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June 2-4 2006: Persacon Anime Convention
Huntsville, Alabama

June 30th-July 2nd - Lisa will be a guest at Port Con Anime Convention Portland, Maine.

July 15th - Triangle Nippon Club Obon Festival
Japan Center, Raleigh NC
http://trianglejapanclub.org/

July 22nd, 2006: Northern Anime Festival
Oshawa, Ontario Canada

August 4-6th, 2006: O-Chibi Con Houston, TX

September 15-17, 2006: Realms Con, at the Omni Marina Hotel in Corpus Christi, TX.

October 13,14, and 15: Tsubasacon

December 1-3, 2006: East Meets South Anime Convention, Oxford, AL
http://www.eastmeetssouth.com/


RECENT HISTORY

April 19th, 7:00 PM - Cafe Coco
- Nashville, TN

April 21-23 2006: MTAC ( Middle Tennessee Anime Convention ) Nashville, Tennessee

March17-19 2006: Anime Oasis V
Anime Convention in Boise, Idaho
http://www.animeoasis.org/

Sat., Jan. 21: 8 - 10 PM : - Lisa plays her own birthday party at the Broad Street Cafe in Durham.

Friday, January 6th, 2006: 7:00-9:30 : Artspace "First Friday" series Raleigh, NC

Saturday, December 3rd 8:00 PM Broad St. Cafe Durham, NC Lisa will be playing an acoustic show of original songs.

Saturday, December 10th, 2005
"An Evening of Songs for Peace" Charity event at the ArtsCenter's West End Theater in Carrboro 7-10PM, Carrboro, NC.

Friday, November 25- Sunday, 27 2005: TsubasaCon at the Charleston civic center, Charleston, WV.

Friday, November 4, 2005: Lisa will be giving a seminar on Japanese Children's folk songs to the Durham Homeschool network

Saturday, October 29th, 2005
Rice Festival/Charity Benefit in Duluth, GA
Lisa will be performing from 12:20-1:20
Sponsored by the Asian American Resource Center
Korean Television Network Conference Center:
4675 River Green Parkway Duluth, GA 30096.
11am-8pm.

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005: 9PM
Appearing with the Wandering Star Project at Caffe Driade in Chapel Hill.

Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22, 2005
Appearing with The Wandering Star Project
Caffe Driade, Chapel Hill NC

Sunday, Oct.16th: 4:00 The Visiting Angels Show
(after party for the Tori Trib)
305 South, Durham NC

Saturday, Oct.15th: 8:00 The Tori Amos Tribute Show
Ruggero Piano - Raliegh, NC

Saturday, Oct. 8th: The 15th Annual Nippon Club Picnic
1pm-4pm, North Carolina Japan Center Raleigh, NC.
Lisa will be performing from 1:20 - 2:00.

Fri., Sat., & Sun. - September 23 - 25th
AWA (Anime Weekend Atlanta)

Renaissance Waverly Hotel & Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. Times and schedule TBA
http://awa-con.com

Sat. & Sun., September 24 and 25: Japanfest Weekend At Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta GA.
11 am to 5 pm
$5 All Day Admission, Children 2 and under FREE
(Stone Mountain entrance fee not included)
All Bags Subject to Search/No Pets Allowed

Saturday September 10th : 7:30-9:30
at Babette's Restaurant in Durham

August 19-21 - Realms Con (Sci-Fi and Anime Convention) : Corpus Christi, TX

Fri., Sat., & Sun. Aug 5-7
O-Chibi Con

Houston, Texas, USA
For details, see http://www.o-chibicon.com

Friday, May 6th: 7:00-9:30 Lisa Ray Trio at Artspace "First Friday" Raleigh, NC

Saturday May 7th : 7:00-9:00
Lisa Ray Trio at Babette's Restaurant in Durham

Sunday May 7th : 7:00-9:00
"Indie Music for Life" a benefit for cancer research
with Denise Barbarita, Vicki Blankenship with the Dryads
7:00PM at The Cave in Chapel Hill

Friday - Sunday, April 1-3: MTAC (Middle Tennesee Animé Convention) Nashville, TN

Saturday, March 26th:8-10 PM
Pittsboro General Store
Pittsboro, NC

Friday, March 4th: 7:00-9:30 Artspace Raleigh, NC

Sat., Feb 26th: 7PM - Akai Hana
Carrboro, NC

Sat., January 29
8PM - CD Release Party for Pearl Diver
@ Ooh La Latté, Durham NC

Sat., January 22
Midnight - Performing with the Wandering Star Project at The Carolina Theater in Chapel Hill

Saturday October 16
Lisa Ray Trio at Babette's Restaurant in Durham
TIME: 7:00-9:00

Sat., September 25 & Sun. 26- Performing at JapanFest at Stone Mountain Park, GA
$5 All Day Admission, Children 2 and under FREE
Time: SATURDAY the 25th 4:00-5:00 PM,
SUNDAY 26th 12:00-1:00PM

Fri., September 3rd
Performing with The Trio
at Artspace "First Friday" in Raleigh, NC.
Time: 7:00-9:30

Saturday, August 28th
Lisa Ray Trio at Babette's Restaurant in Durham
TIME: 7:00-9:00

Saturday, August 21st
Lisa Ray Trio @ Caffe Driade (Chapel Hill, NC)
TIME: 8:00PM

Saturday, July 24th
Lisa @ Babettes Restaurant (Durham, NC)
TIME: 7:00-9:00

Thursday, July 1st
"Projexorcism -an ambient-fueled electronica film freakout." Hart Witzen Gallery http://www.hartwitzengallery.com
Charlotte, NC
9:00 PM

 Saturday, June 26th
Lisa will be performing a solo set of songs in Japanese at the Japan Club Picnic (Raleigh, NC). Tickets/directions available on their website.
TIME: 1:30-2:00

Friday, May 21st
Performing with The Trio
@ Ooh La Latté (Durham, NC)
TIME: 9:00PM - Opening for Vaughan Penn

Sunday, May 2nd
Carrboro Day - Town Hall, Carrboro NC.
If it is raining it will be in the Century Center.
Time: 3:30PM

Saturday, April 17th
the Tori Amos Tribute Show/RAINN Benefit
De La Luz@Temple Ball, Carrboro NC
TIME: 8PM-12AM

Sunday, April 18th
Visiting Angels at
Ooh La Latté, Durham, NC
TIME: 3PM

Friday, April 16th
Pittsboro General Store
Pittsboro, NC
with Angela Ai and Alysson Light
TIME: 8-10 PM

Fri., March 5th, 2004
Performing with The Trio
at Artspace "First Friday" in Raleigh, NC.
Time: 7:30-9.

Fri., February 20th 2004
Performing at The General Store Cafe
in Pittsboro NC, Time: 8-10PM
Located at 39 W Street, Pittsboro, next to the downtown traffic circle, just across from the Pittsboro courthouse. Phone: (919) 542-2432

Fri., January 30th, 2004
Performing with The Trio
at Francescas Dessert Cafe in Durham, NC.
Time: 8:00 PM

Wed., December 31st 2003
Performing with The Trio
at Pao Lim Asian Bistro in Durham, NC.
Time: 6:30 - 9:30.

Sat., December 20th 2003
Performing at Pao Lim Asian Bistro
in Durham, NC.
Time: 6:30 - 9:30.

Fri., December 12th
Performing with The Trio
at the Coffee Mill in Clayton, NC.
Time: 7:30-9.

Sat., December 13th 2003
Toys for Tots Benefit at
Chancellor's Ridge

Fri. November 28th, 2003
Performing solo inside Parisian at the Arbor Place Mall, in Douglasville, GA from 2:00-4:00 PM. The store is located at 6700 Douglas Boulevard
Douglasville, GA - PH 770-947-4245. SImple directions: I-20 West, Exit 36, Chapel Hill Exit.
www.arborplace.com

Sat., November 22nd, 2003
Performing at the Untidy Museum in Durham.
Special afternoon show with Christine Havrilla.
Time: 3:00 in the afternoon.

Fri., November 21st, 2003
Performing at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro. CD Release Party for headliner Emil McGloin.
Time: 8:30

Sat., November 15th, 2003
Performing at Pao Lim Asian Bistro
in Chapel Hill, NC.
Time: 6:30 - 9:30.

Fri., November 7th, 2003
Performing with The Trio
at Artspace in Raleigh, NC.
Time: 7:30-9.

Sat., October 18th, 2003
Performing at Pao Lim Asian Bistro
in Chapel Hill, NC.
Time: 6:30 - 9:30.

Sat., October 11th, 2003
Performing at Pao Lim Asian Bistro
in Chapel Hill, NC.
Time: 6:30 - 9:30.

August 23rd, 2003
Performing with The Trio
at Cafe Driade in Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday,
August 23rd from 8-11 PM

August 9th, 2003
Lisa will be performing solo at the Yakety Yak,
( inside Lumber River Outfitters ww.lumberriver.com)
Fayetteville, NC --102 Person Street-- 8:00 pm

Thursday, July 17th, 8:00 PM
Appearing with Her Excellent Band
at the Six String Cafe , in a shared appearance with local songstress Alysson Light.

June 28th, 2003
the Bean Traders coffeeshop in Durham

(Homestead /HWY 54 location)
with Her Excellent Band

Sunday, June 15th
Bakus Restaurant
on 9th Street in Durham 6-9 PM.

May 25th, 2003
Performing with Rebecca Lynne
at the Bean Traders coffeeshop in Durham
(Homestead /HWY 54 location)
2-4 PM on Sunday, May 25th

Some of the venues in which
Lisa has performed :

Akai Hana Japanese Restaurant
The ArtsCenter
Artspace
Bean Trader's Coffeeshop
Black Wolf Vineyards
Carrboro Arts Center
Cafe Driade
De La Luz@ Temple Ball Gallery
The Cat's Cradle
The Cave
The Coffee Mill
The General Store
Go! Studios
The Open Eye Cafe
Local 506
The Lounge
Pao Lim Asian Bistro
Parisian
The Skylight Exchange
Yakkity Yak


Festivals at which
Lisa has appeared:

Carrboro Day - Carrboro NC
JapanFest - Atlanta, GA
Lulu Tech Circus in Raleigh, NC
Apple Chill Street Fair in Chapel Hill, NC
Tori Amos Tribute Show in Carrboro, NC


Lisa's Radio interviews:

WKNC (Raliegh, NC)
WFSS (Fayetteville, NC)