The Stars on the Southern Crescent

Coffee House returns this Saturday at National Heights Baptist Church.

The coffee house is produced

and regional artists.

The entertainment scheduled

for Saturday's performance includes storyteller Tersi Bendiburg, the inspirational

folk music of Living Water and the jazz of the Jennifer Perry Combo.

Bendiburg is originally from

Cuba. She left Cuba at the age of 10 and moved to Decatur from there.

Bendiburg says the process of acculturation is eased by folktales, legends

and stories from her family and the close knit Cuban community in Decatur.

Her tales draw on her memories

of Cuba, as well as her adult travels to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guatemala,

Costa Rica and Panama. Bendiburg also is well versed in the myths and

legends of the Aztec, Mayan and Incan cultures. She blends musical instruments

and song into her performance and has performed at festivals, schools,

weddings and museums.

Living Water is a duo made

up of Joyce L. Williams and Jacqueline R. Howard. They met in Boston when

Williams was at Boston University and Howard attended Tufts University.

In 1991, under the name Joyce and Jacque, they won the Best Folk Band

award at the New South Music Showcase.

They currently live in Riverdale

and have moved to the forefront of Atlanta's music scene, playing at venues

like Eddie's Attic, Lena's Place and The Hungry Ear. The duo have opened

for national acts like Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight.

They sing in an inspirational style that easily stirs the audience's soul.

Along with the storytelling

and the folk music comes the smooth jazz stylings of the Jennifer Perry

Combo. As usual, the "Most Unusual Mug " award also will be

awarded. Patrons who bring a mug to the coffeehouse will get discounts

on hot beverages.

National Heights Baptist Church

is on the corner of Ga. Highway 54 and Old Norton Road, between Peachtree

City and Fayetteville. The doors will open at 7:45 p.m. and the show will

begin around 8:15 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children

under 12 and seniors. For information phone Offshoot Productions at 770-631-2362

or e-mail to [email protected].

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