Junkman Concert in Lincoln, NH on Friday March 15, 2011 at 6:30 pm

Join "Junkman" Don Knaack at a Concert in Lincoln Friday*

6:30pm, Friday, March 18: Lin-Wood Elementary School Multi-purpose Room, off Route 112, Lincoln ($8 adults; $15 families; students free).

Tickets available at the door. Supported by Loon Mountain as part of a daylong residency, and presented in partnership with Lin-Wood Public School and Friends of Lincoln Library.

Thanks also to Woodstock Inn for providing lodging.

Vermont musician Donald Knaack, aka "The Junkman," is guest artist for a five-day residency at North Country schools and community sites, celebrating both the Weeks Act Centennial and Music in the Schools Month. The residency, March 14-18, is coordinated by the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire.

In addition to work at five public schools and several community sites from Errol to Campton, Don is presenting two public concerts (including one Friday, March 18, at Lin-Wood Public School in Lincoln) and a community workshop (Tuesday, March 15, at Kennett High School). Artists, educators and community members are invited to one or more of these public events!

Don's programs emphasize conservation and the environment and the ways in which recycled materials can be creatively repurposed to make musical instruments that anyone can play. You don't need to be a trained musician; anyone can pick up a piece of junk and play with "The Junkman."

Don has performed at The Kennedy Center & Lincoln Center, jammed at the Vans Warped Tour and Sundance Film Fest, written an opera with Norse gods and junk, and had his music featured in two ESPN television commercials. He has written a concerto for 300 pieces of junk and a full orchestra, and has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His music appeals to a wide range of audiences who respond to the unique junk instruments as well as his background as a classically trained percussionist.

Don believes that music is a part of all of us, whether developed traditionally or not. Through his "Junkjams" people of all ages can get involved in producing something from nothing and creating music together. (A "Junkjam" is a community or school event during which all audience members are participants, developing both rhythmic counterpoints and improvisational sound.)

Workshop for Teachers, Students & Everyone Else" 7pm, Tuesday, March 15: Kennett High School Music Room, 409 Eagles Way, North Conway ($10 adults; students free). Preregistration requested but not required -- call 323-7302 or email info@aannh.org.

Don's residency is funded in part by the New England Foundation for the Arts through the NEA Regional Touring Progam, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the state arts agencies of New England, including the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and by the New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation and TransCanada. Thanks also to our community partners and local business and hospitality sponsors, including Lin-Wood Public School, Friends of Lincoln Library, Loon Mountain, and Woodstock Inn.

http://www.aannh.org/forms_doc/DonKnaackPoster_lincoln3_local.pdf