Facilitated by Tim White

Topics to be covered include:

- The Anatomy of the Tax Return and the basics of 1099s

- COVID changes

- Ins and outs of Grants (which ones are taxable, and how to report them) and Expenses (what to write off and tips on tracking)

Registration is required. The Zoom event link will be sent to all registered guests shortly before the event. Register HERE

Vision Driven Consulting (VDC) supports the visionary work of artists, community groups, and not-for-profit organizations by providing consulting, facilitation, and training services.

Also! 

Monday, February 8 - Taxes for Artists 

Facilitated by Tim White 

Monday, March 8 - Intro to Arts Grants 

Facilitated by Tezarah Wilkins 

Monday, April 12 - Finances for Artists

Facilitated by River Nice of Be Intentional Financial

Monday, May 10 - Social Media & Marketing

Facilitated by Brittnie Knight

Monday, June 14 - Website Basics for Artists 

Facilitated by Marria Nakhoda

The Cats are getting together at Electric Latté Land for a virtual show through the generosity and partnership of @The Rotunda. We will be streaming to your living room via Twitch:

twitch.tv/swingthatcat

This is a free event, but tips are greatly appreciated and get distributed equally to our 9 band mates, visual engineer and sound engineers. We may have two or 3 new originals to showcase, as well!

Venmo: @swingthatcat

We hope you will join us, and dance in your living room.

About the band:

Swing That Cat is a sonic cocktail of Jump, Jive and Wail!

Born out of a simple idea and a love of good music, ~ Swing That Cat ~ is on a mission, with a message:

DANCE YOUR TAIL OFF!

What more could you ask for from a band that sounds like Jump Blues swizzled in Horny Swing, with dash of Cabaret Jazz, and a splash of Bourbon Street.

Front and center is Michele Peraino,, a modern-day Rita Hayworth meets Catwoman, with a vocal range and style drawn from another era, blending the sultry Jazz sound of Sarah Vaughan, and Rosemary Clooney, with the bawdy early Rock and Roll roar of Etta James. On stage, her voice combines with a penchant for performing, as Michele creates a hypnotic expression of the rhythm that entrances the audience and engages them in the performance.

But hang on for the twist - Swing That Cat also features Hugh Alan Luck on flute as their Lead Guitarist. Backed by more crazy cats including Chris Peraino (Rhythm Guitar), Sam Harasink (Bass), Styx Latte (Drums), Rick Yensen (Clarinet & Trumpet), Andy Donaghy (Baritone & Tenor Sax), Jon Episcopol (Trmbone), and David Graham (Alto & Tenor Sax), who all call Philly / South Jersey their home.

Formed in 2013, Swing That Cat has carved out a niche with a seductive sound, and live shows that encourage their audiences to shimmy and shake. Swing That Cat is not simply a throwback band. Drawing their inspiration from a time when one hand of Swing was moving into Jump Blues, Rock and Roll and the other was headed for Bebop Jazz, their original compositions sound fresh and inventive. If you are not up and dancing, you will still find yourself bopping in your seat. 

Join us for a 23rd-Revival Virtual Dance Party! Shake the pandemic out of you by moving your energies with an old school Cumbia/ Salsa/ Mambo/ Cha-cha-cha music from the 1950s to the 80s, by VJ/DJ Brujo de la Mancha, who arrived in the US in February 1998 and is now celebrating 23 years here! 

Brujo will take us on a two-hour journey of some of the music that he loves and grew up with in Mexico, from the familiar to the lesser-known, while talking a little about the songs and playing videos throughout. 

Dance, listen, and learn!! 

More info on Brujo: https://www.brujodelamancha.com

To join the event on Feb 13, please click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88018982407?pwd=K0UrWk45ejhWRmgwVXlSd1QyY1FaUT09

This is a Zoom WEBINAR, meaning you will not be on camera so this will look like most livestreams that you’re used to, but it’ll be on Zoom! Please keep your chat box open so that you can communicate with everyone that way! 

Mystic and musician Laraaji will perform live from his home in New York.

Bowerbird is pleased to present Liminal States, a new series of late night, live streamed concerts intended to be listened to as you fall asleep. Aiming to center and calm, the musicians will seek to lead listeners to that magic space between awake and asleep. Tune in and bliss out. 

Admission to this online event is Free / Pay What You Wish. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please register at https://bowerbird.ticketleap.com/laraaji/. SPACE IS LIMITED. A link will be sent to you the day of the event. The performance will start at 10pm Eastern Time and will run approximately 45 mins.

This event is part of the Liminal States Series

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Philadelphia-born, New Jersey-raised polymath Laraaji has maintained a pursuit of spiritual transcendence through music since the mid-70s. After several years of studiously developing an aesthetic informed by Eastern faiths and transcendental research in his long-time home in Harlem, in 1979 Brian Eno stumbled upon him busking in Washington Square Park in New York, improvising celestial meditations with his electric zither. The producer invited him to contribute to his influential Ambient series, resulting in the 1980 album Day of Radiance. Ever since he’s remained an outsized figure in new age and ambient music, eschewing synthesizers in favor of hand-made sounds, consistently embracing a human presence in his ever-seeking performances. Whether using monochord instruments, singing, or deploying electronics-kissed percussion, Laraaji’s music remains connected to cosmic African-American tradition, and as hypnotically beautiful as his work has been he’s never been afraid to inject ripples of tension and dissonance into his trance-inducing journeys.

More performances in the Liminal States Series: 

MARILYN NONKEN performs FELDMAN 

Wed, January 20 at 11pm

JEFF ZEIGLER

Sun, January 31 at 10pm

LARAAJI

Sun. February 14 at 10pm

LAURA BAIRD

Thu, February 25 at 10pm

TATSUYA NAKATANI

Wed, March 10 at 11pm

MARY LATTIMORE

Thu, March 25 at 11pm

VARIANT 6

Thu, May 6 at 10pm

Multi instrumentalist Laura Baird will perform from her home in New Jersey.

Bowerbird is pleased to present Liminal States, a new series of late night, live streamed concerts intended to be listened to as you fall asleep. Aiming to center and calm, the musicians will seek to lead listeners to that magic space between awake and asleep. Tune in and bliss out. 

Admission to this online event is Free / Pay What You Wish. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please register at https://bowerbird.ticketleap.com/laura-baird-liminal-states/. SPACE IS LIMITED. A link will be sent to you the day of the event. The performance will start at 10pm Eastern Time and will run approximately 45 mins.

This event is part of the Liminal States Series

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Laura Baird is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording engineer. She enjoys crossing and blending folk, pop, classical, and electronic genres, and frequently collaborates with other artists and musicians who work in and between them. Laura has performed and recorded as The Baird Sisters with her sister, Meg Baird. Their Until You Find Your Green was re-released by Ba Da Bing Records. Laura also recorded guitarist Glenn Jones’ last three albums and is a member of The Ruins of Friendship Orchestra, who collaborated with David Kessler on his film The Pine Barrens. Most recently, Laura worked with performance artist Martha McDonald on three original site-specific works: Music for Modernist Shapes at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center; Phosphene Songs at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center; and Phantom Frequencies at Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center. Her first solo folk album, I Wish I Were a Sparrow, was released in 2017 by Ba Da Bing Records.

More performances in the Liminal States Series: 

MARILYN NONKEN performs FELDMAN 

Wed, January 20 at 11pm

JEFF ZEIGLER

Sun, January 31 at 10pm

LARAAJI

Sun. February 14 at 10pm

LAURA BAIRD

Thu, February 25 at 10pm

TATSUYA NAKATANI

Wed, March 10 at 11pm

MARY LATTIMORE

Thu, March 25 at 11pm

VARIANT 6

Thu, May 6 at 10pm