Hey there,

In case you don't know about it, The Seventh Annual Carrboro Music
Festival happens Sunday, September 26th from 1 pm until midnight,
featuring all styles of music at nineteen indoor and outdoor stages
all over town, including Carrboro Town Commons, Cat's Cradle, Weaver
Street Market, the ArtsCenter, Temple Ball Gallery, the Century
Center, and Balanced Movement Studio. Rain or shine the show goes on!
Many outdoor stages will move inside in the event of rain. Nothing
puts a damper on this day!

There are currently around 130 musical groups scheduled to play, from
solos to a 50-piece concert band. Nearly half will be performing at
the festival for the first time this year, with many old favorites
returning.

The NC Songwriters Co-op has a stage at the Armadillo Grill and I
will be there at 1:30. Here is our full schedule.
1:00pm--Chuck Champion
1:30pm--Kim Buchanan ********
2:00pm--Dwight Sullivan
2:30pm--Tracy S. Feldman
3:00pm--Pete Leary
3:30pm--Frank Princiotta
4:00pm--Rusty Adams
4:30pm--Jamie Purnell
5:00pm--Jason File
5:30pm--Heidi Sidelinker
6:00pm--Keith Michaels
6:30pm--William Woltz

Hope you can come out, listen to great music and enjoy the great
weather we have been having.


In addition to this weekend, I want to put on your calendars November
5th and 6th for the NIght Of Dreams. I will be there among some
fantastic perfomrners and songwriters, and hope you can come and help
us raise money for the United Arts Council ( for Arts in the Schools
Program) and the Center for Child and Family Health.

Go to http://www.nightofdreams.org for more information.

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Hre is something I thought was interesting:
Flower Power Gadget Turns Plants Into Amplifiers

This in from Tokyo - People who like talking to their plants can now
enjoy a musical accompaniment, thanks to a Japanese invention that
turns petals and leaves into amplifiers.

Called the "Flower Speaker Amplifiers," the gadget made by Let's Corp
is hidden in a vase or a potted plant and sends music at just the
right frequency to vibrate up the stems and then be converted into
audible sound by the plant as a whole.
A device such as a CD player or radio can be connected to it.

"Anywhere where you would want music naturally integrated with a
natural surrounding," said Hirohiko Okugawa, a manager at Let's,
referring to locations for the device, which he expects it to be
popular for hotels and hospital lobbies.
The inventor of the gadget, Keiji Koga, said: "We are finally able to
experience plants and flowers with all five of our natural senses."

The firm expects to begin selling the speakers by mid-August for
5,000 yen ($46) to 50,000 yen depending on the plant's size. And
according to Koga, music is also good for the plants, which are
invigorated by the constant musical vibes.

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Thanks to you for your continued support. I look forward to seeing
you soon. Remember, CDs are still available at www.kimbuchanan.com.
Also, please stop by and browse the beautiful art at
www.georgebuchanan.com. If anything stikes your fancy, please let me
know

Til we meet again. . . . Stay safe, and make sure you are already
registered to vote. If not, please get registered.

Kim Buchanan
www.kimbuchanan.com
kim@...