Messiah Community Sing - Traverse City

Messiah Community Sing

Annual Event
December 6, 2009
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Central United Methodist Church, 222 Cass St.
For 30 years, Traverse City residents have gathered to sing Handel's magnificent Christmas oratorio at Central United Methodist Church, joined by the church's 18-member orchestra, organists and soloists.
Phone: (231) 946-5191

Traverse City - Bob Seeley and Bob Baldori - Milliken Auditorium

January 10th, 2009

Bob Seeley and Bob Baldori-Milliken Audit.
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center

Prepare for an amazing blues piano concert. Bob Seeley is considered to be one of the greatest living boogie-woogie piano players. A friend of Meade Lux Lewis and an accompanist to Sippie Wallace, he has had a distinguished solo career. "Boogie" Bob Baldori has been a mainstay in the music world since the 1960s. He was the founding member of The Woolies, with an extensive performing career playing harmonica and piano with Chuck Berry for the past 40 years. $25 adv, $28 dr and $22 member.
Contact Information: Box OfficePhone: (231) 995-1553

Traverse City - Winston Choi - Pianist

January 11th, 2009

In Recital, Winston Choi, pianist
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Milliken Auditorium, Dennos Museum Center

Chamber Music North is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Dennos Museum Center to provide a series of world class concerts as part of the museum's 2008-2009 concert season.
Contact Information: Box Office Phone: (231) 995-1553

Interlochen - Michael Philip Mossman

January 16th, 2009

Michael Philip Mossman-Interlochen
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Corson Auditorium at Interlochen Center for the Arts

Yamaha Performing Artist Michael Philip Mossman joins the Academy Jazz Ensemble for an evening of great music. Currently lead trumpeter with the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Granny-nominated musician and composer has performed and recorded with his own groups and a virtual who's who of the music industry. $16 adult, $14 senior and $9 student.Contact Information: Box OfficePhone: (800) 681-5920

Traverse City - Last Sunday Jazz at Sunset

January 25th, 2009
Last Sunday Jazz at Sunset
3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: Chateau Chantal, 15900 Rue de Vin, Traverse City

Join Chateau Chantal and the Jeff Haas Trio for memorable music and fabulous sunsets every last Sunday of the month.
Phone: (231) 223-4110

Sister's with Class (ical guitar) - Traverse City

Sister's with Class (ical guitar) will perform on Tuesday, December 16th at the Horizon Shine Cafe. (basement of Horizon Book Store)

Times: 8:30 - 10:30pm

Sister's with Class are;

Janine Winkler ~ Cindy Rutherford ~ Jeff Winkler

(SWC does NOT include nuns, high society people; just a teacher, banker/professor, and a stooge)
Repetoire to include:
A bunch of Spanish/classical music by Jeff Winkler
All of Me
Blue SkiesAutumn Leaves
Someone to Watch over Me
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Skylark

So come on down, grab a book, a latte, and enjoy the evening
Friday, December 12, somewhere betwixt 6 and 7:30,
SWC will appear on WNMC’s (90.7 FM)

Sleeping Bear Dunegrass and Blues Festival - Empire, Michigan

Sleeping Bear Dunegrass & Blues Festival

Empire, MI
This outdoor music festival in the Village of Empire features bluegrass, folk and rock music, as well as craft displays, food booths and a kids' tent. There's a shuttle available to provide rides to the nearby beach.
Phone: (231) 326-5287

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Same Time, Next Year at Old Town Playhouse - Traverse City

Same Time, Next Year at Old Town Playhouse

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 148 E. Eighth Street
Website: http://www.oldtownplayhouse.com/
One of the most popular romantic comedies of the century, Same Time, Next Year ran four years on Broadway, was a successful motion picture, and remains one of the most widely produced plays in history. It follows a love affair between people who rendezvous once a year. Twenty five years of manners, morals and attitudes are hilariously mirrored by the lovers. Studio Theatre at Old Town Playhouse.
Phone: (231) 947-2210

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Beethoven & Brahms - Traverse Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven & Brahms - Traverse Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven & Brahms - Bridget-Michaele Reischl, conductor, Kathryn Brown, pianist. Performance is Saturday, April 19 at 8 p.m. at Corson Auditorium, on the campus of the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Pianist Kathryn Brown will perform one of the great works for classical piano by the greatest of all classical composers, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Maestro Reischl conducts Brahms’s powerful First Symphony – the work that marked him as the heir to the grand Romantic symphonic tradition of Beethoven himself. Kathryn Brown, a friend and former schoolmate of Maestro Rhodes at Michigan State University, is on the piano faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music. She performs internationally as a recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist. She performed her New York Solo Debut Recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. One of only five Americans invited to compete in the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; she has appeared in recital at the Library of Congress and Columbia Artists’ Community Concerts Series. She is pianist and co-founder of the Myriad Chamber Players, a 17-member ensemble comprised of members of The Cleveland Orchestra and international soloists. For tickets, call 231- 947-7120

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Miliken Auditorium: CONCERT: Leon Redbone

Leon Redbone continues his very real love affair with the tunes from flapper era radio, Depression spawned ragtime and folk-jazz. Yet, there is always something oddly modern about this musician. His lyrical satire and cynicism wear well with any generation. 'The man in the white straw boater and shades emphasizes the era when Bing Crosby was considered a jazz singer and Fats Waller was a pop act. Not many artists who play Ragtime-era music can say they have sold 500,000 albums, appeared on Saturday Night Live numerous times and popularized the Pepsi and Budweiser jingles (This Buds For You). The Washington Post. Show begins at 8 p.m. at Milliken Auditorium, 1701 E. Front St. Tickets available online

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Miliken Stage: Jeff Haas Trio & Phoenix Quartet

Traverse City's own composer and pianist Jeff Haas brings his engaging mix of jazz, classical and world music to the Milliken stage in a special performance of his Double Quartet Project. Jeff's quartet featuring bassist Marion Hayden, drummer Alex Trajano and multi-instrumentalist Rob Smith (who toured with jazz diva Dianne Reeves last winter) is joined by the highly-acclaimed string quartet, the Phoenix Ensemble led by dynamic and entertaining violinist Gabe Bolkosky. A must see for both jazz and classical music lovers of all ages! Show begins at 8 p.m. at Milliken Auditorium, 1701 E. Front St. Tickets available at http://sabo.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=COH

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Interlochen Center for the Arts: Messiah - Traverse Symphony Orchestra

Arts & Culture
Messiah - Kevin Rhodes, conductor. Performances are Saturday, March 15 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 16 at 3 p.m. at the Corson Auditorium, on the campus of the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Maestro Rhodes will present Handel’s complete oratorio in a full concert performance – the first in many years in the area. Joining him will be a cast of four soloists, along with the Traverse Symphony Chorus and NMC Chorale, directed by Mark Puchala. Handel’s Messiah, completed in just 24 days in 1741, is regarded as the greatest oratorio ever written and one of the most beloved works of all time. The composer himself, according to his valet, wept often as the music flowed from his pen, overcome by its beauty. Although usually associated with the Advent season, Messiah was conceived and first performed during Easter. Among the most famous portions of the work are the soprano aria, “I Know that my Redeemer Liveth,” and the Hallelujah chorus, which concludes Part II. According to tradition, King George II was so moved by the chorus that he rose to his feet when he first heard it. When the king stood, all his subjects did likewise. Today, audiences still rise when the opening strains of the chorus are heard. For tickets, call 231- 947-7120 or visit online at http://www.tso-online.org/.

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Traverse City Old Town Playhouse: Into the Woods

Arts & Culture (Fri. Sat. )
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 148 E. Eighth Street
Website: http://www.oldtownplayhouse.com/
An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood? A Prince Charming with a roving eye? A Witch...who raps? They're all among the cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured fairy tale musical. When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for the special objects required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from Cinderella, Little Red, Rapunzel and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk). Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later, with disastrous results. What begins as a lively irreverent fantasy in the style of “The Princess Bride” becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the stories we tell our children. One of Sondheim's most popular works, this timeless yet relevant piece is a rare modern classic. Individual Tickets Go on Sale Monday, February 25 at 4 p.m.
Phone: (231) 947-2210

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Traverse City: Keely & Du at Old Town Playhouse

02/08/2008 - 02/23/2008

From the author of Talking With and Vital Signs, here is a volatile drama about abortion. Du, a right to life activist, and Keely, a pregnant rape victim she is confining, transcend their circumstances and the ideological issues that separate them. Keely and Du is a mind probing issue play with a gripping human face. Who is accountable? What is the extent of individual freedom? What are a rape victim's rights? What is a Christian's realities of procreation? Their passionate stories exist on the extreme edge of everyday reality.

Performances: February 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 2008 in the Studio Theatre. Not suggested for young audiences due to adult language and subject matter. Old Town Playhouse is located at 148 East 8th Street, Traverse City www.oldtownplayhouse.com or (231) 947-2210.

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Elk Rapids Community PJ Party : New Years Eve

Elk Rapids Community PJ Party

When: 12/31/2007

Downtown merchants nearly 80% of the retailers in downtown Elk Rapids participate in this fun event which offers deep discounts to customers. The stores open early and customers who show up in their "pajamas" receive a 50% discount from 7 until 8 a.m., a 40% discount from 8 - 9 a.m. and a 30% discount from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. when the sale ends. Some restrictions may apply. Elk Rapids. (231) 264-8202
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Omena: A Holiday Serenade - Celebrating the Season

A Holiday Serenade - Celebrating the Season in Omena

When: 12/30/2007

Presented by the Omena Historical Society, the program will include a variety of musical styles from Gospel to classical, instrumentals and vocals, with a lively sing-a-long to close. Musicians include Eva & T.J. Lymenstull, the Boyer Family, Marshall & Mary Collins, Mike Moran, Karen Remington and Donna Brunsma, The Trillium Quartet, and Steve Stanton & Ruby John. At the Omena Presbyterian Church, 7 pm, tickets are $15, available at the Tamarack Gallery or by phone at 386-5529.
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