SAVE THE SKOKIE THEATRE
The Skokie Theatre is being threatened with foreclosure. In order to continue presenting great aspiring artists in concert and presenting business of music seminars, we need your financial help through donations.
THE NORTH SUBURBAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION OF THE SKOKIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is accepting donations to make this goal a reality.
Make checks payable:
N.S.B.D.F. of the S.C. of C.
(please put SKOKIE THEATRE in memo line)
Mail checks to:
SKOKIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO BOX 106
Skokie, Il 60077
The North Suburban Business Development Foundation is a 501 ©3 entity
October 2 • 8:00pm
"BROOKS SINGS BARBRA": A BENEFIT PERFORMANCE FOR THE SKOKIE THEATRE
From "My Man" to "Don't Rain on My Parade" and so many of the songs that Streisand made famous! Brooks brings back her sold out show!
"The totally engaging Brooks is sure to charm the Skokie Theatre audience." - Pioneer Press
Musical selections include hits from Streisand's album's, appearances and recent concerts. This will be an evening of delightful fun and as much heart wrenching songs as one can handle.
Charlene Brooks, the consummate singer and storyteller weaves person stories about these songs that inspired her to be a singer. Brooks is backed by a band that is beyond perfection, with the Dennis Luxion Trio. On piano; Luxion has toured extensively and performed with jazz icon Chet Baker. Also Chicagoland superstars Geoffrey Lowe on bass, and Eric Montzka on drums.
Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 at the door
October 3 • 2:00pm
Laura Freeman in The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Julie
Laura and her musical director Beckie Menzie previously created Sentimental Journey: The Music of Doris Day, so Ms. Andrews seemed like the next logical performer to honor with a tribute show. Laura plans to share stories about the actress' amazing career in vaudeville, Broadway and film in between singing some of her most beloved songs, including "I Could Have Danced All Night" (My Fair Lady), "A Spoonful of Sugar" (Mary Poppins), "Le Jazz Hot" (Victor/Victoria) and, of course, "The Sound of Music" So if you're a fan of Julie Andrews, you should definitely check out Laura Freeman's musical celebration of the "loverly" lady.
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
October 3 • 7:00pm
Heather Moran in "Rosie! A Tribute…"
"Rosie! A Tribute" is a loving and well-told musical adventure spanning the 40 year career of the great Girl Singer, Rosemary Clooney. Heather Moran has deftly created a musical tapestry from the colorful life of Clooney, spanning from her birth in Maysville, Kentucky, through her nervous breakdown in the late 1960's, her mid 1970's comeback, all the way to her death in 2002. Heather is accompanied by one of the hottest young jazz musicians in Chicago, Damian Espinosa, Marc Piane, Jeff Lien and vocalist Myles Hayes. She has performed this show at many venues, including Davenports, Maxim's, Milwaukee's Wilson Center for the Arts and the Acorn Theater in Michigan, to name a few. Heather and the band is embarking on a Northeast tour in the fall and she is scheduled to perform Rosie! A Tribute at the Metropolitan Room in NYC on October 23, 2010.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.
October 8 • 8:00pm
The Edge Comedy Club
Tickets: $15 in advance / $20 at the door
October 9 • 8:00pm
AN EVENING WITH AWARD WINNING CABARET ARTISTS SUZANNE PETRI AND BOB MOREEN
Suzanne Petri and Musical Director Bob Moreen
AN ALL NEW SHOW OF ORIGINALS AND STANDARDS “A COUPLE OF CHARACTERS”
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
October 10 • 2:00pm
Ester Hana
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
October 10 • 7:00pm
Janet Redstone in "You're the Top: An Evening of Cole Porter"
JANET REDSTONE in "You're the Top" an evening of Cole Porter
with Bobby Schiff quartet
"...she redefined "Just One of Those Things".
"...any singer who takes "So in Love" as slowly and as rapturously... with Redstone's romantically charged reading representing a moment of theater in its own right."
Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
October 15 • 8:00pm
Doyle Dykes
Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 at the door
October 16 • 8:00pm
BENEFIT: The Best of Three Cat Productions at the Skokie Theatre
Three Cat Production's 2010 Concert Series will finish with a benefit for the Skokie Theatre. Bring back artists from their 2009 and 2010 Cabaret Series. Artists TBA.
Tickets: $30 in advance / $35 at the door
October 23 • 8:00pm
Hilary Feldman
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
October 24 • 2:00pm
Ron Hawking
Tickets: $35 in advance / $44 at the door
October 29 • 8:00pm
Jimmy Niteclub in Music of Tony Bennett and Dean Martin
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
October 30 • 8:00pm
Sons of the Never Wrong
Sons of the Never Wrong is a turbo-charged folk trio from Chicago that has won over hearts across the land, as they deliver witty, whimsical songs with their signature soaring vocal harmonies and gorgeous arrangements. In case you're wondering, they're 2 gals and a fella. Their odd ball humor and spontaneous stories ignite their live shows and have earned them a cult-like international following. Combining influences of folk, jazz, pop and rock, their sound is
decidedly eclectic, and their energy most definitely electric. In this age of global warming, we all could use some wattage like the Sons of the Never Wrong.
Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door