Sun., October 6 at 8 p.m. (Door opens and dinner service begins at 6 p.m.) ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART host a Gardenia reunion of sorts in “Great Gals and More,” with guests Amanda McBroom, Michele Brourman, and Babbie Green, each a singer-songwriter, cabaret, and stage luminary in her own right, and each of whom...
Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town, now in its twenty-fifth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 13. KAREN CELESTE KRUZ, in “Black Lace and Freudian Slips.” Jazz a constant in her childhood home in Connecticut, Ms. Kruz also derived influences from the unique musical sounds and culture of her primarily Hungarian family in Bridgeport. But her neighborhood was more diverse---and she counts Broadway, r & b, blues, and Latin...
Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in...
Sat., Oct. 19. JOHN VANCE, in “Mostly Jobim: A Celebration of Brazilian Jazz,” with musical direction provided by Jeff Colella; Chris Colangelo on bass; and Steve Cotter on guitar. In...
Sun., Oct. 20, and Sat., Oct. 26. JAIME BARCELON, with Music Direction by Gerald White. An actor and vocalist based in Los Angeles, Mr. Barcelon was an original member of...
Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in...
Thu., Oct. 24. SUE MCCLASKEY. Classically trained on piano, and an educator by profession, Ms. MCClaskey has been drawn to Soul and R & B, and started writing songs as...
Sun., Oct. 20, and Sat., Oct. 26. JAIME BARCELON, with Music Direction by Gerald White. An actor and vocalist based in Los Angeles, Mr. Barcelon was an original member of...
Sun., Oct. 27. DOLORES SCOZZESI. Making her start “years ago, when Budd Friedman’s Improv sprinkled singers between its comedy acts,” Ms. Scozzesi studied with The Groundlings and with J.D. Lewis...
Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29. The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE, with Keri Kelsey, host. Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in...
Fri., Nov. 1. STEVE (N.) BROCK. (The “N” is silent!) Mr. Brock’s show in August was so successful that it called for a return engagement for this multi-hyphenate singer/songwriter/film-writer/producer/director/voiceover artist. ...