The Haute Enchilada Café & Galerias Presents Award -Winning Singer-Songwriters Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd in Concert Sunday, January 27th

Save the Date! The Haute Enchilada Café & Galerias in Moss Landing is having an event to benefit the Women's Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres. End Quote

Salinas, CA (1888PressRelease) December 02, 2012 - "Fresh folk/rock/pop duo with gorgeous harmonies, exquisite blend of acoustic instruments and insightful lyrics that speak directly to the heart. Alisa and Kimball replenish the world with beauty on every level and are good medicine for the soul." - Monterey County Weekly

The Haute Enchilada Café & Galerias Presents Award -winning singer-songwriters Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd in Concert on Sunday, January 27th beginning at 5:00 p.m.

The Facts:
• Sunday, January 27th
• 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
• Haute Enchilada, 7902 Moss Landing Rd, Moss Landing, CA
• Tickets are $25 per ticket with $10 from every ticket sale going to Women's Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres. The Women's Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres has a 35 year history in Santa Cruz County of providing advocacy and services to women and children affected by violence. Those services include court accompaniments, restraining order assistance, counseling, emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis line, outreach and education and support groups. Women's Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres is the only rape crisis center in Santa Cruz County and includes an emergency response team. All services are available in Spanish and English and are free or low cost. Kalyne Foster, Director of Development at Women's Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres states, "It is through generous donations from local organizations such as The Haute Enchilada Café & Galerias that enable us to provide the vital services to help local women ultimately lead much healthier, happier and more successful lives."
• One complimentary glass of house wine choice of red and white included with ticket price.
• Small bites included in ticket price.
• Reservations required call 831-633-5843
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Background on the Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery:
The Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery boasts an eclectic menu of sustainable seafood and local organic produce, wine and beer tasting plus two art galleries with local artists' original work. From palate to palette the Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery has something for everyone! Open daily from 10:00 a.m. for brunch, lunch and dinner and full bar. The Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery exudes charm and atmosphere. Enjoy the outside courtyard warmed by heat lamps and chimineas while indulging yourself with Peruvian Ceviche and a Sparkling Malbec Fresh Fruit Sangria or if you prefer prefer Lamb wraps of hand crafted cumin scented lamb patties wrapped in organic butter lettuce leaves, tomato & sweet red onion, roasted vegetables, eggplant, red bell pepper, onion & mushrooms, finished with goat cheese and aioli dressing with crisp Chardonnay or a spicy Pinot. The restaurant also offers a full bar. The Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery is available for private events, banquets and on and offsite catering.

The Haute Enchilada Cafe and Gallery Café and Gallery
7902 Moss Landing Rd
Moss Landing
(831) 633-5843
http://www.hauteenchilada.com/

Background on Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd:
With their new release, Faith in Our Love, Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd offer up a unique collaboration of songs that speak directly to what we strive for in our daily lives and what it means to care well for each other and the places we live. Monterey Bay-based and long-time favorites in the San Francisco Bay area, Alisa and Kimball have earned national acclaim for their songwriting and world music repertoire. Known for her 'deep, emotional singing voice,' Alisa's background in sacred music adds a compelling world music component to this duo's lush repertoire. She is perfectly complemented by multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Kimball Hurd, best known for his role in City Folk. Hurd, a Bammie (Bay Area Music Association) award winner, offers up songs from his own catalog of powerful originals. His instrumental prowess adds dimension to the duo's performances with vocal harmonies and an array of tasteful musical accents on guitar, mandolin, mandola, dobro, banjo and slide guitar. Their appreciation for the ordinary miracles of everyday infuses their songs which sing to a sense of place, possibility and deeper meaning in all of us.

What People Are Saying Alisa Fineman & Kimball Hurd:
"Santa Cruz heavy weights…Two of my favorite performers... Alisa and Kimball's music sends shivers through me with the rise and fall of sweetly paired voices and compelling lyrics. Expect to hear strong harmonies and Hurd's technical prowess on guitar, mandolin and dobro. Treat yourself."- Santa Cruz Good Times

"I could listen to Alisa and Kimball sing all night." - Jimmy Messina

Aromas-based and long-time favorites in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas, Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd, have earned national acclaim for their songwriting and world music repertoire, touring all over the country, are presently heading out on their tour of northern California and Oregon. They have appeared at festivals such as California's Strawberry, Kate Wolf Memorial Festival, Austin's South-By-Southwest, the Kerrville Folk Festival and Jacob's Ladder Folk Festival in Israel last May. Recently recognized as a "Champion of the Arts 2011" for Monterey County, Alisa is also a four-time winner of the Monterey County Weekly's 'Best Folk Musician' poll. Known for her 'deep, emotional singing voice,' Alisa is perfectly complemented by multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Kimball Hurd, best known for his role in City Folk. Hurd, a Bammie (Bay Area Music Association) award winner, offers up songs from his own catalog of powerful originals. His instrumental prowess adds dimension to the duo's performances with vocal harmonies and an array of tasteful musical accents on guitar, mandolin, mandola, dobro, banjo and slide guitar. Alisa's Big Sur 'roots' continue to infuse their essence in the songs they write which sing to a sense of place in us all.

Alisa and Kimball are a fresh folk/rock, pop duo with gorgeous harmonies, an exquisite blend of acoustic instruments and insightful lyrics that speak directly to the heart. The quality of Alisa's and Kimball's musicianship and their flawless interweaving is a glorious and an exquisite experience... They replenish the world with beauty on every level and are good medicine for the soul." -Monterey County Weekly

"Fineman's sharp lyrics and soulful voice blend perfectly with Hurd's multi-instrumental talent… Fineman's resonant voice gives her songs a depth of feeling and experience that the lyrics only hint at." -Wallace Baine, Santa Cruz Sentinel

We are recognizing Alisa Fineman as a "Champion of the Arts" 2011 for her extraordinary contribution to the quality of life in Monterey County through the excellence of her work and her vision, passion and dedication to our community." - Executive Director Arts Council for Monterey County, Paulette Lynch

"Alisa and Kimball are easily among the best of the next generation of singer-songwriters." - Tom Paxton
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http://www.alisafineman.com/

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