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  • You’ve Got a Friend

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    Katie Rub

    Aug 3, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – Working In Concert presents a Garden concert in Albany Park. Dedicated to the memory of our friend, gardener, singer, pianist Rabbi Andy Bossov. RESERVE NOW! In this Friend-raiser, we celebrate those special relationships with a cast of friends, old and new: Carolyn Broquet, Valerie Chestnut, T. Patrick Davis,…

  • On the Menu with SongShop Live

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    Katie Rub

    Apr 27, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Join us for Working In Concert’s SongShop Live concert and see what we’re bringing to the table. In advance of her opening for Chicago Cabaret Week in May, guest artist “jazz lady” Robin Watson brings us a taste of her “Edible Array of Songs”. Plus…

  • SongShop Live presents”Fresh Airs”

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    Katie Rub

    Jan 22, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – RESERVE NOW! Or pay more at the door. Wednesday, January 22 at Rockwell on the River A cabaret of original songs and new takes on jazz, pop, R&B, and Broadway tunes. Join our singers at the magical Rockwell of the River, Acclaimed pianist Howie Pfeifer…

  • 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…

  • SongShop Live gives the Weather Report: Thunder and Rainbows

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    Claudia

    Jun 23, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Our first garden concert of the season, Howie Pfeifer is at the keys and a coterie of singers will sing from the verandah: Patrick Davis, Beth Halevy, Ruth Fuerst, Carrie Hedges, Christian Halvorsen, Claudia Hommel, Lauren Lassen, Ren Perez, Barbara Smith, Swingin’ Sisters, and Gabriel…

  • J is for January, Jazz, Jukebox and Joy

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    Claudia

    Jan 28, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Show and Dinner to brighten the short days of winter. SongShop Live presents a jump-for-joy songfest led by music director Howie Pfeifer with singers Susan Dennis, Ruth Fuerst, Beth Halevy, Christian Halvorsen, Carrie Hedges, Claudia Hommel, Cristina Marinescu, Gina Mincy, Patrick Davis, The Swingin’ Sisters,…

  • Birds, Bees, And Other Beasts

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 30, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Join us for our second summer friendraiser at a private garden in Albany Park. Swingin’ Sisters leads the pack with singers from SongShop and the Cabaret Connexion travelers including David Hoffman, the Swingin’ Sisters (Barbara, Carolyn and Tirzah), René Lara, Christian Halvorsen, Ruth Fuerst, Staci Kelley,…

  • Blooming Opera and Cabaret

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – ‘Opera Comes to the Cabaret’ al fresco fest and feast Fest: Music Direction by Carl Ratner, Howie Pfiefer, and Dana Brown featuring Susan Arjmand, Jessie Bolger, Susan Lewis Friedman, Dominique Frigo, Rose Guccione, Sean Harris, Claudia Hommel, Elisabeth Howard, Rosalind Hurwitz, Carl Ratner, Katie Rub,…

  • SongShop Live presents “Better Together”

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    Claudia

    Jun 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Click to RSVP Let’s meet at the beautiful salon of PianoForte Chicago for two delicious sets of songs, Better Together. — Being together is usually better, so they say. Songs and stories will provide evidence to prove the case—or not! Offering opera, pop, jazz, Broadway,…

  • April Fools and Follies

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    Claudia

    Apr 2, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – ORDER YOUR TICKETS TODAY! SONGSHOPLIVE.com/RSVP Songs for a Silly Season — of fools and kings, of fellows and follies, and much foolishness in Spring. Featuring Andy Bossov, Emily Buckner, Jeanne Franks, Ruth Fuerst, Beth Halevy, Carrie Hedges, Claudia Hommel, Daniel Johnson, Staci Kelley, Cristina Marinescu.…

  • Healthy Singing––Our New Year’s Resolution for Vocal Health

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    Claudia

    Jan 15, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Christine Steyer offers a special session on Healthy Singing––A New Year’s Resolution for Vocal Health Register Today! Join award-winning soprano and voice teacher Christine Steyer for a fun-filled session on maintaining a healthy singing voice. We will explore body parts involved in producing a powerful and…

  • SongShop Live presents “Things Change”

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    Claudia

    Dec 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – A concert for seasons and other things that change in us. Howard Pfeifer is music director, with singers Susan Arjmand, Evelyn Danner, Jeanne Franks, Ruth Fuerst, Carrie Hedges, Claudia Hommel, Staci Kelley, Jonathan Lewis, and Gabriel Valentino. We’re exploring in song the many ways change…