Sun., Oct. 5, at 8 p.m. (Door opens and dinner service begins at 6 p.m.) ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART return for the final performance of their monthly Gardenia “residency” with “The Beatles and Beyond,” which (sadly) coincides with Andrea’s last-ever show. Frequently introduced as “the Queen of Cabaret,” (and parenthetically retiring from show-creation with...
Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, & 28. 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 26th year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Sat. & Sun., Oct. 11 & 12. GUMBO CABARET. “Worthy” “cabaret” does indeed flourish in areas of the country other than New York City and Los Angeles, and “cross pollination” benefits all, while in-breeding leads to stagnation or worse. In May, a group of Gardenians were treated to an exceptional show brought from “Away,”---actually, from...
Sat. & Sun., Oct. 11 & 12. GUMBO CABARET. “Worthy” “cabaret” does indeed flourish in areas of the country other than New York City and Los Angeles, and “cross pollination” benefits all, while in-breeding leads to stagnation or worse. In May, a group of Gardenians were treated to an exceptional show brought from “Away,”---actually, New...
Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, & 28. 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 26th year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 17. PETRA. When the enigmatic and unconventional Petra began frequenting the Gardenia’s Tuesday Open Mike Nights, we were drawn to the unique timbre of her voice and the rapt attention the audience always paid. Her musicianship, style, and choices of material, unafraid as she is to stray from the more traditional ballads, have...
Sat., Oct. 18. 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, Oct. 7, 14, 21, & 28. 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 26th year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, & 28. 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 26th year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays, Nov. 4, 11, & 18. 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...
Sat., Nov. 8. JUDY BARRAT presents “Ooh, ooh, ooh, have I got stories for you…and some poems, too!” Nearly forty years ago, Andrea Marcovicci surprised and delighted Gardenia audiences by...
Tuesdays, Nov. 4, 11, & 18. 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...