REGION ALE TAP HOUSE & EATERY
Return Performance Of Adam G. & Friends
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2022 – 8 PM CST
RESERVE A TABLE BEFORE THEY’RE SOLD OUT
REGION ALE TAP HOUSE & EATERY 219.322.2337
1080 U.S. 41 (Indianapolis Blvd) Schererville, Indiana
JARRED RUSIN * MARK FREDERICK * DAVID HERR * REV. GREGORY BIM-MERLE * RENEE ARNOLD * JOHN LaBELLE
Region Ale Tap House & Eatery serves:
- 50 Taps of Craft Beer & Ciders
- Wines & Craft Cocktails
- Good Eats prepared by our Executive Chef
In compliance with state and county guidelines aimed at mitigating
the spread of COVID-19, CURRENT HEALTH GUIDELINES WILL BE FOLLOWED.
Adam Gawlikowski & Friends: Meet the Musicians
ADAM GAWLIKOWSKI
A self-taught guitar player and vocalist, Adam performs traditional and classic folk songs made popular by a variety of artists, such as Woody Guthrie; Tom Paxton; The Kingston Trio; Bob Dylan; Peter, Paul and Mary; John Denver. His concerts also typically feature Broadway show tunes and sing-along songs from the ‘50s. In 2016, Adam performed at the Star Plaza Theatre as part of a “Supergroup” to back up the national vocal group Under the Streetlamp in a program entitled “Harmonies for Healing,” which was broadcast as a two-part PBS television series in 2017. A 1960 graduate of Bishop Noll High School, Adam earned BS & MS degrees in speech and mass communications from Ball State. He owns his own leadership development firm.
RENEE ARNOLD
A flute player, Renee earned a degree in Classical Performance from the University of Miami (Fla.), and also studied at Manhattan School of Music and Julliard. She performed with the Fireside Theatre Group's six-month run of Jesus Christ Superstar in New York. She also performed with numerous ensembles in North America and in Italy with the Siena Summer Symphony. An executive director with a UK-based investment firm, Renee serves on several non-profit boards, including Restoration Ministries in South Holland, where she is a life coach for women in recovery, and Timea's Cause, which seeks to eradicate sex trafficking.
REV. GREGORY BIM-MERLE
Father Gregory began studying piano at age 5 and pipe organ at 10. Before entering seminary to study for the priesthood, Gregory served as organist at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Michigan City and St. Anne of the Dunes in Beverly Shores. He took organ classes in seminary at St. Mary’s University (Minn.). In addition to his classical training, he developed an interest in folk and rock music. A self-taught banjo, bass, guitar and harmonica player, he is front man for the band “Father and Sons.” Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 2017, he is administrator at St. James the Less parish in Highland.
JARRED RUSIN
An Indiana University grad, Jarred has been a percussionist for more than 15 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Kelley School of Business, plus minors in Music and Spanish. Although heavily influenced by classic rock, Jarred has performed a variety of genres. At IU, he performed in the steel pan and jazz ensembles, and played with a cover band at a local venue. Currently, he is a drummer at St. Michael parish in Schererville and is a founder of the local blues/rock band, “Father and Sons,” led by Rev. Gregory Bim-Merle. Jarred continues to explore new genres and opportunities to perform with new artists.
MARK FREDERICK
Mark began his musical life touring with his family’s gospel band in the’70s. He moved with his wife, Cathy, to California where he wrote songs and played guitar and bass. He composed soundtracks for upstart artists. In 1982, he was asked to write music for a Lockheed Corp. film on the the U-2 spy plane. That film with Mark’s music resides in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington. Owner of a BS in Music Ed and an MS in Music Tech, Mark plays bass for popular ’50s groups, the Platters, the Coasters and the Drifters. He’s happy to be playing again with his high school music mentor, Adam Gawlikowski.
DAVID HERR
For seven years the choir director at Bishop Noll, David now directs the diocesan choir for the Diocese of Gary and serves as assistant to the director of the diocesan Office of Worship, where he prepares and coordinates diocesan liturgies with Bishop McClory. An accomplished and passionate keyboard artist, David is a graduate of Wabash College, where he was a member of the school’s renowned Glee Club. He received his master’s in Public Affairs from IU Northwest. David is currently the music director at St. Edward Church in Lowell, and he also has served as a vocal coach and music director for Bishop Noll’s spring musicals.
JOHN LaBELLE
John started taking guitar lessons at age 10 and over the years has studied soul, jazz, rock, blues, and classical guitar. He played lead guitar, harmonica and backup vocals in a ‘60s rock band called The Prophets, which was managed by Ray Graffia from the popular Chicago group The New Colony Six. Recently he was part of the music ministry for St James the Less Church in Highland and St Maria Goretti in Dyer. Over the past two years he has been studying mandolin. John earned a BS degree in Organization Management from Calumet College and an MS in business management from National Louis University.