Admission to most concerts is $60-$40-$20 (VIP reserved seating – general admission – students/low income). No one turned away for lack of funds. The Connexion Passport provides VIP seating to any and all eleven Connexion-produced concerts for $295.
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9:00 AM – Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion
6:00 PM – Meet & Greet at DANK Haus
7:00 PM – A Brief History of Berlin Kabarett
7:00 PM – The Black Songbook Volume I: Bronzeville
9:00 AM – Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion
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7:00 PM – David Edelfelt at Sonia's Salon
7:30 PM – Suzie Telep at the CheckOut
4:00 PM – Patricia Tyson at Sonia’s Salon
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7:00 PM – Lou Ella Rose at Sonia’s house concert
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The playlists of songs will be revealed after each show.
CABARET CONNEXION CONCERT FESTIVAL
Details of each show are available at the Working In Concert calendar
- Wednesday, October 28, 7 PM — Connexion singers join the Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra at North & Maple Kitchen & Bar, 18401 N Creek Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477
- Friday, October 30, 7 PM — Cabaret Creatures featuring Lyonnais artists at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Arts Center Music Building: 2400 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211
- Sunday November 1, 7 PM — Mamzelle Amandine & Julie Morel present Women and Expectations at Sonia Oyola’s Salon (Logan Square address will be revealed days prior to the concert)
- Monday November 2, 6 PM — Meet & Greet at DANK Haus, 4740 N Western, Chicago 60625 (Lincoln Square)
- Tuesday November 3, 7 PM — Isabelle Georges’ Oh là là ! followed by International Song Jam at Gateway Lounge of the Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence, Chicago 60630 (Jefferson Park with parking lot)
- Wednesday November 4, 7:30 PM — A Brief History of Berlin Kabarett concert at DANK Haus with Anne Fromm, Thomas Kellner, and Johanna Paliege, 4740 N Western Ave, Chicago 60625 (Lincoln Square)
- Thursday November 5, 7:30 PM — Piaf in Perspective at l’Alliance Française de Chicago, featuring Anne-Sophie Guerrier and Angélique Dessaint, 54 Chicago Ave, Chicago 60654 (RIver North)
- Friday, November 6, 7 PM — Black Voices in Cabaret bring us The Black Songbook Volume I: Bronzeville at Kennedy-King College, U Building 143 at 740 West 63rd Street, Chicago, IL 60621 (parking lot)
- Saturday November 7, 2 PM Seasons —a showcase concert at the CheckOut, 4116 N Clark St, Chicago 60613 (Lakeview)
- Saturday November 7, 7 PM— Old Town Celebrates Montmartre at the Old Town Triangle Association, 1763 N. North Park Ave, Chicago 60614
- Sunday November 8, 2 PM — Color and Light —a showcase concert at DePaul School of Music, Holtschneider Performance Center Brennan Hall, 2330 N Lakeview, Chicago 60614
The Post-Connexion Festival continues with
- Monday November 9, 7 PM — Homage to Cabaret Lapin Agile:
Part I-solo piano by Jean Claude Orfali; Part II- Celebrating the life and voice of Yves Mathieu, the Lapin’s late proprietor. PianoForte Chicago, 1335 S. Michigan Ave, 60605 (South Loop) - Wednesday November 11, 7 PM — French singers join the Brass Tracks Jazz Orchestra at North & Maple Kitchen & Bar, 18401 N Creek Dr, Tinley Park, IL 60477
- Thursday, November 12, — Michèle Barbier presents in Saint Louis for the new Josephine Baker Centre organization.
- Saturday, November 14, 7:30 PM — Suzie Telep at the CheckOut
- Sunday, November 15, 7 PM — Patricia Tyson at Sonia Oyola’s Salon (Logan Square address will be revealed days prior to the concert)
- Saturday, November 21, 7 PM — Lou Ella Rose at Sonia Oyola’s Salon (Logan Square address will be revealed days prior to the concert)
Working In Concert’s Diverse Voices in Schools will be bringing many of the French artists to K-12 schools November 9-12 including Marie Curie and Holy Trinity high schools in Chicago, Ascension Elementary High School in Oak Park, Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire.
