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Some of Ron's Upcoming Events...

end of September Ron performs with his new band, SOUTHSIDE, in the self titled SOUTHSIDE tour in San Francisco, Ukiah, Redwood, and other northern California cities, towns, nature (more info to come. stay tuned)

August 1, 2008 8-10pm Ron performs in RIVER TO RIVER: A JOINING OF LITERARY WATERS at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, New York with Bill Sovern, Theresa Costa, Brenda Coultas, Amy Cunningham, Jim Deuchars, Michael Jurkovic, Donald Lev ,George Wallace, and UK poet Geraldine Green. The Howland Cultural Center is located at 477 Main Street, Beacon NY, across the Hudson River from Steart Airport, in Newburgh. (845) 831-4988.

May, 2008 THE WANDERER Ron Whitehead's May Iceland Tour.

April 25, 2008 Ron performs as special guest at the 2008 KWD "KickOff" Party at BLUES ON TAP 110 N. Proctor Knott Ave. Lebanon, Kentucky

April 19, 2008 5:30 Southside Southside performs at Mighty Kindness Earth Day Hootenanny ( @ Willow Park ) also featuring Troubadours of Divine Bliss, Teneia Sanders,Earth Mamas Dance Co., Tamara Dearing, John Gage, Leigh Ann Yost, Daphne Luster, Playback Theater and many more plus local farmers, healers, green businesses, workshops, eco & peace groups www.mightykindness.org

April 18th, 2008 Ron Whitehead and SOUTHSIDE @ the PourHaus next friday night the 18th.

March 22, 2008 10PM RB Morris Band (Knoxville, Tennessee) & Southside (Ron's new Outlaw Country Outlaw Spoken Word Band). $10 cover at The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street (near 4th Street) Louisville, Kentucky 502 636 1311

Friday March 7, 2008 8pm Sarah Elizabeth performs at the 930 Listening Room All Ages FREE CONCERT!!! 930 Mary Street (Germantown) Louisville, Kentucky www.the930.org Doors open at 7pm Sarah Elizabeth shares the bill with Brooks Ritter In conjunction with the gallery exhibit opening, Various Colors, by Kaori Ishitani

February 16, 2008 9:30pm Ron performs at The Turning Point for FRANK MESSINA's 40TH BIRTHDAY. Featuring Frank Messina and his band the Octopoet, David Amram, Scott Murawski, Tyrone Cotton and many more! Tickets on sale at www.turningpointcafe.com or call (845) 359-1089. Flyer Here

February 16, 2008 10pm Sarah Elizabeth Murder Ballads & High Lonesome Love Songs for everyone with a Valentine's Day hangover @ the Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street Louisville, Kentucky. Get Sarah's handmade Duct tape Valentine Tickets exclusively at Ear X-tacy in Louisville, Kentucky. $10

february 14, 2008 10-11:55pm $7 Ron Performs in Ye Fourth Annual Wife of Bath Valentine's Festival of Erotic Poetry as Wizard of Wicked Words. A Valentine's night guaranteed to loosen your tights Bowery Poetry Club new york city www.bowerypoetry.com

January 25, 2008 Ron Performs in THE LATE SEATING AT ACTORS at Actors Theatre Doors open at 10 pm "an electric mixture of new work by local artists in performance, music, video and visual art" HOLY SHIT! Click Here for more information View the Kick Ass Flyer Here (536 kb)

January 11, 2008 7:15pm EDT Ron will be featured interviewed by Kate Klein, Music Director for northern California's main radio station, KMUD, www.kmud.org. focus will be on Ron's 2 new cds and 2 new books

January 4th & 5th, 2008 Ron reads in Winston-Salem & Greensboro, North Carolina

January 3, 2008 7:30 Jordan Green presents a night of Poetry featuring Ron Whitehead and Clement Mallory. 308 Hillside Drive, Greensboro Mapquest directions or call 919/698-8323

December 29, 2007 3rd Annual The Last Waltz Benefit Concert at Headliners Ron reads Ferlinghetti's Last Waltz poem. Louisville, Kentucky

December 28, 2007 7PM Ron Whitehead with Scott Mertz & Freddie Wethington (both of the Shinerunners) bring you SOUTHSIDE at The Rudyard Kipling. SOUTHSIDE combines the best of outlaw country and outlaw spoken word. You gotta see this shit to believe it!

November 20, 2007 7PM Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead featured performers at The Tuesday Night Reading Series, Poet House & Art Emporium, 105 Adams Avenue, Haynie's Corner Arts District, Evansville, Indiana.

November 10-12, 2007 Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead perform at the London International Poetry & Song Festival. LIPS II. The Historic Marquee Club. London, England.

October 20, 2007 8PM DON'T DIE YET an evening of music & spoken word celebrating the release of:
Sarah Elizabeth's DON'T DIE YET CD, Frank Messina & Ron Whitehead's WALKING HOME CD, Ron Whitehead's THE WANDERER book and I REFUSE CD. $15 advance tickets available from The Kentucky Center Box Office Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead w/ special guests Frank Messina & Tyrone Cotton at The Clark–Todd Hall in The Kentucky Center for The Arts, Louisville, Kentucky.

October 19, 2007 7PM Sarah Elizabeth celebrates the release of her new album with a Live In-Store Performance with her full band, Ear X-tacy 1534 Bardstown Road, Louisville, Kentucky. free.

October 16, 2007 7PM (Central Time) Ron and Sarah are featured performers at the 3rd Tuesday Coffeehouse, Woodward's in the RiverPark Center, Owensboro, Kentucky. free.

October 6, 2007 6PM Ron & Sarah perform at The Centertown School Reunion. Ohio County High School. Ohio County, Kentucky.

October 6, 2007 1PM Sarah & Ron take the stage at the River Country Music Fest. VFW Park, Cunningham, (Carlisle County) Kentucky. free.

September 4, 2007 Sarah Elizabeth's newest album DON'T DIE YET released.

August 25, 2007 10PM Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead perform at Peak Summit Festival The Rustic Frog, New Albany, Indiana.

August 18, 2007 7PM DIVORCE Ron & Sarah Style. Moving On an evening of kickass rockin blaster music & spoken word. Celebrating 4 magical years of Ron/Sarah marriage, now ended, and Launching new individual lives of Ron Whitehead & Sarah Elizabeth who will continue working together and remain dear friends. The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky. $14 only available at the door.

July 24, 2007 7PM Tony Redhouse presents a Native American Cultural experience like no other w/ special guest Sarah Whitehead. Rainbow Blossom 3738 Lexington Road, Louisville, Kentucky.

July 21, 2007 7PM Soul Journey to the Four Winds an Evening of Native American Music, Dance, & Spoken Word featuring Grammy nominated Tony Redhouse, internationally acclaimed Sarah Elizabeth, and Nobel nominated Ron Whitehead. The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky. tickets available at the door $15 (doors open 6PM)

July 2007 Sarah Elizabeth is in the studio recording her new album DON'T DIE YET with guest guitarist Will Ragland and Grammy Nominated Tony Redhouse. DON'T DIE YET will be released September 4, 2007.

July 14, 2007 4PM Tom Rhea Stage, Ron and Sarah Whitehead perform at the Jesse James Art and Film Festival giving their trademark rebel flaire. The festival starts at 11 a.m. central time on the Square in Russellville, Kentucky. Admission is free and wear an old timey costume.

July 8, 2007 10:30am-1pm pacific time (1:30pm-4pm eastern time) tune into Wild River Radio on Northern California's KMUD. Bruce Brady & Dan Roberts will be featuring some of Ron & Sarah Elizabeth's work!

June 10-24, 2007 Sarah Elizabeth on Sioux Reservation in The Black Hills of South Dakota for 13 Indigenous Grandmothers Council, Sundance, Summer Solstice, and World Peace Prayer Day.

June 3, 2007, Sunday Doors 6PM Concert 7PM, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead play a Benefit for The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Tickets: $34. All money from tickets goes to preserve the Historic Rudyard Kipling! Tickets available 10am May 12th Exclusively at Ear X-tacy. Tickets SOLD OUT within hours of going on sale! Thanks!

May 17, 2007 7PM, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead perform w/ Andy Cook at his Art Opening in conjunction with the Barret Zone’s Third Thursday Trolley Hop. Never before seen Tour Films will also be shown, offering an indepth look into Sarah, Ron, & Andy's years performing on the road together! The Monkey Wrench, 1025 Barret Ave, Louisville, Kentucky.

May 12, 2007 Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead takes the stage 3pm-ish at the River Country Music Fest. VFW Park, Cunningham, (Carlisle County) Kentucky.

April 15, 2007 6-8PM Eastern Time (3-5PM Pacific Time) Listen to Sarah Elizabeth, Ron Whitehead, Frank Messina, Tyrone Cotton & Andy Cook on a very special Wanderer Tour edition of Rhythm Running River w/Dan Roberts KZYX&Z taped live in Northern California's Redwood Country!

April 14, 2007 7PM, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead National Poetry Month Official Event! The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky

March 31, 2007 5 PM till God Knows When, The Wanderer Tour: Tyrone Cotton, Frank Messina, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead, Swaller Holler, 1001 Recreation Road, Talmage, California

March 31, 2007 noon-4PM, The Wanderer Tour goes to the heart of the redwood forrest to record a radio show with Dan Roberts, Mendocino County, California

March 30, 2007 7 PM, The Wanderer Tour: Tyrone Cotton, Frank Messina, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead, Saturday Afternoon Club, 170 South Oak Street, Ukiah, California

March 29, 2007 1 PM, The Wanderer Tour: Tyrone Cotton, Frank Messina, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead, Confucius Hall, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Talmage, California

March 28, 2007 3PM, The Wanderer Tour: Sarah Elizabeth & Tyrone Cotton LIVE on the air KRSH Wine Country Radio Santa Rosa, California

March 25, 2007 1PM, The Wanderer Tour: Tyrone Cotton, Frank Messina, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead Yosemite National Park, California

March 23, 2007 9PM, The Wanderer Tour: Tyrone Cotton, Frank Messina, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead Luna's Cafe 1414 16th Street, Sacramento, California

March 22, 2007 10PM-1AM, The Wanderer Tour: Tyrone Cotton, Frank Messina, Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead Play Air Devil's Inn the Oldest Bar in Louisville, Kentucky $5 cover

March 21, 2007 7PM, The Wanderer Tour Kickoff Concert! Ron & Sarah take the stage & the open road w/ Blues Great Tyrone Cotton & legendary NYC Poet Frank Messina! The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky $7 all ages

March 11, 2007 8PM, Sarah & Ron perform at benefit for Kentucky Heartwood Treehugger's Ball and Cakewalk, The Rudyard Kipling 422 West Oak Street, Louisville, Kentucky

February 10, 2007 Lisbon, Portugal: Ron Whitehead teaches workshop/seminar "CROSSING THE RIVER OF FIRE: Journey of Self Discovery, The Alchemy of Writing" 2-5pm.
Sarah Elizabeth presents "Homesick: A experiência da voz e do círculo, trabalho de canto/ The experience of voice and the circle" 5.30-7.30pm.

February 8, 2007 Lisbon, Portugal: Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead perform "O Privilégio dos Caminhos"/"The Privilege of Paths" with Íris & Lúcia Loureiro, at 21.30.
venue for performances & workshops: Santiago Alquimista, Rua de Santiago n 19 1100-493 Lisboa, Portugal

January 21, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky: Sarah Elizabeth & Ron Whitehead perform 5:15-6pm at a Benefit for The Rudyard Kipling. Also performing: Greg Martin, Tim Krekel, El Roostars, + more

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