Interlude - August 20
August 20, 2020
Season update, "Songbook Sheroes," Palladium flashback and more
Welcome back to Interlude, your twice-a-week update on the Center’s events and the best in arts, entertainment and enrichment opportunities online.
Update on the 2020-2021 season
Needless to say, the pandemic has thrown a wrench into the national/international concert industry, but the arts must go on. The Center is forging ahead this fall with a busy schedule of education and enrichment programming, Resident Company performances, local music and a hearty menu of new and adapted online programs you can enjoy from home – or anywhere.
For example, the Palladium Bookies book club (above) had its first meeting of the new season Aug. 10, with some participants masked and physically distanced in the South Lobby while others joined the discussion through Zoom teleconferencing. Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
To learn more about the new ventures, read our announcement from earlier this week.
Women's Equality in Song
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification. Leading up to Women's Equality Day on Aug. 26, the Great American Songbook Foundation is highlighting seven women of the Songbook who have influenced American music and culture. Be the first to see tomorrow's pick, which represents friendship and collaboration among women: a 1962 clip from the Carnegie Hall archives of Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett performing "History of Musical Comedy."
To learn more about women of the Songbook, sign up for the Songbook Foundation's bimonthly Hit Kits. This month's Hit Kit focuses on the “Songbook Sheroes” who have made a permanent impact on music and American culture over the past century.
Today in Center history …
August 20: In the Center’s first year, 2011, singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett makes his Palladium debut – the first of four Center performances so far. Not just a great all-American talent but apparently an all-around good guy, Lovett is a funny and dependable crowd-pleaser, whether with His Large Band, His Acoustic Group, or friends like college roommate Robert Earl Keen, who joined him in 2016 (see above). Thanks, Lyle!
Mary Chapin Carpenter offers “Songs from Home” and new album
Like Mr. Lovett, Mary Chapin Carpenter also played the Palladium in 2011, and she returned last October for a warmly entertaining show with her longtime friend Shawn Colvin. Like many musicians, she’s been staying in touch with fans during this crazy year via social media posts, playing guitar and piano and introducing us to her pets.
The 34th episode of her informal Songs from Home series features “Secret Keepers,” a tune from her brand-new album The Dirt and the Stars. Watch the clip on her Facebook page, where you’ll find all the previous episodes, too.
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