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Shanna in a Dress at Our Times CoffeehouseFriday, Oct. 3
Doors Open & Open Mic sign-up-7:00
Acoustic Open Mic-All local Musicians Welcome-7:30
Shanna in a Dress onstage - 8:30
38 Old Country Road, Garden City
Tickets $20, cash at the door (sorry we can only accept cash)
Shanna in a Dress, the winner of the 2022 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase, is your quirky best friend who refuses to wear pants. In her songs, she says what everyone is thinking but no one else will say, and you’ll get an uncensored journey of clever humor and heartbreak, along with a hefty side of entertainment at her shows that are also noted for her spontaneous banter and playful stage presence. Think Jason Mraz mixed with Ingrid Michaelson with a twist of Phoebe Buffay from TV’s Friends, all wrapped up in a sweet voice accented primarily by guitar but also, occasionally, piano and ukulele.
Shanna started her musical career while a student at the University of Virginia, then biked across the country and fell in love with Colorado. She recently relocated to Nashville, Tennessee after previously living in Boulder, CO -- where she hosted a monthly Women in Song show prior to the pandemic. A clever wordsmith, she pens smart but accessible lyrics that have drawn accolades in recent years. Shanna released her crowd-funded debut studio album, Robot, in May. An avid bicyclist, she biked from Seattle to Boston last summer while music touring on her epic Tour de Dress, during which she played more than 60 shows from coast to coast and partnered up with Pangaea World Foundation, a global nonprofit organization.
In 2020, Shanna was named the winner of the Great River Folk Fest Song Competition and a semifinalist in the Songwriter Serenade. She also performed in the Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase during the virtual Falcon Ridge Folk Festival that summer.
Stu adds: "A few years ago at NERFA, I followed Shanna in a song-circle showcase. Very rarely have I felt so nervous going on after someone. Each time she played, I was like 'awsh*t, I have to follow that??!!' I recommend you bring several changes of socks because yours will very likely be knocked off more than once."
Here’s a link to a video of Shanna performing her funny autobiographical song “Wanna Go Out”:
And here’s a link to a video of her heartbreakingly beautiful “A Face Like Yours”:
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
38 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY 11530-1532, United States
