Thursday Jan 17  Gordon Stone- Tyler Bolles- and Brett Hughes -  Musical Trio-  5$ suggest donation

Friday Jan 18  Jazzismo - Fierce Latin Jazz and Salsa: 6$ suggested donation Rick Davies: Trombone  Alex Stewart- Teenor Sax  Peter Krag -Piano  Jon Rivers- Bass  Jeff Salisbury Drums  Steve Ferraris Congos  --don't miss this one.

Sat Jan 19 Ski Sentinals: 5$ suggest donation Rick will open the evening by talking about my background in Ski History, how this project came about and a few comments on the people the program presents.

Here is the program summary:

Ski Sentinels: The Story of the National Ski Patrol - A Rick Moulton Film Running time 45:00 min.

Seventy years in the making this documentary captures the evolution and can do spirit of the National Ski Patrol offering a wonderful perspective on winter sport in North America. Alpine Skiing began to be a popular Sport in America during the 1930’s. With thousands on the slopes accidents began to mount.

In 1938 Charles Minot Dole gathered together and inspired a group of like-minded volunteers to evacuate and care for the injured. The largest mountain rescue organization in the world has grown from the seed planted by this group of volunteers. This is their story, the story of making a National Ski Patrol. Chartered by Congress, this not for profit organization also sought the formation of the American Army’s famed 10th Mountain Division. Then C.M. Dole and the NSP hand-picked its soldiers.

Their story is carefully crafted with collected films of the actual characters, equipment and events woven into a patch-work of history as told by the people who helped form a National Ski Patrol and the 10th Mountain Division. The swath through winter sports history left by the men and woman of the NSP is broad and as everyone can see on the slopes across North America, their story is still unfolding.

A word about the suggested donation.  One of our main inspirations in creating our new space was to make On the Rise a comfortable venue for music, art, and film. We are in Richmond to contribute to a community that appreciates, creates, and enjoys art and music.  We see the arts as an important tool to bring people together and to create social change in good and simple ways. We are a small venue appreciate your contributions to help us support the hard working and talented artists that play at On the Rise.

All the best,

Ben