Heartroot's last summer in Portland

This August, we will move from Portland to Berkeley, CA, where Eric will enter seminary at Pacific School of Religion.  The move will be bittersweet.  We're excited about the future, but Portland will always be a special place for us. This is where we met, and where we started our duos with a lot of support from you. We hope to return to the Northwest often, but we don't yet know how often we'll be able.

We've booked a farewell show to gather our Portland community and celebrate our time here.  We'll sing songs, tell stories, and laugh about what we've learned in two years performing as a duo.

Saturday, August 4, 7 p.m.
Heartroot Farewell Concert
West Hills Friends meetinghouse
7425 SW 52nd Avenue, Portland 97219
All ages / Donations welcome

Before we move, there is a lot to do to prepare! We are sorting through our stuff (lots of boxes in our apartment) and paring down.  Mindy is writing her graduate thesis (she's buried in her computer).  One product of this is Mindy's one-woman show, How to Survive a Poison Apple.  It's the culmination of three years of work, and includes Eric backing her up on electric guitar textures.  We'll perform excerpts in two upcoming performances, followed by a full showing on June 29 and 30:

Wednesday, May 30, 8 p.m.
Mindy performs an excerpt from How to Survive a Poison Apple
as part of The 1 Festival
The Headwaters Theatre
55 NE Farragut St. #9 (Portland, OR)

Saturday, June 23, afternoon
Mindy sings excerpts from How to Survive a Poison Apple at Laurelhurst Park
At the conclusion of the Portland NEDA walk

Friday, June 29, 7:30 p.m.  /  Saturday, June 30, 7:30 p.m.
Mindy Dillard presents How to Survive a Poison Apple
Hipbone Studio
1847 E. Burnside, #104 (Portland, OR)
Admission: $12 advance/ $15 at the door.  Recommended for ages 10 and up.
Advance tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com.
More info at www.mindydillard.com.

We're also playing as Heartroot at the Tillamook Farmers' Market (June 16, 10-1) and the Scappoose Farmer's Market (June 30, 10-12).  We'll let you know if we book anything else before leaving, but as of now, this is what we have scheduled.

Also, feel free to check out our other duo, Snail People.  Lately we've been combining our "kid" and "grown-up" repertoires in these shows, making a mixture that has something for everyone.

Thank you for your continued support over the two years (and counting) of our adventure as Heartroot.

Welcome

Welcome to the new Heartroot blog!  Here we will post our thoughts before, during and after our move from Portland, OR to Berkeley, CA in August 2012.