Desert Messenger

March 4, 2015 www.DesertMessenger.com 25 The Quartzsite Improvement Associa- tion (QIA) is celebrating their 50th Anniversary on March 6, 2015 (com- ing up quickly). There will be a dinner and celebration at the QIA on March 6, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Cost is $2.00 for Members; and, $7.00 for non-mem- bers. The QIA was the original "Civic Center," and the hub of early com- munity activities and location of Town Council Meetings. As a commemoration of the 50 years of volunteer service to the Commu- nity of Quartzsite, small items will be collected at the dinner celebration for consideration for inclusion in the Time Capsule. We would like to have a small item from your group or organization, along with a short explanatory note, to include in this important legacy. Be sure to purchase your commemo- rative mug for only $15, too! Call QIA offi ce Monday thru Friday, 9am - noon at 928-927-6325 or stop by 235 E. Ironwood in Quartzsite. QIA turns 50! Desert Messenger is proud to announce the upcoming publication of the official Watch for more info in March 18th edition! QUARTZSITE Arizona The new guide, to be published in mid-September, will feature an upgraded map, a focus on Quartzsite's vibrant tourist industry and emphasizing events and activities which makes our community so unique. This is all in addition to highlighting Quartzsite businesses which makes our community a great place to work, live and visit. In cooperation with the Town of Quartzsite, this new guide will promote Quartzsite to area Chambers, businesses and organizations, along with added exposure on Twitter & Facebook & www.QuartzsiteVisitorGuide.com. Desert Messenger Quartzsite's FREE Community Paper PO Box 3185 Quartzsite, AZ 85359 www.DesertMessenger.com For more information, email Editor@DesertMessenger.com or call Rain at 928-916-4235 International performer comes to QIA International Performer, Kaye Bohler, brings her band from Northern California for a repeat performance in Quartzsite at the QIA on Tuesday, March 10, 2014 Back on December 28, 2014, on the way to a rehearsal in Phoenix, interna- tional performer Kaye Bohler stopped in Quartzsite to check out what the scene was all about. A fan told Kaye about the great convergence and population explosion of Quartzsite every season and thought her show would go over great with the music lovers of Quartzsite. So, on a whim Kaye left Northern California and decided to spend a day in Quartzsite investigating. She visited every watering hole and venue she could fi nd and was eventually referred to Steve Poole, the new owner of the Main Event on the West Side of Quartzsite and business owner behind The Roadrunner Supermarket. Steve Poole, having just acquired the Main Event fi ve months prior was full of ideas to bring back the glory days to Quartzsite and events of the past. They shared their ideas and together decided to put on the fi rst Sunset Concert at the Main Event on January 24th. With little time to promote, build a stage and get the Main Event on the map, they forged ahead undaunted. The evening was clear, a perfect des- ert sunset concert with a great show band and superior performer and sing- er in Kaye Bohler. Kaye Bohler brought a stellar line-up and 4-piece band from Phoenix and wowed the crowd. Music lovers and members of the Q.I.A. were in attendance and soon invited her to perform again on March 10, 2015 at the great Q.I.A. performance hall. Kaye Bohler is a 30-year, inter- national Roots Music Performer and original singer/songwriter and bandleader out of Northern Califor- nia. She just released her fi fth Album, entitled "Handle the Curves" with the multi-platinum, Grammy award win- ning producer Pete Anderson. (Pete Anderson notably produced Dwight Yoakam for 20 years along with, Tanya Tucker, Lucinda Williams and KD Lang). Handle the Curves has received stellar reviews comparing her song- writing to Carole King. Fab radio in Italy notes, "A great and unforgettable voice!...a large and beautiful voice that is not easily forgotten!" Blues Matters in Britain describes, "Kaye Bohler has a big strong voice and on this, her fi fth album, she proves that she can certainly handle a soul tune with ease and class…A very fi ne album." Blues in Britain describes Handle the Curves, "Bohler lays down ten siz- zling tracks that cement her reputation as one of the fi nest female blues singers on the circuit today." She has performed non-stop for 30 years with no more than a two-week break in all that time. Kaye is a roots music performer, but in truth she is a true-blue lover of developing her craft as a vocalist. She has spent 30 years studying opera, jazz, pop, country, gospel, soul, R&B and Blues. So what is a Roots music performer? Kaye will answer that by saying, "I sing blues before Elvis came along and stole it, country before over- production took hold, swing like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra intended and celebrate authenticity with the depth of emotion like a Janis Joplin and Etta James performed." On March 10th she will bring her world class band from the Bay Area of California. She will be performing her original music along with material from the top most infl uential artists of her career from Ella Fitzgerald, Tina Turner Frank Sinatra, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Peggy Lee, Etta James and Al Green. She would love to fi nd a home in Quartzsite January through March and is currently working with the Main Event on a Sunset Concert Series for the 2016 season. Don't miss this powerhouse performance. Q.I.A. Concert featuring Kaye Bohler., Tuesday, March 10th 7:00pm to 9:00pm, 235 E. Ironwood St. Quartzsite. Tickets: $8 available at the door, or $7 in advance. For more infor- mation Contact: 928-927-6326 By Oney Budge Mountain Quail Cafe February winning ticket. Claudia Meyers won a gift of $20.00 toward her choice of a gift or the equal value of gifts. Thank you to all who shop, eat and enjoy the Mountain Quail Cafe Art Gallery showing Artist. February art- ist JoAnn Mcknight and her painting in oil on canvas. Charlene Morrison showed her works of water color cactus fl owers, beautifully displayed for your enjoyment. March Showing artist will be Linda Klein, a new artist to the group, with works in oil on canvas and Lorna Christman with a unique showing of leather embossed animals. Come see us at the Mountain Quail Cafe, 490 Moon Mountain Ave. Each purchase from the gift shop can provide you a chance to win. Mountain Quail Cafe Art Gallery

• Cover