Month: May 2012

News & Observer Interview!

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

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

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

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