A Frank Lloyd Wright Day

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Hi there…. So, today is our 27th wedding anniversary, and, to ‘celebrate’ we went on a tour of the two Frank Lloyd Wright sites within 1/2 hour of our home…. The first, is the Laurent House… The only design he did for special needs…

Tourists

Bedroom

Garden room

Garden View

Exterior view

Then, we went over to Belvidere, Il, to see the Petit Chapel, one of Wrights early designs

We are lucky to have two distinct examples of his work, so close to home….

Two Rivers Fest, and, Straw Sculpting Fest

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Hey kids… So, we have a couple gigs this weekend… We play Friday at 4:30pm, and, Saturday morning, at 11:35am, at the Two Rivers Bluegrass Festival. So will several other amazing musicians. It’s free. Come out, it’ll be fun! And, to make it more interesting for me, I will play bass for/with the amazing Grass Attack, at 5ish Friday, and 11ish Saturday morning.

Grass Attack, W/ me on bass
Magtones onstage

Our latest, new, surprise gig, will be Sunday, 12:30-2ish, in Mount Morris, Il, at the Straw Sculpting Festival. Amazing sculptures, made from straw. Yes, that is why the name….

Mr Peanut
Grogs

Pizza on the Farm

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Hey kids… Last night- Saturday- was a fun evening. We were invited to play at the ‘Pizza on the Farm’ event, at Inn Serendipity, for the Wisconsin Soil Sisters… Fun time. The Inn is an off grid, B&B/farm, and Soil Sisters are a group of women farmers, that work together to help each other. Both are way cool… A good crowd, and amazing food. The pizza was killer, and, other tasty foods- salads, cheeses, finger food… All soooo good… Thank you again, for asking us to be a part of this fun, worthy event!

Mugging for the camera

We played City Market!

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Hey kids… So, blowing our own, local horn… Last Friday, or as some say, Friday last, we- The Magtones– played the acoustic stage ( it’s a spot, not a stage, actually) at the local city market… That is quite a feather in our small caps… We played from 5 to 8pm, and had a lot of fun… Our amazing, and very nice friend Michael August, was nice enough to join us for the fun… And, it’s always more fun when he plays/jams with us, or anyone, for that matter….

Mike, Maggie, Tim

The band

Showing Art

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Hi. So my lovely wife, through the local art guild, has a showing at Katie’s Cup, through the month of August. She does beautiful, happy, art… Paintings are on display, and, for sale…

Deciding what goes where

The artist, and her art

Very proud of her, as always

Stop by, sometime, have a really good coffee- they make excellent coffee, and lunch- and take a look at several artists work, from the local art guild…

Rockford City Market Gig

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Hey kids… So, we have a gig on Friday, July 29th, from 5:00-8:30pm, downtown at the Acoustic stage, at City Market. Our VERY special guest is the amazing Mike August… That makes it extra fun! The acoustic stage is by the fountain, on Water St, just north of Market St. (The City Market hours are 4-8:30pm. We play from 5:30-8:00pm). C’mon down, have some fun, food, and tunes… We hope we see you!!!!

Maggie & Tim
The Magtones

Our Porchfest Gig

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Hey there. So Saturday, we were lucky enough to have a slot at Porchfest, in Mt. Morris, Il. Despite a little light rain, we got to be in a gazebo, so that was cool. Several nice people came and stayed for the 45 minutes, and listened… Always fun to play for people… We- being geeks- did a Facebook live stream, for friends across the country, who couldn’t make it to Mt. Morris… Uploaded the video to Youtube, so, here is the link… All 53 minutes of it…. No, you don’t have to watch all/any of it, but you can skim through… Hope you like it……

Magtones/Porchfest