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SUMMARY:The Doo Wop Project
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nOrchestra: $49\, Mezzanine: $45\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket \nAbout The Doo Wop Project\nThe Doo Wop Project begins at the beginning: tracing the evolution of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today. In their epic shows The Doo Wop Project takes audiences on a journey featuring foundational tunes from the Crests\, Belmonts and Flamingos through the vocal artistry of Smokey Robinson\, The Temptations\, and The Four Seasons all the way to DooWopified versions of modern hits from Michael Jackson\, Jason Mraz\, Maroon 5\, and Sam Smith. \n \nFeaturing stars from the Broadway hits Jersey Boys\, Motown: The Musical\, and A Bronx Tale\, The Doo Wop Project brings unparalleled authenticity of sound and vocal excellence to recreate—and in some cases entirely reimagine—the greatest music in American pop and rock history. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/doo-wop-project/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Spring 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240313T190000
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SUMMARY:Rhythm of the Dance
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nOrchestra: $42\, Mezzanine: $38\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket\n \nAbout Rhythm of the Dance\nRhythm of the Dance will undertake a Global tour in 2024 to celebrate its “25th Anniversary Tour”.  Featuring world-class musicians who play LIVE on stage\, star vocalists\, and world-champion dancers\, the show is a completely captivating experience of pulsating rhythms performed at lightning speed.  Enjoy slick choreography by the ensemble of Champion step dancers who have brought audiences to their feet around the World. \nJoin us on a journey through Ireland’s history from the ancient\, rich in legend and myth\, to the modern\, urban Ireland that we see today\, bursting with talent. \n \nIt will be Irish in essence with a new edge from its roots in Sean Nos (meaning old style) to the modern style we see today\, this new Production of Rhythm of the dance takes the audience on a thrilling breathless journey for two hours. \nShare This:
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CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Spring 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240315T200000
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SUMMARY:ELLA the Early Years
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nOrchestra: $35\, Mezzanine: $30\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket\n \nGrunin Presents and Jazz Club Subscription Eligible \nAbout ELLA the Early Years\nBefore she became the First Lady of Song\, Ella Fitzgerald was a young girl with a dream and determination who overcame extraordinary odds.  Acclaimed chanteuse and music historian Amanda King shares Ella Fitzgerald’s origins\, inspirations\, and music from the 1930s era and her time with the Chick Webb Orchestra in ELLA The Early Years\, a swinging show of song and history! \nELLA The Early Years focuses on the formative time Ella spent with the pioneering drummer\, Chick Webb\, and his orchestra. Webb’s orchestra also served as the musical foundation for many legendary sidemen\, many of whom Ella would go on to work with for decades. This early partnership of Ella and Chick catapulted both their careers to new heights and is the backdrop for a heartwarming\, joy-filled celebration of an American icon by a voice that was born to sing Fitzgerald! \n \nAbout Amanda King\nA classic chanteuse who performs standards and jazz\, Amanda King is an avid preservationist of the music and performers of the early 20th century. Amanda has been hailed by The New York Times critic Stephen Holden as one of the nightclub world’s “exceptional rising talents” and is a repeat performer at the Mabel Mercer Cabaret Convention. A long-time San Francisco resident\, she moved to Las Vegas in 2017 and has quickly become one of its top jazz performers. The Las Vegas Review Journal says\, “King is Queen”. \nCombining the best of the jazz and cabaret worlds by focusing on the words\, the music\, and the swing\, Amanda masterfully interprets the music she performs. She relishes diving into history by sharing the stories\, songs and people that make up the treasure trove of pre-1950’s American Popular Music. A knowledgeable educator\, she teaches jazz history classes for OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at UNLV and has presented workshops for the SFJAZZ Discover Jazz series. Amanda is the proud parent of a Gen Z child who could survive without his cell phone. \nLearn more about Amanda and her upcoming performances by visiting www.amandaking.com. \n  \nShare This:
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CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Spring 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T140000
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SUMMARY:Time for Three
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nOrchestra: $35\, Mezzanine: $30\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket\n \nGrunin Presents Subscription Eligible \nAbout Time for Three\nBonded by an uncommon blend of instruments and vocals\, Charles Yang (violin)\, Nick Kendall (violin)\, and Ranaan Meyer (double bass)\, have found a unique voice of expression. To experience Time for Three live is to hear the various eras\, styles\, and traditions of Western music fold in on themselves and emerge anew. \n \nEarning praise from NPR\, NBC\, The Wall Street Journal\, Time for Three is renowned for their charismatic and energetic performances in venues including Carnegie Hall\, The Kennedy Center\, and The Royal Albert Hall.  In 2020\, the band partnered with cellist and composer Ben Sollee to put together the soundtrack to the new Focus Features’ film Land\, starring and directed by Robin Wright. The film first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 31\, 2021. They have collaborated with artists as diverse as Ben Folds\, Branford Marsalis\, and Joshua Bell\, and have premiered original works by composers Chris Brubeck and Pulitzer Prize-winners Jennifer Higdon and William Bolcom. Their most recent commission by Pulitzer Prize-winner Kevin Puts\, Contact\, premiered with the San Francisco Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra in summer 2022. This concerto is  featured on their new album\, Letters for the Future\, alongside Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto 4-3\, released on June 10th\, 2022 on Deutsche Grammophon. The album was recorded with The Philadelphia Orchestra\, conducted by Xian Zhang and has been on Billboard top 10 Classical Recordings charts\,  was nominated for an Opus Klassik award and won a Grammy in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category. \nManagement: Park Avenue Artists\nBooking: Opus 3 Artists \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/time-for-three/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Spring 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240406T200000
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SUMMARY:The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nOrchestra: $48\, Mezzanine: $40\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket\n \nGrunin Presents and Jazz Club Subscription Eligible \nAbout The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass\nThe Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass is America’s premier large brass ensemble. A group that always reflects the diverse makeup of men and women in the American culture\, RMPBB is dedicated to the notion that music is a gift to be enjoyed by everyone. \nThe Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass is a family-owned and operated business that had its beginnings on the streets of New Orleans. On the advice of family patriarch Ellis Marsalis\, the group created a concert format that breaks the usual barriers between genres and strives to create a connection between the audience and performers. \n \nThe ensemble is especially dedicated to reaching out to the world’s youth and inspiring them to reach for their dreams. A veritable “dream team” of virtuoso brass players\, the group burst onto the music scene with a debut performance in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center in Verizon Hall\, a residency for the Mann Center for the Performing Arts\, and a special feature on the National Public Radio show\, “All Things Considered.” \nIn recent years the group has been invited to perform in performing arts centers around the world including China’s National Center for the Performing Arts\, Guangzhou Opera House\, Tangelwood’s Seiji Ozawa Hall\, and prominent performing arts centers throughout the United States\, South America\, Asia\, and Europe. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/rodney-marsalis-philadelphia-big-brass/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Spring 2024
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SUMMARY:The Weeklings BeatlesBash!
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nOrchestra: $49\, Mezzanine: $39\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket\n \nGrunin Presents Subscription Eligible \n  \nAbout The Weeklings BeatlesBash!\n\nA Journey Through Music of The Beatles feat. The Horns & Strings Orchestra & more!\nTHE WEEKLINGS “BEATLESBASH” starring Glen Burtnik\, Bob Burger\, John Merjave and Joe Bellia\, is a joyously rocking celebration of the timeless music of The Beatles featuring the incredible 10-piece Horns & Strings Orchestra! The 2-hour show highlights selections from The Beatle’s “Ed Sullivan” years in the first half and after a brief intermission\, takes you on a trip through the psychedelically tinged\, musically sophisticated\, with the addition of orchestral arrangements\, music from their later recordings including Rubber Soul\, Revolver\, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band\, Magical Mystery Tour\, The White Album\, the seminal Abbey Road and Let It Be. \n \nAnd since this is\, of course\, The Weeklings\, a sprinkling of Weeklings’ fan-fave original songs\, placed perfectly within the sets\, will be included and since 2024 marks the 60th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America we’ll highlight some of the great songs that America heard on those fateful 3 weeks in February of 1964when The Beatles captured our hearts on the Ed Sullivan Show! \n\nShare This:
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CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Spring 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T200000
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SUMMARY:The Breakers
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis event has passed. \nMain Stage\nAll Tickets: $35\nplus $3 processing fee per ticket\n \nGrunin Presents Subscription Eligible \nAbout The Breakers\nThe Breakers are the country’s premier Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tribute band. Established to let the fans of the late great Tom Petty continue to enjoy the live experience of TP & the HB’s. No other Tom Petty tribute band comes close to capturing the SOUND and emotions of Tom’s songs quite like The Breakers. \n \nUnlike the vast amount of Tom Petty tributes who substitute visual mimicry for sound\, The Breakers encompass the true unmistakable sound and execution of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/the-breakers/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Spring 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240913T200000
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SUMMARY:Neil Berg's 100 Years of Hollywood
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $49\, Mezzanine $44\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Hollywood\nBack By Popular Demand! An All-New Show! \nFollowing the fantastic response to 100 Years of Broadway\, creator Neil Berg now brings Tinseltown to the Grunin Center for a memorable evening that audiences of all ages will enjoy.  A cast of five of Broadway’s finest talents will perform favorite songs from classic films and movie musicals\, including Breakfast at Tiffany’s\, Casablanca\, The Wizard of Oz\, New York\, New York\, Goldfinger\, Titanic\, Rocky Horror Picture Show\, Moulin Rouge\, Dreamgirls and many more. \nIt’s an evening of classic songs from the movies sung by five of the finest singers on Broadway\, stars of such hit Broadway musicals: Phantom of the Opera\, Evita\, Fiddler on the Roof\, Les Miserables\, and Wonderful Town.  You don’t want to miss it! You’ll be humming these tunes for weeks to come! \n \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/neil-bergs-100-years-of-hollywood/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Membership Discount Eligible
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T190000
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SUMMARY:Mariachi Herencia de México
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets/\nComprar Entradas  \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $42\, Mezzanine $34\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nLa Nueva Generación Tour\nA New Generation of Mariachi Takes the Stage for an Electrifying Night of Mexican Music! \n¡Viva el mariachi! Una nueva generación lleva al mariachi a alturas completamente nuevas: Mariachi Herencia de México\, dos veces nominado al Latin GRAMMY® empuja los límites de Música tradicional de mariachi. Al mismo tiempo honrar el pasado\, celebrar el presente y creando el futuro de la música de mariachi\, Mariachi Herencia de México presenta un escenario electrizante e inolvidable noche de música y cultura mexicana. \n¡Viva el mariachi! A new generation takes mariachi to whole new heights—2x Latin GRAMMY®-nominee Mariachi Herencia de México pushes the boundaries of traditional mariachi music.  Simultaneously honoring the past\, celebrating the present\, and creating the future of mariachi music\, Mariachi Herencia de México presents an electrifying and unforgettable night of Mexican music and culture. \n \n Mariachi Herencia de México\nThe historic tradition of mariachi music has its roots of origin in cities such as Guadalajara and Mexico City. As the ever-evolving genre’s influence spread\, it reached Chicago and birthed Mariachi Herencia de México. The 2x Latin GRAMMY®-nominated band has issued five chart-topping albums and has performed all across the North American continent paving the way for a new generation of mariachi musicians. Nuestra Herencia\, their 2017 debut album\, topped the Latin streaming charts and earned the band their first Latin GRAMMY®-nomination for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album. 2018’s Herencia de la Tierra Mía and the two-volume series\, Esencia and Esencia\, Vol. 2  issued in 2019 and 2020\, respectively\, charted atop all major streaming platforms and industry charts. In 2022\, Herederos appeared as the band were performing a wildly successful North American tour. Herederos received a 2023 Latin GRAMMY® nomination for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album. The young\, virtuosic band is composed of 14 musicians\, ages 18-32\, representing a new bicultural generation in the U.S. \n  \n \n  \nThis event is made possible through the generous support of the Latino Institute\, Inc. \nShare This:
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CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Membership Discount Eligible
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T190000
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SUMMARY:Tupelo Honey
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $39\, Mezzanine $29\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Tupelo Honey\nThe Tupelo Honey Band is a celebration to the music of legendary Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Formed in 2014\, the band seeks to honor Morrison’s music and legacy by performing his classic and timeless songs with reverence and admiration. The Tupelo Honey Band is well-known for their faithful renditions of Van Morrison’s songs and\ntheir unique interpretations of his musical style. From “Brown Eyed Girl” to “Moondance”\, the band has been consistently praised by fans and critics alike for their ability to capture the essence of Morrison’s music. The band puts on captivating live performances that will entertain audiences of all ages. \nThe band’s current lineup consists of seven members: \nJim DeRosa – Lead Vocals\nCyriese Lambert – Lead & Backing Vocals\nRalph Vargas – Drums & Percussion\n“Boots” Anderson – Guitar\nRobbie Wingler – Bass\nRobin Corley – Saxophone & Flute \nEach member of the band is an experienced and professional musician with a deep understanding of Morrison’s works\, as well as their own rich musical backgrounds. Their passion for music shines through in each of their performances\, making them one of the most sought-after Tribute Bands for concerts and performance halls on the East Coast and across the United States. \n \nShare This:
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CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Membership Discount Eligible
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240927T190000
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SUMMARY:Skye Consort & Emma Björling
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nAll Tickets: $29\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Skye Consort & Emma Björling\nSkye Consort & Emma Björling perform trans-Atlantic arrangements of songs and tunes from Sweden\, Norway\, Ireland\, Scotland\, England\, Québec\, Acadia\, the USA\, as well as original compositions. Each musician brings their own individual interpretation to these traditions to create this extraordinary collaboration\, consisting of voices\, fiddle\, nyckelharpa\, cello\, bouzouki\, banjo\, and percussion. Collectively\, the band present an assortment of whirling polskas\, groovy reels\, passionate love songs\, breathtaking hymns\, and original compositions. \n \nEmma Björling (lead voice\, shruti box\, percussion) is an award-winning Swedish singer\, composer\, arranger\, active in the renowned Scandinavian bands Kongero and Lyy. Both bands have toured the world\, and are busy in the European folk-trad scene. Emma regularly teaches and conducts workshops all over the world. \nAlex Kehler (fiddle\, nyckelharpa\, vocals) In addition to his work with Skye Consort\, he is a member of La Nef\, Soulwood\, Kehler Williams duo\, Les Siffleurs de Nuits\, and Triton. \nAmanda Keesmaat (cello\, vocals) Principal cellist of Arion Baroque orchestra\, Amanda Keesmaat (cello & vocals)\, has also performed with Les Charbonniers de L’Enfer\, OktoEcho\, Jean-François Bélanger and Projet ClaireObscur. \nSeán Dagher (cittern/bouzouki\, banjo & vocals) is the artistic director of La Nef and an active performer\, arranger\, and composer of music from various folk and classical music traditions. He won the OPUS “Creation of the Year” award in 2014 for Sea Songs and has been nominated for numerous Adisq awards. \n  \n \n  \n  \nThis event is made possible with support from the Québec Delegation General – New York.  \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/skye-consort-emma-bjorling/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Membership Discount Eligible
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T150000
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SUMMARY:Sixtiesmania
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $44\, Mezzanine $39\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Sixtiesmania – A Journey Through the Sixties\nSixtiesmania’s “A Journey Through The Sixties” celebrates the musical sixties. Covering all the great groups and songs that became an iconic backdrop to that turbulent decade\, Sixtiesmania takes the audience on a musical roller coaster from the Beatles to The Beach Boys and everything in between\, including the British Invasion\, the California sounds\, Carnaby Street\, the Vietnam tour of duty\, Flower Power\, Woodstock and so much more. Every song is lovingly performed with complete accuracy and detail to sound exactly like those amazing recordings people know and love. With authentic tailored suits from England\, a full multi-media backdrop ( where available)\, multiple costume changes\, vintage instruments\, a song pool of over 250 songs\, incredible musicianship and vocals… plus an absolute killer set list of songs… Sixtiesmania is the most authentic sixties show on the world circuit today. “The look… the Sounds.. the Songs.” \n \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/sixtiesmania/2024-10-05/1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T200000
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SUMMARY:Sixtiesmania
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $44\, Mezzanine $39\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Sixtiesmania – A Journey Through the Sixties\nSixtiesmania’s “A Journey Through The Sixties” celebrates the musical sixties. Covering all the great groups and songs that became an iconic backdrop to that turbulent decade\, Sixtiesmania takes the audience on a musical roller coaster from the Beatles to The Beach Boys and everything in between\, including the British Invasion\, the California sounds\, Carnaby Street\, the Vietnam tour of duty\, Flower Power\, Woodstock and so much more. Every song is lovingly performed with complete accuracy and detail to sound exactly like those amazing recordings people know and love. With authentic tailored suits from England\, a full multi-media backdrop ( where available)\, multiple costume changes\, vintage instruments\, a song pool of over 250 songs\, incredible musicianship and vocals… plus an absolute killer set list of songs… Sixtiesmania is the most authentic sixties show on the world circuit today. “The look… the Sounds.. the Songs.” \n \nShare This:
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T115520
CREATED:20240626T160002Z
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SUMMARY:Nobuntu
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $42\, Mezzanine $36\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Nobuntu\nNobuntu\, the female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe\, has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. The ensemble’s concerts are performed with pure voices\, augmented by minimalistic percussion\, traditional instruments such as the Mbira (thumb piano) and organic\, authentic dance movements. \nNobuntu was nominated for Best Musician of the Year at the Zimbabwe International Women Awards in London in 2015 and are currently a two-time winner for the Best Imbube Group at the Bulawayo Arts Awards 2017 and 2019. In the last few seasons\, the quintet has performed at festivals and concert halls in Italy\, Austria\, Germany\, Belgium\, the Czech Republic and throughout the African continent. The ensemble was a huge critical success at “Trans-Vocal” in Frankfurt and “Voice Mania” in Vienna. Their first tour to Canada\, in 2016\, included performances in Toronto\, Winnipeg\, Vancouver\, and Victoria. \n \nThe word Nobuntu is an African concept that values humbleness\, love\, unity and family from a woman’s perspective. The ensemble represents a new generation of young African women singers who celebrate and preserve their culture\, beauty\, and heritage through art. The ensemble’s mission is the belief that music can be an important vehicle for change\, one that transcends racial\, tribal\, religious\, gender\, and economic boundaries. \nBack at home\, Nobuntu holds a number of community initiatives\, one of which is The Nobuntu Pad Bank where they gather sanitary pads for young women in the arts in underprivileged communities. \nNobuntu has released three recordings – Thina in 2013\, Ekhaya in 2016 and Obabes beMbube in 2018. The group has made dozens of television and radio appearances throughout Africa and Europe\, promoting these recordings and the culture of their homeland. \nThis program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities\, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.\n\n \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:One Night In Memphis
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $49\, Mezzanine $44\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout One Night in Memphis\nOne Night in Memphis is a rocking concert tribute to legendary Sun Records recording artists Carl Perkins\, Johnny Cash\, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. Over 90 minutes of rockabilly\, country\, gospel\, and pure 1950s rock and roll music performed live and backed by an authentic and energetic rockabilly backup band. Created and directed by John Mueller from the highly acclaimed show\, “Winter Dance Party\,” this show has met with the same accolades\, sell-out shows\, and audience standing ovations. \nBe a witness to a rock and roll royalty jam session with the music and talent that has stood the test of time. Enjoy true American music featuring the hits “Blue Suede Shoes\,” “Folsom Prison Blues\,” “Great Balls of Fire\,” “Whole lotta Shaking Going On\,” “Shake\, Rattle and Roll\,” “Don’t Be Cruel\,” “Hound Dog\,” and many\, many more with acclaimed national talent\, all performed live without tracks and guaranteed to get any audience rocking and rolling! \n \nHistory\nOn December 4th\, 1956\, music history was made. This date found Carl Perkins\, Johnny Cash\, Jerry Lee Lewis\, and Elvis Presley together at Sun Record’s studio in Memphis\, TN. A jam session ensued\, which seemed to have happened by chance. Perkins\, who by this time had already met success with “Blue Suede Shoes”\, had come into the studio that day\, accompanied by his brothers Clayton and Jay and by drummer W.S. Holland\, to cut some new material\, including a revamped version of an old blues song\, “Matchbox”. Sam Phillips\, the owner of Sun Records\, who wished to try to fatten this sparse rockabilly instrumentation\, had brought in his latest acquisition\, singer\, and piano man extraordinaire Jerry Lee Lewis\, still unknown outside Memphis\, to play piano on the Perkins session. \nSometime in the early afternoon\, Elvis Presley\, a former Sun artist himself but now at RCA\, dropped in to pay a casual visit. At the time\, he was the biggest name in show business\, having hit the top of the singles charts five times and topped the album charts twice in the preceding 12-month period. Less than four months earlier\, he appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show\, pulling an unheard-of 83% of the television audience\, estimated at 55 million\, the largest in history up to that time. \nAfter chatting with Philips in the control room\, Presley listened to the playback of Perkins’ session\, which he pronounced to be good. Then he went out into the studio\, and the jam session began sometime later. Sun artist Johnny Cash\, who had recently enjoyed a few hits on the country charts\, popped in at some point during the session. Cowboy Jack Clement was engineering that day and remembers saying to himself\, “I think I’d be remiss not to record this\,” So he did\, and the night became rock and roll music history. Many famous artists\, such as Bob Dylan\, recall listening to and being tremendously inspired by these recordings. \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Tracy Nelson featuring Steve Conn
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nGia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theatre\nTickets $24\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout the show\nFor this intimate acoustic performance\, Tracy Nelson will be accompanied by Steve Conn\, one of the two pianists on the recent Grammy-nominated album “Life Don’t Miss Nobody.” Conn will also bring his small accordion to accompany Tracy when she switches to a 12-string acoustic guitar. \nAbout Tracy Nelson\nTracy Nelson\, one of the most powerful voices in American music\, has emerged from a lengthy recording hiatus with the album of a lifetime\, a musical self-portrait spanning her entire career. Life Don’t Miss Nobody  (BMG; release date June 9th) is a 13 track collection that stretches back to her start as a guitar-picking Wisconsin teen playing coffeehouses through an unparalleled career\, now in it’s sixth decade\, singing blues\, country\, New Orleans R&B and gospel\, and performing in such storied music meccas as 1960s San Francisco and 1970s Austin in her epic\, genre-busting musical journey. \nBut this is no nostalgia trip. The title song is a brand-new composition from the woman whose “Down So Low” has become a modern standard. She’s kept busy performing and recording with long-time musical friends in projects like Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues and with the freewheeling all-star Blues Broads – Angela Strehli\, Annie Sampson and Dorothy Morrison. Even so\, roots lovers have waited a long time for a new Tracy Nelson album\, and no one’s more excited than Tracy. \n \n“I haven’t made a record in over 10 years\,” she says. “I’ve been wanting to do every one of these songs for a really long time. I wanted to get a little bit of everything\, all the kinds of music that I love.” \nLife Don’t Miss Nobody is Tracy Nelson’s own Great American Songbook\, featuring iconic composers like Hank Williams\, Ma Rainey\, Willie Dixon\, Allen Toussaint\, Chuck Berry\, Doc Pomus\, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Founding Father of  American Song\, Stephen Foster. Foster’s “Hard Times” in here in two settings\, both featuring Tracy on 12 string\, the first time she’s recorded on guitar since her 1964 debut\, Deep Are The Roots. \nTracy’s labor of love includes the album’s personnel. Produced by Roger Alan Nichols (Steven Tyler\, Larkin Poe) and tracked at Nashville’s Sound Emporium in just three days\, Life Don’t Miss Nobody features the state-of-the-art roots rhythm section of piano masters Kevin McKendree (Delbert McClinton\, Brian Setzer) and Steve Conn (Bonnie Raitt\, Sonny Landreth)\, upright and electric bassist Byron House (Robert Plant’s Band of Joy\, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)\, Nashville A-list drummer John Gardner (Dixie Chicks\, Taylor Swift)\, Larry Chaney (Edwin McCain) and Mike Henderson (SteelDrivers\, Chris Stapleton) on guitars. \nAbout Steve Conn\nSteve Conn has played piano\, organ\, or accordion with Bonnie Raitt\, Shemekia Copeland\, Kris Kristofferson\, Dion\, Kenny Loggins and a multitude of others. As a session keyboardist he has played on 12 Grammy-nominated albums\, including Tracy Nelson’s Life Don’t Miss Nobody in 2024 and Sonny Landreth’s 2017 live album\, Recorded Live in Lafayette\, on which he plays accordion\, piano and organ\, and is featured singing his song “The One and Only Truth.” \nHe was a New Folk Finalist at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival\, he’s had his music played onOprah and CSI\, and for two years he was the musical director for eTown on National Public Radio. \nHe’s a master songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who’s toured Europe with legendary bluesman Albert King\, played on “The Tonight Show” with acclaimed vocalist Shelby Lynne\, and joined rock ’n’ roll icon Levon Helm onstage at the famed Ryman Auditorium. \nSteve’s music reflects the depth and diversity of his Louisiana roots. Part funky bluesman\, part soulful popster\, he draws on his love of Southern literature to craft “tunes that infuse intriguing stories and characters with a depth of melody and musicianship that makes clear why Conn is in such demand.” (Dirty Linen) \nHis first national release was the critically acclaimed River of Madness\, a unique hybrid of\nLouisiana-influenced\, pop-inspired deep grooves and high ideals. He released Steve Conn in 2003\, featuring the classic “I’ve Got Your Dog” and the heartbreaking “Beautiful\,” later recorded by soul icon Bonnie Bramlett. \nIn 2011 he came out with Beautiful Dream\, 12 exquisitely crafted songs full of questions and observations about loss and innocence\, hope and regret\, cynicism and optimism. \nHe continues weaving those lyrical threads on 2019’s Flesh and Bone\, which is full of rootsy grooves\, incisive lyrics\, imaginative production and unforgettable songs. \n  \n \n  \nThis event is made possible through the generous support of the Gia Maione Prima Foundation \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Martha Redbone Roots Project
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $49\, Mezzanine $39\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Martha Redbone Roots Project\nThe Martha Redbone Roots Project is “a brilliant collision of cultures…” The New Yorker Magazine; Ms. Redbone and her ensemble of masterful musicians take their audiences on an American music journey through times past and present\, weaving the sounds of her childhood and her ancestral homelands in coal country\, Harlan County\, KY\, celebrating the music of her multi-cultural Southeastern heritage. Music that conjures up stories from the early days of the mountain\, embodying the folk\, blues and gospel sounds from the ancestors of the Black migration mixed with Indigenous foundation of the region. Martha Redbone and her band invite you through sound and story to her HOME. \nThe Martha Redbone Roots Project are: \nMartha Redbone: Vocals\, percussion\nAaron Whitby- Piano\nCharlie Burnham- Violin\nFred Cash\, Jr. – Bass \n \nMartha Redbone Bio\nMartha Redbone is a vocalist\, songwriter\, composer\, music educator\, and 2021 United States Artist Fellow celebrated for her tasty gumbo of roots music embodying the folk and mountain blues sounds of her childhood in the Appalachian hills of Kentucky\, mixed with the eclectic grit of her teenage years in pre-gentrified Brooklyn. Inheriting both her nickname and powerful voice from gospel-singing African American father and the resilient spirit of her mother’s Southeastern multiracial Indigenous heritage\, Ms. Redbone broadens the boundaries of American Roots music with songs and storytelling that share her life experience as an Afro-Indigenous woman and mother in the 21st century. Redbone also works in partnership with longtime collaborator/husband Aaron Whitby. Together\, their music gives voice to issues of social justice\, connecting cultures and celebrating the human spirit. \nRedbone’s album The Garden of Love: Songs of William Blake (produced by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder and Grammy-winner John McEuen)\, is “a brilliant collision of cultures…”(New Yorker). Redbone and Whitby are the composers\, arrangers\, and orchestrators of original music and score for the 2022 Broadway revival of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuff\, the 1976 classic choreopoem by the late Ntozake Shange\, premiering at the Booth Theater\, garnering seven Tony Award nominations and critical acclaim. Redbone and Whitby are the 2020 Drama Desk Award recipients for Outstanding Music in a Play and the 2020 Audelco Award recipient for Outstanding Composer of Original Music and Score for the Off-Broadway revival. \nFor more info: www.martharedbone.com \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Assisted Living: The Musical®
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $34\, Mezzanine $31\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Assisted Living: The Musical®\nEveryone knows an eccentric or two. In maturity\, these eccentrics often bloom into full-fledged wackos. \nAssisted Living: The Musical® is a parade of such wackos\, displayed in sketch and song. They are Lothario a lawyer\, a nurse and neurotic\, golfers\, gropers\, and a retired Catskills comic. Laugh along with 18 characters played by two actors in this vaudeville-style show! \nThere are no sad songs\, no Depends® jokes and no f-bombs. \n \nA show just for old folks? Is Oklahoma! just for cowboys? Fiddler just for Jewish musicians?  Rent just for people who don’t own their own homes? \nThis show is for everyone who hopes to grow old with laughter and joy…including you. \n“Audiences are laughing so hard they cry.” —Associated Press \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Assisted Living: The Musical®
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $34\, Mezzanine $31\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Assisted Living: The Musical®\nEveryone knows an eccentric or two. In maturity\, these eccentrics often bloom into full-fledged wackos. \nAssisted Living: The Musical® is a parade of such wackos\, displayed in sketch and song. They are Lothario a lawyer\, a nurse and neurotic\, golfers\, gropers\, and a retired Catskills comic. Laugh along with 18 characters played by two actors in this vaudeville-style show! \nThere are no sad songs\, no Depends® jokes and no f-bombs. \n \nA show just for old folks? Is Oklahoma! just for cowboys? Fiddler just for Jewish musicians?  Rent just for people who don’t own their own homes? \nThis show is for everyone who hopes to grow old with laughter and joy…including you. \n“Audiences are laughing so hard they cry.” —Associated Press \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $54\, Mezzanine $44\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party\nFor 30 years\, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s unique take on American swing and jazz music has thrilled audiences around the world\, while their unique and spirited “Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party” has become an eagerly anticipated annual family event. Singer and band leader Scotty Morris says\, “If you’re going to go to a holiday show with your family\, this is the one! It really does offer something for everyone.” Drawing on a rich catalog of holiday classics and Christmas originals from the band’s two full-length holiday albums\, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy brings its world-renowned live show\, and fun and quirky take on the holidays\, to you. \nFun arrangements of classic holiday songs in Big Bad Voodoo Daddy style include: Jingle Bells\, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town\, and Winter Wonderland. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is “Andrew’s Sisters” meets the blues\, and the just as classic Heat Miser song transports listeners back to another beloved holiday special. The band rips through Chuck Berry’s Run\, Run Rudolph\, Lou Rawls’ Merry Christmas Baby\, and slows things down for Elvis Presley’s Blue Christmas. Detours to New Orleans for Frosty the Snowman\, and to the Caribbean for the Calypso A Party for Santa\, keep things interesting. The band takes a moment to reflect on the beauty and spirituality of the holidays with their moving arrangement of We Three Kings. \nBig Bad Voodoo Daddy has always made writing original music a priority\, and the holidays are no exception. Rockabilly Christmas\, Last Night (I Went Out With Santa Claus)\, Christmas Time in Tinsel Town\, and the beautiful and reflective It Feels Like Christmas Time\, are the band’s take on the many feelings of the holidays. \nWith three decades together\, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is still picking up steam and continues to tour\, record\, and entertain. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! \nThis event is not eligible for the OCC Student Comp Ticket offer. \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:  \nBuy Tickets \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $39\, Mezzanine $39\ninclusive of ticket fee \n \nAbout the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra\nIn Big Band history\, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra is recognized as one of the best all-around dance bands. It could swing with the best of them\, and no other band could come close to Tommy’s when it came to playing ballads. Tommy Dorsey\, “The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing”\, was a master at creating warm\, sentimental\, and always musical moods – at superb dancing and listening tempos. Tommy sustained these moods through the arrangements of the likes of Paul Weston\, Axel Stordahl and Sy Oliver\, and he showcased singers who could project them brilliantly. \n \nJack Leonard sang with the band for about four years\, recording such fine sides as “Dedicated To You”\, “If It’s The Last Thing I do”\, “Little White Lies”\, “You Taught Me To Love Again”\, “Once In A While”\, and\, probably the most famous of all\, “Marie”. With the band singing vocal riffs as Jack sang the straight lyric\, “Marie” was so successful that he recorded several more standard tunes with the same formula. They include “Who”\, “Yearning”\, and “East Of The Sun”. “Song Of India”\, the other side of “Marie”\, was also a huge Dorsey hit. \nFrank Sinatra’s career blossomed with Dorsey\, and\, with Sinatra’s vocals\, the band became more successful than ever. Frank had often admitted that listening to Tommy helped him develop his phrasing and breathing\, along with his musical taste and knowledge. \nSy Oliver infused the band with a new musical spirit. It was a gentler version of the rocking\, rhythmic sounds that he had created for Jimmy Lunceford\, toned down somewhat and played with more precision by the Dorsey Band. These original tunes included “Easy Does It”\, “Quiet Please”\, “Sing High”\, “Yes\, Indeed”\, “Swingin’ On Nothing”\, “Well\, Git It”\, and “Opus No 1”. Oliver also had a unique way of approaching a straight pop tune\, injecting a soft\, two-beat feeling into. He did this with resounding success in such arrangements as “What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry? “\, “For You”\, “Swanee River”\, “Mandy”\, “Make Up Your Mind”\, “Chicago”\, and “On The Sunny Side Of The Street”. \nThe music world lost Tommy at an early age\, but his legacy of great music has transcended time. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra still represents explosive and swinging Big Band entertainment at its very best. \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Christmas with The Celts
DESCRIPTION:  \nTickets for this event are currently SOLD OUT. Please contact the Box Office at 732-255-0500 to be added to the Wait List. \nMain Stage\nOrchestra $46\, Mezzanine $42\n \n \nAbout Christmas with The Celts\nChristmas With The Celts is the brainchild of producer Ric Blair. Mr. Blair reigns as one the country’s most respected purveyors of Celtic music. American-born he credits the popularity of the Christmas With The Celts concert presentation and the nationwide broadcasting of the show as a PBS-TV special to his unique blend of modern Christmas standards and sounds with the spirit and sounds of Celtic roots. \nThe high-stepping spirited musical selections will have audiences clapping along from the first lively renditions of popular contemporary Christmas classics: ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’\, ‘Little Drummer Boy’\, ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’; also ‘Count Your Blessings’\, ‘White Christmas’ and John Lennon’s perennial ‘Happy Christmas’. The show presents the perfect combination of ancient Irish Carols\, contemporary Christmas standards\, spontaneous humor and thrilling Irish dancing giving audiences a most memorable Christmas experience. \n \nThe first live performance of Christmas With The Celts was filmed in front of a sold-out audience at Nashville’s prestigious Ryman Auditorium. The Celts’ lineup features founder Ric Blair on vocals\, guitars\, bodhran\, and piano\, Laura McGhee on vocals and Scottish Fiddle\, plus an ensemble of world class musicians playing uilleann pipes\, Irish whistles\, drums\, mandolin\, banjo plus always crowd pleasing Irish step dancers. \nChristmas with The Celts isn’t just a concert; it is a celebration of the holiday spirit\, people\, community and common connections. It’s about bring young and old together to celebrate this special time of year. You can’t listen to Celtic flavored music and not be happy. \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:A Band Called Honalee
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nGia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theatre\n(Building 12)\nTickets $40 \n \nAbout the show\nA Band Called Honalee is a modern-day folk trio inspired by the music and legacy of Peter\, Paul & Mary. Musically accomplished\, interactive\, and energetic\, their shows allow audiences to experience this timeless music live onstage once again. Satisfying diehard Peter\, Paul & Mary lovers as well as newcomers to this wonderful era of music\, the band’s shows feature all of PPM’s beloved hits\, including “Leaving on a Jet Plane\,” “Blowing in the Wind\,” and of course “Puff The Magic Dragon.” With virtuosic musicianship\, stirring vocal harmonies\, and polished showmanship\, A Band Called Honalee also offers favorites from Bob Dylan\, The Byrds\, Pete Seeger\, Joni Mitchell\, The Mamas & The Papas\, Joan Baez\, The Weavers\, Judy Collins\, and many others. \n \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Las Guaracheras
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nGia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theatre\n(Building 12)\nTickets $24 \n \n  \n  \n  \nPhoto Credit: Juan Fernández \nAbout the show\nLas Guaracheras is a powerful Latin Music sextet from Cali\, Colombia that performs Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as salsa\, as well as music from the Pacific region of Colombia. Their compositions and lyrics revolve around the revindication and recognition of the role of women in the music industry – especially in the Latin Music scene in Colombia – and seek to express the power and strength of women as sources of love\, hope\, resilience and creativity. \nSelected to form part of the 2025/26 Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Performing Arts Exchange (PAGE)\, Las Guaracheras have been featured at U.S. venues such as: Lotus Festival (IN)\, Freight & Salvage (CA)\, etc. and in 2025 will be at LACMA Latin Sounds (CA)\, Twin Cities Jazz Festival (MN) and others. They have performed in Europe and the Americas at venues such as: Sunfest (Canada)\, Cubadisco (Cuba)\, BIME (Spain)\, Portamérica Latitudes/FIMpro\, and El Zócalo (Mexico). \n \nThis engagement of Las Guaracheras is made possible\, in part\, through the Performing Arts Global Exchange program of Mid-Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. \nThis event is made possible through the generous support of the Ocean County College Foundation. \n  \nThis program is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities\, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. \nShare This:
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SUMMARY:Stoned Soul Picnic: Joni\, Carole\, Laura
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nGia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theatre\n(Building 12)\nTickets $39 \n \nAbout the show\nCelebrating three of the most influential and groundbreaking singer/songwriters of the late ‘60s and ‘70s\, Stoned Soul Picnic: Joni\, Carole\, Laura is a feast of great music by Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame legends Joni Mitchell\, Carole King\, and Laura Nyro. Lead singer Diane Garisto has shared the mic with such musical icons as Paul Simon\, Steely Dan\, and Billy Joel\, and was a member of Laura Nyro’s well-known backing trio\, the Harmony Group. Along with her illustrious band\, Diane and company have created an exuberant live show. \n \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/stoned-soul-picnic-joni-carole-laura/
CATEGORIES:Grunin Presents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T190000
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SUMMARY:Vance Gilbert
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nGia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theatre\n(Building 12)\nTickets $34 \n \nAbout the show\n“If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child\, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife\, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert”\, says Richmond Magazine. \nVance’s new album\, “The Mother Of Trouble”\, features Grammy winner Lori McKenna on background vocals\, Juno award recipient and Bonnie Raitt Grammy hit song co-writer Joey Landreth on guitars\, and Americana-Roots master mandolinist Joe K. Walsh. With 4 bullies\, 4 deaths (3 of them murders)\, 3 moms\, 2 accidents\, 2 Black people\, 2 dogs\, 1 dog ball\, 1 gay kid\, and 1 missed flight thanks to gas station sushi\, this album benefits from the gifts of time and experience honing songwriting skills that put this most vital of acoustic storytellers at the top of the game. \n \nOh\, and Management wants to make sure to tell you that this is the 14th release for this acoustic stalwart. \n30 years into his career\, the songwriter’s influence can be felt all over the contemporary Folk and Americana realm as he has helped pave the way for many of the BIPOC artists who have followed. \nVance was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. Starting out hoping to be an R&B and jazz singer once at college\, there he discovered his affinity for the storytelling sensibilities of the acoustic singer-songwriter thing. Word spread like wildfire about Gilbert’s stage-owning singing and playing\, and Shawn Colvin invited him to be special guest on her 1992 Fat City tour where he took much of America by storm and by surprise. “With the voice of an angel\, the wit of a devil\, and the guitar playing of a god..” wrote the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. \nNoted not only for being the ever consummate performer\, Gilbert has recorded 13 albums\, including 5 for Philo/Rounder Records. Along with being opener of choice for artists as varied as Arlo Guthrie\, Anita Baker\, The Milk Carton Kids\, and Southside Johnny\, the mid 2000’s found Gilbert opening 150+ shows for comedian George Carlin. \nGilbert has also been a prominent presence at some of the world’s most prestigious gatherings and halls\, among them the Newport\, Winnipeg\, Rocky Mountain\, Calgary\, Ottawa\, and Falcon Ridge Folk festivals\, the Kate Wolf Music Festival\, and Australia’s Woodford Folk and Mullum Music Festivals\, Mountain Stage\, Boston’s Symphony Hall\, Nashville’s Lyman Auditorium\, The Barns at Wolftrap\, and a private party for his veterinarian where there was terrific lo-mein. \nMost recently he’s been the opener of choice for Mad About You/Stranger Things star Paul Reiser’s stand-up shows (50 +) for the last 7 years\, along with his own busy acoustic music touring and coaching schedule. That current schedule includes Vance’sMondayNightAcousticPajamaParty on YouTube. Having started the first week of the pandemic in 2020\, Vance has played a live\, themed\, weekly 90 minute mixed bag of originals and cover tunes to a rotating following of about 200 folks. 10 to 20% of his weekly tip jar is donated to a local 501(c)3 of his choice. At the time of this writing\, having done 155 of these shows has become newsworthy in itself. \nGilbert has been a songwriting\, performance\, and voice coach all around the world\, kinda\, from Australia to Winnipeg\, at all the festivals above plus The Kerrville and Rocky Mountain Song Schools\, he is currently on staff as Instructor/Professor at the University Of Colorado Denver and has a decade worth of summer programs at the Berklee College Of Music under his belt. What? Private coaching? Yes\, 6-10 students weekly too. \nConsidered by many to be an integral part of the national folk scene\, his previous record “Good Good Man” features an eclectic roster of musical types including rocker Mike Posner\, world renown Celtic harpist Aine Minough\, bluesman Chris Smither\, and Al Green’s organist Stacey Wade. \nGilbert runs 3 to 4 miles ever so slowly 5 days a week to stay sharp for the road and does historical aviation research and model building just for great nerdy fun. \nHe even has a tune on a Grammy Nominated children’s album. How rounded is that? \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/vance-gilbert/
CATEGORIES:Grunin Presents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T183000
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SUMMARY:Tracy K. Smith
DESCRIPTION:  \nRegister Now \nVirtual Event on Zoom\nTickets Free; Advance Registration Required \nPlease note: this event was rescheduled after our brochure went to print. The new date is Monday\, April 14\, 2025. \n \nAbout the event\nTracy K. Smith received the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her third book of poems\, Life on Mars. The collection draws upon the genre of science fiction in considering who we humans are and what the vast universe holds for us. In poems of political urgency\, tenderness\, elegy and wit\, Smith conjures version upon version of the future\, imagines the afterlife\, and contemplates life here on earth in our institutions\, cities\, houses and hearts. Life on Mars was a New York Times Notable Book\, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice\, and a New Yorker\, Library Journal\, and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. \nSmith’s debut collection\, The Body’s Question\, was selected by Kevin Young as winner of the Cave Canem Prize for the best first book by an African American poet. Straddling languages\, speakers\, and geographies\, the poems bear witness to love\, loss\, and belonging while laying claim to a large and nimble sense of identity. In his introduction\, Young writes\, “Smith…seems perfectly at home speaking of grief and loss\, of lust and hunger\, of joy and desire—which here often means the desire for desire\, and a desire for language itself.” \nDuende\, Smith’s second book\, received the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. The collection takes its title from a term Federico Garcia Lorca brought into broad parlance. The duende is the wild\, unpredictable and oftentimes dangerous energy an artist might seek to conjure up and contend with. Unlike the muse\, which exists beyond or above the artist\, the duende sleeps deep within—as pure urge\, fury\, chaos\, and passion—waiting to be awakened and wrestled\, often at great cost. In Smith’s hands\, this sense of artistic struggle and daring meets up with forms of social and political struggle\, resistance and survival. It also illuminates the private upheaval of divorce and its aftermath. \nIn her memoir\, Ordinary Light\, Smith explores her own experience of race\, religion\, and the death of her mother shortly after Smith graduated from Harvard. The book was a finalist for the National Book Award\, and named a Notable Book by both the New York Times and Washington Post. \nSmith served two terms as Poet Laureate of the United States\, during which time she traveled across America\, hosting poetry readings and conversations in rural communities. She edited the anthology American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time during her laureateship\, and launched the American Public Media podcast The Slowdown. In March 2021 she was voted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \nThis event is presented in collaboration with the Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University and is made possible by the Ocean County College Foundation. \n \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/tracy-k-smith/
CATEGORIES:Grunin Presents,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T190000
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SUMMARY:CeCe Teneal's Divas of Soul
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nMain Stage\n(Building 11A)\nTickets $42 – $36 \n \nAbout the show\nTake a ride on the “Midnight Train to Georgia” over “River Deep\, Mountain High” while award-winning vocalist CeCe Teneal delivers you the “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” you deserve in DIVAS OF SOUL\, a one-of-a-kind concert event! This spectacular celebration of thirty years of chart-topping music from artists like Aretha Franklin\, Gladys Knight\, Chaka Khan\, Tina Turner\, Whitney Houston\, and more has wowed audiences worldwide\, featuring hits from the Disco Era (“Ring My Bell\,” “Best of My Love”) to Broadway (“And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”) and Pop (“What’s Love Got to Do with It\,” “I’m Every Woman”). \n \nAn award-winning songstress in her own right\, Ms. Teneal has been nominated for four Independent Music Awards and claimed the title for 2011 Best Gospel Song (“I Heard You Prayin’”) and 2011 Best R&B Album (Train from Osteen)\, as well as 2018 Best Soul/Funk/Fusion Song (“Danger”). She was chosen as the halftime headliner for the 2019 Citrus Bowl\, and in 2022\, Mayor Buddy Dyer and Mayor Jerry Demmings proclaimed September 17th as Annual Cece Teneal Day in Orlando and Orange County\, respectively\, to celebrate her twenty years of arts and entertainment contributions. “[CeCe Teneal] forces you to feel and connect with emotions you didn’t know you had.” – Presenter\, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts\, Orlando FL \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/cece-teneals-divas-of-soul/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Membership Discount Eligible
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T190000
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SUMMARY:Garrison Keillor Tonight
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nMain Stage\n(Building 11A)\nOrchestra $58\, Mezzanine $48 \n \nAbout the show\nGarrison Keillor Tonight is an evening of stand-up\, storytelling\, audience song\, and poetry. One man\, one microphone. There are sung sonnets\, limericks and musical jokes\, and the thread that runs through it is the beauty of growing old. Despite the inconvenience\, old age brings the contentment of LESS IS MORE. Your mistakes and big ambitions are behind you\, nothing left to prove\, and small things give you great pleasure because that’s what’s left. \n“I was unhappy in college because it was a requirement for an intellectual\, but then I went into show business and discovered that people won’t pay to be made unhappy\, their kids will do it for free.” \nThere is the News from Lake Wobegon\, a town booming with new entrepreneurs\, makers of artisanal firewood and gourmet meatloaf\, breeders of composting worms\, and dogs trained to do childcare. But some things endure\, such as the formation of the Living Flag on Main Street\, citizens in tight formation wearing red\, white or blue caps\, and Mr. Keillor among them\, standing close to old neighbors\, Myrtle Krebsbach (“Truckstop”) and Julie Christensen (“Bruno\, The Fishing Dog”) and Clint Bunsen. And an a cappella sing-along with the audience singing from memory an odd medley of patriotic songs\, pop standards\, hymns\, and ending with the national anthem. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/garrison-keillor-tonight/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Membership Discount Eligible
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T150000
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CREATED:20250820T132408Z
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SUMMARY:The Bronx Wanderers
DESCRIPTION:  \nGet Tickets \nMain Stage\n(Building 11A)\nOrchestra $52\, Mezzanine $49 \n \nBack by popular demand!\nWhat comes to mind when a father\, his two sons\, and their two high school classmates get together and create a show?  For starters\, you can say a diverse recipe of hilarious personal stories\, a vast repertoire of songs through multiple decades and genres\, and one family’s journey together through life and music.  The Bronx Wanderers pride themselves on being one of the only shows able to entertain grandparents\, their children\, and the grandchildren all in one sweeping musical tour de force.  How do they accomplish this? Well\, the generation gap between the band members (30+ years) forces them to satisfy themselves musically\, which satisfies every audience they’ve encountered.  The chemistry and energy they exert show after show proves they are still having the best time together on stage\, and you can tell they perform each show like it’s their first or last. \n \nThe show’s founder and patriarch\, Yo’ Vinny\, takes you on a musical journey through his illustrious career in the record business while working for Lifesong and Columbia Records since he was 17 years old.  He’s worked with too many artists to mention\, but in the show\, “each song you hear tonight is someone I’ve either had the pleasure to produce\, sing backup for\, or worked with in the record industry during my 30-year career.”  For instance\, you’ll hear songs by Dion and The Belmonts\, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons\, Billy Joel\, The Animals\, Queen\, and even an artist or two from today’s generation.  As they say in the band and in countless reviews\, regardless of how old you are\, coming to the show\, everyone leaves feeling like they’re 20 years old. \nThe Bronx Wanderers have been going strong for over 16 years and have amassed many accolades such as touring the entire country headlining festivals\, PACs\, and casinos\, securing a permanent residency in Las Vegas from 2016 to the present\, filling in for Frankie Valli in Dubai\, being the first and only act to have opened for Tony Orlando and Danny Aiello\, backing Dean Martin’s daughter\, Deana\, for multiple shows\, performing the national anthem for the NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden and the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas\, and still managing to have time to volunteer and do charity benefits for the Win-Win Charity Organization\, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital\, and multiple Veteran’s and Armed Forces charities and galas. \nHis two sons are no strangers to their levels of success.  His younger son\, Nick\, had the opportunity to drum and perform for Frankie Valli with the Chicago Jersey Boys cast and was even offered a role in Blue Man Group (but his father and brother just couldn’t let him go.)  The older son\, Vin A.\, the music director and producer for the group\, is an accomplished songwriter and arranger who recently got to open for Bon Jovi at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in front of 18\,000 people with his original music. \nShare This:
URL:https://www.grunincenter.org/event/the-bronx-wanderers-2/
CATEGORIES:Alumni,Grunin Presents,Membership Discount Eligible
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