Claudia’s Cabaret-Paree
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Jul 11, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Old Town Triangle Association celebrates Bastille Day with Working In Concert. Claudia Hommel serves as your singing host with accordionist Patricia Spaeth. More bubblies to come as Old Town fetes the sister neighborhood of Montmartre! July 11,4:30-6pm Free, no registration required Old Town Triangle Gallery:…
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A Collection of Characters by Claudia Hommel
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Lydia Stux
Jul 9, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – Claudia Hommel presents a Collection of Characters with Howie Pfeifer at the piano. Join the journey from Paris and Chicago, to Havana and beyond as Claudia shares simple songs and ironies collected over her career. Sonia Oyola hosts in the intimacy of her home in…
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French Songs for Lovers by Claudia Hommel
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Lydia Stux
Jun 25, 2026 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Immerse yourself in Parisian romance with the Alliance Française Plein Air concert featuring Chicago-based singer Claudia Hommel! Claudia will evoke memories of 1950s Paris with romantic French music, accompanied by accordionist Patricia Spaeth and violinist Sam Hyson with a special nod to the chanson Mon coeur est un violon. Guests will enjoy a complimentary…
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April 26 Solo Sets
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Katie Rub
Apr 26, 2026 @ 3:30 pm – A Blooming of Solo Sets featuring Rae-Myra Hilliard, Alison Issen, Ruth Fuerst, Etienne Colvin Hosted by Claudia HommelHowie Pfeifer, Music Director Chief O’Neill’s, 3471 N Elston, ChicagoSunday, April 26 at 3:30 pm Giving our associated artists the opportunity to shine with curated short sets. Ruth Fuerst invites us to…
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Jul 12, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Let’s kick up our heels as we continue creating bonds between Old Town Chicago and Montmartre Paris. There’s French inspired fun and food all day long. Chanteuse Claudia Hommel is joined by accordionist Patricia Spaeth and violinist/accordionist Sam Hyson for two hours of French chanson…
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Chicago-Paris Cabaret Connexion 2024
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Katie Rub
Oct 26, 2024 – Nov 4, 2024 @ All Day – Visit the RSVP page for concert details and tickets Visit our homepage for links to register and select your master class and workshop sessions
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Spoon River House Festival
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Claudia
Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 22, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame and Working In Concert invite you to the Hyde Park house where Edgar Lee Masters wrote the classic Spoon River Anthology. Three different shows take place in a 2-weekend festival celebrating this iconic work from…
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A musical tribute to Carol Weston
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Claudia
Aug 4, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – The Old Town School of Folk Music and Working In Concert invite her legion of friends, colleagues and fans to honor the late Carol Weston on Sunday, August 4, 2024, 3pm to 6pm at the Szold Hall of Old Town School. RSVP’s are appreciated, but…
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May 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm – An idyllic view overlooking the Chicago River sets the scene as chanteuse Claudia Hommel transports you to Paris and the river Seine. Come to Rockwell on the River for the songs and stories; stay for the dinner, drinks, and moment to dance with your own…
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Romance Language—French Songs for Lovers
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Katie Rub
Feb 12, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Join Claudia Hommel at Le Piano for an evening with singer Gabrielle Goudard, Howie Pfeifer (piano), Patricia Spaeth (accordion), and Jim Cox (bass). Come for the music, stay for dinner, drinks, & romance! CLICK TO RESERVE 6970 N Glenwood. Street parking (free and metered) throughout…
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Circus Fantasy Cabaret/Cabaret Fantasie du Cirque
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Lydia Stux
Aug 31, 2023 @ 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm – The Festival kicks off on August 31 with a Cabaret Fantaisie du Cirque (Circus Fantasy Cabaret) at Les Deux pianos in the 15th arrondissement. The clowns arrive: Clovis the musicopath and his partner Patrick Pernet, Anne Fromm and her Weill Circus (the Brechtian music of Kurt Weill), and Paulus the Cabaret Geek, direct…
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Aug 28, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Singers from Chicago, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Paris perform in this musical tribute to Josephine Baker in her home region of Dordogne. Hosted by Michèle Barbier, Baker’s former secretary. Stefan Kukurugya at the piano. Our host Michèle Barbier, with singers Sue Berke, Jeanie…