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News And Appearances
 Latest News
Hello and welcome to my calendar page. I have a wonderful variety of performances coming up this year -- hope to see you soon!. [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 the blue "please contact me" link at the bottom of the page and fill out my form with a message to add you to my mailing list -- then you'll always know where to find me!!]
*Sunday Brunch in Lake Geneva -- THE GENEVA INN -- Enjoy my piano/vocal selections and the most spectacular panoramic lake view in all of Lake Geneva. I'm at the piano in the Grandview Restaurant and Lounge every Sunday from 11:30 am - 2 pm. The Geneva Inn, N2009 S. Lake Shore Dr., Lake Geneva, WI, 53147; call 262-248-5690 for reservations or visit thegenevainn.
*Piano and vocals at THE BAKER HOUSE in Lake Geneva -- Join me on Fridays February 3 and 17 from 6-10 pm when I'll serenade you with jazzy standards and romantic ballads from the '40s and '50s in the parlor of this fabulously restored historic lakefront mansion. It's "Fishnet Fridays" so if you're feeling adventurous, come clad in vintage clothing (or women in fishnet stockings) and enjoy half-price martinis till 7 pm in the music room or bar. Menu includes three-course entrees and small plate specials and every dish I've sampled so far is DELICIOUS! The Baker House, 327 Wrigley Drive, Lake Geneva, 53147; for info and reservations call 262-248-4700 or visit The Baker House.
*Piano bar at Lake Geneva's BELLA VISTA HOTEL -- I'm back at the keys on two upcoming Fridays, March 9 and 30, from 7:30-11 pm singing all the great standards and jazz classics at On The Waterfront, the beautiful piano bar at the Bella Vista. Enjoy the lakefront ambience, terrific drink specials served by Andrea and her staff, and a delicious bar menu. Bella Vista Suites Hotel, 335 Wrigley Drive, Lake Geneva, 53147; for more info call 262-248-2100 or visit Bella Vista Suites.
RECENT PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS --
December 2011 -- One of the highlights of my holiday season was a performance of my Christmas concert, "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year", for an apreciative audience in the magnificent concert hall at Steinway Piano Gallery of Milwaukee (possibly the city's best-kept secret as far as acoustically fabulous places to sing and play a glorious piano!).
November 2011 -- Vernon Hills (IL) Area Public LIbrary District presented my Veterans Day tribute concert of Big Band and Swing Era standards plus patriotic songs. A large audience of veterans and area residents enjoyed the show and I really enjoyed the library's beautiful piano!!
August 2011 -- Patio Pops concert sponsored by Milwaukee Catholic Home -- a trio concert on a beautiful late summer evening featuring me on piano and vocals along with vocalist Jeanne Scherkenbach and violinist Pamela Foard. We had a full house and the audience enjoyed Broadway and light classical selections.
July 2011 -- Broadway Theatre Center Open House in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. I performed a 45-min. solo set for a very enthusiastic audience in the Skylight Bar.
June 2011 -- "Music and More" summer concert series at First Presbyterian Church in Racine, WI -- duo with violinist Gina Wood performing highlights from our full-length concert of famous songs from the movies.
June 2010 -- Skokie Theatre Music Foundation presented "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. Songs included "You're a Grand Old Flag", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "I'll Be Seeing You", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" and many more -- and ChicagoCritic.com said "Pianist/singer Carolyn Wehner brings music and a fine voice to the show."
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.
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 on the calendar include dates at The Wisconsin Club, The Pilot House at Discovery World, Westmoor, Blue Mound and Milwaukee Country Clubs, all in greater Milwaukee, as well as Shepherd's Crook Golf Club in Zion, IL.
I'll also provide music for weddings at locations including the Charles Allis Art Museum, Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center and Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum in Milwaukee and Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Chicago.
Concerts
Concert performances at a variety of Wisconsin and Illinois locations are also on the calendar this winter --
In greater Milwaukee: St. John's on the Lake, The Lutheran Home, Chai Point, Steeple View, Harwood Place, Clement Manor, Meadowmere Northshore, St. Camillus, Howard Village, Alexian Village, Lighthouse of Mequon, Manor Park Senior Center, The Arboretum, Hart Park Square, Trinity Village, Village at Manor Park, The Jewish Home and Care Center, San Camillo, Brookfield Highlands and Laurel Oaks.
Elsewhere in Wisconsin: Bay Pointe Atrium and Ridgewood in Racine and Fairhaven in Whitewater.
And in greater Chicagoland: Three Crowns Park (Evanston), Rolling Hills Manor and Rolling Hills Place (Zion), Windsor Park (Carol Stream) and Village at Victory Lakes (Lindenhurst).
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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