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In This Issue
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From Jim Keating
Farewell ATAC Cabaret Thank Us
Singers - Loading Dock
Neopolitan Room
BACA Holiday Party
BACA Showcases
BACA Masterclass
BACA New Address
BACA Open Mics
Where Are We Going?
BACA Leadership
Member Highlights (3)
Carpooling
Email Updated?
From Our Archives
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BACA Masterclass Coming Spring, 2019
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BACA will be offering a masterclass this coming year.
Please keep an eye on the Events page of the BACA website, email notices from the members' Yahoo Group, and our Facebook page for details as this wonderful event comes together.
Masterclasses always sellout, so be sure to sign up early once registration opens.
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Singer Showcase Continues at
The Loading Dock
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Word on the street is - great night, excellent food, wonderful talent - LOTS OF FUN!! The Jazz Singer Showcase, formerly at the Ryles Jazz Club, has moved to:
1 Brighton Street
Belmont, MA 02478
(617) 484-7671
Come check it out!!
DATES & TIME
The next dates are Tuesdays:
8/28, 9/25 and 10/16, from 7-10:00 pm.
WHAT TO BRING
Bring your charts and get backed up by Joe Reid piano, Dan Fox bass and Miki Matsuki drums.
No cover but dinner reservations strongly recommended. Plenty of free parking.
QUESTIONS?
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NEW Postal Address
for BACA
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You probably don't use it very often, if at all, but just so you know, we've a new postal address. The Auburndale address is no longer valid.
The NEW postal address is in the footer below and updated on our website. It is:
P.O. Box 593
Belmont, MA 02478
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Where Are We Going?
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Were you able to take a look at Robby Williamson's article in the Spring BACA Newsletter? Important, heartfelt and insightful! If you haven't had a chance to look it over, check out the Summer 2018 newsletter.
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Member Highlights
Linda Marks
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
Come see . . .
September 27 at 8pm
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November 18, 7:30pm
Women In Music Gathering Showcase at the Burren's Backroom in Somerville. Eleven women singer/songwriters are participating, including Mary Crowe, Molly Ruggles and Linda Marks.
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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
- Jim Keating, President
- Carole Bundy
- David Hardy
- Linda Marks
- Wendy Wolfberg
- Richard York
- Thomas Casey
BACA Advisory Board
- Leslie Holmes, Chair
- Sheryl Altman
- Sara Brodsky
- Diane Carey
- Bradford Connor
- Sara Curry
- Phil Kassel
- Ashley Lieberman
- Kevin Luey
- Annie Sharkey
Ex Officio Board Members
- 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
In Memoriam
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Carpooling?
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Looking for a ride to a show? Willing to offer rides to a show? Want to meet before a show for dinner with fellow members? Then post a message to the BACA Yahoo email group! Everyone who signs up for BACA membership is automatically subscribed.
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Your Email and Membership Page
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Is your email correct on the
BACA Membership page? If you're a BACA member, please check your email address and make sure it's current. Some folks review this page looking for talent and you wouldn't want to miss out! Note you can link to your personal site or Facebook page.
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From Our BACA President
by Jim Keating
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I thank the Board for a good discussion on how to move forward this year and into 2019. We all feel BACA has a valuable role to play in our community, and that the opportunities for performers are valuable. We will focus on member engagement, publicity, and outreach on social media
encouraging the use of #BostonCabaret in your posts.
We will focus on doing what we do best and producing our planned events well. We may not do the large quantity but will focus on quality.
Please plan to attend the last Performance Showcase of the year on Sunday, December 9 at 6:00 p.m.. We had planned another one but unfortunately had to cancel it due to low participation. We will likely only produce one such event in 2019, and a masterclass.
Our most successful event is the monthly Open Mic in Watertown. We have been getting better attendance and even have some regular "listeners." I hope you will find new ways to engage with BACA, Enjoy what we have to offer and continue to learn to express yourself even more!
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Farewell to ATAC Cabaret Open Mics
by Leslie Holmes
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As most of you know by now, the monthly Wednesday night Cabaret Open Mic at the Amazing Things Arts Center (ATAC) has been discontinued. From 1997 to the present, I have hosted a Cabaret Open Mic inspired and facilitated by Michael Moran,
Executive Director and founder of TCAN and Amazing Things.
Venues have included a storefront in Natick, TCAN, and at Amazing Things, which before 2008 was located at Java Jim's, Easy Motion Health Club, Saxonville, and after 2008 in Framingham.
It has been a good run, but attendance was down and ATAC could no longer afford the expenses involved in keeping it running. Many have enjoyed the supportive, congenial atmosphere, talented features, and excellent accompanists (most frequently, Tom LaMark).
Thank you for your love and support! There is a ground swell to start another Open Mic in MetroWest. Stay tuned.
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Thank You, Leslie Holmes
ATAC Cabaret Open Mic and Chair, Advisory Board
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Lucky for us, even if Amazing Things has discontinued the cabaret open mic, this busy talented lady continues to grace our Advisory Board as chair, and as liaison to the BACA Board. For her many gifts and compassionate heart, we are deeply grateful.
But here is a special thank you to Leslie for the years she has put into giving others a warm and welcoming place to get started, to be brave, make new friends, and follow their hearts.
Thank you, Leslie, for spearheading the ATAC cabaret open mic all these years, for being there for so many and for coordinating the many logistics. How lucky we are!!
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Neopolitan Room at Club Cafe
by Jan Peters
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Do you love to sing? Are you looking for a fun spot to strutt your stuff in front of a live audience,
polish up your chops and work on y
our craft?
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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BACA Performance Showcase Program
by Carole Bundy, Board, Treasurer
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There is one more BACA showcase in 2018! Please come out to hear and support these wonderful performers!
- December 9, 6-8:00 PM, with pianist Tom LaMark and performers: Tom Casey, Mary Crowe, Kevin Luey, Karen Mulvey, and Chuck Vermette appear at the Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St, Framingham, MA.
Tickets: $8 for BACA and Amazing Things Members, $10 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Showcase Manager Needed
BACA
is looking for a new Showcase Manager volunteer. If interested in helping, please contact Jim Keating, or Carole Bundy or 617-491-1972.
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Thank You, Carole Bundy
Director, BACA Performance Showcases
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For her many efforts coordinating the showcases and her continuing on as Treasurer, we are deeply grateful.
Thank you, Carole, for leading the BACA Performance Showcases, for MCing the evenings and coordinating the logistics, and for continuing on as our wonderful Treasurer. How lucky we are!!
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BACA Open Mics
by Linda Marks, Board, Open Mic Director
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Open Mics serve many purposes. They provide a ready-made audience, enable singers to test new material, prepare for upcoming gigs or simply sing a favorite song.
Singers should prepare up to two songs and bring music charts in the correct key. We provide a high quality professional pianist so you can focus on the performance of your song.
Open Mics provide a high quality, affordable way to enjoy live music. Come enjoy a fun evening while supporting the arts and budding artists! Listeners are most welcome.
2018 Open Mics
- August 22 (Accompanist: Bobby Gadoury)
- September 26 (Accompanist: Steve Heck)
- October 24 (Accompanist: Tom LaMark)
- November 28 (Accompanist: Tom LaMark)
- December 19 (Accompanist: Joe Reid)
2019 Open Mics
- January 23 (Accompanist: Joe Mulholland)
- February 27 (Accompanist: Bobby Gadoury)
- March 27 (Accompanist: Jim Rice)
- April 24 (Accompanist: Tom LaMark)
- May 22 (Accompanist: Steve Heck)
- June 26 (Accompanist: Joe Reid)
Hours: Sign-up 6:45p. Open mic 7:00-9:30p. (NOTE: We are contracted with pianist and church to end at 9:30p.)
Venue: The First Parish Universalist Unitarian Church, 35 Church St., Watertown. The venue hall has concert acoustics, a Steinway B piano, and is accessible. Free parking. Listeners welcome!
Admission: $10.00 BACA Members, $13.00 non-members, and $7.00 students and listeners.
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SAVE THE DATE - BACA HOLIDAY PARTY
Saturday, Dec. 15, from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Back at Linda Marks lovely home!
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Saturday, December 15, 4:00 - 7:00p.m. with Jim Rice on piano
The Board listened to your feedback about last year's holiday party, so we are back this year for our annual
potluck Holiday party at the lovely and welcoming home of Linda Marks,
11 Walton St., Waltham, MA 02651.
Good food, great camaraderie, comfy surroundings, and, of course, an open mic with heartfelt space for conversation.
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Member Highlights
Gail Leondar-Wright & Friends
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
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Admission is free, donations happily accepted.
Tongue in Cheek presents . . .
My Bad: Songs of
Mishaps, Mischief, and Misanthropes!
Saturday, October 27 from 7:30 pm
At the Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland, Somerville
Questions? Contact Gail at 21 Belknap St., Arlington, MA 02474, phone: 781-648-1658, email:
glpr@aol.com or visit the
Tongue in Cheek website.
Come, enjoy!!
Thank you for supporting live music!
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Member Highlights
David Thorne Scott
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
Dave is excited to announce he is doing a residency at Club Cafe in November!
- Nov 13 - Dave, Eric Byers, Mark Shilansky
- Nov 20 - Adrian Sicam sings instead of Dave, Eric, Mark
- Nov 27 - Dave, Nick Grondin, Mark
- Dec 04 - Dave, Eric, Mark, plus a special quest
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Member Highlights
Mary Callanan Sang at Fenway Park
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(Featuring what BACA members are up to...)
BACA community member Mary Callanan, who has also starred on Broadway, sung the National Anthem on 9/19 at Fenway Park.
Mary Callanan and Brian Patton have been performing together for the past twenty years. (Their third grade cabaret show, "A Tribute to Steve and Eydie" is STILL being talked about!)
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From Our Archives . . .
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By Celia Slattery, M.A.
"Vocal Health 101"
"As a singer, you are a vocal athlete! Keeping your in tip-top shape means keeping your instrument healthy and the muscles involved in singing strong."
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Dear BACA Members,
Hope you are enjoying these last days of summer. I'm ready for cooler temps and leaf peeping. Please let me know if you'd like to see changes in the newsletter. Your input is so helpful! Our goal is to build community among our wonderful, talented membership and to highlight the many resource connections available through BACA.
Consider volunteering when you can. We need your help and enthusiasm to prevent burnout! Have a great Fall! See you onstage.
Sincerely,
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