The 2nd SHIFT Music Series is made possible by your voluntary financial support. Please give what you can. Any amount will be appreciated.
SUGGESTED DONATION: $30
All donations are shared equally by the ARTISTS, the MUSEUM, and DINE AID WALTHAM, a fundraising effort to support the local restaurant community
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After his childhood in New Orleans, Chris Smither headed north to break into the New England coffeehouse scene at the suggestion of Eric Von Schmidt. And boy did he ever, and then some. Smither’s highly unique performance style—filigreed leads skittering atop thumb-thumping bass, a mic on his feet to amplify the backbeat—would be captivating even if he never opened his mouth. That he writes some of the most eloquent, philosophical lyrics going and delivers them in a troubadour’s wizened voice just sweetens the deal.
Smither’s songs have been recorded by Emmylou Harris, Diana Krall, and perhaps most notably, Bonnie Raitt (“Love Me Like A Man”), but there’s nothing like hearing the man deliver them himself. Chris Smither is a true musical legend and we are so honored to host him for the penultimate show in our Spring 2021 series
Dine Aid Waltham is a fundraising effort led by the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation to support independent Waltham restaurants and their employees who are under extreme financial stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired by a tradition of supporting causes through music, the Museum is committing its three Spring 2021 concert series to help the local restaurant community.
One third of all the funds contributed by donors and sponsors via the concerts will go to
Dine Aid Waltham.
The funds directed to Dine Aid Waltham will be split evenly between the Waltham Waiters COVID Relief GoFundMe supporting Waltham restaurant employees and the restaurants themselves.
dineaidwaltham.org
The Charles River Museum is grateful for Kathy and Dan Tappan’s
GOLD Level Sponsorship of our 2021 season
Thank you to
FAIRBANK & PERRY GOLDSMITHS
for their sponsorship of this season of the 2nd SHIFT
