There's
Nothing
Like
A
Performance
by
the Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra!
2015
Public
Performances
In
Chronological Order
March 7, 2015
Saturday
afternoon,
1:00
-
3:30
PM
Don
Neely's
10-pc
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra,
with
Carla
Normand,
Frederick
Hodges
Dixieland
Monterey Jazz Festival, 33rd Annual
Monterey California, right downtown on the beautiful
Monterey Bay
Special Guest Artist Tom Bopp
will perform with the RSJO. Tom will sing
the great songs he sang with the band at the Ahwahnee Hotel where we
played for several anual beloved events organized by Tom and the Art Deco Society of California
celebrating the history of Yosemite. Hear the RSJO in concert
in Monterey, and if you'd like, dance to their music on two spacious
dance floors located on either side of the stage. The RSJO will
be
giving it their All, playing their special music from the Jazz Age and
Swing Era for
their central California fans and all others from far and wide.
DeAnza
Ballroom
Monterey Conference Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
For
information
please
call
(831)
633-5053 or toll free at 888-349-6879.
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com
March 25, 2015
Wednesday
night, 7:00 to 9:30 pm
Don
Neely's
10-pc.
Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand, Frederick
Hodges
Rossmoor
in
Walnut Creek
Concert and Dance
Tahoe Room, 1015
Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, 94595
Admission:
Rossmoor Jazz Club members $10 & Non-members $15
Patrons are invited to bring their own libations, tables will be set up
in the Tahoe Room
Our performance is part of an excellent jazz series sponsored by Rossmoor.
The Tahoe Room is a
beautiful performance venue, with top notch acoustics, sound system,
and stage lighting. We were honord to be invited to perform for the
50th Anniversary of Rossmoor in 2014, and discovered it was an ideal
place for dance concerts. Please come out to lovely Walnut Creek.
You'll be happy you did when you walk in the door and gaze upon the
stylish surroundings and know that fun is in store for you!
Parking is on the street and the
adjacent parking lot.
May 23rd, 2015
Saturday
night, 8:00 to 12:00 midnight
Don
Neely's
10-pc.
Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand, Frederick
Hodges
Art
Deco Preservation Ball
Sponsored by
the Art Deco Society Of California
Scottish Rite
Center, Oakland, CA
Also
performing, "The
DecoBelles," and surprise artists to be announced.
Hear the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra play their authentic, thrilling,
and
entertaining repertoire from the
Art Deco Era, the 1920s,'30s and '40s.
This will be a unique and memorable experience because the Art Deco
Society of California and their dedicated makers of magic know how
to
put on a memorable vintage-style event! And they have proven this
year after year! This year's event will be held at the strikingly
beautiful Scottish Rite Center in Oakland, on Lake Merritt. It will be
a fun and
glamorous evening of
dancing and cocktails in awesome Art Deco Architecture. This Oakland
landmark will be fully alive with swinging jazz, dancing,
entertainment, laughter, and period pizazz!
Special guest performers
and surprises will delight you before the show and during
intermissions. There will be live period-perfect cocktail
music prior to the RSJO's downbeat. And
there will likely be surprise special guests singing with the band! The
exquisitely lovely Decobelles, in their knock-out
costumes, will be choreographing another dazzling number to one of our
exciting musical arrangements — a highlight of everyone's evening!
More information and ticket
pricing is available on the web site visit: www.ArtDecoSociety.org
Find the ADSC on Facebook or telephone them at 415-982-DECO
|
May 24, 2015
Sunday- two sets per day
Don Neely's 10-pc. Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with
Carla Normand, Frederick Hodges
Sacramento Music Festival
Hooray, we're back again! See the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra really
do their stuff!! From A to Z! Hot Jazz, grin-inducing novelty songs,
swing, syncopated 1920s jazz, heart- melting ballads, avant-garde music
of the 1920s and '30s and more! The RSJO wows the patrons of the
Sacramento Music Festival year after year, and keep 'em coming back
again and again! This festival is a wonderful experience, truly festive
and spirited as a festival should be. And may we say Sacramento Music
Festival Audiences are the most "with-it" audiences one could wish for!
There will be a variety of bands performing vintage jazz and swing,
blues, cajun, and much more.
Appearing this year, as in all past years, are bands from all over the
country and abroad.
For ticket and schedule information go to web site: www.sacjazz.com
and call (916) 372-5277
July 3, 2015
Fire-Cracker Friday
at the de Young!
Friday Nights at the de
Young presents
THE ROYAL SOCIETY
JAZZ ORCHESTRA
CYNTHIA GLINKA -- Dance Master
FREE ADMISSION!
Cynthia Glinka (In Wilsey Court)
6:00 - 6:30 pm
Cynthia Glinka dance coach and
choreographer, instructs, entertains, and inspires during this event.
With her dance tips and tricks, you won't miss a beat as you learn to
express yourself in rhythm.
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Don Neely and the 10-piece
orchestra, with vocalist Carla Normand, and vocalist/pianist Frederick
Hodges are renowned for authentically capturing the exciting sound of
big-band swing, hot 1920s syncopated jazz, blues, and music of the
Cotton Club. Songs include the compositions of George Gershwin, Fats
Waller, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Walter Donaldson,
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and many others from Tin Pan Alley,
Broadway, vaudeville, and the silver screen.
The de Young faces the Music
Concourse in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-750-7694
e-mail nexcach@famsf.org
For more information go online to www.deyoungmuseum.org
|
July 11, 2015
Saturday - 12:00 noon
to 5:00 pm
Don
Neely's
10
pc
Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand and
Frederick Hodges
Cline
Wine
and
Dixieland
Jazz
Festival
2437
Arnold
Drive,
Sonoma,
CA
95676
Cline Cellars, Sonoma, CA
The Cline Cellar Jazz Festival
is located on the beautiful grounds of Cline Cellars in Sonoma, in the
Carneros Region. Delicious food, wine, and beer will be available or
you can bring your
own picnic. This is a wonderfully relaxing experience. Performing there
will be many other excellent bands specializing in vintage
jazz. The grand finale will be a set with the Jambalaya Big Swing Band.
Admission is $30 advance, (before July 10th) $35 at the gate. Wine Club
price in advance is $25.
Cline
Cellars .
Tickets
and
information
on
the
event:
(707)
940-4025
or www.clinecellars.com/jazzfestival or www.jazznut.com
July 26, 2015
Sunday 3:00
PM,
Concert
Don
Neely's
10-pc
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra,
with
Carla
Normand, Frederick Hodges
El
Campanil
Theatre
602 W 2nd St. Antioch, CA, In Old Town
925-757-9500
elcampaniltheatre.com
We are delighted to be
returning
for a concert performance at the beautiful El Campanil Theatre, built
in
1927 and fully restored to its original charm. This is the perfect
theatre
to see the RSJO! Located on the Sacramento
Riverfront
in
Old
Downtown
Antioch. Stop, linger, gaze, and ponder the
mighty Sacramento River
flowing by but a few steps away, then enter the beautiful El Campanil
and
savor the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra in concert in the ideal setting!
September
13,
2015
Sunday,
2:00
to
6:00
PM
Don Neely's 10-pc Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra, with Carla Normand, Frederick Hodges
Gatsby
Summer
Afternoon
Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
Oakland, California
Sponsored by
The Art Deco Society of California
Also
performing with the band, "The Decobelles" dance troupe, with a special
choreographed dance.
The
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at the famous Gatsby Summer
Afternoon for over twenty years, and each year it becomes more
interesting
and fun. Participants get into the spirit of The Great Gatsby's 1920s.
Music, dancing,
period attire, picnics, antique cars, and high-spirited imagination
make this event appealing to those new to the clothing styles and music
of the 1920s, and the well-steeped historians alike.
Picture a setting in the golden rolling hills o Oakland, with vast
green
lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and the charming Dunsmuir House for a
backdrop. It's the
perfect ambience for an unforgettable experience. Special surprise
guest
performers
will
preceed the band, and also sing with the band.
For
information please call the Art Deco Society Of California
415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
2014 Public Performances
In Chronological Order
March 8, 2014
Saturday
afternoon,
1:00
-
3:30
PM
Don
Neely's
10-pc
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra,
with
Carla
Normand,
Frederick
Hodges
Dixieland
Monterey Jazz Festival, 33rd Annual
Monterey California, downtown on the beautiful bay
Hear the RSJO in concert and also dance to their music on two spacious
dance floors located on either side of the
stage. The RSJO will
be
giving it their all playing music from the Jazz Age and Swing Era for
their
central California fans and all others from the four corners of the
globe.
DeAnza
Ballroom
Monterey Conference Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
For
information
please
call
(831)
633-5053
or
toll
free
at
888-349-6879.
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com
March 16,
2014,
Sunday afternoon and evening
Don Neely's Royal
Society Sextet with Carla Normand, Frederick Hodges
Norris Center For The
Performing Arts, Palos Verdes, CA
Cabaret Concerts - Two performances: 12:15-12:30 PM and 5:45-8:00 PM
We are very excited to be invited to perform in southern California at
the beautiful Norris Center For The
Performing Arts in Palos Verdes.
We shall be playing our music for two separate concerts, the first
starting at noon and the second starting at 5:45 pm. We look
forward
to a splendid time and will take special pleasure presenting our
favorite music from the Jazz Age and
Swing Era for our southern California friends!
For tickets please
visit: www.norristheatre.org
or call (310) 544-0403, ext.
221*
April 19, 2014
Saturday Afternoon, 11:00 to
3:00
Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Sextet with Carla Normand and
Frederick Hodges
150th anniversary of California State
Park System
Special Tribute to Julia Morgan designer
of many landmark California buildings
Asilormar Conference Grounds, Pacific
Grove, CA (next to Monterey)
Asilomar
is
right
on
the
beach
and is a charming authentic Craftsman Style
lodge. The complex was designed around 1910 by Julia Morgan, famed
Hearst Castle Architect. Join the band for a concert at 11:00 AM
followed by a historical fashion show accompanied by the band. For
information about the event and about lodging: vistasilomar.com
1-888-635-5310
May 10th, 2014
Saturday
night, 8:00 to 12:00 midnight
Don
Neely's
10-pc.
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra
with
Carla
Normand, Frederick
Hodges
Art
Deco Preservation Ball
Sponsored by
the Art Deco Society Of California
Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco (North
Beach!)
Also
performing, "The DecoBelles," and surprise artists to be announced.
Hear the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra play their authentic, thrilling,
and
entertaining repertoire from the
Art Deco Era, the 1920s,'30s and '40s.
This will be a unique and memorable experience because the Art Deco
Society of California and their dedicated makers of magic know how to
put on a memorable vintage-style event! It will be a fun and
glamorous evening of
dancing and cocktails at the most swank, stylish, authentic, and
fun 1930s night club in San Francisco! This San Francisco favorite for
a "night on the town" will be fully alive with swinging jazz, dancing,
entertainment, and period pizazz!
Special guest performers
and surprises will delight you before the show and during
intermissions. In the lounge there will be live period-perfect cocktail
music. And
there will likely be surprise special guests singing with the band! The
exquisitely lovely and talented Decobelles, in their knock-out
costumes, will be choreographing another dazzling number to one of our
exciting musical arrangements — a highlight of everyone's evening!
For more information and ticket
pricing is available on the web site visit: www.ArtDecoSociety.org
Find the ADSC on Facebook or
Telephone them at 415-982-DECO
May 24-25th 2014
Saturday and Sunday- three
sets per day
Don
Neely's
10-pc.
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra
with
Carla
Normand,
Frederick
Hodges
Sacramento
Music
Festival
(Formerly the
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee)
Hooray, we're back again! See
the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra really do their stuff!!
From A to
Z! Hot Jazz,
grin-inducing novelty songs,
swing, syncopated 1920s jazz, heart- melting ballads, avant-garde music
of the 1920s and
'30s
and more! The RSJO wows the patrons of the Sacramento Music Festival
year
after year, and keep 'em coming back again and again! This
festival is a wonderful experience,
truly festive and spirited as a festival should be. And may we say
Sacramento Music Festival Audiences are the most "with-it" audiences
one could wish for!
There will be a variety of
bands performing vintage jazz and swing, blues, cajun, and much more.
Appearing this year, as in all
past years, are bands from all over the country and abroad.
For ticket and schedule
information go to web site: www.sacjazz.com and call
(916) 372-5277.
July 12, 2014
Saturday - 12:00 noon
to 5:00 pm
Don
Neely's
10
pc
Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand and
Frederick Hodges
Cline
Wine
and
Dixieland
Jazz
Festival
2437
Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95676
Cline Cellars, Sonoma, CA
The Cline Cellar Jazz Festival
is located on the beautiful grounds of Cline Cellars in Sonoma, in the
Carneros Region. Delicious food, wine, and beer will be available or
you can bring your
own picnic. This is a wonderfully relaxing experience. Performing there
will be many other excellent bands specializing in vintage
jazz. The grand finale will be a set with the Jambalaya Big Swing Band.
Admission is $30 advance, (before July 10th) $35 at the gate. Wine Club
price in advance is $25.
Cline
Cellars.
Tickets
and
information
on
the
event:
(707)
940-4025
or www.clinecellars.com/jazzfestival or www.jazznut.com
September
14,
2014
Sunday,
2:00
to
6:00
PM
Don Neely's 10-pc Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra, with Carla Normand, Frederick Hodges
Gatsby
Summer
Afternoon
Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
Oakland, California
Sponsored by
The Art Deco Society of California
Also
performing with the band, "The Decobelles."
The
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at the famous Gatsby Summer
Afternoon for over twenty years, and each year it becomes more
interesting
and fun. Participants get into the spirit of The Great Gatsby's1920s
with music, dancing,
period attire, picnics, antique cars, and high-spirited imagination. If
you saw the new cinema sensation,
The Great Gastby then you'll know just what the event is all
about.
Picture a settomg in rolling hills, vast
green
lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and the charming Dunsmuir House for a
stunning backdrop. It's the
perfect setting for an unforgettable experience. Special surprise guest
performers
will
preceed the band, and also sing with the band.
For
information please call the Art Deco Society Of California
415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
October 10, 2014
Friday,
6-10:00 pm
Don
Neely's
10
pc.
Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand
Hosted by Dance Personality
Cynthia Glinka!
Grand Re-Opening of
Presidio Oficers Club, the oldest building in the SF Presidio!
This event is freeeeeee
admission!
The event starts out with cocktails in the new and charming bar in the
club.
Cynthia will then inspire us to listen to the beat and move to it. She
teaches and refreshes your memories.
The Presidio Officers Club is a beautiful authentic Spanish Colonial
adobe structure with a huge dance floor! It has been undergoing a major
restoration and to celebrate its completion they have invited the RSJO
to do it up right!!
Check back for more info. Also visit Cynthia Glinka's web site for
updates. But you know where, and you know when, and you know who!
2013 Public Performances
In
Chronological Order
March
2nd,
2013
Saturday
afternoon,
1:00
-
3:30
PM
Don
Neely's
10-pc
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra,
with
Carla
Normand,
Frederick
Hodges
Dixieland
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey California
32nd Annual
Hear the RSJO in concert and
appreciate the artistry...with the dance floor on the side. We'll play
music that will knock your socks
off...as well as the rest of your undergarments — so hold on to 'em! That will be 1920s
jazz and San Francisco Big Band Swing of course!
DeAnza
Ballroom
Monterey Conference Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
For
information
please
call
(831)
633-5053
or
toll
free
at
888-349-6879.
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com
April
27th,
2013
Saturday
night, 8:00 to 12:00 midnight
Don
Neely's 10-pc. Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand,
Frederick
Hodges
Art Deco Preservation Ball
Sponsored by
the Art Deco Society Of California
Oakland
Paramount Theatre
Also performing
"The DecoBelles."
Hear the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra play their authentic, stylish and
entertaining repertoire from the Art Deco Era, the 1920s,'30s and '40s.
This will be a unique experience, the result of having the RSJO perform
and the Art Deco Society of California create the theme, setting and
all the creative touches. A fun and glamorous evening of
dancing and cocktails at the breathtaking Paramount Theatre in the
astoundingly grand and fanciful lobby. The architectural lighting
effects created for this theatre truly stun and dazzle the eye. Each
time we perform there we are entranced by the
majesty of the theatre. It's grand yes, but the party itself will have
an intimate and cozy ambiance.
Special guest performers
and surprises will delight you before the show and during
intermissions. And
there will likely be surprise special guests singing with the band! The
exquisitely lovely Decobelles, with their knock-out costumes, and
numbering in the neighborhood of 15- 20 chorus girls and maybe a boy or
two, will be choreographing another eye-popping dance to one of our
super arrangements — a highlight of the evening!
More information and ticket
pricing is available on the web site: www.ArtDecoSociety.org
Find the ADSC on Facebook or
Telephone at 415-982-DECO
May 25-26th 2013
Saturday and Sunday- three
sets per day
Don
Neely's
10-pc.
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra
with
Carla
Normand,
Frederick
Hodges
Sacramento
Music
Festival
(Formerly the
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee)
Hooray, we're back again! See
the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra really do their stuff!!
From A to
Z! Hot Jazz,
grin-inducing novelty songs,
swing, syncopated 1920s jazz, heart- melting ballads, avant-garde music
of the 1920s and
'30s
and more! The RSJO wows the patrons of the Sacramento Music Festival
year
after year, and keep 'em coming back again and again! This
festival is a wonderful experience,
truly festive and spirited as a festival should be. And may we say
Sacramento Music Festival Audiences are the most "with-it" audiences
one could wish for!
There will be a variety of
bands performing vintage jazz and swing, blues, cajun, and much more.
Appearing this year, as in all
past years, are bands from all over the country and abroad.
For ticket and schedule
information go to web site: www.sacjazz.com and call
(916) 372-5277.
July 11, 2013
Thursday
evening, 8:00 to 10:00 PM
Don Neely's 10-pc Royal Society
Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand
Outdoor Concert in Guerneville, Sonoma
County
Come to
the fun and picturesque town of Guerneville on the Russian River, in
the redwoods
of Sonoma County. Hear the RSJO perform their hit, "Redwood," the song
inspired by the Armstrong Woods
in Guerneville. The nearby Armstrong Woods is a wonderful place to
visit and stroll beforehand.
And what's
even more amazing... it free admission! That's
right...FREE!
July
13th,
2013
Saturday
Afternoon,
11:00
to
6:15
PM
Don Neely's 10-pc
Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra, with Carla Normand
Cline
Cellars
Wine
and
Dixieland
Jazz
Festival
2437 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, CA 95676
Cline Cellars, Sonoma, CA
The Cline Cellar Jazz Festival
is located on the beautiful grounds of Cline Cellars in Sonoma, in the
Carneros Region. Delicious food, wine, and beer will be available or
you can bring your
own picnic. This is a wonderfully relaxing experience. Performing there
will be many other excellent bands specializing in vintage
jazz. The grand finale will be a set with the Jambalaya Big Swing Band.
Admission is $30 advance, (before July 10th) $35 at the gate. Wine Club
price in advance is $25.
Cline
Cellars.
Tickets and
information on the event: (707)
940-4025 or www.clinecellars.com/jazzfestival or www.jazznut.com
September
8th,
2013
Sunday,
2:00
to
6:00
PM
Don Neely's 10-pc Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra, with Carla Normand, Frederick Hodges
Gatsby
Summer
Afternoon
Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
Oakland, California
Sponsored by
The Art Deco Society of California
Featuring Don
Neely,
Carla
Normand, Frederick
Hodges,
Andrew
Storar
and the rest of the talented RSJO musicians.
Also
performing with the band, "The Decobelles."
The
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at the famous Gatsby Summer
Afternoon for over twenty years, and each year it becomes more
interesting
and fun. Participants get into the spirit of The Great Gatsby's1920s
with music, dancing,
period attire, picnics, antique cars, and high-spirited imagination. If
you saw the new cinema sensation,
The Great Gastby then you'll know just what the event is all
about.
Picture a settomg in rolling hills, vast
green
lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and the charming Dunsmuir House for a
stunning backdrop. It's the
perfect setting for an unforgettable experience. Special surprise guest
performers
will
preceed the band, and also sing with the band.
For
information please call the Art Deco Society Of California
415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
2012 Public Performances
(Past Perfomances)
December 21st, Friday, 2012
7:00 to 10:00 PM
Don Neely's Royal Society Sextet with
Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges
75th
Anniversary
Celebration
party
of
Snow
White, the first animated feature film
Walt Disney Family Museum
104
Montgomery
St.
The
Presidio
of
San
Francisco
Also featuring The Decobelles,
vocalist Ann Gibson, and the screening of Snow White.
For ticket information,
415.345.6800
February 3, Friday, 2012
7:00 to 9:00 PM
Don
Neely
10-pc
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra,
with
Carla
Normand
USO
Dance,
1940s
Big
Band
Swing
and
Hot
Jazz
Livermore
Reads
Together
The Barn, 3131 Pacific Ave.
Livermore, CA 925-373-5500
Sponsored by the Livermore Library
February 18, Saturday, 2012
8:45-12:30 PM
Don Neely's Royal Society
Jazz Sextet with Carla Normand
85th
Birthday Celebration 'Top of the Mark'
Hopkins Hotel
San Francisco's Landmark atop Nob Hill.
1920s Theme! Dress
in
1920s-style
vintage attire or 1920s costume and get in free. Let's
recreate the ambience of film sensation The Artist in
San Francisco! Hear us play the 1920s jazz and 1930s -1940s Big
Band Swing you
love!
Cover charge $15
Top of the Mark, Hotel Mark Hopkins-Intercontinental
One Nob Hill, San Francisco
February
25th, Saturday night
6:00 to 10:00 PM
Don Neely's Royal Society
Jazz Quintet with Carla Normand
"Big Night," benefit for the
Noe Valley School, San Francisco. Location: The Verdi
Club, a charming place with a big dance floor, nice old stage, and
lovely bar. The theme is inspired by the great movie, Big Night. We'll be playing our
best San Francisco Big Band Swing to delight everyone. $25 buys you our
wonderful music, gourmet food, dancing and libations. Unbelievable but
true! 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco, CA 94110-1423
(415)
861-9199
March
3rd,
2012
Saturday
afternoon,
1:00
-
3:30
PM
Don
Neely's
10-pc
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra,
with
Carla
Normand
Dixieland
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey California
32nd Annual
Hear the RSJO in concert and
appreciate the artistry...with the dance floor on the side. We'll play
music that will knock your socks
off...as well as the rest of your undergarments — so hold on to 'em! That will be 1920s
jazz and San Francisco Big Band Swing of course!
DeAnza
Ballroom
Monterey Conference Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
For information please
call (831)
633-5053 or toll free at 888-349-6879.
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com
May
5th, 2012
Saturday
night, 8:00 to 12:00 midnight
Don
Neely's 10-pc. Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand
Art Deco Preservation Ball
Swingin' on
the Golden Gate Bridge! 75th Birthday Celebration
Bimbo's 365 Club, San Francisco
Also performing
"The DecoBelles."
Hear the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra play their authentic, stylish and
romantic repertoire from the Art Deco Era, particularly from 1937, the
year the Golden Gate Bridge was completed. This includes San Francisco
Big Band Swing in the style of 1937.
This will be a unique experience, the result of having the RSJO perform
and the Art Deco Society of California create the theme, setting and
all the creative touches. A fun and glamorous evening of
dancing and cocktails at San Francisco's landmark nightclub, Bimbo's
365 Club in North Beach.
Special guest performers
and surprises will delight you before and during intermissions. And
there will likely be surprise special guests singing with the band! The
exquisitely lovely Decobelles, with their knock-out costumes and
numbering in the neighborhood of 15- 20 chorus girls and maybe a boy or
two, will be choreographing another eye-popping dance to one of our
super arrangements, a highlight of the evening!
More information and ticket
pricing is available on the web site: www.ArtDecoSociety.org
Find the ADSC on Facebook or
Telephone at 415-982-DECO
May
11,
2012
Friday
evening,
6:00
to
8:45
PM
Don
Neely's
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra
with
Carla
Normand
75th
Birthday Celebration of the Golden Gate Bridge!
de
Young
Museum, Golden Gate Park,
San
Francisco
Cynthia
Glinka, San Francisco's Dynamic
Dance Diva and Teacher
We have played at the de Young Museum for their special Friday night
events twice in recent years, and they have been splendid and highly
memorable and uplifting experiences for the band and the patrons. We
suggest you come early and stroll the exhibits and dine in the cafe. It
is a real San Francisco experience!
Free Admission.
May
24,
2012
Thursday
evening, 6:00 to 10:00 PM
Don
Neely's Royal Society Jazz Sextet with vocalist Carla Normand
BridgeFest NightLife
Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge!
California Academy Of Science,
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Dance
among
exotic
creatures
and
sip
creative
cocktails
as
you come together for NightLife at
the
California
Academy of Sciences.
Explore exhibits and aquarium displays and let exotic animals from
around the world transport you to the tropics, Tibet, and dozens of
other remote destinations. Special planetarium shows will take you even
farther afield. 21+
55 Music Concourse Dr.
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
94118
415-379-8000
http://www.calacademy.org/events/nightlife/
Admission $10 for members and
$12 for non-members.
May
26-27,
2012
Saturday
and
Sunday,
day
and
evening
Don
Neely's
10-pc.
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra
with
Carla
Normand
Sacramento
Music Festival (Formerly the
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee)
See the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra really do their stuff!! From A to
Z! Hot Jazz,
grin-inducing novelty songs,
swing, syncopated 1920s jazz, sweet, avant-garde music of the 1920s and
'30s
and more! The RSJO wows the patrons of the Sacramento Jubilee year
after year, and keep 'em coming back again and again! This
festival is a wonderful experience,
truly festive and spirited as a festival should be. And may we say
Sacramento Music Festival Audiences are the most "with-it" audiences
one could wish for!
There will be a variety of
bands performing vintage jazz and swing, blues, cajun, and much more.
Appearing this year, as in all
past years, are bands from all over the country and abroad.
For ticket and schedule
information go to web site: www.sacjazz.com and call
(916) 372-5277.
July
14th,
2012
Saturday
Afternoon,
11:00
to
6:15
PM
Don Neely's 10-pc
Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra, with Carla Normand
Cline
Cellars Dixieland Jazz and Wine Festival
Cline Cellars, Sonoma, CA
The Cline Cellar Jazz Festival
is located on the beautiful grounds of Cline Cellars in Sonoma, in the
Carneros Region. Delicious food, wine, and beer will be available or
you can bring your
own picnic. Performing will be other fine bands specializing in vintage
jazz.
Cline
Cellars.
Address:
24737 Arnold Dr.
City:
Sonoma
State:
CA
Zip:
95476
Information on the
event: (707)
940-4025
Admission $30 in advance and
$35 at the door.
September
9th,
2012
Sunday,
2:00
to
6:00
PM
Don Neely's 10-pc Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra, with Carla Normand
Gatsby
Summer
Afternoon
Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
Oakland, California
Sponsored by
The Art Deco Society of California
Featuring Don
Neely,
Carla
Normand, Frederick
Hodges,
Andrew
Storar
and the rest of the talented RSJO musicians.
Also
performing with the band, "The Decobelles."
The
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at the famous Gatsby Summer
Afternoon for over twenty years, and each year it becomes more
interesting
and fun. Patrons get into the spirit of the 1920s with music, dancing,
period attire, picnics, antique cars, and high-spirited imagination. If
you saw the movie,
The Artist, then you'll know just what the event is all about.
Rolling hills, vast
green
lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and charming Dunsmuir House provide the
perfect setting for an unforgettable experience. Special surprise guest
performers
will
preceed the band, and sing with the band.
For
information please call the Art Deco Society Of California
415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
October
27th,
2012
Saturday,
8:00
to
10:00
PM,
Concert
Don
Neely's
10-pc
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra,
with
Carla
Normand
El Campanil
Theatre
Antioch, CA,
Downtown,
2nd and G St.
We are delighted to be
returning
for a concert performance at the beautiful El Campanil Theatre, built
in
1927 and fully restored to its original charm. This is the perfect
theatre
to see the RSJO! Located on the Sacramento
Riverfront
in
old
Antioch. Stop, linger, gaze and ponder the
mighty Sacramento River
flowing but a few steps away, then enter the beautiful El Campanil and
savor the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra in concert in the ideal setting!
2011 Public Performances
September 11, 2011
Sunday afternoon, 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Don Neely's 10-pc Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra, with Carla Normand
Gatsby Summer Afternoon
Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
Oakland, California
Sponsored by
The Art Deco Society of California
Featuring
Don
Neely,
Carla
Normand, Frederick
Hodges,
Andrew
Storar
and many more.
The
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at the famous Gatsby Summer
Afternoon for over twenty years, and each year it becomes more
interesting
and fun. Patrons get into the spirit of the 1920s with music, dancing,
period attire, picnics, cars, and imagination. Rolling hills, vast
green
lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and charming Dunsmuir House provide the
perfect setting for a memorable experience. Special guest performers
will
sing with the band.
For
information please call the Art Deco Society Of California
415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
July
16th, 2011
Saturday,
11:00
to
6:15
PM
Don Neely's 10-pc. Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra with Carla Normand
Cline
Cellar
Jazz
Festival
Cline Cellars, Sonoma, CA
The Cline Cellar Jazz Festival
is located at the beautiful grounds of Cline Cellars in Sonoma, in the
Carneros Region. Food, wine, and beer will be available or bring your
own picnic.
Cline
Cellars.
Address:
24737 Arnold Dr.
City:
Sonoma
State:
CA
Zip:
95476
Information on the
event: (707)
940-4025
May
7th, 2012
Saturday
night, 8:00 to 12:00 midnight
Don
Neely's 10-pc. Royal Society Jazz Orchestra with Carla Normand
Art Deco Preservation Ball
Berkeley City Club, Berkeley, California
Also performing
"The DecoBelles."
Hear
the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra play their authentic, stylish and
romantic repertoire from the Art Deco Era.
Join us for a glamorous evening of
dancing and cocktails at one of the City of Berkeley's most beloved
landmarks, designed in 1927 by Julia Morgan.
Special guest performers
will delight you before and during intermissions.
More information and ticket
pricing is available on the web site: www.ArtDecoSociety.org
Find the ADSC on Facebook or
Telephone at 415-982-DECO
May
28-29,
2011
Saturday
and
Sunday
Don
Neely's
10-pc.
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra
with
Carla
Normand
Sacramento
Jazz Festival and Jubilee
Sacramento,
CA. Convention Center Area
See the Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra really do their stuff!! Hot
Jazz, grin-inducing novelty songs,
swing, syncopated 1920s jazz, avant-garde music of the 1920s and '30s
and more! The RSJO wows the patrons of the Sacramento Jubilee year
after year, and we keep 'em coming back again and again! This festival is a wonderful experience,
truly festive as a festival should be.
Appearing this year, as in all
past years, are bands from all over the country and abroad.
For ticket and schedule
information go to web site: www.sacjazz.com and call (916) 372-5277.
Join us for a glamorous evening of
dancing and cocktails at the beautiful Berkeley City Club designed by
architect Julia Morgan, famous for designing Hearst Castle.
Also performing with the Royal Society
Jazz Orchestra will be the
The DecoBelles.
Special Theme Entertainment
will delight you in the various charming public rooms.
More information and ticket
pricing is available on the web site: www.ArtDecoSociety.org
Find the ADSC on Facebook or
Telephone at 415-982-DECO
April
3rd,
Sunday,
2011
1:30
to
5:00
PM
Don
Neely's
Rhythm
Aces
with
Carla
Normand
Last Day
Saloon
Santa Rosa,
CA
This event is for the Trad Jazz
Meeting which occurs monthly, featuring a different band each month.
The performance will be at the Last
Day Saloon in downtown Santa
Rosa, where they have a delightful club with a nice dance floor,
and many amenities including food and adult beverages. Admission for
general public is $10
Located at 120 5th St. Santa
Rosa, CA.
March
5th,
2011
Saturday
afternoon, 1:00 to 3:30 PM
Don Neely's ten-pc. Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand
Dixieland Montery, 31st Annual Festival
DeAnza
Ballroom
Monterey Conference
Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
For
information please
call (831)
633-5053 or toll free at 888-349-6879.
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com
Past
Events
Saturday
February
16th,
8:00
PM
-
12:30
AM
The
6th Annual Shiny Stockings Ball
Lake
Merrit Dance Center
200
Grand Ave,
Oakland,
CA 94610
$20
pre-sale; $25 at the door
The
Northern California Lindy Society (www.ncls.com) is proud to sponsor
the
6th Annual Shiny Stockings Ball in conjuction with the Frankie Manning
Weekend. Come spend a great night of dancing with one of the original
Lindy
Hoppers, Mr. Frankie Manning! The ballroom of the Lake Merrit Dance
Center
will be packed with swing dancers from all over the Bay Area to boogie
the night away to the swinging sounds of the Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra.
Pre-sale
tickets are available now at http://www.ncls.com/fm2008/reg/index.html
March 3 & 4,
2008,
Monday
Afternoon, and Tuesday Evening
Ahwahnee Heritage
Holidays
Ahwahnee Hotel,
Yosemite
National
Park
The Royal Society
Jazz
Orchestra
will be performing once again in Yosemite Valley for the annual
three-day
Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays at the Ahwahnee Hotel. This is an event to
remember!
Experience the high-style rustic charm of the Ahwahnee Hotel nestled in
the majestic Yosemite Valley, and the heart-stirring music of the Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra! This rare event is co-sponsored by the Art Deco
Society Of California, and together with historian Tom Bopp, they have
organized many fascinating lectures, demonstrations, and musical
presentations
related to the early years of the last century in Yosemite. This year's
special theme is Winter in Yosemite. Special presentations will show
that
from the start, winter activities were concocted with delightful
creativity,
indoors and out. Ice skating, tobogganing, ski-joring, and
snowshoe-baseball
drew guests outside, while ballroom dancing, musical events, and the
Bracebridge
Dinner enhanced the evening hours.
Music
schedule — these
Yosemite events
are FREE to the public!:
- March
2,
Sunday
evening,
7:00
to
10:00
PM,
Janet
Klein
and her Parlor Boys perform in the Ahwahnee Hotel Bar
- March
3,
Monday
afternoon,
3:00
to
5:00
PM
Tea
Dance,
Don Neely's Royal Society Sextet with Carla Normand in
the
Great Lounge at the Ahwahnee Hotel.
- March
3,
Monday
evening,
8:00
to
11:00,
in
Ahwahnee
Hotel
Bar, Speakeasy Entertainment with Tom Bopp, Sara
Klotz
de Aguilar, Frederick Hodges, Ann Gibson, and more!
- 6:00
PM,
Gala
Dinner
in
Ahwahnee
Dining
Room
featuring
vintage
menu
and same line-up of artists.
- March
4,
Tuesday
evening,
8:00
to
11:00
PM,
Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra plays for the Grand Ball, Great
Lounge,
Ahwahnee Hotel. Includes dance performance by the DecoBelles.
- RESERVATIONS.
Please
call
the
main
reservation
number
and
ask
for
Ahwahnee
Heritage Holidays. Phone number:
559-253-2075.
Website is www.YosemitePark.com Also you may call the Art Deco Society
Of California for information at 415-982-DECO (3326) or www.artdecosociety.org
- Briefly,
lodging
packages
are
for
the
Ahwahnee
Hotel
or
Yosemite
Lodge, for either two nights or three.
Prices
are on web site Yosemitepark.com/heritage and include the gala dinner
in
the breathtaking Ahwahnee Hotel dining room.
- All
music,
lectures,
and presentations
at the Heritage Holidays event at the Ahwahnee Hotel are free to the
public,
except for the dinner. You can camp in or outside the valley, and still
attend the events free.
- Singer
and
pianist
Tom
Bopp,
who
regularly
performs
at
The
Wawona
Hotel in Yosemite will be singing with the Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra and performing in the Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room
during the Gala Dinner and afterwards in the Ahwahnee Bar. Speakeasy
music
in the bar will feature various artists from the RSJO including
Frederick
Hodges, plus singers Sarah Klotz de Aguilar, and Ann Gibson.
The RSJO has an
excellent
new
recording, Deja Vu?, which features songs written by Don
Neely that have become sensations at the Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays,
including
"Wawona Waltz," "Hetch Hetchy," and "Redwood. "
March 8th,
Saturday
afternoon,
2:30 to 5:00 PM
Dixieland
Montery
28th Annual
Festival
DeAnza
Ballroom
Monterey Conference
Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
For
information please
call (831)
633-5053 or toll free at 888-349-6879.
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com
Sunday,
March 30, 2007. 3:00 to 6:00 PM
Broncho
Billy Tea Dance
Niles
Essanay Silent Film Museum
37417
Niles Boulevard
Fremont,
CA 94536
Broncho
Billy Tea Dance with authentic dance music of the teens, twenties, and
thirties, featuring Don Neely’s Royal Society Five
- Don
Neely,
clarinet
and
sax
- Frederick
Hodges,
piano
- Andrew
Storar,
trumpet
- Marty
Eggers,
bass
- Steve
Apple,
drums
Tickets
available during weekend museum hours,
Suggested
donation $20, by phone at 510-494-1411, and through web site: http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
This
event is a benefit
for the Niles
Essanay Silent Film Museum, 37417 Niles Boulevard, Fremont, a 501 (c) 3
non-profit organization.
Saturday, April
19, 2008
Merced Art
Council's
Black and
White Ball
7:30 to 11:30 PM
Don Neely and the Sextet
play for
the 25th Annual Black and White Ball in Merced. This year's ball is
sure
to be great fun, because it has the 1920s for its theme! The event is
sponsored
by the Merced Multicultural Arts Center and the proceeds will go to
benefit
art programs for youth.
Attire requested will
be vintage-retro
style. Use your imagination, be creative! Have fun!
Location
Merced
Multicultural
Arts
Center
645
West Main
Street
Merced,
CA
95340
Tickets
$75
each
Includes
two
glasses
of
wine
&
a
dance
lesson
Gourmet
Desserts
Sloe
Gin Fizz
& Martini Bar
Raffle
Prizes
&
Silent
Auction
Music by
Don
Neely's
Royal Society Jazz Sextet
Hors d’oeuvres by
STARFISH
CATERING
7:30
—11:00pm
Dance Lesson
Saturday,
April
12
11:30am—1:30pm
FOR MORE INFORMATION
click
here
or
call the
Arts Center at: (209) 388-1090
Band features
Carla
Normand,
vocalist
Frederick
Hodges,
piano
Steve
Apple,
drums
(yes,
it
is too a real instrument!)
Dix
Bruce,
guitar, banjo
Andrew
Storar,
trumpet,
vocals
Marty
Eggers,
legendary
bass
player
April
26th, Saturday evening 8:00 to 12:00 midnight
Art Deco
Preservation Ball
Don Neely's Royal Society
Jazz Orchestra,
10 pieces, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges.
Berkeley City Club,
2315 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA
Old California and its
Mexican/Spanish
History will be the theme of this year's unique event.
There will be a special
performance
by the Decobelles dance troupe. You'll also see and hear vocalists Ann
Gibson and Sara Kltoz de Aguilar.
More to be
announced.
For information please
call 415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
Saturday May 3, 2008
2:00 pm
El Campanil Theatre,
Antioch, downtown,
2nd and G St.
Concert Matinee
Community Concerts
Present
Don Neely & The Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra
10 pc. with Carla Normand
and Frederick
Hodges
Adults: $
22 Seniors:
$ 20 Children: $15
For tickets, please
visit the theatre
website:
www.elcampaniltheatre.com
or telephone:
925-757-9500
We are delighted to be
returning
for a concert performance at the beautiful El Campanil Theatre, built
in
1927 and fully restored to its original charm. This is the perfect
theatre
to see the RSJO! Located on the Sacramento Riverfront in old Antioch.
May
23-26, 2008
We regret to inform our
fans that
the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has not been invited to
perform at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
this year. We love performing at the festival and with great hope look
forward to receiving an invitation to perform there again sometime in
the
future.
If you would like to
speak or write
to the director of the festival, here below is the information:
Festival Director: Gene
Berthelsen
Phone 916-372-5277 Ext. 11
email
jubileedir@sbcglobal.net
2787 Del Monte Street
West Sacramento, CA 95691
If you have an opinion
you'd like
to share, please email us rsjo@sonic.net.
We
appreciate
your
support.
July
18, 2008
Friday Nights at
the
de Young
Third Season of
Cultural Encounters
Friday Nights at the de Young presents
THE
ROYAL
SOCIETY
JAZZ
ORCHESTRA
and
CYNTHIA
GLINKA
FREE ADMISSION!
In Wilsey Court
Cynthia Glinka
6:00
- 6:30
pm
Cynthia Glinka dance
coach and choreographer,
instructs, entertains, and inspires during this event. With her dance
tips
and tricks, you won't miss a beat! Join us on the dance floor.
Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra
6:30
- 8:30
pm
Don Neely and the
10-piece orchestra,
with vocalist Carla Normand, are renowned for authentically capturing
the
exciting sound of big-band swing, hot syncopated jazz, blues, and music
of the Cotton Club. Songs include the compositions of George Gershwin,
Fats Waller, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Walter
Donaldson,
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and many others from Tin Pan Alley,
Broadway,
vaudeville,
and the silver screen.
The de Young is located
at 50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
de Young
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden
Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-750-7694
e-mail nexcach@famsf.org
For more information go
online to www.deyoungmuseum.org
August 6, 2008
Don
Neely's
Rhythm
Aces ( Our new name for the sextet! )
Bing Crosby's
in Walnut
Creek
August 6th, Wednesday
evening
No cover charge!
Dancing from 7:00 to
10:00 pm
Dance lessons by Johnny
Lee during
intermissions
Bing Crosby's is a
fascinating place
to visit with great ambience built on the concept of hollywood and Bing
Crosby's career in film and music.
They serve marvelous
dinners and
have a stunning menu of martinis and other Rat Pack libations.
Rhythm
Aces
lineup:
Don Neely on reeds and
vocals
Frederick Hodges, piano
and vocals
Andrew Storar, Cornet and
vocals
Steve Apple, Drums
Dix Bruce, Guitar
Marty Eggers, Stand up bass
Address:
1342 Broadway Plaza
Walnut Creek, CA
94596
925-939-BING
Web site www.bingcrosbysrestaurant.com
Sunday, August 24,
2008
Dance at the Ashkenaz
5:00 to 8:00 PM
The Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Don Neely's 10-piece Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges, will be
providing
lively dance music for another wonderful dance at The Ashkenaz,
Berkeley's
legendary dance hall. Ashkenaz has a friendly and relaxing ambience
with
a great dance floor and excellent sound system. They serve tasty
snacks,
wine, beer, coffee and more. We'll be delighted to see you, and you'll
be happy you came.
Admission $20.
For additional
information please
see web site:
http://www.ashkenaz.com
or call 510-525-5054
Don
Neely, leader, reeds, vocals, arranger
Steve
Apple, drums, vocals, sardonic observations
Frederick
Hodges, piano, vocals
George
Hamilton Green, xylophone
Carla
Normand, vocals
Andrew
Storar, 1st trumpet, vocals, attitude
Brent
Bergman, trombone
Dick
Mathias, lead alto sax, reeds
Kent
Mikasa, 2nd Cornet
Irving
Kaufman, vocals
Dix
Bruce, guitar, banjo
Marty
Eggers, bass, tuba
Bob
Embry, tenor sax, reeds
Wednesday,
September 10th, 2008
5:30
to 9:00 PM
Don
Neely's full-size, ten-piece Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, with Carla
Normand
and Frederick Hodges
U.S.
Hornet, Aircraft Carrier
Alameda,
CA
707
W Hornet Ave, Pier 3
Alameda
Point
Alameda,
CA 94501
510-521-8448
www.uss-hornet.org
Dinner-Dance
Benefit for Center for Elders Independence
For
ticket information, please contact:
fbridges@cei.elders.org
Web
site: http://cei.elders.org/events.html
510-839-3100
September
13, 2008
7:30
to 10:30 PM
Dance
Under The Stars
Rose
Bowl Dance 2008
Featuring
the full 11-piece Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
starring
Miss Carla Normand -- America's Radio Sweetheart
Escalle
Winery,
771
Magnolia Avenue
Larkspur,
California
Tickets:
$50 per person (limit 4 per person)
Tickets
Available Saturday, May 17: 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
And
Monday, May 19, 2:00 Pm to 7:00 PM at Larkspur City Hall
Semi-Formal
Vinage dress from 1910-1950 encouraged
www.larkspurcityhall.org
How to prepare for the
dance
Find your tickets - View
invitation
Ticket Purchases -
Unfortunately,
due to the capacity of the venue the Rose
Bowl Dance is sold out. Please call the Larkspur
Recreation
Department at 415-927-6746 to register your name on the wait list for
tickets.
Sign up for dance
lessons - View
Announcement
Register at the
Larkspur Recreation
Department for one or more of our Thursday evening sessions, 927-6746.
$15 per couple, $10 for singles, per session.
- August 28 - Hall Gym
7-8:30 PM
- September 4 - Hall Gym
7-8:30
PM
- September 11 - Neil
Cummins Gym
7-8:30 PM
Lessons provided by Cynthia
Glinka
Select your vintage
outfit - pick
an era to emulate
- Vintage
Portraits Jude Mooney Photography will be on site to capture the
moment
- Remember to pick
sensible shoes
for uneven landscape
- Coat check available to
check
your hats & gloves
Read up on the
history of the
Rose Bowl Dance
Remember
the Rose Bowl Story by Jerry Flamm
Rose
Bowl Photographs
Larkspur
Firehouse Museum
Transportation by
San Francisco
Trolleys
Travel from City Hall
to the dance
by trolley all night from 7:30 - 1:00 AM
Parking available at St.
Patrick's
church on Locust Avenue.
Parking also available at
the corner
or Magnolia & Bon Air Road.
September
14, 2008, Sunday, 2:00 to 6:00 PM
Gatsby
Summer Afternoon
House and Gardens, Oakland CA.
The
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra has performed at the famous Gatsby Summer
Afternoon for over twenty years, and each year it becomes more
interesting
and fun. Patrons get into the spirit of the 1920s with music, dancing,
period attire, picnics, cars, and imagination. Rolling hills, vast
green
lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and charming Dunsmuir House provide the
perfect setting for a memorable experience. Special guest Tom Bopp will
sing with the band, as well as Frederick Hodges, Carla Normand, Don
Neely,
and Andrew Storar.
For
information please call the Art Deco Society Of California
415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
October 17th, Friday
9:00 to 12:00 PM
Don Neely's Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra,
with Carla Normand, and Frederick Hodges
Collegiate Ball (Part
of the 2nd
annual, three-day "Shag Jam")
Location:
Verdi Club in San Francisco
2424 Mariposa St.
San Francisco
Fast, furious and
flying feet will
gather from far and near for the San Francisco Shag Jam. Nearly 80
years
after the swing kids of the 1930s started dancing the Collegiate Shag,
a melting pot of young and old convene to flip, flop and fly on the
dance
floor.
The Verdi Club is
located in the
Portrero Hill district of San Francisco, and was built in the 1930s,
and
was for many years an Italian social club.
They have a huge dance
floor, an
elevated stage with proscenium arch, and a roomy bar where you can
order
a refreshing libation in between strutting your stuff on the dance
floor.
The Collegiate Ball
features
a Vintage Hair Styling Class for the Dolls and Vintage Clothes Styling
Class for the Daddy O's, Dance Performances, Collegiate Shag
Championships
(Prelims & Spotlight Finals), Pin-Ups and Classic Cars! Join in on
the history and dress in your best Vintage College/Varsity Sweater
wear.
To gain more
information please go
to the delightful Shag Jam web site:
http://www.shagjam.com/
This is going to be a
fun event with
great dancers!
Sunday,
November 2nd, 2008
Dance at the Ashkenaz
5:00 to 8:00 PM
The Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Don Neely's 10-piece Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges, will be
providing
lively dance music for another wonderful dance at The Ashkenaz,
Berkeley's
legendary dance hall. Ashkenaz has a friendly and relaxing ambience
with
a great dance floor and excellent sound system. They serve tasty
snacks,
wine, beer, coffee and more. We'll be delighted to see you, and you'll
be happy you came.
Admission $20.
For additional
information please
see web site:
http://www.ashkenaz.com
or call 510-525-5054
Don
Neely,
leader, reeds, vocals, arranger
Steve Apple,
Drums, vocals
Frederick
Hodges, Piano, Vocals
Carla Normand,
Vocals
Andrew
Storar, 1st Trumpet, vocals
Brent Bergman,
Trombone
Dick Mathias,
Lead alto sax, reeds
Kent Mikasa,
2nd Cornet
Dix
Bruce,
Guitar, Banjo
Marty Eggers,
Bass, Tuba
Bob
Embry,
Tenor sax, reeds
Sunday
25
January
2009
Art Deco Society
of California
Annual Membership and
Volunteer Appreciation Party
The Don Neely Trio
Featuring:
Don Neely -- clarinet
Frederick Hodges - piano
Marty Eggers -- bass
Lionel Hampton -- vibes*
*management is not responsible for last minute personnel cancellations.
2-5 PM
Schroeder's Cafe
240 Front Street
San Francisco, CA
www.schroederssf.com
Please join us for our Annual
Membership and Volunteer Appreciation
Party. Hors d'oeuvres, dessert and good cheer will be passed around.
There will be entertainment and dancing of course (we are the ADSC).
But it won't be a proper shindig unless you are there!
Free for Art Deco Society
Members.
$20.00 for everyone else.
Art Deco Society of California
February 5th, 2009
The
beautiful Fox Oakland Theater has been restored!
Come celebrate the Grand Reopening of the Fox Oakland Theater
See the Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra on the giant stage!
February 5th, 2009.
7:00 to 11:00 PM
Buffet Dining California Wines Martini Bar
Valet Parking Available $10
Free Parking at Rotunda Garage
Cocktail Attire
Tickets are available at $250 Each
Please visit www.foxoakland.com
to purchase tickets
Or leave a message at 510-869-3519
1912 Telegraph at the corner of 19th and Telegraph
Oakland, California
Entertainment Line up:
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra (Ten piece orchestra with Don Neely, Carla
Normand, Frederick Hodges)
The Decobelles
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave
Vaudeville Artists
Circus Performers
And many other entertainers
February 20, 2009
The 32nd Annual Viennese Ball
8:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Hyatt Regency in Burlingame
The Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra performs for Stanford University's Annual Viennese Ball.
We will be performing in the Swing Ball Room.
For tickets and other information, please visit vienneseball.com
TICKET SALES
Ticket sales open on February
7, 2009 at the Bon Bon Ball during Austria
Fortnight. Tickets will be available for purchase in Stanford's White
Plaza from noon to 1pm every weekday through February 20, 2009.
In addition, a limited number of Viennese
Ball memorabilia, including champagne
flutes ($10 per flute, or $8 at time of ticket purchase), t-shirts ($10 per shirt, or $8 at
time of ticket purchase), and DVDs
($20 per DVD, or $15 at time of ticket purchase), are available.
PRICING
Ticket prices are $85 per
couple for students, $105 per couple for Stanford faculty, staff, and
Cardinal Young Alumni, $115 per couple for other Stanford Alumni, and
$125 per couple for the general public. A limited number of single
tickets are available to students upon request.
ONLINE
Viennese Ball tickets may be
purchased online through eGroups.
Additional charges may
be assessed by eGroups. Tickets will be available online until noon on
the February 19, 2009. Tickets purchased online should be picked up at
the ball, with receipt and photo ID as proof of payment.
AT THE DOOR
A limited number of tickets
will be available at the ball itself. Come prepared with either cash or
your check payable to "Viennese Ball Committee."
March 2-3, 2009
Ahwahnee Heritage
Holidays
Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite
National
Park
The Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra
will be performing once again in Yosemite Valley for the annual
three-day
Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays at the Ahwahnee Hotel. This is an event to
remember!
Experience the high-style rustic charm of the Ahwahnee Hotel nestled in
the majestic Yosemite Valley, and the heart-stirring music of the Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra! This rare event is co-sponsored by the Art Deco
Society Of California, and together with historian Tom Bopp, they have
organized many fascinating lectures, demonstrations, and musical
presentations
related to the early years of the last century in Yosemite. This year's
special theme is Winter in Yosemite. Special presentations will show
that
from the start, winter activities were concocted with delightful
creativity,
indoors and out. Ice skating, tobogganing, ski-joring, and
snowshoe-baseball
drew guests outside, while ballroom dancing, musical events, and the
Bracebridge
Dinner enhanced the evening hours.
Music
schedule
—
these
Yosemite
events
are
FREE
to
the
public!:
- March 2, Sunday
evening, 7:00 to 10:00
PM Don Neely's Royal Society Sextet with Carla Normand in the Great
Lounge
at the Ahwahnee Hotel.
- March 3, Tuesday
evening, 8:00 to 11:00
PM, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra plays for the Grand Ball, Great
Lounge,
Ahwahnee Hotel. Includes dance performance by the DecoBelles.
Don
Neely
has
composed
a
new
song
to
commemorate
this
year's
Ahwahnee
Heritage
Holiday.
He
has
titled
it:
"I
Want
To
Camp
At
The
Ahwahnee"
You
are
listening
to
it
right
now.
- RESERVATIONS. Please
call the main reservation
number and ask for Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays. Phone number:
559-253-2075.
Website is www.YosemitePark.com Also you may call the Art Deco Society
Of California for information at 415-982-DECO (3326) or www.artdecosociety.org
- Briefly, lodging
packages are for the
Ahwahnee Hotel or Yosemite Lodge, for either two nights or three.
Prices
are on web site Yosemitepark.com/heritage and include the gala dinner
in
the breathtaking Ahwahnee Hotel dining room.
- All music, lectures,
and presentations
at the Heritage Holidays event at the Ahwahnee Hotel are free to the
public,
except for the dinner. You can camp in or outside the valley, and still
attend the events free.
- Singer and pianist Tom
Bopp, who regularly
performs at The Wawona Hotel in Yosemite will be singing with the Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra and performing in the Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room
during the Gala Dinner and afterwards in the Ahwahnee Bar. Speakeasy
music
in the bar will feature various artists from the RSJO including
Frederick
Hodges, plus singers Sarah Klotz de Aguilar, and Ann Gibson.
March 7th, 2009,
Saturday
afternoon,
2:30 to 5:00 PM
Dixieland Montery
29th Annual Festival
DeAnza
Ballroom
Monterey Conference Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770
April 17, 2009
Friday Nights at
the
de Young
Third Season of
Cultural Encounters
Friday Nights at the de Young presents
THE
ROYAL
SOCIETY JAZZ ORCHESTRA and CYNTHIA GLINKA
FREE
ADMISSION!
In
Wilsey
Court
6:00
- 6:30
pm
Cynthia
Glinka
dance
coach
and
choreographer,
instructs,
entertains,
and
inspires
during
this
event.
With
her
dance
tips
and
tricks,
you
won't
miss
a
beat!
Join
us
on
the
dance
floor.
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra
6:30
- 8:30
pm
Don
Neely
and
the
10-piece
orchestra,
with
vocalist
Carla
Normand,
are
renowned
for
authentically
capturing
the
exciting
sound
of
big-band
swing,
hot
syncopated
jazz,
blues,
and
music
of
the
Cotton
Club.
Songs
include
the
compositions
of
George
Gershwin,
Fats
Waller,
Irving
Berlin,
Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Walter
Donaldson,
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and many others from Tin Pan Alley,
Broadway,
vaudeville,
and the silver screen.
The
de
Young
is
located
at
50
Hagiwara
Tea
Garden
Drive
in
the
heart
of
San
Francisco's
Golden
Gate
Park.
Sunday,
26 April, 2009
3:00 to 6:00 PM
Broncho
Billy
Tea
Dance
Niles
Essanay Silent Film
37417
Niles Boulevard
Fremont,
CA 94536
Featuring The Royal Society
Six
Dance Instruction by Miss
Cynthia Glinka
Broncho
Billy Tea Dance with authentic dance music of the teens, twenties, and
thirties, featuring Don Neely’s Royal Society Five
- Don Neely,
clarinet and sax
- Frederick
Hodges, piano
- Andrew
Storar, trumpet
- Steve Hanson, bass
- Steve
Apple, drums
Tickets
available
during
weekend
museum
hours.
Suggested
donation:
$30 for adults
$20 for students and seniors
Reservations by phone at 510-494-1411, and through web site:
http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org
This event is a benefit
for the Niles
Essanay Silent Film Museum, 37417 Niles Boulevard, Fremont, a 501 (c) 3
non-profit organization.
Tuesday
12
May
2009
Free Open Air Concert
12:00 noon to 1:15 PM
Don Neely's Royal
Society Six
Todos Santos Plaza in downtown
Concord
Grant St. and Willow Pass Rd.,
Concord, CA, 94519
Saturday
16
May
2009
Art
Deco Ball
The Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra
Appearing Live at
the
Art Deco Society's Annual
Preservation
Ball
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway
Oakland, CA
94612
(510) 465-6400
For
information
please
call
the
Art
Deco
Society
Of
California
415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
Thursday,
May
21,
2009
Please join us
on the Red Carpet and Swing into our
'S
Wonderful Celebration
Thursday, May 21, 2009
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Dunsmuir Historic Estate
Oakland, California
Honoring
Mary Hayashi, Assemblymember
and
Gary Tom, PharmD, St. Mary Prescription Pharmacy
Featuring Delicious Dim Sum from Tin's Tea House
and the Swinging Sounds of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
Event Sponsorship opportunities available, please inquire.
For more information, please contact Earp Events at
510-839-3100 or events@earpevents.com
22-24 May 2009
The Royal Society returns to
the
36th Annual
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee
The RSJO's Festival Schedule
• Fri. 2:30 PM Holiday Inn Ballroom
• Fri. 5:30 PM Yolo Room
• Fri. 8:30 PM Hyatt Ballroom
• Sat. 1:00 PM Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom
• Sat. 5:30 PM Betty's Bistro
• Sat. 8:30 PM Hyatt Ballroom
• Sun. 2:30 PM Sheraton Grand Nave Ballroom
• Sun. 5:30 PM Yolo Room
• Sun. 8:30 PM Hyatt Ballroom
• Mon. 1:00 PM Betty's Bistro
Thursday, August 6, 2009
7:00 to 8:30 PM
Swing Dance Workshop with Dance Diva Cynthia Glinka
and music by Don Neely's Rhythm Aces
Free to the public!
Thursday,
August 6, 7-8:30 PM Free Admission!
Don Neely's Rhythm Aces (sextet plus Carla Normand, Frederick Hodges,
Steve Apple, Andrew Storar, Dix Bruce)
Swing Dance Workshop with Dance Diva Cynthia Glinka
Location: The beautiful Spanish-style Presidio Officers Club, at the
San Francisco Presidio
Music, dancing, and period cocktails served by the Presidio Social Club
(no-host bar)
A new free exhibit at the Presidio celebrates the 70th anniversary of
the Golden Gate International Exposition that marked the completion of
the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and
highlighted the cultural and economic life of the Pacific Region. The
fair’s Streamline Moderne pavilions, Art Deco monuments and vibrant
arts and entertainment introduced new visions of architecture, art and
design to the Bay Area.
This exhibit features black and white and early color photographs of
the art, architecture, dramatic nighttime lighting and grand landscapes
of this memorable pageant of the Pacific.
Treasure Island 1939
San Francisco’s Pageant of the Pacific
Presidio Officers’ Club Exhibition Hall
50 Moraga Avenue
Presidio of San Francisco
Exhibition runs from:
July 22 – October 18, 2009
Wednesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Treasure Island Development Authority www.sfgov.org/treasureisland
The Presidio Trust www.presidio.gov
Presidio
Officers’ Club
50 Moraga Ave
San Francisco, CA 94129-1122
Presidio Event Line: (415) 561-5500
exhibition website
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Dance
Treasure Island 1939 Exhibition
Presidio Officers' Club
San Francisco
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Free to the public!
1939 Worlds Fair Exhibit and
Dance with Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
Free Admission!
Thursday, August 27,
7-9:00 PM Free Admission!
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
(10 pieces with Carla Normand)
Swing Dance Workshop with
Dance Diva Cynthia Glinka
Big Band Music, dancing, and
period cocktails served by the Presidio Social Club (no-host bar)
Location: The beautiful
Spanish-style Presidio Officers Club, at the San Francisco Presidio, 50
Moraga Avenue
We are playing for two events
celebrating this new exhibit: August 6th and August 27th.
A new free exhibit at the Presidio
celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Golden Gate International
Exposition that marked the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge and the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and highlighted the cultural and
economic life of the Pacific Region. The fair’s Streamline Moderne
pavilions, Art Deco monuments and vibrant arts and entertainment
introduced new visions of architecture, art and design to the Bay Area.
This exhibit features black
and white and early color photographs of the art, architecture,
dramatic nighttime lighting and grand landscapes of this memorable
pageant of the Pacific.
Treasure Island 1939
San Francisco’s Pageant of the
Pacific
Presidio Officers’ Club
Exhibition Hall
50 Moraga Avenue
Presidio of San Francisco
Exhibition runs from:
July 22 – October 18, 2009
Wednesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5
p.m.
Treasure Island Development
Authority www.sfgov.org/treasureisland
The Presidio Trust www.presidio.gov
Sunday, August 30,
2009
Dance at the Ashkenaz
6:00
to
9:00
PM
The Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Don Neely's 10-piece Royal
Society
Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges, will be
providing
lively dance music for another wonderful dance at The Ashkenaz,
Berkeley's
legendary dance hall. Ashkenaz has a friendly and relaxing ambience
with
a great dance floor and excellent sound system. They serve tasty
snacks,
wine, beer, coffee and more. We'll be delighted to see you, and you'll
be happy you came.
Admission
$20.
For
additional
information
please
see
web
site:
http://www.ashkenaz.com
or call 510-525-5054
Don
Neely, leader, reeds, vocals, arranger
Steve
Apple, drums, vocals, sardonic observations
Frederick
Hodges, piano, vocals
Carla
Normand, vocals
Andrew
Storar, 1st trumpet, vocals, insight into the legacy of Michael
Jackson
Brent
Bergman, trombone
Dick
Mathias, lead alto sax, reeds
Kent
Mikasa, 2nd cornet
Dix
Bruce, guitar, banjo, concert ocarina
Marty
Eggers, bass, tuba
Bob
Embry, tenor sax, reeds
September
13, 2009, Sunday, 1:00 to 6:00 PM
Gatsby
Summer
Afternoon
Dunsmuir
House and Gardens, Oakland CA.
The
Royal
Society
Jazz
Orchestra
has
performed
at
the
famous
Gatsby
Summer
Afternoon
for
over
twenty
years,
and
each
year
it
becomes
more
interesting
and
fun.
Patrons
get
into
the
spirit
of
the
1920s
with
music,
dancing,
period
attire,
picnics,
cars, and imagination. Rolling hills, vast
green
lawns, oak trees, wooded paths, and charming Dunsmuir House provide the
perfect setting for a memorable experience. Special guest Tom Bopp will
sing with the band, as well as Frederick Hodges, Carla Normand, Don
Neely,
and Andrew Storar.
For
information please call the Art Deco Society Of California
415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
September 27, Sunday,
12:00 Noon
Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
In Concert
Location: Russian River,
17000 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville, CA 95446
You will love the setting of our concert at Armstrong Redwoods State
Reserve outdoor amphitheater in the giant redwood forest. This
fundraising performance will be a wonderfully memorable experience for
everyone.
For tickets please
visit the web site at www.oldgrovefestival.org
or call 707-869-9177 x2
Bring a picnic lunch, and sit at a picnic table under the redwoods.
Take a stroll or hike in the magnificent park. This is a fabulous,
beautiful place!
Sponsored by the
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
www.stewardsofthecoastandredwoods.org
Saturday
October 17 2009
6:00 PM
Mobsters
Ball
More info:
mobstersball.com
650-544-4862
Verdi Club
2424 Mariposa
San Francisco, CA
January
22, 2010
9:00 PM to 12:00 midnight
Midtown Stomp's 5-Year Anniversary Party with the Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra (8pc.)
Time: 9:00 to 12:00 midnight
Admission price $15 (includes dance lesson)
Event Website
Eastern Star Ballroom
2719 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-221-1500
www.midtownstomp.com
Celebrate Midtown Stomp’s 5
year anniversary January 22nd with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra!
It's been five great
years since they started Midtown Stomp. It's been a lot of great nights
of dancing, classes, and fun! The Eastern Star Ballroom is a historic
landmark and was built in 1928.
Featured Line Up: Don Neely,
Leader - reeds & vocals, Carla Normand - Vocals, Frederick Hodges -
Piano & vocals, Andrew Storar - cornet & vocals, Steve Apple -
Drums, Dix Bruce - Guitar, Marty Eggers - Bass, John Hunt - Trombone
If you would like a table for
your party or a birthday reservation, please let them know soon.
Directions to Midtown Stomp
Eastern Star Ballroom
2719 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
916-221-1500
Parking is available at the
Sutter General Hospital 24 hour public parking garage for 50 cents per
hour. From Business 80 East, exit N Street exit onto 30th Street, turn
left on K Street, left on 29th and enter parking structure. From
Business 80 West, exit J Street, proceed straight on 29th Street, left
into parking structure. Walk down K Street one block to 2719 K Street.
Telephone
and FAX: 707-765-2055
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