May 17-20: AIP Annual Cabaret Festival

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Artists in Partnership
16th Annual Cabaret Festival

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE

It’s All Relative!
 
May 17-20
Long Beach Public Library
111 West Park Ave., Long Beach NY
(a few blocks from the Long Beach stop on the Long Island Railroad)
aip-arts.org/Cabaret+Festival


THURSDAY, MAY 17: 2 pm
Celebrating Women – In Cabaret Style
Susan James explores the storytelling approach to celebrating mothers, daughters, and sisters. Using songs and encouraging the audience to capture their unique family story, she reflects on her own experiences as the youngest of eight children. It’s All Relative is the theme of this year’s Cabaret Festival and short clips will also be presented highlighting festival performers. Join us for an entertaining intro to this annual musical event.

THURSDAY, MAY 17: 7:30 pm

Pianist BILL HELLER will accompany his son JONATHAN HELLER in a cabaret performance
 
FRIDAY, MAY 18: 8 pm
STEARNS MATTHEWS will be accompanied by twin brothers ADAM & MATT PODD in Me and the GershTwins: Songs of George and Ira Gershwin
 
SATURDAY, MAY 19: 2 pm
Cabaret Conversations: Inside the American Songbook
Established artists demonstrate and comment on the cabaret genre as they honor the songs and the songwriters. SUSAN JAMES will facilitate the discussion with cabaret critic ROB LESTER while artists perform. Husband and wife team of ERIC COMSTOCK & BARBARA FASANO, PAMELA LEWIS, and MARIEANN MERINGOLO (singing songs of husband and wife team Alan and Marilyn Bergman) are featured.
 
SATURDAY, MAY 19: 8 pm
Husband and wife team ERIC COMSTOCK and BARBARA FASANO perform in concert.
 
SUNDAY, MAY 20: 2 pm
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN sings and shares stories of her musical family with her daughter,vocalist KT SULLIVAN, in performance with JON WEBER at the piano.

About Artists in Partnership

Artists in Partnership, Inc. is a 501c3 cultural arts organization located in Long Beach, NY.  The mission of AIP, “empowering artists and engaging the community,” is a unique collaboration supporting  literary, visual and performing artists by showcasing their talents, creating new avenues of expression, developing multi-generational and cross-cultural projects, providing fiscal sponsorships, and allying with local organizations, businesses and city government to attain these goals.