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1. Date:April 24, 2009 Time:5-9:30 PM Event:Free African Banjo Show for B&G Supporters
Location: Boys and Girls Club Hall City: Great Falls, Montana: Tel. 406-761-1330
2. Date:April 25, 2009 Time:1-5 PM Event: African musical instrument workshop for kids
Location: Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery Rd Lodge, MT: Tel. 406-446-1370
3. Date:TBA Time:All day Event: African Culture & Native Indians Cultural Exchange
Location: SH School District # 86 City: HC32-4661, Mile City, Montana: Tel. 406-241-5560
4. Date: May 30, 2009 Time:7-9:30 PM Courtesy show by Wild Joe's Coffee shop
Event:Location: Wild Joe's Main street. City: Bozeman, Montana: Tel. 406-586-1212
5. Date: June 18Th, 2009 Essau will be hosting African Banjo & Open Mic Show in West Yellowstone at Stage Coach Inn ( The Coachman Lounge) From 8 - 11:30 PM Every Thursday all local musician are welcome. Tel: 406-646-7381
6. Date:June 24,2009 Essau will host African Music, Culture & Lecture for children at-
West Yellowstone Public Library for 20 minutes from 10:30 AM. African drums and story will be represented. its open to all ages. Contact: W. Yellowstone Public Library:
7. Date:August 2nd,2009 Essau will be a special guest performer at The Festival of Nations in Red Lodge, Montana from 2:30 - 4:15 PM.African banjo music, Cultural Exchange and lecture will be presented.
8. Date: August 22nd, 2009 Essau will be performing at Wild Joe's Coffee Shop downtown Bozeman, MT. Location: West main Str. Time: 7-9:30PM. Tel: 406-582-1212
9. Date: September 12Th, 2009 Essau will be performing at Wild Joe's Coffee Shop downtown Bozeman, MT. Location: W. Main Street. Tel: 406-582-1212
10. Date: September 18Th, 2009 Essau will host African Banjo Lecture, and perform with his homemade banjo made out of 95% recycled materials. Location: Yellowstone Historic Center Museum (Y.H.C). From 4-6PM; Tel: 406-646-7461
11. Date: November 11Th, 2009 Essau will perform/entertain Senoirs at the Haufbrau Lounge Location: 22. S 8th Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715. From: 4-6PM. Tel: 406-587-4931
12. Date: February 27th, 28th, 2010 Essau, and his group to reprent Tanzanian tradition music at New York Times Travel Show for Tanzania Tourist Board in Manhattan, NY.
Location: 34 JACOB JAVITS CENTERS
Schedule: On 27Th from: 12:00 to 12: 45PM, and On 28Th from: 2:00 to 2:45PM:
Tel. 1-212-447-0027
13. Date: April 14th, 2010: Starting 7PM; Essau will participate at Buffalo Jump local music competition and the winners will have 6 hours recording free.
Location: 75770 Gallatin Road; Tel: 406-763-9991
14. Date: May 16th, 2010; 6 - 10PM Essau will host a fundraiser at The Emerson Cultural Center (Ballroom) to support African Orphans' Fund volunteers including himself going to Tanzania in June 15th,2010 to work in Mbeya region with the community to establish sustainable project through available resources in there area. Later after Tanzanian dinner cooked him and his 2 volunteers: Autumn LaBuff and Kiley Martin, presentation and speech by Autumn LaBuff will follow, then music performed by Bozeman local musician including Essau with his own homemade banjo.
Location: 111 South Grant Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715-5037 Tel; 406-587-9797.