Alice Osborn LIVE at Townie Books

Location: Townie Books, 414 Elk Ave. in Crested Butte, CO

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Time: 6 to 7 p.m.

Poet and singer-songwriter Alice Osborn of Raleigh, North Carolina, (www.aliceosborn.com) will read selections from her book, Heroes without Capes, as well as play her favorite original songs about the American West and Manifest Destiny.  Heroes without Capes is her most recent collection of poetry; an accomplished poet and American history buff, Alice’s acoustic originals are influenced by Celtic, bluegrass, and folk, and frequently return to the themes of home, yearning, and identity.

Townie Books is located adjacent to Rumors Coffee and Tea House in downtown Crested Butte, and they offer the newest titles in fiction and non-fiction as well as an extensive selection of children’s books and books with Colorado specific themes. The cafe adds a cozy inviting atmosphere to enjoy browsing the books, sipping some tea or surfing the web. They also host special events like book signings, readings, poetry night and live music. http://www.towniebookscb.com

Songwriting with Alice Osborn for Teens (ages 13-17)

Location: Durham Arts Council, 120 Morris St, Durham, NC 27701

June 24-28, 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuition: $135 or two payments of $67.50

Register at http://www.durhamarts.org

Have you always wanted to write your own song? Now you have your chance! In this week-long intensive for all levels, you will learn how to harness the power of melody, rhythm, and poetry to generate memorable hooks, licks, and beginnings/endings with confidence while learning the basics of music theory and improvisational skills. Using prompts and expressive writing, instructor Alice Osborn, published poet and singer-songwriter, will explore the process of songwriting and its art and craft, so you’ll be able to connect the truth of your personal experience to your song while having a lot of fun along the way.

Teen intensives are designed for middle/high school teens (ages 13-17, unless otherwise noted) that have some experience with art and want to learn more about a media in depth. Each intensive focuses on a particular artistic area, allowing for teens to develop works that can be included in their portfolio and explore career opportunities by meeting local artists and professionals. Intensives are 1 week long and run for 3.5 hours each day. For more information about our Teen Intensive program please call 919-560-2726.

Alice Osborn LIVE at Pedaler Wine & Beer

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Location: Pedaler Wine & Beer, 5910 Duraleigh Rd. Suite 141 Raleigh, NC 27612

Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

While enjoying this night of special pairings sip easily on Alice Osborn’s (www.aliceosborn) special spin on easy listening Americana folk music and sweet vocals. Pedaler Wine & Beer is your premier neighborhood wine and craft beer bar and bottle store. With 14 craft beers on tap, 4 draft wines and an excellent assortment of select wine by the glass, we strive to provide the service and atmosphere for everyone to enjoy. http://www.pedalerwineandbeer.com

Alice Osborn LIVE at IMURJ Lively Lunch

Location: IMURJ, 300 S McDowell St, Raleigh, NC 27601

Friday, July 5, 2019

Time: 12 to 1 p.m.

FREE!

Start the weekend off right with free, live music during happy hours from 12-2 pm on Fridays at IMURJ. Alice Osborn from Raleigh, North Carolina, is a multi-genre author, singer-songwriter, and editor-for-hire whose forthcoming CD is Searching for Paradise; her poetry collections include Heroes without Capes, After the Steaming Stops, and Unfinished Projects. Alice loves writing songs about American history that frequently return to the themes of home, identity, and yearning. She also plays Celtic fiddle and bluegrass banjo. Visit Alice’s website at www.aliceosborn.com. Named after a phonetic play on the words “immerse” and “emerge,” IMURJ is downstairs from the Whiskey Kitchen restaurant in downtown Raleigh. Along with a comfortably appointed bar that sells coffee, beer and wine, it has a small performing stage and studios for recording as well as painting.

Alice Osborn Performs Her Music at the 39th Festival for the Eno in Durham

Location: West Point on the Eno, 5101 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704

Otter Stage, sponsored by the North Carolina Songwriter’s Co-op

Saturday, July 6, 2019
Performance Time: 1 to 1:30 p.m. 

Tickets: https://www.enofest.org/tickets

Enjoy Alice’s retro and Americana folk vibe at the beloved Festival for the Eno—Alice’s third year performing at this Fourth of July weekend Triangle tradition. Also performing on the North Carolina Songwriter’s Co-op Stage is David Wiseman (10:30-11 a.m.), High Fall Risk (11-11:30), Nick Hutson (11:30-12 p.m.), Walter Miller (12 -12:30 p.m.), Ryan Bonner (12:30 -1 p.m.), Alice Osborn (1 -1:30 p.m.), Michael Daughtry (1:30 -2 p.m.), Carol Parker Schafer (2 -2:30 p.m.), Jack Gorham (2:30 – 3 p.m.), Kirby Heard (3 – 3:30), Adam Rose (3:30 – 4), Tiny House (4 to 4:30) and Michael Melia (4:30 -5 p.m.). Each year since 1980 the Eno River Association has presented the Festival for the Eno to draw thousands of folks to the Eno River’s shaded banks to sing dance and make merry with great food and crafts all while learning about natural resource conservation and raising funds for land protection in the Eno River basin. Visit the Festival website at https://www.enofest.org for tickets and show information.

Alice Osborn Presents, “How To Be A Rock Star At PR: How to Brand YOU!”

a Durham-Orange County NC Writers’ Network Writing Workshop

Location: South Regional Library, 4505 S. Alston Avenue, Durham, NC 27713

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Time: 6 to 8 p.m.

FREE and Open to the Public

How do you stand out from the crowd to make others remember who you are? Through your personal brand! Alice started her own writing and editing service business 14 years ago, and through dedication, talent, and by following her own rules about PR and branding, she’s built a successful career in the arts. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to grow your author brand by highlighting what makes you different from the crowd through your personal story, how you show up, and how you network/volunteer your time. Alice will also lead an exercise on how to build to your own bio. In this workshop, you’ll see how to incorporate your printed and online materials (website, social media networking, and business cards) to create a powerful brand will help attract, engage, and retain new readers and fans as it builds the loyalty of our current ones.

Alice Osborn is an author, musician, and editor. In the past 14 years, Alice has taught thousands of aspiring writers from 9 to 90. Her most recent poetry collection and CD are Heroes without Capes and Old Derelicts. Her newest CD, Searching for Paradise, is forthcoming later this summer. Alice is the recipient of a United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County 2019 Professional Development Grant, a Roads and Let’s Talk About It Scholar for the NC Humanities Council, the artist-in-residence for the Western Wake Farmers’ Market, and is a senior docent at the NC Museum of History. Alice loves sharing her love of American history by writing folk songs that return to the themes of home, identity, and yearning. Learn more about Alice and her music at:

www.aliceosborn.com  and www.reverbnation.com/aliceosborn

Alice Osborn LIVE at IMURJ Lively Lunch

Location: IMURJ, 300 S McDowell St, Raleigh, NC 27601

Friday, July 19, 2019

Time: 12 to 1 p.m.

FREE!

Start the weekend off right with free, live music during happy hours from 12-2pm on Fridays at IMURJ. Alice Osborn from Raleigh, North Carolina, is a multi-genre author, singer-songwriter, and editor-for-hire whose forthcoming CD is Searching for Paradise; her poetry collections include Heroes without Capes, After the Steaming Stops, and Unfinished Projects. Alice loves writing songs about American history that frequently return to the themes of home, identity, and yearning. She also plays Celtic fiddle and bluegrass banjo. Visit Alice’s website at www.aliceosborn.com. Named after a phonetic play on the words “immerse” and “emerge,” IMURJ is downstairs from the Whiskey Kitchen restaurant in downtown Raleigh. Along with a comfortably appointed bar that sells coffee, beer and wine, it has a small performing stage and studios for recording as well as painting.

Alice Osborn Performs at Flying Biscuit Café in Raleigh, hosted by Frank Lee Music

Friday, July 19, 2019

Location: Flying Biscuit Café, Inside Cameron Village, 2016 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27605

Time: 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Join Alice Osborn, Frank Lee Pierce’s band, and other friends for an energetic evening of original music. Based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, Alice Osborn’s Americana music is truly homegrown. An accomplished poet, she incorporates history, as well as the call of home and identity, to influence her folk vibe on acoustic guitar.

No-Stress Songwriting Workshop with Alice Osborn

Location: The Joyful Jewel, 44-A Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Time: 2 to 5 p.m.

Fee: $30

Register: www.joyfuljewel.com

Have you always wanted to write your own song? Now you have your chance! When you write a song you are creating your own story, mood, and moving images—there’s nothing more powerful than that! In this workshop, you will learn how to harness the power of melody, rhythm, and poetry to generate memorable hooks, licks, and beginnings/endings with confidence while learning the basics of music theory and improvisational skills. Using prompts and expressive writing, instructor Alice Osborn, an experienced published poet and singer-songwriter, will explore the process of songwriting and its art and craft, so you’ll be able to connect the truth of your personal experience while having a heck of lot of fun along the way.

Piedmont Laureate Presents: Prose, Poems and Songs—How They Do (and Don’t) Fit Together

Location: West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, 27519 NC

Monday July 22, 2019

Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Registration is FREE, but please RSVP: (919) 463-8500

Join 2019 Piedmont Laureate David Menconi for a performance-oriented talk with poet/singer-songwriter Alice Osborn, about words, music, writing and finding one’s voice wherever it may be. In addition to being a songwriter, Alice is a published poet, editor, and has taught memoir and other creative writing forms for over 14 years to both local and international audiences. David Menconi was a music critic and arts reporter at the News & Observer in Raleigh and has also written for Rolling Stone, Spin, Billboard, New York Times and salon.com. His books include the 2012 biography Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown (University of Texas Press), and his next book will be a history of North Carolina music for UNC Press. For more information about our 2019 Piedmont Laureate, please visit: http://www.piedmontlaureate.org/

Alice Osborn Plays at 2nd Wind

Location: 2nd Wind, 118 E Main St, Carrboro, NC 27510

Friday, July 26, 2019

Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

No Cover

Enjoy Alice’s cool covers and original favorites that pack a punch. Based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, Alice Osborn’s Americana music is truly homegrown. An accomplished poet, she incorporates history, as well as the call of home and identity, to influence her folk vibe on acoustic guitar.

Celebrate Summer at the Western Wake Farmers’ Market with Alice Osborn and Joe Woodson

Location:  280 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560

Saturday, August 3, 2019  

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Join singer-songwriters Alice Osborn and Joe Woodson at the Western Wake Farmers’ Market (WWFM) for a couple of great hours of acoustic folk and some great locally grown and produced food! Alice is also the musician-in-residence for the WWFM! This seasonal market is in its 11th year and is located in front of Morrisville Town Hall. Open Saturdays 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., visit http://wwfm.ag/ for more info.

Alice Osborn Acoustic Live at Full Bloom Coffee Roasters

Location: Full Bloom Coffee Roasters, 141 W Main St, Garner, NC 27529

Saturday, August 3, 2019  

Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

In this summer heat relax to Alice’s cool covers and original favorites that pack a punch. Based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, Alice Osborn’s Americana music is truly homegrown. An accomplished poet, she incorporates history, as well as the call of home and identity, to influence her folk vibe on acoustic guitar. Full Bloom Coffee Roasters is a local micro-roaster that sources and roasts amazing coffee from around the world. Their menu includes hot, freshly made Panini sandwiches, signature espresso drinks, and local NC craft beer on tap and now wine! For more info: https://fullbloomcoffee.com

Alice Osborn Performs at Flying Biscuit Café in Raleigh, hosted by Frank Lee Music

Friday, August 9, 2019

Location: Flying Biscuit Café, Inside Cameron Village, 2016 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27605

Time: 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Join Alice Osborn, Frank Lee Pierce’s band, and other friends for an energetic evening of original music. Based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, Alice Osborn’s Americana music is truly homegrown. An accomplished poet, she incorporates history, as well as the call of home and identity, to influence her folk vibe on acoustic guitar.

Alice Osborn Performs at Brice’s Brewing Company
Location: Brice’s Brewing Company, 1822 Garner Station Blvd, Raleigh, NC
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Time: 7 to 10 p.m.
No Cover
Enjoy Alice’s retro country/folk vibe as she spins folk/rock/pop songs and original favorites that pack a punch. Based out of Raleigh, North Carolina, Alice Osborn’s Americana music is truly homegrown. An accomplished poet, she incorporates history, as well as the call of home and identity, to influence her folk vibe on acoustic guitar.

Alice Osborn Performs LIVE at Nickelpoint Brewing Company

with Food Truck – Corner Boys BBQ from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: Five Points Area., 506 Pershing Road, Raleigh, NC 27608

Friday, August 30, 2019

Time: 7 to 9 p.m.

Alice Osborn is an author, musician, and editor. In the past 14 years, Alice has taught thousands of aspiring writers from 9 to 90. Her most recent book and CD are Heroes without Capes and Old Derelicts. Her newest CD, Searching for Paradise, is forthcoming next month. Alice loves sharing her love of American history by writing folk songs that return to the themes of home, identity, and yearning. Nickelpoint Brewing Company was originally founded by two home-brewing brothers with a dedication to craft and quality and a reverence for historical styles. Today, that same focus on quality craft beer remains but with a bent towards brewing inventive beers with new flavor profiles. Visit https://www.nickelpointbrewing.com

Celebrate the End of Summer at the Wake Forest Farmers’ Market with Alice Osborn

It’s Back to School Time!

Location: Wake Forest Farmers’ Market, 235 S Taylor St, Wake Forest, NC 27587
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Join singer-songwriter Alice Osborn for her debut at the Wake Forest Farmers Market for a couple of great hours of acoustic folk and some great locally grown and produced food! Open Saturdays 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., visit http://www.wakeforestmarket.org/ for more info.