the Prettiest" (original song) Johnny Miracle - "On Top of the World" (original rap) Audience Members not listed above: Donetta, Gwen, David Weaver, Hoon, two more adults, one more child. Total Attendance: 21 Tags: original songs, talent competition, open mic, spiritual, |
| Rehearsal Week - Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:18:06 GMT Contents: The best news this week was the return of Dee Martin, who had been hospitalized for severe health problems for the last several weeks. Other than that, it was a calm but successful rehearsal week. For the second week in a row, we had several teens/pre-teens coming on their own initiative, which was a good thing, although several of them did not stay long. (Youth) Drum Lessons (taught by Juan) & electric guitar (taught by Chris) Craig Christian "Cheeseburger" Jeremiah Derek Briana Man-Man Adults Vocal Lessons (taught by Eileen) Thomas Heath Brenda Mimi Dee Johnny Miracle was also present --he practiced a new rap which he wrote for his mother while she was sick. Other adults present: Ivan, Sisco, Rose, Gwen + 3 others Total Youth: 8 Total Adults: 15 Total Attendance: 23 Next week: Talent Competition! |
| Open Mic October 2007 - Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:18:51 GMT Contents: This was a return to our roots for the Open Mic, with a smaller crowd and several first-time participants, as well as first-time audience members. One wonderful thing was the large number of teenagers who came on their own this week --a long held goal for the program. MC: Briana Teens/Preteens: Craig David Shala'a Kevin Cierra Christian Kids: Briana Leya Boy (name unknown) Adults: Rose Eileen Chris Thomas Heath Marilyn Mimi 2 others Total Participation: 18 Tags: open mic, |
| Rehearsal Week - Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:58:06 GMT Contents: This was a quiet but effective rehearsal week, with Eileen providing free lessons to Heath, Nana, Beverly, Hoon and Chris, and Juan giving drum lessons to the younger set: Gibson, Shala'a, Craig and David. Thomas and Heath practiced one of Thomas' original songs, Craig learned some basics on the guitar and keyboard, and Mike practiced "In the Still of the Nite". Also in attendance was Steve. This was also a good week for our guitar lessons at South Side Settlement, with two new additions to the class. Adults: 8 Children/Teens: 6 Total Attendance: 14 Tags: rehearsal, open mic, |
| Competition Week - September 2007 - Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:37:21 GMT Contents: Open Mic regular Aretha AKA "Nana" completed her three-year quest to bring home the gold this week, with her emotional but strong rendering of "Man Don't Love You (Like God Loves You)," an original take on a classic hit. To do so, she fended off some very strong competition, including teenaged hard-rockers Orange Juice, who played a strong and well-received set of extremely loud music. A highlight of the non-competing performances was Miss Brenda's soul-stirring rendition of the spiritual "Don't Pass Me By". Newcomer Craig proved to be an engaging and enthusiastic host, while judging duties were ably handled by Open Mic veterans Rose Stepp, David Weaver and David Edgar. MC: Craig Judges: Rose, David & David (13) First Place: Nana - "Man Don't Love You (Like God Loves You)" Second Place (TIE): Orange Juice (Harry, 16, David, 16, Jacob, 16) - "Jet" and "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" AND Juan (10) - drum solo Third Place: Shala'a (14) & Mike - End of the Road Other Performers: Thomas Cole - Original song Leona AKA Mimi - "The Greatest Love of All" Heath - "Ring of Fire" MaryAnn - "Half Breed" Diamond (6) (and her mother) - "Take Back What the Enemy Stole" Celiene (7) - Jesus Loves Me Adults: 21 Teens & Pre-Teens: 8 Children: 6 TOTAL: 35 NEXT WEEK: Rehearsal Week Tags: talent, competition, music, |