THIS SATURDAY AT THE ANK - NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE (SEPT. 1/07)

What: Niagara Rhythm Section's Saturday Night "MUSICAL IMPROV" Series

This week's featured guest: SAT. SEPT. 1 , SCOTT & SIMON

Where: The Anchorage, 186 Ricardo St. Niagara-on-the-Lake, 905-468-2141

When: every Saturday night 10:00 pm - 12:30 am - no cover

It's been quite a while since our pals Scott & Simon have joined us at the Ank. These energetic local popsters always please, with a great variety of familiar tunes and wonderful vocals. It should be fun as always. See you there.

Coming this fall: "Live @ the Ank", a live 2-CD compilation recording of the NRS and our various guests over the last 2 years.

Other upcoming dates of note:

Sept 8th- NRS with Tony Springer at the South Side Shuffle, Port Credit - www.southsideshuffle.com

Sept 15th (sunrise to sunset) - Penner's drum festival: the 2nd annual, Drums Along the Niagara - www.drumsalongtheniagara.com

Noon - sunset @ Navy Hall 305 Ricardo Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Here's the line-up:

Rick Gratton @ 1pm - Drum set clinic ($10)

Ft. George Fife and Drum Corps. @ 2:30 pm - Rudimental workshop

Heather Jones @ 3:30 pm - Yoga for drummers

Jeff Salem @ 4:30 pm - Hand drum clinic ($10)

As usual, Niagara's own Drumming Fools will perform. There'll be lots of good eats this year as well as some crafts people, and naturally, a drum circle. One lucky attendee to the Rick Gratton workshop will be walking away with a Pearl snare drum. There's also lots of other cool giveaways including a Sabian cymbal. And, last but not least, wine by the glass from the best winery in Niagara...MARYNISSEN ESTATES.

Sept 30th - NRS in concert @ Niagara Grape & Wine

Plus more musical improv coming up @ The Anchorage, 186 Ricardo St., 905-468-2141

The Niagara Rhythm Section (Goldberger, Grisbrook, Norris, MacKay & Nelson) with special guests:

Sept 8 - Guitars that ate yo' momma with (The one and only) "Wild T", Tony Springer
Sept 15 - TBA
Sept 22- Lance Anderson on the B3 (organ wizard)
Sept 29 - John Dickie (another great personality and vocalist)
Oct 6 - Johnny Max (rootsy blues and a very funny man)
Oct 13 - Martin Alex Aucoin, Paul Martin & Dave Leprich
Oct 20 - Guitars that ate yo' momma with Neil Chapman (amazing rockin' guitarist and personality)
Oct 27 - Ed Kopala (more "Guitars that ate yo' momma")
Nov 3 - Mark Rutherford (delightful keyboard player)
Nov 24 - Gayle Ackroyd & Ed Kopala
Dec 1 - Bruce Longman (Momma eatin' guitars and great tunes)

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