LOTS TO DO FOR MOM ON HER SPECIAL DAY MUSICAL, JAZZ CONCERT AMONG THIS WEEKEND'S ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - There's lots of local entertainment to take Mom to this weekend, including a musical, an evening of jazz and a Mother's Day concert of show tunes. The 1950s Broadway hit ``Guys and Dolls,'' about gambling, deceit and love, will be presented tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m., and 2 p.m. Sunday at Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. ``It's a light musical,'' director Barbara Coates said of the Cedar Street Theatre production. ``It'll make you smile when you come out.'' Starring are Marco Aguilar, Colleen Schaffner, Kasey Staples and Scott Hickerson. Songs that came from the show include ``A Bushel bushel: see English units of measurement. and a Peck,'' ``Luck Be A Lady,'' ``I'll Know,'' ``If I Were a Bell'' and ``Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat.'' ``They're all very catchy tunes; maybe that's why it's lasted so long,'' commented Coates. Tickets are $18. Call (661) 723-5950. Meanwhile, the Palmdale Playhouse will host local jazz guitarist Jazz guitarists are guitar players who play jazz music using an approach to playing chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines which is called jazz guitar playing. The guitar has a long history in jazz music, both as an ensemble instrument performing chordal accompaniment, and as Ric Ilejay on Saturday and pianist Deborah Johnson on Sunday. Ilejay performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday along with seasoned studio hands and has played with stars such as Barry Manilow  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , Michael Bolton Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), better known as Michael Bolton, is an American singer-songwriter, known for his soft rock ballads and powerful tenor vocals. and Jeffrey Osborne. Ilejay has performed as a sideman side·man n. A member of a jazz band who is not the leader or a featured soloist. , worked as a session musician/artist in the Philippines and Asia and now is a music teacher and co-owner of N' Rhythm Music Center in Palmdale. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, military, students and youths age 12 and under. Call the box office for tickets at (661) 267-5685 or order online at www.cityofpalmdale.org. For Mother's Day, Los Angeles-based pianist Deborah Johnson will present selections from favorite composers George Gershwin and Andrew Lloyd Webber Noun 1. Andrew Lloyd Webber - English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton, Lloyd Webber at 2 p.m. at the Playhouse. Desserts will be served during intermission and all mothers will receive a flower after the performance, compliments of the Playhouse and Alan's Flowers. Johnson, a vocal jazz and commercial voice instructor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona History W.K. Kellogg develops Arabian horse ranch W.K. Kellogg, known for his famous Corn Flakes, had a life long passion for Arabian horses. After purchasing 377 acres at a cost of $25,000 USD, Kellogg developed the land into a world-renowned Arabian horse ranch. , who has produced seven albums, describes her show as ``just a nice afternoon out'' for moms. ``The music is just great music, very uplifting, very inspirational and fun,'' said Johnson. ``If they want to treat themselves, it's a great thing.'' Included in the performance will be ``Phantom of the Opera'' and ``On My Own'' from ``Les Miserables'' and ``Don't Cry for Me Argentina,'' all by Lloyd Webber. Gershwin pieces will include ``I Got Rhythm,'' ``Summertime'' and ``Someone to Watch Over Me Someone to Watch over Me may refer to: In television:
Tickets are $16 for adults; $14 for seniors, military and students; and $10 for youths 12 and under. Call the box office for tickets at (661) 267-5685. Patrons may also order tickets online and listen to a sound clip of Johnson at www.cityofpalmdale.org. Call (661) 267-ARTS for 24-hour recorded information. Peggy Hager, (661) 267-5741 peggy.grimm-hager(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Moms enjoy lunch with their kids at the annual Mother's Day lunch at Lake Los Angeles School The Los Angeles School of Urbanism is an academic movement emerged during the mid-1980s, loosely based at the University of Southern California and UCLA, that poses a challenge to the dominant Chicago School of Urbanism. on Thursday. For those who want to entertain their mothers this weekend, performances by local musicians, a jazz concert and a presentation of the 1950s musical ``Guys and Dolls'' are scheduled. Peggy Hager/Staff Photographer |
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