CHICAGO, IL (August 16, 2011) Mayne Stage proudly presents a full schedule of eclectic entertainment this week. As always, we kick off withimprov from One Group Mind, then welcome Eric Tessmer Band, Latin funk band Brownout, Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues and round out the week with Krymson Komedy. Tickets for all performances are on sale now and can be purchased by calling (866) 468-3401 or online at www.maynestage.com .
Mayne Stage announces Afro Caribbean Dance Party, Ensemble dal Niente,harity Matinee 2011 to benefit PCC Community Wellness and The Practical Theatre Co. Presents: The Vic & Paul Show. Even though there's lots of summer left, we're looking ahead to fall football season. Mayne Stage will be screening the Bears vs Giants game this Monday, August 22. Mayne Stage and Act One are also proud to be a featured venue participant in Jazz Institute of Chicago Club Tour. Tickets for all performances are on sale now and can be purchased by calling (866)468-3401 or online at www.maynestage.com .
In Performance This Week
One Group Mind
Tuesday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10|$5 with student ID or Improviser's Guild ID
Mayne Stage presents improv every Tuesday at 7:30pm featuring One Group Mind. Members of this group have gone on to be featured on successful television shows, including The Office, Community, Arrested Development, Saturday Night Live and Reno911!. Headlining every Tuesday evening performance will be the One Group Mind main stage team, Tricky Mickey. This Tuesday includes teams Horatio Ratio and Freud Droid.
Eric Tessmer Band
Wednesday, August 17 at 8pm
Tickets: $10 general admission|$15 reserved seating
Mayne Stage presents psychedelic rock band Eric Tessmer Band one night only, August 17. Beloved by audiences throughout the US, Canada and Europe, the band has captured the attention of fans from all ages as a result of their uncompromising musicianship and unbridled aggression. Boston Globe raves, "This guitar prodigy plays like a man possessed." With each performance, Eric Tessmer Band continues to evolve their collaborative vibe, built on a career and catalog of material that inspires and fuels the evolution of Texas Blues and Psychedelic Rock.
Brownout
Friday, August 19 at 10pm
Tickets: $15 in advance |$25 reserved
Hailing from Austin, Texas, the nine-piece, Latin funk ensemble Brownout makes their Mayne Stage debut one night only. Mostly instrumental, the band takes its cues from James Brown's 1970s band The J.B.'s and American Latin rock group, fronted by Carlos Santana's brother, Jorge, Malo. The Latin funk sound is infused with trippy psychedelic vibes. "Aguilas and Cobras," the group's most recent album on Six Degrees Records, stands as testament to their one-of-a-kind evolution.
Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues
Saturday, August 20 at 9 p.m.
Tickets: $25 general admission| $35 reserved
Corky Siegel returns to Mayne Stage with his Chamber Blues for another amazing evening of harmonic virtuosity. Siegel has earned an international reputation as one of the world's great blues harmonica masters. His newest project, Chamber Blues with the West End String Quartet and Frank Donaldson on world percussion, blends classical and blues styles in a chamber music setting. This ground-breaking innovative sound has garnered tremendous acclaim throughout the country and continues to open new doors for classical and blues/jazz listeners alike.
Evanston Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi presents Krymson Komedy
Featuring comedians: Aaron Foster, Erica Clark, Calvin Evans, Ill Will and B-Cole
Sunday, August 21 at 8:30pm
Tickets: $25
Support the community through laughteras Evanston Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi presents Krymson Komedy featuring comedians Aaron Foster, Erica Clark, Calvin Evans, Ill Will and B-Cole. Proceeds go to the Dr. Jacob A. Frey Memorial Scholarship, created by Frey who was instrumental in securing health care for African Americans.
Just Announced
Bears vs. Giants
Monday, August 22 at 7 p.m.
Tickets: Free admission
Come watch the Bears battle the Giants on a spectacular 22-foot screen at Mayne Stage . The full Act One menu will be available in the venue during the game.
Jazz Institute of Chicago Club Tour
Featuring Saalik Ziyad, Sarah Marie Yound DUETS, Koku Gonza and Natalie Oliveri
Wednesday, August 31 at 6 p.m.
Tickets: $12 GA| $20 reserved | $25 tour passes available for cash only at Mayne Stage box office and Act One Pub
The Jazz Club Tour kicks off the Chicago Jazz Festival festivities by giving visitors and hometown folks an opportunity to sample a wide range of music and venues before the outdoor festival. Mayne Stage is a featured venue on the tour, with its astounding acoustics and intimate setting. The evening will feature jazz musicians Saalik Ziyad, Sarah Marie Yound DUETS, Koku Gonza and Natalie Oliveri.
Afro Caribbean Dance Party
Featuring: Ghanatta, Pa Doute and DJ Mwelwa Musambacine
Friday, September 2 at 10 p.m.
Come enjoy an Afro Caribbean Dance Party at Mayne Stage, Friday, September 2. The night of music and dancing features African Hi-Life band Ghanatta and Haitian traditional band Pa Doute. DJ Mwelwa spins Afro Latin dance music for the evening.
Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, September 3
Tickets: $15 general admission|$25 reserved
The Midwest's only Latin Jazz Big Band makes much-anticipated return to Mayne Stage. Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble (CALJE) fuses the musical treasures of Afro-Latin American music and Jazz with musicians from Chicago's diverse Jazz community. With a global sound and ensemble, this group uses Latin rhythms as a springboard to create aesthetic textures and sonic spaces.
Ensemble dal Niente
Thursday, September 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 general admission|$25 reserved
Ensemble Dal Niente officially kicks off the 2011-12 season with the Chicago premiere of Fausto Romitelli's psychedelic masterpiece, Professor Bad Trip. This 40-minute piece in three 'lessons' was inspired by the writing of Henri Michaux and 1960s pro-hallucinogenic activism of Dr. Timothy Leary. The untamed, florescent sound world of Romitelli is paired with new, unusual arrangements of Italy's foremost Renaissance avant-garde homicidal composer: Carlo Gesulado.
Ensemble Dal Niente returns in December for "Hard Music, Hard Liquor," a wild, soloistic display of instrumental and vocal virtuosity featuring two of Luciano Berio's remarkable pieces.
Charity Matinee 2011 to benefit PCC Community Wellness
Featuring: Carolyn Striho and Mary Sommers
Saturday, October 1 at 3 p.m.
Tickets: $100 VIP tickets (includes reception area, buffet and wine bar)| $50 general admission
Charity Matinee 2011 presents PCC Community Wellness Benefit. Proceeds from the event will benefit PCC Community Wellness Center, a not-for-profit community health center network specializing in the delivery of comprehensive maternal and child health services to the medically underserved community . The matinee will feature pianist and vocalist Carolyn Striho and author and midwife Mary Sommers.
THE PRACTICAL THEATRE CO. PRESENTS: THE VIC & PAUL SHOW
December 20-23 at 7:30 p.m.
December 24 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
December 27 - 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 general admission|$25 reserved
Former Saturday Night Live writer Paul Barrosse and his wife, Victoria Zielinski -- veterans of The Practical Theatre Company, will play a limited engagement of their hit comedy show, "The Vic & Paul Show," , an evening of comedy, music, marriage and martinis at Mayne Stage this December.
Vic & Paul have fun with romance, marriage and the battle of the sexes, but their eclectic satiric targets range from Mayor Rahm Emmanuel to Jane Austen, Greek tragedy, whiskey tasting and the sorry state of TV news. Musical director Steve Rashid accompanies them on keyboards and brings his own brand of songwriting, as the trio returns to what they made national headlines doing before they became parents (and sent kids off to college): performing sophisticated comedy and songs in an intimate cabaret setting.
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