Mary McAdams

General Admission: $10 at door day of show (doors open at 6:30pm)

VIP Reserved Seating tickets: $40 (reservation REQUIRED) includes admission to concert, reserved seat at table up front, a $15 bottle of wine to enjoy during the concert along with the $10 corkage fee (doors open for VIP ticket holders at 6pm). To make your VIP reservation, contact Bonita Crowe at afinetime4wine@aol.com or call (515) 314-4472. Your reservation is not confirmed until payment is received. Check and credit card payment accepted. VIP seating is LIMITED, so make your reservation TODAY!

Local acoustic singer/song writers Chad Elliott and Mary McAdams bring Des Moines “One Hot January Night”! The two will spend the evening on January 16 trading songs at People’s Court from 7-9 PM.

In 2009, Iowa singer-songwriter Chad Elliott won the Woody Guthrie Festival songwriting contest with his song “Same Old Way” and in 2008 was a Grassy Hill Kerrville new folk finalist. Elliott worked with producer Bo Ramsey (Lucinda Williams, Greg Brown) to create the blend of blues, roots and folk on his album “Redemption Man” in November of 2008.

After winning FolkAlley.com’s Open Mic finals in 2006 with his song “Bluebird Creek,” Elliott earned a spot on stage with Odetta, just one on a long list of artists with whom he’s shared the spotlight: Tom Paxton, Loudon Wainwright III, Eric Taylor, Buddy Mondlock, Dan Zanes, R.L. Burnside and Storyhill. Elliott’s song, “How’s the Weather?” was chosen from 300,000 folk songs as an award nominee for the Top 20 New Folk Songs on Just Plain Folks.

Mary McAdams has been performing throughout Iowa for eight years and is host of Ritual Café’s monthly open mic night. She teaches songwriting to grades K-8. When performing live, Mary offers a menu that runs from soft folk music to saucy blues. She was the Iowa Arts Council’s “Featured Artist of the Month” for March 2009, released her debut album in August 2009, and was Metro Arts Alliance “Artist of the Month” in February 2009. In 2009, she received a grant from the Iowa Arts Council to help promote her new CD.

Chad’s music can be found at http://www.chadelliott.net/

Mary’s music can be found at http://myspace.com/marymcadamsmusic andhttp://www.marymcadams.com/

“One Hot January Night” is presented by Da’Vine Entertainment, a division of The GrapeVine. The GrapeVine showcases a variety of local talent. If you’re interested in attending future concerts, ask Bonita to add you to The GrapeVine’s newsletter email list, or become a fan on Facebook.