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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Dance at the Ashkenaz
6:00 to 9:00 PM
The Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Don Neely's 10-piece Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges, will be
providing
lively dance music for another wonderful dance at The Ashkenaz,
Berkeley's
legendary dance hall. Ashkenaz has a friendly and relaxing ambience
with
a great dance floor and excellent sound system. They serve tasty
snacks,
wine, beer, coffee and more. We'll be delighted to see you, and you'll
be happy you came.
Admission $20.
For additional information please see web site:
http://www.ashkenaz.com
or call 510-525-5054
Steve Apple, drums, vocals, sardonic observations
Frederick Hodges, piano, vocals
Carla Normand, vocals
Andrew Storar, 1st trumpet, vocals, insight into the legacy of Michael Jackson
Brent Bergman, trombone
Dick Mathias, lead alto sax, reeds
Kent Mikasa, 2nd cornet
Dix Bruce, guitar, banjo, concert ocarina
Marty Eggers, bass, tuba
Bob Embry, tenor sax, reeds
September 13, 2009, Sunday, 1:00 to 6:00 PM
Gatsby Summer Afternoon
Dunsmuir House and Gardens, Oakland CA.
The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at the famous Gatsby Summer Afternoon for over twenty years, and each year it becomes more interesting and fun. Patrons get into the spirit of the 1920s with music, dancing, period attire, picnics, cars, and imagination. Rolling hills, vast green lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and charming Dunsmuir House provide the perfect setting for a memorable experience. Special guest Tom Bopp will sing with the band, as well as Frederick Hodges, Carla Normand, Don Neely, and Andrew Storar.
For information please call the Art Deco Society Of California 415-982-DECO or visit www.artdecosociety.org
Saturday October 17 2009
6:00 PM
Mobsters Ball
More info:
mobstersball.com
650-544-4862
Verdi Club
2424 Mariposa
San Francisco, CA
-
Saturday
February 16th, 8:00 PM - 12:30 AM
- March 2, Sunday evening, 7:00 to 10:00 PM, Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys perform in the Ahwahnee Hotel Bar
- March 3, Monday afternoon, 3:00 to 5:00 PM Tea Dance, Don Neely's Royal Society Sextet with Carla Normand in the Great Lounge at the Ahwahnee Hotel.
- March 3, Monday evening, 8:00 to 11:00, in Ahwahnee Hotel Bar, Speakeasy Entertainment with Tom Bopp, Sara Klotz de Aguilar, Frederick Hodges, Ann Gibson, and more!
- 6:00 PM, Gala Dinner in Ahwahnee Dining Room featuring vintage menu and same line-up of artists.
- March 4, Tuesday evening, 8:00 to 11:00 PM, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra plays for the Grand Ball, Great Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel. Includes dance performance by the DecoBelles.
- RESERVATIONS. Please call the main reservation number and ask for Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays. Phone number: 559-253-2075. Website is www.YosemitePark.com Also you may call the Art Deco Society Of California for information at 415-982-DECO (3326) or www.artdecosociety.org
- Briefly, lodging packages are for the Ahwahnee Hotel or Yosemite Lodge, for either two nights or three. Prices are on web site Yosemitepark.com/heritage and include the gala dinner in the breathtaking Ahwahnee Hotel dining room.
- All music, lectures, and presentations at the Heritage Holidays event at the Ahwahnee Hotel are free to the public, except for the dinner. You can camp in or outside the valley, and still attend the events free.
- Singer and pianist Tom Bopp, who regularly performs at The Wawona Hotel in Yosemite will be singing with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra and performing in the Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room during the Gala Dinner and afterwards in the Ahwahnee Bar. Speakeasy music in the bar will feature various artists from the RSJO including Frederick Hodges, plus singers Sarah Klotz de Aguilar, and Ann Gibson.
- Don Neely, clarinet and sax
- Frederick Hodges, piano
- Andrew Storar, trumpet
- Marty Eggers, bass
- Steve Apple, drums
The 6th Annual Shiny Stockings Ball
Lake Merrit Dance Center
200 Grand Ave,
Oakland, CA 94610
$20 pre-sale; $25 at the door
The
Northern California Lindy Society (www.ncls.com) is proud to sponsor
the
6th Annual Shiny Stockings Ball in conjuction with the Frankie Manning
Weekend. Come spend a great night of dancing with one of the original
Lindy
Hoppers, Mr. Frankie Manning! The ballroom of the Lake Merrit Dance
Center
will be packed with swing dancers from all over the Bay Area to boogie
the night away to the swinging sounds of the Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra.
Pre-sale
tickets are available now at http://www.ncls.com/fm2008/reg/index.html
March 3 & 4, 2008, Monday Afternoon, and Tuesday Evening
Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays
Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park
The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra will be performing once again in Yosemite Valley for the annual three-day Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays at the Ahwahnee Hotel. This is an event to remember! Experience the high-style rustic charm of the Ahwahnee Hotel nestled in the majestic Yosemite Valley, and the heart-stirring music of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra! This rare event is co-sponsored by the Art Deco Society Of California, and together with historian Tom Bopp, they have organized many fascinating lectures, demonstrations, and musical presentations related to the early years of the last century in Yosemite. This year's special theme is Winter in Yosemite. Special presentations will show that from the start, winter activities were concocted with delightful creativity, indoors and out. Ice skating, tobogganing, ski-joring, and snowshoe-baseball drew guests outside, while ballroom dancing, musical events, and the Bracebridge Dinner enhanced the evening hours.
Music schedule — these
Yosemite events
are FREE to the public!:
The RSJO has an excellent
new
recording, Deja Vu?, which features songs written by Don
Neely that have become sensations at the Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays,
including
"Wawona Waltz," "Hetch Hetchy," and "Redwood. "
March 8th, Saturday afternoon, 2:30 to 5:00 PM
Dixieland Montery
28th Annual Festival
DeAnza Ballroom
Monterey Conference Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
For information please
call (831)
633-5053 or toll free at 888-349-6879.
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com
Sunday, March 30, 2007. 3:00 to 6:00 PM
Broncho Billy Tea Dance
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
37417 Niles Boulevard
Fremont, CA 94536
Broncho
Billy Tea Dance with authentic dance music of the teens, twenties, and
thirties, featuring Don Neely’s Royal Society Five
Tickets
available during weekend museum hours,
Suggested
donation $20, by phone at 510-494-1411, and through web site: http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
This event is a benefit for the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, 37417 Niles Boulevard, Fremont, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Merced Art Council's
Black and
White Ball
7:30 to 11:30 PM
Don Neely and the Sextet
play for
the 25th Annual Black and White Ball in Merced. This year's ball is
sure
to be great fun, because it has the 1920s for its theme! The event is
sponsored
by the Merced Multicultural Arts Center and the proceeds will go to
benefit
art programs for youth.
Attire requested will be vintage-retro style. Use your imagination, be creative! Have fun!
Location
Merced
Multicultural
Arts Center
645
West Main
Street
Merced,
CA
95340
Tickets
$75
each
Includes
two
glasses of wine
&
a dance
lesson
Gourmet
Desserts
Sloe
Gin Fizz
& Martini Bar
Raffle
Prizes
& Silent Auction
Music by
Don
Neely's
Royal Society Jazz Sextet
Hors d’oeuvres by
STARFISH
CATERING
7:30
—11:00pm
Dance Lesson
Saturday,
April 12
11:30am—1:30pm
FOR MORE INFORMATION
click
here
or
call the
Arts Center at: (209) 388-1090
Band features
Carla
Normand,
vocalist
Frederick
Hodges, piano
Steve
Apple,
drums (yes, it is too a real instrument!)
Dix
Bruce,
guitar, banjo
Andrew
Storar,
trumpet, vocals
Marty
Eggers,
legendary bass player
April 26th, Saturday evening 8:00 to 12:00 midnight
Art Deco Preservation Ball
Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, 10 pieces, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges.
Berkeley City Club,
2315 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Old California and its
Mexican/Spanish
History will be the theme of this year's unique event.
There will be a special
performance
by the Decobelles dance troupe. You'll also see and hear vocalists Ann
Gibson and Sara Kltoz de Aguilar.
More to be announced.
For information please
call 415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
Saturday May 3, 2008
2:00 pm
El Campanil Theatre, Antioch, downtown, 2nd and G St.
Concert Matinee
Community Concerts
Present
Don Neely & The Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra
10 pc. with Carla Normand
and Frederick
Hodges
Adults: $ 22 Seniors: $ 20 Children: $15
For tickets, please
visit the theatre
website:
www.elcampaniltheatre.com
or telephone:
We are delighted to be returning for a concert performance at the beautiful El Campanil Theatre, built in 1927 and fully restored to its original charm. This is the perfect theatre to see the RSJO! Located on the Sacramento Riverfront in old Antioch.
May 23-26, 2008
We regret to inform our fans that the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has not been invited to perform at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee this year. We love performing at the festival and with great hope look forward to receiving an invitation to perform there again sometime in the future.
If you would like to speak or write to the director of the festival, here below is the information:
Festival Director: Gene
Berthelsen
Phone 916-372-5277 Ext. 11
email
jubileedir@sbcglobal.net
2787 Del Monte Street
West Sacramento, CA 95691
If you have an opinion
you'd like
to share, please email us rsjo@sonic.net.
We appreciate your support.
July 18, 2008
Friday Nights at the de Young
Third Season of Cultural Encounters Friday Nights at the de Young presents
THE ROYAL SOCIETY JAZZ ORCHESTRA and CYNTHIA GLINKA
FREE ADMISSION!
In Wilsey Court
Cynthia Glinka
6:00
- 6:30
pm
Cynthia Glinka dance coach and choreographer, instructs, entertains, and inspires during this event. With her dance tips and tricks, you won't miss a beat! Join us on the dance floor.
Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra
6:30
- 8:30
pm
Don Neely and the
10-piece orchestra,
with vocalist Carla Normand, are renowned for authentically capturing
the
exciting sound of big-band swing, hot syncopated jazz, blues, and music
of the Cotton Club. Songs include the compositions of George Gershwin,
Fats Waller, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Walter
Donaldson,
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and many others from Tin Pan Alley,
Broadway,
vaudeville,
and the silver screen.
The de Young is located
at 50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
de Young
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden
Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-750-7694
e-mail nexcach@famsf.org
For more information go
online to www.deyoungmuseum.org
August 6, 2008
Don Neely's Rhythm Aces ( Our new name for the sextet! )
Bing Crosby's
in Walnut
Creek
August 6th, Wednesday
evening
No cover charge!
Dancing from 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Dance lessons by Johnny Lee during intermissions
Bing Crosby's is a fascinating place to visit with great ambience built on the concept of hollywood and Bing Crosby's career in film and music.
They serve marvelous dinners and have a stunning menu of martinis and other Rat Pack libations.
Rhythm
Aces
lineup:
Don Neely on reeds and
vocals
Frederick Hodges, piano
and vocals
Andrew Storar, Cornet and
vocals
Steve Apple, Drums
Dix Bruce, Guitar
Marty Eggers, Stand up bass
Address:
1342 Broadway Plaza
Walnut Creek, CA
94596
925-939-BING
Web site www.bingcrosbysrestaurant.com
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Dance at the Ashkenaz
5:00 to 8:00 PM
The Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Don Neely's 10-piece Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges, will be
providing
lively dance music for another wonderful dance at The Ashkenaz,
Berkeley's
legendary dance hall. Ashkenaz has a friendly and relaxing ambience
with
a great dance floor and excellent sound system. They serve tasty
snacks,
wine, beer, coffee and more. We'll be delighted to see you, and you'll
be happy you came.
Admission $20.
For additional information please see web site:
http://www.ashkenaz.com
or call 510-525-5054
Don
Neely, leader, reeds, vocals, arranger
Steve
Apple, drums, vocals, sardonic observations
Frederick
Hodges, piano, vocals
George
Hamilton Green, xylophone
Carla
Normand, vocals
Andrew
Storar, 1st trumpet, vocals, attitude
Brent
Bergman, trombone
Dick
Mathias, lead alto sax, reeds
Kent
Mikasa, 2nd Cornet
Irving
Kaufman, vocals
Dix
Bruce, guitar, banjo
Marty
Eggers, bass, tuba
Bob
Embry, tenor sax, reeds
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
5:30 to 9:00 PM
Don Neely's full-size, ten-piece Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges
U.S.
Hornet, Aircraft Carrier
Alameda,
CA
707
W Hornet Ave, Pier 3
Alameda
Point
Alameda,
CA 94501
510-521-8448
www.uss-hornet.org
Dinner-Dance Benefit for Center for Elders Independence
For ticket information, please contact:
Web site: http://cei.elders.org/events.html
510-839-3100
September 13, 2008
7:30
to 10:30 PM
Dance
Under The Stars
Rose
Bowl Dance 2008
Featuring
the full 11-piece Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
starring
Miss Carla Normand -- America's Radio Sweetheart
Escalle
Winery,
771
Magnolia Avenue
Larkspur,
California
Tickets:
$50 per person (limit 4 per person)
Tickets
Available Saturday, May 17: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
And
Monday, May 19, 2:00 Pm to 7:00 PM at Larkspur City Hall
Semi-Formal Vinage dress from 1910-1950 encouraged
How to prepare for the
dance
Find your tickets - View
invitation
Ticket Purchases - Unfortunately, due to the capacity of the venue the Rose Bowl Dance is sold out. Please call the Larkspur Recreation Department at 415-927-6746 to register your name on the wait list for tickets.
Sign up for dance
lessons - View
Announcement
Register at the
Larkspur Recreation
Department for one or more of our Thursday evening sessions, 927-6746.
$15 per couple, $10 for singles, per session.
- August 28 - Hall Gym
7-8:30 PM
- September 4 - Hall Gym
7-8:30
PM
- September 11 - Neil
Cummins Gym
7-8:30 PM
Lessons provided by Cynthia Glinka
Select your vintage
outfit - pick
an era to emulate
- Vintage
Portraits Jude Mooney Photography will be on site to capture the
moment
- Remember to pick
sensible shoes
for uneven landscape
- Coat check available to
check
your hats & gloves
Read up on the history of the Rose Bowl Dance
Remember
the Rose Bowl Story by Jerry Flamm
Rose
Bowl Photographs
Larkspur
Firehouse Museum
Transportation by
San Francisco
Trolleys
Travel from City Hall
to the dance
by trolley all night from 7:30 - 1:00 AM
Parking available at St.
Patrick's
church on Locust Avenue.
Parking also available at
the corner
or Magnolia & Bon Air Road.
September 14, 2008, Sunday, 2:00 to 6:00 PM
Gatsby Summer Afternoon
Dunsmuir House and Gardens, Oakland CA.
The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at the famous Gatsby Summer Afternoon for over twenty years, and each year it becomes more interesting and fun. Patrons get into the spirit of the 1920s with music, dancing, period attire, picnics, cars, and imagination. Rolling hills, vast green lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and charming Dunsmuir House provide the perfect setting for a memorable experience. Special guest Tom Bopp will sing with the band, as well as Frederick Hodges, Carla Normand, Don Neely, and Andrew Storar.
For information please call the Art Deco Society Of California 415-982-DECO or visit www.artdecosociety.org
October 17th, Friday
9:00 to 12:00 PM
Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand, and Frederick Hodges
Collegiate Ball (Part of the 2nd annual, three-day "Shag Jam")
Location:
Verdi Club in San Francisco
2424 Mariposa St.
San Francisco
Fast, furious and flying feet will gather from far and near for the San Francisco Shag Jam. Nearly 80 years after the swing kids of the 1930s started dancing the Collegiate Shag, a melting pot of young and old convene to flip, flop and fly on the dance floor.
The Verdi Club is located in the Portrero Hill district of San Francisco, and was built in the 1930s, and was for many years an Italian social club.
They have a huge dance floor, an elevated stage with proscenium arch, and a roomy bar where you can order a refreshing libation in between strutting your stuff on the dance floor.
The Collegiate Ball features a Vintage Hair Styling Class for the Dolls and Vintage Clothes Styling Class for the Daddy O's, Dance Performances, Collegiate Shag Championships (Prelims & Spotlight Finals), Pin-Ups and Classic Cars! Join in on the history and dress in your best Vintage College/Varsity Sweater wear.
To gain more
information please go
to the delightful Shag Jam web site:
http://www.shagjam.com/
This is going to be a
fun event with
great dancers!
Dance at the Ashkenaz
5:00 to 8:00 PM
The Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Don Neely's 10-piece Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges, will be
providing
lively dance music for another wonderful dance at The Ashkenaz,
Berkeley's
legendary dance hall. Ashkenaz has a friendly and relaxing ambience
with
a great dance floor and excellent sound system. They serve tasty
snacks,
wine, beer, coffee and more. We'll be delighted to see you, and you'll
be happy you came.
Admission $20.
For additional information please see web site:
http://www.ashkenaz.com
or call 510-525-5054
Steve Apple, Drums, vocals
Frederick Hodges, Piano, Vocals
Carla Normand, Vocals
Andrew Storar, 1st Trumpet, vocals
Brent Bergman, Trombone
Dick Mathias, Lead alto sax, reeds
Kent Mikasa, 2nd Cornet
Dix Bruce, Guitar, Banjo
Marty Eggers, Bass, Tuba
Bob Embry, Tenor sax, reeds
Sunday 25 January 2009
Art Deco Society of California
Annual Membership and Volunteer Appreciation Party
The Don Neely Trio
Featuring:
Don Neely -- clarinet
Frederick Hodges - piano
Marty Eggers -- bass
Lionel Hampton -- vibes*
*management is not responsible for last minute personnel cancellations.
2-5 PM
Schroeder's Cafe
240 Front Street
San Francisco, CA
www.schroederssf.com
Please join us for our Annual Membership and Volunteer Appreciation Party. Hors d'oeuvres, dessert and good cheer will be passed around. There will be entertainment and dancing of course (we are the ADSC). But it won't be a proper shindig unless you are there!
Free for Art Deco Society Members.
$20.00 for everyone else.
Art Deco Society of California
February 5th, 2009
The
beautiful Fox Oakland Theater has been restored!
Come celebrate the Grand Reopening of the Fox Oakland Theater
See the Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra on the giant stage!
February 5th, 2009.
7:00 to 11:00 PM
Buffet Dining California Wines Martini Bar
Valet Parking Available $10
Free Parking at Rotunda Garage
Cocktail Attire
Tickets are available at $250 Each
Please visit www.foxoakland.com
to purchase tickets
Or leave a message at 510-869-3519
1912 Telegraph at the corner of 19th and Telegraph
Oakland, California
Entertainment Line up:
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra (Ten piece orchestra with Don Neely, Carla
Normand, Frederick Hodges)
The Decobelles
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave
Vaudeville Artists
Circus Performers
And many other entertainers
February 20, 2009
The 32nd Annual Viennese Ball
8:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Hyatt Regency in Burlingame
The Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra performs for Stanford University's Annual Viennese Ball.
We will be performing in the Swing Ball Room.
For tickets and other information, please visit vienneseball.com
TICKET SALES
Ticket sales open on February
7, 2009 at the Bon Bon Ball during Austria
Fortnight. Tickets will be available for purchase in Stanford's White
Plaza from noon to 1pm every weekday through February 20, 2009.
In addition, a limited number of Viennese
Ball memorabilia, including champagne
flutes ($10 per flute, or $8 at time of ticket purchase), t-shirts ($10 per shirt, or $8 at
time of ticket purchase), and DVDs
($20 per DVD, or $15 at time of ticket purchase), are available.
PRICING
Ticket prices are $85 per
couple for students, $105 per couple for Stanford faculty, staff, and
Cardinal Young Alumni, $115 per couple for other Stanford Alumni, and
$125 per couple for the general public. A limited number of single
tickets are available to students upon request.
ONLINE
Viennese Ball tickets may be
purchased online through eGroups.
Additional charges may
be assessed by eGroups. Tickets will be available online until noon on
the February 19, 2009. Tickets purchased online should be picked up at
the ball, with receipt and photo ID as proof of payment.
AT THE DOOR
A limited number of tickets
will be available at the ball itself. Come prepared with either cash or
your check payable to "Viennese Ball Committee."
March 2-3, 2009
Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays
Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park
The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra will be performing once again in Yosemite Valley for the annual three-day Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays at the Ahwahnee Hotel. This is an event to remember! Experience the high-style rustic charm of the Ahwahnee Hotel nestled in the majestic Yosemite Valley, and the heart-stirring music of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra! This rare event is co-sponsored by the Art Deco Society Of California, and together with historian Tom Bopp, they have organized many fascinating lectures, demonstrations, and musical presentations related to the early years of the last century in Yosemite. This year's special theme is Winter in Yosemite. Special presentations will show that from the start, winter activities were concocted with delightful creativity, indoors and out. Ice skating, tobogganing, ski-joring, and snowshoe-baseball drew guests outside, while ballroom dancing, musical events, and the Bracebridge Dinner enhanced the evening hours.
Music
schedule — these
Yosemite events
are FREE to the public!:
Don Neely has composed a new song to commemorate this year's Ahwahnee Heritage Holiday. He has titled it:
- March 2, Sunday evening, 7:00 to 10:00 PM Don Neely's Royal Society Sextet with Carla Normand in the Great Lounge at the Ahwahnee Hotel.
- March 3, Tuesday evening, 8:00 to 11:00 PM, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra plays for the Grand Ball, Great Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel. Includes dance performance by the DecoBelles.
"I Want To Camp At The Ahwahnee"
You are listening to it right now.
- RESERVATIONS. Please call the main reservation number and ask for Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays. Phone number: 559-253-2075. Website is www.YosemitePark.com Also you may call the Art Deco Society Of California for information at 415-982-DECO (3326) or www.artdecosociety.org
- Briefly, lodging packages are for the Ahwahnee Hotel or Yosemite Lodge, for either two nights or three. Prices are on web site Yosemitepark.com/heritage and include the gala dinner in the breathtaking Ahwahnee Hotel dining room.
- All music, lectures, and presentations at the Heritage Holidays event at the Ahwahnee Hotel are free to the public, except for the dinner. You can camp in or outside the valley, and still attend the events free.
- Singer and pianist Tom Bopp, who regularly performs at The Wawona Hotel in Yosemite will be singing with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra and performing in the Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room during the Gala Dinner and afterwards in the Ahwahnee Bar. Speakeasy music in the bar will feature various artists from the RSJO including Frederick Hodges, plus singers Sarah Klotz de Aguilar, and Ann Gibson.
Saturday afternoon, 2:30 to 5:00 PM
Dixieland Montery
29th Annual Festival
DeAnza
Ballroom
Monterey Conference Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com
Friday Nights at the de Young
Third Season of Cultural Encounters Friday Nights at the de Young presents
THE ROYAL SOCIETY JAZZ ORCHESTRA and CYNTHIA GLINKA
FREE
ADMISSION!
In
Wilsey Court
6:00
- 6:30
pm
Cynthia Glinka dance coach and choreographer, instructs, entertains, and inspires during this event. With her dance tips and tricks, you won't miss a beat! Join us on the dance floor.
Royal
Society Jazz
Orchestra
6:30
- 8:30
pm
Don
Neely and the
10-piece orchestra,
with vocalist Carla Normand, are renowned for authentically capturing
the
exciting sound of big-band swing, hot syncopated jazz, blues, and music
of the Cotton Club. Songs include the compositions of George Gershwin,
Fats Waller, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Walter
Donaldson,
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and many others from Tin Pan Alley,
Broadway,
vaudeville,
and the silver screen.
The
de Young is located
at 50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-750-7694
e-mail nexcach@famsf.org
For more information go online to www.deyoungmuseum.org
Sunday, 26 April, 2009
3:00 to 6:00 PM
Niles Essanay Silent Film
37417 Niles Boulevard
Fremont, CA 94536
Dance Instruction by Miss Cynthia Glinka
Broncho Billy Tea Dance with authentic dance music of the teens, twenties, and thirties, featuring Don Neely’s Royal Society Five
- Don Neely, clarinet and sax
- Frederick Hodges, piano
- Andrew Storar, trumpet
- Steve Hanson, bass
- Steve Apple, drums
Tickets
available during weekend museum hours.
Suggested
donation:
$30 for adults
$20 for students and seniors
Reservations by phone at 510-494-1411, and through web site: http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
This event is a benefit for the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, 37417 Niles Boulevard, Fremont, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Free Open Air Concert
12:00 noon to 1:15 PM
Don Neely's Royal Society Six
Todos Santos Plaza in downtown Concord
Grant St. and Willow Pass Rd., Concord, CA, 94519
Saturday 16 May 2009
Art Deco Ball
The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
Appearing Live at
the
Art Deco Society's Annual
Preservation
Ball
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
Oakland, CA
94612
(510) 465-6400
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Please join us on the Red Carpet and Swing into our
'S Wonderful Celebration
Thursday, May 21, 2009
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dunsmuir Historic Estate
Oakland, California
Honoring
Mary Hayashi, Assemblymember
and
Gary Tom, PharmD, St. Mary Prescription Pharmacy
Featuring Delicious Dim Sum from Tin's Tea House
and the Swinging Sounds of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
Event Sponsorship opportunities available, please inquire.
For more information, please contact Earp Events at
510-839-3100 or events@earpevents.com
22-24 May 2009
The Royal Society returns to the
36th Annual Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
The RSJO's Festival Schedule
• Fri. 2:30 PM Holiday Inn Ballroom
• Fri. 5:30 PM Yolo Room
• Fri. 8:30 PM Hyatt Ballroom
• Sat. 1:00 PM Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom
• Sat. 5:30 PM Betty's Bistro
• Sat. 8:30 PM Hyatt Ballroom
• Sun. 2:30 PM Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom
• Sun. 5:30 PM Yolo Room
• Sun. 8:30 PM Hyatt Ballroom
• Mon. 1:00 PM Betty's Bistro
Telephone and FAX: 707-765-2055