THE DC CABARET NETWORK
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The DC Cabaret Network Newsletter
May 2012
Date of next newsletter is JUNE 1, 2012
Due date for member submissions: MAY 25, 2012
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DUES ARE DUE
Member year begins new every August 31.
RENEW YOUR DC CABARET NETWORK MEMBERSHIP OR JOIN TODAY!!
To renew your membership or become a new member, send your check for $45 to:
DC Cabaret Network
P.O. Box 6259,
Washington, DC 20015-0259
The member year runs from September 1 to August 31
A complete list of MEMBER BENEFITS listed on www.DCCabaretNetwork.org
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LOOK FOR IN THIS ISSUE
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*Dues are due (Member year began August 31)
*2012 Open Mic Nights
*Matt Howe at Black Fox Lounge 5/10 and 5/12
*Maggie’s Cabaret on 5/4
*DC Cabaret Network News Update
*Matt Howe’s DC Cabaret website is now tweeting!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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DC CABARET NETWORK AND MEMBER CABARET EVENTS
DC CABARET NETWORK NEWS UPDATE
ALSO AROUND TOWN
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
CABARET AND MUSIC RESOURCES
OPEN MIC REGISTRY
FARTHER AFIELD
CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND INSTRUCTION
DC CABARET NETWORK NOTES AND POLICIES
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DC CABARET NETWORK AND MEMBER CABARET EVENTS
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DC CABARET NETWORK'S UPCOMING OPEN MICS
Open Mics at Atlas Performing Arts Center:
Mondays, 8pm:
May 7 – TBD
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
8 PM; Street Parking
MATT HOWE’S NEWSET CABARET SHOW: “I’M HIP”
MATT HOWE IN “I’M HIP” AT BLACK FOX LOUNGE
“I'm
Hip” is the newest cabaret show from actor-singer Matt Howe. In it,
Matt observes what it means to be hip by singing an eclectic mix of show
tunes, standards and comedy songs. With tunes by Stephen Sondheim,
Richard Rodgers, Dave Frishberg, Jeff Blumenkrantz, and more, Matt
weaves together an entertaining evening of song and patter, humor and
pathos. Join Matt and music director Daniel Sticco for what could be
the hippest evening of cabaret yet! Directed by Michael Miyazaki.
"I'm Hip" will be performed May 10 & 12 at 8:00pm at Black Fox Lounge in D.C. Cover at the door is $10.
Reservations:
http://imhip.eventbrite.com (but get there early for a good seat)
More info:
http://www.matthowesings.com/MAGGIE’S CABARET ON MAY 4TH
The
next Maggie's Cabaret is Friday, May 4th at 8pm at St. Margaret's
Episcopal Church, 1830 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Doors open at 7:15 pm.
The proceeds from Maggie's go to the church's general fund. Admission
is $20 and includes a beverage (wine or soda) and light refreshments.
Hope you will join us, bring some friends, and be part of the fun that
is Maggie's!
NYC Cabaret artists, Susan Wortman-Jutt will
present her show, "Crushed: A Life of Infatuations," with her husband,
David Jutt, at the piano, and direction by former DC resident, Thomas
Mills. "Crushed" was performed in New York in 2011 and is a collection
of songs about different kinds of infatuations, from youthful stargazing
at someone on the TV screen, to deeper, more mature romantic love.
Interspersed with monologues, it is a not-always-serious look at the
pleasures and costs of losing oneself to love. It features
not-so-familiar songs by familiar composers (Stephen Schwartz, Oscar
Hammerstein, etc.),
as well as brilliant but lesser known writers. It also includes two original songs by Susan and David Jutt."
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DC CABARET NETWORK NEWS UPDATE!
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The DC Cabaret Network is on the move and looking forward to a dynamic 2012.
The
Board of the DC Cabaret Network recently welcomed Justin Ritchie as a
new member. Because Judy Simmons, our Executive Director, re-located to
the Midwest, the Board has re-organized: Terri Allen is taking on the
job of Executive Director; George Fulginiti-Shakar is continuing his
position as Chairman of the Board. Chris Cochran will also continue to
serve as Secretary and Emily Leatha Everson is now Treasurer. Other
Board members include Cindy Hutchins and Justin Ritchie.
2011 – DC Cabaret Network is Incorporated and Receives Tax Exempt Status.
This
year, the Board worked on incorporating the organization and getting
our tax-exempt status from the IRS – a major accomplishment. We are now
established as a 501 ( c) (4) organization. This step was important for
the organization from a legal point of view.
2012 DC Cabaret Network Plans Events for New Year
New Advisory Board
Ron
Squeri has agreed to head up a Committee to work with an Advisory Board
to the Network. We have agreements from some fantastic members of the
performing arts community who are interested in working with us. We’ll
supply details about this new Advisory Board once members have been
confirmed.
Member’s Showcase (March)
The DC Cabaret
Network will host our annual Member’s Showcase in March. Members of the
Network (who have paid their dues) will have the opportunity to perform
several songs at this event. Singers are selected by signing up online
– in the past, it has been the first 12 emails we received. We’ll make
an announcement in the newsletter and on Songspeak, our blog, at least a
month prior to the show about the sign-up details.
Workshops (Contemporary Songwriter and American Songbook Composer)
We
plan to host at least two workshops during the year – one featuring
songs from a contemporary songwriter and another featuring music from
one of the classic songwriters from the American Songbook (Mercer,
Rodgers and Hammerstein, etc.)
Open Mics
We’ll continue
to hold our Open Mics once a month. It’s an opportunity to meet other
singers, try out new material, and find out about other composers and
music. The Open Mics truly have created a community of cabaret singers.
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ALSO AROUND TOWN
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"SING BOOKS WITH EMILY" IN PERSON AND ONLINE AT SINGBOOKSWITHEMILY.WORDPRESS.COM
Upcoming
"Sing Books with Emily" performances lots of information about the
wonderful world of Singable Picture Books on Emily's blog:
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/Sing
Books with Emily has begun the Sing Books with Emily Video Series with
the SBWE set "5 Songs 1 Tune." Find your favorite youngster and watch
them here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/singbookswithemilyEmily
has been expanding her "Sing Books" repertoire in leaps and bounds
lately, check SingBooksWithEmily.wordpress.com to find Singable Picture
Books for songs like "Grateful," "Blowin' in the Wind," "Dem Bones," and
"When You Wish Upon a Star."
OPEN MIC SING-ALONG HOSTED BY THEATREWASHINGTON
Theatre
Washington – non profit that supports Washington area theatre hosts a
periodic open mic / sing-along at the Jefferson Hotel.
The next night will be June 4th. Follow the link below for more details.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/misc-events/show-tunes-and-cocktails,1227414/critic-review.htmlCOMMUNITY SING AT THE LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Uplifting
Community Sing! Led by Levine School Artist-in-Residence Dr. Ysaye
Maria Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock. You will be singing four-part
harmonies in minutes. All Community Sings begin at 7:00 PM.
Admission is $5 at the door.
Remaining dates in 2011-12 season:
Wednesday May 9, 2012 - Northwest DC Campus, Upton Street, NW
Wednesday June 13, 2012 - Northwest DC Campus, Upton Street, NW
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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MATT HOWE’S WEBSITE UPDATED:
"District
Cabaret" is the new, revised cabaret site (formerly www.dccabaret.info)
by Matt Howe, promoting cabaret singers, cabaret shows, and the art of
cabaret in the Washington, D.C. area. Visit "District Cabaret" here:
http://districtcabaret.comFollow him on Twitter as well at
http://twitter.com/DCCabaretDC CABARET NETWORK ON SONGSPEAK.WORDPRESS.COM AND FACEBOOK
Keep
the conversation going on SongSpeak.wordpress.com (the Blog of the DC
Cabaret Network) and on DC Cabaret Network's Facebook Page!
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CABARET AND MUSIC RESOURCES
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CUSTOMIZED SONG SELECTIONS FROM RICK STAR OF HOLLYWOOD SHEET MUSIC
For information and pricing on this fantastic service, visit this link to
Michael Miyazaki's blog:
http://cabaretdc.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/customized-song-selections-from-rick-starr/"WORDS AND MUSIC" JACK JAFFE'S CABARET NEWSLETTER FROM LONDON
For information about this terrific newsletter, visit this link to Michael
Miyazaki's blog:
http://cabaretdc.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/keeping-up-with-british-cabaret-appearances/MIDDLE C, A RESOURCE FOR SONG TRANSPOSITION
(202) 244-7326
4530 Wisconsin Ave NW # 5, Washington, DC
They charge $8.00.
FANTASTIC SHEET MUSIC RESOURCE
Sandy
Marrone (sheet music specialist for New York Sheet Music Society):
SHEET MUSIC has a huge collection and can supply or find scarce songs
you may need. She is also looking for quantities of sheet music to
buy. Any era. Please contact: Sandy Marrone, 113 Oakwood Drive,
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077. 856-829-6104
Smusandy@aol.comWONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR LEARNING SONGS AND TRANSPOSING MUSIC
WWW.MyRehearsalPianist.com.
Check out this site if you need to get tracks for rehearsing a new song
(you will get two tracks, an MP3 of the music with melody line and one
with just accompaniment) or get your music transposed (the music in new
key will be sent to you in PDF). Just fax your music. The quality of
the service is fantastic, well priced, and simple to access.
SITES TO CHECK OUT FOR CABARET LISTINGS IN THE DC METRO AREA
The
DC Cabaret Network Newsletter mission is to publish the cabaret and
music related events of its membership. The following list contains
many of the venues, blogs and publications you can use to seek the rich
variety of cabaret and musical offerings of the region. If you know if a
site that should be on this list, please write to
Newsletter@DCCabaretNetwork.org and let us know!)
Atlas Performing Arts Center: Atlasarts.org
Birchmere: Birchmere.com
Black Rock Center for the Arts: Blackrockcenter.org
Blues Alley: Bluesalley.com
Constitution Hall: DAR.org
Corcoran Gallery of Art performances: Corcoran.org (In the menus choose: Visit, Programs, Performances)
Creative Cauldron: CreativeCauldron.org
DC Jazz: dcjazz.com
George Mason University Center for the Arts: Gmu.edu/cfa
Germano's Trattoria: GermanosTrattoria.com
In Series: Inseries.org
Jammin' Java: Jamminjava.com
Kennedy Center: Kennedy-center.org
Lisner Auditorium: Lisner.org
Matt Howe’s DC Cabaret Website:
http://dccabaret.info Twitter at
http://twitter.com/DCCabaret Metro Stage: Metrostage.org
Michael Miyazaki Cabaret Update: cabaretdc.wordpress.com
National Theatre: NationalTheatre.org
Signature Theatre: Signature-theatre.org
Strathmore: Strathmore.org
Wolf Trap: Wolftrap.org
Washington DC Cabaret Calendar (by Matt Howe):
http://dccabaret.info/Washington Post: Washingtonpost.com
Washington Performing Arts Society: wpas.org
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OPEN MIC REGISTRY
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OPEN MIC HOSTED BY GAY MEN'S CHORUS OF WASHINGTON, DC
Love to sing? (or just love watching the singers)
www.gmcw.org
OPEN MIC HOSTED BY JILL PARSONS
Jill
Parsons hosts an open mic every Monday from 8pm – closing at Ulah
Bistro (across from Ben’s Chili Bowl on U Street, NW). She has lots of
music books plus complete Karaoke set-up.
OPEN MIC FOURTHWALL OPEN CAULDRON
at Creative Cauldron
More info and future dates, here:
http://www.creativecauldron.org/26.htmlOPEN MICS WITH BOB SMITH, ROBERT VETTER, AND ED SMITH
The
Morrison House Grille in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia is host to the
best open mic in the DC area. Vocalists will be thrilled by the artistry
and command of the Great American Songbook genre of piano virtuoso Bob
Smith. Joining Bob will be Robert Vetter on trumpet, guitar, melodian
and other instruments and Ed Smith as audio engineer. Bob Smith and
company appears at The Grille each Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Each
Tuesday Bob manages a workshop for vocalists between 7pm and 8pm. He
covers things like tempo, tags, keys and singing style with open mic
singing afterwards. On Friday and Saturday evenings music begins at 8pm
and open mic singing starts at 9pm. Singing continues until 12am each
night. The Grille is located at 116 South Alfred Street in historic Old
Town Alexandria just one half block south of the hustle and bustle of
King Street. Their telephone number is
(703) 838-8000. Reservations
are recommended for dinner. Valet parking is available as well as plenty
of street parking. If you would like to explore their website, please
go to www.thegrillealexandria.com Join us at this great venue for a
memorable evening of music and song with Bob, Robert and Ed. Please
visit Bob’s website for more information about his music.
WWW.BOBSMITHMUSIC.COM
OPEN MICS AT THE MAPLEWOOD GRILL (FORMERLY LE CANARD)
MAPLEWOOD GRILL (Formerly Le Canard)
132 Branch Rd
Vienna, VA 22180-4714
(703) 281-0070
www.maplewoodgrill.com
Call before you go to verify schedule!
OPEN MIC AT BISTROT LAFAYETTE, PIANO BAR IN OLD TOWN, ALEXANDRIA
Every Friday and Saturday night, Bistrot Lafayette's upstairs piano bar
Pat Rohrer, a legendary local accompanist, plays from 9:00pm to
12:30am. Bistrot Lafayette Restaurant, 1118 King Street, Alexandria, VA, 2nd floor. Fridays and Saturdays, 9pm-12:30am.
DC CABARET NETWORK MONTLY OPEN MIC (LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE NEWSLETTER)
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CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND INSTRUCTION
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SEAN
PRATT (AEA / SAG / AFTRA), has been a working professional actor in the
theatre, film, TV and voice-overs for 25 years. For the last 10 years
Sean has been helping actors, both students and professionals, to
understand the complexities of the BIZ as well as reinvigorate and
refocus their careers through his easy to understand, dynamic concepts.
www.seanprattpresents.com
Then watch the WIFV listserve for future dates as well.
Any question or any suggestions for program, please contact Joanne Schmoll at
schmoll.joanne@gmail.com or 202-215-4488.
TUSCANY PROJECT: VOICE & SONG WORKSHOP. ITALY
Feel free to contact Gail Zarren at
gail@tuscanyproject.com to be put on the mailing list for next year's exciting program
THE TUSCANY PROJECT
Annual Intensive Voice & Song Workshop in Italy
WWW. TuscanyProject.com
COACHING WITH GEORGE FULGINITI-SHAKAR
George
Fulginiti-Shakar offers private vocal coaching sessions and is also
teaching a performance class at Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory.
George has worked with many singers helping them to develop vocal
technique, audition material, cabaret acts, piano arrangements and
transpositions of songs in the "right" key. Daytime and evening times
are available.
Email to
GeoFulShak@aol.com or call 202-332-7570.
ALL YOUR PIANO AND COACHING NEEDS FROM JONATHAN TUZMAN
Jonathan
Tuzman is a pianist, musical director, and arranger originally from the
NY area. He can create exciting piano arrangements, quick lead sheets,
and professional-quality transpositions of YOUR song in YOUR key. Vocal
coaching, recording, and many other musical services are also
available. Studio on Connecticut Ave NW (just steps from the Metro Bus,
easy parking) or he can come to you! Contact: 862-202-3623,
tuzmusic@gmail.com, more information at www.tuzmusic.com
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DC CABARET NETWORK NOTES AND POLICIES
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HELP US BUILD THE DC CABARET AUDIENCE!!!
The
DC CABARET NETWORK currently sends our regular newsletter to
approximately 400 people in the greater DC area. Our newsletter contains
free advertising for our members' performances. To help us reach more
people with this newsletter we ask that when members perform, you: a)
Make available to your audience a sign-up sheet for our newsletter and
encourage them to sign it; and b) Send us the completed sign-up sheet so
that we may add these names to our database and start sending them the
newsletter! A sign-up sheet is available for downloading on our website:
www.DCCabaretNetwork.org/signupsheet.pdf
Our mailing address will be on the sign-up sheet.
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For
a complete list of member benefits and lots of news and information
about The DC Cabaret Network, visit our website:
www.dccabaretnetwork.org. We frequently add new content, so check it out
often!
POLICY REGARDING SUMBISSION OF NOTICES
The newsletter
is sent out on the first of every month. The deadline for all
submissions will be the 25th of the prior month - no exceptions. If you
miss the deadline, your entry will have to wait until the following
month for inclusion. Thanks to all of you for your support and
understanding. Please send your info to
Newsletter@DCCabaretNetwork.org.
We
reserve the right to edit, and determine the inclusion of, all
submissions. It is the responsibility of the person submitting the
information to proof read the submission for spelling and correct
logistical information. We will continue to list, free of charge,
upcoming events by out-of-town performers.
Inclusion in the newsletter does not signify a recommendation or endorsement by the Network.
If you have any questions about our listing policy, please contact us at
Newsletter@DCCabaretNetwork.org or through our website www.dccabaretnetwork.org
POLICY REGARDING EDITS TO SUBMISSIONS PUBLISHED IN MULTIPLE EDITIONS OF NEWSLETTER
We
gladly publish notices of paid up members in multiple editions of the
newsletter. If you have a notice published in the newsletter, and the
date of the event will carry the notice into subsequent editions of the
newsletter, check your information frequently and verify it is correct.
We
understand that sometimes plans and arrangements change. If you have a
notice currently published in the newsletter, but need to update or
change the information, re-submit your notice IN FULL (exactly as you'd
like it to appear in the newsletter), including the changes, to
newsletter@DCCabaretNetwork.org.
In a separate paragraph, specifically point out the changes that you
made. We will cut/paste your updated notice into the newsletter,
calling attention to the changes made. If you have a notice published in
the newsletter, and the date of the event will carry the notice into
subsequent editions of the newsletter, and we do not receive a
new/complete submission (as stated above) with changes specifically
pointed out, your notice will appear exactly as before.
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area events. For a complete list of benefits, visit
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Dues are $45 per year or $35 special
rate for first-time members who join after March 1 until regular
membership begins again on September 1. Students may join for a special
rate of $35.
Mail check to DC Cabaret Network, P.O. Box 6259, Washington, DC, 20015-0259.
Students, please include a photocopy of your student ID.
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DC Cabaret Network
P.O. Box 6259,
Washington, DC 20015-0259
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RENEW YOUR DC CABARET NETWORK MEMBERSHIP OR JOIN TODAY!!
To renew your membership or become a new member, send your check for $45 to:
DC Cabaret Network
P.O. Box 6259,
Washington, DC 20015-0259
The member year runs from September 1 to August 31
A complete list of MEMBER BENEFITS listed on www.DCCabaretNetwork.org
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