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Also:\u00a0Serafin String Quartet, Micky Dolenz, Scrooge and more!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jeffrey Gaines brings his powerful music to The Flash in Kennett Square, Nov. 29.<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s been almost a quarter of a century since Jeffrey Gaines signed his first recording deal with a major label. It\u2019s been 22 years since his debut album \u201cJeffrey Gaines\u201d was released on Chrysalis Records.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 11 years since \u201cToward the Sun\u201d on Artemis Rercords — his fifth overall and his last studio album.\u00a0\u00a0And, it\u2019s been 10 years since his last album release — \u201cJeffrey Gaines Live,\u201d which is also on Artemis Rercords.<\/p>\n

Despite the lack of recorded output, Gaines still is a popular live act — frequently selling out venues all around the East Coast. On November 29, Gaines will visit the area for a show at\u00a0The Flash\u00a0(102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295,\u00a0http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In December, Gaines already has shows booked for Bristol, Ardmore, Harrisburg and Pitman, New Jersey. And, there is still no new album on the horizon.<\/p>\n

\u201cA new album — it\u2019s not in the works,\u201d said Gaines, during a phone interview last week. \u201cThe new album hype happens every year — but it doesn\u2019t come from me. I\u2019m not reluctant to do it — maybe reluctant to do it myself. I don\u2019t even know how that happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always made records for labels (recording companies). I just know how to do what I have to do. I go into a performance room with engineers and producers in the other room and big glass separating us. And, they\u2019re assured they\u2019re getting paid. If they\u2019re looking for their money, I can just refer them to the grown men in suits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many musicians — new and old — are getting into funding campaigns like Kickstarter to raise money to record. And, there is a whole generation of musicians who record in home studios on computers and then release the music only online. Gaines doesn\u2019t do any of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes down to me right now — I have no label, no backing, no interest,\u201d said Gaines, a native of Harrisburg. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t even know how to start doing things like that. I got into tech too late. I don\u2019t know how to record on computers. I\u2019m not a D.I.Y. guy. It\u2019s not even that much fun.<\/p>\n

\u201cI write new songs from time to time. But, it would have to be a commercial release for me to put them on a record. And, it would be really hard to put out a record and know that it doesn\u2019t have a shot. It would probably do well in the tri-state area but no so well on a national level.\u201d<\/p>\n

If being a commercial success were a prerequisite for Gaines\u2019 maintaining a career in music, he would have vanished from the scene years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI write a song almost every day,\u201d said Gaines. \u201cWhen I pick up a guitar, there is a new song waiting — a riff or a lyric. But, I never know if I\u2019m going to work these songs into my set.<\/p>\n

\u201cFans come out to a show. They\u2019ve worked all week. They don\u2019t want to have to do more work to get used to unfamiliar songs. My fans want to hear my songs that they know. For me, the job now is to just go out and give the fans what they want.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in a comfortable niche — reluctantly. You settle into a groove because that\u2019s how it panned out. I was shooting for the \u2018pie in the sky\u2019 and then had to realize it wasn\u2019t going to happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 1992, my first record came out — sell 100,000 copies and I sneered at that. I wanted to be in Rolling Stone. If these people think I\u2019m that good, come on — buy it. When you\u2019re a Zen guy, it\u2019s hard to be a Hun about your quest for success. I like nice little chill gigs when all I have to do is let people hear me sing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaines\u2019 show at The Flash will start at 8 p.m. with opening act Chris Ferron. Tickets are $20 in advance and $24 day of show.<\/p>\n

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The Serafin String Quartet<\/p><\/div>\n

Other upcoming shows at The Flash are comedians Joe Bublewicz and Chris Coccia on November 28 and the Serafin String Quartet on December 3.<\/p>\n

The Serafin String Quartet will perform a collage concert titled \u201cViennese Classical Roots\u201d as part of the \u201cSip and Savor with the Serafins\u201d series at The Flash. The Serafin String Quartet includes Kate Ransom and Lisa Vaupel (violins), Esme Allen-Creighton (viola) and Lawrence Stomberg (cello) — all of whom are current or former professors at the University of Delaware..<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the third of our \u2018Sip and Savor\u2019 series,\u201d said Stomberg, during a phone interview Wednesday night. \u201cIn each one, we focus on one piece of music and include other pieces of music or narratives that go along with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the upcoming concert, the spotlight will be on\u00a0Mozart\u2019s \u201cQuartet in D Minor\u201d with music samples from Haydn and Beethoven.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take Mozart\u2019s quartet and frame it with the music of other composers who lived in his time,\u201d said Stomberg. \u201cWe use Haydn\u2019s \u2018Quartet in D Minor\u2019 and Beethoven\u2019s \u2018Quartet in C Minor.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cMozart and Hayden knew each other pretty well. In a way, they inspired each other. Mozart was inspired by Beethoven but they never got to know each other because Mozart died before Beethoven moved to Vienna.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the pieces in this show were written in Vienna. It was the \u2018Music Capital of Europe\u2019 at the time. Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven all lived in Vienna at some point in their lives. One of the reasons Mozart admired Haydn was because he was considered the \u2018Father of the String Quartet.\u2019 He was the first to codify it as an art form.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mozart\u2019s \u201cQuartet in D Minor\u201d has some very distinctive qualities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis work by Mozart is the only complete string quartet he wrote in a minor key,\u201d said Stomberg. \u201cIt\u2019s a dark, brooding piece at times. It\u2019s definitely an inward-looking piece. The first movement is the most brooding. It\u2019s got a bit of turbulence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second movement is interesting because most had slower movements and this isn\u2019t slow or fast. It\u2019s lyrical — and a little sunnier. On the surface, it seems very simple but underneath there is a lot of depth. The third movement is a Menuetto and Trio. It\u2019s more fiery and exclamatory. The fourth is a fast movement. It breezes by.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Serafin String Quartet concert will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 day of show.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Kellogg<\/p><\/div>\n

On November 28, the Ardmore Music Hall (23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, 610-649-8389,\u00a0www.ardmoremusic.com<\/a>) will present a musician who has developed a solid love affair with Philadelphia area fans over the last decade — first with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers and later as Stephen Kellogg the solo artist.<\/p>\n

Kellogg will be performing with a drummer — Rob Griffith — and the show will be the first date on his \u201cEvery Night\u2019s A Little Different Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re playing a lot of clubs and listening rooms so there will be a different canvas every night,\u201d said Kellogg, during a phone interview Monday shortly after he arrived back in the states from some shows in Brussels, Belgium.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll play requests and songs I think will fit the evening,\u201d said Kellogg, a Massachusetts native. \u201cI have my \u2018hits\u2019 but I pretty much can get away with not playing any one song. My song \u2018Fourth of July\u2019 is the closest to being a must-play song.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an exciting moment — two years since my band (the Sixers) going into hiatus. It\u2019s such a transition to be going out on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next on tap for Kellogg is a major recording project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI making a new record,\u201d said Kellogg, who will be celebrating his birthday the night of the show. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to be getting ready to go again. This one is interesting. I\u2019m recording it in four different regions with four different produces and four different sets of musicians.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is as much about the process and the experience as it is about the music. To be doing something I\u2019ve never done before is great. And, I\u2019m going to own this record. I have no regrets about my career but I\u2019ve been on labels all these years and I\u2019ve seen very little of the money from what was sold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing a Pledge Music campaign for this. I still need a studio to record in and that costs a bundle. You\u2019ve got to roll with what is going on. I\u2019m going to still produce vinyl and CDs but I also want to adapt. There is money to be generated by streaming. But, it\u2019s great to get something out there that we can own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kellogg\u2019s new album will have four parts — North, East, West and South.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll go into a studio with a great band and knock out a few songs at each location,\u201d said Kellogg. \u201cI\u2019ve already done a bit of pre-production. I wanted each region to have its own vibe. The first session will be in the first week of January.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have sessions scheduled for January, February and March. I might do separate releases and tour each region. I\u2019m recording the North region in Woodstock, New York and the South region in Nashville. The East will be done in Washington, D.C. and the West in Colorado.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kellogg\u2019s show at the Ardmore Music Hall will start at 6:30 p.m. The opening act will be Hailey Steele, a talented young singer-songwriter from South Dakota. Tickets are $25.<\/p>\n

There will be a late show at the Ardmore venue on November 28 at 10 p.m. featuring the Box Social with Flightschool.<\/p>\n

The line-up for November 29 features US Rails, John Byrne Band and the Brian LaPann Trio. The roster of performers for December 3 includes The Nth Power featuring members of Lettuce, Dumpstaphunk, John Brown\u2019s Body and Toubab Krewe with\u00a0Freekbass<\/a>\u00a0as the opening act.<\/p>\n

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Micky Dolenz<\/p><\/div>\n

In the 1960s, the music scene had \u201cMickey\u2019s Monkey\u201d and the Monkees\u2019 Micky. One of those will be featured at a special event in the area this weekend and it\u2019s not the hit song from 1963 by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.<\/p>\n

Micky Dolenz, who was one of the Monkees, will be performing and also be an autograph guest on November 29 at the All Things That Rock Philadelphia Festival 2014, which is being held November 28 and 29 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center (Station Avenue, Oaks, 484-754-3976,\u00a0http:\/\/allthingsthatrockfestival.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the convention, I\u2019ll be meeting fans,\u201d said Dolenz, during a phone interview Wednesday morning after a visit to WMMR\u2019s studios in Philadelphia. \u201cAnd, I\u2019ll use it as an opportunity to make money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I just did an autograph thing two days ago in Boston. I get two and three generations of fans at events like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is an amazing array of Monkees\u2019 memorabilia that Dolenz has been asked to sign over the years along with some other unusual requests. He even gets requests to put his name on memorabilia dating back to when he was a child star on the \u201cCircus Boy\u201d television series that ran from 1956-1958.<\/p>\n

While there will be many personalities from the world of rock appearing as autograph guests, there will be just three that will be performing — the Philadelphia-based band Octane, the Van Halen tribute band Romeo Delight and Dolenz.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy brother-in-law Buddy Blanchard sings and plays guitar for Romeo Delight,\u201d said Dolenz. \u201cI\u2019ve sung with him over the years. So, I agreed I\u2019d do some of my tunes with them. They\u2019re a great band so it\u2019s a win-win situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Monkees\u00a0didn\u2019t start as a band but rather as four actor\/musicians in a TV sitcom that was broadcast on\u00a0NBC<\/a>\u00a0from September 1966 to March 1968. The series followed the adventures of four musicians who formed a band called\u00a0the Monkees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were all musicians before we even auditioned for the show but they already had the music for the first album,\u201d said Dolenz. \u201cWe weren\u2019t even allowed to play on the earlier sessions. We had very little to say about the recordings. I was lucky enough to sing lead on so many but they still switched our vocals at times.<\/p>\n

\u201cMike (Nesmith) was frustrated. He was hired for his singing and writing. In the early days, he sang one of his songs for the show\u2019s producers they said it didn\u2019t sound like a Monkees\u2019 song. So, he gave the song to Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Ponys and they had a big hit with it. The song was \u2018Different Drum.\u2019 Just after the second album, we got control of our music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dolenz still performs the music of the Monkees — sometimes on his own and sometimes with the two other remaining members\u2026.Peter Tork and Nesmith.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavy (Jones) passed away a few years ago so I got together with Mike and Peter to tour as a tribute to Davy,\u201d said Dolenz. \u201cWe liked doing it. So, we\u2019ve gotten together for more tours in the past few years. I also do solo tours. I\u2019m doing a solo show in the area near Bethlehem soon (December 12 at the Musikfest Caf\u00e9).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve also been working in film production for the past few years. I\u2019m always keeping busy. I just started a business with my daughter making furniture (Dolenz and Daughters Fine Furniture) and it was an immediate success. I\u2019ve got to get back home to L.A. soon and start making some sawdust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of the other autograph guests at \u201cNot Just\u201d\u00a0Rock Expo & All Things That Rock\u00a0Festival\u00a0Philadelphia Festival 2014 will be KISS drummer Peter Criss, former Live lead singer Ed Kowalczyk, David Uosikkinen from the Hooters, Vinnie Martell of Vanilla Fudge, Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle, former Moody Blues and Wings singer Denny Laine and Billy J. Kramer.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the special holiday weekend event are $10 for either day of $18 for a two-day pass. Show hours are from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day.<\/p>\n

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The Machine<\/p><\/div>\n

Another musical act playing the area with a link to the music of the 1960s is The Machine, which is performing on November 28 at the Keswick Theatre (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650,\u00a0www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The Machine accurately re-creates the music of Pink Floyd. One of the oldest Pink Floyd tribute bands, the group was put together 15 years ago by Tahrah Cohen and Joe Pascarell. The Machine\u2019s show at the Keswick is billed as the \u201cAnnual Thanksgiving Weekend Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been playing the Keswick on the Friday after Thanksgiving for at least 10 years in a row already,\u201d said Cohen, during a recent phone interview from the band\u2019s home base in Manhattan. \u201cIt\u2019s a given for the venue and a given for us. The date is always held.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018It\u2019s a special event. It definitely is a big tradition. People make it a family event. We recognize a lot of people who have been coming every year. And, they keep bring new people — their friends and relatives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the course of its decade-plus history, The Machine has developed a repertoire that covers Pink Floyd\u2019s entire career — from 1967\u2019s \u201cThe Piper at the Gates of Dawn\u201d to the \u201cnew\u201d Pink Floyd album \u201cThe Endless River,\u201d which was just released on November 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re performing the song \u2018Louder Than Words\u2019 from \u2018The Endless River\u2019 onstage already,\u201d said Cohen. \u201cWe had it before it was released so we recorded it the day the album came out. Pink Floyd never played the song live.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still cover most of their catalog — very old material to the latest. Deciding which songs to play each night is a democratic process. We decide the set list in the dressing room an hour before the show. We review set lists from our previous venues so we don\u2019t play the same show over again.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to play songs everybody wants to hear — \u2018Have a Cigar,\u2019 \u2018Wish You Were Here,\u2019 \u2018Dark Side of the Moon,\u2019 \u2018Comfortably Numb\u2019 and anything from \u2018The Wall.\u2019 We chose \u2018Louder Than Words\u2019 from the new album because it\u2019s the only one that has vocals.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re going to play an instrumental for five minutes, it should be an intro for something like \u2018Shine On You Crazy Diamond.\u2019 People want to hear someone sing. If it\u2019s an instrumental, it has to be something everyone knows. We\u2019re considering the whole audience when we make our set lists.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, The Machine tends to focus on the five most popular Pink Floyd albums — \u201cDark Side of the Moon,\u201d \u201cWish You Were Here,\u201d \u201cAnimals,\u201d \u201cThe Wall\u201d and \u201cThe Final Cut.\u201d But, the band still can break out songs from even the formative era when Syd Barrett was still in the band.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still cover most of their catalog — and we\u2019re still improvisational,\u201d said Cohen. \u201cThe direction of our band is still the same. And, our light show keeps getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Machine\u2019s show at the Keswick will start at 8 p.m. with tickets priced at $27.50 and $32.50. Other shows at the Keswick in the next week are \u201cSister\u2019s Christmas Catechism — The Mystery of the Magi\u2019s Gold\u201d on November 30 and Martina McBride\u2019s \u201cThe Everlasting Tour\u201d on December 3.<\/p>\n

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Strand of Oaks<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the most interesting acts to visit the area in the upcoming week is Strand of Oaks, which will be performing on December 3 at Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, 215-232-2100,\u00a0http:\/\/www.utphilly.com<\/a>). Tickets are $15 for the 8:30 p.m. show.<\/p>\n

Strand of Oaks is the musical vehicle for Timothy Showalter — as a solo act or with a band. The guitarist\/vocalist is currently touring with a four-piece band (guitar, bass, keyboards, drums) in support of his brand new album \u201cHEAL.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album wastes no time in slamming into high gear when the opening track \u201cGoshen \u201997\u201d initiates the sonic assault. The disc maintains a high level of emotional intensity from the start to the final note.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometime, you just make a record,\u201d said Showalter, during a phone interview Wednesday evening from his home in Philadelphia\u2019s Mount Airy section. \u201cThis time, I needed to make this record. I didn\u2019t go to therapy, so I made this record.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very cathartic. I had 10 years of stuff building up. I realized I wasn\u2019t being honest to myself. So, I made a record that was like a journal entry. It\u2019s just me. It\u2019s first person — so much so.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of records are created out of sad or negative feelings. A year ago September, I was playing a show in Malmo, Sweden and encountered some people who were happy and I had a good time with them. I hadn\u2019t realized how I hadn\u2019t been connecting with people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realized that I needed to come out of this coma. They were just ordinary people having fun. It was just a reality check for me. It let me know that I had to get out of the funk I was in. It hit me the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Showalter returned to Philly, he started composing the songs for \u201cHEAL.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI toured for two years non-stop so I didn\u2019t have time to write any songs,\u201d said Showalter, who grew up in Goshen, Indiana. \u201cI like writing. Once I start writing, the songs explode out of my head. Even today, I had a song idea right when you called. It was just a three-chord song. But, they\u2019re the best kind. It took me about five minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith \u2018HEAL,\u2019 I made the exact record I wanted to make. I didn\u2019t care if people wanted to hear it. But, I\u2019ve found out that the people who come to are shows were ready to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Showalter\u2019s story leading up to the creation of \u2018HEAL\u2019 is similar to the story of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens\u2019 \u201cA Christmas Carol.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cScrooge — that\u2019s a good comparison,\u201d said Showalter. \u201cThis record is kind of about the past, present and future. When I was young, I thought of \u2018A Christams Carol\u2019 as a kids\u2019 book. Now, thinking about it as an adult, I can see that it\u2019s very much geared for adults.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Barry Gomolka as Scrooge.<\/p><\/div>\n

Coincidentally, the Candlelight Theater (2208 Millers Road, Arden, Delaware,\u00a0302- 475-2313,\u00a0www.nctstage.org<\/a>) is presenting the holiday classic show \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d now through December 23.Tickets, which include a tasty buffet dinner, are $59 for adults and $33 for children (ages 4-12).<\/p>\n

\u201cA Christmas Carol,\u201d a novella by Dickens that was first published in 1843, tells the tale of an old miser name Scrooge who gets transformed from a curmudgeon to a likable old soul after visits from his deceased partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future.<\/p>\n

The cast at the Candlelight presents an entertaining and very believable retelling of Dickens\u2019 story. The show is propelled by standout performances by Barry Gomolka as Ebenezer Scrooge and Brian McCole as Bob Cratchit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m having fun with it,\u201d said Gomolka, during a phone interview Tuesday evening from his home in Philadelphia. \u201cIt\u2019s a role I always wanted to do. I wasn\u2019t planning on doing any theater over the holidays. But when the show\u2019s director Bob Kelly offered me the role, I thought — I just don\u2019t think I should pass up this opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was familiar with movie version of the show but I only ever saw it onstage once. They used to do it every year as a stage production at Madison Square Garden. So, one year when I was living in New York, I went to see it. Tony Randall was starring in it that year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gomolka and Scrooge made friends easily.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the whole transformation that takes place,\u201d said Gomolka. \u201cSomeone that mean and steeped in isolation locking himself away from interaction with other humans — it takes ghosts for him to see.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhosts show him his horrible childhood loneliness, and his only true love leaving him. All these things made him shut off from wanting to be happy. Then, with the help of ghosts, there is the transformation and the forgiveness. Everyone was forgiving.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this production, Bob Kelly came up with elements that would be really entertaining. It\u2019s a very short novella so he wanted to flesh out the show. I had to find that fine line of Scrooge wanting to get involved but still hold back a little. If he was so adamantly opposed, he couldn\u2019t have that much fun. I\u2019m still trying to find the balance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gomolka offered his take on why \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d has remained so popular for generation after generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s almost 200 years old so obviously there is a message there,\u201d said Gomolka, a native of South Amboy, New Jersey. \u201cIt\u2019s a message that can hit home for ordinary people. And, everyone wants to be merry at Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two other stage shows with a Christmas theme are playing in the area.<\/p>\n

The American Music Theatre (2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, 800-0 648-4102,\u00a0www.AMTshows.com<\/a>) has its holiday show running now through December 30. The show features spectacular vocal harmonies, lively musical arrangements, impressive dancing, elaborate scenery, elegant costumes and the music of the AMT Orchestra. Tickets are $42.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Dinner Theatre (3065 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, 800-292-4301,\u00a0www.RainbowDinnerTheatre.com<\/a>) is presenting its holiday production \u201cBurglar\u2019s Holiday\u201d now through December 28. Ticket prices range from $48-$54.<\/p>\n

Another attraction for theater fans is \u201cCinderella, which is running now through November 30 at the Academy of Music (Broad and Locust streets, Philadelphia, 215-893-1999,\u00a0www.kimmelcenter.org<\/a>). Ticket prices range from $20-$105.50.<\/p>\n

The National Tour production tells the tale of the Cinderella we all know and love — but with a slightly different twist.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an updated script — updated for the 21st<\/sup>\u00a0century audience,\u201d said Ashley Park, who plays Cinderella\u2019s stepsister Gabrielle. \u201cIt\u2019s very much the same story but I think it\u2019s easier to follow. The characters are more accessible. The theme of this show is rooted in kindness. Cinderella is a modern-day heroine.\u201d<\/p>\n

While there is a less-than-loaded schedule for live music in the area on Thanksgiving night, there is a full slate for the upcoming week.<\/p>\n

The Steel City Coffee House (203 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, 610-933-4043,\u00a0www.steelcitycoffeehouse.com<\/a>) will present Pat Wictor and Toby Walker on November 28 and Jim Boggia with Ladybird on November 29.<\/p>\n

Chaplin\u2019s (66 North Main Street, Spring City, 610-792-4110,\u00a0http:\/\/chaplinslive.com<\/a>) is hosting Chaz and Lonnie Comedy on November 28 and\u00a0D. Poole performing in a Dillan McCants Benefit on November 29.<\/p>\n

Burlap & Bean Coffeehouse (204 South Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, 484-427- 4547,\u00a0www.burlapandbean.com<\/a>) will present Irene Molloy, Andrea Nardello
\nand Kicking Down Doors on November 28, the John Grecia Band and Drew Nielands on November 29 and Hannah Holbrook, Ayo Awosika and Hillary Reynolds on December 3.<\/p>\n

Melodies Caf\u00e9 (2 East Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, 610-645-5269,\u00a0www.melodiescafe.com<\/a>) will have Vocal Motive and Momonita on November 28 and the Eighth Annual \u201cEvening of Thanksgiving\u201d with Craig & Aislinn Bickhardt and Beaucoup Blue on November 29.<\/p>\n

The schedule for the World Caf\u00e9 Live at the Queen (500 North Market Street, Wilmington, 302- 994-1400,\u00a0www.queen.worldcafelive.com<\/a>) includes US Rails and Nik Everett on November 28, Wilmo Rock Circus 2014 on November 29 and Everclear\u2019s Art Alexakis on December 3.<\/p>\n

The Grand Opera House\u00a0(818 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-652-5577,\u00a0www.thegrandwilmington.org<\/a>) will present Jim Brickman on November 29.<\/p>\n

Chameleon Club (223 North Water Street, Lancaster, 717-299-9684,\u00a0http:\/\/www.chameleonclub.net<\/a>) features Hot Jam Factory,\u00a0Jesse Baker Band, The Skiffs, Heart For Hire and Flower Garden on November 28,\u00a0Vinyl Theatre,\u00a0The Separators and Casual E on November 29 (in the Lizard Lounge)\u00a0and Burnt Sienna on\u00a0November 29 on the main stage.<\/p>\n

Tellus 360 (24 East King Street, Lancaster, 717-393-1660,\u00a0www.tellus360.com<\/a>) will host Aortic Valve on November 28 and The\u00a0Local Openers\u00a0with\u00a0Dietrich Strause\u00a0on November 29.<\/p>\n

The Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808,\u00a0www.st94.com<\/a>) will present NRBQ along with Miss Tess & The Talkbacks on November 28, Almost Queen on November 29, the Glenn Miller Orchestra on November 30 (1 p.m.), Gary Hoey along with Blue Wave Theory on November 30, George Winston on December 1, Bill Monaghan on December 2 and Paul Byrom on December 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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