52nd City

Vegetable Bikinis for a Cause

Last year’s Ditty Bops concert at Mad Art was smashing good fun. The gals return on Thursday, August 23rd for two shows. The promo poster is delicious! From the Mad presses...

“With voices as sweet as honey and harmonies to match, the Ditty Bops call their shows "pagan-vaudeville." Accompanied by guitar, mandolin, piano, fiddle, stand-up bass, and lots of wild costume changes, their music blends ragtime, western swing, bluegrass, and folk. Their 2007 Summer Farm Tour supports Farm Aid and local farm organizations and brings attention to sustainable agriculture. Last summer the pair rode 4,502 miles from Los Angeles to New York on their Moon Over the Freeway Bicycle Tour. The eco-friendly Ditty Bops started a Plastic Reduction Petition targeted to Stephen Johnson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The ladies want 5,000 signatures and plan to wear nothing but plastic until they reach their goal. If they reach their goal by the time they roll into St. Louis, maybe they'll be wearing their vegetable bikinis instead of plastic.”

All the details on times, tickets, etc. can be found at the Mad Art website.