INVENTOR, MUSICIAN WITH A STORY

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Vibraphonist- drummer-bagpiper-composer-inventor-writer-educator and Springfield native John Mark Piper will be appearing at Casey’s Pub, 2200 S. Meadowbrook Rd., on Friday, Sept. 14 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. for an informal mixer followed by a solo performance on the Piper Vibraphone, his own invention. In addition to his wide-ranging creative endeavors, Piper spends most of each year providing search, rescue and firefighting service in Antarctica where, during icebound downtime between rescues, he prepares music which he then performs stateside between July and October. For further information on Piper’s exploits, visit johnmarkpiper.com .

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