Sat. and Sun., Sept. 7 & 8. Dinner service begins at 6 p.m. Showtime is 8 p.m. MAUDE MAGGART, in “Strangers.” Part of the fun in anticipating a Maude Maggart show involves the mystery created by knowing the show’s theme but then guessing how the material and its presentation will support that theme. “Strangers” is...
Tuesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, & 24. 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.
Sat., Sept. 14. PIERRE CHAMBERS. Perhaps best known to Gardenia audiences as the tenor/baritone harmonic anchor of the celebrated vocalese trio Chambers, Herbert, and Ellis---who re-introduced local audiences to the works of Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross---Mr. Chambers has “gone solo,” and is the son of Paul Chambers, noted bassist who worked with Miles Davis and...
Tuesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, & 24. 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. OPE
Thu., Sept. 19. CINDY ASHTON, “Liberated!” The award-winning TV host of Cindy Uncorked, Ms. Ashton has graced thousands of stages as a singer/actor/entertainer, from headlining Times Square Fashion Week and the Oscar’s Luxury gala to starring in musicals, interviewing celebrities for the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards, and being a company member of a...
Sat., Sept. 21. (Doors open at 7p, Show is at 9p.) RON HASLEY and FRIENDS. Award-winning Music Director and composer Ron Hasley presents friends Carlton Rucker, Ronald Keaton, Laval Jones, and Special Guest Jeffrey Drew.
Sun., Sept. 22. (Doors open at 6p., Show is at 8p.) RON HASLEY and FRIENDS. Award-winning Music Director and composer Ron Hasley presents his friends Andre Jackson, Crystal Wilson (of The Emotions,) Lavann Davis (of House of Pain,) and Special Guests Sherie Payne & Lynda Lawrence (formerly of The Supremes,) and Joyce Vincent for a Sunday...
Tuesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, & 24. 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.
Sat., Sept. 28. MIHO. Born and raised in Yokohama, Japan of Korean ancestry, Mihoko Kido dreamt as a child of becoming a Broadway singer/dancer, but fealty to the desires of her parents led her to a career on Wall Street for 20 years…then to a drastic career change as an oncology RN. In 2016 she...
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.
Fri., Oct. 4. MICHAEL KENNEN MILLER, in “Back on the Mic, Again,” with musical direction by Kyle DeTarnowsky. Armed with a BFA in Music Theater from Elon University, Mr. Miller also possesses National Tour credits which include Footloose (Willard Hewitt,) and Fiddler on the Roof (Fyedka.) Other credits have included Broadway Backwards, Hairspray (Link Larkin,)...
Sat., Oct. 5. DEIRDRE MONCY, in “Songs for the Tween in Me,” with Special Guests. Singer-songwriter/ composer/ pianist Ms. Moncy favors a multi-genre approach to music: Jazz, Rock, Pop and Blues, Acoustic/Folk, Indi/Alternative, and Standards, etc. Her album, Where I Live, and other tracks/singles are available on Spotify, iHeart Radio, YouTube, Apple Music and most...