Tim Baucom & Andrew Morehouse of Walcrik & Mick Reed in Two Benefit Concerts in support of Parks Place Community Resource Center.

The community is invited to two musical events coming in October, the first to take place on Saturday night October 3rd and the second on Friday night October 9th. The Walpole Artisan Cooperative is hosting the performances, both of which will be held at the Howell Studio, 250 Old Keene Rd, Walpole, NH.

These two events are a “thank you” gift to everyone who patronizes the Walpole Artisan gallery and equally as important, they are a gift of social wellbeing to a community center that focuses its resources on human services. Parks Place directly benefits the residents of northeastern Windham County and adjoining areas, an area where many families live below the poverty level. The Walpole Artisans feel very strongly that supporting Parks Place is an important way of giving back to the community.

In addition to great music, there will be finger food and beverages provided by the members of the gallery who will also donate original fine art and crafts to both an art raffle and silent auction. Donations will be accepted to help cover costs, and proceeds from the raffle and silent auction will go to Parks Place in Bellows Falls to support their services.

Parks Place Community Resource Center is a “HUB” that provides community members a safe and accessible location to make lasting, positive changes in their lives. People struggling to overcome hardships need multiple support systems because problems such as substance abuse or unemployment are rarely one-dimensional or simple to solve.

Tim Baucom and Andrew Morehouse of Walcrik –

Saturday October 3, 2015 Doors open at 6:30 PM

The Bozeman, Montana based folk/Americana duo Walcrik have been playing music together since 2005 when Andrew Morehouse and Tim Baucom met while attending the University of New Hampshire. With folk, bluegrass, traditional and rock influences, the two have built a repertoire of harmony-centric songs that are inspired by both their rural Northeastern roots and their time wandering the West. Walcrik released its debut EP in 2014.

Mick Reed –

Friday October 9, 2015 Doors open at 6:30 PM

Mick Reed is a native New Englander whose music and lyrics are rooted in traditional Americana songs and storytelling. He blends elements of Country, Blues, Jazz, and Bluegrass to form original tunes with a timeless feel. His first CD, “Courtney’s Farm”, features an all-star cast including a duet with the multi -platinum selling Jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux. His second album, “Goodnight, Texas”, was released in January 2011 and received glowing reviews. His third album, “Beaver Falls”, was released in 2014. Loudon Wainwright III recorded one of Mick’s tunes in the Spring of 2015 for a feature-length documentary. Mick regularly performs his music in New York and throughout New England, where he is a fixture on the roots circuit. In addition to his music, Mick produces and directs for television and film where he has earned many awards.

The Howell Studio at 250 Old Keene Rd in Walpole is easily accessed from Highway 12 – turn at the flashing light at South Road in Walpole, go to the first stop sign, turn right and then bear right on Old Keene Rd and go 1 mile. The studio is on the right.