A musical milestone comes to Newport Beach this month to raise funds for a nonprofit organization that is changing lives The 25th anniversary Eric Marienthal & Friends Concert at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach on Sunday July 14 is a fundraising benefit for High Hopes Brain Injury Program a local nonprofit organization celebrating its 50th anniversary that works with people who have suffered traumatic head injuries Marienthal – a longtime Newport Beach resident and a Grammy-nominated sax player – brings together talented smooth jazz musicians for an unforgettable evening of music There’s also a pre-concert VIP dinner which includes reserved seating for the concert The proceeds from the concert help economically disadvantaged individuals to receive much-needed rehabilitation services With the help of many guest artists who have donated their time to perform these concerts to date have raised well over $2 million for High Hopes Marienthal has invited jazz pianist David Benoit who has charted more than 25 albums since 1980 and Grammy Award-winning singer Patti Austin Marienthal has played and recorded with Benoit and Austin many times so the concert will be special for them as well as the audience Marienthal first learned of High Hopes through swimming the visionary behind the High Hopes program’s development and High Hopes director/instructor coached swimming for many years in Newport Beach In addition to training lifeguards and water polo players he visited the High Hopes facility to see what the organization was all about “It sounds dramatic to say it changed my life but in fact it did change my life,” recalled Marienthal “I went and saw what Mark and his staff were doing and the people they were helping with every possible head related injury I realized this could happen to anyone—my wife or a friend Marienthal decided to host a benefit concert for High Hopes That first concert was held at the Costa Mesa Community Center Marienthal held another one the following year but was able to move to the concert’s current location that Hyatt Regency’s beautiful outdoor amphitheater Every year Marienthal has been able to coax his noted musician friends and special guests to perform at the concert although it doesn’t take much coaxing when they learn of the organization that the concert benefits “We currently help 60 people a day,” said Desmond “Concert proceeds help offset the costs of the program Without the community’s help we could not serve as many people We only have one person that pays the full fee so the difference is what has to be raised every month The concert allows us to offset the bad months where we do not make it “High Hopes is always here to help people from around the country,” added Desmond We take those that the rest of the world gives up on this provides that High Hopes will be here for generations to come.” Tickets for the concert and sponsorships are still available. Tickets are $175 for VIPs and $75 for General Admission and are available at www.HighHopes.ws or by calling (949) 733-0044 with the general admission starting at 5 p.m Log in to leave a comment Newport Beach Independent Newspaper Newport Beach Magazine Newport Beach Country Club Magazine Coastal Real Estate Guide (NB,LB, CDM) California Business Journal (partner) Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper Laguna Beach Magazine Laguna Beach City Guide On The Menu Laguna Beach Montage Magazine Monarch Beach Resort Magazine Pacific Coast Magazine (SoCal) Omni Escapes Hotel Magazine View our entire portfolio here Lineup of world-class talent includes Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal Nov. 21 with their highly anticipated concert This performance includes a lineup of world-class talent including Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal alongside an all-star rhythm section: Mitchel Forman on piano they will take you on a musical journey that promises to be unforgettable Prepare to be swept away by the world premieres of two explosive Don Ellis classics "Whiplash" and "Go Back Home," freshly re-imagined by Ocean Akaka; George Gershwin’s iconic "Second Prelude"; and Michael Kamen’s electrifying "Concerto for Saxophone" featuring Marienthal in a show-stopping performance The excitement continues with the world premiere of Jorge Machain’s concerto for jazz quartet "Banzai Pipeline," an exhilarating new work that will showcase Marienthal alongside his star-studded trio This concert is a high-octane fusion of jazz and jaw-dropping virtuosity you won't to miss Tickets are $20 and available at the Secure your UNLV Performing Arts Center, online Eric started his professional career in 1980 with famed New Orleans trumpeter Al Hirt After returning to Los Angeles Eric became a member of the famed Chick Corea Elektric Band He recorded 6 CD's with the band and won 2 Grammy Awards Eric went on to join the Jeff Lorber Fusion Jeff Lorber was instrumental is producing many of Eric’s CD’s Other artists Eric has performed with include Elton John In Eric’s school there are over 200 video lessons exercises and more for every level of player from beginners to advanced players Students can also take advantage of the Video Exchanges where they can submit a video of whatever they are working on and Eric posts a video response for the students to see Eric has also written 3 instructional books "Comprehensive Jazz Studies & Exercises" The Ultimate Jazz Play Along" and "The Music Of Eric Marienthal" as well as 3 instructional videos Publications which is now Alfred Publishing/Belwin Jazz is without question one of Los Angeles’ most exciting large jazz ensembles It is one of the most innovative and original hard-swinging large jazz ensembles ever The BBB provides potent testimony to the sheer exhilaration of big band jazz...a combination of intense swing and fiery soloing powered by Bernie Dresel’s extraordinary drumming talents The BBB is comprised of 16 seasoned pros on the Los Angeles studio scene and hard-swinging compositions of established and up-and-coming composers and arrangers And like those other famous jazz orchestras such as Buddy Rich’s the music and delivery of The BBB’s music is nothing less than astonishing when experienced live with a focused edge to it that is like no other jazz orchestra The band make-up is unique in that there is no piano but jazz/rockin’ electric guitar instead the first thing that hits them is its energy and intensity At the helm of The BBB is jazz drummer extraordinaire Bernie Dresel Bernie is the first-call drummer and percussionist on the Hollywood stage for motion picture and television soundtracks among many others established and new jazz orchestra composers and arrangers fill the book for the music his band makes today Dresel’s rendering style is nothing less than exciting driven by one of the most accomplished jazz drummers in the world with a live performance tribute to Buddy Rich The BBB plays monthly at jazz clubs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area Bernie served 15 years for both Setzer and Goodwin He has been the drummer on numerous Brian Setzer Grammy Award®-winning recordings and more recently on every recording that Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band has released he has performed on over 200 albums which have garnered 23 Grammy nominations as well as on hundreds of feature films and television shows and continues to pursue an active career in music as one of Los Angeles’s most in-demand bassists Shortly after graduating from MSM Mitchel began touring and recording with Gerry Mulligan In 1980 his solo career began with a piano performance at the Newport Jazz Festival This recording became Mitchel’s first album The next few years brought new challenges to Forman with work on the road with Phil Woods He also recorded two solo piano albums for Soul Note and toured in Europe regularly Forman spent the early 80s as one of the most sought after studio musicians in New York working with a multitude of gifted artists (see discography) not the least of whom was guitarist John McLaughlin He joined MacLaughlin’s Mahavishnu and spent a year and a half on the road with McLaughlin recording and contributing to two of the band’s benchmark recordings – the seminal “Mahavishnu” and “Adventures in Radioland.” Forman then joined legendary ex-Weather Report saxophonist Wayne Shorter recording and contributing to Shorter’s “Phantom Navigator” With all this world-class experience under his belt Forman naturally progressed to leading his own band and recorded his group debut for Windham Hill “Train of Thought.” At the same time he continued to work with other luminaries like guitarist John Scofield (“Blue Matter”) Mike Stern (“Upside Downside”) Janis Siegal Forman continues to record and play under his own name and has recently started his own record label “Marsis Jazz.” His most recent releases have been “Puzzle “Sing Along With Mitch,” “Perspectives” “Mr He also co-leads the band Metro with guitarist Chuck Loeb the debut “Metro” the follow-up “Tree People” (Lipstick) “Express”and “Grapevine” have all met with critical acclaim The quartet with Wolgang Haffner on drums and Mel Brown on bass tours annually in Europe Mariachi Revolucion will perform all the hits welcoming the students of Mariachi Joya from Las Vegas High School to open the performance This season finale is a celebration of mentorship and the importance of building bridges between university and youth music programs Join students from the Nevada Conservatory Theatre for a delightful evening featuring musical highlights from Broadway and beyond Kutak Rock LLP is ISO 27001:2013 certified Newcity Music by | March 19 Postcard of “Night Along Rush Street”/West Nyack 1964All images courtesy the Newberry Library Defining “hipness” is a tricky business certainly—that feeling of being just a step ahead of the pack in terms of taste or style or awareness knowing that something or someone is precisely in sync with what’s going down in the larger world And surely there’s an element of dumb luck—of being in the right place at the right time The 2021 documentary “Live at Mister Kelly’s” and a matching exhibit (“A Night at Mister Kelly’s”) opening this month at the Newberry Library demonstrate that Mister Kelly’s and its companion Chicago nightclubs—the London House and Happy Medium—had hipness to spare It was a quality that other nightspots of the period like the Empire Room or the Chez Paree could emulate but never quite match Owned by the Hyde Park-bred Marienthal Brothers—George (1909-1972) and Oscar (1913-1963)—the small group of clubs defined the cultural upper reaches of the mid-century milieu rediscovered by millennials in such popular series as “The Marvelous Mrs semi-red-light district that was Rush Street a mini-Vegas lined with strip clubs and clip joints Mister Kelly’s was a beacon of discriminating infused with a deep-down classiness and an unexpected jolt of social consciousness Along with a handful of other clubs in New York and San Francisco the Marienthal niteries served as hotbeds of a culture emerging from the somnolent 1950s into the more vibrant era that followed Barbra Streisand posing in front of sign and brick wall (digital reproduction)/Courtesy of the estate of Don Bronstein with Oscar Peterson—who recorded at least four live albums there—as a major draw The Happy Medium at Rush and Delaware offered theater on its main floor space and live jazz—including for a time Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase now based in Dearborn Station—in the basement Mister Kelly’s on Rush near Bellevue in what would later come to be called the Viagra Triangle launching and sustaining rising music stars whose second album cover was photographed at the club and whose somewhat later  album “People,” features a photo of her taken at nearby North Avenue Beach while in town for a Mister Kelly’s gig Other performers who played Mister Kelly’s range from  Eartha Kitt as well as the pioneering interracial comedy duo of Tim and Tom (Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen) It’s not stretching far to say that Mister Kelly’s is where stand-up matured as an art form in Chicago The roster of musical and comedy luminaries who performed on a Marienthal-owned stage goes on for pages; it would be easier to list stars of the period who never made an appearance Yet Mister Kelly’s was a relatively small space and the other family-owned clubs were of comparable size That combination of intimacy of environment and intensity of talent would be unthinkable today when a Taylor Swift or Beyoncé would scoff at the idea of staging their mega-spectacles at any venue smaller than Soldier Field put it succinctly: “Jesse Jackson told me I couldn’t appreciate the importance of this engagement It’s costing me money to play Mister Kelly’s but it’s worth it for the prestige.” What distinguished these cabarets was not just the excellence of their cultural and culinary offerings but also the enlightened policies of the owners who made the clubs havens of integration and fair treatment at a time when these principles were far from universal in the entertainment world The measure of their success is the number of live albums—including sessions by Anita O’Day Mort Sahl and the Smothers Brothers—recorded at Mister Kelly’s and the London House as performers hoped to capture on vinyl the warmth and electricity of these places in their prime The Marienthal brothers’ nightlife empire was a fading bit of local history until David Marienthal It took more than five years to make the film “Live at Mister Kelly’s,” says Marienthal interviewed by phone from his Santa Fe home who divides his time between New Mexico and Chicago plans to be here for the March 21 opening of the Newberry exhibit.) “What got me off the mark was my mom passing in 2012,” he says “I realized that unless somebody did something to memorialize it I got such a great response from celebrities like Bob Newhart who offered to set up the interview for me These people had so much respect for my father and this is where they got their first break They were overjoyed to be able to make a decent living doing what they loved.” who was in his early twenties when his father died and the clubs passed out of family hands Mister Kelly’s is a distant youthful memory: “I did lights and sound for these shows—for Sarah Vaughan Sarah would just grab the mic and start singing but I was new at the job and sometimes the mic was off Once the clubs shut down—victims of television and the rise of larger and better-paying venues as well as the loss of the original visionary leadership—the younger Marienthal pursued other interests from architecture to art teaching to the restaurant business including running the Blue Mesa eatery on North Halsted for seventeen years in partnership Now a film producer—with hopes of perhaps turning his father’s and uncle’s colorful lives and times  into a semi-fictional series—he has embraced a new career that’s also a return to his roots “The process of putting this film together has brought the past alive in so many ways,” says Marienthal my father was a celebrity—he would come home for dinner and head back to the club So this has been a chance to really get to know about my father the extent to which he and my uncle were in the forefront of the Civil Rights movement.” Postcard of Chicago Night Life/Rush Street at Night 1950s/Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection The documentary recounts the rise and fall of the Marienthal empire Directed by Ted Bogosian and narrated by veteran local newsman  Bill Kurtis in the stately 1920s London Guarantee building on East Wacker (now dubbed the LondonHouse Chicago hotel in honor of the Marienthals’ first club) into a fancy steakhouse with top-notch jazz entertainment Then came the high-flying late fifties and early and mid-sixties when the family’s holdings grew and the clubs blossomed into national institutions as the brothers sought with less and less success to adjust to the tastes of a denim-clad with about as much interest in post-bop jazz as in the oeuvre of John Philip Sousa finished their long and distinguished runs the New York Times reported on the end of the Marienthal epoch on Rush Street under the funereal headline “Jazz in Chicago Is Muted by Demise of Top Clubs.” The Happy Medium was torn down the London House space housed a Burger King (It now contains a Corner Bakery.) Mister Kelly’s is now Gibson’s Bar and Steakhouse tourist-heavy eatery that offers the classic cocktails and meat-heavy entrees of the Marienthal days “Live at Mister Kelly’s” has made the rounds of the film festival circuit had a WTTW airing and is available on DVD and for streaming Marienthal proudly tells me that the movie won the Social Impact and Vision Award at the Ojai Film Festival—an award that includes use of a Panavision camera package for future projects Photograph of George Marienthal standing in front of a wall of signed photographs The eighty-two-minute film doesn’t probe deeply into the Marienthal brothers themselves; if there’s a shortcoming it’s that the distinct personalities of the siblings don’t come into sharp focus The two come off as a genial but focused and businesslike team who interacted easily with performers but shied away from the spotlight themselves Like many Jewish entrepreneurs who have forged showbiz careers humbler ventures before taking the plunge into a more glamorous  field who had run officers’ clubs for the army during World War II who had worked for their mother’s children’s clothing store in the Drake Hotel my father had to wear more hats,” says David Marienthal The brothers began their nightlife empire supported by family loans and driven by native moxie and ambition an unmistakable honesty and integrity that served them well in a relationship-driven business one that depended upon trust between club management  and talent the two siblings were always seen as a class act “You have to dig awfully deep to find anything negative about the Marienthal brothers,” says Adam Carston the doc’s associate producer and primary archival researcher “To be decent and successful while working in a business known for its sleazy Mister Kelly’s was beloved for a reason run by people who walked the walk and talked the talk An ebullient former graduate student at Loyola University Carston is eager to talk about his work on the movie which he has parlayed into a career as a film researcher for PBS’ “American Experience,” among other projects I’ve been weirdly interested in the pop culture of the past there aren’t too many twentysomethings who know as much as I do about this stuff.” But Carston was no expert on the Marienthals going into the project until I started working on the film,” he says I was a little freaked out at the beginning old patrons—would light up when I said ‘Mister Kelly’s.’ Everyone had great memories of the place and a lot of people quickly said yes to being interviewed.” With comedy as his chief interest Carston knew he had to sign on to the effort when he learned that a young George Carlin had graced Mister Kelly’s stage Carston did a couple of years’ worth of detective work stalking the internet for everything from menus to matchbooks “There are certain artistic stories that can be preserved and the challenge is how to document something that wasn’t regularly documented back then at a time before everybody carried around cellphones with cameras.” until Carston discovered a motherlode of artifacts in the home of a former member of the waitstaff but I decided to make the trek to this woman’s house out in the suburbs,” he remembers I saw a room full of stuff from the London House and Mister Kelly’s including all these display posters from outside the clubs inspires a lot of people to retain both memories and souvenirs it was only “comedy folks and jazz nerds” who knew about Mister Kelly’s “What I’m most proud of is that we brought it together Our mission was to get the word out about this place Matchbook from Mister Kelly’s and London House Mister Kelly’s opened in 1953 and survived two major fires over the next thirteen years (The story is probably too good to be true but Lainie Kazan is said to have been singing “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” when the second blaze broke out in 1966.) It was named after an early the brothers probably figuring that—in an America still very much home to college-entry quotas exclusive country clubs and restrictive covenants—the “Mister Kelly’s” name plastered on the Gold Coast marquee would go over better than “Mister Marienthal’s.” The joint quickly became famous for the brilliance of its performers as well as its appetizing fare which was more solid than adventurous in those pre-foodie days But what really set Mister Kelly’s apart was its atmosphere the line to get in would often stretch around the block crowded with fungible crew-cut men in dark suits and narrow ties It was affordable if you were willing to sit in the bleachers—I mean you could listen to Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan.” While the Marienthal clubs were considered upscale in their time the prices seem impossibly low by today’s standards one could get a multi-course dinner at the London House plus a reserved seat for the show at Happy Medium … all for $6.95 “Rush Street was a party scene back then,” Carston says “But Mister Kelly’s was more laid-back Almost everybody who defined comedy was there [Mike] Nichols and [Elaine] May loved playing the club to the point where they took out an ad thanking the Mister Kelly’s audience.” professor of history at Loyola and author of books running the gamut from Mother Jones to Emmett Till to John Dillinger was an adviser on the documentary and contributes commentary He describes Mister Kelly’s as a pop-culture laboratory: “This was one of not too many venues where entertainers could try out new material run by people with an instinct for younger talent The audience was sophisticated enough to allow the performers to wing it a bit The place had chemistry—and how do you describe something like that please.’ It was mixed-race comedy teams and Mort Sahl doing an anti-war routine There were performers who would push the envelope a bit and the folks who came knew it and liked it.” It was Gorn who suggested to Marienthal that he contact the Newberry Library about housing the Mister Kelly’s archives Under the direction of curator Alison Hinderliter is about to make its debut at the otherwise straitlaced  institution that’s located only a block or two from where Mister Kelly’s once prospered The main-floor exhibit is all about capturing the elusive ambience of Mister Kelly’s It features a museum-like display of treasures from the club’s heyday complemented by current oral-history clips Lenny Bruce’s signed bar tab (vodka and cordials) takes center stage Cocktail tables give the setup a nightclub vibe and visitors can take selfies with some of the era’s stars depicted on a photo wall while past patrons of Mister Kelly’s are invited to write down and post their recollections on fifties-style decorative cocktail napkins “We do everything short of pumping in cigarette smoke and beer smell,” says Hinderliter “I like the fact we’re paying homage to the neighborhood,” she says “Part of my job as an archivist is connecting and this really creates connections with people of a certain age People have their own personal archive: ‘Yes I went on a prom date,’ that sort of thing while these people are still around.” She describes the Marienthal archives as “a compilation of Chicago in the 1960s.” Hinderliter observes that the success of the Marienthal operation including the elevation of Mister Kelly’s from one of many Rush Street nightspots to a legendary in-crowd destination didn’t just happen: “The Marienthals were media-savvy,” she says and they became the place to be for the town’s gossip columnists”—including affable Sun-Times scribe and television personality Irv Kupcinet “The London House was located close to both the Sun-Times building on Wabash and the Tribune Tower,” adds Hinderliter “Journalists would hang out there and be encouraged to check out the other venues who reviewed almost every act at Mister Kelly’s.” Lesner’s daughters recently gave the Newberry their late father’s archive It’s the kind of cascading flow of history and memory that Hinderliter hopes to facilitate “One of the main takeaways here is that Rush Street in some ways was always inclusive—but at Mister Kelly’s “They always matched a Black act and a white act together.” Examples of the Marienthals’ liberal disposition abound extending to both their programming and staffing policies “They managed three major clubs simultaneously by delegating and they ended up with a staff consisting of very loyal and very talented people,” says David Marienthal The brothers hired women and African Americans at all levels—including Arlyne Rothberg who began as Oscar’s assistant and later served as the organization’s top talent booker when he died “Rothberg was one of the many women who were integral to the success of the club at a time when women rarely held key positions,” he adds Carston came across a onetime patron named Leon Blair a Black CPD vice cop who was dating a white woman at the time “Mister Kelly’s became their regular hangout,” says Carston In an era when interracial couples were apt to attract sideways glances and catty comments “I was going through back issues of Ebony and Jet magazines of the period sort of their version of the Green Book,” Carston recalls “The only two local clubs recommended for Black travelers were Mister Kelly’s and the London House Jeri Southern/Courtesy of Dominic “Mickey” Simonetta and Family While Mister Kelly’s was the jewel in the Marienthal crown the other two venues were also happening places jazz—and especially piano jazz—reigned supreme with not only Oscar Peterson but also George Shearing holding court legendary trumpeter  Roy Eldridge declared: “I’ve played every big jazz club in the country except London House least-remembered and most idiosyncratic cabaret was the Happy Medium Built from scratch in 1960 and designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg (of Marina City towers fame) the two-level theater and listening room is described by David Marienthal as a “phenomenon.” The venue was executed in an industrial-tech style reminiscent of “The Jetsons,” emphasizing bare walls with movable bench seating for maximum flexibility “It was custom-built for the sort of pared-down theater we did—mostly scripted sketch comedy like SNL does Although the Happy Medium never became a juggernaut like Mister Kelly’s it shared its cousin club’s nose for quality Successful shows included the long-running “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris” and “Joy ’66,” a “musical come-together” written by local performer-playwright-civil rights activist Oscar Brown “Medium Rare”—Kup loved it!—ran for over 500 performances Jerry Stiller appeared at the Medium as part of the husband-and-wife comedy team of Stiller and Meara as did future “Laugh-In” star Ruth Buzzi and a host of others A typical offering of the mid-sixties was the musical comedy revue “Hip Happening,” a show hyped One of The Happy Medium’s more popular acts was a singer named Wayne Cochran who was known as the “White Knight of Soul,” according to Carston: “He was kind of a white James Brown sometimes breaking chairs on stage and dancing the audience out the door and on to Rush Street.” (Cochran sported a gleaming white billboard-sized pompadour comparable to Brown’s conspicuous coif.) which was located not far away in Old Town and presenting a similar menu of cabaret theater the Happy Medium sometimes overlapped with its comedic rival He notes that his father and uncle at one time managed the food service at Second City and also that the shows developed in a similar direction with more of an accent on political satire as the sixties went on with comics like Robert Klein and Fred Willard emerging from Second City then going on to do stand-up at Mister Kelly’s The film and exhibit underscore the point that the Marienthal clubs are every bit as central to the history of Chicago comedy as Second City and its predecessor Art Shay (1922–2018),Photograph of Tom Williams posing as John F Kennedy in front of marquee for the Happy Medium The clubs’ final years–when popular taste had shifted decisively from Dizzy Gillespie to “Disco Inferno”–is a bittersweet postscript to the Marienthal era and until now has been only spottily memorialized Surviving brother George Marienthal sold the properties in 1969 to the Arts and Leisure Corporation “also owned a string of art galleries and a greeting card printing concern.” It was a mismatch suburban-based London House North (but not the Happy Medium) soon passed to entrepreneur Paul Wimmer who delegated supervisory duties at the clubs to his managing partner Luciana Major—like George Marienthal’s son David—is in the process of documenting her own family’s involvement in a fabled showbiz operation had a huge collection of Mister Kelly’s and London House memorabilia including hundreds of signed celebrity eight-by-tens when the suburban house she grew up in burned down Now there are only the memories of her mother and other surviving family members which Major—who was born just months before Mister Kelly’s closed its doors forever—is compiling into a book Those memories include Barry Manilow hiring away the club pianist at Mister Kelly’s and Della Reese joining the family for spaghetti and meatballs every time she appeared at the venue everyone involved went to heroic lengths to keep the clubs going with employees sometimes forgoing paychecks and lending money to the increasingly strapped management But their efforts could only postpone the inevitable Mystique alone couldn’t overcome the economic realities facing a couple of small clubs that offered name-brand talent less for a three-week run than what larger venues—including Las Vegas showrooms—would pay for a weekend appearance Major’s extended family mourned when the curtain came down on  Mister Kelly’s and the London House who would go on to manage other restaurants was philosophical about his short-term brush with history ‘I was a lucky man to shut down the two best clubs in the world.’” the Newberry Library stresses the exhibit’s celebrity appeal trumpeting names associated with the Marienthal nightclubs many of them appearing in the springtime of their career But there’s more to the story than nostalgia and star power The deeper message is about Chicago at a particular time when one sliver of Rush Street was the heart of a golden age of live entertainment “It felt like the epicenter of culture,” says David Marienthal of that time in his youth when he was working at the family-owned clubs But what the documentary and Newberry exhibit reveal is why Mister Kelly’s and the other clubs continue to reverberate in the collective memory These spaces were the core of a dazzling cultural scene bringing together so many things—forward-looking music and comedy; Black and white audience members; curious conventioneers and hip bohemians; journalists and celebs—in a progressive It was also a place where Jewish impresarios treated Black and white entertainers alike with dignity and respect creating not only good music but also good feeling and enduring connections These memories of an active live performance hub are particularly poignant now in our own post-pandemic moment when it’s hard to imagine the sort of magical energy that the Marienthals conjured up on a nightly basis for twenty years “They built a showcase for some of the most important performers in comedy and music “The fact that so many great albums were recorded at these clubs is amazing,” says Gorn “It speaks well not just of the Marienthal brothers There was something about this town at that time that it could support a place that was a little different and he deserves the last word: “My dad and my uncle… They were businessmen They always tried to be fair and to treat people right It’s interesting that doing what they thought was best turned out so well.” “A Night at Mister Kelly’s” runs March 21 through July 20 at the Newberry Library The 25th annual Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert benefiting the High Hopes Head Injury Program was held on Sunday July 14 at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach The event brought together more than 600 jazz enthusiasts and community supporters for an evening of exceptional music raising nearly $200,000 for the High Hopes Head Injury Program “Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the incredible support from our community and the outstanding performances by Eric Marienthal Your contributions have significantly impacted the High Hopes Head Injury Program,” said Mark Desmond the visionary behind the program’s development and its director/instructor The Tulsa Rib Company provided dinner for VIP guests with entertainment by the Ron Kobayashi Trio with special guest artist and songwriter Mary Desmond (Mark Desmond’s daughter) SiriusXM On Air Personality Talaya Trigueros served as Master of Ceremonies along with Desmond Kevin O’Callaghan was the auctioneer for the evening A robust selection of silent auction items and a generous spread of delicious desserts were available during the concert who attended Corona del Mar High and lives in Newport Beach took the stage and opened the show with “Lolo Shuffle,”’ then went right into music from his 2020 album “Double Dealin’” (with Randy Brecker) then into “‘Two in One” from his 2012 “It’s Love” album as well as his hits “New York State of Mind,” “‘Compared to What,” and his song “‘Babycakes.” Marienthal started his professional career in 1980 with famed New Orleans trumpeter Al Hirt and became a Chick Corea Elektric Band member He recorded five L/Ps with Corea and won two Grammy Awards Marienthal has performed with artists such as Elton John Marienthal’s special guests for the 25th Anniversary Concert were Grammy-nominated artist David Benoit and Grammy-winner Patti Austin Benoit opened with “Drive Time” from his new album “Timeless” and the went right into the tune “Fuzzy Logic.” from his 2002 album Benoit addressed the crowd and dedicated the next song to Eric and LeeAnn Marienthal for their incredible work with High Hopes He talked about suffering from kidney disease for ten years and experiencing kidney failure Benoit underwent dialysis for a year until his wife donated one of her kidneys to him He wanted to inspire others with his message of not giving up so his song “As If I Could Reach Rainbows” was a beautiful piano solo that touched and inspired all her set list included the Oscar-nominated song ‘How Do You Keep The Music Playing” and “What the World Needs Now.” Marienthal’s all-star band consisted of Andre Berry on bass guitar Backup singers for Austin were Lynne Fiddmont Lindy Boone Michaelis and Mike Michaelis were honored with the High Hopes Lifetime Achievement Award Ryan (son of Lindy) fell through a three-story skylight and landed on the concrete below in 2001 They sought help at High Hopes for Ryan’s traumatic brain injury Pat Boone and his family appeared on Larry King LIVE five times telling Ryan’s story when Ryan’s Reach Nonprofit was born to help High Hopes and others with TBI High Hopes has benefited from Ryan’s Reach for many years A very heartwarming testimony was given by Britney daughter of High Hopes board president Bob Vermes She suffered a stroke two years ago and couldn’t walk or use her left arm she told her story about watching her mom volunteer at High Hopes since she was four years old never thinking she would need the services She’s been coming to High Hopes and has regained her life back “High Hopes not only restored my physical abilities but restored my zest for life my family and I are forever indebted to them for the transformative power that High Hopes has a High Hopes student who was told to give up After going to High Hopes and utilizing their robotic machines He travels over two hours to get treatment and feels great He quoted a mantra he and others love at the program: “How can you lose when you’re helping yourself?” a quote from Mark Desmond Highlights of the live auction included a one-week trip on the Chris Botti at Sea Jazz Cruise for two in February 2025 to Cozumel and the Grand Cayman with Eric Marienthal a signed Eagles Jersey and football in a case and a signed “Philly Special Play!” There was also luxurious jewelry and tickets to the Anaheim Ducks tickets at the Honda Center four tickets for five Broadway shows at The Segerstrom Center for the Arts Eric’s colorful shirt was auctioned off the last few years The event’s sponsors were H&H Lee Foundation The Keith Family Fund at California Community Foundation High Hopes Head Injury Program is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit charitable rehabilitation organization dedicated to those devastated by brain injuries The program at High Hopes is a unique one-of-a-kind program that includes physical programs and rehabilitation activities for cognitive and social challenges Other services include vocational art classes High Hopes also has the most robotic rehabilitation devices in the world High Hopes’ goal is to provide the best possible program to those who have brain injuries and get results far above expectations High Hopes does not give up on anyone but finds solutions for everyone under its care High Hopes is celebrating 50 years of witnessing miracles in the lives of these deserving people For more information, visit www.HighHopesBrainInjury.org Kutak Rock congratulates the University of Nevada, Reno for being honored with a Public-Private Partnership (P3) award for “Best Education and Higher Education Project” for the Mathewson Gateway District Project This recognition underscores the significance of public-private partnerships (P3) in transforming education infrastructure Kutak Rock served as bond counsel to the National Finance Authority in connection with the issuance of its $148,590,000 Lease Revenue Bonds (NCCD - UNR Properties LLC – University of Nevada Reno Project) Series 2023A and Taxable Series 2023B The bond proceeds are funding the construction of a new College of Business building on the University of Nevada Spanning approximately 128,000 square feet the facility will feature academic and instructional spaces Heather Puckette and Matthias Edrich worked on this transaction As soon as you set foot on our campus you will know you’ve found the place you can call home will make its debut performance at Fowler Center at 7:30 p.m.The jazz group will be showcasing music from their latest Billboard Jazz top 10 release “The Lao Tizer Band featuring Eric Marienthal is a who’s who of world-class and Grammy award-winning musicians,” said Dallas Martinez director of Fowler Center.“It will be a thrilling night for fans who love jazz We are lucky to have these amazing award-winning musicians here in Jonesboro It will be an amazing evening for the whole family.”The band is led by keyboardist and composer Lao Tizer who has played with bands Special EFX and Down to The Bone.The group features nine-time nominated and two-time Grammy-winning sax legend Eric Marienthal who has also played with Chick Corea’s Band and The Rippingtons.Other band members include American Idol star Elliott Yaminn along with violinist extraordinaire Karen Briggs who has played with Yanni Chaka Khan and Diana Ross.Also in the band is two-time Grammy-winning drummer Gene Coye Hiromi and Larry Carlton.Four-time Grammy-winning percussionist Munyungo Jackson has played with Stevie Wonder composer and producer Cheikh N'Doye has played with Baaba Maal and Mike Stern.Tickets are available for this high-energy night of crossover jazz Fees may apply.Tickets may be purchased at the central box office at First National Bank Arena or by calling (870) 972-ASU1 or toll-free (888) ASU-FANS Tickets are also available online at AState.edu/Tickets I have a good excuse: Marienthal no longer exists — at least not in the form it once did And what happened to Marienthal holds lessons for the future if we continue to allow work to disappear and dependence to grow Marienthal formed in the early 19th century around a flax mill which later grew into a thriving textile factory but salaries were ample and community life rich The factory was shuttered and almost all of Marienthal’s families lost their earnings only one in five families still had a member earning income from regular work The village became a microcosm of idleness and economic depression The slow-motion tragedy that unfolded next could easily have been lost to history a group of sociologists were seeking to study how unemployment reshaped societies They knew an ideal case study when they saw it The researchers descended on Marienthal to learn from the people who lived there You might imagine that widespread unemployment would lead to extreme financial hardship Austria had generous unemployment insurance that covered the better part of a factory worker’s wages But like many social democratic systems of wage replacement the insurance payments strictly prohibited any work for pay to prevent “double-dipping.” And it was in the resulting idleness Something strange started happening to the way residents spent their time With the factory closed but some income still flowing in people should have had all day to participate in the leisure and social activities they loved One citizen summed up the paradox: “I used to have less time to myself but do more for myself.” Now it was the opposite “[One] might think that even amid the misery of unemployment men would still benefit from having unlimited free time,” the researchers wrote Cut off from their work,” the workers “lost the material and moral incentives to make use of their time.” They began to “drift gradually out of an ordered existence into one that is undisciplined and empty… [For] hours on end leaning against the wall of a house or the parapet of a bridge.” “Nothing is urgent anymore,” the report observes “It used to be magnificent,” one woman told the researchers “During the summer we used to go for walks Now I don’t feel like going out anymore.” Another man summarized Although residents now had unlimited time to read reading habits collapsed after the factory shut down the town library lent an average of 3.23 books to each resident; after Public spaces began literally falling apart “Opposite the factory lies a large park,” the researchers noted of which “the people of Marienthal once were very proud Now the park is a wilderness… Although almost everyone in Marienthal had enough free time Even Marienthalers’ sense of time seemed to warp Wives complained that husbands were chronically late for meals even though they were not coming from any place in particular It took people longer just to walk down the street the researchers found that this phenomenon was different for women The men walked more slowly and stopped more often The scholars theorized it was because the women were not really unemployed; “they have a household to run which fully occupies their day.” Marienthalers took it upon themselves to enforce the government dictum that nobody could supplement insurance payments with earned income One poor soul lost his benefits after he was turned in by his neighbors for taking a little money while playing his harmonica on the street Another after he helped fell trees in return for a share of the firewood A woman lost her benefits after she delivered milk and was given some for her own children “I often quarrel with my husband,” one woman vented “because he does not care about a thing any longer and is never home.” A different husband describing his wife: “What strangers we are to each other; we are getting visibly harder Do I have to take all the blame in silence?” Another woman sunk into depression If I could hand the children over to the welfare people I would gladly do so.” What decimated life was not the loss of wages Public assistance blunted the financial blow of the lay-offs What destroyed Marienthal was the loss of meaningful work All the other ills were downstream from this “If I could get back to the factory it would be the happiest day of my life Irenaeus said that “the glory of God is man fully alive.” What makes men and women fully alive — what endows them with a sense of self-worth — is work Did Europe learn a lesson from this early experience in work-extinguishing policy Let’s see what has happened to modern-day Europe but José Luis Flores is not ready for bed just yet José begins his evening watching two hours of reality television Won’t he be exhausted for work or school in the morning Fully one-quarter of people aged 15-29 are neither working nor in school Many young Spaniards between 15 and 29 live with their parents fully one-quarter of people aged 15-29 are neither working nor in school This situation is so common that Spaniards have a nickname for people who neither work nor study — ni trabaja My wife grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Barcelona Ninis are the adult children of her childhood girlfriends the now 50-year-old women who struggle for steady work to support two generations at once Few of these mothers have ever been married having come of age in a culture that rejected traditional faith and family life The fathers of their adult children are nowhere to be found But wait: Isn’t Spain a family-oriented Catholic country but church attendance has collapsed by half between 1981 and the present “Marriage is an outdated institution.” Nearly 90 percent of Spanish women agree “It is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married.” Meanwhile the percentage of Spaniards who feel “very happy” fell by 30 percent between 1981 and 2005 The unemployment rate for Spanish adults is the highest in Europe — 24 percent And even this figure is dwarfed by the unemployment rate among young adults — 54 percent That’s a level one would expect from a tinpot dictatorship in meltdown But the roots of Spain’s malaise reach further down than real estate bubbles and complications with the eurozone The editors of a Spanish newspaper told me that the Spanish embassy in Washington had an exciting new program The government was offering 600 paid jobs for young Spaniards to come teach Spanish in America a way to rekindle national pride and create opportunities for young people who desperately need them The youth of Spain didn’t see it that way: only 300 applied in the entire country where economic opportunity was snuffed out and the government stripped your benefits if you were caught working Here entrepreneurial policymakers actively sought out ambitious young people to fly across the ocean But something has happened in Spain to make that kind of trip (taxpayer-funded!) seem less attractive than living with mom in Madrid Arthur C. Brooks is president of the American Enterprise Institute. This text is adapted from “The Conservative Heart,” his latest book Remember Lindsay Lohan's love interest in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Randy Brecker (left) and Eric Marienthal are set to release Double Dealin’ (Shanachie) on Sept Trumpeter Randy Brecker and saxophonist Eric Marienthal both have led careers that sit at the edge of genre Double Dealin’, which is due out Sept. 11 on the Shanachie imprint, finds the frontline bandleaders joined by an inimitable cast, including Marienthal’s compatriots from the Chick Corea Elektric Band, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Dave Weckl George Whitty doubles as keyboardist and producer here “Fast Lane”—a tune off that upcoming album which premieres below—finds the ensemble in funky form splitting the difference between each player’s past in jazz and other soulful musics “This one gives Dave Weckl and John Patitucci a chance to really shine They both played so great on this track,” Marienthal said “Randy plays an absolutely classic solo on this tune The album, which ranks as Marienthal and Brecker’s first co-led effort, largely was completed prior to COVID-19 shutting down the world though some fine-tuning came after all involved were cloistered at home the mixing phase was about to begin,” Marienthal recalled it was a welcome distraction to deep-dive into this music.” DB “This is one of the great gifts that Coltrane gave us — he gave us a key to the cosmos in this recording,” says John McLaughlin In his original liner notes to A Love Supreme The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York kicks off May 27 with a James Moody 100th Birthday Celebration at Sony Hall Blue Note Entertainment Group has unveiled the lineup for the 14th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival New York “I’m certainly influenced by Geri Allen,” said Iverson during a live Blindfold Test at the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival Ethan Iverson performed as part of the 31st Umbria Jazz Winter festival in… we’re left with similarities,” Collier says “Cultural differences are mitigated through 12 notes.” DownBeat has a long association with the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference but it’s still kind of productive in a way because you have something that you can be inspired by,” Andy Bey said on a 2019 episode of NPR Jazz Night in America who illuminated the jazz scene for five decades with a four-octave range that encompassed a bellowing… About|Terms of Use|PrivacyCopyright © 2025 Maher Publications DownBeat is an internationally registered trademark of Maher Publications Kutak Rock served as counsel to the Underwriter of the Department of Budget and Finance of the State of Hawaii Special Purpose Refunding Revenue Bonds (Hawai‘i Pacific University Project) Series 2024 issued in the aggregate principal amount of $35,730,000.  Proceeds of the Series 2024 Bonds were utilized to refinance indebtedness which financed in 2013 in Honolulu Hawaii (i) the College of Business and other academic facility relocation to the Aloha Tower Market campus (ii) student housing at the Aloha Tower Market campus (iii) Upper Fort Street Campus improvements (iv) landscaping and ground floor improvements at the Aloha Tower Market campus and (v) computer and software system improvements Hawai‘i Pacific University is a co-educational and non-sectarian university located in Hawai‘i.  HPU is Hawai‘i’s largest private with more than 4,700 undergraduate and graduate students (headcount) Fred Marienthal, Ryan Jardine, and Meredith Riley worked on this financing Prepare to enjoy a sensational jazz concert that benefits a great cause when the 23rd annual Eric Marienthal and Friends Jazz Concert returns to the Hyatt Regency Newport’s intimate amphitheater on Sunday The concert benefits the High Hopes Brain Injury Program which is dedicated to helping individuals recover from traumatic brain injuries VIP patrons can enjoy a pre-concert dining experience catered by Tulsa Rib Company with live music by Ron Kobayashi and friends and the concert featuring sax legend Eric Marienthal and special guest Euge Groove and a surprise guest to be announced VIP Tickets are $150 each and include the concert A limited number of General Admission tickets are available for $75 and include the concert “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” said Mark Desmond “We’re thankful that Eric has been able to do it all these years and we’re thankful to be at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach.” High Hopes was started in 1975 and is nationally recognized as one of the first brain injury programs in the country and is dedicated to the rehabilitation and retraining of those who have been devastated by brain injuries High Hopes programs include conditioning classes physical therapy and rehabilitation activities for cognitive and social challenges treats people from surrounding counties as well as from around the country “We take people that others have given up on and they come based on what they can afford,” said Desmond so we go out and find scholarship assistance or financial help.” The Eric Marienthal concert plays a large part in that financial assistance “Eric is amazing—he and I have been friends for decades and we’re so thankful we have been able to put this concert on all these years,” said Desmond The 2020 edition was cancelled due to Covid audiences seem more excited than ever to get back our and see live music and we’re outside—and from a musicians’ standpoint we are thrilled to get out of our studios and play for people,” said Marienthal Marienthal released an album in 2020 with fellow sax player Randy Brecker called “Double Dealing” that was nominated for a Grammy Award—Marienthal’s sixth Grammy nomination “After that recording came out I knew it was time to start playing live,” said Marienthal who added that the High Hopes concert will include a mix of new and old material that will be performed with his longtime bandmates “It’s fun to make music with a band you have been ne playing with for a long time you are communicating on a different level Marienthal said that to be involved with High Hopes and the concert is a highlight of the year for him “It’s rare to get to do something like this that means so much and can have an impact,” stated Marienthal “Every artist that has been performing these concerts with me says the same thing We feel like we have done something worthwhile And my friend that I have known since fourth grade owns Tulsa Rib Company and he caters the VIP dinner you feel a special energy because people know they are there to support a worthy nonprofit cause.” For tickets to the Eric Marienthal and Friends Jazz Concert visit www.highhopes.ws/2022/01/20/eric-marienthal-concert For more information on High Hopes, visit www.highhopesbraininjury.org noted jazz saxophonist Eric Marienthal (a Newport Beach resident) has hosted an annual benefit concert at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach to raise funds for High Hopes Brain Injury Program This year’s 23rd annual Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert was held on Sunday July 17 at the Hyatt Regency featuring fellow saxman Euge Groove and special surprise guest trumpeter Rick Braun More than 600 jazz fans enjoyed the superb musicianship while raising $120,000 for High Hopes a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals recover from traumatic brain injuries The Tulsa Rib Company hosted the VIP reception where guests relished a dining experience along with a hosted bar and entertainment by the Ron Kobayashi Trio with special guest artist Former KSBR 88.5FM DJ Kelly Bennett served as Master of Ceremonies along with Mark Desmond and light bites of finger foods such as nachos and quesadillas was available for guests to enjoy throughout the evening Eric Marienthal took the stage and opened the show with “Street Dance” from his 1994 album then went into “Two in One,” “New York State of Mind,” and his hits “Compared to What,” “Babycakes” and “You Ga (Ta Give It).” Marienthal’s special guest was saxophonist Euge Groove who entertained the crowd with a medley of hits “House of Groove,” “Dirty Dozen,” and “Just my Imagination.” Surprise guest trumpeter Rick Braun came out and joined in with “Livin Large.” The evening ended with the crowd on their feet dancing to all three musicians playing back to back “Old.Edu,” “From the Top,” and an encore of “Grazin’ In the Grass.” Honored this year for the High Hopes Lifetime Achievement Award was the late Dr 2021; his wife Lori came to accept the award Grossman served as Board President of High Hopes for 20 years High Hopes has set up a scholarship in his name an impromptu item was added for sale: Eric Marienthal’s colorful shirt he was wearing A guest raised his hand and said he’d like to purchase it The final bid of $4,000 came from Dawn Bennett of Mission Viejo Sponsors for the event were H&H Lee Foundation High Hopes Brain Injury Program is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and retraining of those who have been devastated by brain injuries The program at High Hopes is unique as its physical programs include conditioning classes For more information, visit High Hopes at www.HighHopesBrainInjury.org Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors The smooth sounds of saxophonist Eric Marienthal and his band wafted over the audience gathered at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach on Sunday July 16 to enjoy live jazz music while raising money for High Hopes Head Injury Program the Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert has been a driving force behind the success of the High Hopes Brain Injury Program,” said Mark Desmond the visionary behind the program’s development and its Director/Instructor He acknowledged the Hyatt Regency for graciously hosting the event in their magnificent setting “We are overwhelmed with gratitude for this beautiful venue Our heartfelt thanks go out to the Hyatt Regency for their unwavering support.” Prior to the concert was a VIP dining experience with cuisine provided by Tulsa Rib Company and music by the Ron Kobayashi Trio with special guest artist and songwriter Mary Desmond (the daughter of High Hopes founder Mark Desmond) After the doors to the beautiful outdoor amphitheater opened SiriusXM On Air Personality Talaya Trigueros served as Master of Ceremonies along with Mark Desmond The auctioneer for the evening was Kevin O’Callaghan Guests bid on a robust collection of silent auction items ranging from concert and theater tickets to jewelry who won two Grammy Awards as a member of Chick Corea’s band entertained the crowd with his classic hits plus newer material Marienthal’s special guest was Grammy-winning guitarist Lee Ritenour The surprise guest singer was Mary Desmond who sang “Orange Colored Sky” by Nat King Cole Beloved music icon Pat Boone was honored with the High Hopes Lifetime Achievement Award Accepting the award on his behalf was Mike Michaelis Ryan (son of Lindy) fell through a three-story skylight and landed on the concrete below The family sought help at High Hopes for Ryan’s traumatic brain injury Pat and his late wife Shirley were supporters of High Hopes for many years High Hopes board president Bob Vermes’ daughter talked about suffering a stroke about a year ago and couldn’t walk or use her left arm “We are so lucky to have High Hopes in Orange County and I’m thankful for Mark Desmond for everything he has done for me,” she told the audience The live auction featured a number of specialty and luxury items including a one-week trip on the Smooth Jazz Cruise with Eric Marienthal Sunday brunch for eight at Spaghettini’s in Seal Beach Eric’s colorful shirt he was wearing was auctioned off Both had bidders battling it out to win these one-of-a-kind items Millie and Severson General Contractors and Stirling Properties MARIENTHAL — When Ashlyn Nightengale was a little boy he used to collect eggs with his grandmother on the family farm in Pence Sometimes they had so many eggs they made angel food cakes and egg noodles — both heavily laden with protein Four-year-old Ashlyn helped his grandmother bring her baked goods to the local farmer’s market is a professional baker at The Country Oven Bakery expanded and moved to where Heartland Mill is located Ashlyn continues to use his grandmother’s recipes Ashlyn gets his organic flour for his donuts The mill only grinds certified organic grains The bakery and Heartland Mill share the same retail space in Wichita County about 20 miles west of Scott City and almost 40 miles as the crow flies from Garden City But people drive from miles around to visit the bakery and the flour mill This farm-to-table operation was many years in the making with Ashlyn operating a test kitchen for the mill and selling his cinnamon rolls and granola at the market Kansas-grown ingredients and several dashes of love Ashlyn creates wedding cakes and bierocks for customers from miles around millet and corn — both blue and gold — coming from a three-county area in western Kansas — including the Nightengale farm in Scott County Mark and several local farmers noticed their soil was changing “We saw that the soil just started to get dry,” Mark said Mark and his fellow farmers consulted the experts He said the experts kept telling them to do the same thing they had done for years — plow and put in nutrients and pesticides They continued their old ways and came up with the same results Mark decided to go outside the box and attended an organic seminar on the west coast we couldn’t grasp the fact that we had been wrong by using conventional farming practices,” Mark said “We spent a year working on the organic program and crop rotations.” all the farmers in the little group became certified organic their soil started retaining water and became more pliable and nutrient-rich The organic crops began to get more competitive on yield than their conventional crops Because of the crop rotations and the nutrient-rich soil “The reward was we had soil that is 5 or 6 percent organic matter,” he said “It used to be 0.5 percent organic matter.” were relieved because of the turnaround of their soil and crops But when they tried to sell the fruits of their sowing they found there was not a market for raw organic grains in the mid-1980s “So we decided to build our own mill and started milling flour,” Mark said farmers and insurance agents in rural Kansas They ended up with mostly farmers buying in But what the newly minted organic farmers thought to be true There was a market for organic products — they just needed to go out there and find it The mill began buying from outside Kansas other organic grains that do not do well in western Kansas soil come from the surrounding counties of Wallace Some grains like barley and teff are a natural for the soil And although barley can be grown easily in western Kansas it needs to be hulled in places like South Dakota and then shipped back Heartland purchases kamut from Montana and spelt from Canada But the company’s best-selling flour is what grows best in Kansas — hard red winter wheat And the mill is able to process by stone-milling the mill has a quality-assurance laboratory and makes sure all pests are kept at bay through temperature control Each bag of flour or grain is tagged and can be traced to its farm of origin After gathering century-old family recipes complete with Dustbowl pictures and 1920s get-togethers Similar to other immigrants during that time he offered himself as an indentured servant on a farm in Marion in exchange for a paid journey to the United States he paid off the boat fare by working on the Kansas farm for three years he settled in Scott County and started a farm on a small plot of land He used the seeds he was experienced planting with from back home — Turkey Red Wheat He paid off his land and settled into farming grandson and great-grandson either farm or bake with this special grain Ashlyn bakes bread from Turkey Red Wheat and gives a nod to his ancestors Print Stars shone brightly in the sky under which luminaries of the American Jazz world captivated a crowd of 600 patrons attending the 23rd Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert July 17 in Newport Beach The performance and dinner on the expansive lawn of the Hyatt Regency raised an impressive $120,000 benefiting High Hopes Head Injury Program The charitable organization founded in 1975 focuses on rehabilitating and retraining individuals who have sustained brain injuries as its physical programs include conditioning classes physical therapy and rehabilitation activities for cognitive and social challenges,” Bennett said occupational and speech therapy are other services provided by the program “High Hopes’ goal is to provide the best possible program to those who have brain injuries and get results far above expectations,” she said attending the Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert in Newport Beach (Sheri Determan) Joining Eric Marienthal on stage were saxophonist Euge Groove and trumpeter Rick Braun entertained during the preconcert dinner provided by the Tulsa Rib Co including donors/underwriters Jennifer Partyke Honored with the High Hopes Lifetime Achievement Award was the late Dr and a scholarship has been created in his memory Accepting the honor posthumously was Grossman’s wife Lori Grossman joining High Hopes director/instructor Mark Desmond in thanking the enthusiastic crowd Gary Crabtree and Jerry Jaugarle attend the Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert in Newport Beach for High Hopes Head Injury Program who has a very personal family connection to the High Hopes cause has dedicated his life to promoting the mission a member of the audience shouted out an unplanned bid for the artist’s wildly patterned shirt the shirt sold for $4,000 to Dawn Bennett of Mission Viejo To learn more about High Hopes go to HighHopesBrainInjury.org The fifth annual Kure It Cancer Research Rivals Cup Gold Tournament at Pelican Hill Golf Club welcomed a full field of 149 golfers this summer with his sons Andrew McDonald and Michael McDonald attend the Rivals Cup Golf Tournament at Pelican Hill (Reggie Ige) Co-chairs Burton Young Todd Perry and Andy Chaffee proudly label the day on the Pelican Hill greens as Rivals Cup “together we can eradicate cancer,” with USC and UCLA friends raising some $300,000 for cancer research Since its founding in 2007 by the late Barry Hoeven who succumbed to a rare form of kidney cancer the Rivals have raised about $12.5 million for research Rival Cup co-chairs Burton Young Todd Perry and Andy Chaffee raising money for Kure It Cancer Research (Reggie Ige) The 2022 field of players boasted a number of sports celebrities including NFL greats Steve Hauschka Also in the lineup were baseball player and coach Tyler Edney Hockey star Scottie Upshall was front and center for the Rivals Laker Byron Scott on the golf course and post-game greeting fans and signing a basketball that was sold during the silent auction Title sponsor of the event was Lugano Diamonds representing major sponsor Aston Martin Newport Beach Generous local corporate underwriters included the Nahir Group Joey Moccia supports Kure It Cancer Research at the Rivals Cup tournament (Reggie Ige) Taking first prize in the tournament were golfers Joseph Barton The place to be on the Orange Coast on Aug is Sherman Library & Gardens in Corona del Mar The volunteer associates of Sherman Gardens will present their enchanting summer “Artists in the Garden” celebration and fundraiser supporting the year-round special programs presented at the garden for the community The afternoon by the coast will feature artists painting and selling original work in conjunction with an art show “Inspired by Nature” that showcases exhibits of flora and fauna interpreted in mosaics by artist Irina Charny Cocoons & Enormous Butterfly Wings by internationally renowned mosaicist Irina Charny during the “Inspired by Nature” exhibit at the Sherman Library & Gardens (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer) Dawn Moses will front a “bouquet bar,” assisting guests in creating their own selection of seasonal summer blooms Executive Chef Jessica Roy of 608 Dahlia will serve garden party treats as the crowd peruses the silent auction and gift selection ladies are invited to don their best summer fascinators Men may join if desired with their chapeaus It all happens Saturday, Aug. 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Sherman Gardens. Tickets are $80 for nonmembers, $60 for members. Go to thesherman.org to RSVP or call (949) 673-2261 Support our coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. B.W. Cook is editor of the Bay Window, the official publication of the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach. Opinion Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map jazz saxophonist Eric Marienthal grabs several of his well-known musician friends and hosts a charity concert at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach for the High Hopes Head Injury Program as did the entire world,” said Mark Desmond Director/Instructor and Developer of High Hopes Head Injury Program “The Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert has played an integral role in raising the funds needed for High Hopes.” with the pandemic slowing down and Southern California opening up with in person live events the 22nd annual Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert benefiting High Hopes was able to take place at the Hyatt Regency on Sunday More than 600 supporters and smooth jazz fans attended the concert which raised more than $100,000 for the organization that is dedicated to helping individuals recover from traumatic brain injuries “We are so excited to be back,” said Desmond “We are so thankful to the Hyatt Regency to be in this beautiful place as we are the first big event they have had since closing last March 15 The Tulsa Rib Company hosted a pre-concert VIP event where guests they enjoyed a dining experience along with a hosted bar and entertainment by the always-fabulous Ron Kobayashi Trio no-hosts bars and complimentary appetizers (quesadillas fruit) were available for concertgoers to enjoy Grammy and Emmy award winning musician Gordon Goodwin served as Master of Ceremonies along with Desmond for the evening he opened the show with “Street Dance” from his 1994 album then went into “Two in One,” “Lee Ann” as well as his hit “Compared to What.” Marienthal’s special guest was trumpeter Rick Braun who entertained the crowd with “Cadillac Slim” and “Hollywood and Vine.” The set ended with the crowd on their feet singing along with medley of “Groovin,” “Just My Imagination,” and “Grazin’ In the Grass.” Marienthal’s all-star band consisted of Andre Berry on bass guitar Tony Pulizzi on guitar and Ramon Yslas on percussion The receptive audience enjoyed experiencing a live performance after so many months away and the musicians all seemed energized to be performing live again Highlights of the live auction included exquisite jewelry a seven day jazz cruise for two on the Celebrity Summit to Costa Maya/Cozumel in January 2022 Broadway Shows and a fully restored 1929 Vintage Radio An extensive silent auction and opportunity drawing featured an array of items from sports memorabilia to clothing wife of Eric Marienthal was honored for her work with High Hopes by receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsors for the evening included H & H Lee Charitable Foundation High Hopes Head Injury Program is a one-of-a-kind non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and retraining of those who have been devastated by brain injuries For more information, visit High Hopes at https://highhopes.ws The world’s first universal jobs guarantee experiment designed by Oxford University economists and run by the Austrian Public Employment Service has just begun in the Austrian town of Marienthal The scheme is unique in offering a universal guarantee of a properly paid job to every resident who has been unemployed for more than 12 months As well as being provided with training and assistance to find work – as happens elsewhere - participants are guaranteed paid work even if the state must subsidise 100% of the wages or employs participants in the public sector All participants will be paid at least minimum wage bringing their income level higher than their previous social security payments It works like this: all residents in Marienthal and the surrounding municipality who have been unemployed for a year or more will be unconditionally invited to take part Participants start with a two-month preparatory course Participants will then be helped to find a suitable and subsidised private sector job or supported to create a job based on their skills and their knowledge of their community’s needs As well as eliminating long-term unemployment in the region the scheme aims to offer all participants useful work The pilot is designed to test the policy’s outcomes and effectiveness With European unemployment rising for its fifth month because of the pandemic with UK unemployment rising at its fastest rate since the global financial crisis public health experts and think tanks have all recently called for such guarantees to be put in place there have not been any trials of jobs guarantees – until now The Marienthal Job Guarantee pilot will provide crucial evidence to inform debates Lukas Lehner one of the Oxford University economists who designed the pilot study and will analyse its results said ‘With many jobs already lost and warnings of a tidal wave of unemployment around the corner it’s understandable that the idea of a universal jobs guarantee is gaining interest long-term unemployment takes a terrible toll on people’s health and well-being and on family and community life.’ Professor Maximilian Kasy co-designer of the pilot study and a leading expert in economic research methods and inequality ‘The idea of a jobs guarantee programme is an important addition to the toolkit of social safety provision especially when participation is voluntary and the jobs offered are meaningful I am excited to participate in this first ever rigorous and independent evaluation of such a jobs guarantee programme.’  To be part of this project feels like a dream come true Lacking work you can’t think positively - with work you can I didn’t want to let others know that I am not doing well managing director of the local Public Employment Service development in the jobs market we must and will do everything we can to halt the rise in long-term unemployment This is also a clear aim of central government.' The Public Employment Service of Lower Austria will fund the project This investment is expected to make economic sense since in Austria a year of unemployment costs approximately €30,000 per person whereas the project is calculated to cost €29,841 per participant The project’s employment activities are also expected to generate revenues of around €383,000 Structural unemployment in Austria has been rising since the 1980s and is being compounded by the COVID-19 crisis roughly one in five unemployed people in Lower Austria had been looking for a job for more than a year This is not the first time Marienthal has made history the town was the site of a ground-breaking social research study on how mass unemployment affected not just incomes but also health This new study returns to examine the opposite effect: how the economy the community and people’s lives change when they can access guaranteed employment You can view all news or browse by category Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2017 -- High Hopes Brain Injury Program, a non-profit organization, hosted the 19th Annual Eric Marienthal and Friends Jazz Concert for over 1000 guests on July 9 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach This event is the one of the largest fundraisers for the nonprofit who is dedicated to helping individuals recover from traumatic brain injuries Eric Marienthal and Friends Jazz Concert has played an integral role in raising the funds needed for High Hopes Brain Injury Program' - Mark Desmond Director/Instructor and Developer of High Hopes Brain Injury Program VIP guests enjoyed a dining experience catered by the Tulsa Rib Company a hosted bar and entertainment by the Ron Kobayashi Trio with special guest artist guests and concert goers moved to the Hyatt’s outdoor amphitheater 94.7FM The Wave Radio Host Talaya Trigueros served as Master of Ceremonies along with Mark Desmond “For more than 19 years, Eric Marienthal and Friends Jazz Concert has played an integral role in raising the funds needed for High Hopes Brain Injury Program including the purchase of a REO-Robotic Arm Machine and AMANDO Robotic Hand Machine which are an integral part of rehabilitation for our students and made possible from funds received from this event” we hope to purchase the ANDAGO – a first of its kind mobile robot that provides safe mobile and versatile training for independent living and an Electro Eqviscope that utilizes artificial intelligence to detect and deliver a corrective signal to promote healing and accelerate recovery time” Eric Marienthal took the stage and thrilled the audience with his amazing talents and stellar performance Marienthal started his professional career in 1980 with famed New Orleans trumpeter Al Hirt then became a member of the Chick Corea Elektric Band He recorded five L/P’s with Corea and won two Grammy Awards David Lee Roth and many others and has chaired this event the past 19 years for High Hopes raising over $1.5 million dollars Marienthal’s had two special guests appear with him during the concert; Oleta Adams and David Benoit three-time Grammy Award nominee played such hits as Dave Brubeck’s “Blue Rondo a la Turk” along with his originals “Freedom at Midnight” a Grammy nominee and two-time Soul Train Award nominee then wowed the crowd with Brenda Russel’s hit “Get Here” as well as “New York State of Mind” and “Feeling Good” Both artists had the audience on their feet wanting more Marienthal’s all-star band consisted of Adam Hawley on guitar Joel Taylor on drums and Nathaniel Kearney The event raised almost $150,000 which included the silent and live auction Highlights of the live auction included a 2018 Smooth Jazz Cruise to Belize Cozumel and The Bahamas for two; a four night stay at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louse (Alberta) with airfare for two; a Napa Valley Epicurean Adventure with cooking classes gourmet dinner on the Napa Valley Wine Train and 3 nights at the Meritage Resort and Spa; a Diamond Necklace retailed at $4500 with a total of 1.90 caret diamonds; The Ultimate Hamilton Experience with dinner at Roy’s Restaurant and four tickets to the musical “Hamilton”; Sunday Brunch and for six at Spaghettini’s with 94.7 The WAVE and a Wine Wall with 24 bottles of fine wine and many more KSBR Radio 88.5FM and Tom and Dani White of Early Years Motocross Museum Established in 1974, High Hopes Brain Injury Program is a one-of-a-kind non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and retraining of those who have been devastated by brain injuries The program at High Hopes is unique as their physical programs include conditioning classes High Hopes' goal is to provide the best and lowest cost program to those who have traumatic head injuries giving them a sense of hope For more information, visit High Hopes at http://www.HighHopesBrainInjury.org and follow High Hopes on Facebook at High Hopes Brain Injury Program and Instagram at High Hopes Tustin CA please contact Kelly Bennett of Bennett Unlimited 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stand-up Lenny Bruce was also a regular fixture at the club and even recorded some of his comedy albums there Postcard of “Chicago Night Life/Rush Street at Night” (1963) from exhibition “A Night at Mister Kelly’s,” 2024 The new exhibition “A Night At Mister Kelly’s” recalls the era whisking visitors away to a time when Rush Street glimmered with vibrant neon lights and marquees touted the city’s finest music “It really became the Vegas of the Midwest,” said David Marienthal whose donation of archival materials forms the backbone of the exhibition Marienthal has a personal connection to Mister Kelly’s: His father and his uncle Oscar established the club in 1953 situating archival material and ephemera a mere three blocks east of the former site of the iconic nightclub Mister Kelly’s bar tab for Lenny Bruce (1959) “This is really the first time to my recollection that the Newberry has had an exhibit about its own neighborhood,” said the show’s curator The club was ahead of its time in several respects Visitors to the exhibition will see and hear numerous comedy records that were recorded on Mister Kelly’s Hi-Fi recording system – a rarity for a nightclub at that time These records were a kind of precursor to the Netflix or HBO comedy special and played an important role in the development of stand-up as an art form The stand-up sets were also not your run-of-the-mill comedy fare This wasn’t being done before [Mister Kelly’s],” says Marienthal “It was just all about joking about your wife or your in-laws or something like that This progressive stance extended to the club’s diverse roster of performers and patrons Mister Kelly’s stood out as one of the few venues on Chicago’s north side where entertainers of color could take the stage and where one could find an integrated audience Marienthal and curator Alison Hinderliter walked WBEZ through six pieces of ephemera from the sprawling show Advertising card announcing Bette Midler (1972) The exhibition includes numerous posters that showcase the star-caliber talent that played at Mister Kelly’s Here we see a flamboyant photo of the actress and performer Bette Midler who autographed her outstretched leg on the poster “We got a whole collection of large posters and playbills from two waitresses that worked at London House and Mister Kelly’s,” said Marienthal The posters were stacked in a garage and beginning to show damage the former staff got in contact with Marienthal Photograph of Tom Williams posing as John F Kennedy in front of marquee for the Happy Medium (ca Famed Chicago photographer Art Shay captured his photo of the comedian Tom Williams in front of the Marienthal’s third club “George and Oscar built this after they had The London House and Mister Kelly’s and it was down at Delaware and Rush,” says Marienthal The building was designed by the architectural icon but was torn down in 1975; it’s now a Tesla dealership The Happy Medium was a sketch comedy club with its own illustrious list of alumni “who really got their first steady job there,” said Marienthal we like to think that we’re part of the genesis of [their son] Ben Stiller as well.” Photograph of George Marienthal standing in front of a wall of signed photographs (1969) This photo shows George standing in front of a wall of signed photographs that hung in his office George and Oscar Marienthal built a reputation for treating artists well and that became a hallmark of their properties Not only did they welcome performers regardless of race they also made a point of financially supporting them so artists could support themselves,” said Marienthal “And that fostered great art because the artists could eat.” Also on display in the exhibition is a bound volume of Ebony Magazine’s vacation guide featuring recommendations for venues and clubs hospitable to Black patrons only two places earned mention: The London House and Mister Kelly’s Mister Kelly’s and The Happy Medium nurtured female performers Tomlin also made a name for herself beyond the stage as a political activist “She had been contacted by the local chapter of NOW the National Organization for Women,” said Hinderliter “because there was still a law on the books in Chicago that a woman could not go into a bar [alone].” It was part of an antiquated anti-prostitution push Ella Fitzgerald was a regular at Mister Kelly’s and even recorded some live records at the club A small detail in this photo illustrates the personal relationships that Mister Kelly’s formed with its performers “You can see that she’s wearing a diamond heart necklace which was given to her by my uncle for having such successful runs at the clubs,” said Marienthal “My uncle would entertain Ella along with many others at his home in Flossmoor She wore that diamond pendant necklace religiously and it’s in some of her other album covers as well.” One of the many great comedians that performed at Mister Kelly’s was a young Richard Pryor 1968 — the night that Martin Luther King Jr “He found out after his show,” says Hinderliter “He went driving around with his friend and actually saw the carnage of the riots that ensued after the King assassination in Chicago He was scheduled to perform on the Ed Sullivan show the next day and he said Pryor spent more time with Civil Rights leaders and Black revolutionaries eventually returning to comedy as the iconoclast we know him as today If You Visit: The Newberry, 60 W. Walton St., is open Tuesday-Saturday and admission is free. The exhibition runs through July 20. A list of special events for the exhibition can be found on the Newberry’s website Andrew Meriwether is an audio producer and journalist based in Chicago BOZEMAN — There may not be any snow in town but that’s not the case for the mountains which in turn there's enough snow to slide," says Alex Marienthal with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center Marienthal says there is enough snow high enough in the mountains for avalanches to occur "The snow that is there got really weak prior to the last storm," he says "And then that last storm created a slab on top of that weak snow and made things unstable." the amount of avalanches fall within the yearly average with about 30 to 40 so far this season One avalanche that stands out is a mountain goat triggering a slide in Big Sky "That one in particular is interesting because it shows the snowpack is quite unstable If a herd of goats or one goat's kind of punch through and trigger something that big," says Marienthal How do you know you're at risk if getting caught in an avalanche Marienthal says it has a lot to do with snow texture "You see recent avalanches or if the snowpack collapses and once underneath you when you're walking around that's a sign that things are unstable," says Marienthal So you can't really make a snowball out of it And it can't hold the weight of future storms very well." If you’re headed out to the backcountry, you should always check the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center’s forecast "We'll tell you what the danger is and give a description of where to especially be cautious of," says Marienthal It was 20 years ago that smooth jazz legend Eric Marienthal first performed a benefit concert for the High Hopes Brain Injury Program a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and retraining of those who have been devastated by brain injuries more than 1,000 supporters and jazz fans enjoyed the 20th Annual Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert on July 8 in the outdoor amphitheater at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Eric Marienthal and Friends Jazz Concert has played an integral role in raising the funds needed for High Hopes Brain Injury Program,” said Mark Desmond we are using the funds to help support our scholarship program so more can be helped and toward rehabilitation equipment that enables the brain-injured to recover.” The Tulsa Rib Company hosted the VIP guests where they enjoyed a dining experience along with a hosted bar and entertainment by the Ron Kobayashi Trio with special guest artist guests and concertgoers were led over to the Hyatt’s outdoor amphitheater Radio host Talaya Trigueros from 94.7FM The Wave Radio station served as Master of Ceremonies along with Desmond Eric Marienthal took the stage and thrilled the audience with his remarkable talents and stellar performance “Street Dance,” “Oasis,” “Compared to What,” and “Lee Ann.” Marienthal started his professional career in 1980 with famed New Orleans trumpeter Al Hirt then became a member of the Chick Corea Elektric Band He recorded five albums with Corea and won two Grammy Awards  Marienthal’s two special guests for the 20th anniversary concert were Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band and Johnny Mathis has won two Grammy Awards as well as two Emmy Awards Goodwin played such hits as “Garaje Gato” from his “Life in a Bubble” album “Sing Sang Sung” from his “Swingin’ for the Fences” album George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and more a five-time Grammy nominee and a three-time inductee into the Grammy Hall of Fame opened with Henry Mancini’s “Moment to Moment” then went into Frank Sinatra’s hit “My Foolish Heart” as well as his famous songs “Misty” by Ella Fitzgerald and “99 Miles from LA” from his 1975 album “Feelings.” The event raised over $200,000 which included the silent and live auction Highlights of the live auction included a rare vintage radio High Hopes Brain Injury Program is a one-of-a-kind non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and retraining of those who have been devastated by brain injuries High Hopes’ goal is to provide the best and lowest cost program to those who have traumatic head injuries giving them a sense of hope For more information, visit High Hopes at HighHopesBrainInjury.org Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon The best of Hong Kong straight to your inbox We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news Sign up for our email to enjoy Hong Kong without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Hong Kong Five-time Grammy Award nominated alto saxophonist Eric Marienthal returns to Hong Kong for another blazing performance Best known for his stints with the Chick Corea Elektric Band and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Marienthal will be joined by local fusion quintet Fusion Five which includes guitarist Teriver Cheung and bassist Sylvain Gagnon Ticket prices include champagne and dining options Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! twitteryoutubeinstagramAbout us Contact us Programming on Jazz 91.9 WCLK is made possible in part by the Suite Food Lounge at 375 Luckie Street in Downtown Atlanta Eric Marienthal for one night only Thursday Information on tickets to Eric Marienthal's Thursday night appearance can be found here More information about Eric Marienthal is here. BUFFALO (WKBW) — Looking for a unique bed and breakfast and event space in Western New York? The Marienthal Country Inn in North Collins might be the place for you Eden natives Louise and Vincent Vacco have spent more than a decade transforming the historic St Mary's Church in North Collins into a community event center The project has been a labor of love for the Vaccos who have been married for more than 40 years Louise and Vincent purchased the former country church on Langford Road in July of 2007 when it closed after 150 years of operation "The church was here for close to 160 years," said Vincent then the Catholics came in and expanded it and took it over." The Vaccos have worked over the last 14 years to bring the former church All while keeping an eye on the historical past of the buildings by reusing everything they could from the original buildings everything is original from the 1800s," said Vincent offers accommodations for individuals or groups cooking classes and even a gathering of romance novel writers on the property Adding to the uniqueness of the space is that much of the art inside the Marienthal Country Inn has been painted by Louise who also cooks a homemade breakfast everyday for overnight guests "We try and use as much local as we can," said Louise "All of our baked goods and breads are homemade" who always has jokes at the ready for guests and the result is a wonderful of combination of past and present So if you are looking for cozy weekend accommodations the Marienthal Country Inn has plenty to offer We want to hear what’s going on in your community Share your voice and hear from your neighbors Location: Projected summer 2016 opening at 904 E MARIENTHAL — Ashlyn Nightengale is no stranger to baking from scratch including the process of growing wheat and milling His new bakery and Heartland Mills office building is under construction in Marienthal and is projected to open this summer The new bakery will include a retail store an Organic Grain Processing Plant and Flour Mill will offer a full line of their products in The Country Oven retail store The mill is owned and operated by Mark and Barbara Nightengale The mill started in the family’s home basement in 1983 The Country Oven has been in its current location for about 15 years Nightengale began working there when he was about 12 He uses methods first started by his great-grandfather who immigrated to the United States from Ukraine Nightengale said The Country Oven first opened Jan 21 He began by assisting his grandmother with baking Ashlyn currently offers products daily at his bakery in Marienthal which is projected to open later in the summer features equipment from different states and countries Nightengale will use an 8,000-pound oven that was sent from New York A commercial gas stove is from an old elementary school cafeteria from Leoti He is taking a family tradition and his business full speed ahead into the future Nightengale currently sells a wide variety of baked items from pies He tries to keep his supply purchases local so we try to purchase many of our supplies in our local communities and state," he said "All of our products are made with combination Heartland Mill organic flours and others." the best part of baking is pleasing customers expanding a family business and keeping tradition alive markets Nightengale’s products in her shop She also has been a longstanding customer of The Country Oven and we know where the ingredients come from,” she said We always grab something for the family," she said Hopes were high on Sunday and Rick Braun performed at the 16th Annual Eric Marienthal & Friends Benefit Concert at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach The event raised close to $100,000 for High Hopes Head Injury Program a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping brain-injured adults regain their independence through low-cost rehabilitation and care Nearly 1,000 people came out for the concert which was emceed by Talaya Trigueros from 94.7 The WAVE and Mark Desmond There were a number of great live and silent auction items Plans are already under way for next year’s 17th Annual Eric Marienthal & Friends Benefit Concert Sponsorship opportunities are available by calling High Hopes at (949) 733-0044 Eric Marienthal recently improvised with jazz musicians in Poland The only conversant language they shared was music there should be no communication problems tonight when the Newport Beach-based Marienthal plays his saxophone with members of Espacio "Spontaneity is what jazz music is all about," said Marienthal who's collaborated with American jazz giants during a 33-year career as a performer "Though we might not have played together before a Sacramento native who's played in bands led by Al Hirt and Chick Corea Kevin Hill (bass) and Nathan Guzman (drums) tonight at San Joaquin Delta College's Atherton Auditorium they have a lot of Latin influence," Marienthal I've been listening to them the last few days." Some brief rehearsal time is all that's required this is something I do quite a lot of," he said They're so eager to play and excited to play." whose family moved from Sacramento to San Mateo when he was 2 can fully appreciate such youthful enthusiasm "If I hadn't been introduced to music until junior high or high school I wouldn't have been open-minded enough to try it." Marienthal - always concerned about budget-driven reductions in music and the arts - has published three books released three instructional videos and leads musical master classes and seminars "It's important to perpetuate the art form at the college level," said Marienthal acknowledging the merits of University of the Pacific's Brubeck Institute "Music in the public schools is in abominable shape." That's in addition to a busy schedule of touring recording (14 CDs since 1997) and ongoing/upcoming collaborations projects with Los Angeles-based Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Lorber ("Hacienda") and Goodwin's band ("Life in the Bubble") have released albums in 2013 Marienthal's recording a "straight-ahead" jazz CD with trumpeter Braun and guitarist Loeb "If you look at anybody who's successful in anything," Marienthal said of his multi-faceted If you don't approach it with the passion and dedication to become proficient your chances are no greater than with anything else." he chose a saxophone - "that looks pretty cool" - during a school assembly A teacher said his braces would make playing his first choice (trumpet) "very painful." Marienthal really made progress when dad Robert replaced his "terrible" student alto-sax with a $400 Selmer - he still plays it - and allowed him to attend Corona Del Mar High School Participating in its "incredibly strong" music program meant commuting from Costa Mesa to Newport Beach That led to Boston's Berklee College of Music playing nightly club gigs on Bourbon Street and touring on weekends in a band led by Al Hirt (1922-99) He was a phenomenally gifted trumpet player and a really sweet person." Marienthal was playing in a band at Disneyland when Chick Corea He recorded six CDs (two Grammy Award winners) with Corea's Elektric Band toured and recorded with an all-star list of jazz musicians and pop stars (Elton John a landscape designer - they've been married 30 years - are passing on the improvisational sound of music is an alternative-rock singer-songwriter: "I just know with my own kinds - the way they grew up in education - if not for the arts they'd be just two more cogs in the wheel." Contact Tony Sauro at (209) 546-8267 or tsauro@recordnet.com This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page © Condé NastSave this storySaveSave this storySaveView Slideshow With its buildings by Louis Sullivan, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright, Chicago has no shortage of iconic landmarks. But there are also works by lesser-known architects, such as Andrew Rebori, whose Frank Fisher Apartments are considered prime examples of pre-World War II Modernism. Constructed in 1936 for a Marshall Field executive, the four-story Moderne building houses 12 duplexes and one triplex. Its curving walls and art-glass windows first caught the attention of photographer Michael Marienthal when he was a teenager. Fast-forward to 2000, when he saw an open-house listing for the property. “I was not at all interested in buying something,” he recalls. “But I’d never forgotten the complex. How could I resist?” The structure was in disrepair, but he found his way to the triplex at the rear and was immediately transported by its volumes and light. “It was kind of a ruin, but it was so magical,” he says. “I was struck by the play of light on the walls. I knew I’d never find another place like it.” With architect Darcy Bonner, he has painstakingly renovated the interior over the course of nearly four years. But he is no purist: Changes that correspond with Rebori’s architectural intent have been made, such as removing a wall between the third-floor bedrooms to accommodate a dressing area and ample storage space. “It became elegant and spacious,” he says. Looking very much of the era, Marienthal’s own silver gelatin prints are now displayed alongside WPA-period paintings by Leonard S. Swanson and R. D. Reid as well as photos by Sid Avery and others. He bought some pieces for the apartment, such as the Warren McArthur desk and chair in the bedroom; others he brought with him. “This was Andrew Rebori’s most famous building, and I felt a real responsibility to it,” says Marienthal, who divides his time between Chicago and New Orleans, where he is active in preservation efforts. “My own unit is like an urban hideaway, with light coming in from all four directions. It’s like a piece of sculpture.” looks at items in a glass case on Thursday opening day of “A Night at Mister Kelly’s,” an exhibit that features photos and memorabilia from the jazz and comedy club that was popular from the 1950s to the 1970s As the son of one of Mister Kelly’s owners David Marienthal was involved with the famous nightclub during its early days But his first job was decidedly unglamorous “He’d give me the job of scraping the gum below the tables,” Marienthal who opened the club on Rush Street with his brother David Marienthal eventually graduated to running sound and lights at the club after high school [But] Kelly’s was really the crème de la crème of the spots.” A photo of Lainie Kazan is on display at “A Night at Mister Kelly’s.” The items in the exhibition are from Marienthal’s personal collection The show has been several years in the making and is a fitting complement to the 2021 documentary “Live at Mister Kelly’s “Kelly’s was always a welcoming place for all races,” said Alison Hinderliter the Newberry staffer who curated the exhibition Not only was this a collection of memorabilia and oral histories of people who performed there — the fact that it was in such close proximity to the Newberry and it was such a piece of Chicago history and then it had this sort of social action aspect to it — all three of those things made it like a perfect fit for our collections.” Marienthal praised the Newberry Library’s handling of the exhibition “I’m really overwhelmed that my father and uncle and mother’s [work] could come alive like this And knowing how proud they’d be and how their legacy continues to live on.” Here are five items to see at the exhibition was inspired by singer and actor Lainie Kazan Upon entering the second room of the exhibition it’s hard to miss the large oil painting by late Chicago artist Ellen Lanyon Depicting a woman inspired by singer and actress Lainie Kazan the painting was created to commemorate the 1967 reopening of Mister Kelly’s following a fire in 1966 Kazan performed the day the club caught fire and returned to sing when business resumed A photo by Vivian Maier shows the 1967 reopening of Mister Kelly’s after a fire The 1967 reopening was also documented by late Chicago photographer Vivian Maier, who captured a picture of the exterior of the club A poster in one of the porthole-style windows advertises British comic duo Hendra & Ullett performed the night of the fire and at the reopening Lenny Bruce’s bar tab shows the comedian owed $7.80 and paid a $2 tip Among the rarest items in the exhibit is Lenny Bruce’s signed bar tab from Oct “Hopefully he didn’t drink all six,” Hinderliter said “It was just such an honor to meet Kitty Bruce who remembers being there with her dad,” Marienthal said “She’s still quite vibrant and active and funny and engaged.” A page from Ebony Magazine’s vacation guide promotes Mister Kelly’s as a welcoming place for African Americans George and Oscar Marienthal were committed to creating inclusive environments in both Mister Kelly’s and London House — a club they owned on Michigan Avenue which included both establishments in its June 1960 Annual Vacation Guide which promoted safe spaces for Black tourists The nightclubs were the only listings for Illinois The guide is displayed in a case along with photos of Richard Pryor and Curtis Mayfield — both of whom graced the stage at Mister Kelly’s — and a book about comedians Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen Reid and Dreesen broke barriers as an interracial comedy duo “This part of the exhibit really touches my heart,” Marienthal said “My father always told me to treat people fairly plus being fair and honest and respectful of all different types of people he was able to make a change in the right direction for the community and the country.” Visitors are invited to post their Mister Kelly’s memories on sticky notes Visitors can contribute to the exhibition by writing down their Mister Kelly’s memories on cocktail napkin-styled sticky notes and placing them on a designated wall Another wall features a QR code that visitors can use to sign up to share lengthier memories or even donate their own Mister Kelly’s memorabilia to the library “This is a unique opportunity for the Newberry to not just showcase a collection but to grow it in real time,” Hinderliter said Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale