Singer, songwriter concert is Nov. 23

Anne Heaton and Frank Marotta Jr. will present a Wisconsin Singer/Songwriter Series concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Unitarian Church North in Mequon.

Heaton’s songs have been described as “tender, barbed and spiritual” by the Washington Post, and she has played on NPR, at the Sundance Film Festival and at Lilith Fair in Boston.

She’s played more than 1,000 headlining shows throughout the country, shared the stage with such artists as Sarah McLachlan and jazz drummer Max Roach and opened for or toured with Jewel, Melissa Ferrick, Paula Cole, Martin Sexton, Chris Trapper, Jonatha Brooke, Susan Werner, Dar Williams, Richard Shindell, Jill Sobule and Julia Sweeney.

Heaton studied Great Books at the University of Notre Dame, writing her senior thesis on Debussy’s piano works, and studied composition and jazz vocals at the City College of New York.

In addition to writing and producing her own albums, Heaton produces records for other songwriters. She also regularly writes custom songs including ones she recently wrote as part of a research project and caregiving program for oncology nurses at the University of Texas-Austin called Songs for the Soul.

Tickets are $18 in advance or $22 at the door and $12 for students. Discounts of $1 per food item to a maximum $4 are given at the door.

Advance tickets may be purchased at North Shore Bank in Mequon and Grafton and Vines to Cellar in Port Washington or online at www.eventbrite.com/e/1049779277077.

The next Singer/Songwriter Series concert is a benefit for the Port Washington Food Pantry with Eric Baer, Jay Bullock, Bob Estes, Rick Fitzgerald, Chris Head, Chris Straw, Lorraine Straw, Jon Pagenkopf and Joe DeLucia on Saturday, Dec.  7.

Other series concerts include Matt Watroba and Robert Jones on Saturday, Feb. 8; Peter Mulvey on Saturday, March 8; Claudia Schmidt on Saturday, March 22; Mustard’s REtreat on Saturday, April 5; Johnsmith and Dan Sebranek on Saturday, April 26; and Julie Rust on Saturday, May 10.