Jim Eaglesmith » What’s New

jimiji — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:09:57 +0000

Swami Rishi returns to Reno!

What people say about Swamiji:

Swamiji with Peteji

“Swami Rishi tells fabulous stories.”
“I could feel love filling the room.”
“I could hardly sing through my tears of joy.”
“His singing completely transformed the room’s energy.”

Join Swami Rishi for an evening filled with spiritual energy and divine song. Swamiji will be joined by Pete Fairley on tabla and Jim Eaglesmith on guitar/vocals.

We have three Reno-area Satsangs (divine gatherings) planned:

Thursday, June 3^rd, 6:30 p.m.

3660 Hemlock Dr.

Reno, NV 89509

322-1004

You may bring vegetarian snacks to share

Saturday, June 5^th, 6:00 p.m.

589 Putnam Dr.

Reno, NV 89503

337-9179

You may bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share; the hostess plans to make a pot of vegetarian chili.

Wednesday, June 9^th, 6:30 p.m.

The (beautiful) Studio!

1085 S. Virginia St (above the Spy Shop)

Reno, NV

284-5545

You may bring a cushion to sit on.

For more information:

thestudioreno@gmail.com

http://www.thestudioreno.com/

These gatherings are offered on a donation basis. Swami Rishi uses the money donated to him at satsangs to feed the hungry in India, especially children.

For more information on Swamiji, find Swami Rishi Avadhootananda on Facebook.

If you’d like to host a satsang, or for information on classes or astrological readings by Swami Rishi, please email friends_of_rishi@yahoo.com

Swami Rishi returns to Reno!

What people say about Swamiji:

“Swami Rishi tells fabulous stories.”
“I could feel love filling the room.”
“I could hardly sing through my tears of joy.”
“His singing completely transformed the room’s energy.”

Join Swami Rishi for an evening filled with spiritual energy and divine song. Swamiji will be joined by Pete Fairley on tabla and Jim Eaglesmith on guitar/vocals.

We have three Reno-area Satsangs (divine gatherings) planned:

Thursday, June 3^rd, 6:30 p.m.

3660 Hemlock Dr.

Reno, NV 89509

322-1004

You may bring vegetarian snacks to share

Saturday, June 5^th, 6:00 p.m.

589 Putnam Dr.

Reno, NV 89503

337-9179

You may bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share; the hostess plans to make a pot of vegetarian chili.

Wednesday, June 9^th, 6:30 p.m.

The (beautiful) Studio!

1085 S. Virginia St (above the Spy Shop)

Reno, NV

284-5545

You may bring a cushion to sit on.

For more information:

thestudioreno@gmail.com

http://www.thestudioreno.com/

These gatherings are offered on a donation basis. Swami Rishi uses the money donated to him at satsangs to feed the hungry in India, especially children.

For more information on Swamiji, find Swami Rishi Avadhootananda on Facebook.

If you’d like to host a satsang, or for information on classes or astrological readings by Swami Rishi, please email friends_of_rishi@yahoo.com

StorySongs DVD Release

jimiji — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:40:24 +0000

Jim has a new Work’ titled ” StorySongs”, from the Soul of the Earth. Co authored with award winning visual artist Mark Vollmer. The journey begins at the Anasazi ruins and moves through the Grand Canyon, Black Rock Desert to Pryamid Lake and finally settles atop the Tahoe Rim Trail in Nevada. The CD release will be in late Winter 2009.

Watch for news of the DVD release in Spring 2010.

StorySongs DVD Update!

jimiji — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:34:17 +0000

The Release date is not in ink as of yet. It is projected for late April or early May 2010. Venues considered are “Center for Spiritual Living” and “Steinway Gallery”
both in Reno. This does not preclude other informal venues before or and after the main release. check here for future updates as the snow falls…

jimiji
Songbird Productions
JimEaglesmith@Gmail.com

Performing Community @ Redfield Theatre

jimiji — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:26:46 +0000

Last nights performance of “Performing Community” for Martina went beyond anyone’s expectations especially my own. Wing & a Prayer Dance Co. has again re emerged to raise the bar higher for the Reno community of Theatre Artists which has grown to 5 companies over the last several years. This was the finest performance in the area since Jill Marlene’s ” Becoming the Intrinsic Beloved”, literally blew audiences away earlier this summer.I was moved to Chills when the young Angela Ritchie set the tone, opening solo with an excerpt from ‘Anatomy of a Fallen Angel”. Feathers falling around her she spellbound all of us till the final blackout. Other notables were the always dependable solo Cellist Peter Lenz with Suite #3 in C Major, BWV 1009. Robert Gerald Gonzalez delivered “Naked writing” , a diatribe outlining his thought provoking musings of both sides of Fourth Wall. Later, Mary Bennett & Adam Whitney cracked us totally up with their hilarious comedy duo piece “Public Service Announcement”. My own song
” Lullabye”, a ballad of a Mother and child settled us in before Dave Brouse and I lifted the energy with duo guitar & vocals on his “Starshine”. The finally, an excerpt from “Black Ice” choeographed by Martina Young and featuring WNP Dancers. Dave & I accompanied them with a furious percussion rthym on Conga and Djdembe to a rockin climax, followed by a standing and well deserved ovation! Lights up, Martina, wobbled by pain and weakness of both ‘Bone of Bone’ hips, stood to address the performers and audience with a heartfelt thank you! there wasnt a Dry Heart in the house. This evening felt to me like a prelude to more local Artists coming together in support of others without health insurance and in need of financial help. We can all do a little something to contribute to the ‘Performing Community’ in our homeland by visiting the ‘Bone on Bone” website:

http://www.boneonbone.org/
check out the video from Bone on Bone I have attached below showcasing Martina Dancing to a young Stevie Wonders “Ribbon in the Sky” , its very sweet!

in loving service, jimi

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Bone On Bone Fundraiser

jimiji — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:17:57 +0000

Review

jimiji — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:57:24 +0000

“Becoming the Intrinsic Beloved’
A Psychedelic Cabaret Performance Chronicling the Journey to Self
Jill Marlene Producer with Nada Dada Motel
Reviewed by Jim Eaglesmith

A performing artist in this area since the 70’s I am moved to reflect openly, and offer kudo’s to a work that re inspired me to look at when I stopped taking risks with my own creative expressions. The past week I’ve been dealing with some physically painful experiences in my body but for two hours this evening I was absolutely free of Pain!

As a whole the music, dancing and choreopgraphy defies description or superlatives from my vocabulary. This work was a microcosm of our human evolution. The world is indeed our stage and we actors. While Jill as co writer, and exec producer, featured herself throughout it was not without true merit or without honoring each person’s unique gifts as a piece of the greater mosaic. She was indeed a thread weaving it all together. I especially liked the aerial dancers on a long white silk scarf hanging from a 13ft tripod Reminiscent of‘Controlled Burn”

This work took risks as most would not attempt the Gothic Dominatrix scene with the submissive strong male surrendering to the whims of his woman’s leather stinging whip lashes on bare back. For me a bit of a stretch though I appreciated how it spoke to the theme and was all done tastefully. The partial nudity scenes were enough to hold your divided attention as the music, singing and colorful exotic wardrobe took us into a surrealistic mindset free of time and space.

“I was palpably aware of the Divine Feminine presence in the room.”

*Tonight’s June 19th 3rd and final performance of BTIB began late .. due to the line at the door waiting to get in and seated. That’s the kinda delay we all forgive as it helps build suspense.. While the beloved audience were filing in and murmuring to one another the music ensemble on the stage began what I perceived as an improv doodling melody and as each member found a place it morphed into a groove with as life of its own until running its course and faded to Jill Marlene’s intro of the first act.

* The journey begins with’ Innocence’ which sets the stage for introducing some of the soloists, dancers and unique choreography to some old favs from Donovan, Dolly and Shakespeare.
*I especially liked the aerial dancers on a long white silk scarf hanging from a 13ft tripod reminiscent of ‘Controlled Burn’ !

Then ‘Experience’ opens with Marlenes’rendition of Grace Slicks ‘White Rabbit’ rocking to a delightful young ballerina emulating Alice? Or whoever your imagination goes. Mine flashed back to my psychedelic days between Sunset blvd and Golden Gate Park. Then the dancers captured the stage wearing black velvet and leather giving us a visual to the music of Genesis and Velvet Underground while the soloists again lifted their voices to fever pitch before the break. By now Everyone needed a drink!

Part Two- Opens with

Alienation:

And a young Cellist prodigy setting the tone for a provocative dance choreography which featured several soloists to Pink Floyd, Eurhythmics, and Indigo Girls too. While still a little dark it begins to answer questions about who are we and where are we going. The accent into light, emotions of joy and relief are welcomed.

Illumination:

Shows us that our shadow and painful experience are but an integral part of the whole and worth no more or less than the pleasureful ones. The last few songs reconnects us to our earthly roots with the Green Man Piece, while also reminding me of my place in the cosmos .

The closing number embraced the cast singers, dancer’s , choreographers and musicians in a celebration of life as they all collapsed around Jill and vibrating to her pure falsetto voice promising to shatter any crystal glasses within a mile of the room. In that moment We all became a Unified family in love with its own humanity under G-d. I hope S/he was watching!

Finally, I am reminded of how much art and culture exists in this Biggest little Art Town and has for as long as I remember. Some of us weren’t born when Posey Butterfields hosted acoustic music in the bar at what is now Rapscallion’s dinner house from the 70’s… I am appreciating the new wave of young artists today who may be misunderstood by some of us but not without earning the respect they so deserve. My congrats to Jill for loving herself in front of us all and with that the audience fell in love with her too!

This work, like some productions I have been involved with over the years, rivals many off Broadway plays including, Cat’s and Vagina Monologues. Marlene herself reminded me of Jeanmarie Simpson in her One Woman Play a couple years back. Classy and thoughtful. I trust that’s a compliment.

‘Becoming the Intrinsic Beloved’ bold, fresh and transcendent, earned an encore performance on a much bigger stage tonight.
For me, Reno really is and has been Artown all these years. And now it finally has…
a truly “Hard Act to Follow”!

In loving service, jimiji

JimEaglsmith.com
jeaglesmith@aol.com