Cooper, Nelson & Early Calendar
2008 Dates
January February March April May June   July August September October November December
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January
Fri.	Jan. 5	St. Charles, Illinois, Phil & Susan as February Sky perform.
Sat.	Jan. 12	Naperville, Illinois, house concert for Bonnie & Bill Paulson with CN&E.
Sun.	Jan. 13	Crystal Lake, Illinois, Annual concert for McHenry County College at 3 p.m. with CN&E and others.
Sun.	Jan. 21	Marquette Michigan, Service for MUUC
Fri.	Jan. 25	Geneva, Illinois, Concert sponsored by the Geneva Public Library and the Geneva Park District at the Geneva Unitarian Church at 8 p.m. with CN&E with Natural Bob Holdsworth.
Sat.	Jan. 26	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Coffeehouse with CN&E 8 p.m.
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February
Fri.	Feb. 1	Marinette, Wisconsin, Downtown Grounds with February Sky (Phil & Susan).
Sat.	Feb. 2	Marinette, Wisconsin, Downtown Grounds with February Sky
Fri.	Feb. 8	Pontiac, Michigan, February Sky at "Live From the Living Room."
Sat.	Feb. 9	Traverse City, Michigan, February Sky at Horizon Books.
Fri.	Feb. 15	Downers Grove, Illinois, C&N play at the Two Way Street Coffee House.
	Feb. 20 thru 24	Folk Alliance, Memphis, Tennessee.
Fri.	Feb. 29	Geneva, Illinois C & N perform for historical society awards dinner.
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March
Sat.	Mar 1.	Naperville, Illinois, Sass! Trio house concert at Bill & Bonnie Paulson's. More on Kate's MySpace.
Sat.	Mar. 8	Escanaba, Michigan, Eighth Street Coffeehouse, February Sky.
Sun.	Mar. 9	Escanaba, Michigan, Phil & Susan service.
Sun.	Mar. 16	Marquette, Michigan, Celtic Mythology Service. Phil & Susan.
Fri.	Mar. 28	Park Forest, Illinois, February Sky at Woods Music Benefit for Thorn Creek Nature Center
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April
Sat.	Apr. 12	Skokie, Illinois, Second Saturday Coffeehouse with C&N and February Sky at the Ethical Humanist Society.
Sat.	Apr. 19	Sheboygan, Wisconsin, February Sky at the Paradigm coffeehouse.
Sun.	Apr. 20	Algonquin, Illinois, C&N at the Algonquin Public Library, 2 p.m.
Sat.	Apr. 26	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Coffeehouse with February Sky.
Sun.	Apr. 27	February Sky Beltaine appearance.
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May
Fri.	May 2	Minooka, Illinois, Sass! Trio plays at Bean Encounters Coffeehouse. More on Kate's MySpace.
Sat.	May 10	Warrenville, Illinois, Concert for Brown Dog House Concerts CN&E play for Anne & John Sponzilli. Call 630-393-1355 or e-mail <jsponzi at-sign sbcglobal.net> for more information.
Mon.	May 12	Cedar Falls, Iowa, C&N play for Live From Studio One on KUNI radio at 7 p.m.
Sat.	May 24	Brimley, Michigan, February Sky at The Dancing Crane.
Fri.	May 30	Minooka, Illinois. February Sky plays at the Bean Encounters Coffeehouse.
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June
Sat.	Jun. 7	Mishiwaka, Indiana. February Sky plays at The Beanery.
Fri.	Jun. 13	Minooka, Illinois, C&N play at Bean Encounters Coffeehouse.
Sat.	Jun. 14	Romeoville, Illinois, CN&E at Isle a la Cache Rendezvous.
Sun.	Jun. 15	Isle a la Cache Rendezvous, if we're not playing Saturday.
Sun.	Jun. 22	Marquette, Michigan, UU Service with February Sky .
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July
Sat.	Jul. 5	Evanston, Illinois, Margaret Nelson appears at the 2008 Farmers Market
	Jul. 18 thru 20	Marquette, Michigan, February Sky plays workshops at the 30th Annual Hiawatha Traditional Folk Music Festival.
Sat.	Jul. 19	Evanston, Illinois, Margaret Nelson appears at the 2008 Farmers Market
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August
Fri.	Aug. 1	Dowers Grove, Illinois, Two Way Street Coffee House with February Sky, 8:15 p.m.
Sat.	Aug. 2	Escanaba, Michigan, Waterfront Festival with February Sky, 3–4 p.m.
Sun.	Aug. 3	Marquette, Michigan, UU Service with February Sky, 11 a.m.
	Aug. 15 thru 17	Johannesburg, Michigan, February Sky plays at Farmfest.
	Aug. 15 thru 17	Johannesburg, Michigan, Sass! Trio plays at Farmfest. More on Kate's MySpace.
Sat.	Aug. 23	Downers Grove, Illinois, February Sky performs for the Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m
Sat.	Aug. 23	Geneva, Illinois, C&N play for the Good Templars in Good Templar Park. 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. concert, public can come, 630-668-8713 for more info.
Sun.	Aug. 24	Park Forest, Illinois, UU service with February Sky, 10 a.m.
Sun.	Aug. 31	Geneva, Illinois, CN&E at the Fox Valley Folk Festival, tent.
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September
Mon.	Sep. 1	Fox Valley Folk Festival
Sat.	Sep. 6	Evanston, Illinois, Sass! Trio appears at the 2008 Farmers Market. More on Kate's MySpace.
Sat.	Sep. 6	Evanston, Illinois, Margaret Nelson appears at the 2008 Farmers Market
Sat.	Sep. 6	Oak Creek, Wisconsin, February Sky featured at Dunn Brothers Coffeehouse, 7 p.m.
Sat.	Sep. 13	Evanston, Illinois, Margaret Nelson appears at the 2008 Farmers Market
Fri.	Sep. 19	Chicago, Illinois. February Sky plays for the Common Good Coffeehouse. Performance to benefit a cause to be determined.
Sat.	Sep. 20	Evanston, Illinois, Margaret Nelson appears at the 2008 Farmers Market
Sat.	Sep. 27	Kenosha, Wisconsin, Dunn Brothers Coffeehouse with C&N at 7 p.m.
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October
Sat.	Oct. 4	Evanston, Illinois, Margaret Nelson appears at the 2008 Farmers Market
Sat.	Oct. 4	Lake Villa, Illinois, house concert for Glenn and Carol Shubert with C&N.
Sun.	Oct. 5	Glenview, Illinois, Grove Folk Festival with C&N, 11 a.m–5 p.m.
	Oct. 10 thru 12	Northbrook, Illinois, Annual FARM Gathering
Sat.	Oct. 11	Evanston, Illinois, Margaret Nelson appears at the 2008 Farmers Market
Sat.	Oct. 11	Geneva, Illinois, C&N perform for Peck Farm’s Twilight Fair at 12 p.m..
Sat.	Oct. 18	Evanston, Illinois, Margaret Nelson appears at the 2008 Farmers Market
	Oct. 17 thru 18	Ringwood, Illinois, CN&E will be at Trail of History.
	Oct. 24 thru 25	Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference.
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November
Sat.	Nov. 1	Marquette, Michigan, community concert at Marquette UU Church by February Sky.
Sun.	Nov. 2	Marquette, Michigan, UU Service with February Sky.
Fri.	Nov. 7	Western Springs, Illinois, February Sky featured at Friday At The Ford, 7:30 p.m.
Fri.	Nov. 28	Minooka, Illinois, The Bittersweet Christmas Band at Bean Encounters Coffeehouse.
Sat.	Nov. 29	Independence, Iowa, The Bittersweet Christmas Band at a house concert for Gary Buresh.
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December
Sun.	Dec. 7	Algonquin, Illinois, The Bittersweet Christmas Band at the Algonquin Public Library, 2 p.m.
Fri.	Dec. 12	The Bittersweet Christmas Band performs for The Cedar Cultural Center with Curtis & Loretta.
Sat.	Dec. 13	The Bittersweet Christmas Band performs for Hobgoblin Music with Curtis & Loretta.
Sun.	Dec. 14	St .Cloud, Minnesota, The Bittersweets perform with Curtis & Loretta at Bodiddly’s.
Fri.	Dec. 19	Geneva, Illinois, special community concert at the Geneva UU church with The Bittersweet Christmas Band.
Sat.	Dec. 20	Viroqua, Wisconsin, The Bittersweet Christmas Band performs.
Sun.	Dec. 21	Madison, Wisconsin, The Bittersweet Christmas Band performs for Sue & Ed Gilbert, 4 p.m.
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2009 Dates
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January
Sat.	Jan. 23	Richmond, Virginia, C&N perform for the Richmond Folk Music Society (tent.)
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February
Sat.	Feb. 7	Brimley, Michigan, February Sky, plays at The Dancing Crane.
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