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Kristin Lems — In Concert at UpRising
Only $10, Get your tickets here.
In honor of Women’s History Month … Spring Forward For Women!
One afternoon only … famed singer-songwriter-playwright-author …
Kristin Lems
in concert at the UpRising Bakery & Cafe …
Only $10, Get your tickets here.
performing her favorites, including the inspiring Ballad of the ERA, the hauntingly beautiful For All Women In Struggle, the hilarious Talking Gender Neutral Blues, and the notorious Mammary Glands.
Multi-talented Evanston native Kristin Lems was at the center of the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970’s. A civil rights, feminist and environmental activist since her teens, she’s released eight highly enjoyable recordings over several decades. Plus she wrote, performed and produced the radio play Saint Jane and the Wicked Wicks based in old Chicago and featuring her family connection to the famed Jane Addams.
Kristin doesn’t get out to McHenry County much, and space is limited — so hurry and Get your tickets here — only $10.
About the venue: since opening in 2021, UpRising Bakery & Cafe, the creation of master baker Corinna Bendel Sac, has become a famed McHenry County institution. Scrumptious baked goods and a full menu with delicious sauces. Coffee, beer and wine. Entirely vegan and really good. Come check it out. On the north side of Algonquin Road about half a mile east of Randall Road — turn in by the Lottery Mart.