MUSICAL GUESTS: Sarah Shook & the Devil

Pittsboro's own Sarah Shook & The Devil offer a sinister, shadowy, late-night singer/songwriter vibe. Featuring Jon Baughman on upright bass, Phil Sullivan on lap steel and lead guitar, and Sarah Shook on vocals; covering Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson and more.

MUSICAL GUESTS: Judy Woodall

Judy Woodall plays music of the American Rural South - blues, gospel, ragtime, and country-rock.

For more information, check out: http://www.jwoodall.com

MUSICAL GUESTS: Six Lives Colliding

Six Lives Colliding is an eclectic mix of acoustic musicians playing folk-blues and originals from Greensboro, NC.

For more information, check out: http://sixlivescolliding.com/

MUSICAL GUESTS: Justin Johnson

Justin Johnson is an award-winning gypsy jazz and blues guitarist (We're currently dubbing his innovated genre mix of gypsy jazz, blues, and bluegrass "Gypsy Bluejazz"!). He has enjoyed a decade of professional experience as both a performing and studio musician, and has offered over 2500 professional performances to date. He has also released 9 albums thus far: 5 as principal collaborator, and 4 as solo artist. His versatile style instantly draws comparisons to other great guitarists like Django Reinhardt, Chet Atkins, Sonny Landreth, & Jimi Hendrix.

An artist unwilling to be restricted by the traditional "rules and norms" of any one genre, Justin's unique sound is the direct result of his passion for widely varying musical styles, combined with extraordinary technical proficiency that allows him to combine and cross genres seamlessly. With his unorthodox approach, he blends techniques, tones, rhythms, & harmonies from multiple styles, finding the soulful common ground that they share~ The result is a sound unlike any other, sincere and soulful explorations, waxing between playful romps across the strings and hauntingly pensive dreamscapes that are a mix of blues, psychedelia, & something otherworldly.

GUESTS: The Steampunk Family

the vonHedwig Family - "Saving the world, one questionable decision at a time."

Steampunk (n.) A literary and cultural movement based on the principle that Jules Verne should have been right, that both people and things should be elegant and functional, and that I want a zeppelin.

Family (n.) People you love, live with, are related to, or cannot otherwise avoid.

The Steampunk Family likes to make things. They like to make beautiful, and when possible, functional things. If a thing cannot be useful, let it at least be beautiful, and if it cannot be beautiful, do we really need it?

They want better, not more. They curb skim and dumpster dive proudly, to make the unused and unappreciated into the unique and useful. They want the work of their hearts, hands, minds, and tongues to be art. They, themselves want to live as art. For more information, check out http://www.steampunkfamily.com

PERFORMERS: Doctor Q & Talloolah Love

Doctor Q, the self professed morally ambiguous audio arranger and general terpsichorean has been delighting audiences of the higher aesthetic for some time. He strides into town with his mesmerizing fervor ready to get gentlemanly with it in a most eccentric way. He is excited to bring you his particular flavor of party sparking fervor that has inspired the fantastic events that are all the rage south of Pittsboro. He is back here at in your lovely town a second time, after ringing in the new year with the always amazing Davenport Sisters at a smashingly clock-break event (no clocks went to waste, though, we steampunks love those cogs). He is the founder of The Artifice Club and invites you to his next seasonal soiree, the 2nd Annual Mechanical Masquerade: A Paranormal Fantasy on November 12, 2011. For more information go to http://www.theartificeclub.com.

Talloolah Love proudly hails from Atlanta. She is well versed in the steampunk aesthetic and has been referenced as a leader in "putting it all together" in relation to events, numbers, costumes, accessories, shows, press kits, what have you, the woman's a whiz at it! Recently, she performed at, and was the Vendor coordinator for, the Americana Burlesque and Sideshow Festival 2011 in Asheville, NC. She has stage managed and performed for The Artifice Club, she teaches classes for her new series The Textbook Tease with Talloolah Love and Friends, and is the producer for the AnachroCon burlesque show 2011 and 2012, as well as for the 2012 Dragon*Con burlesque show. Coined as the south's leading steampunk burlesque performer, she is so happy to be joining the Davenport Sisters and can't wait to show just how "put together" She really can be!

April 30th - The Gaslight Circus

Come one, come all! Ladies & Gentlemen! Boys & Girls! We present to you, The Gaslight Circus. Yes, that's right, for one day only! Watch as we turn downtown Pittsboro into a Victorian Circus!

THE GASLIGHT CIRCUS is an all day event held in Pittsboro, NC. Take a step through time and see what Pittsboro was like at the turn of the last century. Brought to you by the good folks at the Pittsboro Business Association, Pittsboro Parks & Recreation, local artists, Mister Dave Quick and folks like you.

Our first event will be held on Saturday April 30th, 2011. There will be numerous (perhaps humorous) activities to experience throughout the day. Dressing up is highly encouraged.

Featuring performances by VIVA LA VOX (4pm), THE BREAKS (5pm), JAY CARTWRIGHT (7pm), THE PEEPSHOW CABARET (throughout the Event)

EVENTS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN

AT THE JOYFUL JEWEL: Throughout the day beginning at 11am, there will be performances at the gallery. Balloons & Juggling with Jason Mowry & Zach Doefer; Live Original Music with Gregory Blaine; Face Painting with Revonne Carter; Gravity Defying Juggling & Dancing with Ian Thomas.

AT LIQUIDAMBAR GALLERY & GIFTS - The Carolina Tiger Rescue will be setting up a booth at the gallery. 10% of all sales will go to the CTR that day. Also, prizes will be given for donations! Here is their website: http://carolinatigerrescue.org/

At 6pm - WE INVITE, CAJOLES and CHALLENGES every able bodied man, woman and child of the vaunted and proud city of Pittsboro and all regions beyond its borders - to participate in our 1st annual OLD FASHIONED PIE THROW RAFFLE! Find us at The Gaslight Circus in historic Downtown Pittsboro area, where we will be raffling off the opportunity to throw a pie at Mayor Randolph Voller and Chatham County Commissioner Brian Bock. $1 dollar per ticket – gawking and loitering allowed at no charge to you.

And, in the evening, experience some of the local nightlife -

AT THE CITY TAP:
8pm - George Worthmore
10pm - Sarah Shook & The Devil

AT DAVENPORT & WINKLEPERRY:
9pm - The Clockwork Ball, a steampunk dance party, with the Davenport Sisters

AT PITTSBORO GENERAL STORE CAFE:
8pm - Tommy Edwards & Friends

For more information:
http://pittsborobygaslight.blogspot.com/

*If you are interested in getting involved with the event, please contact us at pittsborobygaslight@gmail.com *

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