Update!

Hi Everyone,

In June you can catch me at the following locations:

This week I will be playing on Friday (June 11) at Java Joys at 1009 N Washington in Janesville from 7 until 9 pm.

Next week I will be playing at the Janesville Armory on Saturday, June 19 from 6 until 9 pm.

Week after that I will be at the Janesville Armory on Friday, June 25 from 6 until 9 pm.

I am staying quite busy this summer playing for several weddings and private parties but I still have a few dates available. Looking for a great piano sound to make your occasion special? Call or email me!

You can purchase my CDs at my performances as well as at several stores in the area (Java Joys, Bookworld, Fairview Florist, Gathering Place and others).

Discover Janesville is humming along and we have just taped two new episodes which were sponsored by Alliant Energy (thanks!!):

Episode #17 centered on the Future Leaders and includes interviews with Matt Kealy, Dave Marling, Sam Liebert and Britten Grafft. This episode is already available at DiscoverJanesville.com and is being broadcast on JATV.

Episode #18 centered on continuing to discover Janesville's attractions and includes interviews with Christine Rebout talking about the Janesville Mile, Meredith Helgerson and Brad Cantrell talking about the Tallman House business plan, John McCally talking about the Janesville Jets and Mark Dwyer talking about the Rotary Gardens. The episode was taped at the Rotary Gardens. Interviews from this show will begin to be posted online shortly and the program will be seen in its entirety on JATV in a week or two.

Janesville Mile maps version 2.0 are about to get into print and we are currently looking for local businesses who want to help us cover the printing expenses for the map. Also, the second Janesville Mile meeting will take place at the Rotary Gardens this Thursday, June 10 at 2 pm. If you believe that Janesville Mile is a marketing concept that is beneficial to our downtown and to your business, we hope to see you at the Rotary Gardens!

If you are interested in becoming more involved in serving your community, as the incoming president of the Janesville Noon Lions, I would like you to think about joining our great club. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at noon (!!) at the Elk's Lodge on North Washington and guests are always welcome! Hope to see you there.

If you are an artist - visual or performing - and are interested in getting wider exposure for your talents, as the president of the United Arts Alliance, I am inviting you to check out the UAA -www.RockCountyArts.com - and consider joining our organization. At this time we are working on putting together a directory of local artists, and if you are interested in being included, please send me an email.

If you are a writer and want to see your editorials on local issues published, email them to me and I will publish them on my blog designed to highlight local writers. It is called the Bigger Stage and you can find it at www.BiggerStage.blogspot.com.

You may have noticed that my postings on various blogs and websites which I maintain has slowed down lately because I have found Facebook to be an amazingly effective way of communicating with people. Therefore if you are on Facebook - look me up! I have a personal page, a music page, Discover Janesville page and others.

Have a great June and stay in touch!

Thanks!

Yuri