Blues Benefit Concert

Philadelphia Blues Guitarist,

Shakey Lee Lyman

Shakey plays blues guitar in a style that is a hybrid of both Delta and Texas blues. You’ll hear him play guitar and harmonica, keep a beat with tap shoes, and take care of the vocals! He plays all over, mostly near Philadelphia, but also Austin Tx and the west coast. A veteran performer at Jewett City’s Vision and Grit festivals (2011 - 2014), he came to enjoy playing in Connecticut.

Shakey’s influences run from Robert Johnson to Hank Williams, from early last century to modern times.

If you want to hear a silly bluesabilly from Philly, come see Shakey play at the Middle Haddam Public Library June 2nd at 6pm.

Proceeds to benefit our project to digitize, organize and preserve our archive.

Advance Tickets are $20.

You can purchase advance tickets by sending payment to Venmo or PayPal (@middlehaddampubliclibrary) or in person.

Thank you for your support!

Artist Highlight - Ann C. Burke

Ann C Burke, PhD. is a student and teacher of evolutionary morphology, a discipline of Biology concerned with understanding the pattern and diversification of forms over long lengths of time.

Burke’s enduring curiosity about the dynamics of time and change has taken her to many remote locations. In her art, she uses collected natural objects and her own innate curiosity to explore the roles of development and variation in respect to change.

This set of three-dimensional assemblages represent a renewed relationship to these objects; a re-consideration of function, grace, ornament and simply overlooked bits of nature.

Recycle your sneakers with us!

We're so excited to be part of the solution. You can be, too, by bringing in your never-worn or even your used sneakers! There are collection sites at each of the

East Hampton Public Schools and, of course,

at the Middle Haddam Library.

For more information about GotSneakers, click https://gotsneakers.com/