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Page 7 Friday, June 27, 2014 www.bayviewassociation.org The Town Crier On Sunday, June 29th, the Bay View Music Festival will present "Life is a Cabaret" at 8 p.m. in Hall Auditorium. This performance is a rousing collec- tion of the humorous, honest and inti- mate ranging from Kander and Ebb's Broadway show of the same name to the conventional French cabaret. The concert, the third in the weekly Sunday Sunset vespers series, is open to the public and has a little something for everyone. The cabaret probably originated in France in the 1880s as a small club that presented amateur acts and satiric skits lampooning bourgeois conventions. The first German Kabarett opened in 1900 in Berlin, where musical acts were accompanied by biting political satire. By the 1920s it had become the centre for underground political and literary expression; this decadent but fertile artistic milieu was later por- trayed in the 1966 musical Cabaret. In the U.S. the cabaret developed into the nightclub, where comedians, sing- ers, or musicians performed and can still be recognized in the jazz, folk and comedy clubs that it spawned. This "vespers" concert opens with a hearty "Wilkommen" and includes pieces representing the evolution of cabaret from a can-can to a Johnny Mercer tune, capturing the spirit of the classic and contemporary cabaret. "Life is a Cabaret" on Stage Sunday, June 29 Looking for a free lunch followed by a children's music program that intro- duces musical instruments and diverse musical styles in a fun and interactive way? Come to MUSIC & MUNCHIES at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, July 2 at Evelyn Hall and July 9 at John M. Hall Auditorium! These programs are recommended for children age 5 and older. A child-friendly lunch is provided, starting at 11:30 on the Evelyn Hall Landing Pad, followed by a 30-minute program right after the Noon bells sound. MUSIC & MUNCHIES are pro- vided by the Bay View Music Festival developed in the children's program- ming course led by faculty bassoonist Jill Marderness who also serves as Youth Music Coordinator at Bay View. The lunch and program are FREE! On July 2, Jill's course participants will perform "Peter and the Wolf" featur- ing Alex Hoelzen on flute (the Bird), Rachel Kamradt on oboe (the Duck), Chase Miller on clarinet (the Cat), Devin Cobleigh Morrison on horn (the Wolf) and Fraser Farmer on bassoon (Grandpa). They all came to Bay View Music Festival this summer to perform in the Chamber Music Program and look forward to sharing this classic musical tale at MUSIC & MUNCHIES. Jill's other class participants (flut- ist Sabrina Bounds, oboist Jenna Sehmann, clarinetist Emily Wangler) performed at the Children's Learning Center in Petoskey on June 24 as well as the June 25 program at Evelyn Hall. Dr. Kelly Hale will share his artistry on the Mighty Schantz Organ on July 9. Please bring an inquisitive mind for the question and answer portion of these programs. (Adults may ask questions, too!) Join us for MUSIC & MUNCHIES on July 2 and July 9 and meet these wonderful young artists and the master organist as they inspire the next generation of musicians! Free Children's Music Programs on July 2 and July 9 On July 21st at 7 p.m. in Voorhies Hall there will be a private screening for Bay View members only of "Ernest Hemingway: Finding His Muse in Northern Michigan." Writer and producer, Dr. George Colburn, and Professor of English at Penn State Abington, Linda Patterson Miller, will share their special literary focuses on Ernest Hemingway following the film in Evelyn Hall. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Bay View box office at Voorhies Hall. Hemingway Documentary Screening in Bay View Mezzo Soprano Elise DesChamps (pictured to the right) will open the concert with "Life is a Cabaret" on Sunday at 8 p.m. Photo: John Agria)

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