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Bummer Night at La Zona Rosa

This regular Tuesday evening theme night - excepting the weeks hostess Sarah Elizabeth Campbell is out of town on tour - has grown into something of a hang-out for the local singer-songwriter crowd, and you never know the surprises that may appear on stage. Some of this town's best-known names and talented veterans share their favorite sad songs alongside up-and-comers, a collective sort of therapy that ends up making all comers feel good. Campbell's own sets are always a nightly high point, with the Queen of the Zona, Marcia Ball, often joining her. Gives new meaning to the term "a good cry."