SongShop

  • A musical tribute to Carol Weston

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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

    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

    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,…

  • 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

    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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Talking to Petals & Strangers

    Aug 20, 2022 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – SongShop Live presents a garden concert in Albany Park. USE THE FORM BELOW TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE. The garden is in bloom. For forty fortunate people there’s room to enjoy songs up close and personal, whether jazz, blues, operetta, musical theatre or new and contemporary.The…

  • Mar 22, 2022 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – All about love —for friends, dogs, community or Mr. Right. Join us for a delightful gala-like event in two acts! We’ll escape the sappiest of love songs to explore all the ways love plays its games or raises us up. Join us afterward for dinner…

  • Master Class with Spider Saloff

    Feb 7, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – START the NEW YEAR with Jazz-inspired SONGS Spider Saloff is back by popular demand. So much so we’re holding two sessions! Spider says: ” Hey cats! Here is your chance to have an intense course in one evening! It will be a blast. “Some of the…