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In This Issue
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BACA President
Join Our List
CabaretFest
BACA Masterclass
Jazz Singer Showcase
BACA Open Mics
BACA Mission
Experimental Showcase
Member Highlights
BACA Leadership
The Napoleon Room
From Our Archives
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2019 CabaretFest Provincetown, MA
May 29 to June 2
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"Groovin' to the Memories of the 60's"
May 29 to June 2
CabaretFest seeks to entertain, train, educate and coach. To do so it will bring over 30 top Cabaret performers from Palm Springs, Boston, St Louis, Kansas City, Hollywood and New York City to Provincetown.
It will offer performance workshops,
11 cabaret shows, masterclasses
, 4 private parties, an Award Luncheon, Q&A Session and a finale show where masterclass students get an opportunity to perform before their peers, relatives and the press.
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Jazz Singer Showcase - Looking for a New Home
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Update from Joe Reid
We learned last week that the Loading Dock is going out of business. So we are looking for a new venue.
Maybe some BACA members have ideas on where we could convene the next Jazz Singer Showcase v3?
Many BACA members supported the Showcase over the last eight years and we are very thankful for that!
SUGGESTIONS?
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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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Member Highlights
"Women in Music Gathering" Events
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
Join Mary Crowe, Linda Marks, and other singer/ songwriters at these "Women in Music Gathering" events:
March 28, 7-10 pm
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The Loop at the Armory
Café,
Somerville.
April 6, 3-4:30 pm - benefit for Buddy Dog Humane Society feature at the
Napoleon Room at Club Café, Boston
. $20 donation. Ticketed event.
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BACA Leadership
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For more information on the current Board, visit the BACA website,
Contact Us page.
BACA Board of Directors
BACA Advisory Board
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Leslie Holmes
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Sheryl Altman
- Sara Brodsky
- Diane Carey
- Bradford Conner
- Sara Curry
- Phil Kassel, Legal
- Ashley Lieberman
- Kevin Luey
- Annie Sharkey
Ex Officio Board
- Andrew Altman
- Teddy Edgar
- Zoe Stewart
BACA Honorary Board
- Michelle Brourman
- John Bucchino
- Ron Della Chiesa
- Tovah Feldshuh
- Michael Kerker
- Amanda McBroom
- Sharon McNight
- Shelly Markham
- Rex Reed
- Josiah Spaulding
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Member Highlights Linda Marks
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
March 15, 8:00 pm
, dinner and music at Main Streets Market & Cafe, Concord, MA with Jackie Damsky on violin, and the amazing Woody Carpinella on guitar.
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| Message from the President - Jim Keating |
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BACA is moving forward into 2019 with new ideas and initiatives.
Our Cabaret Performance Masterclass with
Carol O'Shaughnessy
is filling up but there's room for auditors. Come get wisdom just from watching.
Many thanks to treasurer Carole Bundy for producing the
Performer's Showcase series. We're trying a new format with more performers doing fewer songs produced by Linda Marks.
Our flagship Open Mic series in Watertown is a mainstay with ever-talented accompanists, and members get to sing and practice as emcee. I appreciate the volunteer efforts of Linda Marks, Kevin Luey and Casey Thomas on sound, and the many people who pitch in every month. Many festive attendees get refreshments afterwards at Asiana Fusion.
I hope to see you at our events. I appreciate our members and supporters.
Yours in music and self-expression,
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BACA Cabaret Performance Masterclass -
With Carol O'Shaughnessy and Tom LaMark |
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By Jim Keating
A New Format
Held on both -
Saturday, March 23 &
Wednesday, March 27
BACA has arranged with Carol O'Shaughnessy to instruct a masterclass in cabaret performance. Tom LaMark will provide additional coaching as accompanist. I h
ad the wonderful experience of seeing Carol coaching singers at Provincetown CabaretFest and she provided each singer thoughtful, supportive coaching specific to their needs.
Carol will be presenting a class on "The Ethics and Business of Performing'" at this year's Provincetown CabaretFest, but this is her only performance masterclass.
This year's masterclass will be held
Saturday,
March 23, at the
Napoleon Room at Club Café
and the students' final performance will be held
at the start of the BACA Open Mic
, Wednesday, March 27.
Students perform a final song and Carol O'Shaughnessy will provide post-performance evaluation. The regular open mic follows.
For more details and to register, visit the BACA Events page.
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BACA Open Mics
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by Linda Marks,
Board, Open Mic Director
Com
e join the fun and let your light shine!
Held at
The First Parish Church, 35 Church St. in Watertown with
FREE parking.
For more information, visit the
BACA Open Mic webpage
or
Upcoming Open Mics
- March 27 - Accompanist: Tom LaMark, with special masterclass final recital
- April 24 - Accompanist: Jim Rice
- May 22 - Accompanist: Steve Heck
Hours
Socializing and sign-up are from 6:45-7:00 pm. The Open mic is from 7:00 until 10:30 pm. Singers should
prepare up to two songs with music charts in the correct key.
Admission
$10.00 BACA Members
$13.00 non-members
$7.00 students and listeners
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Experimental Showcase - Sunday, May 19, 4pm
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Torchlight Tiny Theatre, located downstairs in the Regent Theatre block,
11A Medford St, Arlington
We are exploring different models for BACA Performance Showcases. Join us at this venue to hear BACA singers: Mary, Crowe, Jim Keating, Linda Marks, Carol Robinson, Frank (Paco) Stewart, Robby Williamson, and Richard York with Tom LaMark at the piano.
This intimate listening room features a state of the art sound system. $10 for BACA members and $12 for non-BACA members. Come tell us what you think.
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Member Highlights - Potluck, Art, Music at
The Music Salon, Saturdays. 6:00 pm Start
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...) 
The Music Salon is a house concert series produced by Linda Marks in Waltham, MA with the goal of building community through music and art.
Each month includes a 6pm potluck dinner, 6:30pm visual artist presents, and 7pm music begins - a lot of fun and an opportunity to build networks and friendships! A $20 requested donation goes directly to the featured musicians.
Upcoming Events at the Music Salon:
Thanks for supporting live music!
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Member Highlights - Hildy Grossman
"Here's to the Ladies: Holiday to Gaga," April 18
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...) 
Brought to you by Hildy Grossman, Upstage Lung Cancer spotlights "Here's to the Ladies: Billie Holiday to Lady Gaga"- strong women singers who also speak out!
April 18, 7:30pm at the Mosessian Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA. Jordan Rich is emcee, with The Follen Angels, Anne Sharkey, and NE Un.'s UniSons. For more information, visit Upstage Lung Cancer.
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Member Highlights -
Molly Ruggles & Kate Stringer
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...) 
Molly Ruggles
celebrates a return to the ivories with singer Kate Stringer as a rising star at the
First Mondays Supper Club in the
Napoleon Room at
Club Café,
209 Columbus Ave
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Monday March 18, 6:30-8:30pm
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Dinner seating starts at 6:30pm and the one hour show begins at 7:30pm.
Reservations are strongly recommended. Join us!
For more information visit:
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Member Highlights -
Krisanthi Pappas & Band
"Carole, Carly and Karen," April 27, 8:00 pm
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
Saturday April 27, 8:00pm in Plymouth
Krisanthi Pappas and her band perform the hit songs of Carole King, Carly Simon and Karen Carpenter at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, 508-746-4488. Tickets $25.
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The Napoleon Room at Club Café, Boston Highlight
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By Jan Peters, from the Fall 2018 BACA Newsletter
The historic Napoleon Club Piano Lounge has been reborn in The Napoleon Room at Club Café. For over 30 years, Club Cafe has provided a truly unique, intimate setting that regularly features the talents of many of the area's best professional cabaret performers and accompanists, cutting edge performing artists, comedians and musicians, all the while offering those just starting out a welcoming space to take the stage at our various open mic opportunities.
To see the full schedule and for more information, please visit
www.clubcafe.com
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Member Highlights Will McMillian
"My Favorite Things"
March 10, 3-4 pm
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
The very talented Will McMillian performs a free program of songs "My Favorite Things" with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein. Pi
anist is the inimitable Joe Reid.
Come enjoy on
Sunday, March 10 from 3-4pm at the Robbins Public Library
, 700 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington Center, 781-316-3200.
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"A History of American Cabaret"
- From Our Archives . . .
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By Hildy Grossman
Taking us on a quick and comprehensive review of cabaret from 1910 to the present, Hildy Grossman covers developments and changes in cabaret. Some terms, clubs and performers may sound familiar - Volstead Act, bootlegged whiskey, torch songs, Delmonico's, The Copacabana, The Cotillion Room, Helen Morgan, Sophie Tucker, Pearl Bailey, Bobbie Short, Bette Midler and Julie Wilson.
Hildy explains how cabarets went from night clubs, to speakeasies, members-only clubs to supper clubs, and eventually to self-produced shows. You'll learn a lot in a short amount of time!
From the BACA website Archives page, download the
Winter 2008 newsletter, and read her article on page 6.
Bonus Points: Who's in this picture? Hint: it's one of the above names.
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