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April 1: Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Skirball Museum) April 3: Seattle, WA (University of WA, Meany Hall) April 4: Eugene, OR (University of Oregon, Beall Concert Hall) April 7: Sacramento, CA April 8: Berkeley, CA (UC Berkeley, Wheeler Auditorium) April 10: Santa Cruz, CA (UC Santa Cruz, Rio Theater) April 12: Fresno, CA (CA State Univ, Fresno, Satellite Union Auditorium) April 15: Minneapolis, MN (Cedar Cultural Center) April 17: Chicago, IL (Old Town School of Music) April 18: Ann Arbor, MI