In spring time, everything

sounds like music.

From birds to buzzing

insects, the world is a symphony of sound. It only seems

appropriate that Offshoot Productions' next coffeehouse

will be a strictly musical affair.

The next Stars on the

Southern Crescent coffeehouse will be Saturday, April 29,

at National Heights Baptist Church in Fayetteville.

Featured performers include

acoustic swing and blues writer/performer Ray Chesna, the

Renaissance Festival folk group Stone Soup, and the 9

O'clock Brass with an array of tunes from jazz to

Broadway to classical.

Chesna has played in a

number of bands over the years, dabbling in blues, folk,

rock-a-billy and honky tonk. He has played all over the

Atlanta area, in clubs like Eddie's Attic and the Red

Light Cafe, and has opened for Jimmie Rogers and Taj

Mahal. Chesna will be joined on stage by "Strangers

to Fame," made up of three other accomplished

musicians: Tom Wolf on harmonica and guitar, Paul

Carpenter on bass, and Jim Tolles on fiddle.

Now in its seventh season,

Stars on the Southern Crescent has become an institution

on the south side of Atlanta. Many of the best musicians

and storytellers in the metro Atlanta area have appeared

on the Stars stage.

National Heights Baptist

Church is at the intersection of Old Norton Road and Ga.

Highway 54.

Doors open at 7:45 p.m.,

and the show begins at 8:15. Admission is $6 for the

general public and $4 for seniors and children under 12.

Home-baked desserts and hot and cold drinks will be

available.

Patrons who bring their

mugs from home receive discounts on beverages and compete

for the "most unusual mug" award.

For information, phone

770-631-2362 or e-mail to [email protected] .

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