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Saturday, December 26, 2009
North Palm Beach, FL
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MacArthur Under Moonlight Concert
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
10900 S.R. 703 (A1A)
Singer Island
561.624.6952
FREE

It doesn't get any better than this. Enjoy an evening of traditional American folk music with the Rambling String Band under a full moon at the beautiful John D. MacArthur State Park.

Saturday, December 5, 2009
North Miami, FL
6:00PM - 11:00PM
Kuyayky and Friends
560 N.E. 129th Street
North Miami, FL 33161
305.758.5902
Donations Accepted

This is an annual concert hosted by the Peruvian band Kuyayky to benefit the children of their hometown, Jauja. All proceeds will be used to purchase toys, musical instruments, a family food basket, and Christmas breakfast for poverty-stricken children in the Central Andes of Peru.

Saturday, November 21, 2009
Pembroke Pines, FL
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Broward County Library
South Regional Branch
7300 Pines Boulevard
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
954.201.8849
FREE

Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band perform songs in conjunction with Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the National Endowment for the Arts' The Big Read.

The Big Read is an initiative designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Big Read brings together partners across the country, including Broward County Library, to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.

Friday, November 20, 2009
Miami Beach, FL
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Superintendent's Benefit Concert
Miami Beach Senior High School
2231 Prairie Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.995.1930
$25

The Cultural Passport is a new initiative in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Its goal is to provide every student from Kindergarten through Grade 12 with a quality learning experience in one of Miami-Dade County's many outstanding cultural/artistic venues including theatres and museums.

Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band will be performing a set at this concert to raise funds for the Cultural Passport.

Friday-Sunday, November 13-15, 2009
St. Petersburg, FL
Sunshine State Acoustic Music Camp
Boyd Hill Nature Park
2900 31st Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33713-2510

Matthew is leading oldtime banjo workshops throughout the weekend at this wonderful, reasonably-priced weekend of music at the beautiful Boyd Hill Nature Park. Other workshops offered include fiddle, mandolin, guitar, autoharp, harmonica, songwriting, singing, and more. Check the website for more details and registration.

Saturday-Sunday, November 7-8, 2009
Barberville, FL
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Barberville Jamboree
Barberville Pioneer Settlement
for the Creative Arts
1776 Lightfoot Lane
Barberville, FL 32105 
386-749-2959
Adults: $6.00
Children 6 - 12:   $4.00
Children 5 and under: FREE

Florida history and folk culture come ALIVE as we relive pioneer times through demonstrations of backwoods lifeways, early industry and trades, folk and domestic arts, and the dynamic cultural mix of people who have lived and settled throughout Central Florida.

The Barberville Jamboree is one of the best-known
and longest-lived heritage festivals in Florida, featuring:

• Newly restored Old Barberville Central High School
• More than 100 historical demonstrators, reenactors, artisans and trades people from around the state
• Continuous performances by 150 Florida musicians on 6 stages
• Juried arts and crafts show
• Historical exhibits, storytelling and hands-on children's activities
• Children's art show and awards
• Florida "Cracker"-style foods such as BBQ, Corn boil, Fish fry and Bean soup

Matthew performs on Saturday at 12:00PM and 3:00PM and Sunday at 11:30AM.

Sunday, October 18, 2009
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Music in the Life of Abraham Lincoln
Alvin Sherman Library
Nova Southeastern University
3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
954.262.4637
FREE

Matthew performs songs from the life of the 16th president of the United States on guitar, banjo, gourd banjo, piano, and dulcimer. Abraham Lincoln was a man of remarkable determination, compassion, honesty, humor, and melancholy. To explore the music he cherished is to better understand the man himself and the times in which he lived. Featured will be selections from Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band's CD Songs in the Life of Abraham Lincoln (Ballad of America Volume 3).

This performance is in conjunction with an exhibit at the Alvin Sherman Library called Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times. The traveling exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute explores the life, accomplishments, and legacy of the sixteenth president, drawing from Lincoln's own words in speeches, letters, and proclamations. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the exhibition is traveling to forty libraries across the country between 2008 and 2010.

Sunday, October 4, 2009
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2:00PM - 6:00PM
Cinema Paradiso
503 S.E. 6 Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
954.525.3456

This is a special event hosted by the Broward Folk Club. Matthew is one of several artists who perform following a showing of the film A Mighty Wind.

Friday, September 11, 2009
Sunrise, FL
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Celebration of America
Sunrise Civic Center Theatre
10610 West Oakland Park Boulevard
Sunrise, FL 33351
954.747.4646

The Rambling String Band pay tribute to the United States of America in this very special concert.

Saturday, June 27, 2009
Key Biscayne, FL
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Key Biscayne Branch
299 Crandon Boulevard
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
305.361.6134
FREE

Matthew with his guitar, banjo, and dulcimer in a performance for all ages.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Broward County Main Library
100 South Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
954.357.7444
FREE

Matthew and Rambling String Band bassist Chris DeAngelis in a special duo performance for all ages.

Saturday, June 20, 2009
Eustis, FL
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Lake Eustis Folk Stage
Concert & Jam Session
Woman's Club of Eustis 
227 North Center Street
Eustis, FL 32727
352.253.6448
$7.00

This intimate concert series features a pot-luck dinner and jam session.

Saturday, June 6, 2009
Coral Gables, FL
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Sunday Afternoons of Music
for Children
Gusman Concert Hall
University of Miami
1314 Miller Drive
305-271-7150
Grownups $12.00 - Children $10.00

The Rambling String Band return to Sunday Afternoons of Music for Children! The concert series was designed to introduce children to all types of music, song, and dance. The hour-long children's concerts are an informal and friendly introduction to the excitement of the performing arts with audience participation enthusiastically encouraged.

Yes, it's on a Saturday!

Saturday-Sunday, May 9-10, 2009
Hollywood, FL
Saturday @ 1:00PM - Rambling String Band
Sunday @ 2:00PM - workshop
7th Annual Red, White, and Bluegrass
Hollywood Beach Broadwalk

This bluegrass festival runs on Hollywood Beach from May 8-10. Featuring the Rambling String Band, New River Boys, Corn Country, and many more.

Monday, May 4, 2009
Coral Gables, FL
Live Radio Interview
Listen Live Online
WVUM 90.5FM
10:00PM - 11:00PM
Turn and Draw

Matthew visits WVUM 90.5 radio in Miami (non-Miamians can listen live on the Internet). He brings his banjo, guitar, and some favorite CDs to the studio and chats with host Jon Goldmann on the Turn and Draw show.

Jon's got a nice blog at TheSessionSpot.com. Read his post about Matthew here.

Saturday, May 2, 2009
Miami, FL
12:30AM - 1:30PM
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Family Fest
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
305.949.6722
FREE

On the First Saturday of every month, the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza becomes Miami's most exciting interactive
arts playground!

Hands-on, free, fun learning activities for children include crafts, face-painting, storytelling, movement and theater classes, as well as outdoor performances. Make a puppet, learn a song, or try out a few new dance moves, it's the best way to spend the day!

The Rambling String Band plays from 12:30PM -1:30PM.

Friday-Saturday, March 7-8, 2009
Friday-Saturday, March 14-15, 2009
Miami, FL
8:00AM - 6:00PM
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Day Out With Thomas
12450 S.W. 152nd Street
305.253.0063

Matthew sings classic songs of the railroad all the livelong day when Thomas the Tank Engine pulls into the station at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Ride with Thomas, meet Sir Topham Hatt, visit the Imagination Station, and enjoy live music and entertainment. Tickets are on sale now.

Day Out With Thomas is a family event that offers children and their grownups the opportunity to ride with classic storybook friend Thomas the Tank Engine at heritage railroads nationwide. Parents, grandparents and siblings join their aspiring engineers in the fun. The Day Out With Thomas experience will engineer miles of smiles for the whole family and introduce a new generation to the timeless excitement of railroading.

Friday, February 27, 2009
Bal Harbour, FL
5:30PM - 6:30PM
31st Annual Everglades
Bluegrass Festival
Haulover Beach Park
10800 Collins Avenue
305.358.1800

The South Florida Bluegrass Association invites you to the 31st Annual Everglades Bluegrass Festival - three tropical days (Friday - Sunday) of great bluegrass entertainment. Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band take the stage on Friday night from 5:30PM until 6:30PM.

Monday, February 9, 2009
Coconut Grove, FL
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Barnacle Under Moonlight
The Barnacle Historic State Park
3485 Main Highway
305-442-6866

A beautiful evening under the full moon with the Rambling String Band at this historic state park. Picnics and children welcome. Funds raised support the historic house and grounds.

Saturday, January 24, 2009
Hallandale, FL
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Broward County Library
Hallandale Beach Branch
300 South Federal Highway
Hallandale, FL 33009
954.457.1750

Sing along to traditional folk songs that tell the story of America at this all-ages show.