10th Anniversary Dune Climb Concert July 13

Once again the Manitou Music Festival and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore have teamed up to present the Dune Climb Concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 13.
This year will feature two cellos serenading the Dunes: Crispin Campbell and Eugene Friesen. The landmark event is free.
Photo by Andy McFarlane

Alan Gerber to play Lake Street Studios
Press release
Strap on your boogie-woogie shoes and hold on. Alan Gerber will play at the Lake Street Studios stage, as part of the Manitou Music Festival, on Wednesday, July 9, at 8 p.m. This eccentric entertainer is wowing audiences internationally. His amalgamation of boogie-woogie, stunning vocal interpretations and fine musicianship make Gerber an artist of the highest order. His show is exhilarating and captivates audiences of all demographics placing him in high demand to festivals, clubs and theaters nationwide. He has participated in major events such as The Montreal Jazz Festival, Ottawa Blues Festival, Fort Lauderdale Blues Festival, Toronto Harbour Front Blues and Carcassonne Music Festival.
When Alan moved to Chicago to begin work for the “Let Us Entertain You” Network, he developed a one-man show to fulfill his need to create his own brand of music — blues, meets gospel, meets boogie-woogie. Gerber’s incredible energy and outrageous stage antics began to blossom and promptly, he established a faithful following. In 1994, he produced and released “Chicken Walk”. He followed that up with “Fools That Try” in 1997 and “The Boogie Man” in 1999. When demand for a live CD began to surface, Alan took the studio on the road and produced “Alan Gerber Live” in 2002. This CD captured his live performance energy and audiences and buyers were quick to stand up and take notice. “Alan Gerber Live” showcased Gerber in all areas of his art. He produced the recording, wrote and performed the songs, and played all instruments on this CD. Gerber is poised and ready for international success.
Alan’s professional career began when he entered a music program at Roosevelt University in 1965. Producer Paul Rothchild (The Doors, Paul Butterfield, Janis Joplin) discovered Alan’s talent and soon he was a singer, songwriter and keyboardist for a group to become known as Rhinoceros. The release of two albums on the Elektra label brought the Rhinoceros to tour North America with such names as Janis Joplin, BB King, Jefferson Airplane, Traffic, Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, John Lee Hooker, Jeff Beck and others.
Alan left the Rhinoceros and released his first solo effort in 1971 with Shelter Records and the worldwide distribution of this recording earned him a tour with Leon Russell. In 1974 the release of the single “Tied On” (produced by André Perry) went to number one on Québec radio and Alan toured the province in the wake of its success. Gerber placed two songs on the soundtrack of Bob Dylan’s movie “Renaldo and Clara,” performed at Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue and toured with Lou Reed in the United States.
Alan Gerber — songwriter, vocalist, musician, producer, comic and actor. He is an enigma … can there really be that much talent in one man? This will be an engaging evening of music. Tickets cost $15 in advance and $18 at the door and are available in Glen Arbor at Lake Street Studios or the Glen Arbor Art Association. For information call Lake Street Studios at (231) 334-3179.