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News And Appearances
 Latest News
Summer is finally here!! I've had some great performance dates already this year -- read about the highlights below -- but first, announcing a new ongoing engagement, plus a concert date at the Skokie Theatre on Sunday, June 27. [If you'd like to keep up with all of my performance announcements, join my mailing list - periodic emails or postcards with more info about upcoming dates. Just click on "Contact Carolyn" at the bottom of the page and send me a message -- then you'll always know where to find me!!]
*Bella Vista Hotel, Lake Geneva, Fridays July 23 and 30 - I'm entertaining in the beautiful lakefront piano bar from 7:30 - 11 pm. Bella Vista Suites, 335 Wrigley Drive, Lake Geneva. Call 262-248-2100 or visit bellavistasuites.
*Sunday Brunch in Lake Geneva -- THE GENEVA INN -- Enjoy relaxing piano music and the most spectacular panoramic lake view in all of Lake Geneva. I play from 11 am - 2 pm in the Grandview Restaurant. EVERY SUNDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY EXCEPT June 20 and 27, July 11 and August 1. The Geneva Inn, N2009 S. Lake Shore Dr., Lake Geneva, WI, 53147; call 262-248-5680 or visit thegenevainn.
*Sunday evening, June 27, 7:00 pm -- Skokie Theatre Music Foundation presents "VOICE OF AMERICA: Saluting American Popular Music during the Wartime Years", a patriotic revue featuring vocalists Jeanne Scherkenbach, Joel Kopischke, Rachel Renee, Matt Richardson and me (performer and musical director) singing favorite songs from World Wars I and II, the Korean and Vietnam years and Operation Desert Storm. You'll hear "You're a Grand Old Flag", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "I'll Be Seeing You", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" and many more. Tickets are $20 in advance (HIGHLY recommended!!) and $25 at the door. Order online at skokietheatre or call the box office at 847-677-7761. The Skokie Theatre is at 7924 N. Lincoln Ave. in Skokie, IL; AMPLE FREE PARKING adjacent to the theatre.
*Friday, August 20, 7 pm - MUSIC & MORE CONCERT SERIES in Racine -- Join me on the final night of the 2010 series for a performance with vocalist Jeanne Scherkenbach in her acclaimed show, "Kate The Great: The Life and TImes of Kate Smith". MORE INFO COMING SOON.
RECENT PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS --
March 2010 -- Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret, Chicago -- "Be Our Guest", the final installment of the annual Chicago Cabaret Professionals March Series highilighted the best of Broadway from 1980 to the present. Shared the stage with Anne & Mark Burnell, Paul Motondo and Tommy Hensel; a very enthusiastic sold-out house enjoyed songs from Beauty and the Beast, The Producers, Avenue Q, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Assassins and more.
December 2009 -- Davenport's Piano Bar and Cabaret, Chicago -- "Merry Measures", Chicago Cabaret Professionals' annual two-night benefit show for childrens' charities. I got to perform one of my favorite Christmas novelty numbers, "The Merry Christmas Polka". Show proceeds benefited Teen Living Programs and Save The Children.
October 2009 -- Park West Theatre, Chicago -- Chicago Cabaret Professionals Annual Gala Benefit Concert, "Put On Your Sunday Clothes", a celebration of the best of Chicago cabaret. I did a set during the cocktail hour show, joined by vocalist Pam Peterson on our arrangement of the Stevie Wonder classic, "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing".
September 2009 - Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place, Chicago -- "Let's Do It With Cole Porter", my second appearance on the critically acclaimed Musical Mondays on the Magnificent Mile cabaret series. A marvelous evening of elegant music, performing along with Anne & Mark Burnell, Joan Curto, Jen Chada and Rob Lindley.
August 2009 -- Milwaukee Public Market -- For the second year in a row I provided the music for the annual STOMP OUT BREAST CANCER wine tasting and silent auction. A very successful evening for a great cause.
July 2009 -- Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers -- Violinist Gina Wood and I provided the music for the annual suiteholders reception in the Lambeau Field Atrium. Always a fun event!
June 2008 -- It was definitely "Stormy Weather" outside, so that was my first song on Saturday June 7 at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts annual gala, "Shakin' Up the Standards". The arts center in Brookfield, Wisconsin featured black-tie elegance and great music all evening, and I contributed my very best Cole Porter and Gershwin in a piano-bar setting where guests were welcome to step up to the mic and croon a favorite standard or two during the cocktail hour. I also got to meet New York cabaret great Mark Nadler who gamely performed in the tent during dinner with Mother Nature's percussion and light show continuing outside. The show must go on!!
Other current engagements include a mix of private events and those open to the public. Here are some highlights:
Ongoing Performances
I entertain on Thursday and Saturday evenings at the elegant Wisconsin Club in downtown Milwaukee. You'll find me in the Mitchell Room at the Club's fabulous baby grand playing instrumental favorites and the occasional vocal request for members and their guests.
Private Events
Private and corporate events this spring and summer include dates at The Wisconsin Club, Milwaukee Country Club, West Bend Country Club, Ozaukee Country Club, North Hills Country Club and the Medical College of Wisconsin, all in greater Milwaukee.
I'll also provide music for weddings at locations including the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Calvary Presbyterian Church and the Elm Grove Woman's Club in greater Milwaukee. In Chicago -- historic Holy Family Catholic Church, and the Schramm Memorial Chapel on the former Glenview Naval Air Base in Glenview, IL.
Concerts
Concert performances at a variety of Wisconsin and Illinois locations are also on the calendar this spring and summer --
In greater Milwaukee: St. John's on the Lake, Trinity Village, Luther Manor, The Lutheran Home, Harwood Place, Hart Park Square, Chai Point, Eastcastle Place, Village at Manor Park, Harbour Village, Laurel Oaks, St. Camillus, the Milwaukee Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, Layton Terrace, the LX Club and The Arboretum.
Elsewhere in Wisconsin: Geneva Lake Manor in Lake Geneva and Holton Manor in Elkhorn.
And in greater Chicagoland: Rolling Hills Manor, the Park at Vernon Hills, Luther Village, The Breakers at Edgewater Beach, The Wealshire, the Ponds and Bethany Retirement Community.
Many of these concerts are private performances but guests are often welcome. For specific date and time info, please contact me.
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