Events

Sat., May 17.  LARRY DAVIS.  A performer whose unassuming nature belies the depth of his talent, Mr. Davis inherited his musical sense from his tap-dancing, bass-playing, part-time janitor father, who...

Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, & 27. The Gardenia’ OPEN MIKE,  with Keri Kelsey, host.  Starting at 8:30 p.m., Keri Kelsey hosts a Singers’ Open Mike Night---the best in town,...

Saturday, May 24.  CHRIS ISAACSON PRESENTS WEHO COMEDY NIGHT, hosted by comedian Mark Serritella, and starring Craig Robinson (Emmy Award-winner, NBC’s The Office;)  Maz Jobrani; Mary Lynn Rajskub (Fox’s 24, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia;) Chris Spencer (TV Host The Vibe; MTV’s Wild ‘N Out;) Erica Rhodes; Chris Porter; Doug Benson; Momo Rodriguez; Jay Larson;...

Tuesdays, May 6, 13, 20, & 27. The Gardenia’ 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., May 31.  GUMBO CABARET.  Direct from the heart of New Orleans, Kelly Dixson, Rebecca Leigh, and Harry Mayronne weave traditional and New Orleans jazz together with the Great American Songbook and contemporary pop to bring a taste of “The Big Easy” to Los Angeles.

Tuesdays, June 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., June 7, at 8 p.m.  (Door opens and dinner service begins at 6 p.m.)   ANDREA MARCOVICCI and MAUDE MAGGART conclude their 2025 “Spring Semester” of monthly shows with a tribute to Irving Berlin. Andrea and Maude have chosen Berlin to be the recipient of “special treatment” for their Farewell to Spring in anticipation of...

Sun., June 8.  (Doors open at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m.):  KAREN MORROW’s SINGERS’ WORKSHOP.  Karen Morrow, Broadway, TV, and cabaret personality, brings her Singers’ Workshop students, “An eclectic, loving group with many a twinkle in its eye” to share their talents, personalities and songs, with musical direction provided by Greg Schreiner.  This season’s...

Tuesdays, June 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.

Tuesdays, June 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.

Fri., June 20.  CAROLYN HENNESY.  After spending last summer exercising her creative theatrical muscles in “The Berkshires and beyond,” Ms. Hennesy has returned to The Gardenia to continue to exercise her musical muscles.  The “deliciously vicious” “Penelope Ellis” on the ABC series, Revenge; “Rosalyn” on True Blood; “Diane Miller” on General Hospital (“17 years and...

Sat., June 21.  DONN MOLZAHN, in “Songs My Mother Taught Me…and More.”   A stand-out at The Gardenia’s Open Mikes, Mr. Molzahn’s nearly 70 years of voice performance started with solo and choral work as a church musician and choir director and a Bachelor of Music degree, collecting many roles in plays, musicals, and operas along...