A Tribute to the Music of Bob Dylan

Come celebrate the music of one of the most influential and important figures of American music, Bob Dylan, who turned 78 years old on May 24. A special concert of the work of this iconic musician will be performed by some of the best musicians in Silver City.

Bob Dylan birthday celebrations are held all around the world, and this year, Silver City joins the party! The Bob Dylan Birthday Concert will be held on Saturday, June 8, at 7:00 pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City (3845 N. Swan Street). Featured musicians include Greg Renfro, Dale Rucklos, Amos Torres, Toni and Rick Spiegel, Sue and Eric Patterson and Joe Neri and the Silver City Slickers (Barbara and Ron Gabioud, Stephanie Smith, John Mooney, and Becky Harwood).

Among his many honors, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan fans have known for decades that the songs and music of Robert Zimmerman have transcended what songs and music have always been, that they were poetry and commentary and more, and have endured with meaning for over half a century. The Swedish Academy honored Bob Dylan with its prestigious prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."

Joe Neri, Silver City resident and musician, has produced a similar Bob Dylan birthday bash in Cottonwood, Arizona for the past 14 years, in what has become the most popular event in the Verde Valley. He brings that experience and passion to Silver City’s first, of many more to come, Bob Dylan birthday bash.

Suggested donation - $10. Proceeds from this concert will go to support the asylum seekers coming through Deming. Donations from our other events will continue to benefit the UUFSC Social Justice Committee and the work it does in supporting immigration reform, income inequality, climate change and other social justice issues in our larger community.