The Northern California Lindy Society (www.ncls.com) is proud to sponsor the 6th Annual Shiny Stockings Ball in conjuction with the Frankie Manning Weekend. Come spend a great night of dancing with one of the original Lindy Hoppers, Mr. Frankie Manning! The ballroom of the Lake Merrit Dance Center will be packed with swing dancers from all over the Bay Area to boogie the night away to the swinging sounds of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra.
 

Pre-sale tickets are available now at http://www.ncls.com/fm2008/reg/index.html
 

Music schedule — these Yosemite events are FREE to the public!:
 

• March 2, Sunday evening, 7:00 to 10:00 PM, Janet Klein and her Parlor Boys perform in the Ahwahnee Hotel Bar
• March 3, Monday afternoon, 3:00 to 5:00 PM Tea Dance, Don Neely's Royal Society Sextet with Carla Normand in the Great Lounge at the Ahwahnee Hotel.
• March 3, Monday evening, 8:00 to 11:00, in Ahwahnee Hotel Bar, Speakeasy Entertainment with Tom Bopp, Sara Klotz de Aguilar, Frederick Hodges, Ann Gibson, and more! 
• 6:00 PM, Gala Dinner in Ahwahnee Dining Room featuring vintage menu and same line-up of artists.
• March 4, Tuesday evening, 8:00 to 11:00 PM, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra plays for the Grand Ball, Great Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel. Includes dance performance by the DecoBelles.

• RESERVATIONS. Please call the main reservation number and ask for Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays. Phone number: 559-253-2075. Website is www.YosemitePark.com Also you may call the Art Deco Society Of California for information at 415-982-DECO (3326) or www.artdecosociety.org
• Briefly, lodging packages are for the Ahwahnee Hotel or Yosemite Lodge, for either two nights or three. Prices are on web site Yosemitepark.com/heritage and include the gala dinner in the breathtaking Ahwahnee Hotel dining room.
• All music, lectures, and presentations at the Heritage Holidays event at the Ahwahnee Hotel are free to the public, except for the dinner. You can camp in or outside the valley, and still attend the events free.
• Singer and pianist Tom Bopp, who regularly performs at The Wawona Hotel in Yosemite will be singing with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra and performing in the Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room during the Gala Dinner and afterwards in the Ahwahnee Bar. Speakeasy music in the bar will feature various artists from the RSJO including Frederick Hodges, plus singers Sarah Klotz de Aguilar, and Ann Gibson.

The RSJO has an excellent new recording, Deja Vu?, which features songs written by Don Neely that have become sensations at the Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays, including "Wawona Waltz," "Hetch Hetchy," and "Redwood. " 

Dixieland Montery
28th Annual Festival

DeAnza Ballroom
Monterey Conference Center
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3770

For information please call (831) 633-5053 or toll free at 888-349-6879.
email@dixieland-monterey.com
www.dixieland-monterey.com

Broncho Billy Tea Dance with authentic dance music of the teens, twenties, and thirties, featuring Don Neely’s Royal Society Five

• Don Neely, clarinet and sax
• Frederick Hodges, piano
• Andrew Storar, trumpet
• Marty Eggers, bass
• Steve Apple, drums

Tickets available during weekend museum hours,
Suggested donation $20, by phone at 510-494-1411, and through web site: http://www.nilesfilmmuseum.org

This event is a benefit for the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum, 37417 Niles Boulevard, Fremont, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.

Merced Art Council's Black and White Ball

7:30 to 11:30 PM

Don Neely and the Sextet play for the 25th Annual Black and White Ball in Merced. This year's ball is sure to be great fun, because it has the 1920s for its theme! The event is sponsored by the Merced Multicultural Arts Center and the proceeds will go to benefit art programs for youth.

Attire requested will be vintage-retro style. Use your imagination, be creative! Have fun! 

Location
Merced Multicultural Arts Center
645 West Main Street
Merced, CA 95340
 

Tickets
$75 each 
Includes two glasses of wine 
& a dance lesson
Gourmet Desserts
Sloe Gin Fizz & Martini Bar 
Raffle Prizes & Silent Auction

Music by
Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Sextet

Hors d’oeuvres by
STARFISH CATERING
7:30 —11:00pm

Dance Lesson
Saturday, April 12
11:30am—1:30pm
 

FOR MORE INFORMATION click here
or call the Arts Center at: (209) 388-1090

Band features
Carla Normand, vocalist
Frederick Hodges, piano
Steve Apple, drums (yes, it is too a real instrument!)
Dix Bruce, guitar, banjo
Andrew Storar, trumpet, vocals
Marty Eggers, legendary bass player

Dance at the Ashkenaz

5:00 to 8:00 PM 
The Ashkenaz 
1317 San Pablo Avenue 
Berkeley, CA 94702

Don Neely's 10-piece Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges, will be providing lively dance music for another wonderful dance at The Ashkenaz, Berkeley's legendary dance hall. Ashkenaz has a friendly and relaxing ambience with a great dance floor and excellent sound system. They serve tasty snacks, wine, beer, coffee and more. We'll be delighted to see you, and you'll be happy you came.

Admission $20.

For additional information please see web site:

http://www.ashkenaz.com
or call 510-525-5054

     Don Neely, leader, reeds, vocals, arranger
     Steve Apple, Drums, vocals
     Frederick Hodges, 1st Piano, vocals
     Carla Normand, vocals
     Andrew Storar, 1st Trumpet, vocals, lighthearted repartée
     Brent Bergman, Trombone, Accordion
     Dick Mathias, Lead alto sax, reeds
     Kent Mikasa, 2nd Cornet, 3rd piccolo trumpet
     Dix Bruce, Guitar, Banjo, piccolo mandolin
     Marty Eggers, Bass, Tuba, Prius
     Frankie Trumbauer, Tenor sax, reeds

Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA
Old California and its Mexican/Spanish History will be the theme of this year's unique event.

There will be a special performance by the Decobelles dance troupe. You'll also see and hear vocalists Ann Gibson and Sara Kltoz de Aguilar.

More to be announced. 

For information please call 415-982-DECO or visit www.artdecosociety.org

2:00 pm 

El Campanil Theatre, Antioch, downtown, 2nd and G St.

Concert Matinee 

Community Concerts Present
Don Neely & The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
10 pc. with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges

Adults: $ 22   Seniors: $ 20  Children: $15

For tickets, please visit the theatre website:
www.elcampaniltheatre.com

or telephone:

925-757-9500

We are delighted to be returning for a concert performance at the beautiful El Campanil Theatre, built in 1927 and fully restored to its original charm. This is the perfect theatre to see the RSJO! Located on the Sacramento Riverfront in old Antioch.

If you would like to speak or write to the director of the festival, here below is the information:

Festival Director: Gene Berthelsen
Phone 916-372-5277 Ext. 11
email jubileedir@sbcglobal.net
2787 Del Monte Street
West Sacramento, CA 95691

If you have an opinion you'd like to share, please email us rsjo@sonic.net. We appreciate your support.

For information please call the Art Deco Society Of California 415-982-DECO  or visit www.artdecosociety.org

March 1st- 5th, 2009
Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays 
Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park

The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra will be performing once again in Yosemite Valley for the annual five-day Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays at the Ahwahnee Hotel. This is an event to remember! Experience the high-style rustic charm of the Ahwahnee Hotel nestled in the majestic Yosemite Valley, and the heart-stirring music of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra! This rare event is co-sponsored by the Art Deco Society Of California, and together with historian Tom Bopp, they have organized many fascinating lectures, demonstrations, and musical presentations related to the early years of the last century in Yosemite. This year's special theme is Winter in Yosemite. Special presentations will show that from the start, winter activities were concocted with delightful creativity, indoors and out. Ice skating, tobogganing, ski-joring, and snowshoe-baseball drew guests outside, while ballroom dancing, musical events, and the Bracebridge Dinner enhanced the evening hours.

Music schedule — these Yosemite events are FREE to the public!:
 

• March 1, Sunday evening, 7:00 to 10:00 PM Don Neely's Royal Society Sextet with Carla Normand in the Great Lounge at the Ahwahnee Hotel.
• March 2, Monday afternoon, 3:00 to 5:00 PM Tea Dance, Don Neely's Royal Society Sextet with Carla Normand in the Great Lounge at the Ahwahnee Hotel.
• March 3, Tuesday evening, 8:00 to 11:00 PM, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra plays for the Grand Ball, Great Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel. Includes dance performance by the DecoBelles.
• March 4, Wednesday RSJO musicians play in small ensembles for reception, dinner, and speakeasy
• March 5, Thursday evening, 8:00 to 11:00 PM, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra plays for the second Grand Ball, Great Lounge, Ahwahnee Hotel. Includes dance performance by the DecoBelles.

• RESERVATIONS. Please call the main reservation number and ask for Ahwahnee Heritage Holidays. Phone number: 559-253-2075. Website is www.YosemitePark.com Also you may call the Art Deco Society Of California for information at 415-982-DECO (3326) or www.artdecosociety.org
• Briefly, lodging packages are for the Ahwahnee Hotel or Yosemite Lodge, for either two nights or three. Prices are on web site Yosemitepark.com/heritage and include the gala dinner in the breathtaking Ahwahnee Hotel dining room.
• All music, lectures, and presentations at the Heritage Holidays event at the Ahwahnee Hotel are free to the public, except for the dinner. You can camp in or outside the valley, and still attend the events free.
• Singer and pianist Tom Bopp, who regularly performs at The Wawona Hotel in Yosemite will be singing with the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra and performing in the Ahwahnee Hotel Dining Room during the Gala Dinner and afterwards in the Ahwahnee Bar. Speakeasy music in the bar will feature various artists from the RSJO including Frederick Hodges, plus singers Sarah Klotz de Aguilar, and Ann Gibson.