Thursday, May 22, 2014

Update from Producer, Tanya Moberly - May 22, 2014

THERE WILL BE NO SALON MAY 25TH – JUNE 29TH.

SALON – that unique, MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING, Weekly Open Mic Event, created and hosted by Mark Janas will return to Etcetera, Etcetera - 352 West 44th Street, NYC 10036 – on Sunday, July 6th from 7-10:30PM. (Sign-Up Begins at 6:15.)

July 6th
Theme: You, Me & We
Co-Host: Tim Di Pasqua

Salon will then continue every Sunday…

July 13th
Theme: Come As You Are - An Anything Goes Pot Pourri
Co-Hosts: Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano
July 20th
Theme: TBA
Co-Host: TBA

July 27th
Theme: It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me
Guest Host: Steven Ray Watkins
Co-Host: Lennie Watts
Salon Spotlight: Rain Collazo

August 3rd
Theme: You’re Getting On My Nerves – People, Places & Things That Irritate
Guest Host: Barry Levitt
Co-Host: Dana Lorge

August 10th
Theme: TBA
Guest Host: Tracy Stark
Co-Host: Jason Morris

August 17th
Theme: Celebrating 9 Years of Salon!
Co-Hosts: The Etceterettes

August 24th
Theme: Six Degrees of Leonard Bernstein
Co-Host: TBA

Remember, any material, on or off theme, is always welcome at Salon.

Salon is an ongoing open entertainment event in which singers, writers and musicians share their talent with each other and audience members.

There is a $10 cash cover collected at the door and a $15 food/drink minimum (cash or credit) per person. (For more information about Etcetera, Etcetera's delicious menu: www.etcetcnyc.com. A 20% gratuity is added to all checks.) There are no reservations; seating is on a first come/first served basis, Doors open and sign up begins at 6:15pm. The evening begins at 7:00, has a 15-minute break at 8:30 and ends promptly at 10:30. If you would like to sign up to perform, see one the evening's 'Etceterettes' to fill out a card with your name, the name of your song, whether or not Mark will be playing for you and any upcoming events you'd like to promote. We do not present performers in order of sign-up, however, indicating requests as clearly and as early as possible as far as time restraints are concerned always makes everything much more possible. ALWAYS BRING SEVERAL SONG SELECTIONS to avoid duplication. All types of material, on or off theme are always welcome at Salon. We enthusiastically welcome instrumentalists, poets, playwrights, essayists, comics, illusionists and performance artists. Please limit your selections to three or four minutes in length (including introductions). Please also bring clear, complete charts for Mark to read. Sitting on the piano is not allowed, nor is flash photography. Please turn off all noise making devices and give performers your undivided attention.

Visit our website at www.markjanasthesalon.com and look for us on Facebook!

Thank you to our sponsor Dr. Garrett Bennett!


Looking forward to seeing you all Sunday, July 6th!

Thanks,

Tanya Moberly
Salon Producer

Sunday, May 18, 2014

The Salon Wrap-Up for May 18, 2014 - "Gender Bender"

May 18, 2014
Theme: “Gender Bender”

We had a full house, bursting at the seams, for our last Salon before our summer hiatus! What a wonderful ushering in of spring and warmth.

Our charming and talented co-host was Sharon Hunter! Sharon will be at The Metropolitan Room – 34 West 22nd St, NYC, 10010 – in SHARON AND HER 70’S MEN June 9th at 7pm. For more information: www.metropolitanroom.com

Co-Host Sharon Hunter!
Our Salon Spotlight was Marnie Klar! Marnie will be at Don’t Tell Mama – 343 West 46th St, NYC 10036 – in HOME June 6th, 10th, 18th & 24th, All shows at 7pm. For more information: www.marnieklar.com


Sneak Peek: Classical Corner

Mark Janas, our amazing founder and host, started Classical Corner by playing a recording of an orchestra version of Brahms’ 2nd piano concerto in B flat. Brahms came to mind as he planned this week’s classical corner because the anniversary of Brahms’ birth was May 7.

Tonight’s classical corner was a tribute to the rhapsody. According to Merriam Webster, a rhapsody is defined as “a piece of music that is meant to express a lot of emotion and does not have a regular form.” mark started by talking about some of the elements that make rhapsodies stand out from other pieces of music:

- Emphasis on bass / left hand
- “2 against 3” - the left hand is in 2, with the right hand in 3
- Harmonic richness. Mark says it, “mines the piano for depth of harmony and sound.”
- Integration of piano and orchestra (where the instruments blend rather than standing out opposite one another.)

Mark played excerpts from Brahms 1st Rhapsody to illustrate the above elements.

To close out the set, Mark played Brahms’ 2nd Rhapsody “Opus 79 #1” in B minor and “Opus 79 #2” in G minor.


Roster of singers for the evening (in order of appearance):
(click link to visit the singer’s website, when available.)

Sharon Hunter
Danielle Micelli
Edie Stokes
Lou Iacovino
Alicia Lazansky
Sunny Leigh
Amy Beth Williams
David Ballard
Natasha Castillo
Todd Monroe
Richard Eisenberg
Joey Infante
Paul Rigano
Sally Darling
Matthew Martin Ward
Jane Glick
Doris Dear
Gary Crawford
Bob Diamond
Dawn Derow
Bill Zeffiro

Special thanks to tonight’s pianists and musicians: Mark Janas, Barry Levitt, Mike McDonald, Paul Rigano

And thank you to Gil Alexandre on lights and sound!


Upcoming shows:

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 (7pm) - Amy Beth Williams in “Crazy To Love You”, directed by Tanya Moberly, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, May 23, 2014 (9:15pm) - Paul Rigano in “I Ought to Behave (and other naughty songs)” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Sunday, May 25, 2014 (4:30pm) - Carly Ozard in “Midler on the Roof” with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins, at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Sunday, May 25, 2014 (7pm) - Christopher Moll in “Intertwine” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, May 30, 2014 (9:15pm) - Paul Rigano in “I Ought to Behave (and other naughty songs)” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Sunday, June 1, 2014 (4:30pm) - Carly Ozard in “Midler on the Roof” with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins, at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 (7pm) - Amy Beth Williams in “Crazy To Love You”, directed by Tanya Moberly, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Thursday, June 5, 2014 (7:30pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’ve Only Just Begun- A Carpenter’s Tale,” with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, June 6, 2014 (7pm) - Marnie Klar in “Home”, , directed by Tanya Moberly with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Sunday, June 8, 2014 (4:30pm) - Carly Ozard in “Midler on the Roof.” Music directed by Steven Ray Watkins, at The Duplex, 61 Christopher St, NYC.

Monday, June 9, 2014 (7pm) - Sharon Hunter in “Play Me: the 70s Men Through the Eyes of a Woman” with musical direction by Barry Levitt, at The Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd Street, NYC.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 (7pm) - Marnie Klar in “Home”, directed by Tanya Moberly with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

June 13-29, 2014 (Wed-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 2pm) - Erin Cronican is co-directing and performing in THE LARAMIE PROJECT with The Seeing Place Theater, 314 W 54th St, 4th Floor.

Friday, June 13, 2014 (7pm) - Amy Beth Williams in “Crazy To Love You”, directed by Tanya Moberly, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 (7pm) - Marnie Klar in “Home”, directed by Tanya Moberly with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Friday, June 20, 2014 (7pm) - Amy Beth Williams in “Crazy To Love You”, directed by Tanya Moberly, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Saturday, June 21, 2014 (4pm) - Susan Hodgdon in “I Could Go On Singing: The Songs of Judy Garland” at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 (7pm) - Marnie Klar in “Home”, directed by Tanya Moberly with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Saturday, June 28, 2014 (8pm) - Natasha Castillo in “They’ve Only Just Begun- A Carpenter’s Tale,” with musical direction by Steven Ray Watkins, at Don’t Tell Mama, 343 W 46th St, NYC.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 (7pm) - Joey Infante in “Amor: A Love Story” with musical direction by Barry Levitt at The Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd Street, NYC.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 (7pm) - Joey Infante in “Amor: A Love Story” with musical direction by Barry Levitt at The Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd Street, NYC.

September 26, 2014 - Dawn Derow is debuting a new show at The Metropolitan Room, 34 W 22nd Street, NYC.


THE SALON IS TAKING A 6 WEEK HIATUS

We’ll see you again on July 6, 2014. Enjoy the break!


Erin Cronican
Blogette for The Salon
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