Your invited to the secret show!

Martha, Rufus and their family and friends will be filming their "Christmas Show" at an undisclosed location in Manhattan, NY this Thursday, December 11th in front of an intimate invited audience, and you have an opportunity to be part of this special taping!

We have five pairs of tickets that we're just dying to give away to the first five people that send an email to management@marthawainwright.com with the following information-

Name:
Guest's Name:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:

More information will be sent to you with the confirmation of your win but you MUST be available to attend on Thursday in the early afternoon. Good luck!

Martha "Live from Montreal" Session out next week!

Martha's "Live From Montreal" recording goes live on Dec 9 in Canada. A track off the LFM recording will also be featured in the Best Of The Store playlist next week, be sure to check it out on iTunes!

The Wainwright's/McGarrigle's on Martha Stewart Living!

Martha, Rufus, Kate and Anna will be guests on the Martha Stewart Living show Tuesday Dec.9! Watch as they cook family favorites with Martha Stewart herself live on air. For your local show schedule please go to :http://www.marthastewart.com

Martha Returns to the Royal Opera House Early 2009

Martha Wainwright returns to sing in the first revival of Will Tuckett’s interpretation of Kurt Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins, new in 2007. Two demanding star roles, one each for a dancer and a singer, portray Anna’s journey through the visceral temptations of American cities, with the dramatic tensions in Tuckett’s interpretation set to music by Weill from the symphonic to 1930s popular.

Shows run from Jan.31-Feb.21, 2009 at the Royal Opera House in London. For more information please visit: http://www.roh.org.uk

Spend a special evening with your extended family, the McGarrigles, Wainwrights, and friends!

The McGarrigle Christmas Hour featuring Martha and her brother, Rufus Wainwright, will be held at Carnegie Hall on December 10, 2008 and there will be some very special guests. Kate and Anna McGarrigle are thrilled to welcome Emmylou Harris, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Jimmy Fallon, Teddy Thompson, Justin Bond, Sloan Wainwright and more! It will be a fun and festive evening with perhaps a few surprise guests stopping by... hope to see you all there! Tickets on sale to the public on Wednesday, November 5th at 11am EST, but Martha fans can start purchasing tickets Monday, November 3rd at 11am EST! Get your pre-sale tickets online at: http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_13426.html?selecteddate=12102008 or by calling the Carnegie Hall box office at (212) 247-7800.

A limited number of VIP packages are available by making a donation to the Kate McGarrigle Fund. These packages include premium seats, a very special opportunity to meet the performers after the show, a chance to attend an intimate taping, and wonderful gift bags. The Kate McGarrigle Fund is a not-for-profit partner of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation and the Cedars Cancer Institute, supporting cancer care and research in Montreal, Canada. For more information and VIP packages, visit www.muhcfoundation.com/mcgarrigle or call toll-free, 1-877-601-4536.

Martha Live on the Graham Norton Show

Martha will be performing Live on the Graham Norton show airing on the BBC Oct.30 22:00 and 23:20 GMT and Oct.31 00:05. Other guests include Mickey Rourke and Jessica Biel. For more information visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fbcl5

Video of Martha performing "Stormy Weather" in Brighton!

A video of Martha singing the classic "Stormy Weather," with Brad accompanying her on piano, is now online. Not to be missed!

See the video here: http://marthawainwrightjournal.blogspot.com/2008/10/brighton-day-18.html