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Baird’s Island Rhythms
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Baird’s highly original lyrics attest to this focus.
Baird has played the music since he was a teenager, and has performed in bands throughout the East Coast. He first took up the guitar at the age of 14, when he saw bands like the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan on TV. Baird realized that he had a "knack" for figuring out the songs himself, and began developing that skill into his own musical style.
Baird took a break from playing for a while in order to devote his time and energy to family life.
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Arnie and tropical breezes ????
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In the early 1990s, when his kids had grown, Baird began playing again more seriously. He started out solo this time around, concentrating on his song writing. "In a way it was just to see if I could still do it," Baird recalls. He wrote his own music, and to "test" his songs started playing out at open mics and coffee houses around New Jersey. Baird received a lot of encouragement from these gigs, and gradually eased his way back into the music scene.
"What I really like is the process of song writing," Baird reports. He says that he will usually be "juggling" three or four different songs at any given time, and often goes back to songs begun months before, with some fresh idea or inspiration. Baird’s family still plays a
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SICA’s One-Five Anniversary
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OVER THE TOP--UNDER THE RUG! opening reception was Friday, September 9 and ran until October 8. The show was curated by D. Dominick Lombardi and featured 65 artists, which in and of itself was over the top. Work was selected by Lombardi based on falling into one of two categories; either it was "over the top" or perhaps because it should have been kept "under the rug."
The next exhibit you'd want to see is LUMINOUS RECURRENCE. The opening reception is December 3 from 5:30pm-9:00pm. This is an exhibition of artists who are exploring the repetitive use of light in their art. Curated by Linda Pelaez, the exhibit fetures works by Youngmi Song, Jin Lee, Linda Pelaez, Alan Alejo, Amy Stacie Curtis, Charlie Chul-Hyun Ahn, and Lars Strandhl. Learn about light like you never have before and check www.sica.org for viewing times.
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Andrea Setaro plays outside of SICA
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