Open Mic Night, February 25,2017
Featuring CHRISTINA CONNORS

Saturday,February 25th, 4th Saturday this month
7:00-9:00 pm – $10 Cover

Doors open at 6:30 pm. Sign-up for those who wish to perform is from 6:30-6:55 pm. You must sign up by 6:55 to perform. Once the show starts we may not be able to accommodate additional performers. Bring music printed out in your key, and Kenneth will accompany you at the piano for your moment at the microphone. Comedians, poets, writers and musicians are all encouraged to perform!
Some snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. After the event, we will move the party next door to BJ Ryan’s for a special 2 for 1 drink offer.

Hosted by Kenneth Gartman
Featured Entertainer: CHRISTINA CONNORS

CHRISTINA CONNORS: As a headline performer, Christina has traveled over Europe and South America, spending three years with Costa Cruise Lines in an extraordinary experience she used to expand her range of styles to include additional Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, French, and German songs. Christina is no stranger to the New York stage. Her performances there include her 2008 hit one-woman show “Home Is Where the Heart Is” in two of Manhattan’s legendary cabaret theaters, Don’t Tell Mama and The Duplex.  She has been found sharing the stage with Broadway’s biggest stars, raising money for local charities including her performance at New York’s Shubert Theater benefiting Dena Hammerstein’s Only Make Believe foundation. This past August, Christina Co-Produced and performed in reality TV star David Tutera’s Dream Bigger Tour and recently shared the stage with Broadway’s Norm Lewis and Kelly O’Hara. Christina’s newest passion is for Music Producing.  She recently launched her own Musical Production Company “A New Soul Song, LLC” BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW Through music, creativity and conversation.  She is excited to collaborate with children in hopes to help inspire, bring joy and heal the human soul through the music they create together. For more information on Christina and her production company, visit www.anewsoulsong.com
 
Kenneth Gartman (Host/Pianist) – Theatre: Inner Voices III: Arlington (Off-Broadway); Bryan Putnam’s The ToyMaker (Eugene O’Neill Theater Conference, 2012); Zapata! The Musical (NYMF2012) and subsequent cast recording; Once Removed, a new musical with music by Graham Russell of Air Supply; Show Choir! the Musical (NYMF2010); The ToyMaker (NYMF2009) and subsequent cast recording; Trouble in Shameland (FringeNYC) and subsequent cast recording. Cabaret/Concerts: Rev. Yolanda’s Old Time Gospel Hour, Joshing Around, Unity Benefit Concerts, Concerts for City Greens, Cabaret Cares, The Salon Open Mic(Host/Co-Host), A Ballsy Christmas Open Mic (Host). Singer/Performer: Kenneth Gartman…Not Like the Other Cavemen (cabaret debut), National Tour of The Music Man; Side by Side by Sondheim; Simply Sondheim LIVE! (BBC Broadcast); and A New York Songbook: Way Off Broadway. For more information, visit www.KennethGartman.com

Open Mic Night takes place on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Come and enjoy a fun evening of entertainment.