ADVANCE BILLING
By Globe Staff, 11/22/2001
Benefit Concert for the Boston Folk Festival
WUMB Folk Radio (91.9 FM) will put on an evening with folk legends Greg Brown and Garnet Rogers (pictured) Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, Cambridge. Nerissa and Katryna Nields will open. Friends tickets with special seats and reception go for $100; call 617-287-6900. Other seats $25 at 617-496-2222, TTY 617-495-1642.
"Footloose on Ice"
Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan and national champ Scott Davis skate-dance through the '80s hit movie on 10,000 pounds of crushed ice hauled in to create a 40-by-40-foot rink. It's the story of Ren, a music-loving city boy who moves to a small town where dancing is taboo. Dec. 14-23 at the Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston. $42-$62. 800-447-7400.
Laboure Center Christmas House Tour
The Catholic Charities tour of decorated brownstones and Victorians in South Boston always sells out. Shuttle departs the Seaport Hotel Dec. 1 at 4 p.m.; tour ends with a gala at the World Trade Center. $50 advance only. On Dec. 2, trolleys depart Black Falcon Terminal (in the Marine Industrial Park) and Castle Island at noon. Tour ends with a reception at the terminal at 5 p.m. $20; $25 day of tour. Benefits the Laboure Center. 617-268-9670.
Orquesta Ibrahim Ferrer
The Cuban star returns to Boston with many of his Buena Vista Social Club compadres. Ferrer's vocals range from big band dance to traditional Cuban ballads. For this show, the band adds a string section to its lineup of horns, guitar, piano, bass, and percussion. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at the Orpheum Theatre, 1 Hamilton Place, Boston. $30-$42. 617-876-4275.
"The Nutcracker"
Boston Ballet ushers in the holidays with its magical production based on the Christmas Eve tale by E.T.A. Hoffman. Clara's dream adventure features lavish sets, an orchestra, chorus, and 400 children as toy soldiers, mischievous mice, cherubs, and (of course) bonbons. Nov. 23-Dec. 30 at the Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston. $14-$65. 800-447-7400.
"Stomp"
This percussion phenom has been playing to sell-out audiences for more than seven years, and the beat just doesn't quit. Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, the North American Touring Company uses everything from trash cans to plungers, hubcaps to Zippo lighters. Nov. 13-Dec. 16 at the Wilbur Theatre, 246 Tremont St., Boston. $25-$52.50. 617-931-2787.
Steppin' Out
Boston's historic jazz clubs will be re-created Nov. 10 for this annual dress-to-the-nines fund-raiser for Dimock Community Health Center. The lineup includes Motown Express with Wannetta Jackson; salsa titans La Timba Loca; reggae by Anthem; legendary drummer Roy Haynes with vocalist Vanessa Rubin (pictured); Boston jazz singer Mae Arnette and jazz tap pioneer Jimmy Slide; and blues balladeer Bobby Blue Bland. World Trade Center, Northern Avenue in Boston; tickets $150. The next morning, the Seaport Hotel hosts a gospel brunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; $50. 617-442-8800 ext. 1207.
Cesaria Evora
This diva from Cape Verde stops in Boston Nov. 11 in support of her ninth album, "Sao Vincente," an intoxicating mix of lush vocals and the rhythms of Africa, Cuba, and South America. Performances are 4 and 7 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. $25, $32, and $37, with partial proceeds to the Jorge Fidalgo Family Fund. 617-876-4275.
Barry L. Price Center Gala
Song and dance man Gregory Hines headlines an evening of fine cuisine, music, and dance to benefit the center's rehabilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities. WGBH-FM's Ron Della Chiesa will host the Nov. 2 fund-raiser at the Holiday Inn-Mansfield, 31 Hampshire St. $150 includes a 7 p.m. champagne buffet with music by the G Clefs; Hines performs at 9:30 p.m. 781-239-1480.
Luciano Pavarotti
In April 1961 he made his operatic debut in Puccini's "La Boheme" in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The tenor, who has introduced a new legion of fans to the world of classical music, returns to Boston on Nov. 25 for a 4 p.m. performance at the FleetCenter, on Causeway Street. $30-$300. 617-931-2000.
Noche Flamenca
Spain's flamboyant flamenco company returns to Boston Oct. 18-21, for four performances at the Emerson Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St. The cast of nine dancers and musicians is guided by artistic director Martin Santangelo, now retired from dancing, and his wife, renowned flamenco dancer Soledad Barrio. $20, $30, and $40. 617-876-4275, 617-824-8000.
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
FleetBoston Celebrity Series opens its season Oct. 8 when Claudio Abbado leads the ensemble in an all-Beethoven program. This will be Abbado's final season at the helm of the Berlin band. The performance is at 8 p.m. in Symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., Boston. $45-$95. Tickets for this and all other single performances in the 2001-2002 series go on sale Sept. 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., via Celebrity Charge at 617-482-6661.
The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
If you can't run the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon, try walking it. More than 8,000 folks will walk Sept 30., hoping to raise $4.5 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The 26.2 mile walk departs Hopkinton at 7 a.m.; the 13.1 mile walk leaves Wellesley at 11 a.m.; and a 3-mile walk begins at 2 p.m. at the Harvard Medical School Quad, 200 Longwood Ave. All walkers cross the finish line in Copley Square. Participants must raise $100. 617-632-3562 or on line at www.jimmyfund.org.
"An Evening of Stars"
Billie Jean King (above) and TV sports journalist Gayle Gardner are among standouts in women's sports to be feted by the New England Women's Fund Sept. 13. Celebs attending the benefit at Boston's Swissotel, One Avenue de Lafayette, are tennis columnist Bud Collins, Marjorie Clapprood, and WBZ-TV sports anchor Steve Burton. $65 includes general reception (5:45-7 p.m.) and the ceremony and buffet (7-9 p.m.). 617-731-5600.
Masters of Indian Music
World Music kick's off its Fall Season of music and dance from around the world with an evening of classical Indian music. Three of the genre's foremost musicians will share the stage Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. There's tabla master Zakit Hussain, violin virtuoso and vocalist L. Shankar, and India's leading ghatam (clay pot) player, T.H. "Vikku" Vinayakram. The trio have collaborated on many projects over the past three decades including their stint with the pioneering group Shakti. $20, $30, and $40. 617-876-4275, 617-496-2222.
"The Dead"
The Huntington Theatre Company kicks off its 20th season with this Tony award-winning musical based on the final story in James Joyce's "The Dubliners." Sept. 7-Oct. 18 at Boston University Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. Directed by Richard Nelson; co-produced with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre. $12-$62. 617-266-0800, 617-931-2787.
"Cookin'"
From Seoul to New York, four wild and crazy chefs have been amazing theater-goers with their percussive slicing, dicing, and chopping techniques. In this chopping block musical, cooks race the clock to prepare a wedding banquet. They'll be throwing knives and clanging pots at Boston's Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Sept. 4-23. $35-$55 depending on day. 800-447-7400.
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