RESCHEDULED to February 22 - Valentine’s Cabaret Opens ARCA’s 2025 Season
Extend your Valentine’s Day celebration and Fall in Love All Over Again - as ARCA reschedules its nightclub evening to SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM - postponed for the safety of its audience and musicians due to the winter storm with ice and snow this weekend.
“Put a little love in your heart” with MORE love and MORE Valentine’s Day romance as ARCA opens its 2025 season on February 22nd with long-time ARCA favorites - keyboardist John Burgh, versatile vocalist Lisa Bleil and Pittsburgh legend clarinetist/saxophonist Benny Benack II and Grammy Award winner saxophonist Eric DeFade in a night of world-class entertainment and dancing at the back of Lincoln Hall.
It’s “Love, Sweet Love” with overtones of a ‘big band’, as these fab musicians perform romantic ballads and swinging tunes from The Great American Songbook, smooth jazz, contemporary favorites, and Rock 'n Roll.
Take a spin on the dance floor at the back of Lincoln Hall – or enjoy entertainment at your table.
Reservations are required for candle-lit table seating – enjoying a complimentary charcuterie board, with wine and beer for sale (cash bar). Tickets $35.
Call today to Reserve 724 659-3153 – and pay for tickets by cash or check at the door. OR Buy online at alleghenyriverstone.org.
Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts is grateful for the very generous gift of Tom and Nancy Hovis, ARCA’s Vice President and President respectively, sponsoring the Valentine’s Cabaret featuring their longtime friend John Burgh.
ARCA fans will remember that John Burgh ALL STARS with Lisa Bleil headlined ARCA’s outdoor concerts for two years at RiverStone Estate and wowed ARCA’s audience in Lincoln Hall with Benny Benack Benack II and Benny Benack III and in last year’s Valentine’s Cabaret.
Lisa Bleil has performed with both the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra and is known for her performances on the Emmy-winning PBS series “Live From Studio A”, and, it can be seen on the nationally televised PBS specials.
Saxophonist Benny Benack, II is a legend in the Pittsburgh jazz scene – a musician well known for his virtuosic musicianship and charismatic audience appeal who has dazzled Lincoln Hall audiences with John Burgh and his son, Benny III.
Wailing on sax will be in-demand performing artist and studio musician, Eric DeFade, who has toured internationally with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and the Artie Shaw Big Band. Eric is a two-time Grammy Award winner for performances on Nancy Wilson’s jazz albums.
JOHN BURGH was first introduced to the Pittsburgh music scene in 1982 with the Harold Betters Band and played for many years with the Billy Price Band, touring Europe in 2003. He has played and recorded 5 albums with the rock group Gathering Field and was a long-time member of the 18-piece Balcony Big Band.
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