Sep
15
The Mainstay Gala 2024 - A Sense of Belonging
$100
Sunday 9/15
4:00 pm
Not all annual events are fun. Who looks forward to having their furnace cleaned. And who can anticipate their annual dental examination without that troubling suspicion that the good doctor will confirm the need for a root canal at worst, or to scour a coat of plaque at best. Then there are birthdays (I don't know about you, but I cancelled my subscription several years back). Family reunions can be fun, unless Uncle Leo from Utica is there in a thinly veiled effort to canvas everyone for a loan to fix his 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Ah, but then there are the success stories. Your favorite street fairs and music festivals. Dazzling fireworks over the water on the 4th of July. A yearly replay of the movie Casablanca. The return of your favorite performer to the Mainstay (yes, Deanna Bogart will visit again next year).
I'd like to submit another entree.
Last September The Mainstay held a great party under cover of several large tents in it's backyard performing space. The sky was clear, the temperature was balmy, and the bartenders arrived on time. A roving magician threaded through the crowd. The band was terrific!
It was quite the bash! In fact, it was so much fun that we’ve decided to do it all over again on Sunday, September 15th at 4 PM.
There’ll be a great casual dinner buffet (catered once again by The Happy Chicken), an open bar, a great band, a silent auction, and general merriment.
Tickets are once again offered at $100 per person (it's our biggest fundraiser of the year). These can be purchased here on the mainstayrockhall.org website, reserved by sending us an email at [email protected] or by calling the Mainstay office at (410) 639-9133.
Sep
21
Soul Jazz Night: Greg Burrows and GB3 with Vocalist VANEESE THOMAS
$20
Saturday 9/21
8:00 pm
Eastern Shore resident drummer & bandleader GREG BURROWS (Dick Durham Trio, Philip Dutton & The Good Stuff, et al) returns to The Mainstay Friday, September 21, 2024 with his dynamic group GB3, for an evening of soul jazz, blues, and more. They’ll be joined by featured vocalist, Memphis native VANEESE THOMAS (Eric Clapton, Luther Vandross), who happens to be the daughter of soul legend Rufus Thomas and sister of Carla. She regularly headlines at numerous high-profile blues festivals and major venues around the world.
The Mainstay also welcomes the return to Rock Hall of Ms. Thomas’ long-time collaborator, guitarist Al Orlo. Centreville native Judd Nielsen will be back on the Hammond B3 organ. Hold the date and make your reservations now for a great evening of footstomping, soul-stirring sounds.
