Songwriter event in Marietta tomorrow

There is a big, day long songwriter festival tomorrow, mostly at the Galley in Marietta, with the closing event at the Mid Ohio Valley Players theater. The first part is a songwriter contest. There will be between 22-28 songwriters in the contest. They have rounds of 7 contestants, playing one song. Winners of those rounds (4) compete in a second round to determine the winner. The winner opens for Jason Wilber in the evening event. The afternoon has 20 minute showcases lined up (mostly the same participants)- these will be both upstairs and down at the Galley. By popular acclaim from all audiences, a winner of this showcase will also open for Jason Wilber in the evening. Andy's time slot is (downstairs) at 3:20-3:40. Kathleen Coffee's is right after that. Its a lot of details to keep track of (!) but promises to be a good day of music. Lots of familiar names among the contestants for local songwriter fans.
And, after a number of months of planning it is exciting to have Jason Wilber here in the Mid Ohio Valley this weekend. The MOVP theater will be a nice venue to see Jason, and there should be lots of appreciative songwriter fans in the audience to relish his performance. Then, Sunday night, come over to my place to hear and see him again, in a more intimate setting, where there will be a good chance to hear him perform and talk about the music world he circulates in (touring with John Prine, his radio show, his local music scene, and his connection to many great artists.) Sunday's event is 7 pm - here on St. Mary's Ave. in Parkersburg. I'll be starting the transformation into the "coffee house" today if you want to stop by and get a sneak look (or help!!!) We are working on a special audio visual surprise which may be ready for Sunday).