Oct 02 Friday
7pm Doors. 8pm Show. $35 ADV $40 DOS. 21+“One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show”Singer. Storyteller. Troublemaker in heels. Wendy Kelly has been captivating audiences since childhood. The daughter of an opera singer, she practically began performing in the womb and never looked back. Since joining both Actors' Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA in 1986, her career has taken her from musical theater stages across America to intimate cabaret rooms in Los Angeles and New York City, where she co-wrote and performed her own acclaimed one-woman shows.After a hiatus to raise her family, Wendy returned to singing for a 12-year run fronting the pop, rock, and country duo Ginger Martini, performing throughout the New York and New Jersey club scene. Now, she’s stepping back into the solo spotlight with her brand-new musical cabaret show, One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, debuting at Yacht Club in Wilmington, North Carolina, on September 18th w/ an encore performance on October 2nd.https://www.instagram.com/wendykellysings
Oct 01 Thursday
Frank Bongiorno directs UNCW Jazz Ensemble, made up of music majors and minors and students from across the university. UNCW Jazz Ensemble performs a variety of jazz music from swing to mainstream jazz and has established a tradition of musical excellence in jazz. Program includes: Thelonious Monk: Blue Monk; Oliver Nelson: Stolen Moments; Rogers & Hart: Have You Met Miss Jones?; Curtis Fuller: Ala Mode; Count Basie / and Frank Foster: Blues in Hoss’ Flat. Face coverings are required.