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Chimes Tour
Chapel of the Chimes Mausoleum Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
A remarkable vision was fashioned at the beginning of the 20th century in Oakland at the end of Piedmont Avenue—the California Memorial Columbarium, now known as Chapel of the Chimes. Designed by the gifted Julia Morgan and later expanded under the creative vision of Frank Lloyd Wright protégé Aaron Green, Chapel of the Chimes has been serving families in need for over a century. Now a City of Oakland Distinguished Landmark, Chapel of the Chimes is a community treasure preserved from the past and entrusted hereafter to present and future generations. Beautiful gardens, alcoves, stairwells, fountains and chapels rising into vaulted ceilings and illuminated by natural light await you! Space is limited for these docent-guided tours. Reservations are highly recommended. Please phone to let us know if you can join us.
Contact: Allison Rodman (510) 228-3207
The Chimes Tour happens the third Saturday of every month from 10 am to noon.
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Jazz at the Chimes - Vive Le Jazz
Chimes Chapel Sunday, September 21, 2008 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
"...Think Paris...and red wine...and new love, lost in a kiss on a wet cobblestone street" and you have Vive Le Jazz!
Berkeley-based gypsy jazz quintet Vive Le Jazz! (formerly known as The Very Hot Club) doesn’t imitate or reproduce the music of their inspirational icons Django Reinhardt or Stephane Grappelli of the Quintette du Hot Club de France. They instead renew the original concept, writing new songs in a style that captures the spirit of a time when popular taste and art coincided. Led by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter George Cole and singer/fiddler/producer Kathy Sierra, along with Vic Wong, Julian Smedley and Carla Kay, Vive Le Jazz! creates an irresistible blend of nostalgia and cutting edge modernity.
The concert at Oakland's Chapel of the Chimes on September 21 will be followed by a reception where the public can meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and purchase CDs. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the American Heart Association.
Tickets $15 general/ $10 seniors & students available at the door only starting at 12:30 pm on the day of the show. Cash only. Kids under 12 are free. Plenty of free parking.
Contact: (510) 228-3218; mdorazi@lifemarkgroup.com
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Weblinks:
Vive Le Jazz!
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Rockridge Chorale - Chorus Without Borders
Chimes Chapel Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Rockridge Chorale was formed in 2003 to keep the joy of choral music alive in our communities. Director Devi Jameson has convened a group of local singers to share this music with seniors, "shut-ins," at weddings, funerals and other occasions.
In November of this year the Chorale will join another choral group in Newcastle England to perform a joint concert to raise funds for the victims of Darfur. Newcastle is a sister city to the city of Oakland California. This concert includes a sampling of the music which will be performed in Newcastle and is intended to help raise funds for the trip to England.
A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert.
Tickets are $15.00 adults; $10.00 seniors (over 62) and children (under 12); $120.00 for 10 tickets. Contact Allison Rodman: arodman@lifemarkgroup.com; (510) 228-3207
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Berkeley Opera presents Sweet Temptations
Chimes Chapel Sunday, September 28, 2008 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hear highlights of Berkeley Opera's upcoming 30th Anniversary Season performed by Angela Cadelago, Jillian Khuner, Paul Murray and other members of this Season's cast, introduced and accompanied by Artistic Director Jonathan Khuner. Then indulge your taste buds with desserts from Katrina Rozelle and wine. Hear highlights of Berkeley Opera's upcoming 30th Anniversary Season performed by Angela Cadelago, Jillian Khuner, Paul Murray and other members of this Season's cast, introduced and accompanied by Artistic Director Jonathan Khuner. Then indulge your taste buds with desserts from Katrina Rozelle and wine.
$25 or $50* per person (*special reserved section)
To order tickets, call 1-800-838-3006 or order on-line at www.brownpapertickets.com.
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Weblinks:
Berkeley Opera website
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Jazz at the Chimes - vocalist Jamie Davis
Chimes Chapel Sunday, October 19, 2008 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jamie Davis, dubbed the “chocolate baritone,” holds a position amongst the pantheon of great male vocalists with a full deep baritone voice that has been paired with some of the world’s most famous talent. Davis counts Patty Austin, Tony Bennett, George Benson, The Count Basie Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Cobb, and Billy Cobham, Wycliffe Gordon, Plaz Johnson, Jimmy Heath and John Handy as some of the premier performers with whom he has shared the stage.
During his career, Davis has traveled and performed extensively around the world as a headliner and as the lead vocalist for the Count Basie Orchestra. His full rich, deep baritone voice was tapped to narrate ‘A Time to Remember,’ a docudrama which won the Black American Independent Filmmakers Award. In 1999 in recognition of his steady accomplishments in the San Francisco area jazz scene, Davis was invited to be a part of the prestigious ‘Bay Area’s Giants of Jazz’ photograph, a event inspired by
the acclaimed, historical ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ photo of 1952.
Davis’ solo CDs include It’s All About Love, It’s A Good Thing and his newest Vibe Over Perfection (release July 2008).
The concert will be followed by an artist reception where concert-goers are invited to meet the artist and his band, enjoy refreshments and purchase CDs.
Tickets $15 general/ $10 seniors & students available at the door only starting at 12:30 pm on the day of the show. Cash only. Kids under 12 are free. Plenty of free parking.
Contact: (510) 228-3218; mdorazi@lifemarkgroup.com
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Weblinks:
Jamie Davis
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A Gathering of Our Hearts
Chimes Chapel Sunday, November 09, 2008 from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
"Honoring Veterans Day 08" an afternoon of healing for Veterans of all wars, their loved ones, their bereaved family members. The program will include readings from Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace by Sandy Scull, Sean McLain Brown, Bob Golling & Pauline Laurent. A documentary entitled The Gifts of Grief by Nancee Sobonya will be shown, followed by a group discussion and sharing of stories. For the children, there will be art projects, storytelling and face painting. (Please RSVP if you will be bringing kids.)
Refreshments will be provided by Chapel of the Chimes.
The program will be moderated by Nancee Sobonya, Shining Light Productions.
The event is a co-production of Shining Light Productions & Lifemark Group Honors Program and is a non-political event.
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Weblinks:
Shining Light Productions
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Jazz at the Chimes - Marcus Shelby Trio
Chimes Chapel Sunday, November 16, 2008 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bay Area bassist, bandleader, composer and educator Marcus Shelby has garnered high esteem in the jazz community here in the Bay Area and beyond. In his 23 years in jazz he has built a diverse and accomplished biography. Recent honors include the City Flight Magazine 2005 award as one of the “Top Ten Most Influential African Americans in the Bay Area”.
Shelby was bandleader of Columbia Records and GRP Impulse! Recording Artists Black/Note and is currently the Artistic Director and leader of The Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Marcus Shelby Septet and the Marcus Shelby Trio, which he brings to the Chimes on this date.
The concert will be followed by an artist reception where concert-goers are invited to meet the artist and his band, enjoy refreshments and purchase CDs.
Tickets $15 general/ $10 seniors & students available at the door only starting at 12:30 pm on the day of the show. Cash only. Kids under 12 are free. Plenty of free parking.
Contact: (510) 228-3218; mdorazi@lifemarkgroup.com
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Weblinks:
Marcus Shelby
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