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Saturday, May 17 8 PM at South Orange Performing Arts Center, SOPAC, One SOPAC Way , South Orange, NJ 07079  Bettye LaVette (Blues/Rock/Soul) Presented in partnership SOPAC http://www.sopacnow.org Tickets are available at the SOPAC box office Orchestra $48-38 | Mezzanine $38-28 "LaVette’s chill-inducing performance is without question one of the finest you'll hear all year." - USA TODAY Possessed of an incredibly expressive voice, the recently Grammy nominated, Bettye LaVette is one of the great soul singers in American music history. A song stylist par excellence she occupies a space where country meets soul, where elements of blues, folk, pop, jazz, gospel and R&B meld in seamless alchemy. Her latest album, Scene Of The Crime, is a tour-de-force that has earned Ms. LaVette rave reviews and a Grammy nomination. However, it is “Let Me Down Easy” recorded in 1969, that still serves as the feisty singer’s theme song and a climactic, gut wrenching showstopper to her live stage show. Don’t miss this unremittingly soulful performer in an evening that promises to reflect the wisdom and musical acumen acquired over a forty-three year career. "She groans, snarls, purrs, and hiccups her way through sweat drenched performances that provoke chills, shudders of pain, and lip-licking arousal - sometimes all within a single song. With a devastatingly soulful balance between meticulous control and unhinged abandon, LaVette's vocals command absolute respect… She communicates tragedy and triumph in a way that resonates within the most intimate reaches of our hearts and penetrates deep inside our bones." - BLUES REVUE And don't miss opener... newcomer blues sensation SAMUEL JAMES. A master of fingerstyle, slide, banjo, harmonica, and piano, this phenom is not yet out of his twenties. With musical influences ranging from Skip James and Sonny Terry to Gus Cannon and Charley Patton, such understanding of pre-war blues is rarely embodied in the music of one person. Be there when he opens this annual blues show co-presented with ArtsMaplewood OnStage.  For more information, call 973- 378-2133 The Burgdorff Cultural Center (BCC) is home to jazz, blues, folk, theater, and children’s programs. To take FULL advantage of everything ArtsMaplewood has to offer, we invite you to join…  Here’s what you get when you join: A BACKSTAGE PASS good for FOUR tickets to any ArtsMaplewood 2007-2008 programs-that’s a savings of up to 20% off regular ticket prices!* An approximate 20% discount on any additional ticket purchases FREE admission for two children to any Music For Kids concert when you buy one ticket *Limit of two tickets per event using the Backstage Pass. Additional tickets may be purchased at the discounted price. REMEMBER, you must bring your Back Stage pass to every performance you intend to use it.
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 What Exit website  The Housekeeper, by James Prideaux Wouldn’t you just love to have a live-in maid? Be careful what you wish for! Manley Carstairs, a bachelor and self-styled literary artist, engages Annie Dankworth as housekeeper of his large Victorian house, to cook, clean and (ahem) take care of him. There’s just one problem: she can’t cook, she won’t clean, and, worst of all, now he can’t get rid of her! Hilarity ensues as their relationship devolves from gleeful anticipation to murderous intent to… well, you’ll have to buy a ticket to find out. March 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 3 PM. $25 general admission, $20 seniors and Fan Club members, and $15 students. Please call (973) 763-4029 for reservations and more information. 
Back for a third consecutive year, What Exit? and Lydia Johnson
Dance continue their partnership, offering classes for kids aged
6–18 years in dance, choreography, ballet, musical theater and
audition technique. Instructors are New York dance and Broadway
veterans. And, look out for adult dance and comedy classes this
winter! For more information, call Associate Artistic Director David
Winitsky at (973) 763-4029, or visit our website at www.whatexittheater.
com.Parents, keep us in mind for summer camp 2008! The Sixth Annual EZLAFFS Comedy Night And Silent Auction Three hilarious and irreverent comedy shorts about contemporary topics, driving and cell phones, ladies who drink lunch, and inappropriate yuletide lust. Saturday, October 13 at The Maplewood Club, 60 Ridgewood Road. This is a benefit performance. Dinner, beer, wine, and mojitos will be served. $95 per person. |
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 GloHTAP website Global Heritage Theater Arts Project Saturday, May 17 HAITIAN ART SONGS. Actor, singer, and conductor Jean- Ronald LaFond will perform this internationally presented, classical recital in his stunning, rich bass-baritone voice. $25 general admission, $20 senior and Fan Club members, and $10 students  Bringing the finest world and folk musicians to Maplewood.  "Uncle Floyd" Vivino April 12th Munnelly, Flaherty & Masure April 19th Jon Regen April 26th Groovelily May 3rd Project May 17th Billy Jonas May 24th Alexander Kariotis and the Rock Opera Orchestra More info
Saturday, October 20, 12:30 PM Co-sponsored with Music For Kids and WBGO. WBGO’S CHILDREN JAZZ SERIES, featuring Marlon Simon Latin Jazz Ensemble. Saturday, December 1, 9:30 AM and 11 AM BROADWAY KIDS FOR KIDS, children performing Broadway show tunes. Saturday, January 26, 9:30 AM and 11 AM, COWBOY MUSIC FOR KIDS awarding winning Country & Western swing music for families. Saturday, March 8. 9:30 AM and 11 AM, REGGAE FOR KIDS. Saturday, April 12. 9:30 AM and 11 AM, MIXED FLOCK birds and music from New Jersey and the tropics. Saturday, May 17. 9:30 AM and 11 AM, OPERA FOR KIDS Opera for the Young presents “The Itsy, Bitsy Spider” with Lori Mirabal.
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