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SUMMARY:SARAH SPIEGEL
DESCRIPTION:Fri.\, April 5.  SARAH SPIEGEL.  Known as “the regal Miz\,” Sarah Spiegel recently debuted her album\, As Time Goes By\, her homage to the songs of WWII\, inspired by her show\, “Through the Perilous Fight (We Never Stopped Singing.)”  She has “opened” for Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra\, Jr.\, has shared the stage with Jeff Goldblum and Donny Most\, and has toured alongside Louis Prima\, Jr. and The Witnesses.  Musical director for this show\, which promises to “immerse [listeners] in the enchanting world of big band music and the Great American Songbook\,” is Carl Byron.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/sarah-spiegel/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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SUMMARY:Singers' OPEN MIKE\, with Keri Kelsey\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, April 2\, 9\, 16\, 23\, & 30.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/singers-open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-18/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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SUMMARY:MARY STANFORD
DESCRIPTION:Sat.\, Mar. 30.  MARY STANFORD returns to the Gardenia stage in “Wanderlust\,” (“Around the World in 80 Minutes” (give or take\,) with musical director\, Bob Remstein. More information can be obtained at maryjstanford.com. \nSat.\, Mar. 30.  MARY STANFORD returns to the Gardenia stage in “Wanderlust\,” (“Around the World in 80 Minutes” (give or take\,) with musical director\, Bob Remstein. More information can be obtained at maryjstanford.com. \n 
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/mary-stanford/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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SUMMARY:Singers' OPEN MIKE\, with Keri Kelsey\, host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Mar. 5\, 12\, 19\, & 26.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/singers-open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-17/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240316T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240316T230000
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SUMMARY:MYRIAM BLANKAERT
DESCRIPTION:Sat.\, Mar. 16.  MYRIAM BLANKAERT. Classically trained at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in France\, and initially a voiceover artist\, Ms. Blankaert was cast in numerous U.S. and European film and TV productions after arriving in New York City in the late 1990’s\, and worked alongside Sarah Jessica Parker in the finale of Sex & the City.  She has performed at the Paris Opera\, at Palais Garnier\, at Theatre du Chatelet\, and in the L.A. Opera productions of Il Postino and Einstein on the Beach\, by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass.  In addition to ongoing work in music videos\, she provided the French voice that opens the song “I Like You” by Doja Cat and Post Malone\, and also performs en cabaret\, specializing in the French repertoire.  She has been named an “L.A. Underground Superstar\,” garnering glowing reviews\, and also records covers and originals at Hen House Studios.  This performance marks her Gardenia debut.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/myriam-blankaert/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240312T190000
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SUMMARY:Singers' OPEN MIKE\, with Keri Kelsey\, host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Mar. 5\, 12\, 19\, & 26.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/singers-open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-15/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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SUMMARY:Singers' OPEN MIKE\, with Keri Kelsy\, host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Mar. 5\, 12\, 19\, & 26.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/singers-open-mike-with-keri-kelsy-host/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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SUMMARY:CAROLYN HENNESY
DESCRIPTION:Fri.\, March 1.  CAROLYN HENNESY.  The “deliciously vicious” “Penelope Ellis” on the ABC series\, Revenge; “Rosalyn” on True Blood; “Diane Miller” on General Hospital (“17 years and counting;”) and “Mrs. Valentine” on Dawson’s Creek\, Ms. Hennesy received training at the American Conservatory Theater and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She is also seen on the “big screen” in Star Wars:  Rise of Skywalker; Legally Blonde 2; and Terminator 3.  She has been a member of The Groundlings\, and received the L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for “Best Actress in a Play” for her role as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s Master Class\, presented at the Garry Marshall Theatre.  She has received multiple additional awards for her stage work\, and has hosted the red carpet reception for the Daytime Emmy Awards.  She has also met success as a writer\, having created the popular Pandora children’s book series and the N.Y. Times Bestseller\, The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli.  Adding to her list of creative accomplishments\, she continues to explore her musical side at The Gardenia\, with a display of “vocal chops\,” well-chosen material\, and performance presentation so compelling\, (with pitch-perfect tonality and a belt worthy of Broadway\,) that the cognoscenti have taken notice and have been eagerly awaiting this return.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/carolyn-hennesy-3/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240227T233000
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SUMMARY:SINGERS' OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Feb. 6\, 13\, 20\, & 27.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/singers-open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-14/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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SUMMARY:CLAUDE HALL
DESCRIPTION:Sat.\, Feb. 24.  CLAUDE HALL presents “Nina Simone—A Single Woman.  (Side B.)”  In January\, Ms. Hall will have reprised “Impassioned Spirit\,” Ms. Hall’s compelling and informative show examining the arc of Nina Simone’s life from Simone’s “discovery” in an Atlantic City piano bar singing “I Loves You Porgy” through her participation in the civil rights movement.  Finding the trove of material she uncovered too rich for that one short evening of cabaret\, Ms. Hall builds upon it with this show\, continuing to mine nuggets from Simone’s legacy—the nuggets perhaps even more personal this time—but once again supported by Musical Director\, Jamieson Trotter. \nBorn in Brooklyn of Haitian parents\, Miss Hall moved to Paris in 1989\, but an autumn weekend in Prague in 2003 proved pivotal when a friend overheard her singing a few Gershwin tunes and asked her to record a demo of “When I Fall In Love.”  This led to a sojourn in Saint Bart’s\, where she became the resident singer at Casa Nikki and La Plage\, and to which she returned in 2019 as the featured artist at the St. Bart’s Jazz Festival.  She has been resident artist at l’Ermitage Hotel\, Hotel Angeleno’s West Penthouse Lounge\, La Valencia Hotel\, and at Bar Marmont\, and she has also returned to New York to perform at the Metropolitan Room.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/claude-hall-3/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240220T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240220T233000
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SUMMARY:SINGERS' OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Feb. 6\, 13\, 20\, & 27.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/singers-open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-13/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240217T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240217T233000
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SUMMARY:JOHN CICCOLINI
DESCRIPTION:Sat.\, Feb. 17.  JOHN CICCOLINI introduces Goombah “Johnny Balboa\,” who is “making a comeback after many years of boozing and carousing.”  John Ciccolini’s shows at The Gardenia have become legendary for the humor behind his “command of the material\,” and this show promises not to disappoint.  Nominated for an LA Weekly Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for his cabaret show\, “Frank Sinatra F#@ked Up My Life\,” Mr. Ciccolini\, the consummate entertainer\, has also guest-starred on Raising Hope\, Castle\, No Ordinary Family\, Dexter\, Justified\, ER\, The Sitter\, Dirty Sexy Money\, Las Vegas\, Everybody Hates Chris\, Veronica Mars\, Joey\, Becker\, Boston Public\, Live From Baghdad\, The Division\, N.Y.P.D. Blue\, and Push\, Nevada. 
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/john-ciccolini/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240214T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240214T233000
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SUMMARY:ANDREA MARCOVICCI---a KURT WEILL VALENTINE
DESCRIPTION:Wed.\, Feb. 14.  VALENTINE’S DAY with ANDREA MARCOVICCI (a “Kurt Weill Valentine\,” with Brad Ellis at the piano\, Nate Light on bass\, and Jimmy Emerzian\, sax.) No one gives romance like Marcovicci at The Gardenia\,  and post-pandemic\, she gives it even better.  Don’t let this Valentine’s Day go by without indulging yourself in that which Andrea does best— and on this most romantic day of the year\, you won’t have a better Valentine’s Day anywhere else. \nPerhaps inspired by his wife\, Lotte Lenya\, or perhaps inspired by the words of our greatest lyricists\, (Ira Gershwin and Alan J. Lerner\, to name just two\,) Weill seems to have reserved his most indelible melodies for songs of love.  Highlights are “My Ship\,” “It Never Was You\,” and “Speak Low\,” and\, as anticipated with any Marcovicci show\, “you’ll find yourself laughing and learning:”  how Kurt Weill\, this German émigré\, was destined to become an American treasure. \n—Frequently introduced as “the Queen of Cabaret\,” Ms. Marcovicci transformed the genre\, has created over 35 nightclub acts at The Gardenia\, and holds the record—an unprecedented 25 seasons—at the legendary Oak Room at NYC’s Algonquin Hotel—
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/andrea-marcovicci-a-kurt-weill-valentine/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240213T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240213T233000
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SUMMARY:SINGERS' OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Feb. 6\, 13\, 20\, & 27.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/singers-open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-10/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240206T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240206T233000
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SUMMARY:SINGERS' OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Feb. 6\, 13\, 20\, & 27.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-13/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240204T060000
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SUMMARY:JOHN DESTLER
DESCRIPTION:Sun.\, Feb. 4.  Showtime at 8 p.m.  JOHN DESTLER sings “All About Love\,” with special guests Tiffany Bailey and Sandra Piller.  With a lifetime love of jazz and The American Songbook\, Mr. Destler performed as an actor in theater and television in New York after serving three years in the U.S. Navy\, then started a new career as an international advertising agency executive.  He returns to his first love with this performance\, which also features Sandra Piller (well known to Gardenia audiences for her shows presenting songs penned by her mother-in-law\, Ruth Roberts) and Tiffany Bailey\, who brings her ”retro flair” and “classics with a twist.”
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/john-destler/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240203T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240203T233000
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SUMMARY:LAURAL MEADE\, in "Ms. Tucker Will See You Now."
DESCRIPTION:Sat.\, Feb. 3.  LAURAL MEADE\, in “Ms. Tucker Will See You Now.”\nDuring nearly all of 2023\, Laural Meade continued to perfect her rollicking Sophie Tucker show\, tinkering with each iteration to ever more closely approach the asymptote of perfection.  Those in attendance in December who had previously seen the show only in its infancy were moved to remark how seemingly completely different\, how delightful\, and how terrific\, the show now inarguably is.  One longtime Gardenia patron even remarked that this show has become what is “maybe the best show I have ever seen at The Gardenia.” \nAn established member of the theater faculty at Occidental College\, playwright and musical performer Ms. Meade has sung in Southern California venues “both sacred and profane\,” and directs a choir for The Secret City.  Her vocal musicianship has turned heads at The Gardenia Open Mike\, where we were delighted to learn that she has penned this performance piece in which she exposits Sophie Tucker\, “the Last of the Red Hot Mamas\,” arguably the most popular entertainer of Tucker’s day\, in a bawdy cabaret exploration of Tucker’s extraordinary personal life\, career\, and risqué song catalog.   Because its subject “worked Blue\,” the show is constructed not for the faint of heart nor for the pearl-clutching pretenders of easy offence.  Using hilarity as pedagogue’s tool\, Ms. Mead also mobilizes impressive musical forces to allow her audience to conclude the evening “educationally enriched.”  Repeat audience members are now bringing friends—quite the testimonial as word of mouth spreads……
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/laural-meade-in-ms-tucker-will-see-you-now-6/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240130T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240130T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
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SUMMARY:SINGERS' OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Jan. 16\, 23\, & 30.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-12/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240127T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240127T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
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SUMMARY:CLAUDE HALL
DESCRIPTION:Sat.\, Jan. 27.  CLAUDE HALL.  Already an “excellent singer\,” in October at The Gardenia\, Claude Hall made a quantum jump into the rarified air occupied by the extraordinary\, “must-see” “ladies of cabaret” with her Nina Simone show\, backed by Musical Director\, Jamieson Trotter. The show examined the remarkable arc of Nina Simone’s life\, from Simone’s “discovery” in an Atlantic City piano bar singing “I Loves You Porgy” through her participation in the civil rights movement.  For those who may have missed the October show\, or who may wish to experience a “refresher” show\, Ms. Hall reprises that “overview” show in preparation for a February booking in which Ms. Hall will explore Simone’s rich life in even greater and more personal depth\, with material not included in the October “survey” show.  “Catch both shows for the full Nina experience\,” Ms. Hall teases. \nBorn in Brooklyn of Haitian parents\, Miss Hall moved to Paris in 1989\, but an autumn weekend in Prague in 2003 proved pivotal when a friend overheard her singing a few Gershwin tunes and asked her to record a demo of “When I Fall In Love.”  This led to a sojourn in Saint Bart’s\, where she became the resident singer at Casa Nikki and La Plage\, and to which she returned in 2019 as the featured artist at the St. Bart’s Jazz Festival.  She has been resident artist at l’Ermitage Hotel\, Hotel Angeleno’s West Penthouse Lounge\, La Valencia Hotel\, and at Bar Marmont\, and she has also returned to New York to perform at the Metropolitan Room.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/claude-hall-2/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240123T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240123T233000
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SUMMARY:SINGERS' OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Jan. 16\, 23\, & 30.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-11/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240118T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240118T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231227T124854Z
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SUMMARY:PAMELA CLAY
DESCRIPTION:Thu.\, Jan. 18.  PAMELA CLAY.  Possessing a “power belt\,” solid and confident pitch\, a party-girl charisma\, and a repertoire that broadens what patrons have come to expect as “Gardenia fare\,” Pamela Clay parties down with this show celebrating her natal day.  One can expect the unexpected from this chanteuse who has established herself as the Southland’s premier interpreter of chansons…and Edith Piaf in particular.  (But be forewarned:  “Non\, Je ne Regrette Rien” is NOT the anthem of a “wounded sparrow\,” shy and retiring waif!)    Ms. Clay has appeared at the John F. Kennedy Center\, the John Anson Ford Theatre\, the Wilshire-Ebell Theatre\, Feinstein’s 54 Below in Manhattan\, and on-screen opposite Tommy Lee Jones.  Fluent in French\, she lived in Paris and Bordeaux for many years\, and performed her self-penned one-woman show\, Toujours l’Amour!\, directed by Chase Matthews\, to sold-out crowds in several Southland venues.  More can be learned at www.PamelaClay.com. \n 
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/pamela-clay-2/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240117T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240117T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231214T103009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240101T113324Z
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SUMMARY:IRA MARGOLIN
DESCRIPTION:Wed.\, Jan. 17.  IRA MARGOLIN presents his remembrance of cabaret friend\, LORI DONATO\, with special guests. \n 
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/ira-margolin/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240116T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240116T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231214T095141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240101T113532Z
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SUMMARY:SINGERS' OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Jan. 16\, 23\, & 30.    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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-10/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231219T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231219T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231110T114822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240101T113454Z
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SUMMARY:SINGERS' OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, Host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Dec. 19.  The Gardenia’s OPEN MIKE\, with Keri Kelsey\, host\, including Holiday Toy Drive.  Starting at 8:30 p.m.\, Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night—the best in town\, now in its twenty-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-9/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231212T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231212T223000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231110T114441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T070701Z
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SUMMARY:BRANDON MAGGART's 90th Birthday Bash
DESCRIPTION:Tue.\, Dec. 12\, at 8 p.m.  BRANDON MAGGART’s 90th Birthday Bash.  Although longtime Gardenia patrons know Brandon Maggart best as the patriarch of the Maggart Clan  and Dad of Maude Maggart (and Fiona Apple\,) Mr. Maggart had a storied career on Broadway himself\, and was connected with The Gardenia even before either Maude or The Gardenia were born\, having starred on Broadway in Applause! when Tom Rolla\, founder of The Gardenia\, was that show’s assistant choreographer.  Nominated for a Tony Award as “Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical” for his portrayal of “Buzz Richards” in the show\, Mr. Maggart can also count among the highlights of his prolific theatrical career that he was an original cast member on Sesame Street; that he portrayed “Lou\,” the eldest of the three titular brothers on TV’s Brothers (for Showtime;) that he was featured as one of Broadway’s “New Faces of 1968;” and that he appeared on film in The World According to Garp.  Already an artistic painter\, Mr. Maggart more recently took up the pen as a writer and poet\, but returns to his musical roots with this cabaret show\, celebrated on the actual date of his 90th birthday. \n 
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/brandon-maggarts-90th-birthday-bash/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231210T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231210T223000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231003T055857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T070347Z
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SUMMARY:ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART---"A GARDENIA CHRISTMAS"
DESCRIPTION:Sun.\, Dec. 10\, at 8 p.m.  ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART—“A Gardenia Christmas.” \nJoin these two fast friends for this warm-hearted celebration of the Holidays—an evening of perennial favorites….and surprises. \nFrequently introduced as “the Queen of Cabaret\,” Andrea Marcovicci transformed the genre\, has created over 35 nightclub acts at The Gardenia\, and holds the record—an unprecedented 25 seasons—at the legendary Oak Room of The Algonquin Hotel—as well as the distinction of being the Oak Room’s final performer before its closing.  Maude Maggart\, considered by many Ms. Marcovicci’s heir apparent\, stakes claim to her own cabaret beginnings at The Gardenia a half generation later.  Our favorite endorsement of Ms. Maggart comes from Jim Bruce:  “If you have not yet heard Maude Maggart sing\, I envy you the moment of discovery because there is nothing quite like the very first time you realize what a talent she is.  Then again there is also nothing quite like every single time after.”  Maude’s husband\, David Lucky\, himself a songsmith and Gardenia performance veteran\, serves as “Special Guest” for this show.  Musical Director is Gerald Sternbach.  Even more can be learned at andreamarcovicci.com.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/andrea-marcovicci-and-maude-maggart-a-gardenia-christmas/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231209T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231209T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231110T102833Z
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SUMMARY:DENISE MORGAN
DESCRIPTION:Sat.\, Dec. 9.  DENISE MORGAN.  A Los Angeles native\, Ms. Morgan studied performing arts\, classical vocals\, and acting at LACC\, USC\, and the Inner City Cultural Center in Los Angeles\, and has performed with many gospel choirs and groups.  She studied with the late Howlett Smith\, and was a member of his World Stage Jazz Workshop in Leimert Park.  She has also sung with the Angel City Chorale and in Gustav Mahler’s Symphony #8 with the LA Philharmonic under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel.  She made her solo jazz debut in 2010\, deservedly accumulating quite the following since. \n 
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/denise-morgan/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231208T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231208T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231110T012903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T065819Z
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SUMMARY:LAURAL MEADE\, in "Ms. Tucker Will See You Now."
DESCRIPTION:Fri.\, Dec. 8.  LAURAL MEADE\, in “Ms. Tucker Will See You Now.”  A longtime member of the theater faculty at Occidental College\, playwright and musical performer Ms. Meade has sung in Southern California venues “both sacred and profane\,” and directs a choir for The Secret City.  Her vocal musicianship has turned heads at The Gardenia Open Mike\, where we were delighted to learn that she has penned this performance piece in which she exposits Sophie Tucker\, “the Last of the Red Hot Mamas\,” arguably the most popular entertainer of Tucker’s day\, in a bawdy cabaret exploration of Tucker’s extraordinary personal life\, career\, and risqué song catalog.   Ms. Meade continues to perfect this brilliantly written and performed show\, which\, because its subject “worked Blue\,” is constructed not for the faint of heart nor for the pearl-clutching pretenders of easy offence.  Using hilarity as pedagogue’s tool\, Ms. Mead also mobilizes impressive musical forces to allow her audience to conclude the evening “educationally enriched.”  For those who were awed by\, and for those unlucky enough to have missed\, Ms. Meade’s previous shows\, this booking offers the opportunity to catch this evolving reprise.  Repeat audience members are now bringing friends—quite the testimonial to a superlative entertainment experience. \n 
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/laural-meade-in-ms-tucker-will-see-you-now-5/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231207T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231207T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231120T084122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T065436Z
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SUMMARY:SAMANTHA SIDLEY
DESCRIPTION:Thu.\, Dec. 7.  SAMANTHA SIDLEY.  We can’t sufficiently convey how excited we are that Samantha Sidley has at last emerged from the “pandemic dormancy\,” now with a new and more intimate show\, harkening back to her beginnings with accompanist and collaborator\, Dan Reckard—with their unique arrangements and insightful treatments of well-known and forgotten standards.  Drawn to each other’s musical sensibilities as USC music students\, their enduring mutual admiration projects through every phrase.  Yes\, their repertoire includes fare for which The Gardenia has become best known:  American Songbook\, classics from the 20’s through the 60’s\, gems from the musical theatre\, etc.; but their style is completely unique\, their program a youthful yet insightful cornucopia of finely wrought musical delicacies\, each unusually well-integrated. Unlike the parfait approach most jazz musicians/stylists bring to a “set\,” with each participant adding his or her individual layer\, this duo plumbs their material thoroughly and bakes their product beforehand\, the result no longer simply songs upon which instrumental ornaments have been hung\, but unique art pieces that stand by themselves.  The award-winning Miss Sidley herself brings supple tonality\, a Jessica Rabbit sensuality\, and an arresting singers’ port de bras; and musical director Dan Reckard brings fresh\, innovative\, and sensitive piano underpinnings.  Before “the pandemic\,” word-of-mouth spread\, and Miss Sidley’s performances became “standing room only.”  We so look forward to partaking of this duo’s tantalizing musical morsels once again. \n 
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/samantha-sidley/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231205T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231205T233000
DTSTAMP:20260430T202709
CREATED:20231110T102541Z
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SUMMARY:OPEN MIKE\, with KERI KELSEY\, host
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, Dec. 5.  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-fourth year.  Sign-up\, libations\, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
URL:https://gardeniasupperclub.com/calendar/open-mike-with-keri-kelsey-host-5/
LOCATION:The Gardenia\, 7066 Santa Monica Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90046\, United States
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