2 Huge Upcoming Shows NOT to be missed!!!

Hi Folks,


    Sorry for the break in communications but for those of you that know me and my astounding computer skills we'll just say....
The Mac is Back!!!!


We at ROM certainly hope that wherever you may be reading this note from that you and yours are safe with regard to the Natural Disaster's happening all around our Global Community!!


Our next huge Event to be held this Coming Saturday June 11, 2011 at 2:30 pm at Roslindale Congregational Church, (the home of ROM). This will be a Fundraiser for the Fistula Foundation: www.fistulafoundation.org. It is being put on by our dear friend and artist M.F. Daisy. It is also her debut event for her own Dignity Productions: www.dignityproductions.com. I will be assisting MF with some hosting! This Event should be a wonderful educational and a most entertaining show for all in the family!!!! There is NO cost to join us at this Venue, although any and all Donations to this Fundraiser will be greatly appreciated as 100% of all funds collected at this Fundraiser will be donated directly to the Fistula Foundation. I would also like to remind many of you who are working or can have friends or family join us for this incredible event filled with talent to keep in mind, many employer's will do matching Funds toward any Donations made by you!!! 
The Fistula Foundation is a 501- C3 organization and we will have receipts on hand for any donations and anyone wishing one.


There will be free beverages, and desserts in addition to a Silent Auction and a Raffle. For those of you who may be unable to donate funds we are also looking for as many donations of your CD's, Book's, pieces of artwork etc that you would be willing to bring with you to donate to this cause.


As you will see in both websites I have offered within this text, one of the most heartfelt reasons this cause became so very important to MF Daisy and for her wonderful original song which is the Anthem of the Fistula Foundation called "You are NOT Alone". When you hear the words you will fall in love with the reason this song was composed. It also clearly attests to part of the Mission Statement of the Fistula Foundation, "from despair to dignity". 


We would also be grateful for any one able, to add this venue to your websites and or announced at any Venues before then, it would be greatly appreciated!!


The list of entertainers that will be on hand are as follows, Angela Masciale, Camille Breeze, John Boehmer, Ken Porter, Oen Kennedy, Steve Kriger, Tara Greenblatt and of course, M.F. Daisy. 


There will also be a specialty drum group with Ken, Rob, Tara and Oen that will fill the room!!! This is exactly what we are totally hoping to do!!!


A word from MF,

Please come, everyone come, fill our space, help us celebrate this one and only first time with such amazing musicians and wonderful happenings.  I will be ready to greet all at the ROM space (25 Cummins Highway) on Saturday afternoon at 2:30.  

Love and Light to all and to all AUM.

AUM is, the universal call for healing!!! 

xxoo MF Daisy

PS.  We still could use help with little things like setting up raffle displays, or putting out mugs etc Please contact MF if you may be available at newmfdaisy@yahoo.com. See you all this Saturday!!! Our thanks in advance to all of you that have already made monetary or physical donations to very important event, Neal :)))

Our NEXT ROM is: This coming Monday on June 13, 2011. It will be the Long & patiently awaited, fresh off the Press, "The Dark and The Light" CD Release Party for Bill Duncan with friends. I have had the honor to hear some of the cuts from the CD and as most of us who have frequented, for me since the old Emack's, Java Jo's and other local Venues, it  is totally an honor to Mike & myself to have ROM be the venue of choice for Bill to do his very first ever, CD Release Party. For those of you that know Bill and his eclectic and versatile background of music and style, this is a show you do NOT want to miss. This will be an night filled with incredible Open Mike music in addition to this very special CD Release Party. For those of you that may NOT have heard Bill prior to this coming Monday you will be in for a huge treat to be amongst some of the most incredible Local singer/songwriter/spoken word talent anywhere!!  Come and join us and you will see why so many have felt ROM is the place to be!!!

 C ya, all real soon and remember all at ROM is Free and family friendly.. I will also ask to please forward this note to as many of your family, friends and artists as possible as I guess I just do  not trust my computer skills.

Thanks so much, Always, Neal :))))

It will be a wonderful, busy and music and art filled night at ROM and Mike & I look forward to seeing all of you there!!!

The Many thank you's and ROM Info! 募金、ありがとうございます。

To all my dear friends and fellow ROMulins, I say thank you for so many reasons which I will attempt to briefly go over in this Blog!!! 


AS you all know me this is a definite Neal OY!! Volume of the ROM Community Blog, all totally positive!!!! Promise.


I do want to thank your continuing donations to the ongoing Concert for Japan Relief Fundraiser. Checks which are tax deductable may still be made out to: Ma-Conference UCC and in the Memo line please write Japan Relief for direction of your donation to the People of Japan directly. Please mail your donations to:
Japan Relief
C/O Roslindale Congregational Church
25 Cummins Highway
Roslindale Ma. 02131


I do want to thank our most recent Feature at ROM, Satoru Nakagawa!! He did an awesome job and played to a large and talent filled audience, that does mean all of you that were present for Satoru's long awaitied and wonderful Feature. Thanks so much Satoru. It was a totally wonderful Feature.


Our next Feature at ROM is coming up this Monday 4-25-11. I know it will be a well attended and another greatly anticipated feature, (which of course), always includes all of you, our Wonderful Community of ROMulins!!! This next ROM will Feature the wonderful Chris Thompson.  if you wish to take a preview of this incredible artist take a peek: (www.cmthompson.com)


I do have many annoucements I do wish to share with you that I personally feel I would love to have as large a ROMulin presence at: The first of which is this coming Thursday 4-21-11 our wonderful Host of ROM and it's heartbeat, Mike Delaney will be featuring with Mr. extraordinary in so many aspects of  ROM and (then some),  Ken Porter at:


Rick's Music World
421 New State Highway (Rte 44)
Raynham, Ma. 02767   (www.ricksmusic.com)


If you have not been to the Community Rick Santos has built this Thursday with Mike & Ken As the Feature performers, the time for your first visit is NOW!!!


Mike & I do want to wish all a very:
 Happy Passover and a Happy Easter!!


On Easter Sunday which is this coming Sunday 4-24-11, Junko Ogawa, (www.junkosings.com)
has a Feature at the wonderful & talented dear friend Don White's, 


Walnut St. Cafe
157 Walnut St.
Lynn, Ma. 01905
The Open Mike runs from 7PM-11PM


It will be a wonderful event. If anyone may wish to join me to go to either of the noted 2 Venues, I will be going to both, I can easily meet anyone at the home of ROM and then either do a car (wagon train), to each Venue as I, (oddly enuf), do know how to get to both of these venues. Please just contact me at my ROM email address: (neal@roslindaleopenmike.org)


My final event I do want to let you know about is for a June 11, 2011 Fundraiser for a disease & epidemic I had never heard of called, (Obstectric Fistula) yet our wonderful friend, M.F. Daisy has taken to her heart. This is a huge undertaking and I am going to copy and paste the info that MF has shared with me. This event for her 1st Fundraiser for a currently planned 3 Venues.
This 1st Fundraiser I am so honored and proud to say will be held at Roslindale Congregational Church our home of ROM!! I/we have been so very blessed with the RCC Church as our home base and sponsor now to so many timely and precedent setting Fundraisers as well as the home of some ongoing internal funraisers and Community involvements organziations. To take a peek at the Chruch website it is: (www.roscon.org), Thanks again to RCC our home and a place to watch and to keep on your to do help items as the Church has aked me to assist with an upcoming Fundraiser for the Church which of course I said tell me when and where: With what I am going to now add for MF Daisy's Fundraiser, you will see how well organized her intent is for her Fundraiser. Please do contact MF with any help you can be as much or as little as it can be!! No legit offers of help will be turned away and there is much need! I thank MF in advance for giving us a great guide to follow when setting up Future Fundrasier's in a systematic way! 
Words from MF Daisy:

"Dear friends,

My commitment to helping eradicate obstetric fistula began with writing the song

“You Are Not Alone.”* 

Listen to You Are Not Alone at  http://www.myspace.com/mfdaisy

About Fistula

Though obstetric fistula is virtually non-existent in countries where cesarean sections are widely available, approximately 2,000,000 women are currently suffering  from this devastating condition, mostly in Africa and Asia. Most of them are adolescents, some as young as 11. Without corrective surgery, a simple procedure, these women are condemned to a life of shameful isolation. Thanks to the efforts of organizations like The Fistula Foundation* thousands of women have been able to get the necessary surgery and been restored to a life of dignity.  

 Read more at http://www.fistulafoundation.org/

About Dignity Productions

This year, I founded Dignity Productions, an organization devoted to raising awareness and funds for The Fistula Foundation.   We will be hosting a number of fund-raising events including three, You Are Not Alone Concerts.  The first of these, will take place on Saturday, June 11^,th, at 2:30pm at the Roslindale Congregational Church. The second will take place in early fall at the Theodore Parker Unitarian/Universalist Church in West Roxbury and the third will follow in November in  Montreal. 

We are in desperate need of volunteers of all kinds. Are you good at organizing? We need you, Got experience at putting together raffles and/or silent auctions? We need you. Have you run a pot-luck or food concession? We need you. Are you a wordsmith? WE need you.  Here is a partial list of all the people we need.

Organizers

Production Assistants

Graphic Artists

Installation Artists

Photographers

Videographers

Sound Engineers

Publicity volunteers

Ad Sales

Set Up/Break Down/Clean-up CREW

Tech CREW

People to fluent in Sign Language

Please join with us in letting these women who so need our assistance know,

 They Are Not Alone!"

My heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for all you are and have added to our wonderful ROM Community of Fine Artists and Supporting friends which is: The great success we have been blessed with at, Roslindale Open Mike. It is, always has been and always will be you, our Foundation of  The ROMulin Community that will keep our Community always on the move, always learning to remain flexible to change as any changes we hear from you to continue to make sure we do continue the answer the wishes and any hopes you may have for the remainder of ROM 2011 as well as any hoped changes for our busy 2012 ROM year already in our sites and always being thought about. Mike & I would like to request that if any of you may have any COMMENTS  pro and con alike, we would appreciate you directing them a bit more to our Website Guest-book comment section. This will enable those outside our ROM Community see what issues are addressed and how they are dealt with. WE will greatly appreciates seeing the website being used more so that those that simply watch it, make the decison to join us as we are always hunting for new wonderful and talented ROMulins to help move old guys, like me back into being, "just the Pix guy"!!!

I love you all for who you are and thank you all for your Support of ROM of course but for so much of the personal side ROM has truly blessed and honord me with. I look forward to seeing each and every one of you this coming Monday at ROM for Chris Thompson's Feature. Also before then, the Thursday Mike Delaney/Ken Porter feature at Ricks Music World and on Easter Sunday Junko Ogawa's Feature at Don White's Walnut St. Cafe!!!  C Ya, soon, Always, Neal :)))

Special Addition - Japan Relief Fundraising Concert- March 27, 2011

My Dear friends,


    We have all heard of the tragic events that are at this point still ongoing in Japan. During events like these we all feel so helpless and do NOT know what we can do to help the people of Japan get through the Traumatic Events brought on by these horrific natural disasters. Junko Ogawa, (a native of Japan), has thought of this wonderful pro-active way we can get ALL MONIES collected by this concert to go directly to the People of Japan, (In need), with a goal of addressing the specific medical needs for these victims. Much thought was put into which agency to use so, NO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, would get in the way of getting these funds directly to the people of Japan! I was honored to be asked by Junko and Satoru to help with this wonderful pro-active idea of using the Art's, (music/spoken word),  in my mind, the Universal Soldier of a winning way to assist our brothers and sisters in Japan.  I am going to jot exactkly how the flier was written by Junko. The Fundraiser will be held at the Roslindale Congregational Church, 25 Cummins Highway Roslindale, Ma 02131.On Sunday March 27, 2011. The show will be from 7-10 PM It is the church that is the home of ROM!!!!


We are hoping that you will be able to join us in person. If you are unable to join us and still want to make a contribution the this wonderful and needing cause:

 Checks may be made payable to:  Ma-Conference UCC in the Memo Line please put, 
Japan Tsumani/Earthquake so the monies will be directed to the correct locations. We do have receipts available for tax purposes an where it is going throught the church it is a 501-C3 non profit organization!!


The Flier: 
Roslindale Congregational Church, Neal Braverman of Roslindale Open Mike, Satoru Nakagawa of his blues band "Tokyo Tramps", and Junko Ogawa are putting together this benefit concert for the recent Earthquakes and Tsunami victims in Japan. There will be about 30 local artists performing 1 song/piece. Everyone involved is volunteering their time for this cause!!! There will be NO admission fee but we will be asking for you and family and friends to join us for this wonderful evening! We are asking for donations of any size to go directly to the noted Fund! Donate as much as possible and if others are interested and cannot be with us please free to bring their checks as well!! WE are also hoping folks to donate some samll amounts of any type of food/snacks you may wish for yourself and if possible enough to share  with others. We will be supplying Snacks and beverages at NO COST!!! For info on parking please visit, www.roslindaleopenmike.org. For any further information or questions please feel free to contact Junko at: junkosings@gmail.com or myself, neal@roslindaleopenmike.org


On behalf of the planning team we so look forward to seeing you all and of course your donations for this very needy cause! We do want to thank, in advance, all the performers that will be performing that night and to all the performers that did offer!!! There were so many, we simply could NOT get everyone  on in one show!!! Our gracious thanks and hoping to see you Sunday, Most respectfully Neal :)))


Just a couple quick and unrelated notes: I do want to thank our most recent features at ROM since my last Blog which were fabulous shows!!! Amy Petty, Ross Robinson and Ilene Springer. Thanks you guys, you all brought us such a wonderful atmosphere at our litle home called ROM!!!


3 very special upcoming Venues, I will be attending and hope you will be too!!


  1. March 24, 2011 


    Junko Ogawa will be the Feature Performer at the wonderful venue called Amazing Things  Ctr for the Arts located at 160 Hollis St. in Framingham please visit Junko's website at: www.junkosings.com


 2. March 25, 2011


    Mike Delaney & Ken Porter will be the Feature Performers at The Catbird Coffeehouse located, within the New England Wildlife Ctr (one of the most  asthetically beautiful settings for a concert) The Catbird is located on Columbian St. Braintree, Ma.  for more details please visit Mike's website at: www.mikedelaney.org


3. March 28, 2011


Roslindale Open Mike -  Susan Mahan is our Feature!!!


It is my hope to see you at all these venues as I will indeed be there supporting my dear friends. 


PLEASE do remember the main reason for this Blog is to assist in a pro-active way the People of Japan. If you cannot come, please do jot a check made out in the format noted above and either mail it to the Church or get it to either Junko, Satoru or myself and it will all go in at once. Once we do have an exact total of what we take in Sunday night as well as the many checks we hope will come from those of you unable to join us, you will know!!


On behalf of Junko, Satoru, myself but most importantly, the people of Japan, that will benefit from this Venue...


.Thanks so very much!!!     Mattane!!  Always, Neal :)))

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Happy Thanksgiving to All

And to All a good night! 

Posted by Mike to The Roslindale Open Mike Community at November 27, 2010 4:15 AM

A message from Betsi Mandrioli of Two Cat Folk

Happy thanksgiving to you and your open mike family too Neal, luv Betsi 

Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty from all of us at ROM!

Mike has left a new comment on your post "Thanks to Mary Pratt & Terence Hegarty from all of...":

Mary and Terence put on a beautiful show. Sweet harmonies and fascinating chord progressions. Our couples theme countinues with Trisha and Phil Knudsen on December 13th. Also, our 2011 schedule has just been posted. It honors our regulars and our favorites. 

Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving to all

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I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving!
Andrea