April 25, 2018
Like many in the audience who have followed them since they first appeared on the entertainment horizon, I was thoroughly pleased to see how much Nick Ziobro and Julia Goodwin have grown since the time I first saw them perform. Winners of the 2012 and... read more
April 18, 2018
It will be an auspicious homecoming on Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. for Nick Ziobro and Julia Goodwin, when they join, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer and Great American Songbook revivalist who helped discover them. Together, they will perform in “Michael Feinstein with Special Guests... read more
January 23, 2018
Like many others, I was very happily surprised recently when the Great American Songbook Foundation announced philanthropist Bren Simon was donating her 107-acre Asherwood estate in Carmel to the organization. The estate is the former home of philanthropist Simon and her late husband,, co-founder of... read more
October 3, 2017
It was suggested that guests for the 2017 Songbook Celebration I attended at The Palladium, Saturday, wear black tie or ’60’s “Mad Men Chic” attire to match the evening’s theme. Consequently, I reached out to my friend Cheryl Harmon who own and operates Costumes by... read more
July 28, 2017
Each year, since its origination in 2009, I have covered The Songbook Academy sponsored by the Great American Songbook Foundation and founded by five-time GRAMMY nominated entertainer, Michael Feinstein. The week-long summer high school intensive, which took place July 15-22, concentrates on the jazz, pop,... read more
April 28, 2017
If you’re a diehard Judy Garland fan like me than you won’t want to miss seeing “Beyond The Rainbow,” Friday, April 28 through Sunday, May 14. Presented by Actors Theatre of Indiana, the production will be play in The Studio Theatre at the Center for... read more
January 12, 2017
As I sat watching and listening to the seven extraordinary singers who performed in Saturday’s Songbook Academy All-Stars concert at the Palladium I thought to myself “This would make such a spectacular television special or recording.” In many ways, witnessing it live, was a once in... read more
January 6, 2017
The Great American Songbook Foundation, founded by Michael Feinstein, will present all seven previous winners of its summer Songbook Academy® vocal competition, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, for its first ever Songbook Academy® AllStars Concert, at the Palladium in Carmel. Most of the singers, called, Ambassadors, have... read more
