RIVER FALLS – From 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, the River Falls Unitarian Universalist Society will host the 14th annual musical and poetic tribute to John Lennon and the Beatles. This show by local and Twin Cities musicians, singers and poets attempts to capture in an acoustic setting the spirit of fun and change Lennon and the Beatles embodied in their music.

The line-up includes Thomas R. Smith and Doug Wilson on guitars and vocals, Ken Thatcher on percussion, Chris TerMaat on piano, and singers Nancy Miller, Lucinda Plaisance, Bev Sellie, and Krista Spieler.  

Poet and organizer Thomas Smith said, “We intend this show to celebrate the music of John and the Beatles around the anniversary of his death and to lighten and brighten spirits as we move toward the year’s end.”  

Smith describes the group’s acoustic approach as “a hybrid of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, jug band, country and folk, all of which influenced the Beatles’ originals.” Beatles-inspired poetry rounds out the program.  

This program is free. The River Falls Unitarian Universalist Society is located at N8010 US Highway 65 south of town. Note: This program has traditionally been sponsored by the River Falls Public Library and was moved this year because of current library remodeling.

Submitted by Thomas R. Smith