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Friday
July 18, 2008
THE ROYAL SOCIETY JAZZ ORCHESTRA and CYNTHIA GLINKA FREE ADMISSION!
In Wilsey Court Cynthia Glinka
Cynthia Glinka dance coach and choreographer, instructs, entertains, and inspires during this event. With her dance tips and tricks, you won't miss a beat! Join us on the dance floor. Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
Don Neely and the 10-piece orchestra,
with vocalist Carla Normand, are renowned for authentically capturing the
exciting sound of big-band swing, hot syncopated jazz, blues, and music
of the Cotton Club. Songs include the compositions of George Gershwin,
Fats Waller, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Walter Donaldson,
Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer and many others from Tin Pan Alley, Broadway,
vaudeville, and the silver screen.
The de Young is located at 50 Hagiwara
Tea Garden Drive in the heart of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
de Young
Saturday, 19 July 2008 Saturday Night At The Movies 
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536 7:30PM
Frederick Hodges accompanies the
silent film classics:
Where the North Begins
(Warner Bros., 1923)
With shorts:
The Dog and His Merits (Pathé Frères, 1908) A Boy, A Bear, and a Dog (Nell Shipman Productions Inc., 1921)
Wednesday, 23 July 2008 Bill Schoening presents Pizza Parlor Piano Back by Popular Demand! Frederick Hodges Returns in Triumph to Sacramento's Ragtime Hot Spot! 6:30 to 9:00 PM Straw Hat Pizza
Piano Solo Live music of the Deco and Ragtime Eras in a family-friendly setting. Call 415-362-5125
Thursday, 24 July 2008 Brown Bag Concerts Present Pianist Frederick Hodges in Concert! with Miss Ann Gibson — the Duchess of Ragtime 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM
Cogswell Plaza Location: 264 Lytton Avenue at Bryant
Street
Elinor "Cogswell" Plaza is a .5 acre
park with a open space grassy area and redwood trees.
Free to the public
Saturday, 26 July 2008 Frederick Hodges accompanies the 1927 silent film classic: Valley Of The Giants 7:00 PM Trinidad Town Hall
THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS (1927)
Directed by Charles Brabin Starring Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon
Trinidad
Museum Society and Green Diamond Resource Company present
World-renowned
film preservationist and film-owner David Shepard
The film
is an adaptation of the Peter B. Kyne (1880-1957) novel of
The movie
stars Milton Sills, Doris Kenyon, Arthur Stone, Paul
The film
screening is a benefit for the Trinidad Museum building
The
"new" Trinidad Museum, a circa 1899-1900 bungalow moved to its
Contact
Trinidad Museum President Patti Fleschner at
Tuesday, 5 August 2008 Pier 23 5:00 – 8:00 PM Frederick Hodges - Piano Solo Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, 8, 9, 10 August 2008
Piano Solo Frederick Hodges returns to the best Ragtime Festival in the California Gold Country. Five separate venues along historic
Main Street in Sutter Creek
Performance Schedule for Frederick Hodges FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. American Exchange (w/Crown Syncopators)
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Ice Cream Emporium
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. American Exchange Tuesday,
12 August 2008
Frederick Hodges, piano
Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Saturday, 123 August 2008 Saturday Night At The Movies
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536 7:30PM
Frederick Hodges accompanies the
silent film classics:
Reggie Mixes In
With shorts
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 Pier 23 5:00 – 8:00 PM Frederick Hodges - Piano Solo Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Sunday, 7 September 2008 The Art Deco Society of California Presents THE GATSBY SUMMER AFTERNOON Tea Dance with The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra 2:00 to 6:00 PM The Dunsmuir Estate
Frederick Hodges and The Royal Society
Jazz Orchestra for
Call 415 982 3326 to request our special free brochure, or purchase the "How to Gatsby Handbook". It's the outdoor extravaganza of the year, where there Are No Spectators! Everyone dresses in their finest afternoon wear from the 1920s and '30s. A wonderful treat for friends and family. Celebrate ADSC's 25th year -- join the happy throngs at Dunsmuir Historic Estate in Oakland for this magical time-travel experience. Dance to the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, view the splendid vintage autos, admire the period picnic settings.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 Bill Schoening presents Pizza Parlor Piano Back by Popular Demand! Frederick Hodges Returns in Triumph to Sacramento's Ragtime Hot Spot! 6:30 to 9:00 PM Straw Hat Pizza
Piano Solo Live music of the Deco and Ragtime Eras in a family-friendly setting. Call 415-362-5125
Tuesday,
16 September 2008
Frederick Hodges, piano
Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 Pier 23 5:00 – 8:00 PM Frederick Hodges - Piano Solo Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Friday 24 October and Saturday 25 October 2008 Shasta
3rd Annual Silent Film Festival
The program is still in the planning stages, but it may include such masterpieces of silent cinema as: Peter Pan
(1924)
Metropolis
(1927)
Tickets on sale by calling 530-241-7320
or
Shasta 2nd Annual Silent Film Festival Website
Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, 21-23 November 2008
Frederick Hodges returns to the world-famous,
award-winning, ground-breaking, and trend-setting,
In addition to performing piano solo
and piano duet sets on all three days, Frederick
The West Coast Ragtime Festival will
take place at the:
Past Events:
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Old Saint Mary's Chapel 2:00 PM
Tickets: $25 each
Wednesday, 19 March 2008 Bill Schoening presents Pizza Parlor Piano Frederick Hodges Returns in Triumph to Sacramento's Ragtime Hot Spot! 6:30 to 9:00 PM Straw Hat Pizza
Piano Solo Live music of the Deco and Ragtime Eras in a family-friendly setting. Call 415-362-5125
Tuesday, 25 March 2008 Pier 23 5:00 – 8:00 PM Frederick Hodges - Piano Solo Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Featuring the new piano -- a splendid
Thursday to Saturday, March 28 to 29, 2008 Templeton Ragtime Festival Mississippi State University Starkville, MS 
Frederick Hodges makes his first appearance at the Templeton Ragtime Festival! The Charles Templeton Ragtime Music Festival is being sponsored by the University Library and the Charles Templeton Sr. Music Museum as a means of enhancing the research in the area of ragtime music, increasing the awareness of the Templeton collection housed in the MSU Library and introducing people to the sounds of Ragtime being performed by world-renowned ragtime musicians. The festival is comprised of a blend of major concerts, mini-concerts, seminars and tours of the Music Museum. Seminars will be held in Mitchell Memorial Library and major concerts will be held at the Lee Hall Auditorium on the MSU Campus. See the Festival Website for details
Sunday, March 30, 2008. 3:00 to 6:00 PM Broncho Billy Tea Dance
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536
This event is a benefit for the Niles
Essanay Silent Film Museum, 37417 Niles Boulevard, Fremont, a 501 (c) 3
non-profit organization
Sunday, 6 April, 2008 1:00 PM
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536 Remembering
Joaquin Murieta, Local Bandit
The Bandito of Mission San Jose,
a power point presentation of
Plus, Frederick Hodges Accompanies the silent film classic The Mark of Zorro (1920)
Sponsored by the Vinapa Foundation
Tuesday, 8 April 2008 Summerset Concerts Proudly Presents Frederick Hodges In Concert The Club House at Summerset Orchards
7:00 PM Tickets: $10.00 per person Frederick will perform a solo concert featuring piano solos, songs, and live accompaniment of a silent comedy short. Tickets are available by mail. Ticket orders must be received with a self-addressed, stamped envelope before April 1. Ticket orders received after that date will be held at Will Call the evening of the performance. Pat Clemens
This concert is expected to be a sell out, so advanced tickets by mail are encouraged. If available, unsold tickets may be purchased at the door.
NEW!
"A Salute to
Hollywood"
The
Old Town Music Hall
Tickets: $20.00
April 26th, Saturday evening 8:00 to 12:00 midnight Art Deco Preservation Ball 
Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, 10 pieces, with Carla Normand and Frederick Hodges. Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave.
Berkeley, CA
More to be announced. For information please call 415-982-DECO
or visit www.artdecosociety.org
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 Pier 23 5:00 – 8:00 PM Frederick Hodges - Piano Solo Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Featuring the new piano -- a splendid
Saturday May 3, 2008, 3:00 pm El Campanil Theatre, Antioch, downtown, 2nd and G St.
Community Concerts Present
We are delighted to be returning
for a concert performance at the beautiful El Campanil Theatre, built in
1927 and fully restored to its original charm. This is the perfect theatre
to see the RSJO! Located on the Sacramento Riverfront in old Antioch.
Friday, 23 May 2008 35th Annual Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Ragtime Corner Piano Solo 4:30-5:00 PM
Piano Solo 9:30-10:00 PM
Saturday, 24 May 2008 35th Annual Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Ragtime Corner 1:30-2:00 PM
Saturday, 24 May 2008 Saturday Night At The Movies
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536 7:30PM
Frederick Hodges accompanies the silent film classics: The Lucky Devil (1925)
Starring: Richard Dix
The Big Swim (1926) Starring: Mutt and Jeff Should Married Men Go Home
(1928) Starring: Laurel and Hardy
Sunday, 25 May 2008 35th Annual Sacramento Jazz Jubilee Ragtime Corner Piano Solo
Piano Solo
Tuesday, 27 May 2008 Pier 23 5:00 – 8:00 PM Frederick Hodges - Piano Solo Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Featuring the new piano -- a splendid
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Bill Schoening presents Pizza Parlor Piano Back by Popular Demand! Frederick Hodges Returns in Triumph to Sacramento's Ragtime Hot Spot! 6:30 to 9:00 PM Straw Hat Pizza
Piano Solo Live music of the Deco and Ragtime Eras in a family-friendly setting. Call 415-362-5125
June 1-3 2008 The Original "Blind" Boone Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival
(Afterglow is at Regency Hotel)
Tickets purchases only at Missouri
Theatre ~ (573) 875-0600
‘All Events Pass’ $80 Headquarters Hotel: Regency Inn-Downtown Columbia 1111 East Broadway, Columbia Mo 65201
Tuesday, 10 June 2008 Pier 23 5:00 – 8:00 PM 
The Crown Syncopactors Ragtime Trio Frederick Hodges, piano
Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Saturday, 14 June 2008 Saturday Night At The Movies
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536 7:30PM
Frederick Hodges accompanies the
silent film classics:
The Royal Pauper (Edison,
1917)
A young girl in a poorhouse dreams
of better times, enriching the lives
With shorts:
Under Royal Patronage
(Essanay, 1914)
Tuesday, 24 June 2008 Pier 23 5:00 – 8:00 PM Frederick Hodges - Piano Solo Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Featuring the new piano -- a splendid
Wednesday, 25 June 2008 Bill Schoening presents Pizza Parlor Piano Back by Popular Demand! Frederick Hodges Returns in Triumph to Sacramento's Ragtime Hot Spot! 6:30 to 9:00 PM Straw Hat Pizza
Piano Solo Live music of the Deco and Ragtime Eras in a family-friendly setting. Call 415-362-5125
Sunday, 29 June 2008 11th Annual Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum 37417 Niles Boulevard Fremont, CA 94536 7:30PM Suggested donation: $10 The Madman (1911)
Broncho Billy’s Christmas Dinner
(1911)
Alkali Bests Broncho Billy
(1911)
The Shotgun Ranchman
(1912)
Sophie’s Hero (1913)
The New Church Organ
(1912)
Broncho Billy and the Claim
Jumpers (1915)
Versus Sledge Hammers
(1915)
Friday, 4 July 2008 THE PARDEE PATRIOTIC PICNIC and Stereopticon Ice Cream Social 12:00 noon to 5:00 
Mrs. Pardee’s Mellifluous Musicale with Frederick Hodges at the pianoforte 3:00 to 4:00 PM. A charming recreation of a 1908 family
Independence Day picnic and charity bazaar, with wonderful food, games
and activities for young and old, prizes, and turn of the century entertainment,
including the Paper Poppy Pageant, a costume competition. Period dress
very strongly encouraged, and rewarded with a discount! Ladies, wear your
biggest picture hat and you might win the Most Picturesque award.
THE
PARDEE HOME MUSEUM
For this occasion, entry is through the Pardee carriage house on 12th Street. DIRECTIONS: From the south on 880, take the exit marked "10th and 14th Streets”, and proceed north two blocks along Castro to the museum. From San Francisco or Berkeley, exit off 580 onto 980 and take the exit marked "11th and 12th Streets." Turn left on 11th and the house is clearly visible after crossing over the freeway. Four blocks from the 12th St. BART station; AC Transit bus lines 14 and 62 provide direct service to the house on 11th and 12th Streets. PARKING: Free parking on street, except on 11th Street. WHO:
The Picnic is hosted by the Pardee
Home Museum, and all proceeds benefit
TICKETS:
For advance reservation discounts, call 510-444-2187 or email PardeePicnic@aol.com.
Further discounts are available for those who come dressed appropriately
for 1900-1908. Easy period dress tips can be found at www.pardeehome.org.
Admission includes live entertainment: Governor Pardee’s Stirring Independence Day Address, Mrs. Pardee’s Mellifluous Musicale with Frederick Hodges at the pianoforte, and the elegant Paper Poppy Pageant, plus a Grecian Dance. Also included are bountiful picnic food (featuring Taylor’s Sausages), cold drinks and ice cream, plus free games and activities on the lawn such as croquet, lawn tennis, ‘eggball’, bubble blowing and the Nutshell Navy. At the shady Stereograph Nook guests can view the latest 3D pictures. Trade in modern money for Pardee dollars to purchase beer, wine and old-fashioned bottled soda, to win a prize at the fishpond game, have a stereoscopic portrait made, build a boat to sail in the Pardee Tabletop Regatta or shop for unique keepsakes and toys at the Benevolent Bazaar stalls. There are random Best Dressed awards too! TICKET PRICES: (Cash or check only; sorry, no credit cards.)
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
AT DOOR
AT DOOR
“FAMILY OF FOUR” package (2 adults,
2 children) $30, advance w/ period dress
Tuesday,
8 July 2008
Frederick Hodges, piano
Pier 23 on the Embarcadero
Live music of the Deco and Ragtime
Eras in an historic Bayside setting.
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 11, 12, & 13 July 2008 The El Segundo Ragtime Festival Piano Solo and Piano Duet Frederick Hodges returns to the best
Ragtime Festival
There are four concerts from which
to choose:
The Old Town Music Hall
Frederick Hodges, San Francisco, Piano Music, Piano, Berkeley  |
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