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<\/a>On Thursday, April 10, Cary Cooper of Dallas, Texas, will be in the garden promoting her brand new CD Zuzu\u2019s Petals<\/i>.\u00a0 The CD is filled with gorgeous melodies and an\u00a0incredible vibe. It is hard\u00a0to listen to this record without having one of the tunes stick in one\u2019s head for a long time. A master of the details of everyday life, Cooper has real winners in such songs as \u201cCharlie Brown Kinda Day\u201d and \u201cLittle Things.”\u00a0\u00a0Showtime is 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, August 2, the brother-sister super duo SaMaX, of Lima, will be doing a benefit concert in the Children’s Garden at 8 p.m. The duo is comprised of Samantha and Max Ratzinger. Sam is a senior at Lima Bath, while Max is a student at Ohio Northern University. They have performed all over northwest Ohio and are a lot of fun. This will be their third time performing in Van Wert and they have already built up a great fan base here.<\/p>\n
On Friday, September 5, the Kelley McRae duo from North Carolina\u00a0will be performing\u00a0in the Children’s Garden at 8 p.m. They also will be promoting their fantastic new CD, Brighter than the Blues<\/i>.\u00a0Their songs are crafted with intricate attention and the kind of deep personal reflection that few people achieve in a lifetime — and fewer songwriters are able to make manifest in their words.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s more, her talents are not limited to those of a wordsmith or musical arranger, but she is blessed with a voice perfectly suited to bring her creations to life. This album\u00a0showcases all of these talents and demonstrates once again that Kelley McRae is among the best singer-songwriters in America today.\u201d<\/p>\n