We are pleased to announce some upcoming Hickory and Charlotte events, including Clater Kaye Theatrework’s huge 2008 Showcase, Taste of Charlotte, and Hickory’s biggest event, the HCT Vacation Extravaganza!
Saturday, 5/24/2008 Maiden Auditorium MAIDEN, NC from 7 pm
Clater Kaye Theatreworks Best of 2008 Showcase
600 W Main St.
Maiden, NC 28650
claterkayetheatreworks.com
The Best of 2008 Clater Kaye Theatreworks Showcase features students from beginning triple-threat through high school and adult actors including Cathy Banner on keys, Phill Kirby on percussion, Charlton Seaver on bass, and Jeff Hartman on keys/guitars. Tickets can be purchased through Clater-Kaye Theatreworks at 828-294-CKT2 and are $10 for ages 13+, and $5 for children 4-12. Children under 3 are free.
Saturday, 6/7/2008 Chetola BLOWING ROCK, NC from 6 pm
North Main Street
Blowing Rock, NC 28605
800-CHETOLA
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Sunday, 6/8/2007 Taste of Charlotte CHARLOTTE, NC from 2 pm to 5:30 pm
featuring Scott McCloud on sax
Tavern at the Taste
tasteofcharlotte.com
The Taste of Charlotte festival spans 6 city blocks from 1st Street to 6th Street. Located on Tryon St. between 5th and 6th, Tavern at the Taste is the place to be!
Scott McCloud on sax earned a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas in 1998, Bachelor of Music in Performance from Winthrop University in 1994; Down Beat Magazine Student Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Soloist in 1993 scottmccloud.net
Monday, 6/9/2008 Jeffers Theatre HICKORY, NC
Hickory Theatre’s VacExtra’ from 6 pm
30 Third St. NW
Hickory, NC 28601
828-327-3855
hickorytheater.org
Last year’s event was completely sold out! Please don’t miss it this year. It is considered the biggest and best event in Hickory! Get your ticket now by contacting the HCT box office at 828-327-3855 or order online at hickorytheater.org. Tickets include…
- Admission for you and a guest
- Catered Buffet, complete with wine, beer and other beverages
- Wine tasting in The Fireman’s Kitchen
- Live entertainment on the main stage featuring Jeff Hartman & Friends, The Lost Jewels of the Ghawazee & The Rubies, the C-Town Rhythm Ensemble, Julia Rush, Kat Williams & Nathan Hefner, and more!
- A silent auction featuring art, furniture, antiques, gift baskets, sporting event tickets, vacation getaways, Girl’s Day Out (spa day for 10), and much, much more!
- Door prizes
…and, of course, the chance to win a $10,000 Grand Prize Vacation!
The cost is $100 per ticket (each ticket is good for two people), and all major credit cards are accepted. To order your ticket(s) through the HCT, please call 828-327-3855 ext. 112
HICKORY – Hickory’s Jeff Hartman returns to the main stage of Hickory Theatre’s Vacation Extravaganza on Monday, 6/9 from 6 pm featuring friends Brian Burton (Cast Iron Filter notoriety), Scott McCloud (Hipshack), Jeremy Shaw (Full Grown) and Phillip Whack (Taken Back). Please come out and support these phenomenal musicians whenever and wherever you get the chance.
“Events like the Vacation Extravaganza have been hometown staples for me and my bands,” Hartman says. “I’ve been fortunate enough to maintain a healthy working relationship with the city of Hickory having performed such events as Hickory Alive, Oktoberfest, Hickory Arts Festival, Hickory Theatre’s VacExtra’ and Lenoir-Rhyne’s Walk to Cure Diabetes fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation with a variety of great backing musicians including Hickory’s own Rick Cline. I’m told, to date, we had the largest Hickory Alive draw in Hickory Alive history back in 2005! I mention this only because it’s a good feeling knowing you have that hometown support when you return from a long, lonely stint on the road. It’s the local and hometown performances that touch me the most.”
In 2006, Jeff and the band appeared with Steely Dan and Michael McDonald at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater and with Universal recording artist Natalie at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Other notable ’06 appearances include Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium, the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center Hometown/Homegrown Showcase, 107.9 FM The Link Live Music Lunch at Wachovia Plaza in Charlotte, the Biltmore Estate, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Paramount’s Carowinds and the Charlotte Coliseum. The band also earned the honor of being acknowledged in Modern Bride Magazine as one of the 150 best bands for hire in the United States.
“God, family, friends, and fans. In that order! I couldn’t do what I do without such a strong support system. It’s difficult to make a career out of setting your experiences to music and selling it. It’s by God’s grace that I’ve been able to do it for so long, especially with the love and support of my wife.”
Many distinct music personalities yield a single sound; sometimes rock, sometimes pop, sometimes jazz, sometimes folk, other times funk, with soaring vocals laced together with melodies that never leave you. Nevertheless, it can only be described as Jeff Hartman’s eclectic blend. In the tradition of Bruce Hornsby and Dave Matthews, Jeff has carved out an impressive place for himself on the live music circuit, having appeared with a variety of musicians, also as “Scott Jeffrey’s Band,” approximately 200 dates yearly for nearly a decade in Hickory and surrounding areas. A published poet and influenced in equal parts by folk and funk artists alike, Jeff’s songs are a mix of “dazed beauty and bitter-sweetness.” Here are tales of abuse and misuse, of vulnerability and resolve; poetic trances like the Appalachia-esque “Erica’s Song” and the biographical “Northern Accent.”
Jeff Hartman on keys/vox is an ASU alumnus. Jeff has worked professionally as a musician for over a decade in Hickory and surrounding areas, having appeared in recent years with Steely Dan and Michael McDonald at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. Hartman recently directed music for Clater-Kaye Theatreworks’ production of Les Miserables and had the privilege of collaborating with the 2007 revival of “Streets of Hickory” on the heels of earning Best Actor in competition at the 2006 North Carolina Theatre Conference for his stage work in “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” He is currently finishing his fourth album and serving as an instructor for Clater-Kaye Theatreworks.
Brian Burton on drums is a graduate of Berklee College of Music; acting “Head of Drum Instruction” at RIT Music in Grand Rapids, MI; Studied with Dave DiCenso, Rod Morgenstein, and Kenwood Dennard; awarded the NHCMA Rising Star Instrumentalist of the Year for his work with Brooke Starr in 1999 brianburtondrummer.com
Scott McCloud on bass earned a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas in 1998, Bachelor of Music in Performance from Winthrop University in 1994; Down Beat Magazine Student Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Soloist in 1993 scottmccloud.net
Jeremy Shaw on guitar is a performing, recording, and songwriting artist based in Charlotte, NC having studied composition and performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston. jeremyshaw.com
Phillip Whack on saxophone completed jazz studies at Brevard College eventually touring with the Glenn Miller Orchestra throughout the continental United States and Japan. Whack returned to Columbia in 2004 then Charlotte in 2006 and has been performing regionally.
