KJazz 88.1 | Community Events Calendar

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4:00pm - 6:00pm

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Alvas Showroom presents a look into the soul of a songwriter. Sumitra's piano playing and voice dance together like perfect partners, trading the lead and the spotlight. With her intricate piano arrangements, soulful vocals, nourishing lyrics and stories, this will be a very special and intimate concert performance. Advance tickets can be purchased through alvasshowroom.com, and at the door. Snacks, and non alcoholic beverages are welcome into the venue.

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7:00pm - 9:30pm

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Guitar Concert

Dec. 2 at 7 pm

MCC Performing Arts Center

Free Concert!

Enjoy a night of guitar music from the students of MCC.

Items not allowed No flash photography, food or drink in the auditorium. Directions and parking The Performing Arts Center is located on the southeast side of campus just south of Southern Avenue on Longmore. Parking is free. Get directions from Google Maps

Event Short Link https://www.mesacc.edu/arts/ZdV

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7:00pm - 9:30pm

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Concert, Community Band & Orchestra Concert

Dec. 3 at 7 pm

MCC Performing Arts Center

General Public - $8, Staff/Senior/Military - $7 and Students - $6

Join us for beautiful music with the Community, Concert Band and Orchestra.

*This is an Assigned Seating event. Accessible seats are in row G

Items not allowed No flash photography, food or drink in the auditorium. Directions and parking The Performing Arts Center is located on the southeast side of campus just south of Southern Avenue on Longmore. Parking is free. Get directions from Google Maps

Event Short Link https://www.mesacc.edu/arts/ZPc

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7:00pm - 9:00pm

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BEAR CITY: Free Comedy & Free Pizza Wednesday, December 4th Doors at 6:50. Show at 7:00pm. Que Sera (1923 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA) 21+ No Cover!

Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, BEAR CITY brings free comedy and free pizza to Que Sera in Long Beach! Featuring comedians from Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO + surprise guests!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Starting Jan. 8, 2020, EVERY WEDNESDAY we’ll bring LA’s best comics to Que Sera.

LAist named Bear City an “Awesome Event in Southern California”

Picked by Press-Telegram as one of the top “Things to Do” in Long Beach

“If you’re looking for the best of the best in comedy then head over to Bear City.” -OC Weekly

December 4th Lineup: Sampson McCormick (Laugh Factory) Katy French (Laughs on Fox) Trevor Wallace (Buzzfeed) Wyatt Gray (America’s Got Talent) Aviva Siegel (SF Sketchfest) Jeremy Scippio (Comedy Store) Josh Waldron (America’s Got Talent) Ramsey Badawi (Fox) Hosted by Stephen Furey & Trevor Hill

Reserve your spot at: http://bearcity.eventbrite.com

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/405959563662078

Follow us! http://instagram.com/bearcitycomedy http://facebook.com/bearcitycomedy http://twitter.com/bearcitycomedy

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7:00pm - 9:00pm

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The Wilson High School and Long Beach City College Big Bands will perform a joint concert featuring guest saxophonist ERNIE WATTS! The performance is 12/5/19 at 7pm at Wilson HS auditorium. General admission $10, free admission for students with ID.

Ernie Watts will also give a clinic on 12/3/19, free and open to the public, at 4pm at LBCC, LAC Campus, Building G, room 122.

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10:00am - 11:30pm

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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles presents its annual slate of Documentary films with DocuSlate on December 7th, 2019. Offering up six programs that include five feature documentaries and seven short documentaries, the line-up creates a day full of opportunities to explore new perspectives from up close.

The morning begins with Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly, the directorial debut of Cheryl Haines, the curator of @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, a landmark exhibition that highlighted the reality of the struggle for fundamental human rights and connected visitors to isolated prisoners of conscience worldwide, in creative collaboration with Chinese artist and activist, Ai Weiwei.

We explore the history of San Francisco’s gay liberation movement with the story of the lesser-known but immensely impactful activist Hank Wilson in Thanks to Hank, and examine ways our early environments shape us in a pairing of award-winning director Stuart Harmon’s The Money Stone, a coming-of-age story set in Ghana’s gold mining industry, which is preceded by short documentary The Cowfoot Prince, whihc explores an immigrant man’s relationship with his youth in Sierra Leone. The program takes a look at environmental impact and the efforts of those fighting it with The Condor & The Eagle, a beautiful and innovative documentary that takes us into the world of Indigenous climate activism, in a program that opens with Being with Elephants, a contemplative look at the struggle to protect elephants in Kenya. Invigorated by the connective power of music, Karl Nickoley’s This is My Home then takes us across America through the eyes of a pair of Irish immigrants out to set a musical Guinness World Record. The evening concludes with a line-up of thought-provoking short documentaries that tell stories of a family coping with breast cancer, draw parallels between genocides continents apart, take us behind the scenes of a human interest story that captured the evening news, takes us into the first craft brewery on the West Bank, and takes us into the secret world of the dedicated men known as Mardi Gras Indians in Michal Pietrzyk’s acclaimed documentary All on a Mardi Gras Day.

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7:30pm - 11:00am

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A unique jazz oriented 8 piece mini big band, performing songs in the Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald style, with top class, ‘lean and mean’ arrangements by Harry Smallenburg. The band is based in Burbank where most of the members live and although they do play at events and around town, their home base is the VFW Burbank. Angela O’Neill and The Outrageous8 draw people from all over town and appeal to a wide audience, making their music accessible to music lovers and casual jazz fans alike. Being an 8 piece band, they have the fullness of a big band, like a condensed orchestra and each of the musicians are talented in their own right. The arrangements allow for individuality to come through, giving them a vibrant and dynamic sound. It’s been said they sound like the Duke Ellington band with a little Stan Kenton thrown in. The Outgraeous8 Band Members Hank Mehren – keys Harry Smallenburg – trombone and arranger Ron Cyger – alto sax Richard Walker – baritone sax / flute Nathan Phelps – trumpet Michael Rosen – drums Sam Morgan – tenor sax Phil Romo – bass Al Timms – voice Jackie Gibson-voice Angela O’Neill – voice

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7:30pm - 10:30pm

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The true Christmas spirit is giving and Along for the Ride is hosting a Toy Drive & Pastry Fest Christmas concert!

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7:30pm - 10:00pm

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ANGEL CITY CHORALE presents its annual holiday concert, December 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm, at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. Artistic Director Sue Fink leads 180 glorious voices and a sumptuous orchestra in celebration of the music from some of your big-screen holiday favorites. Join them for the Home Alone Suite by John Williams, the soulful “Joy With Joy to the World” from The Preacher’s Wife, a stirring rendition of “When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt and a joyous medley of classic songs from such beloved films as White Christmas, Holiday Inn and Meet Me in St. Louis. Enjoy their hallmark variety of musical styles with Vivaldi’s classical “Domine Fili Unigenite,” “Hine Ma Tov,” a Spanish carol/villancicos, Los Peces en el Rio” and the west coast premiere of the new Swahili Christmas song “Njooni Waaminifu,” by Grammy-winner and ACC favorite, Christopher Tin. Also, returning this year are the inspiring voices of ANGEL CITY YOUTH CHORALE (Saturday only). Plus, this Starry Starry Night will feature many of your favorite carols in our beloved audience Sing-Along.

Come celebrate the sounds of the season with America’s Got Talent’s Golden Buzzer-winning vocal sensation that critics and audiences around the world hail as “breathtakingly beautiful” and “uplifting.”

For more information: 310-943-9231

For tickets: www.angelcitychorale.org

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8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Pianist / guitarist Frank Unzueta and his jazz trio return to Alvas for a night of Christmas favorites featuring music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Joining him will be guest vocalist Terry Steele from "A Luther Vandross Christmas Tribute" , along with bassist Ernie Nunez, drummer Sandro Feliciano, and Vince Suzuki on the saxophone. Join us for thisnight of warm jazzy Christmas cheer. Advance tickets are available through the Alvas Showroom website calendar . Snacks, food, and non alcoholic beverages are welcome into the venue.

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9:00pm - 11:30pm

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"Fall back into Autumn Jazz Concert Series +"

Welcome Back! Co-Leaders - The former, longtime Coordinator/"Teach" of the 'old' World Stage, "Sensei" Latif 'n Stage veteran Karl Marsh.

Homage Performance: The music of - Ben Webster, Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Oscar Pettiford & Jimmy Blanton.

Feat. - Latif - bass Karl Marsh - sax Kenji Terajima - drums Stefen Taylor - percussion Special Guest TBA - piano

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7:30pm - 10:00pm

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ANGEL CITY CHORALE presents its annual holiday concert, December 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm, at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles. Artistic Director Sue Fink leads 180 glorious voices and a sumptuous orchestra in celebration of the music from some of your big-screen holiday favorites. Join them for the Home Alone Suite by John Williams, the soulful “Joy With Joy to the World” from The Preacher’s Wife, a stirring rendition of “When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt and a joyous medley of classic songs from such beloved films as White Christmas, Holiday Inn and Meet Me in St. Louis. Enjoy their hallmark variety of musical styles with Vivaldi’s classical “Domine Fili Unigenite,” “Hine Ma Tov,” a Spanish carol/villancicos, Los Peces en el Rio” and the west coast premiere of the new Swahili Christmas song “Njooni Waaminifu,” by Grammy-winner and ACC favorite, Christopher Tin. Also, returning this year are the inspiring voices of ANGEL CITY YOUTH CHORALE (Saturday only). Plus, this Starry Starry Night will feature many of your favorite carols in our beloved audience Sing-Along.

Come celebrate the sounds of the season with America’s Got Talent’s Golden Buzzer-winning vocal sensation that critics and audiences around the world hail as “breathtakingly beautiful” and “uplifting.”

For more information: 310-943-9231

For tickets: www.angelcitychorale.org

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7:30pm - 9:30pm

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A holiday show with Bobby Breton and The New Jazz Radicals. This is an annual Winter Solstice Show featuring holiday music, pop, movie themes,and original music as well. Tickets are available though the Alvas Showroom website ( alvasshowroom.com ) Snacks, food, and non alcoholic beverages are welcome into the venue.

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8:30pm - 10:00pm

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7 x Grammy Award winners Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. starring in "Solid Gold Christmas" featuring their classic hits ie. Up, Up and Away, One Less Bell, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

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9:00pm - 11:00pm

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Looking Back: "Songs of My Childhood"

Pierre Chambers - voice "The son of Anne & Paul Chambers - bassist of Miles Davis" Jon Gilutin - piano Edwin Livingston - bass Ray Brinker - drums

all about Jazz: https://losangeles.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php?id=863453

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3:00pm - 11:00pm

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You’re invited to join NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) with presenting partners The Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI) and Dutch Culture USA (Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York) on Saturday, December 14th, 2019 for NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival InFocus: Lebanese, Arab & Dutch Cinema. The event will be hosted at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Mary Pickford Center’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.

The evening begins with InFocus: Dutch Cinema, a collection of new and exciting work from Dutch short film directors including Floor Adams’ acclaimed animation Mind My Mind, which takes us into the mind of an autistic protagonist navigating his world. The program, curated in partnership with EYE International, offers many keen studies of the human condition, society, the complexities of intimate relationships, and of death. This year’s Dutch Cinema line-up features films that have previously been programmed at Tribeca, Toronto International Film Festival and Locarno.

The second program of the evening, InFocus: Lebanese Cinema, puts a spotlight on films by Lebanese filmmakers exploring childhood experiences, LGBTQ+ stories, family drama and modern isolation and loneliness. Co-presenting partners of this program include Los Angeles Beirut Sister Cities Committee, Los Angeles Cedars Rotary Club, World Lebanese Cultural Union (WLCU), Lebanese Film Festival, Tripoli Film Festival and Sister Cities of Los Angeles.

The night concludes with InFocus: Arab Cinema, co-presented in partnership with The Arab Film and Media Institute (AFMI) and showcases a strong line-up of Syrian, Egyptian, Palestinian, Saudi Arabian and Tunisian stories told through dark humor, modern interpretations of folklore, and unflinching naturalitic lenses.

Doors will open to the public at 3:00pm with a pre-reception for the first shorts program, and the night will include a pre-reception before each of the evening’s programs, where attendees can sip libations and mingle with industry professionals and festival selected filmmakers in the lounge. The event will conclude at 11:00pm. Tickets are available for $15 for an all-night access passes, which provide access to all three film programs with open bar throughout the entire event. NFMLA’s Monthly Film Festivals are presented throughout the year with support from Presenting Venue Sponsor LBA Realty, Executive Circle Sponsors FilmLA and HBO Collabs, Producers Circle Sponsor Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), Foundation Sponsors Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), LA County Department of Arts and Culture, LA City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), California Arts Council and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation.

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5:00pm - 6:30pm

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Nick Mancini Quartet performs at the City of West Hollywood's 2019 Winter Sounds FREE Indoor Concert Series

Nick Mancini Quartet Holiday Concert / Jazz

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 5pm

West Hollywood City Council Chambers 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069

Vibraphonist Nick Mancini has been performing professionally since the age of 15. He earned his masters from Manhattan School of Music and spent 10 years honing his craft in NYC before relocating to Los Angeles. Mancini is a widely recognized and respected band leader who has performed with various artists including Arturo Sandoval, Kamasi Washington, Peter Erskine, Poncho Sanchez, and Solange, and has played at some of the most notable venues such as The World-Famous Apollo Theater, Birdland, The Blue Whale, and LACMA.

Artists Website: http://www.nickmancini.net Music Samples: https://youtu.be/fKGq_MykXEk

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RSVPs are not required, but are requested. https://wintersounds-dec2019.eventbrite.com Limited first come, first serve seating will be available.

For more information, music samples, and parking information, visit: weho.org/wintersounds weho.org/arts @wehoarts #wintersoundsweho

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Check out the entire series! Winter Sounds - Indoor Concert Series

December 14, 2019 - Nick Mancini Quartet - Holiday Concert https://wintersounds-dec2019.eventbrite.com

January 11, 2020 - Dhara - World Music / Fusion https://wintersounds-jan2020.eventbrite.com

February 8, 2020 - George Sarah - Modern / Classical Re-imagining of 1928 The Passion of Joan of Ark https://wintersounds-feb2020.eventbrite.com

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8:00pm - 11:00am

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The 2nd Annual Ron Snyder Holiday & Toy Drive in Pasadena at Stoney Point, for the Union Station Homeless Family Center on Saturday, December 14th!!

Come join us for an evening of open mike, holiday songs, good cheer and gathering together toys for 2nd Annual Ron Snyder Holiday & Toy Drive benefitting the Pasadena Union Station Homeless Center, on Saturday December 14th, 2019. Help us make the holiday more joyful for the children and families being served by the Union Station Homeless Family Services. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for ages from 0 to 17, wrapping paper, gift cards, tags and your favorite holiday song!! Ron was an award-winning pianist, accompanist, and musical director who was in constant demand to play for and musically direct cabaret and musical theatre productions in Los Angeles and across the country. He was the beloved pianist at Stoney Point Bar & Grill. Singers would come from near and far to have him play for them, every Saturday night. Ron musically directed for Jim Bailey across the United States at the London Palladium and in Las Vegas, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and around the South Pacific. He also played for Ed Begley Jr's production of CESAR AND RUBEN at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Ron was given a Dramalogue award and an L.A. Weekly award for best Musical Director for THE BALLAD OF LITTLE MIKEY and PINAFORE!, both at Celebration Theatre in Hollywood. He was on the Faculty of the Music Department at Santa Monica College. Ron passed away from pancreatic cancer. He loved toys and hosting this event for the homeless children and families. And we will keep his tradition alive.

Reservations are strongly recommended...(626) 449-9715 Stoney Point Bar & Grill, 1460 West Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, Ca 91105 Festivities begin around 8 PM. There will be guest singers and pianists joining us this evening. Hosted by singer Jackie Gibson and pianist Greg Glienna.

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1:30pm - 3:00pm

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Multi-talented actress and singer Pamela Shaw returns to Feinstein’s at Vitello’s with her very personal musical memoir, reflecting on her path from obedient and compliant little girl to independent and irreverent woman.

Evoking a deep, sometimes dark, sexual energy, Pamela Shaw sings and dances her way through the ups and downs of her journey with humor and feeling. Her eclectic repertoire, featuring blues to Broadway, rock to classic ballads, is filled with emotion and spiced with more than a touch of irony. Shaw’s performance is driven by her innate ability to walk the line between her naughty side and her classy side.

Naughty… with a Band, returns to Feinstein’s at Vitello’s in Studio City for Sunday Brunch on December 15, 2019. Show Time --1:30 p.m. / Doors open at Noon for Brunch.

Pamela has been an international presence in the theatre, on screen and in cabaret for many years, performing throughout Europe and Australia and appearing frequently on the New York stage. She first performed Naughty with a Band, then simply called Naughty, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017. After traveling to several other festivals in Europe, Pamela had a month-long run at the Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival 2018.

VIP tickets are $35 and $25 for general admission; $20 minimum on food or beverages

Time:

3:00pm - 4:00pm

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Through an interactive performance by the Duke Ellington orchestra, the audience will go on Duke’s journey from Washington, D.C. to New York City, where he digs deep into this music called jazz as it’s being birthed from the belly of New Orleans. The Duke Ellington Orchestra will illustrate how Duke’s discovery of the blues and the development of his own innovative ideas created a new vernacular that would forever change the musical landscape of jazz. His legacy as a composer, leader and vanguard of American music is celebrated through this hour-long, family event.

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7:00pm

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Jazz up your holidays with Duke Ellington’s dazzling reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, performed by the Duke Ellington Orchestra—the only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from Duke himself. Arranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, whose nearly 30 years of collaboration together produced some of the most beloved jazz standards of all time, this arrangement combines Tchaikovsky’s original themes with the unique textures and interpretations of jazz music

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7:00pm - 9:00pm

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BEAR CITY: Free Comedy & Free Pizza Wednesday, December 18th Doors at 6:50. Show at 7:00pm. Que Sera (1923 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA) 21+ No Cover!

Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, BEAR CITY brings free comedy and free pizza to Que Sera in Long Beach! Featuring comedians from Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO + surprise guests!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Starting Jan. 8, 2020, EVERY WEDNESDAY we’ll bring LA’s best comics to Que Sera.

LAist named Bear City an “Awesome Event in Southern California”

Picked by Press-Telegram as one of the top “Things to Do” in Long Beach

“If you’re looking for the best of the best in comedy then head over to Bear City.” -OC Weekly

December 18th Lineup: Jil Chrissie (Comedy Store, Improv) Eric Hahn (Laugh Factory) Harry Moroz (Adult Swim) Michael D’Bey (Viceland) Danielle Arce (Bird City Fest) Neeraj Srinivasan (Portlandia) Austin Locke (Ice House) Yusuf Ali (Accidental Comedy Fest) Hosted by Stephen Furey & Trevor Hill

Reserve your spot at: http://bearcity.eventbrite.com

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/415553192416085

Follow us! http://instagram.com/bearcitycomedy http://facebook.com/bearcitycomedy http://twitter.com/bearcitycomedy

Time:

7:00pm - 11:00pm

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This is it! We do it every year! It's always a blast! Our big show right smack-dab in the middle of the Holiday Season without a single, solitary, Christmas song. What a relief!

This time Jack's trilled to present the very best collection of players ever! Gretje Angell ~ vocals Craig Fundyga ~ vibraphone Johhny (Spazz) Hatton ~ bass Paul Kreibich ~ drums Phil Small ~ piano Marcus Watkins ~ guitar

Doors open at 7PM, the show begins at 8:30.

Admission tickets $20 in advance or $25 on the day of the show. Buy Now! https://www.cicadaclub.com/CATS

Three Course Dinner Special $59 (Admission Not Included) Dinner Reservations by phone: 213-488-9488

The World Famous Cicada Restaurant and Club The Historic 1928 Art Deco Oviatt Building 617 South Olive Street Los Angeles, California 90014 http://CicadaClub.com/

Fine Dining - Full Bar - Dancing on Two Floors - 21+