Join TRET FURE  for an intimate concert with the women of SuCa! August 20 Doors open at 6 pm The gathering will be BYOB once again.  Of course there will be plenty of soda, juice and ice to enjoy or use to "mix it up" if you choose ;-)   Tasty culinary treats and the company of GREAT women are also included with your reservation! AND our own DJ Irene will be there to get you up and out on the floor - so bring your dancin' shoes! For reservations go to: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/188560 OR call: 314/772-1010 to make reservations and mail in your payment *Reservations are not confirmed until payment is received* Tret Fure Women’s music legend Tret Fure continues to turn out marvelous albums, her latest being “True Compass” (Tomboy Girl). Who else could have written a love song such as “Look What Love Has Given Me”? It’s a song that is at once personal and universal in its affectionate expression of happiness. Fure keeps it coming in the jazzy flourishes of the title track, the acoustic twang of “Six Beers,” the heartache of “32 Years,” the political voice of “Try” and the rhythmic “Leap of Faith.” - Gregg Shapiro, Chicago Free Press, Oct 24, 2007 Vol. 9, No. 9

Tret Fure’s career spans 4 decades. She began her professional work at the age of 16, singing in coffeehouses and campuses in the Midwest, moving to Berkeley where, after performing weekly on the campus of UC Berkeley where she attended college, she discovered that music really was her life. At 19, she moved to LA to pursue a songwriting and musical career. Within a year she was performing as guitarist and vocalist for Spencer Davis, touring with him and penning the single for his album “Mousetrap”. She went on to record her own album in 1973 on MCA/UNI Records, with the late Lowell George of Little Feat as her producer. With the success of that release, she opened for such bands as Yes, Poco, and the J Geils Band.

While recording her second album, Tret became interested in sound engineering, learning the trade and becoming one of the first women engineers in LA. Over the course of her career she has engineered and produced countless recordings by a variety of artists, including her own work. In the early 80s, Tret left the mainstream music industry. Armed with a fierce desire to retain full artistic control, she began exploring the independent side of the industry and soon discovered the blossoming genre known as Women’s Music. She has been a major player in that field ever since, recording with and producing some of the best of women’s music including the legendary “Meg & Cris at Carnegie Hall”. She worked as a duo with Cris Williamson throughout the 90s releasing 3 CDs together during those years. Now after 4 acoustic releases on her own label, Tomboy girl Records, she has re-established herself in the folk world winning the 2004 South Florida Folk Festival Singer/Songwriter Competition in 2 out of 3 categories. 2004 also brought her recognition with the prestigious Jane Schliessman Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women’s Music.

Fure also markets her own line of clothing named after her popular song “Tomboy girl”. In addition, while not on the road, Tret teaches guitar and songwriting individually and in workshop settings. An accomplished cook, Fure has also published a cookbook, Tret's Kitchen, featuring her own recipes. Along with bridging the marketing, production, and music worlds, Tret serves as Vice President of Local 1000, The Traveling Musicians Association--a union geared toward helping traveling musicians find security and longevity. She also co-chairs The New Harvest Foundation, a foundation that channels charitable contributions exclusively to organizations working to promote LGBT rights, services, culture and community development.

For reservations go to:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/188560
OR call:
314/772-1010 to make reservations and mail in your payment
*Reservations are not confirmed until payment is received*

Women's Writing Weekend

Women's Writing Weekend

Writing workshop with Tret Fure!

August 19 - 21

Join us for a full weekend workshop as Women's Music Legend Tret Fure helps us explore the song within all of us!

Weekend includes:

Friday eve: Meet & Greet (for participants only)
Saturday : Full day of workshops and writing

* Discount on Saturday night concert tickets for participants*
Sunday : Morning workshops/presentations
Sunday Brunch : Public talk/performance by Tret

Workshop Description:

" The Heart of a Song"  

Through guided exercises as a group and individually, we will explore the heart of the song and the song of your heart.  We will work collaboratively and individually. 

 We will start by writing a song as a group after which we will each write the song we wish to share.  You may bring a song you are working on or start a new song using s guided subject or a topic of your own choosing. No prior songwriting experience necessary. And you don't have to know music.  Please bring your instrument, even if it is just your voice and a writing journal.

*space for this event is limited!*

To participate in the workshop register at:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/187813

Come jump start your imagination!

Our experienced staff  of exciting women writers promises a fun and rich experience in which we can kick the cobwebs out of our brains, the critics off of our shoulders and get down to the deeply rewarding business of writing the pieces we feel  called to write. And if you don't know what you want to write about  they can help you figure that out, too. After many years as educators and published writers, they have an extensive tool kit from which to draw, that fits every size and shape

An intimate evening with Chic!

So many of you enjoyed her guest appearance a few weeks ago that you asked if she could come back for a full concert.  Well, here you go!

Chic will join us for a full concert performance July 30!  This will be her last appearance in the Saint Louis area before returning to her new home in Florida AND she is performing a unique, intimate concert JUST FOR US!

AND our own DJ Irene will be there to get you up and out on the floor - so bring your dancin' shoes!

The gathering will be BYOB once again.  Of course there will be plenty of soda, juice and ice to enjoy or use to "mix it up" if you choose ;-)   Tasty culinary treats and the company of GREAT women are also included with your reservation!

Artist's History 

Chic Lisitano is one of our very own who grew up in St. Louis, Missouri.

Playing blues & rock while touching on a variety of music, she has learned to please a diverse crowd of music listeners.

Originally meant to be a Demo CD, Chic released her first EP in 1997 due to the tremendous demand from her fans. Titled "Feel The Blue" it was created around her original Blues instrumental of the same name. In 1998 Chic released a mix of original and cover songs in a full length CD titled "Rewind". In 1999 a release of her first Acoustic music followed titled "Chic Unplugged". Listeners seemed to like the variety so on her next CD, titled "Drop The Shovel", she recorded part acoustic and part with a band in 2002. Chic also filmed two music videos in 2000. The first, "I Told You So", was shot in Clearwater, FL from her CD "Rewind". The second, "I Still Got The Blues For You" was filmed in St. Louis, MO.

Make your reservations now at :
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/185800

*If you would rather make a reservation off-line just call or email to let us know:
314/772-1010 or sucaevents@gmail.com