The wildly popular 13th Annual Ebird & Friends Holiday Show, formerly presented live at the Ark in Ann Arbor, will be streaming virtually, free of charge, for families to enjoy on Saturday December 12, at 8pm on Facebook. The livestream can be enjoyed on the @EBirdandFriends, @TheRagbirds and @TheNativeHowl Facebook pages, as well as on Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds YouTube channel.

Produced by Erin Zindle (of Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds), the Ebird & Friends Holiday Show is a joyous, cross cultural, community building, multigenerational event which became a beloved tradition for many families. Erin would be ordinarily preparing for four sold-out performances this December, but as this year’s show cannot be performed for a live audience, she has been masterminding a plan to offer the holiday show in a safe way.

Prior to the day of the livestream the core cast will gather, under rigorous safety protocols, to capture video and audio recordings of a number of musical selections. Guest artists will arrive individually to perform their featured songs with the studio musicians as Allen Audio and The Bird House Productions crew films and records them. The pre-recorded videos will be interspersed with live performances and virtual special guest cameos on the evening of December 12th and broadcast for a worldwide audience. Comedian Shelly Smith will emcee and introduce the acts from a separate stage set.

This virtual seasonal celebration is made possible through the generosity of a number of business sponsors as well as individual donors like you. You can find out how to support this show and all the artists involved by visiting www.theragbirds.com/holidayshow or the Facebook Event Page https://fb.me/e/1x15bFzYR

This unique opportunity to spread hope and good cheer directly supports the beleaguered community of artists and musicians, featuring performances by

Erin Zindle & The Ragbirds, Alex Holycross (The Native Howl), The Accidentals, The Sweetwater Warblers, Seth Bernard, Mark Lavengood, The Gasoline Gypsies, Madelyn Grant, Emilee Petersmark (The Crane Wives), Sean Ike (Shake Steady), Dave Boutette & Kristi Lynn Davis, Jen Sygit, and many more!

The Ann Arbor music scene has become known for the love and respect the artists share for the work and for each other, and the joy they share in making music. Their unifying message is critically important during the quarantine while so many are unable to spend the holidays with family and friends. This free live stream of the Ebird and Friends Holiday Show at 8pm on December 12 will rival mainstream content and broadcast a message of hope worldwide.