Sat., Sept. 28. MIHO. Born and raised in Yokohama, Japan, Mihoko Kido, of Japanese and Korean ancestry, dreamt as a child to become 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...
Sat., Aug. 17. 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 and Aaron Speiser. As “an actress who sings,” she was cast in Paul Horner’s award-winning musical revue, Suddenly This Summer, for which critics described her...
Tuesdays, Aug. 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 beginning its twenty-fifth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Tuesdays, Aug. 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 beginning its twenty-fifth year. Sign-up, libations, and noshing begin at 7 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 30. PHYLLIS CAUSEY. Having studied with Barbara Morrison and Howlett Smith, Ms. Causey now conducts her own vocal workshops in her hometown of Detroit and at West L.A. College. In addition to appearances in Los Angeles and Detroit, she has also taken her shows to Houston, Atlanta, and Paris, France. She is the...
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. 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...
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...