To book The Viper, send an email to ryanjerving@gmail.com or call 414-302-9228.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Third Annual Champaign-Urbana Folk & Roots Festival
http://folkandroots.org/site/
Saturday, November 5, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
“How to Steal a Song” with The Viper (free songwriting workshop)
Community Center for the Arts
202 S. Broadway Ave | Urbana, IL 61801 | 217.384.5150
http://c-4a.org/
Saturday, November 5, 11:30 p.m.
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
The Iron Post, Urbana, IL
120 South Race Street | Urbana, IL 61801-3257 | 217-337-7678
http://www.theironpost.com/
Prairie Breezes Mini-Concerts for Kids
Friday, December 16, 4:15 p.m.
The Urbana Free Library, Urbana, IL
http://www.urbanafreelibrary.org/about/news/#bre
PAST SHOWS
Saturday, October 1, 4:00 p.m.
PRF Auktoberfyst 2011
Klas’ Restaurant, Cicero, IL
http://www.prfbbq.com/prf-auktoberfyst-2011-schedule-1625
Sunday, September 26, 2010, Orpheum Children’s Science Museum
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra (1:30-3:30 p.m.)
346 N. Neil St., Champaign, Illinois
Featuring a build-an-instrument workshop with The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
Children, $4; Adults, $5. Member admission will be $1 for children (2+) and for adult members.
See Orpheum Children’s Science Museum
Saturday, September 25, 2010, Pygmalion Festival
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra (8:00-9:15 p.m.)
w/ Zach May and the Maps (7:00-8:00 p.m.)
Mike ‘N Molly’s – 105 N. Market St., Champaign, Illinois – $8 cover / free with festival pass
See Pygmalion Festival and Mike ‘N Molly’s
Saturday, September 25, 2010, Second Annual Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival
The Viper (1:00-2:00 p.m.)
“Make Some Noise with the Viper” workshop
Iron Post Patio, 120 S Race Street, Urbana, Illinois, (217) 337-7678
See http://www.folkandroots.org/site/
Friday, September 3, 2010, TAA Welcome Back Social / Happy Hour
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra (5:30-7:00)
(Private party for new and returning grad students at UW-Madison)
Memorial Union Tripp Commons, Madison, WI
Sunday, July 11, 2010, Orpheum Children’s Science Museum
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
346 N. Neil St., Champaign, Illinois, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Featuring a build-an-instrument workshop with The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
See Orpheum Children’s Science Museum
Saturday, July 10, 2010, Mike ‘N Molly’s
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
Supporting Edward Burch
105 N. Market St., Champaign, Illinois, 11:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.
See Mike ‘N Molly’s
Friday, May 7, 2010, the Coffee House
The Viper and His Second String
Part of a 4-band jug-band line-up that also includes Larry Penn’s Washboard Band (featuring Dave Fox), Peter Lee, and the Grumpystiltskyn Jug Band
8:00 p.m. – donation of $4 and two cans of food is requested for the Central City Church’s Food Pantry
Below Redeemer Lutheran Church631 N 19th St, Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-534-4612
Saturday, April 17, 2010, Cedarburg Cultural Center
Sitting in on a few numbers with Tangleweed
8:00 p.m.
W62 N546 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg, WI 53012
(262) 375-3676 or visit http://www.cedarburgculturalcenter.org/
Sunday, March 7, 2010 The Whistler
Guest performing with The Golden Horse Ranch Band
2421 N. Milwaukee Ave. Logan Square. Chicago, IL.
Call (773) 227-3530
Sunday, November 15, 2009, the Hideout
Jay Bennett Birthday - A Celebration of His Life and Music
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra (among a whole bunch of others, including Edward Burch and Brad Elvis and Chloe Orwell and Quartet Parapluie and Steve Frisbie and Leroy Bach and Dorian Taj and John Peacock and Kenneth Rainey and Brian Krumm and Brian Leach and Chris DeMay)
1354 W. Wabansia, Chicago, Illinois, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
See the Hideout or this from Rock ‘N Roll Ghost
Sunday, August 23, 2009, Otto’s
“DeKalb Rocks” part II
as part of Otis Ball & the Chains
118 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Illinois
Saturday, August 22, 2009, The Abbey Pub
“DeKalb Rocks” part I
as part of Otis Ball & the Chains
3420 W. Grace St., Chicago, Illinois
Friday, August 7, 2009, Mike ‘N Molly’s
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
105 N Market St., Champaign, Illinois, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
See Mike ‘N Molly’s
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Anniversary Party for Elizabeth Majerus and Matt Mitchell (private, sorry!)
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
Urbana, Illinois, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 9, 2009, Mike ‘N Molly’s Matinee
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra
105 N Market St., Champaign, Illinois, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
See Mike ‘N Molly’s
Sunday, July 12: Great Performers of Illinois Festival, 2009
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra, with special guest Edward Burch
Millennium Park (stage T.B.A.), 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois, 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m. (free)
See http://www.greatperformersofillinois.com/
Friday, July 10, Hotel SnS,
The Viper and His Famous Orchestra, with special guest Edward Burch and his special guests
1625 N Mozart 1s, North Chicago, IL (house show)
Facebook event invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117727655999
Google map: here
Saturday, June 6, Food & Wine Festival
As part of the Paint Branch Ramblers
National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland
12:00-1:45 (see link)
Saturday, December 13, University Writing Program holiday party
As part of the Paint Branch Ramblers
Falls Church, Virginia, afternoon
(private party for University Writing Program of the George Washington University)
Saturday, December 6, Homegrown Coffeehouse
National Colonial Farm, Accokeek, Maryland, 7:00 p.m. (cover)
The Viper, with the Paint Branch Ramblers. The last public Ramblers show to feature the Milwaukee-bound Viper.
Sunday, October 26, Riverdale Park’s 11th Annual Howl-o-ween Pet Costume Party
As part of the Paint Branch Ramblers
MARC train station, Riverdale Park Town Center, Maryland, 3:00 p.m. (free)
Bring your pets, and put them in costumes!
Friday, October 24, Oktoberfest
As part of the Paint Branch Ramblers
Hosted through the University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Entomology
(private party)
Thursday, October 9: Riverdale Park Farmer’s Market
As part of the Paint Branch Ramblers
MARC train station, Riverdale, Maryland, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (2 sets, free)
See http://hyattsville.wetpaint.com/page/Riverdale+Park+Farmers+Market
Saturday, October 4: Riverdale Park Day
As part of the Paint Branch Ramblers
Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale, Maryland: 1:20-2:00 p.m. (free)
See Riversdale House Museum event calendar
Thursday, August 28: Songwriters Association of Washington Open Mic
The Viper (playing a 15 minute set)
The New Deal Cafe, Greenbelt, Maryland, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
See http://www.newdealcafe.com/events/calendar.php
Thursday, July 31: Riverdale Farmer’s Market
The Paint Branch Ramblers
Riverdale, Maryland, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (2 sets)
See http://hyattsville.wetpaint.com/page/Riverdale+Park+Farmers+Market
Friday, June 6: The Whiskey
The Paint Branch Ramblers
Annapolis, Maryland, 7:00 p.m.
Cabaret night for M.A.U.I.
See http://www.metroukeassoc.org/MAUI2008.html
Saturday, June 7: M.A.U.I. 2008 (6th annual Mid-Atlantic Ukulele Invitational)
The Paint Branch Ramblers
Eastport Elementary School
Annapolis, Maryland, 6:30 set, 7:00-11:00 as pit band
See http://www.metroukeassoc.org/MAUI2008.html
