Beacon on Aurora – An Evening with Peter Mulvey
Sunday, January 12
Doors open at 6:30 pm, Concert begins at 7 pm
Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur and almost-poet since before he can remember. Raised workingclass Catholic on the Northwest side of Milwaukee, he took a semester in Ireland, and immediately began cutting classes to busk on Grafton Street in Dublin and hitchhike through the country, finding whatever gigs he could. Back stateside, small shows led to larger shows, which eventually led to regional and then national and international touring. Nineteen records, an illustrated book, thousands of live performances, a TEDx talk, a decades-long association with the National Youth Science Camp, opening for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco, Emmylou Harris, and Chuck Prophet, appearances on NPR, an annual autumn tour by bicycle, emceeing festivals, hosting his own boutique festival (the Lamplighter Sessions, in Boston and Wisconsin)… Mulvey never stops. He folds everything he encounters into his work: poetry, social justice, scientific literacy, and a deeply abiding humanism are all on plain display in his art.
$20 suggested donation
Volunteers are needed for baking cookies, helping with intermission snacks and beverages, and at the door for ticket sales. Please contact Music Director Stephanie at music@uuithaca.org if you can help!