BELLOWS FALLS — In a departure from Stage 33 Live's "No Covers" rule, Lou Antonucci will perform "You, Me & Harry," his newly developed celebration of the story-songs of Harry Chapin - "Cat's in the Cradle," "Taxi," "Story of a Life," "W.O.L.D.," "A Better Place to Be," and many more - on Sunday, Aug 6, in a 3 p.m. matinee at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge St. There will be limited seating for this show, and the event will be recorded and filmed.
With a musical career spanning several decades, Antonucci has always been inspired by Chapin's music and spirit, according to the news release. He created "You, Me & Harry" with the permission of Harry Chapin Music, and this will be one of the first public run-throughs of the program before booking into larger venues.
In response to Antonucci's original song, "A Message From Harry," Vincent J. Kelly - staff writer at (1)Stallman Records, songwriter, and author (Northern Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road) - said, "I wrote with Harry Chapin the last two years of his life, and you did an excellent, and I mean superb, job of making Harry proud."
Masks continue to be optional but welcome at Stage 33 Live events. A pair of high-capacity air purifiers will be running during shows. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, can be found at stage33live.com.
Advance-sale tickets for this preview event are a steeply discounted $5 online. Tickets will be $10 at the door. Alternately, admission will be free by donating five nonperishable food items, or three personal-care items, or $10 cash for Our Place Drop-In Center at the door on show day.
Our Place offers community meals, a food pantry, and social service resources for the Bellows Falls area. Harry Chapin held a fundamental belief that access to nutritious food is a human right and that hunger is a solvable problem in a world of abundance. He co-founded the global nonprofit WhyHunger in 1975 to support social movements and grassroots innovations to change the systems, policies, and institutions that perpetuate hunger and poverty in the world.
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