The Trolls of Amsterdam begins its low country tour Tuesday at the Soul Bar.
Featuring San Francisco’s Mat Gilbert on guitars and vocals, Kentucky’s Phil Brown on drums; Kansas City’s Rob Freeland on bass and North Augusta’s Stephen Wilson on lead vocals and guitar, the Trolls have been preparing for this tour since last fall.
Music from the group’s Wilson Drive recording will be featured during the concert.
“This will be the first time ever these songs from the album will be played with a full band. A few surprises in there too and maybe some never released jams will be played,” said Wilson.
Band members met in California and played in bands including The Rockstone Players and later Culture Canute and the Rockstone Players. Despite being spread out all over the country, they’ve kept in contact and kept the music going.
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For this tour, Wilson said they have a limited pressing of 200 vinyl records and T-shirts that will be available at the shows.
A reception of artists will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Sacred Heart Cultural Center Great Hall.
The exhibition features the work of Laurie Cordaro, Teresa Damron, Christine O’Meara and Sally Van Peursem and will be on display through Sept. 2.
A portion of the sales will benefit the ongoing preservation of Sacred Heart.
A shoutout to Lillie Morris, whose “My River Runs to Thee” has been accepted into the South Carolina Watermedia Society’s 45th National Juried Exhibition that will open at the South Carolina State Museum’s Lipscomb Gallery Aug. 27.
The Greater Augusta Arts Council is accepting submissions for its Young Artist Market, which will be held during Arts in the Heart of Augusta.
The market is open to artists in high school or younger. Visit augustaarts.com for an application.
The deadline for Westobou projects for the 2022-2023 season will be July 15.
Musicians, dancers, filmmakers, artists and creatives are welcomed to apply for a variety of opportunities including First Fridays at the Westobou Gallery, the meal series and the WestoBOO! Bash as well as any pop-up events.
Applications are available at the Westobou website, westobou.org.
Charmain Z. Brackett is the managing editor of The Augusta Press. Reach her at charmain@theaugustapress.com
