Clairemont Democratic Club

What: Satirical Songwriter Roy Zimmerman Returns to San Diego!

When: Friday, August 8 at 7:00pm

Where:Private venue in Clairemont, San Diego, address provided with prepaid reservation

Martha Sullivan is organizing this event, in a new venue in Clairemont. Not much time left to reserve your seats for this GREAT evening of political satire, musicianship and camaraderie a week from this Friday, Aug 8!

The venue is outside with wine, beer and soft drinks available with a donation bucket, or BYOB. Chairs provided. Doors open at 7p.

Roy Zimmerman is a satirical songwriter in the Tom Lehrer/Phil Ochs tradition. He tours almost constantly, taking his funny songs about fracking, creationism, marijuana laws, government shutdown, same-sex marriage, guns, taxes and abstinence across the country, often playing in some of the least Progressive places in America for the most Progressive people there – the “Blue Dots” he calls them.

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