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  • Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Black Voices in Cabaret & The French Connection

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    Dave DeGooyer

    Oct 3, 2021 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Oct 3, 2021 @ 3:00pm Directors: Daniel Johnson, David Stephens Music Director: Elizabeth Doyle Where it all began…in Paris and Chicago. Spotlighting the exchange off cultures from Montmartre to State Street, and the extraordinary contribution of African American music and musicians to the evolution of…

  • Celebrating 100 Years of Chicago Cabaret: Cabaret Burlesque & Great American Songbook

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    Dave DeGooyer

    Sep 19, 2021 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Sept 19, 2021 @ 3:00pm Directors: Anne Burnell, Kyle Hustedt Music Director: Mark Burnell A celebration of LGBTQIA artists featuring drag, burlesque, and dancers interwoven with the hits from the Great American Songbook – Jazz, Broadway, standards, composers and lyricists of Tin Pan Alley. Featuring:…

  • Midsummer’s Dream—songs in 2 acts

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    Claudia

    Jul 17, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Songs to celebrate summer, rose gardens, lazy afternoons, midnight walks, and moon dancing. Pianists: Elizabeth Doyle, Bobby Schiff, Dan Stetzel. Singers: Adrienne Minnes, Carrie Hedges, Carol Weston, Christian Halvorsen, Claudia Hommel, Evelyn Danner, Jonathan Lewis, Lydia Stux, Patrick Davis, Ruth Fuerst, Sharon Waltham TWO WAYS…

  • SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Midsummer’s Dream” June 27

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    Dave DeGooyer

    Jun 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Midsummer’s Dream” Sunday, June 27, 7 p.m. Garden gates open at 6:30 pm central time. Pianists: Elizabeth Doyle, Bobby Schiff. Singers: Adrienne Minnes, Barb Smith, Claudia Hommel, Jonathan Lewis, Joyce Thomas, Julie Soroko, Lydia Stux, Patrick Davis, Sharon Waltham. We’re gathering…

  • SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Midsummer’s Dream” June 26

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    Dave DeGooyer

    Jun 26, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Midsummer’s Dream” Saturday, June 26, 7 p.m. Garden gates open at 6:30 pm central time. Pianists: Elizabeth Doyle, Dan Stetzel Singers: Barbara Smith, Carrie Hedges, Carol Weston, Christian Halvorsen, Claudia Hommel, Evelyn Danner, Jonathan Lewis, Patrick Davis, Sharon Waltham. We’re gathering…

  • SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Coming up Roses”

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    Dave DeGooyer

    Jun 5, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – SongShop Live Garden Concert: “Coming Up Roses” Saturday, June 5th at 7 p.m. Pianist: Dan Stetzel Singers: Barbara Smith, Christian Halvorsen, Claudia Hommel, Evelyn Danner, Jonathan Lewis, Ruth Fuerst. We’re gathering in the gardens of three neighbors in Albany Park (near Lawrence and Pulaski). AND…

  • SongShop Live presents “A Brand New Day” for Valentine’s

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    Claudia

    Feb 14, 2021 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – We all deserve a Brand New Day and what better than celebrating it with more than a dozen songs, a Valentine’s Day bouquet from some of our favorite performers. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. for a meet and greet with artists via Zoom.  The concert…

  • SongShop Online “Text & Context” sessions

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    Claudia

    Jan 30, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – We’re exploring song text and context, developing song setups and patter, and digging into the subtext of lyrics. We meet in a Zoom Room each Saturday.

  • SongShop “Text, Context, Subtext” online session

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    Claudia

    Dec 5, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Meeting online in Claudia’s Zoom room Come with one song or two, to work on TEXT, CONTEXT and SUBTEXT. You can speak the lyrics, sing a cappella, or sing to prerecorded piano or karaoke tracks. We’re interested in why you chose your song, where it…

  • The Boys and Girls of Autumn- a garden & livestream concert

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    Claudia

    Oct 10, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – At the home of Claudia Hommel and Cappy Kidd (Albany Park, Chicago) Led by Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard and featuring Barb Smith, Carrie Hedges, Christian Halvorsen, Evelyn Danner, Lydia Stux, Patrick Davis, Sharon Waltham, and our host Claudia Hommel. Along with special guest DANCER…

  • The Girls and Boys of Summer – a garden concert

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    Claudia

    Sep 26, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – At the home of Claudia Hommel and Cappy Kidd (Albany Park, Chicago) Led by Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard and featuring Susan Dennis, Kyle Hustedt, Jeni Schellenberg, Barb Smith, Carrie Hedges, Christian Halvorsen, Evelyn Danner, Sharon Waltham, and our host Claudia Hommel. From “Almost Like…

  • SongShop garden concert “Hello/Goodbye”

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    Claudia

    Aug 29, 2020 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Elizabeth Doyle at the keyboard. Featuring Barb Smith, Christian Halvorsen, Evelyn Danner, Sharon Waltham, and your host Claudia Hommel. SongShop Live presents our first live concert since the world went topsy-turvy. We recuperate our theme of “Hello & Goodbye” in a garden among neighbors and…