2008 Chautauqua Series Offerings

Date: June 11th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-$30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Walter Strauss (www.walterstrauss.com ) is a spellbinding finger-style guitarist whose fiery technique conjures several instruments playing a once. With roots in American music and musicality that evokes far reaches of the globe, he weaves world beat, Americana, and jazz into a brand uniquely his own. Walter’s Trio fills out with bassist Sam Bevan and drummer/percussionist Kendrick Freeman. Walter will be joined for a second set of transcultural collaboration by Mamadou and Vanessa (www.musicmali.com ).

We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled.

Date: June 25th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-30 Sliding Scale (on sale at the door only)

Coupling mild irreverence with unapologetic sentimentality, The Pinks, the four-gal/three-part harmony band entertains with cleverly crafted original songs along with some heavy metal favorites: playing on an eclectic mix of accordion, violin, guitar and bass.

Date: July 9th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15 - $30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Whether it’s on the streets of San Francisco, headlining in Las Vegas, or touring with the New Old Time Chautauqua, Frank Oliver (www.funnyfrank.com and www.twistedcabaret.com) is at the top of his game. He delights crowds with an up-beat hilarious top-tier, self-contained, and clean comedy show using his well honed, outrageous skills that include world-class juggling, magic, unicycling and more!

Date: August 13th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-$30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Waterwitch is a semi-psychedelic/folk exploration of politics, dreams, and nature with trance beats and invocative pagan melodies. Folksinger Elizabeth Hummel (www.elizabethhummel.com) and electro-acoustic artist Brian Castillo are the writers and the heart of Waterwitch, with other musicians often collaborating.

Date: August 27th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-$30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Please join us for a very special evening of classical singing. Billed as “Una Canzone alla Foresta” (A Song to the Forest), this elegant, educational multi-lingual concert event will feature the timeless operatic literature and classical European art song of the greatest composers of the tradition -- Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Schubert, Brahms and others.

Revue Dates & Times:
Thursday, Sept. 11th, 8pm
Friday, Sept. 12th, 8pm
Saturday Sept. 13th, 8pm

Music! Clowns! Storytelling! Magic! Dance! These elements and more are the ingredients that go into creating these wondrous evenings of entertainment and enlightenment. Celebrating its sixth year of production, the Revue is founded on the belief that local entertainment for local audiences can be a memorable and moving event. Performed under the trees on the North Garden Stage, the setting is half the show.

On Saturday there will also be a matinee offering; a one act version of our evening show that is equally delicious for children and their big people. This show has also been getting big crowds, so show up early for a good seat!