Music
Le Voyage at ESFL (Music)
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesSaturday, October 19th, 2019, 7:30pm The music of Le Voyage is rooted in, but not bound by, the blues and jazz tradition. Steve Hirsh, Donald Washington, Matt Trice, and Richard Studer ignore genre as they explore the possibilities for connection and communication in sound. Le Voyage performs regularly around the Twin Cities and is excited […]
Naye Strunes Klezmer Ensemble Presents “The Garden of the Righteous”
Sunday, October 27th, 3pm Naye Strunes is a Klezmer Quartet led by Judith Eisner. Naye Strunes means New Strings in Yiddish. They perform traditional and original Klezmer music for various events and venues. Currently the group is performing a fundraising program for Doctor's Without Borders titled “Garden of the Righteous.” Although a quartet the ensemble has five members: […]
Sing to the Max
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesCoined the “Great Minnesota Give Together,” Give to the Max Day (GTMD) is an annual day of fundraising across the state of Minnesota. Although traditionally an online giving event, for our 5th GTMD, we invite you to come to the Library in person to sing along with musicians who have performed at ESFL over the […]
Rhythmic Literature Open Mic
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library and the Rhythmic Literature Poetry Collective invite you to our bi-monthly Open Mic. Saturday, December 14, 4-7pm. All poets, musicians, and other creative artists are welcome to present. Everyone is welcome to join the audience. Free and open to all. Click "Going" and share on Facebook!
From the Monkey Mountains: Listening Parties with The Bakken Trio and Z Puppets Rosenschnoz
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Bakken Trio is teaming up with the highly-acclaimed puppetry ensemble Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to invite you to experience live classical music through new ears and eyes. At each of these free events at the East Side Freedom Library, the artists will lead "visual listening" drawing activities for audiences to explore one movement of From the Monkey Mountains by Czech composer and […]
A Conversation with Musician/Composer Douglas R. Ewart
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesFriday, January 24th, 2020, 3:00-4:30pm This interview will be live-streamed on Facebook and archived on ESFL's YouTube channel This is the first of a planned series of interviews with creative musicians who make their homes and much of their music here in the Twin Cities. It's been called "jazz" by some, "Black classical music" by others. Its […]
“HomoSonic”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesQuasar Featuring: Douglas R. Ewart, Reeds, Ewart Slide Didjeridu and Bamboo, Flutes, Voice, and Bassoon Mankwe Ndosi, Voice and Poet Carei Thomas, Piano and Voice Douglas Kearney, Poet and Voice Michelle Kinney, Cello Davu Seru, Drums […]
From the Monkey Mountains: Listening Parties with The Bakken Trio and Z Puppets Rosenschnoz
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Bakken Trio is teaming up with the highly-acclaimed puppetry ensemble Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to invite you to experience live classical music through new ears and eyes. At each of these free events at the East Side Freedom Library, the artists will lead "visual listening" drawing activities for audiences to explore one movement of From the Monkey Mountains by Czech composer and […]
From the Monkey Mountains: Listening Parties with The Bakken Trio and Z Puppets Rosenschnoz
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe Bakken Trio is teaming up with the highly-acclaimed puppetry ensemble Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to invite you to experience live classical music through new ears and eyes. At each of these free events at the East Side Freedom Library, the artists will lead "visual listening" drawing activities for audiences to explore one movement of From the Monkey Mountains by Czech composer and […]
An Evening of Improvised Music and Related Surprises with Muddy Bane
The East Side Freedom Library invites you to An Evening of Improvised Music and Related Surprises with Muddy Bane George Cartwright (saxophone, guitar, and who knows what else) and Steve Hirsh (percussion) Saturday, November 28, 2020, 7PM On ESFL's Facebook page and YouTube channel George Cartwright is a Minnesota-based composer, performer, band leader, producer and […]
Outdoor Musical Performance: Original Mind
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesIn person on our front lawn! Original Mind is a collective of experienced improvisers from the Twin Cities. The name refers to a Buddhist concept for the consciousness that underlies the everyday thoughts and narratives that usually dominate our thinking about the world and people around us. Similarly, the music of Original Mind is spontaneous, […]
National Night Out
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 5 - 8PM. On our beautiful lawn at 1105 Greenbrier Street at 6pm, we will feature a special performance of The Pickup Truck Opera Volume 1: The Odyssey. National Night Out was introduced in 1984 through […]
“Kind of Bill – The Musical Life of Bill Evans”
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to “Kind of Bill - The Musical Life of Bill Evans” on our front lawn! Suggested donation of $15. Students and families welcome! Bill Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer whose use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, bloch chords and rhythmically independent, […]
Solidarity Street Gallery 2021
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is a three-day art and cultural festival at the East Side Freedom Library and various locations along Payne Avenue, held this year September 23-25. All are invited and encouraged to participate. It aims to bring together artists, performers, poets, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and the local community for important conversations about justice […]
Solidarity Street Gallery 2021
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is a three-day art and cultural festival at the East Side Freedom Library and various locations along Payne Avenue, held this year September 23-25. All are invited and encouraged to participate. It aims to bring together artists, performers, poets, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and the local community for important conversations about justice […]
Solidarity Street Gallery 2021
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is a three-day art and cultural festival at the East Side Freedom Library and various locations along Payne Avenue, held this year September 23-25. All are invited and encouraged to participate. It aims to bring together artists, performers, poets, entrepreneurs, civic leaders, and the local community for important conversations about justice […]
Live Poetry and Music from Danny Klecko and The Gated Community
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us for our last outdoor cultural event of the year: Danny Klecko will share poetry from his new book Lincolnland and The Gated Community will perform music from old favorites to new compositions! Live and in person on ESFL's beautiful front lawn The pandemic has taught […]
National Night Out
East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe East Side Freedom Library invites you to join us for National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 5 - 8PM on our beautiful lawn at 1105 Greenbrier Street. National Night Out was introduced in 1984 through a partnership of an established network of community groups, state and local crime prevention associations, local governments, […]
Artist Equity Summit 2022: Lifting Up our Youth @ Walker | West
Walker West Music Academy 760 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, MN, United StatesACF’s annual Artist Equity Summit centers music creators and examines themes related to equity that impact the field and beyond. This September 17, we invite you to join us for music, dialogue, and community as we focus on “Lifting Up our Youth.” REGISTER HERE. Highlights: * Learn about the residency Liberation! Lifting up our Youth with composer PaviElle French and six arts […]
Immigration, Identity and the Arts @ Landmark Center
Landmark Center 75 West 5th Street, Saint Paul, MN, United StatesImmigration, Identity and the Arts @ Landmark Center Presented with the Ramsey County Historical Society, Historic Saint Paul and the Minnesota Opera, this event will feature Minnesota author and Hmong-American Kao Kalia Yang to discuss her book, The Song Poet, and her collaboration with Jocelyn Hagen about their opera presented by Minnesota Opera this Spring. Register here American Composers Forum […]