Dawn Derowis debuting her latest cabaret performance,
GYPSY IN MY SOUL: Dawn Derow Sings
Eydie Gormé on Sunday, May 23rd at The Bijou Theatre. Grammy and Emmy award-winning singer Eydie Gormé is known for her gold record hits, including If He Walked Into My Life, Sabor a Mi, This Could Be the Start of Something Big and so many more. Renowned music director Ian Herman and director Jeff Harnar worked with Dawn to craft this stunning, vibrant performance. This multi-award winning production trio previously worked together on
MY SHIP: Songs from 1941, and have teamed up again for this journey through the music of Eydie Gormé. Mr. Harnar, in fact, will be joining Ms. Derow as a special guest in the show, alongside another special guest, renowned singer and musician, Danny Bacher. Find information on the performance and the virtual broadcast HERE.
Lauren Cusimano
The April Thunderbird Lounge Market Is This Weekend
This weekend offers yet another Thunderbird Lounge Market (710 West Montecito Avenue), happening from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 11. There will be shopping and DJs, food trucks and pop-ups. So far, Sabor a Mi, MozzArepas, My Comadres Kitchen, and Roasted Roots have signed on to attend. For more information, see the Facebook event. For more dining options in the Melrose District, see this dining guide or our recent review of Valentine.
Time for round two.
The AZ Women in Food Are Back, Babes
Order buttons are now live for another run of tasting menus from the James Beard Foundation Women of Arizona. The second collaborative series (the first was in January) of takeout dinners will run three weekends: April 16 and 17, April 23 and 24, and April 30 to May 1. Course offerings are coming from The Joy Bus Diner, Maya s Cajun Kitchen, The Coronado, Worth Takeaway, The Breadfruit & Rum Bar, and lots more. Particip
In a year bereft of most live music, recordings took on added import and resonance. I upgraded my home stereo in February, unaware that I’d be spending more hours between the speakers than ever. Given the artistic abundance of our Americana music community, that was no problem at all.
The year’s albums engaged in a fruitful, righteous dialogue with the tumult of the world, including the ones made before the pandemic. Many projects seemed prophetic. Artists channeled their anguish over living under an abusive, dishonest leader by reaffirming their commitment to empathy, honesty and care. There were veterans trying something new, voices from marginalized communities, updates of venerable traditions and exciting debuts. So let’s get to it.