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In This Issue*
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SPRING 2018*
Membership Meeting
President's Update
BACA Open Mic
ATAC Cabaret OM
BACA Showcases
Outreach Update
Member Highlights
From Our Archives
Singer Showcases at Ryles
Join Our List
BACA Mission
BACA Leadership
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Singer Showcases at Ryles Jazz Club
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Sit in with the band:
Joe Reid on piano, Dan Fox on bass, and Miki Matsuki on drums.
Jazz singer showcases at Ryles are from 8:30-11:00 p.m. on Tuesdays 2/27, 3/20, 4/10 and 5/8.
Bring your charts and sit in with the band. $7.00 cover.
If you would like to be a feature with a mini-set, contact Joe Reid directly.
Tuesdays 2/27, 3/20, 4/10 and 5/8.
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BACA Mission Statement
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We are a (501-c-3) non-profit organization; an inclusive, creative and supportive community of cabaret performers.
Our mission is to provide opportunities for live cabaret events and education, cultivating enthusiastic audiences.
Singers and performers at all levels, pianists, musical directors, songwriters, producers and directors, educators and audience members, youth and adults can all be found among BACA members, who range in age from young to old and in experience from absolute beginners to professionals.
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BACA Leadership
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BACA Board of Directors
BACA Advisory Board
- Sara Brodsky
- Bradford Conner
- Diane Carey
- Leslie Holmes
- Phil Kassel
- Ashley Lieberman
- Annie Sharkey
Ex Officio Board
- Andrew Altman
- Robin Burrage
- Teddy Edgar
- Zoe Stewart
- Joyce Friedman
BACA Honorary Board
- Michelle Brourman
- John Bucchino
- Ron Della Chiesa
- Tovah Feldshuh
- Michael Kerker
- Amanda McBroom
- Sharon McNight
- Shelly Markham
- Erv Raible
- Rex Reed
- Donald Smith
- Josiah Spaulding
- Julie Wilson
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Building Community, Sharing our Vision
ALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
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Sunday, April 8, 2:30-5:30, Armory, 2nd floor
We need your ideas and inspiration! This is a critical time for BACA. We need to bring our community together, build our vision, and explore new directions. Come join us for socializing and brainstorming at an all member meeting.
Arts at the Armory, 2nd floor, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA. Light refreshments. More details to follow. Please SAVE THE DATE and plan on joining BACA members for this special event!
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by Kevin Luey, Outgoing BACA President
Welcome and Thank You!
"Welcome!" to our new BACA members, and "Thank You!" to the current BACA members who continue to support and participate in BACA events. "Thank You!" also to the BACA Board, our ex-officio officers, Advisory and Honory Boards, and Phil and Sheryl, who have given generously of their help on legal matters.
Sad to Say Goodbye
It is with sadness I announced my intention to step down once a successor has been chosen. Growing work responsibilities simply don't allow me to continue. I remember fondly 12 years ago when Jinny Sagorin invited me onto the BACA Board. Now, after 12 years, it's also time for a change. The BACA Board is seeking candidates to fill both President and other Board positions. Those with the time and passion can take BACA to an exciting higher level that you all deserve. Can you help? We need you!
Thank you for supporting me and for the opportunity to serve you all.
See You at the All Membership Meeting
Looking forward to seeing you at
this special
meeting, Sunday, April 8 at 2:30pm at the Armory, 2nd floor!
With utmost respect,
Kevin
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BACA Open Mics
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 by Linda Marks,
Board, Open Mic Director
Come join the fun, support other artists, and let your light shine!
2018 Open Mics
- February 28 (Accompanist: Todd Gordon)
- March 28 (Accompanist: Steve Heck)
- April 25 (Accompanist: Tom LaMark)
- May 23 (Accompanist: Bobby Gadoury)
- June 27 (Accompanist: Joe Reid)
- July 25 (Accompanist: Joe Mulholland)
For more information, please visit the BACA Open Mic webpage or contact Linda Marks, our monthly host.
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ATAC Cabaret Open Mics
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by Les
 lie Holmes, Advisory Board, Chair
Come join the fun, support other artists, and let your light shine!
We
welcome new faces and gather the seco
n
d Wednesday of every month.
ATAC Cabaret Open Mics
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March 14
- (F)Sara Brodsky, (P)Tom LaMark
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April 11
- (F)Phil Kassel (P)Tom LaMark
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May 9
- (F)Pamela Enders, (P)Tom LaMark
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June 13
- (F)Teddy Edgar, (P)TBA
F = Feature,
P - Pianist
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BACA Showcase Program
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by Carole Bundy, Board, Treasurer
Each year BACA sponsors a series of performance showcases, giving BACA members the chance to perform before an audience while minimizing the setup of producing a show. Showcases are meant to be an opportunity to "up your game," to go the next step beyond an open mic, to polish your material, and present it in as professional a way as possible. We want to give the audience a great show!
It is also in the spirit of BACA that members come out to support the showcases. It is not only gratifying for performers to have their fellow singers in the audience; it is also fun and instructive for members to see their peers in a performance situation. And of course, it goes without saying that performers are expected to promote their shows to friends, family, and fans.
Following is a list of the showcases for 2018. Each evening features five singers, each with their own 20-minute set. March and June are filled, but if you wish to sign up for either October or December, please contact Carole Bundy at
carolebundy@gmail.com
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2018 Showcases
- March 18 (Pianist: Tom LaMark) - FPW - FULL
- June 10 (Pianist: Tom LaMark) - ATAC - FULL
- October 14 (Pianist: Steve Heck) - ATAC
- December 9 (Pianist: Tom LaMark) - ATAC
FPW, First Parish, Watertown
ATAC,
Amazing Things Art Center, Framingham
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Outreach Update
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By
Thomas Casey, BACA Board VP, and
Joy
ce Friedman, BACA Outreach Director
BACA
gives back to the Community by performing for the Boston area's senior audiences. Leading the BACA Outreach Program this year, Casey Thomas
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nd J
oyce Friedman are organizing perfor
mances at local assisted living faciliti
es.
- On January 13, BACA members
 Frank Stewart, Robbie Williamson, Phil Kassel and Joyce Friedman delivered a marvelous and inspirational performance at Cabot Village in Newton.
- Coming up on March 25, BACA will provide a show to seniors at the Golda Meir House in Newton. We still have need of 1-2 singers for the event.
If y
ou are a BACA member and would be interested in participating in this program, please send Casey an email at tec0621@gmail.com .
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Member Highlights
Debbie Lane with Joe Mulholland
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...) 
More Than Just One Look: A Tribute to Linda Rondstadt
Third Life Studio, Somerville
Friday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.
$10 at the door, cash only
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Vocalist Debbie Lane and pianist Joe Mulholland present the Linda Ronstadt songbook, which includes songwriters Randy Newman, J.D. Souther, Lowell George, Rodgers & Hart, and Gershwin.
Debbie has performed at Ryles, The Rockwell, and Lilypad. Her CD, This Happy Madness, reflects multiple genres.
Pianist Joe Mulholland, a professor at Berklee, specializes in jazz, blues, Brazilian, and vocal accompaniment, performing regularly with his trio and larger ensembles. Joe's recent CD is Runaway Train.
Thank you for supporting live music!
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Member Highlights
Sara Brodsky at ATAC
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
Short program at Amazing Things
160 Holl
is St., Framingham, MA
Wednesd
ay, March 14, 7:00 p.m.
$10 admission, $9/BACA/ATAC mem.
Sara Brodsky will be performing a short program at Amazing Things Art Center's Cabaret Open Mic at approximately 8:15-8:30 p.m. Open mic starts at 7:00pm.
Jump start your Spring and come sing a couple tunes before and after her performance or just come and enjoy the many wonderful vocalists during the evening. Visit the
BACA website for details.
Thank you for supporting live music!
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(Editor decided to add a second member highlight since only one professional member responded to the call.)
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Visualization - From Our Archives . . .
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By Pamela Enders, Ph.D.
"How to Visualize from the Outside In"
You've seen and heard her many talents! Pamela Enders writes about Visualization, one of the most powerful performance enhancement techniques, and provides detailed instruction on how it works. Check out the
Fall 2007 archived newsletter (Q4).
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Dear BACA Members,
Please let me know if there are specific topics you'd like to see in our quarterly newsletter or of any emailing issues. To have your professional services included in the newsletter - a benefit of your membership, please watch for submission requests via the BACA members' Yahoo Group. Our goal is to build community among our wonderful, talented membership and to highlight the many resource connections available through BACA.
Have a great Spring! See you onstage, and at the April 8, All Membership Meeting.
Sincerely,
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