The Live Oak Coffeehouse
Welcomes The Malvinas
In Benefit for SafePlace

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information –
Jeff Dorsch, Concert Publicity: 925-7874
Concert Line: 219-9008
Coffeehouse Web Site: www.liveoakuu.org/coffee


AUGUST 2006 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse next month
hosts The Malvinas, a folk trio embracing the musical traditions of
Louisiana, Québec, and Texas, in a benefit for Austin SafePlace. Mary
Melena will open the show. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
September 8, at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church in
Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass. Student tickets are available at
half-price, $5. Tickets may be purchased online in advance of the
concert, using the secure PayPal service, at
www.liveoakuu.org/coffee/tickets.html.

Three-quarters of the gate goes to the performers, and one-quarter to
the selected charity. Since the coffeehouse is an all-volunteer,
not-for-profit organization, all of the money from admissions paid at
the door and season passes goes to the performers and the charity.

SafePlace exists to end rape, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. We
work to build a community of peace and safety for all. We commit
ourselves to preventing rape, sexual abuse, and domestic violence and
breaking the cycle of violence in our community. We create a safe
place for women, children, and men who have been victimized by rape,
sexual abuse, and domestic violence. For more information, visit the
organization's Web site at www.austin-safeplace.org.

That's T-for-Texas, Québec-as-in-Canada and Louisiana, y'all! The
Malvinas are a feminist folk trio with a seriously original sound
created by three of the most temperamental, romantic, down-to-earth,
tolerant, funky, maternal, independent, impassioned, politically
opinionated, completely-unlike-one-another,
singer-songwriter-instrumentalists you've ever had the good fortune to
know. Lisa Markley, Gina Forsyth, and Beth Cahill are hard-workin'
girls, too, on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, killer harmonies, and
a veritable smörgasbord of original compositions that will have you
coming back for more.

Mary Melena studied classical guitar at the Music Conservatory at the
University of Missouri at Kansas City, using her technique as a
starting point to reach into folk, traditional, and jazz stylings. She
won first place for her guitar technique at the Kansas State
Championships before relocating to the Austin music scene, and has
performed at Uncle Calvin's in Dallas and Urban Campfires in San
Antonio. Her music has been featured on NPR's "Morning Edition."

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 8, at the Live Oak Unitarian
Universalist Church, located at 3315 El Salido Parkway, Cedar Park.
For driving directions, visit the church's Web site at
www.liveoakuu.org or call 219-9008.


THE LIVE OAK COFFEEHOUSE – GREAT MUSIC FOR GOOD CAUSES.
NOW IN OUR NINTH YEAR.