Stuart's Opera House Fall Fundraiser with Vagabond Opera

SCHEDULE:
6:00pm Dinner ticketholders arrive
6:30pm Dinner begins
7:30pm Doors open for everyone
8:30pm Show starts
intermission at end of intermission, silent auction closes
Silent auction all night!

DINNER MENU
This year's dinner is from Zoe Restaurant in Athens, Ohio

Puff Pastry Bouchees with Chicken and Vegetables
Vegetable Tray with Dips
Braised Short Ribs with Roasted Cippolini and Marsala Sauce
Fresh Baked Rolls with Tuna Nicoise
Baked Brie with Assorted Fillings
Stuffed Mushrooms with Artichoke and Roasted Pepper
Fingerling Potato Salad with Herb Dressing
Steamed Littleneck Clams with White Wine Sauce
Roasted Vegetable and Cream Cheese Crepes
Lentil and Potato Samosas with Coconut Cilantro Chutney
Water, Ice Tea, Coffee

In additon, EACH ticketholder will receive two drink tickets to be
used for beer or wine.

SILENT AUCTION:
7-nights Key West Condo ~ Susan's Key West Condo, Susan Mitchell

4-nights Cabin (Smoky Mtn's) ~ Mid Ohio Ambulance Service, Jim & Melody Smith

$250 Gift Certificate to the Rocky Outdoor Gear Store and two meals at
the Rocky Boot Grill ~ Rocky Outdoor Gear Store

2-tickets to Old Crow Med Show ~ Stuart's Opera House

5-person ride on the HVSR ~ Hocking Valley Scenic Railway

4-tickets to Avett Bros ~ OU Performing Arts Series

4-tickets to Garrison Keillor ~ OU Performing Arts Series
Iridisced blown glass vase ~ Del Matto Glass

Michelob Ultra golf bag ~ Classic Brands

4-hour rental of ARTS/West ~ ARTS/West

50-minute massage ~ Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls

dinner for two ~ Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls

Gift basket from Salaam ~ Salaam Restaurant

Passion Works Jazzman tile ~ Passion Works

60-minute massage ~ Somathera Traveling Massage
"Ohio Barn in the Mist" photo ~ Virginia Sustarsic

large deerskin turtle bag ~ Jennifer Brockmeyer

Golf and dining ~ Athens Country Club

dream catcher ~ Wendell Humphrey

Sycamore ceramic mask ~ Green Mantle Studio, Kelly Lawrence

buckskin necklace ~ Buckskin Beauty, Talcon Rain

fused glass and sterling earrings ~ Amanda Buchanan

small apple wood rolling pin ~ Small Potatoes Farm, Theresa Bailey

necklace and earrings ~ Graham's Gemmy Gifts

crystal light catcher ~ Nomadic Arts

copper and aquamarine bracelet ~ Kola Family Beadwork

75-minute massage session ~ Kristina Kaniecki-Watkins LMT

German flower bead earrings ~ Equinox Jewelry, Paul Tescher

Egyptian copper/agate bracelet ~ Voodoowerks, Kelly Crowe

magnet pin and earrings ~ Balancing Print, Jo Ettorre

necklace and earrings ~ Bejeweled, Jenifer Bojanowski

sterling silver jade earrings ~ Tribal Tassels, Marta Mari-Crocker

Yellow Heart necklace ~ Mojowoodwear, Tim & Theresa Jacoby

glass pendant ~ G'Bloze Glass, Gordon Blozy

Sweater Monster ~ Sarah Warda

guitar wall hanging ~ JaM Dye Studio, Jason Slattery

Chill Out CD ~ Patch Whisky, Halo Whitelight & Patch Whisky

wallet and coin purse ~ Sarah Bortt

leather bag ~ Mayan Treasures, Paul Rimola

Shooting Star watercolor ~ Watercolors by Lisa Schorr

necklace & earrings ~ R&R Pottery, Rebecca Double & Robert Perkins

wood bowl ~ Scenic Retreat, James & Suzanne Hiser

large bowl ~Nelsonville Pottery & Gifts

5 books ~ Frank Tennyson

2 pairs of tickets to performances ~ Lancaster Community Concerts

8 gift certificates ~ Stauf's Coffee Roasters
t-shirt and $10 gift certificate ~ Haffa's Records
2 pine needle baskets ~ Coiled Creations, Walenda Hendrix

3 framed photos ~ Kari Gunter-Seymour

4 Christmas stockings ~ Nelsonville Quilt Co.

Market tote ~ Nelsonville Quilt Co.

Bookends/tiedye baby dress ~ Gemco/Tiedye Stars

Show at 8:30pm. Pre-show Reception times to be announced soon along with more details.

Silent auction all night!

European Cabaret! Vintage Americana! Balkan Belly Dance! Neo-Classical Opera! Old World Yiddish Theater! Welcome to the six-piece, Portland, Oregon-based Vagabond Opera.

Bohemian Cabaret ensemble Vagabond Opera is described by the Washington Post as “A band of ceaseless charisma, boundless energy, impeccable musicianship and more than a little touch of both the naughty and exotic.” The group delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret for young and old. Paris hot jazz, gut bucket swing, tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, klezmer and vigorous originals meet a world of riverboat gambling queens, Turkish belly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich. Weaving elements of Kurt Weil, Duke Ellington and Edith Piaf with absurdist flair, theatrics and an old world mood, Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of opera–lusty voices singing in 13 languages and presenting a cabaret of rich musical phrasing, sparkling lyrics and indomitable stage presence, all played with exuberance, skill and a gritty Vagabond edge. This is Opera liberated and reinvented for everyone!

The band’s lineup features trained operatic tenor and soprano vocals, accordion, tenor saxophone, cello, stand-up bass, and drums. Guest performers often appear with the ensemble.

Vagabond Opera is at the vanguard of a growing popularity in the Neo-cabaret phenomenon, and through their theatrical performances, lyrics in 13 languages, and an eclectic repertoire, they liberate opera from its usual construct, expanding musical and theatrical biodiversity. Vagabond Opera has performed all over the USA and in Europe. They have been featured on NPR, in the Washington Post and Jazziz Magazine, and have shared stages and players with Pink Martini, The Decembrists, Al Franken and the Oregon Symphony. Vagabond opera has two full-length albums and will be releasing their third album in the Spring of 2009.

Vagabond Opera was created in 2002 by European-trained opera singer and composer Eric Stern. Then disillusioned with the classical opera world, Stern created a new context for opera: Performance on a more intimate scale incorporating not only opera but elements of Weimar Cabaret, Arabic and Balkan forms, and the original music that springs from the ensemble’s fertile creative work. This is not your granny’s opera, but a visceral artistic ensemble that features powerful instrumental and vocal performances coupled with a highly eclectic and theatrical experience.

Thank you for supporting Stuart's Opera House!

For more information, visit www.vagabondopera.com