BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:263a7423-90cd-489d-a6a4-06dc37d00c3a@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261015T123015Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T203000 SUMMARY:Mark Baughman’s WORKING THEORY DESCRIPTION:Tickets: Free\, But donations much appreciated Mark Baughman’ s WORKING THEORY All Ages Mark Baughman is a songwriter\, singer\, playw right\, composer\, guitarist\, visual artist and architect (yes\, really \, an architect) who lives in the Washington\, DC area. Mark spent his f ormative years as a young musician in Pittsburgh and almost 50 years aft er leaving\, he still thinks of it as home. Mark formed Mark Baughman’s Working Theory as a platform to write\, record and perform his songs whi ch combine thoughtful storytelling lyrics with an extremely diverse rang e of musical influences. The lyrics\, arrangements and musicianship are both sophisticated and accessible. STORYTELLERS AND ROCK OPERAS Baughman ’s story-telling-through music talents took off with the formation of WO RKING THEORY to produce and perform his first rock opera\, 99: A Rock Op era. It tells a modern love story with the backdrop of political activis m\, where it seems that every issue in contemporary life is a call to ta ke sides. Baughman’s second rock opera to make it to the stage\, Release – A Rock Opera\, tells the story of Amy (an African American medical co rps veteran suffering from PTSD)\, Thom (a son of privilege who made a m istake and ruined his life)\, and Patrick (a teenager trapped in his aut istic world). All three live their own forms of an alienated lives and f ind each other in a Wyoming mental clinic where they discover that they may be able to help each other get back into the bigger world. His third rock opera – Energie – shows he wasn’t sleeping through every physics c lass in college. It is the story of three theoretical physicists (yes\, it is) and how one discovers a safe\, free source of energy\, and how th at discovery brings blessings and curses. In the end\, they discover ene rgy\, like life\, is far more than formulas and observations. A fourth s how is called Victoria Falls is the story of an aging Americana Roots R& B band from the Midwest that gets a chance to perform at an internationa l blues festival in Europe but is diverted to north Africa and adventure ensues. Mark’s other stand-alone albums include She Dreams of the Ghost \, Charmed Life\, No Prophet Here\, Divided by Zero\, The Distance\, and he is nearing completion of his 10th album Memory Box right now. WHAT P EOPLE ARE SAYING “You won’t find a combination of thoughtful songwriting and explosive music in this genre that’s more impressive than the work coming from Mark Baughman’s Working Theory right now.” -The Ark of Music Like I’ve been tellin’ ya from the get-go\, one of MBWT’s greatest asse ts is the storytelling nature of these songs and the poetic lyricism to be found – not only is it all incredibly well detailed & compellingly cr afted\, but Mark proves time & time again to be fearless when it comes t o all that he’s willing to include in his imagery & words. -Sleeping Bag Studios With their edgy rock tones and uncompromising attitude\, Workin g Theory set out to combine unique riffs with massive rhythm sections an d upfront lyricism. Their most recent release is a project titled “Unrel enting.” The title of this track stays true to the band’s eclectic dynam ics and broad creative scope. The beginning of the track is very cinemat ic\, combining earnest acoustic tones with cinematic strings. Soon after that\, the guitar riffs kick in along with the drums and the vocals. Th ere is a shade of 80s metal here\, making this release truly one-of- a-k ind. What’s really impressive about this one is definitely the fact that working theory combined some cool retro aesthetics with the massive pun ch of modern rock\, blurring the lines between the best of both worlds! -Artists Rack www.workingtheoryband.com www.facebook.com/workingtheoryba nd www.youtube.com/@workingtheory www.soundcloud.com/mbaughman www.insta gram.com/workingtheoryband Also on Spotify & Apple Music\n\nMore info: h ttps://www.theoakstheater.com/upcoming-events/mark-baughmans-working-the ory\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/263a7423-90cd-489d-a6a4-06dc37d 00c3a LOCATION:The Oaks Theater\, Oakmont\, PA URL:https://findlocal.community/event/263a7423-90cd-489d-a6a4-06dc37d00c3 a STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR