9/4: Art Deco Festival

Damon Kirsche and Kayre Morrison

with Dean Mora and The Queen Mary Orchestra.

Photo by Daniel Silveira.

Kayre Morrison and I will next join Dean's 10–piece dance orchestra aboard HMS Queen Mary at the 6th Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival in Long Beach on Saturday, September 4 for the Grand Art Deco Ball, "an evening of cinematic perfection—the perfect representation of the Queen Mary's golden age."

Festival goers can dance until midnight to the music of Dean Mora and the Queen Mary Orchestra, playing big band music from the era between the World Wars. (Proceeds from the ball will be used for the conservation and restoration of the Birds of the Old World/Birds of the New World artwork, pictured below, located in the Grand Salon).

For more information, event pricing, details and reservations, visit the Art Deco Festival page at queenmary.org.

9/1: Appearing at The Gardenia

On September 1st, I'll be appearing in cabaret with Jason Graae, Lesli Margherita, Pamela Myers and Alet Taylor at The Gardenia Lounge in West Hollywood.

The Gardenia is proud to present a new series of shows, Kritzerland at the Gardenia, the first Wednesday of every month, starting in September. Kritzerland is record producer Bruce Kimmel's label, and the first series of shows will be based on the albums Kimmel has produced.

The first show is based on the four-volume set of “Lost in Boston” CDs -- songs from hit shows, which were subsequently cut or replaced -- heard only out of town or in previews. Songs from shows like PROMISES, PROMISES, CHICAGO, APPLAUSE, 110 IN THE SHADE, I DO! I DO! SWEET CHARITY, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, BALLROOM, GYPSY and others. And for this first show, they'll be performed by (in alphabetical order): Jason Graae, Damon Kirsche, Lesli Margherita, Pamela Myers, Alet Taylor. Musical Direction is by the wonderful Shelly Markham.

KRITZERLAND AT THE GARDENIA

Lost in Boston

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Dinner: from 7:00 pm

Show: 9:00 pm

Cover charge: $15

Gardenia Restaurant & Lounge
7066 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 467 7444
Street parking available.

Reservations are for dinner only. If dining, there is no two-drink minimum, and there are several inexpensive meals that can be ordered. For this Kritzerland premiere, reservations are highly recommended, whether dining or just attending the show!

Fun-fact: Alet Taylor (then Oury) and I last appeared together in a concert presentation of The Gershwins' TIP–TOES, performed at Carnegie Hall's Weill Concert Hall with Rob Fisher and his Orchestra and later recorded at Edison Recording Studios in NY.