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Join ARNE FOGEL on Saturday, January 28th at 7 pm for “ENGAGE! an evening of adult Jewish learning”. Fogel will be presenting a class called “Eddie Cantor: The 20th Century’s First Jewish-American Mass-Media Superstar”……. Watch and listen to Cantor performances and re-acquaint yourself with one of the most beloved entertainers of all time. There are lots of other great teachers and classes — ethics, history, poetry, cooking, the Jewish art of papercutting and more! ENGAGE! takes place at the Talmud Torah of St. Paul, 768 Hamline Ave. S., St. Paul, MN 55116. To register go to: www.ttsp.org or www.stpauljcc.org . For more information contact Beth Friend at 651-255-4735 or bfriend@stpauljcc.org.
Special engagements coming up at THE LEXINGTON RESTAURANT in St. Paul: ARNE FOGEL on Feb. 4th, and ARNE FOGEL & MAUD HIXSON on VALENTINES DAY!
VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER & SHOW: Tuesday, February 14th, 6:30pm - 10:30pm: ARNE FOGEL & MAUD HIXSON - The Lexington Restaurant (in the Williamsburg Room) - 1096 Grand Avenue, St. Paul. 651-222-5878 (See “Calendar” page for more info)…..
Arne Fogel & Maud Hixson will be appearing at the 2012 ARC GALA. - February 11th, the event begins at 5:30pm with silent auction; dinner and show begins at 7:15. Performers: PIPPI ARDENNIA, ARNE FOGEL & MAUD HIXSON will appear, with Special Guest REBECCA FOGEL! MC’d by CATHY WURZER! Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis. RSVP by Jan. 27th. More info & Tickets:952-920-0855. arcgreatertwincities.org.
….JAZZ 88’s new Arne Fogel series MINNESOTA’S VOICES: “CERTAIN STANDARDS” features Arne’s stories from “The Great American Songbook” and performances of these songs by Arne and four of Minnesota’s top jazz vocalists: DEBBIE DUNCAN, CONNIE EVINGSON, MAUD HIXSON, and Minnesota born-and-raised (and current NYC resident) NANCY HARMS. Production: WILD SOUND STUDIOS in Minneapolis with music direction by TANNER TAYLOR and RICK CARLSON (for Maud Hixson), and MATTHEW ZIMMERMAN at the controls. Listen Monday through Friday for this 3 minute-30 seconds feature at 8:25am, repeated at 6:25pm (CST, time approximate), on Jazz 88, KBEM-FM 88.5 and on the internet at http://jazz88.mpls.k12.mn.us/listenonline.html …..
….ARNE FOGEL, MAUD HIXSON & REEVES CARY will appear at the BLOOMINGTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS presentation “FRANKIE WENT TO HOLLYWOOD - The Movie Songs Of Frank Sinatra” on February 18th. Music direction by RICK CARLSON. Call 952-563-8575 for tickets!……
…..Arne Fogel, working under the supervision of BING CROSBY ENTERPRISES’ vice president for marketing and production ROBERT S. BADER, has written the extensive liner notes for the very first American release of Bing Crosby’s 1975 album “A SOUTHERN MEMOIR”. The album, produced by Crosby himself and originally released only in Great Britain, is now available in worldwide release. See BINGCROSBY.COM for further info about this and other great new Crosby CD and DVD releases. …..Arne has also written the text for the “RADIO” section of BINGCROSBY.COM, the official website….
……NOW AVAILABLE AT ROADRUNNER RECORDS IN MINNEAPOLIS: “BLUE SKY DAY” - THE STUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE BATCH, 1970 - 1973 (VOLUME 2 OF “THE LOST MUSIC OF MID-AMERICA”). READ A REVIEW ON THE “BATCH - IRONWEEDS” PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE! ….Also available now at stores THE ELECTRIC FETUS and TREEHOUSE RECORDS in Minneapolis, or order NOW from CDBABY!! - FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING “THE BATCH” (ARNE FOGEL, BARRY THOMAS GOLDBERG, GARY PAULAK, JAY LEE & WHIP LANE), - VISIT THEM AT MYSPACE!……..
…..”THE BATCH - WAIT ‘TIL TOMORROW” is the title for the special limited “Collector’s Edition” vinyl release of the “TRANSISTOR” CD. This special LP release from Europe contains a 4-page insert with bio, lyrics, photos, and a B/W poster. READ A REVIEW OR ORDER HERE! The original “Transistor” CD, a compilation of the “basement” recordings of THE BATCH, circa 1968-1971, is available at CD BABY, and also in the Twin Cities at ELECTRIC FETUS and TREEHOUSE RECORDS in Minneapolis, and now available at ROADRUNNER RECORDS in Minneapolis…..
….Selections from Arne’s CDs (“WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS” and “LET’S NOT BE SENSIBLE!”) are frequently being featured before a national audience on “MUSIC CHOICE”, the cable-TV network that serves the entire country. Listen on their “Standards & Swing” channel. …..NY-based internet music channel “THE PENTHOUSE” also continues to play tracks from both CDs….
…………Also out now on CD: “MANGIA! ITALIAN DINNER NIGHT” is available as part of the LIFESCAPES CD collection, available at all TARGET stores. Arne Fogel performs Italian favorites as well as original songs by CHAN POLING. Also featured on the disc are DAN NEWTON (accordion), DEAN MAGRAW (guitar), and PETER OSTROUSHKO (mandolin). You can hear some of the tracks on Arne’s MYSPACE page…….
…….In addition to the “MANGIA!” CD, another recent Arne Fogel recording project is the demo disc of songs composed by American Classic-pop songwriter RICHARD A. WHITING……You can hear tracks from this and other sessions on Arne’s MYSPACE music player. The posted titles from “MANGIA!” (arranged by Chan Poling) are “MAMBO ITALIANO” and “CAPUCCINA”, while the Whiting tracks (featuring piano accompaniment by TANNER TAYLOR) consist of “SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY”, “I CAN’T ESCAPE FROM YOU”, and “MY IDEAL”.
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