Cedarburg Cultural Center’s “Best of Blueburg 2017” and “People’s Choice Award” winner
Singer songwriter Denis Franklin Alfimstov
Live Music in Grafton WI
These are just some of the acts that will be performing inside the Cedar Creek Settlement (kiddie corner from Maxwell’s and about 1/2 block north of Tomasos) during Cedarburg’s Winter Fest.
Ozaukee Talent provides marketing and musical entertainment for music events
“Demetra” won Cedarburg’s “Best of Blueburg 2017” as well as the “People’s Choice Award”. She is an up and coming singer/songwriter with authentic lyrics, a passionate singing voice and superb guitar skills. Demetra will be performing from noon to one on Sunday February 18th. Her performance is free and open to the public. The performance will be held inside the main lobby of the Cedar Creek Settlement.
Demetra will be one of several acts performing on behalf of Ozaukee Talent over the weekend .
Come in from the cold at the Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement during Cedarburg’s 44th Annual Winter Festival, February 17 & 18 in Historic Cedarburg. This year’s theme is Super Heroes, giving costumed bed race teams and creative ice carver’s lots of heroic characters who fight crime, protect the public and battle super villains to portray. Inside the Settlement buildings there will be live music and free food sampling in several shops. The Settlement is also a good place to shop while thawing out after cheering on the Verlo Bed Races (1:30 Sat.) following the Winter Festival Parade at 1:00.
The Settlement will feature the songs and musical skills of several members of Ozaukee Talent, both days. The various singers and musicians are guaranteed to bring a smile and great entertainment on the Settlement’s main floor from 1:30-4:30 Saturday and 12:00-3:00 Sunday.
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
Part of the mission of Ozaukee Talent is to provide talent for the community. We are so thankful to partner with the Cedar Creek Settlement this year! Please stop by and see us on Saturday 18th between noon and 3:30! Event planners can contact angie@ozaukeetalent.com about providing solo or group talent for future events. –Angie Mack Reilly, founder of Ozaukee Talent
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“The first in our series of holiday events as part of Festive Friday Eves at The Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement begins Friday/Saturday, November 17 & 18. Fun events, free sampling, beautiful items to admire. Live music, songs, carriage rides and outdoor cookout Friday evening. A beautiful way to start the Christmas season for the entire family.
November 8, 2017 Contact: Mary Gielow, 262-242-3597
mary@luminaries.com
THE SETTLEMENT CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE
At The Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement, Historic Cedarburg
November 17 & 18, 2017
(CEDARBURG, WI) To kick-off the 23rd Annual Festive Friday Eves series of six holiday events from November 17-December 22, the merchants of The Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement are hosting a special weekend celebration showcasing beautiful holiday Christmas gift ideas in the charming restored woolen mill, home to 25 shops, 3 restaurants and Cedar Creek Winery in Historic Cedarburg. The beautifully decorated building will feature live greenery, holiday lights and luminaries.
Friday Evening, November 17, 5–9 pm. Singer/Musician Joey LaVie performs from 5:30-8:30 and the Sweet Adelines quartet Cool Beans will stroll the building from 5:30-8:30. You will find Complimentary Cookies & Cider on the 2nd Floor and there will be a drawing to win a Settlement Showcase Gift Basket. Mel’s Pig Roast Charities will host an outdoor cookout (fee) and Kapco Kids 2 Kids Christmas collecting toys for their Toy Drive, plus Carriage Rides through the Historic District.
Settlement merchants will showcase their handmade, one-of-a-kind objects of desire for perfect Christmas gifting. Cedar Creek Winery will be sampling wine & cheese, The Olive Sprig is showcasing Perfect Thanksgiving Flavors – stop in and get ideas for the perfect Thanksgiving. Robins’ European Cottage will sample “Mia’s Wish” bath and body care. Cedar Creek Trading Post will be sampling their many gourmet dips, salsas and fresh fudge. A Little Pizzazz will have scarf demos throughout the day on Friday. Cedar Creek Pottery will preview their elegant, hand thrown pottery ornaments (and free gift ornaments). Alpine Gift Haus will introduce two new European collections. Nostalgie-Christbaumschmuck from Germany with a vintage look and Wiktoria-Morawski from Poland with birds, bugs, mushrooms and more.
Saturday, November 18, 12:00-3:30. An entertaining afternoon to get you in the holiday spirit featuring vocal and instrumental music by the talented and accomplished youth and adults from Ozaukee Talent.
12:00Lizzy Saler of Cedarburg High School will perform Christmas vocal music.
12:30The Ozaukee Talent Performers will be caroling.
12:50 Dr. John Yadgir will perform original music on the guitar.
1:00 Evelyn Erikson of Webster Middle School will perform on piano.
1:30 Michelle Standlee, Adult Vocalist will perform holiday music on guitar.
2:00 Ozaukee Talent Performers will carol.
2:30 Justine Mastrolia, Adult Vocalist will perform holiday music.
3:00 Ozaukee Talent Director Angie Mack Reilly will close the performance on vocals and piano.
We are delighted to welcome Ozaukee Talent, a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. The Ozaukee Talent Headquarters and Music Lab is located in Grafton and provides private music and acting lessons, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent – angie@ozaukeetalent.com.
All the shops will be open every day. Christmas week 10-6. Dec. 24 & 31, 12-3
The Shops of Cedar Creek Settlement N70 W6340 Bridge Road, Cedarburg, WI 53012 www.cedarcreeksettlement.com 866-626-7005
Thank you to our major sponsors: Concordia University Wisconsin, Kapco Kids 2 Kids Christmas,
Festivals of Cedarburg and Cornerstone Community Bank.”
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
Stephanie began piano and songwriting lessons with me at the age of 9 and continued until she released her first album as a 13 year old. The rest is history. And it’s history in the making!
Stephanie will be teaching both youth and adults for the summer session which will be starting up soon.
To book a lesson slot with Stephanie for this summer, please visit OZAUKEE TALENT REGISTRATION for available time slots.
Ozaukee Talent is pleased to be offering internships during the summer of 2017. Internships provide one on one training in a real life setting for those wanting to succeed in music-related fields. Contact angie@ozaukeetalent.com
I often say, “In the entertainment industry, it’s not what you know but WHO you know.” Stephanie Erin Brill is someone to know.
If you LIKE the idea of a local, female-led business willing to INVEST IN and PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES for youth, please consider DONATING a TAX DEDUCTIBLE gift to OZAUKEE TALENT. Your dollars will be put to good use. angie@ozaukeetalent.com
BIO
Stephanie Brill is an award-winning singer/songwriter from Cedarburg, Wisconsin. She has been playing piano for fifteen years, has been writing for eight, and has been singing all her life. At age thirteen Stephanie recorded her first album, Heartbroken Joker, consisting of ten original songs. At age fifteen she recorded a five-song EP titled Save the Day. Throughout her music career she has played shows all around Wisconsin: Cedarburg’s Strawberry Festival, The Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI)’s Youth Showcase, Waukesha’s FridayNight Live, Appleton’s Mile of Music, The Miramar Theater, Steelbridge Songfest, Madison’s Union Terrace, Turner Hall, Summerfest’s KNE and U.S. Cellular Stages, and many more. Stephanie was nominated twice for WAMI’s Rising Star award and received both The Madison Area Music Association (MAMA)’s First Chair award as well as the award for Youth Female Vocalist of the Year 2015. Her original music has also placed her in the Wisconsin Singer Songwriter’s Series (WSSS) Contest’s top five two years in a row. Stephanie will be entering her third year of studying Songwriting and Composition at McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota this fall.
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
I often get asked what a good age is to start learning the guitar. My initial answer would be when the child shows interest.
On average, I would say that between the age of 8 and 10 is an early starting point. Playing the guitar takes a certain hand dexterity that tends to be difficult for children who are younger than that. However, I have taught younger children. It all depends on the child and how badly they want to play. Playing the guitar can also be a little painful at first. It requires pushing down hard on the strings and sometimes tiny fingers don’t like that. If the child is younger, I like to recommend a music exploration lesson that combines a little bit of guitar time with a little bit of piano, singing and/or drum.
First of all, you need to get a guitar that is child-sized. HERE IS A SAMPLE starter kit that I would recommend if you don’t know much about guitars.
Next, we would need to set up 1/2 hour lesson slot that works with both of our schedules. Lessons are once a week and the commitment is per semester (FALL Sept-Dec, WINTER/SPRING Jan-Apr, SUMMER May-August) I accept major credit cards, cash or check. Please contact me if you would like to find out which time slots are currently available. CONTACT angie@ozaukeetalent.com Lessons are held at 1111 Broad Street in Grafton.
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
The video below says it all. Shannon and I go way back from when she was in grade school at a small private school in Saukville, WI.
Shannon wanted to learn how to play the piano. “Young Shannon” seemed extremely eager to play……more than most of the other students I have met. Taking her lead and capturing that moment of her intrigue with the piano, I started teaching her piano theory and before we knew it, she was improvising and playing. She caught on very quickly and practiced often on her own initiative.
Shannon and I parted ways, as most teachers and students do. However, we were able to connect again when she got older (as a lot of my former students and I do).
She began sharing some of her original compositions with me. I was struck by how raw they were. She played piano with such a fierceness that I hadn’t seen in any other female other than myself. All that I can say is authentic passion. WOW!
I love empowering young people to express themselves! It’s a skill that ends up sticking with them for the rest of their lives!
One of my favorite things to teach is songwriting and composing. Why just PLAY a song when you can CREATE the song?
One lesson. One song. One event at a time. Ozaukee Talent is a training and networking facility for people of all ages wanting to advance in the arts. Ozaukee Talent was founded by longtime arts leader Angie Mack in 2016. Ozaukee Talent provides private music and acting lessons, contracted event marketing, contracted arts project management, consulting, arts public speaking and performing, hosts musical events, workshops and classes in the arts. Contact: Ozaukee Talent 1701 11th Ave. Grafton WI 53024 angie@ozaukeetalent.com 262.309.4112 Follow @ozaukeetalent on Instagram and Facebook. Tax deductible donations for Ozaukee Talent through Create Wisconsin, Inc. Venmo: @ozaukeetalent PayPal: angie@ozaukeetalent.com
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