On the Rise: Songwriter Showcase
05dec7:00 pm9:00 pmOn the Rise: Songwriter Showcase

Event Details
On the Rise: Songwriter Showcase curated by Bonnie & Taylor Sims Featuring Michael Kirkpatrick, Andrew McConathy and Alexa Wildish Join Longmont’s own Bonnie and Taylor Sims for an intimate evening
Event Details
On the Rise: Songwriter Showcase curated by Bonnie & Taylor Sims
Featuring Michael Kirkpatrick, Andrew McConathy and Alexa Wildish
Join Longmont’s own Bonnie and Taylor Sims for an intimate evening of original music from emerging, up-and-coming, and established singer-songwriters from across the Front Range and beyond.
About the Artists
Michael Kirkpatrick, Rocky Mountain-based vocalist and songwriter blends elements of acoustic fingerstyle and folk rock to cradle lush songscapes in a fuzzy paradoxical blanket of sunshine and fog. Obsessed by mandolin, guitar and groomed by bluegrass festival culture, Michael has carved a unique presence in the Colorado singer-songwriter, string band and rock scene. With a voice that ranges from a quiet rumble to powerful mountain-top exclamation, Michael’s passionate vocals bring to life lyrics about dreams, sensuality, and reverence for nature.
Andrew McConathy is the singer/songwriter from Colorado’s alt-country rock band, Drunken Hearts. Described as “Raucous, infectious music that amidst many positive elements skillfully navigates the mysterious & dark” (Glide Magazine); McConathy & his band have shared the stage with world renown artists like Mumford & Sons, The Revivalists, Billy Strings, Mavis Staples, Stevie Wonder, Black Pumas and many more.
Alexa Wildish has a pristine mountain-stream voice and songs so personal it’s like she’s reading her journal out loud. For the last year, she was living out her wanderlust in a van, winding her way through every western state—sharing her songs along the way. She has now landed in the cozy, mountain music town of Lyons, Colorado. Her original music is defined by refined vocal skill and is tinged with the roots of Americana, the big swells of country, and the drive of Celtic music. Winner of the 2019 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival songwriting competition, Alexa took to the Planet Bluegrass stage with a full band in August 2021. With laughter and levity, her songwriting explores the deep reservoir of human feelings, inviting listeners to feel the vastness of being alive. Her eponymous EP was recorded at Goosehead Palace with producers Dan Knobler and Russell Durham featuring artists such as Ruth Moody (Wailin’ Jennys) and Jordan Tice (Hawktail).
$18 general admission / $15 Museum members
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Time
(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Organizer
Longmont Museum
In 1940, the first exhibits opened to the public in the carriage house at the Callahan House. The Museum outgrew that space, and, in 1954, moved to the basement of the Memorial Building in Roosevelt Park.
The Museum became more officially structured with the incorporation of the Longmont Museum, Inc., on October 4, 1961.
In 1970, the Museum changed from a private, nonprofit organization to a department of the City of Longmont. Shortly after that, the Museum moved again, this time to a converted Sorenson garage at 3rd and Kimbark. The new space opened its doors on September 13, 1970. In 1973, the garage was torn down and the Museum moved to a converted City warehouse and garage at 375 Kimbark Street.
In November 1999, Longmont voters approved $5 million in a bond issue to build a new museum. The bond issue was approved by over 77 percent of voters. The Longmont Museum & Cultural Center was further enhanced by a $1 million gift from the Bill and Lila Stewart family. Now located at 400 Quail Road, just east of Main Street in south Longmont, the Longmont Museum invites visitors to come and see our regularly changing exhibits, experience our education programs, and enjoy the views from our Longs Peak Room tower.
In 2015, the Museum opened the Stewart Auditorium, an 11,000 square foot expansion made possible by a $4.5 million capital campaign. The expansion included the 250-seat Stewart auditorium and Cone-Shortall stage, the glass-walled Swan Atrium, and the Kaiser Permanente Education Center, which greatly expanded the Museum’s classroom space.
In 2023, the Museum once again launched a new capital campaign, this time to fund a comprehensive expansion, including a complete renovation of the outdoor courtyard, adding a dedicated children’s gallery, and doubling the size of the existing gallery space, among other enhancements. The campaign goal is $8 million with a kickoff and groundbreaking in September, 2023.
Longmont is a diverse, multicultural and receptive city, one in which it’s easy for people to make connections and to thrive as part of the community. As home to many customs and cultures, it’s easy for residents and visitors to find fellowship with others of similar backgrounds and to explore and join in traditions that are new or foreign. The many nonprofit, civic and cultural organizations of Longmont welcome new people to become involved, and there is opportunity to find others with whom to share almost any interest. Not only do “you belong in Longmont” if you’re looking for a welcoming hometown or business location, but “when you’re in Longmont, you belong.”