All Balboa Weekend 2012
Posted by Lindy Shopper in DJ, Lindy Shopper on June 4, 2012
This weekend is my favorite swing dance event of the year, All Balboa Weekend in Independence, Ohio. I’ll be DJ’ing again this year and look forward to playing entire sets of uptempo classic swing music. Ahhhhh!
I am also looking forward to sharing the DJ booth with the esteemed head DJ Kyle Smith and a team of national and international swing DJs, including Sandrine Gressier (Toulouse, France), Christian Bossert (Zurich, Switzerland), Jo Ann Coker (Seattle, WA), and Kristy Milliken (Durham, NC). This is also the first time I have seen the female DJs outnumber the male DJs at a national swing dance event that is not geared towards followers – go ladies!
I’ll also be reporting on Cleveland’s numerous and fabulous vintage stores, as well as the event vendors , for the Lindy Shopper blog.
News & Observer Interview!
Posted by Lindy Shopper in Mint Julep Jazz Band on May 21, 2012
A few weeks ago the News & Observer’s Martha Quillin interviewed me and Lucian Cobb about the Mint Julep Jazz Band, big band music, and swing dancing in the Triangle. The article was published in this weekend’s Sunday paper!
Read the article at http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/20/2077923/swing-dancing-with-big-band-sound.html.
Art of Cool Project After Hours Concert at LabourLove Gallery, May 18, 2012
Posted by Lindy Shopper in Mint Julep Jazz Band on May 13, 2012
The Mint Julep Jazz Band is honored and excited to be a part of the lineup for the Art of Cool Project‘s After Hours Concert Series at LabourLove Gallery, May 18, 2012. Tickets are $10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door – purchase advance tickets at http://theartofcoolproject.com/buy-tickets.
Doors open at 9:00, show starts at 9:30. Please arrive early or on time to get a seat, these shows usually sell out!
LabourLove Gallery
807 E Main St, Suite 2-130
Durham, NC
For more information about The Art of Cool Project and its myriad activities across the Triangle, visit http://theartofcoolproject.com/
For more information about LabourLove Gallery, visit http://labourlove.com/.
ItalianFest at Lafayette Village in Raleigh, May 12, 2011
Posted by Lindy Shopper in Mint Julep Jazz Band on May 11, 2012
The Mint Julep Jazz Band is looking forward to performing at ItalianFest at Lafayette Village in Raleigh this Saturday, May 12, 2012. We will be performing from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the green in front of The Village Grill.
ItalianFest is an all day event, starting at noon, with lots of live music, Italian-themed activities and, of course, food! Come and bring your appetite for some delicious Italian food, relax with a glass of wine, and enjoy the sounds of the Mint Julep Jazz Band.
For more information about the schedule of events, visit the event Facebook invite at http://www.facebook.com/events/382478951767401/.
For more information about Lafayette Village, visit their website at http://www.lafayettevillageraleigh.com.
See you there! Ciao!
Vaudevillain Revue presents “Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder,” May 11, 2012
Posted by Lindy Shopper in Dancing, Vocals on May 1, 2012
It’s time for another production of North Carolina’s best cabaret show! Here’s the scoop:
The fiendish folks at The VaudeVillain Revue are back! And with more burlesque, vaudeville antics, smokin’ live music, circus and sideshow acts, and magic than ever before! Inspired by turn-of-the-century Paris, the Moulin Rouge, vintage dance halls and cancan dancers, all as seen through a glass of absinthe! Featuring some of your favorite VaudeVillains: Curtis Eller, Porcelain, Meka la Creme, Kegan Dean Rushing, the Amazing Leoni, Lady Gatita, and more! With special guests Onca O’Leary and The Mezmer Society!
For the first time ever, we are offering TWO SHOWTIMES – 7:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. – with guaranteed seating for all ticket holders! First three rows $15 per person, general seating $12.00 Special party booths are available for up to 8 guests with table service and VIP gift bags awaiting you at your table! Only 2 available at each show…$150! Contact Virginia Scare to purchase – message via Facebook, email drsketchyraleigh@gmail.com, or call 919 454 3914.
Still very excited to be a part of this group – I will be singing in this show and dancing in two of the ensembles. If you haven’t been to one of the Vaudevillain Revue shows, you are definitely missing out!
Click here to purchase tickets.
7:00 p.m. early show
10:30 p.m. late show
Southland Ballroom
614 North West Street
Raleigh, NC
Mint Julep Jazz Band at PSDS Dance in Greensboro, April 28, 2012
Posted by Lindy Shopper in Mint Julep Jazz Band on April 18, 2012
On Saturday, April 28, 2012, the Mint Julep Jazz Band will hit the road for a gig in Greensboro at the Oriental Shrine Club, playing the evening dance as part of the Piedmont Swing Dance Society‘s spring workshops with Joel Plys and Jenna Applegarth. We’re looking forward to seeing a big crowd of dancers out for this one!
Oriental Shrine Club
5010 High Point Road
Greensboro, NC
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Free beginner lesson with admission
8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. – Mint Julep Jazz Band plays
Admission: $8.00 for Members and Students Under 21, $10.00 for Non-Members
For more information about the Piedmont Swing Dance Society, the dance, and the workshops, please visit the PSDS website at http://www.piedmontswingdance.org/
Hawkeye Swing Festival 2012
Posted by Lindy Shopper in Dancing, Lindy Shopper on April 2, 2012
I’m going to use this opportunity to give a shout out to my husband, trombone player Lucian Cobb, who will be featured in the Hawkeye Swing Festival‘s all-star lineup of musicians for the April 13-15 weekend! He’ll be performing with some old tour buddies (Solomon Douglas, Patrick Breiner, Mike Cemprola) and some new acquaintances (Bria Skonberg, Mike Faltesek, Paul Lines, et al).
While I didn’t win the Hawkeye Swing Festival’s choreography competition, I’m still tagging along to Iowa City for dancing, competing, and hopefully some vintage shopping for a Lindy Shopper report. This will be my first mid-west Lindy Hop event and it will be good to experience that new dynamic, as well as take a mini-work/vacay with Lucian. 
Altar Ego
Posted by Lindy Shopper in Mint Julep Jazz Band on March 23, 2012
On Saturday, March 31, the Mint Julep Jazz Band will be featured at Altar Ego, an event at the Washington Duke Inn that features a bridal fashion show, table top designs, food, music and dancing.
The Washington Duke Inn
3001 Cameron Boulevard
Durham, NC 27705
6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Mint Julep Jazz Band plays from 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
General Admission: $35.00
VIP Admission (front row seating): $75.00
For more information and to purchase tickets, see the event’s Eventbrite page.
For photographs of past Altar Ego events, visit http://www.trebellabridal.com/Fashion_Show.html.
Mint Julep Jazz Band plays Carrboro on St. Patrick’s Day!
Posted by Lindy Shopper in Mint Julep Jazz Band on March 12, 2012
We’ll be donning our finest emerald apparel for the Mint Julep Jazz Band show on March 17, 2012 at the Triangle Swing Dance Society swing dance, held at the Carrboro Century Center. Come dance on the finest sprung wood floor in the Triangle! Don’t know how to dance? No problem! There’s a beginner lesson at 7:00 p.m. that is included with the price of admission.
Carrboro Century Center
100 N. Greensboro Street
Carrboro, NC
Beginner east coast swing lesson – 7:00 p.m.
Band plays from 8:00-11:00 p.m.
Admission: Members/students $8.00, general admission $12.00
Queen City Lindy Exchange 2012
Posted by Lindy Shopper in DJ, Mint Julep Jazz Band on February 24, 2012
On March 10, 2012 the Mint Julep Jazz Band is playing the Saturday night dance at the Queen City Lindy Exchange! The Queen City Lindy Exchange is a weekend-long swing dance event held in Charlotte, NC with dances held throughout the weekend, featuring both DJs and live bands. Speaking of DJs, I will also be one of their featured DJs for the weekend. QCLX is organized by Eric and Stephanie Simpson of Lovin’ Lindy, who are the dearest people and I’m looking forward to working with them at this event!
For more information on the event and the Saturday night dance, please visit http://www.qclx.org/.
