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Potterville Posse Discounted Room Block May 28-30, 2010 Potterville Posse members, friends, and family attending the Grace Potter and the Nocturnals benefit performance for C hild and Family Services of NH on May 29 at the Lebanon Opera House can now book discounted rooms at the Holiday Inn Express in White River Junction VT. Our rate is $80*/room/night!! (most area hotels are charging over $100 a night!! for that weekend) *rate does not include 9% state tax For now you need to call the property directly at 802.299.2700 and ask for the “Potterville Posse Block”. The hotel is working on a weblink for online booking but that is not up yet, I’ll keep you posted when it becomes available but I would call now because we only have 24 rooms at this special rate and these rooms will only be held until April 30! Your stay at the Holiday Inn includes Complimentary: • Hot/Cold Breakfast Buffet • Snack on arrival • Hi-Speed Wireless Internet • State of the Art Fitness Club Use • ...

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (GPN) return to the Lebanon Opera House for a performance May 29, Memorial Day Weekend, to benefit Child and Family Services of NH (CFSNH). This is CFSNH 25th Anniversary of Concerts for a Cause , the fundraising branch of CFSNH. GPN is about to release their third CD entitled "Grace Potter and the Nocturnals" on June 8. The first single off the CD, "Tiny Light" can now be heard on the website THIS IS SOMEWHERE . This Vermont-based band is on the verge of breaking out so being able to see them in an intimate venue like the Lebanon Opera House is a treat that should not be missed. GPN is made up of original band members: Grace Potter, on vocals, guitars and Hammond B3 organ; Matt Burr on pounding drums and Scott Tournet on many, many guitars and backing vocals. Tournet and Burr also have a side project "Blues and Lasers" and have brought in B&L guitarist Benny Yurco as a second guitar with GPN. The bass line and sweet...

Breaking News---Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Return to Lebanon Opera House!! to Benefit Child and Family Services of New Hampshire May 29, 2010 7:30 PM From the Lebanon Opera House website : back by popular demand… A MEMORIAL WEEKEND CELEBRATION! An internet sensation with local roots, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals delivers an organic brand of neo-classic rock like no other. Winner of Jammy and Boston Music Awards, the band no sooner launched its debut CD, when it landed in the center of popular culture opening for the likes of Dave Matthews, The Black Crowes and Gov’t Mule and quickly became the go-to band for television theme songs and soundtracks (Brothers & Sisters and Grey’s Anatomy to name a few). With a new album set to be released this June, this New Hampshire appearance will serve as both a preview and a pre-launch party. A GPN event is all about raw passion and a reverence for rock! “This is an amazing band! Keep your eyes on this one.” --Taj Mahal ...

John Hiatt and the Combo rolled into Lebanon NH and rocked the Opera House Tuesday evening March 9. Hiatt and band are out on the road promoting their new CD "The Open Road." The tour opened last week in Albany and has made its way around the northeast, landing thankfully at the Lebanon Opera House . Hiatt opened the show joking with the crowd that he was glad to be back in "Leba-non" not "Leb-a-non". He wanted to pronounce it correctly because he knows "how sensitive folks can be." Then he joked that folks back home have reduced the name to just two syllables-"leb-nan" Hiatt was accompanied by Doug Lancio on all things with strings, Patrick O'Hearn on various bass instruments and Mega-New Orleans Saints fan and awesome drummer, Ken Blevins. They played a few songs from their new CD during the 2 hour plus show but mostly is was a very welcomed greatest hits performance. Some folks in the audience may not have heard Hia...

HEY MAMA featuring Avi & Celia Salt hill Pub, Hanover NH Friday February 19, 2010 9PM From Salt hill Twitter : Salt hill Pub in Hanover is proud to introduce HEY MAMA featuring Avi and Celia . In two short years this Portsmouth blues/rock outfit has taken New England by storm, and is slated to play Austin’s South By Southwest Music Festival in March. Don’t miss your chance to see them on their first trip to Salt hill Pub! More Avi & Celia photos on my site: http://www.photosbynanci.com/aviandcelia.html

Grace For Haiti Big Picture Theater Waitsfield , VT February 15, 2010 Waitsfield resident Grace Potter, of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, performed a benefit for Amurtel’s disaster relief in Haiti . Just over one month ago a magnitude 7.0 earthquake tore apart the Haitian capital, Port au Prince and left over 230,000 dead, 300,000 injured and an estimated 1,000,000 homeless. Joani Zweig of Amurtel reported that the “Grace for Haiti ” show raised over $10,000 for Haitian relief. Zweig told the audience of 225 that Amurtel has had a presence in Haiti for the last 18 years; they were on the ground when the earthquake hit. “I have never seen any amount of devastation that I have seen after the quake in Port au Prince” Zweig told the crowd. She explained that Amurtel has two teams in the Haitian capital: one short term group for distributing food, water and medical supplies and a second long term group for recovery and “what’s next.” She said the “next” is really critic...